Everton FC Soccer News

Everton and Liverpool were charged by the Football Association on Wednesday over a mass brawl during a reserve match. The brawl at Halton Stadium in Widnes on Oct. 10 was sparked when Everton's Victor Anichebe brought down goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek. The Poland international was sent off for retaliating and could be banned for five matches. Dudek _ whose penalty saves helped Liverpool win the 2005 Champions League final _ was ...

Everton midfielder Tim Cahill was named Tuesday in a strong Australian soccer squad for matches against Paraguay and Bahrain but headliners Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell were not available. Strikers Viduka, Kewell and Josh Kennedy are the only members of Australia's World Cup squad not named for the friendly against Paraguay in Brisbane on Oct. 7 and the Asian Cup qualifier against Bahrain in Sydney on Oct. 11. Viduka's wife ...

Everton maintained its unbeaten start in the English Premier League season with a 1-1 draw Sunday at Newcastle. Tim Cahill scored the equalizer in the 40th minute with a header off a cross from Mikel Arteta. Shola Ameobi scored in the 14th minute for Newcastle, guiding a free kick from Emre Belozoglu past Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard. Ameobi limped off with an injury 10 minutes later and was replaced by ...

Andy Johnson scored twice Saturday to help Everton beat Liverpool 3-0 in the 204th Merseyside derby. Tim Cahill scored the first goal in the 24th minute, taking a cross from Lee Carsley and beating Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina from six yards. Liverpool nearly equalized soon after, with Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard turning away Luis Garcia's drive and Steven Gerrard hitting the post with the rebound. Gerrard then curled a shot wide before Everton scored again. Carsley crossed to new ...

Everton manager David Moyes is suing a newspaper that published excerpts from Wayne Rooney's autobiography that were critical of him. Rooney, now with Manchester United, began his professional career aged 16 under Moyes at Everton. In his recent autobiography, My Story So Far, the 20-year-old England striker said Moyes was overbearing, controlling and ultimately responsible for his transfer to Manchester United in 2004. Excerpts of those criticisms were published in ...