Tottenham will dump striker Dimitar Berbatov in the reserves if Manchester United do not come up with the 30million pounds (42 million euros) they want for the 27-year-old Bulgarian striker who has handed in a transfer request to try to force a move. -- read full article
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:39:01 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Juventus are aiming for a repeat performance in the return leg of their Champions League final qualifying round tie against Artmedia Bratislava here on Tuesday after thrashing the Slovak title-holders 4-0 at home two weeks ago. -- read full article
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:47:11 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Barcelona, Juventus and Arsenal
should all stroll into the Champions League group stage this
week but there could be a nasty surprise in store for Liverpool.
Barcelona, European champions in 2006 with their victory
over Arsenal in the Paris final, were 4-0 winners over Wisla
Krakow two weeks ago in the first leg of their third qualifying
round tie.
-- read full article
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:00:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Chelsea stayed atop the Premier League standings after Deco scored with a free kick Sunday to give the London club a 1-0 victory at Wigan. Chelsea has six points after two games and leads Liverpool on goal difference. Deco's curling free kick caught Wigan's stand-in goalkeeper Mike Pollitt out of position in the fourth minute and drifted into the top corner. -- read full article
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:17:25 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup for the first time since 2003 with a 4-2 win at home over Valencia with goals by Ruud van Nistelrooy, Sergio Ramos, Ruben de la Red and Gonzalo Higuian. -- read full article
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:36:31 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Coach Bernd Schuster insists
Real Madrid will not be resting on their laurels after his side
pulled off a thrilling comeback with only nine men to defeat
Valencia in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.
-- read full article
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:11:21 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Rennes were staring at what appeared to be certain defeat against Lille on Sunday until two goals in injury time earned them an unexpected 2-1 win. -- read full article
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:08:07 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Manchester City's convincing 3-0 Premiership victory over 10-man West Ham here on Sunday might have impressed Fabio Capello but Micah Richards' hospitalisation caused concern. -- read full article
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:12:01 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Chelsea made it consecutive wins to start the season as Deco's superb fourth minute free-kick gave the Blues a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wigan at the JJB Stadium. -- read full article
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:20:38 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
