Mourinho extends Inter contract to 2012

Mourinho extends Inter contract to 2012

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2012, the team said on its website Monday. Mourinho’s original contact took him through 2011, but the Inter management was eager to keep hold of him after Real Madrid expressed...

Whitecaps want to win, and win big

The Vancouver Whitecaps can gain control of their own destiny with a win over the Montreal Impact on Wednesday night in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Securing the victory will be the Whitecaps’ first priority, but goal differential and an upcoming rematch against Toronto...

Impact fire Limniatis, appoint Dos Santos

The Montreal Impact dumped John Limniatis as head coach yesterday, a day after a 1-0 loss to Toronto FC. The United Soccer Leagues team appointed Marc Dos Santos as interim head coach.

Hart avoids MLS players for friendly

The Canadian men’s soccer team will use a lineup of players mostly based in Europe for a May 30 international friendly against Cyprus, coach Stephen Hart said Friday. Hart did not to select any players currently playing for Major League Soccer teams. Since the match in Larnaca,...

Wynne makes U.S. roster

Wynne makes U.S. roster

Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore headed a 24-man roster announced Sunday to train for the United States before World Cup qualifiers next month against Costa Rica and Honduras. The U.S. team will be at nearly full strength for the games. Right back Steve Cherundolo is...

Dichio connects dots in TFC’s offence

Dichio connects dots in TFC’s offence

Week in and week out, there are certain names that pick themselves when head coach Chris Cummins fills out his Toronto FC team sheet. Injury absences aside, Dwayne De Rosario, Amado Guevara and Carl Robinson are never likely to find themselves on the bench at kickoff, and statistics...

Fifteen people arrested in Rome

Fifteen people arrested in Rome

An American and Manchester United fan were hospitalized after being stabbed Wednesday ahead of the Champions League final. Fifteen people, including United and Barcelona supporters, were arrested. Four Italians were arrested in Ostia, on the coast near Rome, after they attacked an...

Whitecaps send Impact packing

Whitecaps send Impact packing

One year ago, the Montreal Impact rode a win in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship series to the CONCACAF Champions League, where the team won a quarter-final leg before 55,000-plus at the Olympic Stadium. This year, there will be no repeat. The Impact were eliminated from the Canadian...

Barcelona best in Europe

Barcelona best in Europe

Barcelona gave an emphatic answer to who is the best soccer team in Europe, dispatching Manchester United with a dazzling and dominating display to win the Champions League title for the second time in four seasons. Samuel Eto’o scored 10 minutes in and Lionel Messi connected...

Ferguson first among equals

Ferguson first among equals

es, it is, in part, all about the money. Professional soccer is a game of massive class disparities. Unburdened by salary caps, by any notion that there needs to be a level playing field or competitive balance, the rich stay rich, everybody else spends his time looking up. Thanks...

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