Goalkeeper Petr Cech was the Chelsea hero as Carlo Ancelotti's side beat Manchester United 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out to win the Community Shield after a 2-2 draw at Wembley.
Fergie Fury at Ballack
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Monday, August 10, 2009
English FA Community Shield: Chelsea 2 - 2 Manchester United
Goalkeeper Petr Cech was the Chelsea hero as Carlo Ancelotti's side beat Manchester United 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out to win the Community Shield after a 2-2 draw at Wembley.
Fergie Fury at Ballack
Friday, August 07, 2009
Bundesliga Weekend Preview: Round 1
The Bundesliga returns this weekend and promises to deliver just as much entertainment and excitement as it did last season. Wolfsburg are looking to defend their title, but Bayern Munich will be desperate to regain their place at the top. And who will be struggling to avoid the drop? These questions and many more will be answered during a fascinating 2009/10 Bundesliga season, which starts today...
Friday 7th August:
VfL Wolfsburg – VfB Stuttgart
Saturday 8th August:
Borussia Dortmund – FC Koeln
FC Nurnberg – Schalke 04
Werder Bremen – Eintracht Frankfurt
Mainz – Bayer Leverkusen
Hoffenheim – Bayern Munich
Sunday 9th August:
VfL Bochum – Bor. Moenchengladbach
SC Freiburg – Hamburg
Arsenal handed Celtic in Champions League draw
The Play-off round will be played on August 18/19 and August 25/26. This season qualifying is split. There is one section for league champions, and another for teams which qualified as "best placed" teams.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Chicago Fire Choke Away Superliga Title
The Superliga is essentially an exercise in pandering- hand pick MLS teams from cities with large Latino populations, match them up with Mexican club teams. Still the prize is a million bucks, so for all of those non-superstar players living on $35k annually there was something to play for. So it must have been with great regret that Mike Banner, no doubt driving his Ford Focus home to his studio apartment to eat ramen noodles for dinner, looked back on his penalty kick miss which set the stage for Tigres of Mexico to clinch the 2009 Cup.
Quotes & Chants of the Week
"Beijing. An amazing city. Had the Olympics and that put it on the map."
Commentator Warren Barton ignoring thousands of years of Chinese history at the Beijing Guoan v Hull City Asia Cup game.
Sir Bobby:
"We can't replace Gary Speed. Where do you get an experienced player like him with a left foot and a head?"
Discussing the unique virtues of Gary Speed
"We didn't underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought."
After England squeaked past Cameroon at the 1990 World Cup
"Well, we got nine, and you can't score more than that."
His post-match verdict after a 9-0 defeat of Luxembourg.
The Rest
Commentator Warren Barton ignoring thousands of years of Chinese history at the Beijing Guoan v Hull City Asia Cup game.
Sir Bobby:
"We can't replace Gary Speed. Where do you get an experienced player like him with a left foot and a head?"
Discussing the unique virtues of Gary Speed
"We didn't underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought."
After England squeaked past Cameroon at the 1990 World Cup
"Well, we got nine, and you can't score more than that."
His post-match verdict after a 9-0 defeat of Luxembourg.
The Rest
English Premier League Season Previews: Chelsea & Liverpool
Liverpool sign Alberto Aquilani for £20m to fill Xabi Alonso's berth
The 25-year-old has been hampered by injury at Roma and made his last appearance for the club in their Champions League defeat by Arsenal in March. A gifted, attack-minded midfielder, Aquilani made only 14 appearances in Serie A last season and is still recovering from an operation on his right ankle in May. He is not expected to be fit for the start of the new Premier League season, which begins for Liverpool at White Hart Lane on 16 August, and Benítez will have to be convinced of the Italian's fitness to complete the transfer.
CL Round-Up: UEFA Cup Winners Shakhtar Donetsk Dumped Out Of The Champions League
It was another dramatic night of Champions League qualifiers with the shock of the round occurring in Romania, where little known Timisoara shocked Shakhtar Donetsk by holding them to a 0-0 draw defeating them on away goals. Goal.com reviews the action in Europe’s premier club competition…
Milan Sign Klaas Jan Huntelaar From Real Madrid
A statement on Milan's official website reads:
"A.C. Milan communicate they have reached an agreement with Real Madrid for the purchase of striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Klaas-Jan bags a fish. But can he bag the goals for Milan??!!
Messi scores twice as Barcelona beat Seattle 4-0
Blinding in his nuclear peach uniform, Messi put on a display of dominance Wednesday night for an American audience getting a chance to see arguably the world's best team. Messi scored twice in the first half and FC Barcelona continued its preseason tour of the U.S. with a 4-0 win over the Seattle Sounders FC.
Sheedy's shot from the stands...
Altidore to join Hull City on loan
United States national team forward Jozy Altidore will join English Premier League club Hull City on a season-long loan.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Martin Rogers: Summer’s top stories and backstories
As soon as the final kick of the 2008-09 season gave European soccer two months to put its feet up, the sport’s movers and shakers exploded into life to manufacture the busiest summer in recent memory.
English Premier League Season Previews: Bolton & Burnley
Bolton: A comfortable mid-table finish is a realistic aim for Gary Megson's improving side, but it still may not win over his many detractors.
Preview
Burnley: There is a romantic air about Burnley's return to the top flight and if they can find someone to score regularly they have a good chance of survival.
Preview
Rooney: I can't fall asleep without the vacuum cleaner
But football superstar Wayne Rooney surely has the most bizarre bedtime routine when he needs help nodding off. He has revealed that the only way he can fall asleep is to the roaring sound of a vacuum cleaner - and failing that he turns on girlfriend Coleen McLoughlin's hairdryer.
Ten to Watch at Manchester United
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo is irreplaceable - so he isn’t going to try. Instead he will place his faith in the young talent already at Old Trafford to fill the void.
Spanish Inquisition: Youngsters Ready To Break Out In La Liga
Goal.com’s Cyrus C. Malek profiles some of La Liga’s most talented young players that could climb out of obscurity to make very big waves this season...
Jozy Altidore: Premier League Here I Come
A few hours later, another message was posted, which read, "Morning twitter world! Just woke up, got the jet waiting on the runway ... England here I come!"
Jozy's new gaffer...?
England: Severity of injuries caused to be taken into account for player suspensions
The Football Association has announced that disciplinary chiefs will be able to take into account the severity of injuries caused by fouls when dealing with red card offences from now on. Bans can now be increased – or reduced – by the regulatory commissions who will "take account of a number of important specified factors including intent, force and injury".
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