Up The Gear News
du Nord, December 29, 2008
Clint Dempsey was the star of the weekend as he scored both goals in Fulham's 2-2 tie with Chelsea. His first was a fantastic backward side-volley flick, with the second coming in the 89th minute.~and~Jonathan Spector returned from a hip injury finally, made the bench for West Ham on Sunday, and even made an appearance as a sub in the dying moments of the game! This is great news. We need more American defenders getting playing time in top leagues.~and~I have always wondered why Landon Donovan wasn't the perfect player for Arsenal?MLS Team NewsCOLUMBUS CREWShawn Mitchell of the Dispatch with the huge news Crew fans were thinking would not come to them - the leagues defender of the year Chad Marshall turns down Europe to re-sign with the Crew. Wow! I am very surprised by this one.~ ~ ~ ~ ~Bob Hunter of the Dispatch hands out a giant batch of year end awards, and several go the Crews way including player, coach, team and fans.~ ~ ~ ~ ~HOUSTON DYNAMOThe team signed left fullback & team captain Wade Barrett to a
People mentioned
- Andrea Pirlo
- Bobby Convey
- Brad Friedel
- Carlo Ancelotti
- Chad Marshall
- Clint Dempsey
- DaMarcus Beasley
- Donovan Ricketts
- Emmanuel Adebayor
- Fabio Capello
- Gabriel Agbonlahor
- Jay DeMerit
- Jemal Johnson
- John Spencer
- Jonathan Spector
- Landon Donovan
- Maurice Edu
- Michael Bradley
- Michael Videira
- Nicolas Anelka
- Oguchi Onyewu
- Paul Mariner
- Tim Howard
- Wade Barrett
- Zak Whitbread