Former MVP Carlos Ruiz signs with DC United
WASHINGTON, DC ● D.C. United have acquired MLS veteran Carlos Ruiz through the league’s allocation process, the club announced Wednesday. The team did not provide any more details about the acquisition, which was made through the mechanism that allows clubs to sign US internationals and former MLS players that have left for a [...]
FC Dallas CEO resigns amid felony charge
FRISCO, Texas ● – The chief executive of the FC Dallas soccer club has resigned as he deals with a felony charge in New York. Doug Quinn was arrested Nov. 10 by New York police. A criminal complaint says he repeatedly punched his wife Elizabeth Quinn after an argument in their Manhattan hotel room, put [...]
Uphill task Galatasaray
ISTANBUL, Turkey ● Galatasaray midfielder Nordin Amrabat has admitted the ambitious Turkish team face an uphill task to stay in the Champions League after their 1-1 draw at home to Schalke 04 in the last 16, first-leg. The Royal Blues take a slim advantage back to Gelsenkirchen for the return leg on March 12 after [...]
Arsenal outclassed
LONDON, England ● Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted his side had been outclassed in their 3-1 loss to Bayern Munich and said it seemed “impossible” to turn the Champions League last 16 tie around. Eliminated from both domestic cup competitions and 21 points off the pace in the Premier League, Arsenal know the Champions League [...]
Togo into quarters, Tunisia head home
NELSPRUIT, South Africa ● Togo drew 1-1 with Tunisia on Wednesday to complete the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final cast list and send the Carthage Eagles heading back to Tunis. After Serge Gakpe’s opener for Togo was cancelled out by Khalid Mouelhi’s penalty the two countries finished level on points, with Togo owing their [...]
Ivory Coast storm back to hold Algeria
RUSTENBURG, South Africa ● A virtual second-string Ivory Coast side scored twice inside four minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw with Algeria Wednesday in a “dead” Africa Cup of Nations Group D game. Didier Drogba and Wilfried Bony struck for the title favourites after Sofiane Feghouli and El Arbi Hilal Soudani had put the Desert [...]
Benitez tells Chelsea to smarten up
READING, England ● Rafael Benitez has warned his Chelsea side they must cut out the defensive errors that have threatened to derail the London club’s campaign in recent weeks. Benitez was left frustrated after his side conceded a two-goal lead in the final three minutes of Wednesday’s Premier League match away to Reading, eventually being [...]
Oh what a goal, Bale
NORWICH, England ● Gareth Bale scored one of the goals of the season as the Tottenham Hotspur winger’s stunning individual effort salvaged a 1-1 draw against Norwich City on Wednesday. Andre Villas-Boas’s side struggled to break down a stubborn Norwich defence after Wes Hoolahan gave the hosts a shock first-half lead at Carrow Road and [...]
Moses sends Nigeria to quarter finals
RUSTENBURG, South Africa ● Chelsea midfielder Victor Moses converted two late penalties to give Nigeria a 2-0 win over Ethiopia on Tuesday and a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Moses slotted spot kicks into the right and left corners on 79 and 90 minutes to earn the Super Eagles a last-eight [...]
