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Rangers Exit Champions League

2009-12-09T19:12:51-05:00

Rangers finished fourth in Group G of the Champions League, losing their final group stage game 1-0 to group winners Sevilla on Thursday. DaMarcus Beasley started and played the first-half. Frederic Kanoute scored the game's only goal from the penalty spot in the 8th-minute. Rangers finished with one shot on goal from three taken. "It wasn't an easy evening for any of the players and those in midfield had to work particularly hard," Rangers manager...

Thursday's TV

2009-12-09T17:00:00-05:00

Ligue 1 on Setanta: Lille- St Etienne at 1pm. Mexican League Final first-leg on Telemundo: Monterrey - Cruz Azul at 10pm. All Times Eastern

MLS Releases Statement On Montreal Expansion

2009-12-09T14:26:20-05:00

On Wednesday, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber visited Montreal, potentially an MLS expansion target. “We continued our discussions with the Saputo family about a future MLS expansion team in Montreal and had very productive meetings with Minister Bachand about securing funding for the expansion of Saputo Stadium,” Garber said. “We’ve stated many times that Montreal would be a great market for MLS and we look forward to continuing our discussions.” “We are very happy...

Wednesday's Daily: It's A World Championship

2009-12-09T12:00:00-05:00

With J Hutcherson -- You can only get so far playing the 'how to make a tournament vital' game, but FIFA is giving us a very good example in how to make one irrelevant. The Club World Cup play-in game is already over, but I'm not going to spoil it for you. Minus the references in the TV listings, I could probably wait a week and spoil most of the competition. It's not like anybody...

Wednesday's TV

2009-12-08T17:00:00-05:00

FIFA Club World Cup on Fox Soccer Channel: Al Ahli - Auckland City at 11am. Champions League on FSC: Inter - Rubin Kazan at 2:30pm (5pm on Setanta), Dynamo Kiev - Barcelona at 5pm (2:40pm on Setanta and FSE), VfB Stuttgart - AFC Unirea Urziceni at 7pm, and Olympiacos - Arsenal at 9pm (6:45pm on Setanta). All Times Eastern

Live With Landon & Teammates

2009-12-08T13:06:09-05:00

Tuesday's Daily: A And C

2009-12-08T10:15:00-05:00

With J Hutcherson -- It's easy enough for the casual US fan to overlook the Champions League. For a tournament that's supposed to have all of our attention, there's no pretending it gets there any earlier than the knockout rounds. Part of that is the midweek afternoon starts in the US. The other is the same thing that has worked against it in Europe. Tournament bloat, sending what was once a game-by-game test of strength...

American Abroad: Monday Update

2009-12-07T19:17:11-05:00

Two games featuring Americans on Monday, with Jay DeMerit returning from injury for Watford's 3-1 win over Queens Park Rangers. DeMerit came on as a halftime substitute for Watford, with the score 1-1. Don Cowie made it 2-1 in the 56th and Tom Cleverley scored in stoppage time to finish off the 3-1 win. In Denmark, Benny Feilhaber got the start and went the full-ninety as Aarhus drew 1-1 with Esbjerg. Dioh Williams put Aarhus...

Tuesday's TV

2009-12-07T17:00:00-05:00

Champions League on Fox Soccer Channel: VfL Wolfsburg - Manchester United at 2:30pm (6:45pm on Setanta, 9pm on FSE), Juventus - Bayern Munich at 5pm (2:15pm on Setanta, 7pm on FSE), Marseilles - Real Madrid at 7pm (2:30pm on Fox Sports en Espanol), and Zurich - Milan at 9pm (5pm on Setanta and FSE). All Times Eastern

Red Bulls Make Front Office Move

2009-12-07T11:10:31-05:00

The New York Red Bulls have officially named Eric Soler their general manager and technical director. Soler was most recently part-owner and chairman of Norwegian club IK Start. “Erik Soler is highly respected in the international soccer world,” head of Red Bull global soccer Dietmar Beiersdorfer said. “We are excited to appoint him as General Manager and Sporting Director. We are convinced that he has the leadership qualities and the experience in developing a soccer...

Monday's Daily: Management

2009-12-07T10:15:00-05:00

With J Hutcherson -- Had the powers that be in World soccer watched last night's 60 Minutes, they would've seen something familiar with the National Basketball Association's response to the Tim Donaghy referee scandal. There wasn't much of one. NBA officials and players refused to be interviewed. You don't have to have any interest in basketball to see that the NBA's strategy has worked. All you have to do is ask the obvious questions. That...

American Abroad: Keepers Step Up

2009-12-07T09:00:00-05:00

First Star: Marcus Hahnemann started again for Wolverhampton, getting early support when Jody Craddock scored in the 3rd-minute. Nenad Milijas made it 2-0 in the 63rd before Johan Elmander spoiled the shutout in the 79th-minute. Hahnemann finished with seven saves. "We got involved in a scrap after they scored but I thought we defended them really well," Wolves manager Mich McCarthy said. "As soon as they get one they were lifted but that game should...