Shaun Wright-Phillips scored a tie-breaking goal in the 62nd minute of a 2-1 exhibition victory over Switzerland in London on Wednesday, and Fabio Capello got off to a winning start as England’s new coach.Jermaine Jenas also scored for England, which played without the former captain David Beckham. Beckham, the Los Angeles Galaxy star, was denied the chance to become the fifth player to make his 100th appearance for England when Capello left him off the roster.Eren Derdiyok scored the equ...
David Beckham made his 100th appearance for England, starting an exhibition match against France and becoming one of five English players to reach the mark. He was shown a yellow card in the 38th minute for pulling Frank Ribery’s shirt and was replaced in the 63rd minute.
Christian Gomez scored on a penalty kick and the Colorado Rapids beat David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy, 4-0, in Commerce, Colo., on a day when Major League Soccer opened its season. Beckham flew back from Europe after playing for England against France on Wednesday.
Christian Gomez scored on a penalty kick and the Colorado Rapids beat David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy, 4-0, in Commerce, Colo., on a day when Major League Soccer opened its season. Beckham flew back from Europe after playing for England against France on Wednesday.
A moment of genius from Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the narrowest of advantages in their Champions League quarter-final tie with Arsenal after a pulsating first leg at the Emirates finished 1-1 on Wednesday.
Fenerbahce midfielder Deivid went from zero to hero as his side came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final, first leg.
A hepatitis outbreak hit the Brazilian soccer team Internacional, sidelining five players who are now banned from any contact with teammates. The team said the liver disease probably spread from player to player in the locker room, most likely through shared water bottles. Internacional, a former club world champion, said the five players will need to rest for about three weeks before resuming...
Teams for Wednesday's
Champions League quarter-final first leg match between
Fenerbahce and Chelsea at Sukru Saracoglu:
Teams for Wednesday's Champions
League quarter-final first leg match between Arsenal and
Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium:
D.C. United stumbled in Mexico again last night, conceding a pair of second-half goals by reserve Luis Montes and falling to Pachuca, 2-0, in the first leg of the Champions' Cup semifinals at Estadio Hidalgo.
Montes's strikes in the 63rd and 81st minutes sent United to its fourth road loss without a victory against Mexican clubs since 2005 and left the MLS team in need of a two-goal victory April 9 at RFK Stadium to force an overtime period and, if necessary, penalty kicks.
The series winner will advance to the finals of the 46-year-old regional tournament, which will send the champion to the Club World Cup in December in Japan. Read more
Barcelona's teenage striker Bojan Krkic gave his side the initiative in their Champions League quarter-final after the Spaniards left Germany with a 1-0 win over Schalke 04 on Tuesday night.
