Alkmaar dumped out of UEFA Cup, lose home record

AZ Alkmaar suffered a first European home defeat in their history and were eliminated from the UEFA Cup on Thursday after a 3-2 loss to Everton. The Dutch side had gone 32 games unbeaten at home......

The 23-man team lists for the 2006 World Cup

The23-man lists of the 32 teams for the 2006 football World Cup after theMay 15 deadline to confirm squads ended on Monday. A look at the selections:ANGOLAGoalkeepers: Joo Ricardo (unattached),......

Dutch squad for World Cup finals

Netherlands Coach Marco Van Basten named the following 23-men squad on Sunday for next month's World Cup finals in Germany:World Cup scheduleGoalkeepers: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United),......

Marseille, Roma through in UEFA Cup

Beaten 2004 finalists Olympique Marseille overcame a shocking blunder by France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez to defeat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 on Thursday and book a place in the last 16 of the UEFA......

Pinilla strike gives Sporting edge

Chile striker Mauricio Pinilla boosted Sporting's hopes of playing in the UEFA Cup final in their own Alvalade stadium with a scorching winner in their semi-final first leg against AZ Alkmaar on......