England were among a number of fancied sides who began their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with handsome wins, but their trip to Switzerland on Tuesday comes amid a tabloid storm surrounding Wayne Rooney.
England were among a number of fancied sides who began their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with handsome wins, but their trip to Switzerland on Tuesday comes amid a tabloid storm surrounding Wayne Rooney.
Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez will lead Argentina’s attack when it faces World Cup winner Spain on Tuesday in a friendly that promises to be a bit more than that.
DUBAI — Argentine forward Jose Sand scored a brace as Al Ain scored a 3-0 win over Al Nasr away in the Etisalat UAE Pro-League at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai late on Friday night.
England goalkeeper Joe Hart insists it is too early to start tagging his generation as the players to breathe new life into Fabio Capello’s team.
With one sumptuous swing of his right foot against Liechtenstein on Friday, David Villa moved to within one goal of Raul’s all-time goalscoring record for Spain.
DUBAI — The UAE head coach Sreèko Katanec added Al Wahda’s keeper Adel Al Hosani and Al Jazira’s forward Saleh Al Menhali to the short-list of the senior national team ahead of their warm-up clash against Kuwait at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 7, 2010.
Al Jazira continued their good start to the season by defeating Sharjah 2-1 away in the Etisalat UAE Pro-League at the Al Sharjah Stadium late on Thursday night.
DUBAI — Former Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro finally has something to smile about in Dubai.
ABU DHABI — It was their first points but it came a little too late for Laszlo Boloni. Defending champions Al Wahda overcame their wretched start to the season by defeating a spirited Ittihad Kalba, promoted to the top flight. But the 3-1 win at home in the Etisalat UAE Pro-League at the Al Nahyan Stadium late on Wednesday night did little to save Wahda’s new coach Boloni, his job.
ABU DHABI — Al Wahda coach Laszlo Boloni (in picture) was fired from the job late on Wednesday night, despite the defending champions defeating promoted club Ittihad Kalba 3-1 in the Etisalat UAE Pro-League at the Al Nahyan Stadium.