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2011 Asian Cup: Iran Name Strong Squad And Recall Ali Karimi For Thailand Match (Goal.com)
It's not good news for the visitors...
Anderson ruled out for the season
Higuain plays down Ronaldo-Xabi row
Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain has played down the penalty row between team-mates Xabi Alonso and Cristiano Ronaldo during the 6-2 win over Villarreal.
Mourinho confident ahead of return to Chelsea
Jose Mourinho says his Inter side will travel to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their Champions League tie with Chelsea full of confidence after earning a 2-1 win at San Siro. "We can go there with a legitimate ambition to go through,'' he said.
Portsmouth close to administration
Portsmouth close to administration
PREVIEW-Soccer-Ayala steps into cauldron of big Argentine derby (Reuters)
Former Argentina captain
Roberto Ayala will step into Independiente's newly refurbished
Libertadores de America ground on Saturday for his biggest
match since returning home -- the fiercely contested "Clasico
de Avellaneda".
MLS Soccer Headlines
KC wins rights to 16-year-old midfielder Luis Gil (AP)
Kansas City has won Major League Soccer's rights to sought-after 16-year-old American midfielder Luis Gil, the first step in a possible trade. Gil, a member of the U.S. under-17 team, is from California and may prefer that the Wizards trade him to a team closer to home. The Wizards won the rights during a weighted lottery conducted by the league, spokesman Will Kuhns said Monday.
MLS Conference Finals
The conference finals begin Thursday as Columbus plays host to Chicago. Real Salt Lake and New York will vie for the Western Conference bid on Saturday.
MLS players not striking yet as deal expires (AP)
Major League Soccer players say they won't go on strike just yet, despite the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement. The deal between the league and the players' union was set to expire Thursday night after players balked at a third short-term extension. The sides, whose five-year contract initially was due to expire Jan.
MLS First-Round Playoff Pairings
D.C. United faces off with Chicago while New England and New York battle in the other Eastern Conference first round playoff series.
Gallardo Is United's Highest-Paid Player Ever
Argentine midfielder Marcelo Gallardo is the highest-paid player in D.C. United history and has the third-largest salary in MLS this season.
Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary
As if last season wasn't bad enough...
Adriano Must Mull Next Move Brazil striker Adriano has been quoted as saying that he would consider a move to AS Roma in the summer. "The Emperor," as he doesn't like to be called, quickly regained his form after leaving Inter Milan for Flamengo in 2009. 19 goals in 30 matches was a handsome return, and such exploits have triggered rumors of a return to Italy. Adriano Must Mull Next Move originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 18:13:04.
Boot-Licking ‘N’ All Another tempestuous week in England has seen Carlos Tevez label Gary Neville "a boot-licker," Owen Coyle accuse William Gallas of "assault" and Steve Bruce brand Liverpool "disrespectful." Tevez's unique form of playground name calling came after Gary Neville reportedly said he was not worth the US$41 million Manchester City paid for him after he left United last summer. Tevez gestured at Neville - suggesting the latter talks too much - during the Carling Cup semi-final between the two sides, and Neville responded by raising his middle finger. Boot-Licking ‘N’ All originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 18:45:43.
Spoilt Ronaldo Showing Himself Up Cristiano Ronaldo's petulance knows no bounds. On-field strops seem to be par for the course with him these days, but even by his standards Sunday's display takes some beating. Let's make no mistake, Ronaldo was sublime in Real Madrid's 6-2 thrashing of Villarreal, scoring the first, making two more and winning the penalty which Xabi Alonso converted. But Read more... Spoilt Ronaldo Showing Himself Up originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 17:58:09.
What's more fun than Oliver Kahn and a big stein of beer?
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