Ottmar Hitzfeld and Fabio Capello, two of Europe’s most successful coaches at club level, will meet for the first time on the international stage on Tuesday, where both are finding life far less comfortable.
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PREVIEW-Soccer-Frustration showing for Hitzfeld, Capello (Reuters)
Colombian Reinaldo Rueda marked his first match as coach of Ecuador with a 2-1 away win over Mexico in a friendly on Saturday.
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Former Honduras coach Rueda marks Ecuador debut with win (Reuters)
Former Real Salt Lake forward Yura Movsisyan ended his chance to play for the U.S. national team, playing his first competitive game for Armenia in a 1-0 loss to Ireland on Friday in an opening qualifier for the 2012 European Championship. The 23-year-old was born in Armenia but had a green card that made him potentially eligible for U.S.
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Movsisyan ends chance to play for United States (AP)
Sevilla midfielder Luca Cigarini received his first Italy callup on Monday after the injured Claudio Marchisio pulled out of the squad to face Estonia and the Faroe Islands in Euro 2012 qualifiers.
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Cigarini replaces Marchisio in Italy squad (Reuters)
Francisco Varallo, remaining survivor of the first World Cup final in 1930, has died at the age of 100, Argentine media reported on Monday.
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Last survivor of first World Cup final dies at 100 (Reuters)
Former Juventus and AC Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni was appointed to lead Japan’s national football team on Monday. The Japan Football Association has made Zaccheroni the first Italian and the sixth foreigner to coach Japan. The 57-year-old Zaccheroni takes over from Takeshi Okada, who stepped down after taking Japan to the round of 16 at the World Cup in South Africa.
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Italy’s Zaccheroni appointed Japan coach (AP)
Clint Dempsey scored his first goal of the season on Wednesday as Fulham pummeled Port Vale 6-0.
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Americans In The UK: Clint Dempsey Opens Account (Goal.com)
Jose Antonio Reyes and Sergio Aguero scored second-half goals as Atletico Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-0 to win the European Super Cup for the first time Friday.
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Atletico beats Inter 2-0 to win Super Cup (AP)
Peter Crouch scored a hat trick in a 4-0 victory over Swiss side Young Boys on Wednesday to lead Tottenham into the Champions League group stage for the first time. Crouch’s first goal — a header from Gareth Bale’s cross in the fifth minute — canceled out the visitors’ 3-2 advantage from the first leg.
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Spurs beats Young Boys to reach Champions League (AP)
Tottenham and Slovakian champion Zilina qualified for the Champions League for the first time Wednesday, and Auxerre, Ajax and FC Copenhagen also reached the group stage of Europe’s top club competition. Peter Crouch scored a hat trick as Tottenham thrashed Swiss side Young Boys 4-0 to overturn a 3-2 first-leg away deficit and reach the top flight in Europe for the first time since 1962.
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Spurs, Zilina reach Champions League for 1st time (AP)
