LONDON -- The Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuaín and the Portuguese winger Nani are gifted players destined, for the most part, to play secondary roles to two of the greatest individuals in modern soccer. But when they are hot, they belong with the best. Higuaín has just scored two hat tricks in one week. The first, for Real Madrid, was in the...
Real Madrid's coach, José Mourinho, was suspended for two games and fined $800 for eye-poking a Barcelona counterpart during a brawl. The altercation happened in the closing moments of Barcelona's Spanish Super Cup victory over Madrid in August. The ban affects only future Super Cup games. SPORTS BRIEFING | SOCCER...
LONDON -- Which of us would want our sons to become goalkeepers? They stand as the last line of defense. They are there to be shot at by the Messis of this world, or buffeted by physical giants who still inhabit certain clubs in England. Often the fall guys, the goalies are a breed apart. Last weekend was an initiation of sorts for David De Gea and...