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Germany U21 vs England U21 Highlights : European U21 Championship

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:40:15 +0000

Stuart Pearce’s England Under-21s were humbled in their European Championship final in Malmo on a familiar evening that featured a goalkeeping error and a ruthless German victory. Mesut Ozil’s long-range free-kick embarrassed stand-in goalkeeper Scott Loach but England were already trailing at that stage to Gonzalo Castro’s opening blow at Swedbank Stadion. Sandro Wagner then scored two [...]

United States vs Brazil Highlights: Confederations Cup Final

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:45:41 +0000

Clint Dempsey sobbed as the Americans walked up to get their second-place medals, unable to hide the pain and the disappointment of not holding onto the lead and winning a final in which they were so close. The euphoria of knocking off Spain last week disappeared on Sunday in the Confederations Cup final when Brazil unleashed [...]

Spain vs South Africa Highlights: Confederations Cup

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:14:44 +0000

Xabi Alonso’s superb free-kick in extra-time enabled Spain to see off the plucky challenge of South Africa and clinch third place in the Confederations Cup. European champions Spain, whose 35-match unbeaten run came to a shocking end against the United States in the semi-finals, seemed to be lethargic for much of the encounter and appeared to [...]

Italy vs Germany: U-21 Highlights

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:38:02 +0000

Germany will play England in the final of the European Under-21 Championship after a stunning goal by Andreas Beck earned a 1-0 win over Italy in the second semi-final in Helsingborg.

England vs Sweden :U-21 European Championship Highlights

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:35:22 +0000

Stuart Pearce finally ended England’s semi-final spot-kick hoodoo but his under-21s had to survive a thrilling comeback from European Championship hosts Sweden.

South Africa vs Brazil Highlights: Confederations Cup Semis

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:58:18 +0000

Barcelona right-back Daniel Alves broke South African hearts with an 87th-minute free-kick for Brazil that dumped the hosts out of the Confederations Cup with a narrow semi-final victory in Johannesburg. The Barcelona right-back, who only came on for the closing stages of the game, smashed in a powerful 18-yard set-piece from the left to stun a [...]

Spain vs United States Highlights: Confederations Cup Semis

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:57:38 +0000

The footballing world will surely take notice of this. The U.S. soccer team has reached the final of the Confederations Cup, beating mighty Spain 2-0. Spain, the European champion, had set an international record with 15 straight victories and had tied with Brazil for a record unbeaten streak of 35 games from December 1993 to January [...]

Italy vs Brazil Highlights

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:31:10 +0000

Brazil knocked world champions Italy out of the Confederations Cup with three quick goals just before halftime to earn a 3-0 victory on Sunday.

Egypt vs United States Highlights

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:26:19 +0000

Outplayed by Italy and Brazil, the U.S. soccer team once again was on the verge of first-round elimination from a big international tournament.

Spain vs South Africa Highlights

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:24:05 +0000

Spain collected their record-breaking 15th consecutive win tonight as they saw off hosts South Africa in the Confederations Cup.