Tottenham should be ashamed, says Villas-Boas

ottenham Hotspur's players should be "ashamed" according to manager Andre Villas-Boas after his faltering side were pummelled 6-0 at Manchester City on Sunday.The north Londoners had only conceded six goals in their previous 11 Premier League matches this season but capitulated after going behind...

Ghana book World Cup spot despite Cairo defeat

Ghana secured a third successive World Cup finals appearance despite a 2-1 defeat by Egypt in the second leg of their playoff in Cairo on Tuesday.The Ghanaians triumphed 7-3 on aggregate, having done the hard work in the first leg in Kumasi last month, and will now get the opportunity to improve...

Mexico face NZ with one foot in World Cup finals

Pride dented and World Cup hopes in the balance, Mexico have coped with the ignominy of an intercontinental playoff and are all but assured of a spot at next year's global soccer showpiece before they face New Zealand in the second leg on Wednesday.'El Tri', who only qualified for the playoff when...

France in danger, Ronaldo edges Portugal towards finals

 France's hopes of reaching the World Cup finals are hanging by a thread after a 2-0 first-leg loss to Ukraine in their playoff on Friday while Cristiano Ronaldo's late winner gave Portugal the edge against Sweden.Second-half goals by Ukraine's Roman Zozulia and Andriy Yarmolenko plus a red...

Greece trust in old guard for victory over Romania

Greece will rely on the experience of seasoned campaigners such as Fanis Gekas, Giorgos Karagounis and Kostas Katsouranis in their playoff against Romania as they aim for a place in the World Cup finals for only the third time.Coach Fernando Santos has emphasised the importance of his older players...

Costa withdraws from Spain squad, Llorente called up

Atletico Madrid's Brazil-born forward Diego Costa has withdrawn from the Spain squad for their friendlies against Equatorial Guinea and South Africa after tearing a muscle in his right leg in La Liga action on Sunday.Costa, who was substituted in the 83rd minute of Atletico's 1-1 draw at Villarreal,...

Ronaldo nets hat-trick in Real rout of Sociedad

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid rattled in four goals before halftime in a 5-1 La Liga rout of Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu on Saturday.The prolific Portugal forward took his season's tally to 16 goals from 13 games in La Liga, adding to his top scorer status in the Champions...

Nigeria U17 vs Mexico U17 priview final FIFA U17 World Cup

Nigeria were made to work for their 3-0 semi-final win over Sweden in Dubai, a result that sends them to the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Taiwo Awoniyi scored his third goal in two games to help send the Golden Eaglets through to the ultimate match, where they will meet Mexico in another Group...

FC Barcelona vs. AC Milan 06.11.2013 uefa champions league

FC Barcelona and the Rossoneri will both be gunning for a victory when they meet at Camp Nou on Wednesday. The Rossoneri look to build in this match upon Tuesday's 1-1 draw against FC Barcelona. That last game played UNDER the total of 2.5. The Barça look to build in this match upon Tuesday's 1-1...

Llorente earns Juve 2-2 draw with Real in thriller

Juventus striker Fernando Llorente grabbed a potentially crucial point for the Italian champions in a pulsating 2-2 draw at home to Real Madrid in Champions League Group B on Tuesday.Arturo Vidal's penalty gave Juve a deserved halftime lead but the visitors turned the game around with two quickfire...

Juventus F.C. vs. Real Madrid 05.11.2013 uefa champions league

Bragging rights will be on the line Tuesday when Juventus F.C. and Real Madrid meet at Stadio Grande Torino. Real Madrid comes off a 2-1 win in their last outing against Juventus F.C.. The three goals sent OVER bettors home happy. Antonio Conte's squad played most recently against Real Madrid,...

Draw means Everton, Spurs miss out on second spot

Everton and Tottenham Hotspur both missed a chance to move up to second place in the Premier League as they shared a battling 0-0 draw at Goodison Park on Sunday.Spurs climbed to fourth, level on 20 points with second-placed Chelsea and Liverpool who are third. Everton stayed seventh on 19 points,...