Samuel Eto'o scored two goals and Xavi Hernandez added a goal and two assists to lead FC Barcelona to a 6-2 win over the New York Red Bulls in an international friendly on Wednesday night. FC Barcelona won the match handily despite playing without stars Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi. The match came several hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Barcelona could keep Messi from... -- read full article
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:20:13 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Former Juventus general manager
Luciano Moggi, banned from football for five years for his part
in Italy's 2006 match-fixing scandal, has been given an extra
14-month suspension after a second investigation into the case.
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:39:40 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra and Chelsea groundsman Sam Bethell on Wednesday denied charges levelled against them by the Football Association over their part in the Battle of Stamford Bridge last season. -- read full article
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:02:57 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The man charged with overseeing the building of Warsaw's football stadium in time for the Euro 2012 championships has resigned under media pressure, the country's sports minister said on Wednesday. -- read full article
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:06:08 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The United States dropped one spot to 31st in the FIFA world soccer rankings released Wednesday, matching its low since 1997. Since the Americans sank to a low of 35th in October 1997, they have been as far down as 31st only four other times: June 1999 and from November 2006 through January 2007. Their highest ranking was sixth in April 2006. -- read full article
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:21:18 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Bayern Munich's French midfielder Franck Ribery has been voted German footballer of the year, according to a poll to be published in sports magazine Kicker on Thursday. -- read full article
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:46:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Champions League second qualifying round,
second leg results on Wednesday
BATE Borisov (Belarus) 2 Anderlecht (Belgium) 2
(BATE Borisov won 4-3 on aggregate)
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 2 Drogheda United (Ireland) 2
(Dynamo Kiev won 4-3 on aggregate)
Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia) 0 Panathinaikos (Greece) 0
(Panathinaikos won 3-0 on aggregate)
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Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:11:48 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Former England
manager Steve McClaren, whose new club Twente Enschede face
Arsenal in the Champions League qualifiers next Wednesday, said
all the pressure would be on the English side.
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Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:37:10 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Rangers manager Walter Smith says his team needs to drastically improve after the Scottish side crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of FBK Kaunas on Tuesday. -- read full article
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:21:26 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Newcastle go into the new Premier League season under a cloud of uncertainty after billionaire owner Mike Ashley's revelation that he is seeking fresh investment in the club. -- read full article
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:32:30 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Edwin van der Sar has warned Manchester United's rivals that his side can mount a successful defence of their Premier League and Champions League titles. -- read full article
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:45:26 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
