Thursday 17 May 2012
Roma reignited their Serie A title hopes with a pair of penalties to stun leaders Lazio 2-0 in the Rome derby at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. Marco Borriello and Mirko Vucinic both netted from the spot to give Claudio Ranieri’s men the honours. AC Milan went second and closed the gap to Lazio...
A shade over two months ago, in a packed auditorium in Monaco, Sisenando Maicon Douglas — known simply as Maicon by the opponents who fear him — beamed with pride as he was presented with a ball-shaped silver trophy for being the best defender in European club soccer for 2010. How quickly a reputation...
Rennes missed out on top spot but moved to within a point of French first division leaders Brest after an engaging 1-1 draw at home to Lyon on Saturday. Goals in either half from Jires Kembo Ekoko, for the hosts, and Michel Bastos ensured that a well-contested encounter finished all-square, allowing Rennes to hold...
Liverpool owner John Henry did not consult manager Roy Hodgson before appointing Damien Comolli to a new role of director of soccer strategy. Comolli, a friend of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, held a similar role at Tottenham for three years until 2008 and is set to work alongside Hodgson on matters such...
Hans Backe insisted the turnaround was unimaginable. Not quite. After stinking up Major League Soccer last year, the New York Red Bulls clinched the Eastern Conference title with a 2-0 victory Thursday night on goals by Dane Richards and Joel Lindpere. “It’s phenomenal,” said Backe, hired as the Red Bulls coach after the 2009...
Brede Hangeland’s towering header rescued a point for Fulham in an engaging 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Saturday. Gerard Houllier’s youngsters looked to be putting their season on track when Villa’s Marc Albrighton scored in the first half, but giant defender Hangeland popped up four minutes...
Borussia Dortmund opened a four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday with an impressive 4-0 win at ten-man Hanover 96 as Jurgen Klopp’s young side ran riot. With second-placed Mainz losing at Freiburg on Saturday, Dortmund are now well clear of their main rivals and have a nine-point lead over third-placed...
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Pablo Mastroeni scored a goal in the 24th minute and the Colorado Rapids beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals Thursday night. Mastroeni, the only player remaining from the club’s last playoff appearance in 2006, finished a cross from Omar Cummings. It was...
Chris Wondolowski scored in the 81st minute, giving the San Jose Earthquakes a 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls and Thierry Henry on Thursday night and a 3-2 aggregate win in the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal series. Bobby Convey scored twice, connecting in the sixth and 77th minutes, to help San Jose...
Germany – American midfielder Jermaine Jones returned from an ankle injury that caused him to miss two games and started as Schalke beat St. Pauli 3-0 Friday night to win its first home game in the Bundesliga this season. Jones, who made his U.S. national team debut last month, hurt two right ankle ligaments...
