Rooney slides United into next round
MANCHESTER, England ● Wayne Rooney returned from injury to secure Manchester United’s place in the FA Cup fourth round with the only goal in a 1-0 win over West Ham United at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The England international scored early in the first half to ensure United did not exit from the competition in [...]
Saint-Etienne beats Lille to make League Cup final
PARIS, France ● Saint-Etienne beat Lille 7-6 in a dramatic penalty shootout to reach the League Cup final on Tuesday, staying on course for its first major trophy in more than 30 years. After the teams finished level at 0-0 after extra time, Saint-Etienne winger Yohan Mollo missed his spot-kick early into the shootout. Then, [...]
Real take big step towards Spanish Cup semis
MADRID, Spain ● France striker Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid to a 2-0 victory over Valencia in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday. Benzema opened the scoring in the 37th minute of the first leg match, finishing off a rapid counterattack after Michael Essien had picked out Sami Khedira on the left [...]
Ranocchia rescues Inter to seal Cup semi place
MILAN, Italy ● Inter Milan squandered a two-goal lead but then scored in the last minute of extra time for a 3-2 win over Bologna on Tuesday to reach the Italian Cup semifinals. Defender Andrea Ranocchia scored the winner in the 120th minute on a rainy night at the San Siro with a header [...]
Bolton stuns Sunderland in FA Cup replay
SUNDERLAND, England ● Sunderland has been faring well in the Premier League lately, but the team of Martin O’Neill crashed out of the FA Cup against second tier Bolton Wanderers. While Sunderland was favored to win the replay in world’s most famous Cup tournament, in the end they joined north-east rivals Newcastle United in falling [...]
Chelsea smash five past Leeds
LONDON, England ● Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez set his sights on League Cup glory after his side were handed a semi-final clash with Swansea. Benitez’s hopes of landing the Chelsea job on a permanent basis would be significantly increased if he can put some silverware in the Stamford Bridge trophy cabinet. After losing 1-0 [...]
Canaries and Posh meet in FA Cup
LONDON, England ● Manchester United, Arsenal and holders Chelsea were all handed ties with fellow Premier League sides in the draw for the FA Cup third round yesterday. Chelsea, winners of four of the last six tournaments, will travel to Southampton, while current league leaders United face an away game at West Ham United, who [...]
Heartbreak for AFC Wimbledon as MK Dons snatch Cup win
LONDON, England ● A stoppage-time winner from Jon Otsemobor earned MK Dons a 2-1 home victory against AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup second round on Sunday in a tie loaded with historical significance. MK Dons, as they have been known since 2004 after the original 1988 FA Cup winners Wimbledon were moved 60 miles [...]
Another stormy night at the Bridge
LONDON, England ● Chelsea claimed partial revenge for their stormy loss to Manchester United at the weekend by prevailing 5-4 when the teams resumed hostilities in an end-to-end fourth-round League Cup tie on Wednesday. United led three times at Stamford Bridge, but each time Chelsea responded, with Eden Hazard’s 94th-minute penalty taking the game to [...]
