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Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been handed a five-match ban for improper words against referees. The Red Devils lost 2-1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge earlier this month. And Ferguson was unhappy with referee Martin Atkinson, claiming he wanted "a fair referee, or a ...
The Milan derby has been moved forward to Saturday, April 2 to give Inter more time to prepare for the Champions League. Inter beat Bayern Munich to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the first leg of which was scheduled by UEFA to take place on April 5 and 6, and ...
Schalke signed coach Ralf Ragnick, one day after dismissing former coach and manager Felix Magath, the club announced on Thursday. Former Hoffenheim coach Ragnick, 52, signed a three-year contract with the struggling Bundesliga club. Ragnick returns to Schalke after he left the ...
FIFA presidential candidate, Asian Football Confederation president--Mohamed Bin Hammam, has now stated that he will make the bidding process for future World Cups more open if he is elected to the post. The 61-year-old from Qatar contends FIFA is not corrupt, and has also ...
Italian legend Marco Tardelli believes AC Milan are still the favorite to win the Serie A title despite of their recent dip in form. The Rossoneri are now in a three-horse race for the Scudetto with the other two teams are Inter and Napoli, which are two and three points adrift ...
Arsenal centre-half Johan Djourou will be sidelined for four weeks due to a shoulder injury, the club said on Tuesday. The Swiss international has undergone exploratory surgery on his shoulder, which was dislocated during the Gunners recent FA Cup defeat to Manchester United. ...
Kenya's national soccer team, Harambee Stars, defeated Angola 2-1 to move second in Group J at the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Saturday. It was a bitter lovable day for Inter Milan midfielder MacDonald Mariga who scored the winner in the 89th minute but was immediately ...
The Netherlands cruised to a 4-0 victory against Hungary on Friday in Budapest in a UEFA Euro 2012 Group E qualifier. Rafael van der Vaart, Ibrahim Afellay, Dirk Kuyt and Robin van Persie all scored as the Dutch moved to a six point lead at the top of Group E. Despite of a lively ...
Spain and the Netherlands continued to keep clean sheet with wins on Friday in the 2012 European Championship qualifying to dominate respective groups. Spain, the current world and European champion, rallied to a 2-1 victory over second-place Czech Republic in Group I thanks to ...
AC Milan coach Massimo Allegri claimed on Saturday that the upcoming Milan derby is the most important in recent years and it is more important for Inter. Allegri was quoted by Sky Italia as saying "I am convinced that this derby is more important to Inter's championship hopes ...
Brazil is now trying to reassure FIFA that it will be ready to stage a good World Cup in 2014. The reassurances come after FIFA president Sepp Blatter criticised delays in the country's preparations earlier this week. Brazil's Sports Minister Orlando Silva contends Blatter will ...
The Mexican under-17 team on Sunday won 1-0 over Japan in a friendly match as part of its training for the World Cup to be hosted in June and July this year. The victory was nailed at the 65th minute by Giovani Casillas in Hidalgo Stadium of Pachuca city, 94 kilometers from ...
Barcelona goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto agreed to sign a new contract on Monday with the current Spanish La Liga champions. The club confirmed the news on its website, adding that the goalkeeper will put pen to paper on his new contract, which will keep him at Barcelona until the ...
A second half goal from Gerard Pique gave FC Barcelona a deserved 1-0 win away to Villarreal on Saturday night. The win sees Barcelona move eight points clear of Real Madrid and it would now take a disaster to stop the Catalans winning their third consecutive title under the ...
Shalke 04 midfieler Hao Junmin became the hero in China's 3-0 win over Honduras at an international soccer friendly at the Wuhan Sports center on Tuesday. Skipper Hao Junmin contributed an assist hattrick to attract most of the limelight. He first rounded a defender before cut ...
Spain overcame some spirited resistance from a hard-working Lithuanian side to win their fifth game out of five in their campaign to qualify for the 2012 European Championships. An own goal plus strikes from Xavi Hernandez and Juan Mata gave the World Cup and defending European ...
The Netherlands kept their perfect run in Euro 2012 qualification Group E as the World Cup finalists fought for a 5-3 victory against Hungary on Tuesday. The home team took an early lead when Robin van Persie was left completely free by the Hungarian defense and controlled the ...
Robin van Persie was substituted due to an injury during the Euro 2012 qualifier between the Netherlands and Hungary which ended 5-3 in favor of the Dutch on Tuesday. Dutch head coach Bert van Marwijk however believes it will not be another serious injury for the Arsenal striker. ...
China has taken down Honduras 3-0 in an international soccer friendly at the Wuhan Sports Center in Hubei. Shalke 04 midfieler Hao Junmin assisted on all three of the goals. China was held to a 1-all draw in their last match against New Zealand, while Honduras came into the match ...
UEFA Wednesday voiced concern about Poland's highly aggressive stadium rowdies, calling them "a huge image problem" in connection with Poland's co-organization (with Ukraine) of the 2012 European Football Championship, local media reported. UEFA especially referred to last Friday...
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