A keyhole operation has revealed that the trophy awarded to the champion of the Swedish football league contains a hidden message of support for a Stockholm-based team. Sweden national team physician Magnus Forssblad opened the trophy on Friday after rumors began circulating last month that Ingemar Eklund, the silversmith who made the silver football had [...]
Goalkeeper Kasey Keller will retire after the 2011 season, his 23rd in professional soccer. The former U.S. national team goalkeeper agreed Friday to a contract for next season, his third with Seattle. He said 2011 will be his final season. “I dont want to be that guy where everyone says, You should have retired last [...]
The Club World Cup final appears to be a mismatch: Inter Milan with its squad of global football stars against a TP Mazembe side comprised mostly of unknowns from Congo. But the European champions insist they wont be taking the opposition lightly when they meet on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, especially after Mazembe upset Copa [...]
The draw Friday for the rounds of 32 and 16 in the Europa League: (Home teams listed first) First Leg Tuesday, Feb. 15 Aris (Greece) vs. Manchester City (England) Thursday, Feb. 17 Napoli (Italy) vs. Villarreal (Spain) Rangers (Scotland) vs. Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) vs. Liverpool (England) Anderlecht (Belgium) vs. Ajax (Netherlands) [...]
Several Gulf countries “are interested” in hosting games at the 2022 World Cup but the decision on expanding the tournament beyond Qatar must come from the desert nation, FIFAs president said Friday. Blatter, who this week met with football officials in Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait as well as Qatar during a tour of the region, [...]
Although several Gulf countries are interested in hosting games during the 2022 World Cup, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Friday that the decision on expanding the tournament beyond Qatar must come from the desert nation. Blatter, who met with football officials in Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait as well as Qatar during a tour of the [...]