Former Australia captain Mark Viduka has turned down the chance to join the Socceroos in their remaining three World Cup qualifiers.
Australia coach Pim Verbeek told Viduka he could join the squad if he was willing to make a full commitment to the side.
But the striker, out of contract after his English club Newcastle United [...]
Chelsea have won England’s FA Cup with a 2-1 victory over Everton at Wembley.
Midfielder Frank Lampard capped a dominant display with a stunning second half goal to win Chelsea’s first piece of silverware since 2007.
Lampard’s goal on 72 minutes put his side ahead after Didier Drogba had equalised in the first half after Louis [...]
Impressive is too weak a word to describe the display by the Spanish champions who have now won their second UEFA Champions League title in four years. And they did it how they have been doing it all season long — in Spain and in Europe — with a confident, skilled offense (Lionel Messi, [...]
Barcelona’s “killer” first goal and their ability to control a game once in front were decisive in their 2-0 Champions League final victory Wednesday, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said.
“I think the first goal was a killer for us,” Ferguson told ITV. “We started brightly too. We got a bit nervous after that.”
United did [...]
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is fine for the Super Bowl.
Roethlisberger was drilled in the back during the AFC championship game. He spent a lot of time stretching his torso during a practice this week.
Tomlin met with the media Friday and said the quarterback was set to play Sunday against the [...]
MADRID (AFP) – Rafael van der Vaart endeared himself to the Real Madrid fans with a hat-trick as the champions crushed Sporting Gijon 7-1 on Wednesday to go second in the table.
Dutch midfielder van der Vaart, a 13 million-euro summer signing from SV Hamburg, netted twice in the first half before wrapping up his [...]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A yearlong ankle injury could not keep Plaxico Burress out of the New York Giants’ lineup last season. The lack of a telephone call this week apparently is going to cost him a game and more than $235,000.
Less than a month after handing the man who caught the winning pass [...]
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was furious after the “horrendous” Emanuel Pogatetz tackle which floored his young Brazilian star Rodrigo Possebon on his full debut for the Premier League champions.
Possebon had to be given oxygen as he was stretchered off just after the hour mark in United’s 3-1 home victory over Middlesbrough in the [...]