Chad have been thrown out of the
African Nations Cup after African soccer's governing body
blamed them for causing an unnecessary postponement of their
World Cup qualifier against neighbours Sudan last weekend.
-- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:04:24 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Pavel Pogrebnyak will remain in
Russia's Euro 2008 squad even if his knee injury keeps the
striker out of their opening match against Spain.
-- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:13:41 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Team captain Christie Rampone is one of three veterans returning from injury to the U.S. women's team that will play at the 2008 Peace Queen Cup in South Korea. Coach Pia Sundhage also chose now-healthy midfielder Aly Wagner and goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart for the final 22-player roster. Defender Rampone is coming off gall bladder surgery three weeks ago. -- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:14:57 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Veteran Germany striker Oliver Neuville may be back home at the team's Euro 2008 training camp in Tenero, Switzerland, but his side are already getting down to business. -- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:19:40 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Most of the teams contesting Euro
2008 were in Austria and Switzerland on Tuesday preparing for
the big kickoff while one of the game's household names
stoically faced three weeks viewing from the sidelines.
-- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:27:03 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Billionaire financier George Soros
is no longer interested in buying Italian soccer club AS Roma, a
statement sent by his spokesman to Italy's stock market
regulator on Tuesday said.
-- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:33:45 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
It took time, but with less than a week to go before the start of Euro 2008 and with sunny weather bringing people out in droves, Vienna is starting to show some football fever. -- read full article
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:55:51 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has just
won a Champions League and Premier League double with Manchester
United, could complete a remarkable treble of winners' medals by
leading Portugal to victory in Euro 2008 this month.
-- read full article
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:00:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
With Michael Ballack back fit and
in the form of his life, Germany look stronger favourites than
ever to win Group B at Euro 2008, with Croatia, Poland and
co-hosts Austria likely to be scrapping for second place.
-- read full article
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:05:01 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Houston Dynamo defender Eddie Robinson was suspended for one game and fined $500 Monday for retaliatory actions against FC Dallas midfielder Andre Rocha in a Major League Soccer game last week. The MLS disciplinary committee found that Robinson's actions in an altercation with Rocha in the 80th minute of the match merited additional action. -- read full article
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:27:35 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Girding their lederhosen and
firing up cheese fondues, Austria and Switzerland are gearing up
to stage Euro 2008, the year's biggest soccer event -- quietly.
-- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:00:06 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
