Fiorentina opened European Champions League qualifying with a win, beating Slavia Prague 2-0 Tuesday night on goals by Adrian Mutu and Alberto Gilardino. Mutu scored on a free kick in the third minute. Gilardino, playing his first competitive match for Fiorentina following his transfer from AC Milan, doubled the lead in the 57th minute. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:48:51 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Aston Villa's Martin Laursen warns they can lose in Iceland and Manchester City, embroiled in controversy surrounding club owner Thaksin Shinawatra, have Denmark's top team as opponents in Thursday UEFA Cup action. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:54:44 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
France coach Raymond Domenech on Tuesday opted for youth over experience with veteran goalkeeper Gregory Coupet overlooked in the 20-man squad for a friendly against Sweden in Gothenburg on August 20. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:28:22 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The more offensive style which Barcelona's new coach Pep Guardiola has introduced since taking charge in July will be put to the test Wednesday when the Spanish side hosts Poland's Wisla Krakow in a Champions League qualifier. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:33:34 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The UEFA Cup tie between WIT
Georgia and Austria Vienna will be a one-off match on Aug. 28
because the Georgian club cannot field a team for the first leg
on Thursday due to the conflict in its country, UEFA said.
-- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:58:33 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Spanish defender Carlos Cuellar on Tuesday completed his 7.8-million-pound (10-million-euro) move to Aston Villa from Rangers on a four-year deal. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:47:51 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Premier League
captains vowed on Tuesday to help improve footballers' behaviour
as they prepare for another high-pressure season this weekend.
Skippers will be given more responsibility for their teams'
discipline under a Premier League initiative launched on
Tuesday, dubbed "Get on with the game" and mirroring a similar
move last week by the Football Association.
-- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:07:38 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
A UEFA Cup qualifying match in the Georgia capital of Tbilisi was canceled Tuesday because of safety concerns following recent air and land attacks by Russia. European soccer's governing body said it would be too dangerous to hold the match between the Georgian club WIT and Austria Vienna at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium because of hostilities between Georgia and Russia. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:29:42 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Three points and one missed
penalty were all that separated Chelsea from winning the Premier
League and Champions League double last season, two targets
firmly in the sights of new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for
2008-09.
-- read full article
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:00:13 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The headline-grabbing
signing of Robbie Keane has stirred Liverpool fans into their
annual bout of anticipation that this could be the year they win
the title for the first time since 1990.
-- read full article
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:00:36 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Injured skipper Steven Gerrard will be making the trip to Belgium for Liverpool's opening Champions League clash against Standard Liege on Wednesday, Reds manager Rafael Benitez said. -- read full article
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:01:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
