“My place is here at Liverpool, and in England,” Torres said on his Web site after Spanish reports hinted he could move on unless Liverpool made key signings this summer. Torres, who has three years left on his contract, acknowledged the Reds needed to bolster their squad to stay in contention for Champions League football. [...]
Coach Manuel Pellegrini left the two defensive stalwarts off his team list for Sunday’s match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, where Madrid is going for an 11th straight league win to stay top of the standings. Midfielder Mahamadou Diarra does return from an ankle injury. Pellegrini says “we’re not the best Real Madrid in history [...]
Suso Santana had leveled for Hearts after Danny Wilson scored his first goal for the Scottish champions after just four minutes. But Kenny Miller put Rangers back in front on 31 minutes before Steven Naismith’s second-half double put the visitors in control. Rangers has a 13-point lead over Celtic, which was hosting Kilmarnock later Saturday.
The move Saturday came before the team opened its Major League Soccer season at the Columbus Crew. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Gargan was selected in the third round, 43rd overall, by the Colorado Rapids in the 2005 MLS supplemental draft. He appeared in 49 games with the Rapids before joining Chivas USA [...]