Michael Laudrup

Supersub Ronaldinho nets injury-time winner against Braga

Brazilian Ronaldinho struck deep into injury time to give favourites AC Milan a 1-0 UEFA Cup group stage win at home to Braga on Thursday while twice winners Sevilla suffered a 1-0 defeat at Standard Liege.

Soccer: Udinese up for Inter

Di Natale & Co aim to cement place in top tier (ANSA) - Udinese face the first real test of their bid to join Italian soccer's Big Four at Serie A champions Inter Milan on Sunday. Five of those strikes have come from Fabio...

Udinese beats Spartak Moscow

Updated: November 6, 2008, 3:30 PM EST 1 comment MOSCOW (AP) - Fabio Quagliarella scored a goal in each half - his first in European competition - to lead Udinese to a 2-1 win over Spartak Moscow in a UEFA Cup group match on...

Rubin bags first title

A late strike by Savo Milosevic at Ramenskoye Sunday sealed Rubin Kazan's first-ever football title, taking advantage of CSKA Moscow's unexpected defeat to city rival Spartak a day earlier. Rubin's 2-1 victory against Saturn...

Gabriele Marcotti: No Dream Team 2.0, but this Barça is exceptional

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Pep Guardiola. At 33, he had chosen to end his career in Qatar largely because, as he saw it, the modern game had no room for a guy like him.

Ronaldinho sparks AC Milan over Sporting Braga, 1-0

Ronaldinho scored an injury-time goal from more than 20 meters out to give AC Milan a 1-0 victory on Thursday over Sporting Braga in the UEFA Cup. Braga had not given up a goal in its previous seven UEFA Cup games this year. In...

Spartak, CSKA Moscow face Italian, Dutch opposition in UEFA Cup

MOSCOW, November 6 (RIA Novosti) - Five days after clashing in an epic Russian Premier League derby, Spartak Moscow and cross-town rivals CSKA turn their attention to the UEFA Cup on Thursday evening. Spartak will be hoping...

Jonathan Wilson on Dynamo Kyiv's revival under manager Yuri Semin

And so it goes on. Saturday's 4-0 victory over Karpaty Lviv took Dynamo Kyiv's winning streak in the Ukrainian league to nine, and they now lead the table by seven points. The margin of victory at the weekend was perhaps...

Spartak Moscow end seven years of hurt with derby win over CSKA

MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - A goal by Nikita Bazhenov in the 56th minute was enough for Spartak Moscow to defeat deadly cross-town rivals CSKA for the first time in seven years on Saturday. The win was a famous one for...

Rubin closes in on maiden title

Rubin Kazan routed Krylya Sovietov 3-0 on Sunday to grab its 17th win of the season as it hurtles toward the first title in the club's 50-year history. Rubin's chief competitor in the championship race, CSKA Moscow, beat city...

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