Manchester United vs. Porto
Kick off: Tuesday, April 7, 2:45 EDT, Old Trafford, Manchester, England
TV: ESPN2, ESPN360
Preview I
Preview II
Key Battles
Oliver Kay: Rejuvenated United will be back at their best against Porto
Villarreal vs. Arsenal
Tuesday, 7 April, Kick-off 2:45 EDT El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain
TV: Setanta Sports USA, ESPN Deportes, ESPN360
Preview I
Preview II
Key Battles
Matt Hughes: Arsenal will attack despite Pires threat
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Top 10 debuts in football to rival Manchester United’s Federico Macheda
Federico Macheda’s stunning introduction to Premier League football, with a late winner for Manchester United against Aston Villa, is the latest in a long list of dream debuts.
Here is Telegraph Sport's top 10.
Spanish Inquisition: The Rise & Fall Of The Real Madrid Rejects
Juande Ramos gave some of his fringe men their chance against Malaga and they proved why many have been wrong to write them off, believes Goal.com's Sulmaan Ahmad...
Americans in the UK: Howard Inching Closer to Europe
Everton moved one step closer to clinching a European spot on Sunday as they defeated Wigan 4-0 at Goodison Park. The American 'keeper did well to pace the home team, and the Toffee's attack excelled, giving the hosts their biggest victory of the season.
The Rest
Americans On The Continent: Oguchi On Top
Returning from the international break, Oguchi Onyewu and his Standard Liege teammates fought back from one goal down to win 3-1 against Germinal Beerschot. The win once again puts Standard level on points with rivals Anderlecht at the top of the league.
The Rest
Sid Lowe in Spain
A new win bonus – 12 pigs – has put struggling Osasuna on a roll. Soon the innocent young swine will join them.
Osasuna fans used to beef. Now they are inspired by pigs.
Rafael Honigstein in Germany
Grafite's goal for Wolfsburg heaped humiliation on Bayern Munich and may be the best ever in the Bundesliga.
Grafite's signature goal takes Wolfsburg's winning sequence to eight.
Paolo Bandini in Italy
Adriano's absence is an unwanted distraction for Inter, but Juve's challenge won't be enough to prevent them winning the title.
Adriano needs help but Internazionale don't need him to win the scudetto.
Eduardo Alvarez in Spain
The city of Valencia and its most popular football club, Valencia CF, can probably tell the story of Spain's recent monetary rise and subsequent financial collapse better than any other Spanish region or team.
Valencia recovers its pulse
Monday, April 06, 2009
Baby Makes Statement on Ronaldo's Urinating Style
Who would dress their child in such an offensive manner?
Argentina: Lanus Remain Top After Crushing Independiente
El Granate consolidated their position at the top of the Argentine Clausura Championship after putting five past the Rey de Copas...
River Plate's manager Nestor Gorosito has a mulletude of 10...
Top 50 Greatest Inter Milan Players
15. Tarcisio Burgnich (1962-1974)
The original hard-man, Burgnich was a pillar of La Grande Inter, man-marking opposing strikers into oblivion. He made 358 Serie A appearances for Inter, winning four league titles and two European Cups. Capped 66 times, he was a mainstay for Italy, too, winning the 1968 European Championship and finishing second in the 1970 World Cup. He also conjured up one of the most famous football quotes in Italy, describing how Pelé outjumped him to score Brazil's opening goal in the World Cup final. "The cross came in and we both jumped to head it. Then, gravity brought me down to Earth, while Pelé stayed up there in the heavens, where he belongs."
North Korea accuses South of poisoning ahead of defeat in World Cup qualifier
North Korea has accused South Korea of poisoning its players with an "adulterated foodstuff" ahead of last week's World Cup qualifier and wants Fifa to investigate the claim. The North's football association also claimed that the alleged food-poisoning is part of the South Korean president Lee Myung-bak's "moves for confrontation" with the North.
For Steve Bruce in 1993, read Federico Macheda in Manchester United's almanac of late goals
The 17-year-old's goal papered over the fact that United will need to defend a lot better if they are to win the league.
State Of Play: The Big Three European Run-Ins At A Glance
Need to know who can win their league and when?
Goal.com guides you through the thrilling close to the domestic season in Europe's top competitions...
Calcio Debate: Juventus Will Never Win Anything With Mellberg, Molinaro & Grygera
Juventus’ Scudetto hopes were dashed after their failure to beat Chievo. Carlo Garganese blasts sporting director Alessio Secco’s transfer policy, and argues that some serious investment must be made to the Old Lady’s defence this summer...
Monday MLS Breakdown: Sound(ers) Defense
While much of the focus in Seattle has centered on Fredy Montero, Sounders FC has its defense to thank for its fine early season form. Goal.com's Kyle McCarthy explains why in the Monday MLS Breakdown.
Freddie scores for Seattle...
