Beckham lines up long shot: founding a Miami soccer team
MIAMI (Reuters) – From his tattoos to his finely chiseled physique and Armani underwear ads, soccer icon David Beckham oozes Miami-style sex appeal.
Chile coach lauds two-goal Alexis after Wembley win
LONDON (Reuters) – Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli hailed two-goal Alexis Sanchez after his team’s 2-0 friendly victory over England on Friday while counterpart Roy Hodgson was left looking for crumbs of comfort following his first home defeat.
Greece beat Romania 3-1 with Mitroglou double
ATHENS (Reuters) – Kostas Mitroglou narrowly missed a hat-trick as Greece hit their stride and beat Romania 3-1 in the first leg of a World Cup qualifying playoff tie at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Athens on Friday.
Beckham lines up long shot: founding a Miami soccer team
MIAMI (Reuters) – From his tattoos to his finely chiseled physique and Armani underwear ads, soccer icon David Beckham oozes Miami-style sex appeal.
NFL’s Bornstein enters IMG auction as adviser to bidder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Steve Bornstein, the National Football League’s top media executive and a one-time ESPN chairman, is playing a behind-the-scenes role in the auction of sports agency IMG by advising a bidders group headed by British money manage…
France in danger, Ronaldo edges Portugal towards finals
LONDON (Reuters) – France’s hopes of reaching the World Cup finals are hanging by a thread after a 2-0 first-leg defeat away to Ukraine in their playoff on Friday while Cristiano Ronaldo’s late winner gave Portugal the edge against Sweden.
Deschamps still hopeful France can qualify for World Cup
KIEV (Reuters) – No team has ever overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit in a European World Cup playoff yet France coach Didier Deschamps believes his team can turn the tide despite a lousy start in their tie against Ukraine.
O’Neill and Keane restore the buzz as Ireland win
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane’s task of bringing back the good times started encouragingly on Friday with a 3-0 friendly win for Ireland against Latvia that capped a whirlwind 10 days since the pair took charge.
Real and CSKA lead Euroleague’s finest in winning big
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Eight-times Euroleague winners Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow led the way as the established teams celebrated big victories on Friday halfway through the preliminary group stage of the marathon 24-team competition.
Germany frustrated by Italy again in 1-1 draw
(Reuters) – Germany hit the woodwork three times as they were held to a fiery 1-1 draw by old rivals Italy on Friday in a friendly which saw coach Joachim Loew celebrate his 100th match in charge.
