At first glance, it looked like the UEFA Champions League Cup had been modernized. It has the same type of cup, but with some intriguing additions -- fluted, sterling silver handles that are definitely 21st century.
Valencia see off modest Portugalete 4-1 in King's Cup
Fernando Morientes netted twice
as holders Valencia brushed aside modest Portugalete 4-1 in the
first leg of their King's Cup last-32 tie on Wednesday.
River slump to another defeat, San Lorenzo stunned
River Plate's miserable
run continued on Sunday when they lost 1-0 at modest
Gimnasia-Jujuy in the Argentine championship, their third such
defeat in a week.
United in must-win mode vs. Revs
They have met twice in the last four seasons with a trip to the MLS Cup Final on the line, but when D.C. United and the New England Revolution meet on MLS Primetime Thursday, it will be with their playoff futures in the balance.
Modest Portugalete draw holders Valencia in King's Cup
Portugalete of the Spanish
Tercera division (fourth tier) were pitched against holders and
Primera Liga leaders Valencia in the draw for the last 32 of the
King's Cup on Friday.
AFC chief Bin Hammam tells Blatter not to lose touch
Mohamed Bin Hammam, president of the Asian Football Confederation, has warned FIFA president Sepp Blatter that he could lose touch with the modern game if he stays in the job for too long.
Revolution in playoff mode for Crew
The schedule says the playoffs start after the final five games of the regular season. One look at the Eastern Conference standings indicates that Saturday night's match between the New England Revolution and Columbus Crew might just start the postseason festivities a few weeks early.
Boca and River suffer shock defeats in Argentina
Champions River Plate and
their arch-rivals Boca Juniors slumped to shock defeats against
modest opposition in the Argentine championship on Sunday.
Defensive Andorra made it hard for us says Capello
England manager Fabio Capello
defended his team's performance after their modest 2-0 win over
Andorra on Saturday saying it was hard for any team to score
against a side with 11 men back in their own penalty area.
Underdog Charleston aims for US Open Cup title
Two days before his chance to play for an improbable national title, Dusty Hudock was cutting some tile with his wife as they remodeled their kids' bathroom in the South Carolina coastal city of Charleston. Hudock likes it there. He's called the city home more or less since 1999, playing goalkeeper for the Charleston Battery before crowds of 4,000 or so at Blackbaud Stadium and coaching during the...
