Yobo scores last-gasp winner for Nigeria (Reuters)

Brazil Tunes Up for World Cup in Brady’s Backyard

Rover found this 6/6/2008 on www.sportsbybrooks.com

Brazil’s national soccer team will be bouncing it up in the Beantown area tonight, as the South American sharpshooters will be facing continental rivals Venezuela in an exhibition contest at Gillette Stadium. The BOSTON GLOBE reports that a near-capacity crowd is expected at The House That Brady & Belichick Built, with the 8:30 p.m. ET game being broadcast to over 100 ...

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Venezuela register first victory over Brazil

The Beautiful Game found this 6/7/2008 on uk.reuters.com

(adds detail) BOSTON, June 6 (Reuters) - Unsung Venezuela produced two superb first-half goals to stun Brazil 2-0 in a friendly on Friday, their first win against the five-times world champions. Giancarlo Maldonado struck in the fifth minute and ...

USMNT: Landon's Century...following in Beckham's footsteps --- USA v ARGENTINA --- (June 8)

MVNsoccer posted 6/8/2008 from mvn.com

(from MVN Soccer) David Beckham, who just turned 33, is only the fifth Englishman to reach the century milestone. --- Landon Donovan is seven years younger, and reaching his century so soon speaks to his dependability and availability during his career as a key player...

Euro 2008 Group B Primer

gmcdowel posted 6/8/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com

Group B Austria How they qualified: Co-host (automatic qualification) Star player: M Andreas Ivanschitz (pictured). To be honest, I can't remember seeing this dude play. But I'm told he's there best player and at 24-years old he's their captain, which is fairly impressive. However, Andreas Herzog is not walking through that door (if you got that reference, pat yourself on the back). ...

Euro 2008 Group A Primer

gmcdowel posted 6/8/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com

Second behind only the World Cup, the European Championships rank as one of soccer's premier tournaments. What makes the European tournament so exciting is that there are no Saudi Arabias or Trinidad and Tobagos in the bunch (though Austria ain't exactly Brazil). Every World Cup there are at least four European nations that are better than half the World Cup field. In the European ...