Fulham avoided a League Cup second round upset when Danny Murphy scored an injury time winner to see off League One rivals Leicester 3-2 on Wednesday.
Murphy helps save Fulham's Leage Cup blushes
Fulham avoided a League Cup second round upset when Danny Murphy scored an injury time winner to see off League One rivals Leicester 3-2 on Wednesday.
Leicester sign Bulgarian international Tunchev
Leicester have pulled off a major coup by signing Bulgaria international Aleksandar Tunchev from CSKA Sofia for an undisclosed fee.
Shakespeare to join Foxes after leaving WBA?
Craig Shakespeare is expected to be named as Nigel Pearson's assistant manager at Leicester after leaving his post at West Brom.
Pearson unveiled as new Leicester manager
Leicester City have named former Southampton boss Nigel Pearson as their new manager.
Spain tops FIFA world rankings; US is No. 24
European champion Spain remained No. 1 in FIFA's rankings Wednesday, followed by Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The United States dropped to No. 24, tops in its regional group. England advanced to No. 10 among the world's soccer elite, moving up four places. Coach Fabio Capello's team fell from the top 10 in July after failing to qualify for the European Championship.
Red Bulls arrive in Los Angeles
As the New York Red Bulls charter flight landed at Long Beach Airport on late Thursday afternoon, Gordon Kljestan looked out the window and thought, "I'm home. Indeed, Kljestan, who grew up in nearby Huntington Beach, is the local product on this Red Bulls team and, as such, has the most ticket requests for Sunday's MLS Cup Final at The Home Depot Center.
Padula finishing successful first year
Gino Padula doesn't see Sunday's MLS Cup against New York as a chance for payback on the one blemish to his season. The Argentinean defender, signed by the Crew on March 24, struggled through early injuries to appear in 17 regular and postseason matches.
LA weather sweet as Crew train for Cup
The happiest person running around the sun-splashed practice fields at The Home Depot Center was Columbus Crew equipment manager Rusty Wummel. No longer would he have to spend a few more hours each day washing the cold-weather gear that Crew had donned for the better part of a week.
Leadership most important for MVP Schelotto
Statistics such as 19 assists -- tied for the second-most in league history -- and contributing to 10 consecutive goals are impressive, but what made Guillermo Barros Schelotto the 2008 MLS Volkswagen Most Valuable Player was his role off the field.
