Florence: Mario Balotelli insists he's not crazy, although he does acknowledge that he "can do strange things" from time to time. The temperamental 21-year-old instead said he considered himself to be entertaining and ready to take on responsibility. For example, Balotelli recently had to evacuate his house in England after fireworks were let off in his bathroom. And he has been questioned by Naples prosecutors over a visit with the...
07:16 AM, Nov 11, 2011
London: England skipper John Terry could be on the bench or even play against world and European champions Spain on Saturday, while being investigated by the police and the English FA for alleged racist remarks in a Premier League match. Terry, who has strongly denied the allegations, was named in the England squad by coach Fabio Capello on Sunday after originally being told he would not play because the Italian...
09:15 PM, Nov 08, 2011
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12:57 PM, Nov 07, 2011
New Delhi: A 30-member Indian squad has been selected for the twin international friendlies against Maldives and Qatar on Julu 10 and 17 respectively ahead of their World Cup qualifier against United Arab Emirates scheduled on July 23. Although there were a few injury scares, senior players Sunil Chhetri, Steven Dias have all made the cut and the two matches will give the newly appointed national coach Armando Colaco a...
03:35 PM, Jul 05, 2011
London: France gave England a lesson in technique when they beat them 2-1 at Wembley on Wednesday in a largely one-sided friendly between two of the World Cup's biggest under-achievers. Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena put the visitors 2-0 up before Peter Crouch volleyed a goal back in the 86th minute, seconds after coming on as a substitute. That goal gave the scoreline an air of respectability that flattered an...
08:44 AM, Nov 18, 2010
London: World champions Spain suffered their worst defeat for 47 years as Portugal hammered their neighbours 4-0 in a Lisbon friendly arranged to promote the countries' joint World Cup bid on Wednesday. In another big derby, played in neutral Qatar, Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 courtesy of a stoppage-time Lionel Messi special. The heavyweight clashes were the stand-out matches on a night of almost 40 friendlies around the world, where swathes...
07:25 AM, Nov 18, 2010
Basel: The star forward put aside the embarrassing headlines about his personal life to score his first goal for England in nearly a year, sparking the Three Lions to 3-1 win Tuesday over Switzerland in a European Championship qualifier. Rooney scored in the 10th minute, slotting home Glen Johnson's pass for his first England goal since last Sept. 9 against Croatia. "He was focused on the game. The whole team...
09:49 AM, Sep 08, 2010
Guadalajara: Christian Benitez scored after only 40 seconds to set up Ecuador's 2-1 win over Mexico in a friendly on Saturday. It was Ecuador's first victory over Mexico in 14 years, spoiling the debut of Mexico's interim coach Efrain Flores. Benitez's opener was canceled out by an own-goal by Luis Checa in the 40th minute. Jaime Ayovi struck the winner in the 58th. Mexico had a chance to tie the...
05:15 PM, Sep 05, 2010
Los Angeles: Goalkeeper Noel Valladares made two shootout saves as Honduras beat El Salvador on penalties in a 2-2 draw in a friendly on Saturday. Rodolfo Zelaya put El Salvador ahead in the 42nd minute before Oscar Garcia equalized for Honduras with a long-range curling strike in the 58th. Young striker Roger Rojas looked to have given Honduras victory when he scored with a diagonal shot in the 86th minute,...
04:56 PM, Sep 05, 2010
New Delhi: In a round of football friendlies played exactly a month after the final of the 2010 World Cup, champions Spain were held to a 1-1 draw by Mexico on Wednesday night at Mexico City. In other matches, Brazil, Argentina and England shrugged off their World Cup disappointment with easy wins, while third-place Germany were held to a draw by Denmark.
Spain 1-1 Mexico Substitute David Silva saved world...
10:42 AM, Aug 12, 2010
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