May 23, 2013

Soccer: Fred scores in 90th minute to earn Brazil a draw vs. Russia

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LONDON (AP) — Fred scored a 90th-minute equalizer to save Brazil from a second loss inside two months in London, although the 1-1 draw against Russia on Monday left the 2014 World Cup hosts without a win since Luiz Felipe Scolari returned as coach. Fred scored for Brazil for the fourth straight match by completing [...]

Soccer Recap II: EPL, Ligue Un and Serie A

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Tottenham’s Emmanuel Adebayor, centre, is shown heading in a second goal against Swansea City at White Hart Lane Stadium in London on Sunday. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Tottenham moved level on points with third-place Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, beating Swansea 3-1 to end a five-match winless run and [...]

Soccer Recap: Capello blames ‘misunderstanding’ for England exit / Bundesliga Scores

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Fabio Capello quit his job as England’s soccer coach earlier this week. (Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Fabio Capello plans to relax rather than return to coaching in Italy after blaming a “misunderstanding” for his exit from England job. The Italian quit on Wednesday after being overruled by his employees at the [...]

Soccer: England coach Fabio Capello calls it quits

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Fabio Capello during his first day as England manager on January 07, 2008 at Soho Square, London. (January 6, 2008 – Photo by Pool/Getty Images Europe) LONDON (AP) — The soap opera of English soccer reached yet another a noisy climax Wednesday when national team coach Fabio Capello quit angrily just eight hours after potential [...]