In one of the least surprising announcements this year, FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has been award the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world.
The English FA Cup fourth round draw (round of 32) has been released with defending champions Chelsea still alive in the competition. The third round is not yet completed as there are several replays yet to be played.
Below is the fourth round (last 16) draw for the 2012-13 English Capital One Cup. These matches are scheduled to be played on October 29, 2012. English Capital One Cup 4th Round Draw Sunderland v Middlesbrough Swindon Town v Aston Villa Wigan Athletic v Bradford City Leeds United v Southampton Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur ...
Real Madrid have released financial numbers for the 2011-12 fiscal year and earned a record $673 million or 515 Euros. The number is believed to be the highest for a sporting institution. The club released the details in a table on their website (in Euro’s). It shows the revenues increasing by about seven percent from 2010/11 ...
DC United captain Dwayne De Rosario will miss the rest of the regular season due to a grade III MCL sprain. De Ro suffered the injury on Tuesday for Canada. It’s a major loss for DC who are currently battling for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. He won the MVP award for ...
The English Football Association (FA) has announced friendly matches against Brazil and the Republic of Ireland in 2013. The matches will coincide with the 150th anniversary year for the FA. Both will take place at Wembley Stadium with Brazil on February 6th and Ireland on May 29th. England will also host neighbor Scotland on August ...
Jurgen Klinsmann has announced a 24-man squad for the United States in their upcoming World Cup Qualifying matches against Jamaica (Sept 7th & 11th). The roster includes a mix of players from North America (Major League Soccer & Mexican Primera Division) along with many European based players. It’s definitely not the strongest USA squad with ...
Roy Hodgson has announced a 24-man squad for England’s upcoming World Cup Qualifying matches against Moldova (September 7th) and Ukraine (September 11th). It’s a squad with all England based players with several from Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United. Ashley Cole will miss the Moldova match due to an ankle injury but might be available ...
The UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw has been released with Group D featuring Manchester City, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, and Ajax Amsterdam. It’s clearly the strongest group with each team having a decent chance to make it to the knockout stage. Manchester United probably have the easiest road of the top teams while Barcelona, ...