Eighteen years after graduating from Manchester United's youth academy as part of the celebrated 'class of 92', David Beckham returns to where it all started on Wednesday.
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo said this Monday his side could overcome its 1-0 deficit to Olympic Lyon from the first leg of their Champions League tie and qualify for the quarter finals.
Guangzhou GPC and Chengdu Blades - two of the nation's top-flight soccer league clubs - will be relegated to the second division, the Chinese Football Association's (CFA) disciplinary committee announced yesterday.
China stunned South Korea 3-0 in the East Asian Men's Soccer Championship on Wednesday, ending an embarrassing 32-year-long head-to-head winless record in international matches.
China had a goalless draw with host Japan in the men's East Asian Football Championship opener Saturday, after the former failing to score a penalty shot in the second half.
Japan and South Korea's domestic players will have a chance to push their World Cup selection hopes when the East Asian Championship begins here Saturday.
John Terry's hopes of keeping the England captaincy were boosted on Wednesday after he was supported by an assistant to coach Fabio Capello.
Wei Di, the newly appointed chief of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), vowed here on Tuesday to lead Chinese men's football, which had been stained by match fixing and illegal betting scandals, back to top level in Asia during his term.
England midfielder David Beckham insisted on Sunday that he will play on after the 2010 World Cup.
At least three executives, including two from China's only English-invested soccer club, have been arrested or detained for match-fixing, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. Ugly football
Chelsea maintained its grip at the top of the Premier League on Sunday by beating Arsenal 3-0 after two goals from Didier Drogba and an own-goal.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four minutes after coming on as a substitute Sunday to lead Barcelona to a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid and send the defending champion to the top of the Spanish league standings.
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