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| Hoffenheim says it is parting company with coach Holger Stanislawski, one day after losing 1-0 at home to second-division Greuther Fuerth in the German Cup quarterfinals. Stanislawski joined the club at the start of the season from second-division St. Pauli. His contract was valid until 2014. Hoffenheim says it was terminated by mutual consent. |
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| Zambia reached the African Cup of Nations final for the first time since 1994, upsetting Ghana 1-0 Wednesday night to advance to the championship against tournament favorite Ivory Coast. Emmanuel Mayuka scored in the 78th minute for Zambia, tied for 71st in the FIFA rankings. Later at Libreville, Gabon, Ivory Coast defeated Mali 1-0 on a 45th-minute goal by Arsenal forward Gervinho. |
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| Harry Keough, who played for the U.S. soccer team that famously upset England at the 1950 World Cup, died Tuesday at his home in St. Louis. He was 84. U.S. Soccer Federation spokesman Michael Kammarman said his death was confirmed by son Ty Keough, who also played for the American national team. A defender who had one goal in 19 appearances for the U.S. |
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| Manchester United wiped out Manchester City's lead at the top of the Premier League, beating Stoke 2-0 as its neighbor lost 1-0 at Everton with the help of another Landon Donovan assist. Darron Gibson, who left Old Trafford in January, scored in the 60th minute off a short pass from Donovan. The American midfielder has assisted on Everton's last three goals and four in seven games during... |
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| A fan interrupted Everton's home match against Manchester City for several minutes Tuesday night when he handcuffed himself to a goal post. The supporter invaded the Goodison Park field about five minutes before halftime and handcuffed himself to City goalkeeper Joe Hart's left post. Police officers took about three minutes to uncut him from the post before the Premier League match could... |
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| Marco Reus led Borussia Moenchengladbach to a 3-0 win at Stuttgart on Sunday to keep his side within a point of the Bundesliga's top three. Reus sent in a dangerous free kick for Mike Hanke to score with a glancing header in the 31st minute, and then scored himself in the 81st. Igor de Camargo added another three minutes later, when Reus was also involved. |
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| Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu has left hospital after undergoing surgery following a car accident in Bucharest. Lucescu's SUV was hit by a tram on Jan. 6. Surgery was performed on Lucescu because blood was gathering in his chest. He also had several broken ribs. Lucescu says on Monday that he is in good shape. |
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| Celtic tightened its grip on first place in the Scottish Premier League after second-half goals by James Forrest and Scott Brown sealed a 2-0 win at St. Mirren, the leaders' 12th straight victory. Forrest, who was named by FIFA last week as one of 13 young players to watch in 2012, cracked home a low shot in the 71st minute to put the visitors in front. |
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| There is no
chance of another goalfest when Manchester United visit old
rivals Arsenal on Sunday with Alex Ferguson predicting a tight
game rather than the 8-2 scoreline his champions enjoyed in
August.
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| Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he'll reconsider the ban on beer at sports stadiums ahead of the 2018 World Cup. Putin was questioned about the ban Thursday when he and FIFA President Sepp Blatter met with fans in St. Petersburg as part of commemorations of the 100th birthday of the Russian soccer federation. |
