| Spain's Trip to Hampden Highlights Changing Times LONDON (Reuters) - If there were any doubts how much soccer has changed in the 50 years since Real Madrid scored seven goals to win the European Cup final at Hampden Park, they could be answered when Spain play Scotland there on Tuesday. feeds.nytimes.com |
London 2012 Olympics: West Ham's stadium bid backed by UK Athletics West Ham's hopes of moving into the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games received a boost when the UK governing body of athletics gave its official backing to the east London club's plans. telegraph.co.uk |
Villa lose captain Petrov for two months • Midfielder was injured during Villa's loss to Sunderland• Petrov may now need surgery on knee problemThe Aston Villa captain, Stilian Petrov, has been ruled out for at least two months, manager Gérard Houllier has confirmed.The midfielder was hurt during the first half of Villa's 1-0 loss to Sunderland on Saturday, and may now need an operation on his knee injury."Unfortunately I think we have lost Stilian Petrov for maybe at least two months," Houllier said."We will see if he needs an operation or not – we will know that by the middle of the week. It is a shame because he was getting up to a good level. It was a very unfortunate accident."Aston Villaguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Could Wayne Rooney have averted defeat against Arsenal for 10-man Manchester City? Five things Wayne Rooney would have brought to Manchester City. telegraph.co.uk |
Members 'could be influenced': Zen-Ruffinen A former top FIFA official says he thinks some FIFA executive committee members "could be influenced" in the race to host the World Cup. foxsports.com.au |