At Zurich, Switzerland:
On Tuesday, FIFA awarded the 2014 World Cup to Brazil (which was the only candidate), which last hosted the event in 1950. It marks the first time that soccer's premier event will take place on the South American continent since Argentina hosted it in 1978. FIFA awarded the 2011 Women's World Cup to Germany.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
2007 MLS Playoff Commence
This past Thursday and Saturday marked the start of the 2007 Major League Soccer playoffs.
In the opening round, there are four two-game total-goal series.
Thursday's game at Bridgeview, Illinois:
Chris Rolfe scored the lone goal as the Chicago Fire took the opening match of their two-game set at home with DC United 1-0.
Here are the three Saturday games:
At East Rutherford, New Jersey:
The opening match of the two-game set between the New England Revolution and the New York Red Bulls ended a 0-0 stalemate.
At Frisco, Texas:
An unassisted goal from Clarence Goodson at 24 minutes lilfted FC Dallas to a 1-0 home win over the Houston Dynamo in the series opener for both clubs.
At Kansas City:
Davy Arnaud scored the lone goal (34') of a series-opening match that saw the Kansas City Wizards defeat visiting Chivas USA 1-0.
In the opening round, there are four two-game total-goal series.
Thursday's game at Bridgeview, Illinois:
Chris Rolfe scored the lone goal as the Chicago Fire took the opening match of their two-game set at home with DC United 1-0.
Here are the three Saturday games:
At East Rutherford, New Jersey:
The opening match of the two-game set between the New England Revolution and the New York Red Bulls ended a 0-0 stalemate.
At Frisco, Texas:
An unassisted goal from Clarence Goodson at 24 minutes lilfted FC Dallas to a 1-0 home win over the Houston Dynamo in the series opener for both clubs.
At Kansas City:
Davy Arnaud scored the lone goal (34') of a series-opening match that saw the Kansas City Wizards defeat visiting Chivas USA 1-0.
2007-08 UEFA Cup Begins Group Stage Stay
This past Thursday saw the beginning of group stage action in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup tournament:
GROUP A:
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Visiting AZ Alkmaar and Zenit St. Petersburg battled to a 1-1 draw. Ari opened the scoring (20') for the visiting Dutch club, while Zenit's Anatoliy Tymoschuk equalized with his 43rd-minute penalty kick.
At Liverpool, England:
Goals from Tim Cahill (14'), Leon Osman (50'), and Victor Anichebe (85') helped Everton to post an easy 3-1 home win over Greek club Larissa.
GROUP B:
At Athens, Greece:
Panathinaikos, powered by goals courtesy of Ioannis Goumas (11'), Dimitrios Papadoulos (73'), and Dimitrios Salpingidis (77'), spanked visiting Aberdeen 3-0.
At Moscow:
Atletico Madrid, with Aguero's double (16', 85'), came from behind to gain a 3-3 road deadlock with Lokomotiv Moscow. The hosts' Peter Odemwingie also doubled (61', 64').
GROUP C:
At Boras, Sweden:
Charilaos Pappas scored the equalizer at 49 minutes to enable AEK Athens to gain a 1-1 road stalemate against Elfsborg IF. Daniel Moback scored the lone goal for The Yellow Ones at 15 minutes.
At Villarreal, Spain:
Thanks to Joan Capdevila's 88th-minute equalizer, Villarreal salvaged a 1-1 home draw with Fiorentina. Christian Vieri put the visiting Purple Ones ahead with his 48th-minute tally.
GROUP D:
At Bergen, Norway:
Vincent Kompany scored the only goal (62') in Hamburg's 1-0 home win over SK Brann.
At Basle, Switzerland:
Marco Streller lifted FC Basel to a 1-0 home win over Rennes with his goal in the 55th minute.
GROUP E:
At Prague, Czech Republic:
FC Zurich came from behind to defeat Sparta Prague 2-1. Oumar Konde (38') and Alexandre Alphonse (62') scored for the winning visitors.
At Leverkusen, Germany:
Stefan Kiessling, with his goal at 35 minutes, lifted Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Toulouse.
GROUP F:
At Bolton, England:
Jailson's equalizer at 87 minutes lifted Sporting Braga to a 1-1 road deadlock with Bolton, whose El Hadji Diouf had scored in the 66th minute.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Miroslav Klose scored twice (20', 86') and Toni Kroos notched the game winner (90'+4') as Bayern Munich came from behind to defeat hosts Red Star Belgrade 3-2.
GROUP G:
At London:
Goals from Esteban Granero (21') and Braulio (70') enabled Getafe to come from behind on the road to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. This turned out to be the final game for embattled Spurs manager Martin Jol, who stepped down following the game.
At Brussels:
Nicolas Frutos provided all the scoring, both goals (36', 70') in fact, as RSC Anderlecht blanked visiting Hapoel Tel-Aviv 2-0.
GROUP H:
At Helsingborg, Sweden:
Henrik Larssen's equalizer (83') enabled Helsingborgs IF to salvage a 1-1 home stalemate with Greek club Panionios. Fanourious Goundoulakis had put the guests in front with his first-half score (45'+1').
At Bordeaux, France:
Marouane Chamakh scored the winning goal at 64 minutes, as Bordeaux came from behind to defeat visiting Galatasaray 2-1.
GROUP A:
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Visiting AZ Alkmaar and Zenit St. Petersburg battled to a 1-1 draw. Ari opened the scoring (20') for the visiting Dutch club, while Zenit's Anatoliy Tymoschuk equalized with his 43rd-minute penalty kick.
At Liverpool, England:
Goals from Tim Cahill (14'), Leon Osman (50'), and Victor Anichebe (85') helped Everton to post an easy 3-1 home win over Greek club Larissa.
GROUP B:
At Athens, Greece:
Panathinaikos, powered by goals courtesy of Ioannis Goumas (11'), Dimitrios Papadoulos (73'), and Dimitrios Salpingidis (77'), spanked visiting Aberdeen 3-0.
At Moscow:
Atletico Madrid, with Aguero's double (16', 85'), came from behind to gain a 3-3 road deadlock with Lokomotiv Moscow. The hosts' Peter Odemwingie also doubled (61', 64').
GROUP C:
At Boras, Sweden:
Charilaos Pappas scored the equalizer at 49 minutes to enable AEK Athens to gain a 1-1 road stalemate against Elfsborg IF. Daniel Moback scored the lone goal for The Yellow Ones at 15 minutes.
At Villarreal, Spain:
Thanks to Joan Capdevila's 88th-minute equalizer, Villarreal salvaged a 1-1 home draw with Fiorentina. Christian Vieri put the visiting Purple Ones ahead with his 48th-minute tally.
GROUP D:
At Bergen, Norway:
Vincent Kompany scored the only goal (62') in Hamburg's 1-0 home win over SK Brann.
At Basle, Switzerland:
Marco Streller lifted FC Basel to a 1-0 home win over Rennes with his goal in the 55th minute.
GROUP E:
At Prague, Czech Republic:
FC Zurich came from behind to defeat Sparta Prague 2-1. Oumar Konde (38') and Alexandre Alphonse (62') scored for the winning visitors.
At Leverkusen, Germany:
Stefan Kiessling, with his goal at 35 minutes, lifted Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Toulouse.
GROUP F:
At Bolton, England:
Jailson's equalizer at 87 minutes lifted Sporting Braga to a 1-1 road deadlock with Bolton, whose El Hadji Diouf had scored in the 66th minute.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Miroslav Klose scored twice (20', 86') and Toni Kroos notched the game winner (90'+4') as Bayern Munich came from behind to defeat hosts Red Star Belgrade 3-2.
GROUP G:
At London:
Goals from Esteban Granero (21') and Braulio (70') enabled Getafe to come from behind on the road to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. This turned out to be the final game for embattled Spurs manager Martin Jol, who stepped down following the game.
At Brussels:
Nicolas Frutos provided all the scoring, both goals (36', 70') in fact, as RSC Anderlecht blanked visiting Hapoel Tel-Aviv 2-0.
GROUP H:
At Helsingborg, Sweden:
Henrik Larssen's equalizer (83') enabled Helsingborgs IF to salvage a 1-1 home stalemate with Greek club Panionios. Fanourious Goundoulakis had put the guests in front with his first-half score (45'+1').
At Bordeaux, France:
Marouane Chamakh scored the winning goal at 64 minutes, as Bordeaux came from behind to defeat visiting Galatasaray 2-1.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
UEFA Champions League Standings
Here are the standings for the eight groups in UCL Group Stage play after matchday # 3:
All teams have played three games apiece:
GROUP A:
Points
1. Olympique de Marseille 7
2. FC Porto 5
3. Besiktas JK 3
4. Liverpool 1
GROUP B:
Points
1. Chelsea 7
2. Rosenborg 4
3. Valencia 3
4. FC Schalke 04 3
GROUP C:
Points
1. Real Madrid 7
2. Olympiacos 4
3. Werder Bremen 3
4. S.S. Lazio 2
GROUP D:
Points
1. AC Milan 6
2. FC Shakhtar Donetsk 6
3. SL Benfica 3
4. Celtic 3
GROUP E:
Points
1. FC Barcelona 7
2. Rangers 7
3. Lyon 3
4. VfB Stuttgart 0
GROUP F:
Points
1. Manchester United 9
2. AS Roma 6
3. Sporting Club Portugal 3
4. Dynamo Kiev 0
GROUP G:
Points
1. Inter Milan 6
2. Fenerbahce 5
3. PSV Eindhoven 4
4. CSKA Moscow 1
GROUP H:
Points
1. Arsenal 9
2. Sevilla 6
3. Slavia Prague 3
4. Steaua Bucharest 0
All teams have played three games apiece:
GROUP A:
Points
1. Olympique de Marseille 7
2. FC Porto 5
3. Besiktas JK 3
4. Liverpool 1
GROUP B:
Points
1. Chelsea 7
2. Rosenborg 4
3. Valencia 3
4. FC Schalke 04 3
GROUP C:
Points
1. Real Madrid 7
2. Olympiacos 4
3. Werder Bremen 3
4. S.S. Lazio 2
GROUP D:
Points
1. AC Milan 6
2. FC Shakhtar Donetsk 6
3. SL Benfica 3
4. Celtic 3
GROUP E:
Points
1. FC Barcelona 7
2. Rangers 7
3. Lyon 3
4. VfB Stuttgart 0
GROUP F:
Points
1. Manchester United 9
2. AS Roma 6
3. Sporting Club Portugal 3
4. Dynamo Kiev 0
GROUP G:
Points
1. Inter Milan 6
2. Fenerbahce 5
3. PSV Eindhoven 4
4. CSKA Moscow 1
GROUP H:
Points
1. Arsenal 9
2. Sevilla 6
3. Slavia Prague 3
4. Steaua Bucharest 0
2007-08 UEFA Champions League: Matchday #3, Continued
Wednesday marked the continuation of group stage play in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League:
GROUP A:
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Bobo scored the game winner at 82 minutes, enabling Besiktas to hold off visiting Liverpool 2-1.
At Marselle, France:
Lucho Gonzalez equalized in the 79th minute with his successful penalty kick, thus lifting FC Porto to a 1-1 road deadlock with Marseille. Mamadou Niang scored at 69 minutes for the hosts.
GROUP B:
At Trondheim, Norway:
Rosenborg, thanks to goals from Yssouf Kone (53') and Vidar Riseth (61'), blanked visiting Valencia 2-0.
At London:
With goals courtesy of Florent Malouda (4') and Didier Drogba (47'), Chelsea posted a 2-0 home win over FC Schalke 04.
GROUP C:
At Bremen, Germany:
With goals courtesy of Boubacar Sanogo (28') and Hugo Almeida (54'), Werder Bremen held off visiting Lazio 2-1.
At Madrid:
Robinho's double (68', 83') helped Real Madrid double up Olympiacos 4-2.
GROUP D:
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Oscar Cardozo scored the lone goal (87') of SL Benfica's 1-0 home win over Celtic.
At Milan, Italy:
Two goals each from Alberto Gilardino (6', 14') and Clarence Seedorf (62', 69') powered AC Milan to an easy 4-1 thumping at home over Shakhtar Donetsk.
GROUP A:
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Bobo scored the game winner at 82 minutes, enabling Besiktas to hold off visiting Liverpool 2-1.
At Marselle, France:
Lucho Gonzalez equalized in the 79th minute with his successful penalty kick, thus lifting FC Porto to a 1-1 road deadlock with Marseille. Mamadou Niang scored at 69 minutes for the hosts.
GROUP B:
At Trondheim, Norway:
Rosenborg, thanks to goals from Yssouf Kone (53') and Vidar Riseth (61'), blanked visiting Valencia 2-0.
At London:
With goals courtesy of Florent Malouda (4') and Didier Drogba (47'), Chelsea posted a 2-0 home win over FC Schalke 04.
GROUP C:
At Bremen, Germany:
With goals courtesy of Boubacar Sanogo (28') and Hugo Almeida (54'), Werder Bremen held off visiting Lazio 2-1.
At Madrid:
Robinho's double (68', 83') helped Real Madrid double up Olympiacos 4-2.
GROUP D:
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Oscar Cardozo scored the lone goal (87') of SL Benfica's 1-0 home win over Celtic.
At Milan, Italy:
Two goals each from Alberto Gilardino (6', 14') and Clarence Seedorf (62', 69') powered AC Milan to an easy 4-1 thumping at home over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
2007-08 UEFA Champions League: Matchday #3, Part 1
Tuesday marked the opening day of Matchday #3 in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League's Group Stage:
GROUP E:
At Stuttgart, Germay:
Goals from Fabio Santos (56') and Karim Benzema (79') powered Olympique Lyonnais to a 2-0 road win over VfB Stuttgart.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
FC Barcelona and homestanding Rangers battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
GROUP F:
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice (41', PK-68') to help lead Manchester United to a 4-2 road doubling of Dynamo Kiev.
At Rome:
Mirko Vucinic scored the game winner (70') to lift AS Roma past visiting Sporting 2-1.
GROUP G:
At Moscow:
Powered by goals from Hernan Crespo (52') and Walter Samuel (80'), Inter Milan came from behind to defeat hosts CSKA Moscow 2-1.
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Visiting--and ten-men--Fenerbahce battled PSV Eindhoven to a 0-0 draw.
GROUP H:
At Seville, Spain:
First-half goals from Frederic Kanoute (5') and Luis Fabiano (17') were enough to lead Sevilla to a 2-1 home win over Steaua Bucharest.
At London:
In a game of textbook football---or soccer, as we Americans call it---Arsenal laid waste to visiting Slavia Prague in a classic case of what we call a good old-fashioned brass-knuckled fistbeating, 7-0. Cesc Fabregas (5', 58') and Theo Walcott (41', 55') each tallied twice for the Gunners.
GROUP E:
At Stuttgart, Germay:
Goals from Fabio Santos (56') and Karim Benzema (79') powered Olympique Lyonnais to a 2-0 road win over VfB Stuttgart.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
FC Barcelona and homestanding Rangers battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
GROUP F:
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice (41', PK-68') to help lead Manchester United to a 4-2 road doubling of Dynamo Kiev.
At Rome:
Mirko Vucinic scored the game winner (70') to lift AS Roma past visiting Sporting 2-1.
GROUP G:
At Moscow:
Powered by goals from Hernan Crespo (52') and Walter Samuel (80'), Inter Milan came from behind to defeat hosts CSKA Moscow 2-1.
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Visiting--and ten-men--Fenerbahce battled PSV Eindhoven to a 0-0 draw.
GROUP H:
At Seville, Spain:
First-half goals from Frederic Kanoute (5') and Luis Fabiano (17') were enough to lead Sevilla to a 2-1 home win over Steaua Bucharest.
At London:
In a game of textbook football---or soccer, as we Americans call it---Arsenal laid waste to visiting Slavia Prague in a classic case of what we call a good old-fashioned brass-knuckled fistbeating, 7-0. Cesc Fabregas (5', 58') and Theo Walcott (41', 55') each tallied twice for the Gunners.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Results From UEFA Cup Group Stage Draw
On Tuesday, the draw for the placing of the forty clubs that qualified for the Group Stage of the 2007-08 UEFA Cup took place at Nyon, Switzerland:
Here are the eight groups of five teams each:
GROUP A:
AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands)
Larissa (Greece)
FC Nurnberg (Germany)
Everton (England)
Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia)
GROUP B:
Atletico Madrid (Spain)
Aberdeen (Scotland)
FC Copenhagen (Denmark)
Panathinaikos (Greece)
Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
GROUP C:
AEK Athens (Greece)
Fiorentina (Italy)
Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic)
Villarreal (Spain)
Elfsborg (Sweden)
GROUP D:
Hamburg (Germany)
Rennes (France)
Dinamo Zagreg (Croatia)
FC Basel (Switzerland)
Brann (Norway)
GROUP E:
FC Zurich (Switzerland)
Toulouse (France)
Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
GROUP F:
Sporting Braga (Portugal)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Aris (Greece)
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Bolton Wanderers (England)
GROUP G:
Getafe (Spain)
Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel)
AaB (Denmark)
RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)
Tottenham Hotspur (England)
GROUP H:
Panionios (Greece)
Galatasaray (Turkey)
Austria Vienna (Austria)
Bordeau (France)
Helsingborg (Sweden)
Group stage play begins on October 25. Each team will play four games, one against each other team in its group. The top three finishing clubs in each group will move on to the knockout stage, where they will be joined by the third-place finisher from each of the eight UEFA Champions League groups. The knockout stage will begin with the round of 32. Then on until next May's one-game final at City Stadium in Manchester, England, it will be two total-goals, home-and-away series in each round.
Here are the eight groups of five teams each:
GROUP A:
AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands)
Larissa (Greece)
FC Nurnberg (Germany)
Everton (England)
Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia)
GROUP B:
Atletico Madrid (Spain)
Aberdeen (Scotland)
FC Copenhagen (Denmark)
Panathinaikos (Greece)
Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
GROUP C:
AEK Athens (Greece)
Fiorentina (Italy)
Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic)
Villarreal (Spain)
Elfsborg (Sweden)
GROUP D:
Hamburg (Germany)
Rennes (France)
Dinamo Zagreg (Croatia)
FC Basel (Switzerland)
Brann (Norway)
GROUP E:
FC Zurich (Switzerland)
Toulouse (France)
Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
GROUP F:
Sporting Braga (Portugal)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Aris (Greece)
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Bolton Wanderers (England)
GROUP G:
Getafe (Spain)
Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel)
AaB (Denmark)
RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)
Tottenham Hotspur (England)
GROUP H:
Panionios (Greece)
Galatasaray (Turkey)
Austria Vienna (Austria)
Bordeau (France)
Helsingborg (Sweden)
Group stage play begins on October 25. Each team will play four games, one against each other team in its group. The top three finishing clubs in each group will move on to the knockout stage, where they will be joined by the third-place finisher from each of the eight UEFA Champions League groups. The knockout stage will begin with the round of 32. Then on until next May's one-game final at City Stadium in Manchester, England, it will be two total-goals, home-and-away series in each round.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
UEFA Cup First Round Concludes
The remaining thirty-nine first-round, two-game, total-goals series concluded Thursday as the 2007-08 UEFA Cup tournament continued. Here's a roundup for five Thursday matches:
At Florence, Italy:
Following a 1-1 home draw in game two, with the series deadlocked 2-2 on aggregate, and after 30 minutes of overtime could not settle the issue, Fiorentina won the penalty kick shootout over Dutch club FC Groningen 4-3 to advance to the group stage.
At Zaragoza, Spain:
Despite losing the second game of their series, 2-1 on the road against Real Zaragoza, Aris Thessaloniki still advanced to the group stage as they won their series because of the away goals rule. Francisco Peral scored the goal that enabled the Greek club to advance, even though the total score for the series was deadlocked at 2-2.
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Second-half goals courtesy of Luca Toni and Hamit Altintop lifted Bayern Munich to a 2-0 road win in game two over Belenenses, thus enabling the longtime German Bundesliga power to win the series 3-0 on aggregate.
At Sofia, Bulgaria:
Andre-Pierre Gignac scored the series-winning goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time, enabling Toulouse to gain a 1-1 road draw with CSKA Sofia, and win the series by that score on aggregate because of that late away goal.
At Blackburn, England:
Despite losing game two on the road to Blackburn 2-1, Greek club Larissa, thanks to Cleyton's goal in the second contest, still advanced to the group stage by winning the series against the English Premiership club on aggregate, 3-2.
You can find the results and summaries of the other 34 Thursday matches here, here, and here.
At Florence, Italy:
Following a 1-1 home draw in game two, with the series deadlocked 2-2 on aggregate, and after 30 minutes of overtime could not settle the issue, Fiorentina won the penalty kick shootout over Dutch club FC Groningen 4-3 to advance to the group stage.
At Zaragoza, Spain:
Despite losing the second game of their series, 2-1 on the road against Real Zaragoza, Aris Thessaloniki still advanced to the group stage as they won their series because of the away goals rule. Francisco Peral scored the goal that enabled the Greek club to advance, even though the total score for the series was deadlocked at 2-2.
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Second-half goals courtesy of Luca Toni and Hamit Altintop lifted Bayern Munich to a 2-0 road win in game two over Belenenses, thus enabling the longtime German Bundesliga power to win the series 3-0 on aggregate.
At Sofia, Bulgaria:
Andre-Pierre Gignac scored the series-winning goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time, enabling Toulouse to gain a 1-1 road draw with CSKA Sofia, and win the series by that score on aggregate because of that late away goal.
At Blackburn, England:
Despite losing game two on the road to Blackburn 2-1, Greek club Larissa, thanks to Cleyton's goal in the second contest, still advanced to the group stage by winning the series against the English Premiership club on aggregate, 3-2.
You can find the results and summaries of the other 34 Thursday matches here, here, and here.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Revs Cop US Open Crown
At Frisco, Texas:
After losing three MLS Cup title games and one previous US Open Cup final, the New England Revolution won the 2007 Lamar Hunt US Open championship match Wednesday night, defeating FC Dallas 3-2 to win their first major trophy in their 12 season history. Pat Noonan scored one (21') and assisted on the Revs' two other goals, scored by Taylor Twellman (42') and Wells Thompson (58'). Arturo Alvarez (30') and Abe Thompson (64') provided the Dallas tallies.
After losing three MLS Cup title games and one previous US Open Cup final, the New England Revolution won the 2007 Lamar Hunt US Open championship match Wednesday night, defeating FC Dallas 3-2 to win their first major trophy in their 12 season history. Pat Noonan scored one (21') and assisted on the Revs' two other goals, scored by Taylor Twellman (42') and Wells Thompson (58'). Arturo Alvarez (30') and Abe Thompson (64') provided the Dallas tallies.
2007-08 UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Matchday # 2, Continued
Wednesday marked the conclusion of matchday #2 in group stage play in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League.
GROUP A:
At Liverpool, England:
Mathieu Valbuena's goal at 77 minutes (in which he is seen here celebrating) lifted Olympique de Marseille to a 1-0 road win over Liverpool. Photo © Getty Images
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Ricardo Quaresma scored the dramatic game winner during the second minute of second-half stoppage time to lift FC Porto to a 1-0 road victory over Besiktas. He is seen on the right in this photo showing his celebrating his big goal. Photo © Getty Images
STANDINGS:
1. Marseille, 6 points; 2. FC Porto, 4 points; 3. Liverpool, 1 point; 4. Besiktas, 0 points
GROUP B:
At Valencia, Spain:
Didier Drogba's winner at 71 minutes lifted Chelsea to a 2-1 road win over Valencia. Here's the Blues' scoring machine saluting the visiting fans. Photo © Getty Images
At Trondheim, Norway:
Jermaine Jones (62') and Kevin Kuranyi (89') provided the only goals in FC Schalke 04's 2-0
road win over Rosenborg. Here's the German club's dynamic duo celebrating after that first goal. Photo © Getty Images
STANDINGS:
1. Chelsea, 4 points; 2(tie). Valencia and Schalke, 3 points each; 4. Rosenborg, 1 point
GROUP C:
At Rome:
Visiting Real Madrid was held to a 2-2 deadlock by Lazio. The Bloncos Ruud van Nistelrooy (8', 61') and the Young Eagles' Goran Pandev(32', 75') each doubled for his respective club. That's Goran being pictured celebrating one of his tallies. Photo © Getty Images
At Bremen, Germany:
Olympiacos ended their 31-match UCL winless road streak with a second-half scoring barrage, with goals from Ieroklis Stoltidis (73'), Christos Patsatzouglou (82'), and Darko Kovacevic (87'), lifting the
guests to a 3-1 win over Werder Bremen. That's the Legend's Raul Bravo celebrating his team's victory. Photo© Getty Images
STANDINGS:
1(tie). Olympiacos and Real Madrid, 4 points each; 3. Lazio, 2 points; 4. Werder Bremen, 0 points.
GROUP D:
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Scott McDonald scored the game winner (90', pictured here), to lead Celtic to a 2-1 home win over defending champs AC Milan. Photo © Getty Images
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Jadson scored the lone goal of the match (42') as Shakhtar Donetsk stunned SL Benfica on the road 1-0. He's pictured here mobbed by teammates after he scored. Photo © Getty Images
STANDINGS:
1. Shakhtar Donetsk, 6 points; 2 (tie) Celtic and AC Milan, 3 points each; 4. SL Benfica 0 points
GROUP A:
At Liverpool, England:Mathieu Valbuena's goal at 77 minutes (in which he is seen here celebrating) lifted Olympique de Marseille to a 1-0 road win over Liverpool. Photo © Getty Images
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Ricardo Quaresma scored the dramatic game winner during the second minute of second-half stoppage time to lift FC Porto to a 1-0 road victory over Besiktas. He is seen on the right in this photo showing his celebrating his big goal. Photo © Getty ImagesSTANDINGS:
1. Marseille, 6 points; 2. FC Porto, 4 points; 3. Liverpool, 1 point; 4. Besiktas, 0 points
GROUP B:
At Valencia, Spain:Didier Drogba's winner at 71 minutes lifted Chelsea to a 2-1 road win over Valencia. Here's the Blues' scoring machine saluting the visiting fans. Photo © Getty Images
At Trondheim, Norway:
Jermaine Jones (62') and Kevin Kuranyi (89') provided the only goals in FC Schalke 04's 2-0
road win over Rosenborg. Here's the German club's dynamic duo celebrating after that first goal. Photo © Getty ImagesSTANDINGS:
1. Chelsea, 4 points; 2(tie). Valencia and Schalke, 3 points each; 4. Rosenborg, 1 point
GROUP C:
At Rome:
Visiting Real Madrid was held to a 2-2 deadlock by Lazio. The Bloncos Ruud van Nistelrooy (8', 61') and the Young Eagles' Goran Pandev(32', 75') each doubled for his respective club. That's Goran being pictured celebrating one of his tallies. Photo © Getty ImagesAt Bremen, Germany:
Olympiacos ended their 31-match UCL winless road streak with a second-half scoring barrage, with goals from Ieroklis Stoltidis (73'), Christos Patsatzouglou (82'), and Darko Kovacevic (87'), lifting the
guests to a 3-1 win over Werder Bremen. That's the Legend's Raul Bravo celebrating his team's victory. Photo© Getty ImagesSTANDINGS:
1(tie). Olympiacos and Real Madrid, 4 points each; 3. Lazio, 2 points; 4. Werder Bremen, 0 points.
GROUP D:
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Scott McDonald scored the game winner (90', pictured here), to lead Celtic to a 2-1 home win over defending champs AC Milan. Photo © Getty Images
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Jadson scored the lone goal of the match (42') as Shakhtar Donetsk stunned SL Benfica on the road 1-0. He's pictured here mobbed by teammates after he scored. Photo © Getty ImagesSTANDINGS:
1. Shakhtar Donetsk, 6 points; 2 (tie) Celtic and AC Milan, 3 points each; 4. SL Benfica 0 points
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Panathinaikos Into UEFA Cup Group Stage
At Athens:
A hat trick from Dimitrios Papadopoulos provided all the scoring for Panathinaikos, as the Greek club blasted visiting Artmedia Bratislava 3-0 in the second game of the two clubs' two-game total-goals series, allowing them to win the series 5-1 on aggregate and qualify for the group stage of the 2007-08 UEFA Cup.
A hat trick from Dimitrios Papadopoulos provided all the scoring for Panathinaikos, as the Greek club blasted visiting Artmedia Bratislava 3-0 in the second game of the two clubs' two-game total-goals series, allowing them to win the series 5-1 on aggregate and qualify for the group stage of the 2007-08 UEFA Cup.
2007-08 UEFA Champions League: Matchday #2, Part 1
Tuesday marked part one of matchday # 2 in group stage play in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League:
GROUP E:
At Lyon, France:
Goals from Lee McCulloch (23'), Daniel Cousin (48', seen here mobbed by happy teammates). and
DeMarcus Beasley (53') powered Rangers to a 3-0 road fistbeating of Lyon. Photo © Getty Images
At Stuttgart, Germany:
Carles Puyol (53', pictured here celebrating with teammates) and Lionel Messi (67') provided the
second half scoring to send Barcelona to a 2-0 road win over VfB Stuttgart. Photo © Getty Images
STANDINGS:
1 (tie). Barcelona and Rangers, 6 points each; 3 (tie). VfB Stuttgart and Lyon, 0 points each
GROUP F:
At Manchester, England:
Wayne Rooney's goal (70', seen here celebrating with teammates) was the only one of the match that saw Manchester United defeat visiting AS Roma 1-0. Photo © Getty Images
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Sporting, thanks to goals courtesy of
Tonel (14') and Anderson Polga (38'), picked up a road win, 2-1 over Dynamo Kiev. Here, we see the Lions' defenseman Ronny attempting a shot.
Photo © Getty Images.
