Match Day 2 is upon us, finally! Unfortunately, our injury list still contains quite a few names: Maniche, Seitaridis, Pablo, Forlán & Simão. Here's who we are left with: STARTING 11: Leo Franco, Perea, Heitinga, Ujfalusi, Pernía, Assunção, Raúl García, Maxi, Sinama-Pongolle & Agüero. Click to continue reading...

West Ham's new manager and assistant both Chelsea legends, Gianfranco Zola and Steve Clarke got off to a winning start this afternoon at Upton Park when they beat beleagured and under-seige Newcastle Utd 3-1.

Franco and Clarkey got one over Wisey. Click to continue reading...

  Back to Champions, in style! Leo Franco; Perea, Ujfalusi, Heitinga, Antonio López; Assunçao, Maniche (54′ Banega), Luis García, Simao; Forlán (31′ Sinama) & Agüero (63′ Raúl García). THE GOOD 8′ Agüero, assisted by Luis García. 35′Agüero, great effort by Sinama. Click to continue reading...

I've finally recovered from that disastrous 2-1 loss to Valladolid. ONWARDS. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE FINALLY! Players experienced with Champions: Coupet, Forlán, Simao, Luis García, Seitaridis, Maniche, Assunçao, Heitinga, Sinama, & Leo Franco. Excluded players: Maxi & Pernía (suspension) and Pablo (injury). Click to continue reading...

Although it seemed so certain on Monday that Jozy would feature, there are rumblings that the strikers at Villarreal are mystically healing.  VillarrealUSA reports: "Rossi and Angel were pulled out of practice on Wednesday, both experiencing some discomfort (the bad news).  The good news is that they are both expected to be ready to go on [. Click to continue reading...

Via FEPAFUTLa selección Sub-17 de Panamá sigue adelante con sus entrenamientos en la ciudad de Cervia, Italia, y lo hace con cuatro sesiones diarias bajo las órdenes del técnico Paolo Ostinelli.

El plantel integrado por 22 jugadores realiza cuatro entrenamientos diarios, dos de fútbol en la cancha del Pini, uno en playa y otro en gimnasio, según dio a conocer Rolando González, delegado del seleccionado nacional en Italia. Click to continue reading...

SEMBRA VICINA ALLA FINE LA VICENDA CONTRATTUALE DI ALBERTO

Aquilani, rinnovo con clausola ma solo dopo la Champions

Appuntamento a dopo la Champions. Mercoledì, giovedì al
massimo, Alberto Aquilani e la Roma si incontreranno
per discutere il rinnovo del contratto. Finalmente, ci sarebbe
da dire. Click to continue reading...

Crocker Lions - 6 (2nd OT)
Central Bulldogs - 5

Cassville Wildcats - 3
Greenwood Blue Jays - 1
The Wildcats played their second straight game against a Class 1 District 6 opponent and earned the win again.

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Well this is just SUSPICIOUS (in the best of ways).  Looks like another Villarreal striker has gone down injured today.  Guille Franco now joins Rossi and Nihat on the injured list after hurting his knee in training this afternoon.  According to VillarrealUSA the injury is, "nothing to worry about in the long run, but enough [. Click to continue reading...

AQUILANI

Il Principino Alberto
è in pole position

È da tanto che si parla del rinnovo di Aquilani e nelle prossime
settimane, a Trigoria, si lavorerà anche per questo. Il Principino,
lo ha dichiarato più volte, vuole rimanere nella Capitale. Un
pensiero confermato nei giorni scorsi anche da Franco Zavaglia, l'agente
che, insieme al padre del numero 8 giallorosso, ne cura gli interessi:
«Aquilani vuole restare alla Roma? Click to continue reading...

Nadie tiene dudas sobre la falta de gol que sufre históricamente la selección mexicana (generalmente en los momentos más importantes), y ahora esa falta de contundencia parece haberse pasado a nuestros delanteros, en lo que va de la era Eriksson (ni se diga de lo que sucedió con Hugo Sánchez como DT). Click to continue reading...

Modelos 7
Originally uploaded by anam1973 Javier Aguirre , Maxy Rodriguez y Leo Franco tuvieron suerte y fueron escogidos para escoger a las proximas modelos recoge pelotas del Masters Series de Madrid en el Madrid Arena.

