Coach Paulo Bento will be hoping for the real Nani to stand up after a mixed season at Old Trafford, which started with a brace in the Community Shield at Wembley against rivals Manchester City. Had he turned in that kind of showing in either league ...
On a good night, it gives the victorious coach a platform to stare down on the assembled press corps, like a particularly imperious preacher informing the congregation of their sins. This is not a good night. There were a lot of great nights last year ...
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THE SHIELD: Maycenvale United forward Regan Steele, right, claims possession as Napier City Rovers winger Josh Stevenson applies plenty of pressure during the Blues' 5-1 win yesterday. It was a case of pre-match dreams coming true for Josh Stevenson in ...
At a news conference this month before a Major League Soccer game against the Impact, David Beckham of the Los Angeles Galaxy was asked how it felt to be in a hockey town like Montreal trying to convert people to soccer. “I think we're the hockey town ...
2, according to most of the Major League Soccer “Power Rankings” scattered around the blogosphere. This time it's the Seattle Sounders and RSL, in the first of three meetings that could determine the Western Conference title, Supporters' Shield and ...
Villa got one back through an own goal, but the Magpies held out for the victory. Chelsea's youth side left Hong Kong empty-handed. They were stunned 3-2 by Leicester City in the second-tier Shield final, after City scored a sudden death goal in extra ...
By Scott French | ESPNLosAngeles.com Rich Schultz/Getty Images Steven Lenhart, right, scored two goals, including a late winner, in San Jose's victory last weekend. The best team in Major League Soccer at the moment that isn't Sporting Kansas City ...
Instead, the focus was on last year, when the Galaxy romped to Major League Soccer's Supporters' Shield, setting a post-shootout era points record in the process, and swept through the playoffs to win their third MLS Cup title, to go with their 2002 ...