Football
Zimbru Chisinau and Nistru Otaci to play in finals of Moldova Football Cup
April 25, 2007Zimbru Chisinau and Nistru Otaci will play in the finals of the Moldova Football Cup this year. The match will be played at Zimbru Complex on May 9. On Monday, Nistru was promoted in the decisive phase of the competition, after it beat 2-1 FC Tiraspol...
England: Charlton Athletic, Sheffield United dumped out of FA Cup
January 07, 2007London (dpa) - English Premiership sides Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United were the biggest casualties in the FA Cup on Saturday as both crashed out in the third round against League One clubs. Charlton, second-bottom in the Premiership, were...
England: FA Cup holders Liverpool beaten by Arsenal
January 07, 2007By Ben James London (dpa) - Holders Liverpool were knocked out of the FA Cup at the third-round stage on Saturday after being beaten 3-1 at home by Arsenal. Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United also crashed out after suffering defeat at the hands...
Dutchman Meulensteen steps down as Brondby coach
January 05, 2007Copenhagen (dpa) - Dutchman Rene Meulensteen who has coached Danish football club Brondby since last June has resigned, the club said Friday, adding it had agreed to release him from his contract. Meulensteen said he had decided to return to England...
Football: Haller released from hospital after recovering from heart attack
January 04, 2007Augsburg, Germany (dpa) - Former Germany player Helmut Haller has been allowed to leave a local hospital as he is recovering well from a heart attack, his son said on Thursday. "I have just picked him up. He is feeling much better," Juergen...
Football: Fulham seal Montella deal
January 04, 2007London (dpa) - Fulham Thursday completed the loan signing of Italian forward Vincenzo Montella from Roma. The 32-year-old has signed a temporary deal until the end of the season. A statement on the Serie A club's website read: "Roma announce...
Igor Dobrovolschi became coach of national football team
December 26, 2006Former Anatol Teslev's mate for the national football team, Igor Dobrovolschi became chief steering of the Moldovan league on Friday, December 22. Moldovan Football Federation Chairman Pavel Ciobanu stated in a press conference to the press that the...
Adidas chief raps Nike offer to German football federation
December 26, 2006Hamburg (dpa) - Adidas chief executive Herbert Hainer has criticised a 50-million-euros-per-year offer by rival American sports goods makers Nike to the German Football Federation (DFB). Hainer told the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung in its edition...
Charlton part company with Reed; Pardew named new manager
December 25, 2006London (dpa) - Struggling English Premiership club Charlton Athletic have parted company with coach Les Reed and replaced him with Alan Pardew, the former West Ham United manager. Reed, who had replaced Iain Dowie at the helm, left the club "...
Germany's football: Magath gets good marks from Bayern manager Hoeness
December 24, 2006Munich - Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness gave backing Saturday to coach Felix Magath despite cup elimination and a spell of patchy form in the league. "Clearly we had a critical phase but Felix Magath was never up for debate...
