No harm no foul right? That’s what Wayne Rooney tried to convey as he stared pleadingly at the referee with the eyes of a teenage vandal caught red handed. Luckily for him Claus Bo-Larsen was in position to see the England striker catch a piece of the ball in his attempt to maim [...]

Ukrainian clubs and national team players put in a solid showing in UEFA Cup Round of 32 first leg action this week. Anatoliy Tymoschuk did not let his impending departure from Zenit Saint Petersburg prevent him from scoring the winner as his club downed Stuttgart 2-1. Artem Milevskiy pulled Dynamo Kyiv level with [...]

Andriy Voronin scored twice to lead Hertha Berlin past Bayern Munich 2-1. The victory means Hertha take over first place in the Bundesliga, which they haven’t won in 78 years. Though Voronin has been angling for a move back to Liverpool, whose striker ranks have been thinned with the departure of Robbie Keane, [...]

Lost in an avalanche of Andrei Arshavin rumors is the certainty that Zenit and Ukraine captain Anatoliy Tymoschuk is seeking a move to a big European club. Zenit manager Dick Advocaat has conceded he expects the midfielder to suit up for a different club before the end of the transfer window. The 29 [...]