| Tottenham Hotspur 2 Aston Villa 1: match report Rafael van der Vaart cements his status as Tottenham's new talisman as they come from behind to beat Aston Villa. telegraph.co.uk |
Nigel De Jong Dropped by Netherlands After Tackle Nigel de Jong was cut from the Netherlands roster by coach Bert van Marwijk on Monday after the Manchester City midfielder broke an opponent's leg with a tackle for the second time in seven months. feeds.nytimes.com |
English Football Leaders Leading scorers Sunday in the English Premier League: rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
De La Torre Is New Mexico Coach Jose Manuel De La Torre has been hired as the new coach of Mexico's national soccer team, less than five years after making his coaching debut. feeds.nytimes.com |
Darius Vassell on verge of joining Leicester City as free agent • 30-year-old had medical at Walkers Stadium last night• Move will see him link up with Sven-Goran Eriksson againLeicester City are close to signing the former Aston Villa and Manchester City striker Darius Vassell.The 30-year-old, who played under the new Foxes boss, Sven-Goran Eriksson, at Eastlands and was handed his England debut by the Swede, is a free agent after leaving the Turkish side Ankaragucu and underwent a medical last night.Eriksson is keen to reshape the squad at the Walkers Stadium and has already signed the defenders Curtis Davies and Kyle Naughton on loan deals from Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.Vassell, who began his career with Aston Villa and signed for Manchester City in a £2m deal in the summer of 2005, has been without a club since leaving Ankaragucu in May and is not match fit.Vassell made 22 appearances for England and scored six goals.Leicester Cityguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |