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Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:21 AM PDT
WELLINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - New Zealand erased the memoryof a dismal Oceania Nations Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory overNew Caledonia in their opening third round match of OceaniaWorld Cup qualifying in Noumea on Friday. Oceania champions Tahiti, who had captain Nicolas Vallarsent off just before halftime, were earlier beaten 2-0 by theSolomon Islands in Honaira in the first match of the region'sfinal round of qualifying for the 2014 finals in Brazil. ...
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Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:01 AM PDT
 CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Cameroon and Nigeria lead the list of African heavyweights seeking to restore battered reputations and move closer to sealing berths at next year's African Nations Cup in the final round of qualifiers. Both countries missed out on the last finals earlier this year but are hoping to return to the continent's top soccer tournament despite missing key elements of their squads. Cameroon play away in the Cape Verde Islands without captain Samuel Eto'o, who is boycotting the team at the end of an eight month suspension after accusing the national federation of poor management . ...
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Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:37 AM PDT
CAPE TOWN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Cameroon and Nigeria lead thelist of African heavyweights seeking to restore batteredreputations and move closer to sealing berths at next year'sAfrican Nations Cup in the final round of qualifiers. Both countries missed out on the last finals earlier thisyear but are hoping to return to the continent's top soccertournament despite missing key elements of their squads. Cameroon play away in the Cape Verde Islands without captainSamuel Eto'o, who is boycotting the team at the end of an eightmonth suspension after accusing the national federation of poormanagement. ...
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Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:30 AM PDT
CAPE TOWN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - African Nations Cup qualifyingfinal round, first leg fixtures (times GMT): On SaturdayIn Abidjan: Ivory Coast v Senegal (1700)In Accra: Ghana v Malawi (1500)In Bamako: Mali v Botswana (1700)In Bangui: Central African Republic v Burkina Faso (1400)In Freetown: Sierra Leone v Tunisia (1630)In Khartoum: Sudan v Ethiopia (1700)In Libreville: Gabon v Togo (1430)In Monrovia: Liberia v Nigeria (1800)In Ndola: Zambia v Uganda (1300)In Praia: Cape Verde Islands v Cameroon (1700) On SundayIn Casablanca, Morocco: Libya v Algeria (1700)In Conakry: Guinea v Niger (1700)In ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:12 PM PDT
SYDNEY, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Factbox on goalkeeper MarkSchwarzer, who became the first Australian to win 100international caps in the 3-0 friendly win over Lebanon onThursday: Born: Oct. 6, 1972 in Sydney CLUB CAREER Schwarzer started his soccer career at Sydney club MarconiStallions before moving to Germany in 1994 to play for DynamoDresden and Kaiserslautern. He moved to England in 1996 with Bradford City before makingthe switch to Premier League side Middlesbrough a year later. In 2004, he helped the club win their first major trophywhen they beat Bolton Wanderers to lift the League Cup. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:06 PM PDT
NIIGATA, Japan, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Manchester United'sShinji Kagawa cut a forlorn figure after being substituted athalftime during Japan's 1-0 friendly victory over the UnitedArab Emirates, having made little impact on the game. After enjoying an impressive start to his United career,triggering 'Kagawa-mania' across Japan, the forward failed tomask his disappointment after Thursday's match. "Of course I wanted to play more minutes," the 23-year-oldtold reporters after Japan struggled in their final warm-up fora home World Cup qualifier against Iraq on Tuesday. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 08:17 PM PDT
SYDNEY, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Australia got a welcome boostbefore they restart their World Cup qualifying campaign when aTim Cahill header put them on course for a 3-0 victory overLebanon in an international friendly late on Thursday. The Beirut victory was the first in five matches for theSocceroos, who need a win against Jordan in Amman next Tuesdayto keep Asian champions Japan in sight at the top of Group B inthe fourth round of Asian qualifying. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 07:01 PM PDT
Sept 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Thursday Thursday, September 6Fluminense 3 Santos 1 Palmeiras 3 Sport 1 Wednesday, September 5Cruzeiro 1 Botafogo 3 Esporte Clube Bahia 0 Atletico Mineiro 0 Figueirense 1 Corinthians 0 Flamengo 0 Ponte Preta 1 Gremio 2 Goianense 1 Nautico 1 Vasco da Gama 1 Portuguesa 3 Coritiba 0 Sao Paulo 1 Internacional 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Fluminense 22 13 8 1 37 15 47 2 Atletico Mineiro 21 13 6 2 35 16 45 3 Gremio 22 14 2 6 33 17 44 4 Vasco da Gama 22 11 6 5 28 20 39 -------------------------5 Sao Paulo ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:30 PM PDT
TALGAR, Kazakhstan, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Drive 300 kilometresfrom the Kazakh national team's training complex and you willreach China. But when it comes to soccer, the former Sovietrepublic prefers to look the other way: Europe. Ten years have passed since Kazakhstan, an oil-rich countryfive times the size of France, joined UEFA. Within the nextdecade, the country hopes a German-inspired youth developmentplan will have it knocking on the door of a major tournament. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT
(Adds more Gerrard quotes) Sept 6 (Reuters) - England manager Roy Hodgson said it was a"great blow" to lose players through injury for his side'sopening World Cup qualifier against Moldova in Chisinau onFriday. However, despite being without strikers Wayne Rooney andAndy Carroll, defender Ashley Cole and winger Adam Johnson,Hodgson told reporters he was happy with the options available. "It is a great blow to lose players you have selected but wechose a large squad to cope with that," he said. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT
 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Carlos Slim's new professional soccer teams Leon and Pachuca are considering listing on the stock exchange as the tycoon seeks to break TV networks' stranglehold on sports broadcasting. No other Mexican sports teams are publicly owned and the move would give the two teams access to more resources to buy in better players and invest in youth academies. "It would be great that our fans could buy shares into their own teams," Pachuca President Jesus Martinez told Reuters on Thursday, although he added it may take some time before the plan pans out. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:05 PM PDT
LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur have loanedwinger David Bentley to Russian Premier League team FC Rostovuntil January, the London club said on its website(www.tottenhamhotspur.com) on Thursday. The 28-year-old former England international joined PremierLeague Spurs from Blackburn Rovers in 2008 for 15 million pounds($23.90 million) but failed to claim a regular place in theside, making only 42 league appearances. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:03 PM PDT
* Mexico's Leon and Pachuca soccer teams may float * Would be first-ever listing for Mexican sports teams * Slim move is part of play for TV entry MEXICO CITY, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Carlos Slim's newprofessional soccer teams Leon and Pachuca are consideringlisting on the stock exchange as the tycoon seeks to break TVnetworks' stranglehold on sports broadcasting. No other Mexican sports teams are publicly owned and themove would give the two teams access to more resources to buy inbetter players and invest in youth academies. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT
PARIS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Olympique Marseille midfielderJoey Barton will serve the remaining nine games of his 12-matchban in France after joining the club on a one-year loan fromQueens Park Rangers, the French league (LFP) said on Thursday. The 30-year-old was suspended for 12 games by the English FAafter being sent off for violent conduct in QPR's final PremierLeague match of last season against Manchester City. He was dismissed for elbowing Carlos Tevez and then kickedSergio Aguero. He also appeared to try and headbutt City captainVincent Kompany. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:37 AM PDT
HELSINKI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - France captain Hugo Lloris haspushed aside speculation about his prospects at his new clubTottenham Hotspur as he prepares for Friday's World Cupqualifier against Finland. Goalkeeper Lloris joined the English Premier League club ona four-year contract last Friday for more than 10 million pounds($15.94 million) from Olympique Lyon but may struggle toimmediately claim a starting spot with manager Andre Villas-Boasvowing to keep faith with in-form American Brad Friedel. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:37 AM PDT
HELSINKI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Arsenal striker Olivier Giroudhas been ruled out of France's opening World Cup qualifier inFinland on Friday because of muscle pain, coach Didier Deschampssaid. Deschamps did not elaborate on the injury but said thefrontman may be fit for Tuesday's group I match against Belarusin Paris. "He is going to work aside so he can be fit for the nextgame," Deschamps told a news conference on Thursday. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT
