Man City stun United in FA semis

LONDON (AP) ― Manchester City ended Manchester United’s chances of winning three trophies in the same season, beating its local rival 1-0 at Wembley on Saturday to reach its first FA Cup final in 30 years.Chelsea kept alive its faint hopes of retaining the Premier League title with a 3-1 win at West Bromwich Albion.Yaya Toure scored in the 52nd minute for City, leaving United in contention for the

April 17, 2011

Madrid, Schalke storm into semis

LONDON (AP) ― Real Madrid and Schalke easily avoided any miraculous comebacks in the Champions League quarterfinals Wednesday, following up their massive first-leg victories with more modest wins to advance to the last four.Schalke beat defending champion Inter Milan 2-1 at home, advancing 7-3 on aggregate following its stunning victory last week in Italy.Madrid never looked likely to give up its

April 14, 2011

Man United, Barca cruise into semis

Park Ji-sung secures Red Devils’ 2-1 victory over 10-man ChelseaLONDON (AP) ― Barcelona and Manchester United moved a step closer to a rematch of the 2009 Champions League final Tuesday as both clubs earned victories to extend their first-leg advantage and reach the semis.Lionel Messi scored his club-record 48th goal of the season in the 43rd minute to give Barcelona a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donets

April 13, 2011

Man United ousts Chelsea to reach CL semifinals

Manchester United's Ji-Sung Park celebrates after scoring a goal against Chelsea during their Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Tuesday April 12, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)MANCHESTER, England (AP) _ Manchester United reached the Champions League semifinals for the fourth time in five years and effectively ended a miserable season for Chelsea by

April 13, 2011

Park throws Lille title bid into turmoil

A first half strike from South Korean forward Park Chu-young ensured leader Lille suffered just its fourth defeat of the season as Monaco moved out of the drop zone in French league action on Saturday.Lille has lost an important tie with a view to claiming its first league title in 53 years, as it could see its lead cut to just one point should champion Marseille win at home to Toulouse on Sunday.

April 10, 2011

Man United, Barca nab wins

Wayne Rooney scored in the 24th minute to give Manchester United a 1-0 win at Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, and Barcelona routed visiting Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 Wednesday night to close in on a semifinal matchup with Real Madrid.Following his hat trick against West Ham last weekend, Rooney met Ryan Giggs’ pass in the penalty area and slotted past goalkeeper Petr Cec

April 7, 2011

Bin Hammam appeals for Asian support

Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam urged fellow Asian members Tuesday to pull together and help his campaign for the FIFA presidency.Bin Hammam, who chairs the Asian Football Confederation, is seeking to oust the long-time FIFA President Sepp Blatter.FIFA, the world’s football governing body, confirmed Monday that the current president Blatter of Swiss and Qatari challenger Bin Hammam are the

April 5, 2011

Soccer official to seek Korea support

The top Asian soccer official in the running for the FIFA presidency will visit Seoul this week to seek South Korean support for his race, football officials here said Monday.Mohammed Bin Hammam, president of the Asian Football Confederation, will arrive in Seoul later Monday and hold meetings with top South Korean football figures on Tuesday. Mohammed Bin HammamOfficials here said Bin Hammam, a Q

April 4, 2011

Rooney hat trick inspires Man United comeback

Sporting Gijon surprise Real Madrid 1-0LONDON (AP) ― Wayne Rooney’s hat trick kept Manchester United on track to win the English Premier League with a 4-2 comeback victory over West Ham on Saturday, while the title hopes of Arsenal and defending champion Chelsea were hurt by draws.Second-place Arsenal drew 0-0 with visiting Blackburn and Chelsea, in third, needed a 33rd-minute header by Didier Dro

April 3, 2011

Biggest club football trophy comes to Seoul

The UEFA Champions League trophy, the biggest prize in club football, is coming to Korea to be displayed in Seoul next week as a part of its tour in Asia. The Champions League is the most prestigious club competition in the world, featuring the best football players in the world. The trophy is coveted by many of Europe’s top players. Football stars including Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Lion

April 1, 2011

Korea shines without Park

The beaches of Rio felt a million miles away from a freezing cold Seoul World Cup Stadium last Friday evening as South Korea thrashed Honduras 4-0 in a friendly. It was the first game of the long warm-up ahead of qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and it was the first match in Korea after Park Ji-sung left the international side. If the team continues playing like this, he may not be m

March 27, 2011

Korea’s U23 squad defeats China 1-0

Kim Dong-sub scored the only goal to secure Korea Under-23 team’s 1-0 victory over China in a friendly at the Munsu World Cup Stadium in Ulsan on Sunday.Korea had its first chance seven minutes into the game. FC Seoul’s Lee Seung-yeoul fooled two defenders inside the penalty area, only to be blocked by the on-rushing goalkeeper. It didn’t take long before Korea took the lead, however. Gwangju FC f

March 27, 2011

Qatar may build artificial cloud for 2022 World Cup

Qatar may build artificial cloud for 2022 World CupQatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup, is struggling to find a way to shade players from the desert sun.Saud Abdul Ghani, a mechanical engineering professor teaching at the University of Qatar, suggested an artificial cloud. Experiments to make artificial coulds are being conducted around the world, but this one is different in that it is mechanic

March 25, 2011

Rise of Korea’s young guns

Prospects to get more playing time in Honduras friendlyThe South Korean national team is in action on home soil on Friday evening in Seoul for the first time this year with a friendly against Honduras. Their last appearance at home was a goalless draw against Japan in Seoul in October. More than five months later, head coach Cho Kwang-rae is hoping to show his countrymen some of the players and pl

March 23, 2011