Delfouneso to join Leicester on loan
Aston Villa’s Nathan Delfouneso has agreed to join Leicester City on a month long loan. Delfouneso, whom manager Alex McLeish agreed to let go of after the arrival of Robbie Keane, trained with his Leicester team mates yesterday. The deal’s not officially been announced but the youngster could make his Foxes debut as early as [...]
US breezes into semis
VANCOUVER, BC – Abby Wambach scored twice in the first half to move into third on the career goals list for women’s international soccer, and the United States beat Guatemala 13-0 on Sunday to clinch a berth in the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the London Olympics. A left-foot tap in the 12th [...]
Why Wenger, why?
LONDON, England – Manchester United kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City as Danny Welbeck’s late strike clinched a dramatic 2-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday. Out of contention for the Premier League title and in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification, Arsenal fans let manager Arsene Wenger know just how [...]
Libya protest about flag mix-up
BATA, Equatorial Guinea -The Libya football team says it forced the Confederation of African Football to change its website for not using the new flag adopted since Moammar Gadhafi’s overthrow. Team media officer Fathi Aborzeza said that Libya threatened to boycott all media events and stop cooperating with African Cup of Nations organizers until the [...]
Former South Africa defender stabbed to death
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Former South Africa defender Jeffrey Ntuka, who joined Chelsea nine years ago, was stabbed to death at a nightclub in the Free State town of Kroonstad early Saturday, a police spokesman said. Ntuka, 26, never played for the English Premier League club and after a loan spell with Belgian club Westerlo [...]
