Bolton’s Wheater out for nine months
BOLTON, England ● Relegation-threatened Bolton Wanderers have suffered another blow after defender David Wheater was ruled out for nine months with a ruptured cruciate ligament. The 25-year-old suffered the injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a game where Bolton blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with West [...]
Red Bulls trample Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio ● The New York Red Bulls’ offensive onslaught continued as they overpowered the Columbus Crew in a 4-1 road victory at Crew Stadium on Saturday afternoon. A brace by forward Kenny Cooper inside the opening 15 minutes and a classy Henry strike staked New York to a 3-0 halftime lead. The [...]
Historic win Impact over rivals Toronto
MONTREAL, Quebec ● The Montreal Impact have opened their account in the Major League Soccer win category. Sinisa Ubiparipovic and Andrew Wenger each scored as the expansion Impact registered their first Major League Soccer victory with a 2-1 win against visiting Toronto FC on Saturday afternoon at Olympic Stadium. “It’s always nice to [...]
Bilbao strikes again
ALKMAAR, Netherlands – Athletic Bilbao, conquerors of Manchester United in the previous round, continued their Europa League run by scoring three times in the last 20 minutes to win their quarter-final first leg tie 4-2 at Schalke 04 on Thursday. Atletico Madrid also snatched a late win in a Spain-Germany clash, beating Hanover 96 2-1 [...]
Timbers draw with Dallas, Red Bulls lose
FRISCO, Texas — Blas Pérez scored his first MLS goal but Portland Timbers substitute Darlington Nagbe kept FC Dallas from celebrating three points in a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas Stadium on Saturday night. Pérez scored in the 22nd minute after a cross from fellow Panamanian Carlos Rodríguez found FCD Academy product Bryan Levya on [...]
Carragher gunning for Wembley return
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says he is now setting his sights on returning to Wembley with the Reds after their Carling Cup triumph on Sunday. Those over at BonusBetting.co.uk Carragher made his first appearance for Liverpool at the stadium – all his previous domestic final appearances came during its six year redevelopment – as they [...]
Soldado stars as Spain rout Venezuela
MALAGA, Spain – Roberto Soldado scored a hat trick in his long-awaited international return as Spain thrashed Venezuela 5-0 on Wednesday in its final friendly before coach Vicente del Bosque picks his European Championship squad. With all-time leading scorer David Villa injured and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres dropped from the squad for the first time [...]
Arsenal to play City in Beijing Bird’s Nest
LONDON, England – Arsenal and Manchester City will play a match in Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium on the day that London welcomes the world for this year’s summer Games. The Premier League rivals said their first teams would play a one-off match for the inaugural ‘China Cup’ on July 27 with a local kick-off [...]
Rogers secures UK work permit
LEEDS, England — Erstwhile Columbus Crew winger Robbie Rogers was granted a UK work permit on Wednesday afternoon, allowing the US international to begin a two-and-a-half-year deal with promotion seekers Leeds United. Rogers heads back across the pond as a free agent, having spent five season with the Crew after arriving from Eredivisie side Heerenveen [...]
