Tag: Football
Vidmar's Reds ready to create history
Aurelio Vidmar says Adelaide United is fit and eager ahead of tomorrow night's Asian Champions League semi-final.[MORE]
Kewell, Bresciano, Grella out for Qatar clash
Key Socceroos Harry Kewell, Mark Bresciano and Vincenzo Grella have been ruled out of Australia's World Cup qualifier against Qatar in Brisbane on October 15, due to injury.[MORE]
Liverpool confirm Skrtel ligament damage
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel suffered posterior cruciate ligament damage in his right knee during his side's 3-2 win over Manchester City, the Premier League club confirmed.[MORE]
Verbeek blasted over Carle comments
Australia coach Pim Verbeek's claim that Nicky Carle should quit English football to boost his international prospects has drawn an angry response from Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock.[MORE]
Bunyodkor arrive ahead of ACL clash
Uzbekistan soccer side Bunyodkor has arrived for Wednesday night's Asian Champions League match against Adelaide United.[MORE]
Smeltz snatches draw for Phoenix
Wellington's Shane Smeltz converted his second penalty in the 89th minute to salvage a draw against the Newcastle Jets at EnergyAustralia Stadium on Monday.[MORE]
Don't panic against Socceroos: new Qatar coach
Newly-installed Qatar coach Bruno Metsu has assured his Gulf underdogs they can shock mighty Australia in their World Cup showdown in Brisbane as long as they stay cool.[MORE]
McGinn leaves Rangers heartbroken at Love Street
Rangers lost to lowly St Mirren for the first time in 17 years as Stephen McGinn's late goal clinched a 1-0 win at Love Street overnight.[MORE]
Raul double fails to lift faltering Real
Veteran striker Raul Gonzalez scored twice but Real Madrid still lost ground in the Spanish title race after they were held at home 2-2 by Espanyol overnight.[MORE]
Roma and Juve reeling as minnows fly high
AS Roma plunged further into crisis after suffering a 1-0 defeat at Siena overnight and having both their centre-backs dismissed. [MORE]
Liverpool late show keeps pace with Chelsea
Liverpool fought back to a last-gasp 3-2 victory at 10-man Manchester City to keep pace with Chelsea at the top of the English Premier League overnight.[MORE]
Inter win to join uninspired Lazio at top
Inter Milan beat lowly Bologna 2-1 at the San Siro to join Lazio at the top of Serie after the Romans were held to a 1-1 home draw by Lecce overnight. [MORE]
Luck a point of contention for Roar
Queensland coach Frank Farina says his side was unlucky not to walk away with three points after conceding a late equaliser to Sydney last night.[MORE]
Six-goal Barcelona demolish sorry Atletico
Barcelona underlined their Spanish title credentials with a 6-1 thrashing of a sorry Atletico Madrid side overnight, who never recovered from conceding three goals in a breathtaking first ten minutes. [MORE]
McDonald on target for table-topping Celtic
Socceroo Scott McDonald helped Celtic replace Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 4-0 thrashing of newly-promoted Hamilton at Parkhead overnight.[MORE]
Fabregas rescues Arsenal from more misery
Cesc Fabregas claimed a vital injury-time equaliser as Arsenal escaped with a point from a dramatic 1-1 draw at Sunderland overnight. [MORE]
United cruise past Rovers despite controversy
Manchester United turned in an impressive performance to defeat Blackburn 2-0 overnight.[MORE]
Musialik rescues Sydney at the death
Stuart Musialik struck his first goal for Sydney FC deep into injury time to salvage a defiant 1-1 draw against Queensland.[MORE]
Victory bounce back with Glory thrashing
Melbourne responded to a rare home defeat last weekend with a crushing 4-0 win over the luckless Perth Glory in their round seven A-League meeting at Docklands on Saturday evening.[MORE]
Adelaide still smarting from capitulation
Aurelio Vidmar says Adelaide's A-League capitulation against the Mariners might be a blessing in disguise.[MORE]
Victory's depth to be tested
Melbourne coach Ernie Merrick says the depth of his squad will be tested in tonight's A-League clash with Perth at Docklands.[MORE]
Moyes disappointed by FA over Cahill ban
Everton manager David Moyes says he is disappointed by the Football Association's decision to uphold Australian international Tim Cahill's three-match suspension.[MORE]
Brosque relishing freedom to move
Sydney FC's Alex Brosque has put his good form in the A-League this season down to new signings John Aloisi and Mark Bridge.[MORE]
Kinnear's swearing rant stuns English game
Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear's has launched an extraordinary, expletive-laden attack on sections of the British press which has brought mixed reactions.[MORE]
Reds crumble as Mariners snatch a point
Central Coast pulled off one of the most astonishing comebacks in A-League history to force a 3-3 draw with Adelaide.[MORE]