England: Premier League Weekend Review + Table
Alan Shearer may have been the name on everybody's lips at the start of the weekend but it was Federico Macheda who had stolen the show by Sunday evening.
Review
| Nº | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1. | Manchester Utd | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 68 |
| 2. | Liverpool | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 67 |
| 3. | Chelsea | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 64 |
| 4. | Arsenal | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 58 |
| 5. | Aston Villa | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 52 |
| 6. | Everton | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 51 |
| 7. | West Ham | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 44 |
| 8. | Wigan | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 41 |
| 9. | Fulham | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 40 |
| 10. | Manchester City | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 38 |
| 11. | Tottenham | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| 12. | Bolton | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 37 |
| 13. | Stoke City | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 14. | Blackburn | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 15. | Hull City | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 16. | Portsmouth | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 17. | Sunderland | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
| 18. | Newcastle | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
| 19. | Middlesbrough | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| 20. | WBA | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 |
Richard Jolly at Old Trafford
Manchester United
3 - 2
Aston Villa:
Manchester United are no strangers to auspicious debuts. Cristiano Ronaldo's contained a vignette of trickery and Wayne Rooney's a hat-trick that encapsulated his fondness for the grandest of stages. Yet neither offered the immediate significance of Federico Macheda's bow.
The Insider at Craven Cottage
Fulham 0 - 1 Liverpool:
Only time will tell how significant Yossi Benayoun's 92nd minute winner in this thrilling game will prove to be, but it had a certain air of history surrounding it.
Friday, April 03, 2009
England: Premier League Weekend Previews & Predictions
Aston Villa's trip to Old Trafford headlines the weekend's proceedings as the Red Devils look to end their two-game losing streak. Elsewhere, Chelsea go see Shearer and Newcastle, Fulham host Liverpool, Arsenal welcome Manchester City, Everton welcome Wigan, West Ham welcome Sunderland, West Brom welcome Stoke, Hull host Portsmouth, Boro go to Bolton and Blackburn host Spurs...
Preview I
Preview II
Lawro's Predictions
Nick Webster's Predictions
A Look Back: Bolivia 6 - 1 Argentina
Bolivia 6 - 1 Argentina
There's no clever intro to this article, because the scoreline speaks for itself. If his side had lost like this to Brazil, Diego Maradona would have been humiliated, but at least the idea of Brazil, at some point in their history, putting six past such illustrious opponents isn't completely unthinkable. Bolivia on the other hand were a side who'd only beaten Argentina five times before Wednesday night, losing 22 of their 29 encounters prior to this week.
Italy: Serie A Weekend Preview
Inter Milan go to Udinese, Juventus host Chievo Verona, AC Milan host Lecce, Roma host Bologna, Fiorentina go to Atalanta...
Preview
The Week That Was: Messiah back in Toon, Vieri quits football
This was the week in which Toon legend Alan Shearer finally decided to ride to the rescue of Newcastle United, Diego Maradona went from "perfection" to being "stabbed in the heart" and fan power forced Christian Vieri to quit Serie A.
Poor Bobo...
Ferguson Axed as Rangers Captain
Rangers have stripped Barry Ferguson of the captaincy and dropped the midfielder and keeper Allan McGregor after breaching Scotland discipline.
Rangers manager Walter Smith said he decided to take action after V-signs made by the players while sitting on the bench against Iceland on Wednesday.
Oozing class...
Germany: Bundesliga Weekend Preview
The Bundesliga returns following the international break for the World Cup qualifiers, and players will be returning from all over the globe. The race for the title is still as open as ever with three clubs within a point of leaders Hertha Berlin. Goal.com previews all the weekend action in Germany.
Friday 3rd April (all times local)
20:30 Arminia Bielefeld – Schalke
Saturday 4th April
15:30 VfL Wolfsburg – Bayern Munich
15:30 VfL Bochum – VfB Stuttgart
15:30 Hertha Berlin– Borussia Dortmund
15:30 Eintracht Frankfurt – Energie Cottbus
15:30 Hamburg – 1899 Hoffenheim
Sunday 5th April
17:00 1.FC Koeln – Bayer Leverkusen
17:00 Werder Bremen – Hannover
17:00 Karlsruhe – Bor. Moenchengladbach
Friday MLS Forecast: Week Three
Columbus' 4-1 loss in Salt Lake on Thursday night opens up the top spot in the Goal.com MLS rankings. Goal.com's Kyle McCarthy tries to figure out who might lay claim to the top spot with a victory this weekend.
That's a big "system"...
Sven Sacked by Mexico
Eriksson, who is now expected to try and engineer a return to an English Premier League club, was not bitter about his dismissal and instead wished the team luck in their remaining qualifying games.
On That Day: "Tinkerman" has his day in the sun
The sight of English clubs meeting in the knock-out stages of the Champions League now seems uncomfortably common with Chelsea's imminent meeting with Liverpool bringing back memories of some torpid footballing occasions. Yet as recently as 2004 a meeting between a pair of Premier League clubs was a thrilling novelty.