STANDINGS:
1. Manchester United, 6 points; 2 (tie). Sporting and AS Roma, 3 points apiece; 4. Dynamo Kiev, 0 points
GROUP G:
At Moscow:
Deivid's equalizer at 85 minutes enabled Fenerbahce to gain a 2-2 road draw with CSKA Moscow. Pictured here, we see the visitors' Gokcek Vederson shielding the ball away from the Horses' Deividas Semberas. Photo © Getty Images
At Milan, Italy:
Powered by Zlatan
Ibrahimovic's double (PK-15' with Zlatan seen celebrating here, 31'), Inter Milan blanked visiting PSV Eindhoven 2-0.
Photo © Getty Images
STANDINGS:
1. Fenerbahce, 4 points; 2 (tie). Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven, 3 points each; 4. CSKA Moscow, 1 point
GROUP H:
At Bucharest, Romania:
Robin van Persie provided the only goal (76', being seen here celebrating) in Arsenal's 1-0 road victory over Steaua Bucharest. Photo © Getty Images
At Seville, Spain:
Sevilla, thanks to goals from Frederic Kanoute (8'), Luis Fabiano (27', pictured here celebrating with teammates), Julien Escude (58'), and
Arouna Kone (69'), doubled up visiting Slavia Prague 4-2. Photo © Getty Images
STANDINGS:
1. Arsenal, 6 points; 2(tie). Sevilla and Slavia Prague, 3 points each; 4. Steaua Bucharest, 0 points
GROUP E:
At Lyon, France:
Goals from Lee McCulloch (23'), Daniel Cousin (48', seen here mobbed by happy teammates). and
DeMarcus Beasley (53') powered Rangers to a 3-0 road fistbeating of Lyon. Photo © Getty ImagesAt Stuttgart, Germany:
Carles Puyol (53', pictured here celebrating with teammates) and Lionel Messi (67') provided the
second half scoring to send Barcelona to a 2-0 road win over VfB Stuttgart. Photo © Getty ImagesSTANDINGS:
1 (tie). Barcelona and Rangers, 6 points each; 3 (tie). VfB Stuttgart and Lyon, 0 points each
GROUP F:
At Manchester, England:
Wayne Rooney's goal (70', seen here celebrating with teammates) was the only one of the match that saw Manchester United defeat visiting AS Roma 1-0. Photo © Getty ImagesAt Kiev, Ukraine:
Sporting, thanks to goals courtesy of
Tonel (14') and Anderson Polga (38'), picked up a road win, 2-1 over Dynamo Kiev. Here, we see the Lions' defenseman Ronny attempting a shot.Photo © Getty Images.
STANDINGS:
1. Manchester United, 6 points; 2 (tie). Sporting and AS Roma, 3 points apiece; 4. Dynamo Kiev, 0 points
GROUP G:
At Moscow:
Deivid's equalizer at 85 minutes enabled Fenerbahce to gain a 2-2 road draw with CSKA Moscow. Pictured here, we see the visitors' Gokcek Vederson shielding the ball away from the Horses' Deividas Semberas. Photo © Getty ImagesAt Milan, Italy:
Powered by Zlatan
Ibrahimovic's double (PK-15' with Zlatan seen celebrating here, 31'), Inter Milan blanked visiting PSV Eindhoven 2-0.Photo © Getty Images
STANDINGS:
1. Fenerbahce, 4 points; 2 (tie). Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven, 3 points each; 4. CSKA Moscow, 1 point
GROUP H:
At Bucharest, Romania:
Robin van Persie provided the only goal (76', being seen here celebrating) in Arsenal's 1-0 road victory over Steaua Bucharest. Photo © Getty ImagesAt Seville, Spain:
Sevilla, thanks to goals from Frederic Kanoute (8'), Luis Fabiano (27', pictured here celebrating with teammates), Julien Escude (58'), and
Arouna Kone (69'), doubled up visiting Slavia Prague 4-2. Photo © Getty ImagesSTANDINGS:
1. Arsenal, 6 points; 2(tie). Sevilla and Slavia Prague, 3 points each; 4. Steaua Bucharest, 0 points
Monday, October 01, 2007
Sounders Win Fourth USL1 Title
At Seattle:
On Saturday night, the Seattle Sounders won their fourth United Soccer Leagues First Division championship, brassknuckling the Atlanta Silverbacks 4-0. This may have been the Sounders' final game, with reports coming from Seattle media that the Emerald City may get a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, to begin play in 2009.
On Saturday night, the Seattle Sounders won their fourth United Soccer Leagues First Division championship, brassknuckling the Atlanta Silverbacks 4-0. This may have been the Sounders' final game, with reports coming from Seattle media that the Emerald City may get a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, to begin play in 2009.
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