Sept 6 (Reuters) - England manager Roy Hodgson said it was a"great blow" to lose players through injury for his side'sopening World Cup qualifier against Moldova in Chisinau onFriday. However, despite being without strikers Wayne Rooney andAndy Carroll, defender Ashley Cole and winger Adam Johnson,Hodgson told reporters he was happy with the options available. "It is a great blow to lose players you have selected but wechose a large squad to cope with that," he said. "I'm still happy with the players that remain with us and wecertainly have more than the 11 we need to play the game. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT
LISBON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Porto and Benfica face thedaunting task of rebuilding their sides for the new season afterlosing influential players Hulk and Alex Witsel to big-spendingRussian side Zenit St Petersburg. Portuguese champions Porto said goodbye to Brazil forwardHulk, the league's best player in the last two seasons, whileBenfica lost all-round Belgium midfielder Witsel, each signed byZenit for 40 million euros ($50.54 million) this week. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:41 AM PDT
 NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) - Mike Havenaar spared Japan's blushes with a 69th-minute winner to give the Asian champions a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in a World Cup qualifying warm-up on Thursday. The Dutch-based forward powered home a close-range header from Yuichi Komano's cross just when the Japanese appeared to be running out of ideas in front of 42,000 in Niigata. Midfielder Keisuke Honda blazed just over with barely a minute gone, but that was close as Japan got in a disappointing performance from the Blue Samurai until Havenaar's winner. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:40 AM PDT
 NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) - Players are still voluntarily kicking the ball into touch when an opponent goes down injured despite directives that they should wait for the referee's whistle, UEFA said on Thursday. There were several instances at Euro 2012 of players looking to the referee to stop the game when an opponent went down injured in line with the old fair play principle and sometimes kicking it out themselves. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:16 AM PDT
NYON, Switzerland, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Players are stillvoluntarily kicking the ball into touch when an opponent goesdown injured despite directives that they should wait for thereferee's whistle, UEFA said on Thursday. There were several instances at Euro 2012 of players lookingto the referee to stop the game when an opponent went downinjured in line with the old fair play principle and sometimeskicking it out themselves. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:56 AM PDT
NYON, Switzerland, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Europe's top clubcoaches gave their support on Thursday to the much-malignedEuropa League. "I believe the new Europa League is improving from year toyear and you have to give it time," Arsenal manager ArseneWenger told reporters after an annual forum at UEFA headquartersfeaturing coaches from the biggest clubs. "You could see last year...you had Atletico Madrid in thefinal and you saw their standard in the Supercup," he said,referring to the Spanish side's 4-1 win over Champions Leaguewinners Chelsea last Friday. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:44 AM PDT
* Asian champions struggle against lively UAE side * Kagawa disappoints but Japan coach "satisfied" with result (Adds quotes, details) NIIGATA, Japan, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Mike Havenaar sparedJapan's blushes with a 69th-minute winner to give the Asianchampions a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in a WorldCup qualifying warm-up on Thursday. The Dutch-based forward powered home a close-range headerfrom Yuichi Komano's cross just when the Japanese appeared to berunning out of ideas in front of 42,000 in Niigata. ...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:18 AM PDT
NIIGATA, Japan, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Mike Havenaar sparedJapan's blushes with a 69th-minute winner to give the Asianchampions a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in a WorldCup qualifying warm-up game on Thursday. The Dutch-based forward powered home a close-range headerfrom Yuichi Komano's cross just when the Japanese appeared to berunning out of ideas in front of 42,000 in Niigata. Midfielder Keisuke Honda blazed just over with barely aminute gone, but that was close as Japan got in a hugelydisappointing performance until Havenaar's winner. ...
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