om Obama won’t offer soccer views

LONDON (AP)—He says he’s taken enough flak for making his NCAA college basketball selections, so President Barack Obama says he’s not about to wade into European soccer—or, as he correctly called it in London, “football.”
He was asked at a news conference Wednesday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown whether he had a “good luck message” for the team from England, which is playing Ukraine later in the day in a World Cup qualifying match.
Obama says his college basketball predictions, in which he envisioned North Carolina taking the championship, caused “all kinds of controversy.”

ohhh no Argentina thrashed 6-1 by Bolivia

* Botero scores hat-trick
* Argentina won first three games under Maradona
* Di Maria sent off seven minutes after coming on (Adds Maradona, Morales quotes)
LA PAZ, April 1 (Reuters) - Diego Maradona’s honeymoon as Argentina coach came to an abrupt end on Wednesday when his side suffered an extraordinary 6-1 defeat to Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier at high altitude.

Nakamura's set-piece secrets

Celtic FC midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura had made a habit of scoring some spectacular free-kicks in recent seasons and the 30-year-old reveals the tricks of his trade in this UEFA Training Ground Star Skills masterclass.Free-kick masterclassThe Japanese international has provided some memorable moments for the Bhoys over the years, none more so than his two stunning dead-ball Celtic FC midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura had made a habit of scoring some spectacular free-kicks in recent seasons and the 30-year-old reveals the tricks of his trade in this UEFA Training Ground Star Skills masterclass.Free-kick masterclass