El Estadio Vicente Calderón fue la sede en donde las candidatas a ser recogepelotas fueron examinadas por Aguirre, Franco y Rodríguez, quienes estuvieron acompañados por Gerard Tsobanian, Director del Masters de Madrid, y Brian Pinault, Director del principal patrocinador del evento. Click to continue reading...

Así sucedieron las cosas. Darío Franco había sido visto por los rumbos atlistas y no se dudó que podría ser elnuevo timonel rojinegro. Ya se ha confirmado y veremos como terminan las cosas para los "académicos". Llegando declaró: Gracias, Buenos Días, no sé si querrán hacer unas preguntas. Estoy contento por esta oportunidad que me brinda la [. Click to continue reading...

Así sucedieron las cosas. Darío Franco había sido visto por los rumbos atlistas y no se dudó que podría ser elnuevo timonel rojinegro. Ya se ha confirmado y veremos como terminan las cosas para los "académicos". Llegando declaró: Gracias, Buenos Días, no sé si querrán hacer unas preguntas. Estoy contento por esta oportunidad que me brinda la [. Click to continue reading...

Geniş kitleleri etkileyen, onları bir süreliğine meşgul eden, yeri geldiği zaman kitlesel sevinç ve üzüntülerin kaynağı olan futbolun siyaset ile ilişkisinin olmaması düşünülemez. Hatta kimi zaman bu iki olgu içiçe geçmiş, sürekli birbirlerini etkileyerek toplumsal hayatta rol çalmışlardır. Click to continue reading...

POCA VOGLIA DI PARLARE NELLO SPOGLIATOIO ROMANISTA, SPALLETTI SENZA VOCE. LA PAROLA AL DT E A PHILIPPE

Mexes: «Che reazione»

Mexes: «Ci spiace per il risultato, ma la cosa più importante è quello che ha dimostrato la squadra. Totti e Juan? Anche i più grandi
sbagliano». Click to continue reading...

"Gli volevo bene quanto lui ne voleva a me. Mi e' capitato con pochi presidenti". E' il commosso ricordo del tecnico della Roma Luciano Spalletti nei confronti del presidente giallorosso Franco Sensi. "Fin dal primo momento che sono arrivato alla Roma, mi ha trasmesso sempre sentimenti di grande fiducia e affetto, mostrandomi che mi voleva bene. Click to continue reading...

Le dichiarazioni di Francesco Totti su Franco Sensi, rlasciate al Corriere dello Sport:

"Non posso dimenticare che nelle mie piccole battaglie, il presidente si è sempre schierato al mio fianco, non facendomi mai mancare il suo grande soste­gno. Ricordo, per esempio, quando feci certe accuse prima an­cora che scop­piasse lo scandalo di Calciopoli. Click to continue reading...

England manager Fabio Capello has indicated that Spurs front man Darren Bent may be in line for a recall to the England setup. Bent currently has 3 caps for the national side but having sent England assistant coach Franco Baldini to watch Bent against Roma Capello has decided that perhaps it is time for Bent to increase his tally. Click to continue reading...

                                                                                                                               The 08/09 Premier League season will start up this weekend and undoubtedly many of us will be keeping an eye out on that, in terms of build-up. Click to continue reading...

I'm back from hot, hot, hot Florida. Last Pre-season friendly: Rayo 2 Atlético 4 I didn't watch it, but apparently Maxi had a great game as did Ujfalusi. Poor positioning by Leo Franco led to the second goal. CHAMPIONS Aguirre submitted this squad for our Champions clash against Schalke: GK: Leo Franco, Coupet, Ángel Bernabé. Click to continue reading...

When Ferguson attacked Real with talk of Franco, and Queiroz likened the Spaniards' pursuit of Ronaldo to an Iberian border dispute, a clearly stung Calderon took a step back from the soap opera that had begun to dominate the summer
Calderon's credibility lies in tatters Click to continue reading...

OUR FIRST PRE-SEASON WIN, albeit against a lower division team. In any case, it's all about building confidence and continuing to blend as a team. According to match reports, we played a stronger game in the second half... First half squad: Leo Franco; Seitaridis, Valera, Pablo, Pernía; Camacho; Miguel, Cléber, Reyes; Diego Costa & Luis García. Click to continue reading...

I get a kick out of people calling the MLS All-Star Game the All-Star Break. Where exactly was the break? Moving games from Saturday to Sunday?

Anyway, here are my latest rankings which came a day later than normal because of the RSL-Toronto match on Monday.

1. New England (10-4-3). Click to continue reading...

Two of these DC signings have already been waived/photo from MLSNET.com

At the conclusion of a successful 2007 season which saw MLS' attendance at it highest level since the inaugural season of 1996 and media coverage beyond once imaginable levels, the league opted to increase the number of international squad spots to eight from the previous four senior and three youth internationals.

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Houston Dynamo has waived young forward Franco Caraccio today. The young striker floundered with the Dynamo, managing two goals and an assist in 10 games for Houston. The re-signing of Nate Jaqua earlier this week and the Dynamo's aim to shop for at least one more forward for the second half of the MLS season made [. Click to continue reading...

League and team sources have confirmed that Juan Carlos Osorio is seriously considering acquiring a striker who is currently playing in MLS. Some of the players mentioned include LA Galaxy striker Carlos Ruiz, Houston Dynamo's Franco Carrachio, Herculez Gomez (Rapids) and Fabian Espindola (Real Salt Lake). Click to continue reading...

NEWS: Dynamo forward Franco Caraccio has played his last game with the team, coach Dominic Kinnear said this morning following team practice at the Carl Lewis Complex. If the Dynamo can't trade Caraccio by today, the team will waive 21-year-old... Click to continue reading...

Guadalajara holds off a pesky Houston team made up largely of reserves 1-0.Second Half The frantic pace continues with great attacking intent staring down two very structured and organized defensive sides. Cory Ashe continues his energetic play and the chances continue to pile up for both teams. Franco Carracio who has been a horror in MLS [. Click to continue reading...

Los camoteros sorprendieron , y al equipo al que menos se pensaría que podían ganar en su pretemporada, fue al que vencieron, con la mínima diferencia, gol del Bola Gonzalez ante una mala marca y una mala salida de Leo Franco.

Atlético de Madrid tuvo muchas oportunidades para empatar en el segundo tiempo pero no lo lograron. Click to continue reading...

DIAaDIA - Vielka Cádiz Franco
¿Cuál será por fin el destino del "Matador"?

El delantero panameño Luis Tejada Hansell parece estar ahora más cerca de jugar en el fútbol mexicano de primera división.

Ayer trascendió que el ariete, oriundo de las populares Multis de San Joaquín, tiene una muy buena oferta del club Monterrey, donde también milita el zaguero panameño, Felipe Baloy. Click to continue reading...

2008/09 will be a season that all faithful Juve fans have been waiting for. Return to the Champions League and a real title challenge awaits them, and with these challenges must come new players. Dario Knezevic chose Juventus to end an embarrassing transfer derby between Juve and Torino (Livorno President Franco Spinelli had sold Knezevic [. Click to continue reading...

((Knock Knock))
"Who's there?
"Franco."
"Franco who?"
"Franco Niell, I cannot reach doorbell."



It looks like DC United is looking to make moves during the summer window. As Steven Goff reports, everyone's loveable MLS midget striker (and his $100,000 salary) has been waived by DC United. Click to continue reading...

Barcelona have agreed to personal terms with Shakhtar Donetsk wing-back Willian. The 19 year-old Brazilian's agent, Nikola Franco, told El Mundo Deportivo: "We reached an agreement on contract terms for five years." Shakhtar may spoil the party however, with the Ukrainians under no obligation to sell, and Willian's current buyout clause set at £22 million. Click to continue reading...

With the Clausura effectively over before the final weekend for Estudiantes and Boca Juniors as well as newly-crowned champions River Plate, the summer transfer market has already begun. River boss Diego Simeone wants to bring in a new goalkeeper, and has set his sights on Atlético de Madrid's Leo Franco, whilst Boca and Estudiantes are [. Click to continue reading...