Arsenal vs. Chelsea: April 6, 2004 saw the tie arrive at Highbury with most expecting the Gunners to progress to the last four.
I was there and saw all three goals go in right in front of me. I'm still recovering from that night...-Sanford
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Fox Plans Expanded Champions League TV Coverage
Fox plans expanded coverage of the European Champions League next season, with matches appearing on Fox Sports Net and FX in addition to the Fox Soccer Channel.
FSC, which reaches 34 million households, plans to launch HD telecasts at the end of this year.
While ESPN announcers called the games from its studios in Bristol, Conn., FSC may take the international English audio feeds provided by UEFA.
Buh Bye...
Calcio Debate: Italy v Ireland – The Referee Was Terrible, But Lippi Was Worse
Italy and Ireland drew 1-1 in a controversial World Cup clash in Bari. Carlo Garganese analyzes last night’s action, and has some harsh words for the Azzurri coach…
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Sven in trouble again
Carlos Costly scored two goals and Carlos Pavon added another as Honduras tore apart a weak Mexico side 3-1 in Estadio Olimpico in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday night.
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Spain leave it late, England win again
Winger Albert Riera struck a late winner for European champions Spain who came from behind to win 2-1 in Turkey and maintain their 100% record in 2010 World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday. Spain made it six wins from six in Group Five and can almost certainly start planning for next year's finals in South Africa.
Slovakia win in Prague prompts some underpants dancing...
Europe Wrap
England: Difficult night but Three Lions emerge winners
Germany: Pacesetting status confirmed
Ireland: Robbie Keane rescues point in Bari
France: Ribery on target yet again
Northern Ireland: Feeney keeps dream alive
Italy: Champions still top of group after draw
Scotland: Hard-fought victory
Czech Republic: Shocked on home soil by Slovakia
Norman Hubbard: Title Rivals in Role Reversal
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but that does not explain why Liverpool have started to act like Manchester United and the defending champions have appeared to copy their closest challengers in the last three weeks.
Altidore shines as U.S. dismantles Trinidad & Tobago
When it comes to the U.S. attack, it has long been thought that Brian Ching was merely keeping the forward position warm for Jozy Altidore, especially given manager Bob Bradley's tendency to play with a single striker. But based on Wednesday's 3-0 dismantling of Trinidad & Tobago, one that featured an Altidore hat trick, it's clear that the Americans' offense functions a heck of lot better when both players are in the lineup.
Report
Player Ratings
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Your Chance to be Match of the Day
Let's hear it for Valencia, the cash-strapped Spanish side currently plumbing such hellish depths of penury that their marketing department has hit upon the ingenious wheeze of throwing open the doors of the Estadio Mestalla to fans for communions and weddings in a bid to generate some much-needed income to cover their outgoings.It's going on eight years for Mrs. SSN and me -- perhaps we should renew our vows...
Koreas Collide in Politically-Charged Match
The two Koreas meet in Seoul Wednesday in a crunch World Cup qualifier as tensions between the countries mount ahead of a planned rocket launch by the communist North.
Update: The South Won
Ahhhh, Nationalism...
Europe's Fight for World Cup Places Hots Up
Europe's fight for 13 World Cup places hots up on Wednesday with seven months to go before the end of qualifying for South Africa 2010.
Nine group winners and four runners up from a two-leg play-off slot into place at the momentous, 32-nation football jamboree from June 11 to July 11 next year, the first finals to be held in Africa.
Some Previews:
Italy vs. Ireland
Warm welcome for Trap but Lippi feals the heat
Paolo Bandini: Ireland must be wary of rising star Pazzini
England vs. Ukraine
Kevin McCarra: Ukraine will punich any lapses
Scotland vs. Iceland
Caldwell calls on Scotland to get physical
Berhalter Leaving 1860 Munich for MLS
Former United States defender Gregg Berhalter is returning home to play in Major League Soccer after spending 15 years in Europe.
Leaving this behind...
Violence Still Engrained in Argentine Game
Racing Club goalkeeper Pablo Migliore acted as if nothing unusual had happened during a recent morning training session.
“We understand that the supporters are angry,” he said. “We ask them to support us because we need to be together to get out of this situation.
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Tuesday Results
Venezuela tightened South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Colombia on Tuesday night.
Josh Kennedy and Harry Kewell scored second-half goals to put Australia on the cusp of securing a World Cup spot with a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan on Wednesday.
2010 World Cup Qualifying: United States vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Who:The United States vs.
Trinidad and Tobago
What:
World Cup 2010 qualifying, CONCACAF final round
When:
7:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, April 1
Where: LP Field;
Nashville, Tennessee
TV: ESPN 2 and Galavision
Preview
Ives: U.S. looks to restore order against Soca Warriors
Rogers: U.S. looks to rebound from El Salvador debacle
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