Oct
31
In a move rarely undertaken in modern football, Serie A side Sampodria look set to terminate the contract of one of their star players, Antonio Cassano, thus forsaking the money they could have gotten for him by selling him in January. So grave is the situation between the club and the player, that it now [...]
Oct
27
As we saw in the past week how much power modern footballers have, it’s nice to see them using it in a positive way every once in a while. Rising Argentinean superstar Javier Pastore , who plays for Serie A side Palermo, has rejected interest from the top European clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester [...]
Oct
25
Claudio Pizarro has become the highest-scoring foreigner in the history of the Bundeslia after scoring in Werder Bremen’s impressive 4-1 away victory to Borussia Moenchengladbach. This was his 134th goal, which broke the record by Brazilian Giovane Elber, who scored his 133 goals for Stuttgart and Bayern Munich a decade ago.
It is a well [...]
Oct
25
United given 100 million to spend
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In a rather direct follow-up to the Rooney story, the reason for the striker’s U-turn on his decision to stay at United most certainly looks to have been the news that United have been given £100 million (yes, British pounds) to spend over the next year. This is the most money Sir Alex has ever [...]
Oct
24
“King” Rooney decides to stay
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The headlines this past week were filled with rumors and statements from Wayne Rooney and Sir Alex Ferguson regarding the England’s striker future at Manchester United, but at the end of the day he signed a new five-year deal and will stay at the club.
Before that he had shocked all of Old Trafford by saying [...]
Oct
20
Enzo Zidane split between France and Spain
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The sons of many great footballers try to follow in their fathers’ footsteps, but few actually make it to the top level. “It’s in the genes” some say, but often times there is something special an individual possesses that lacks in future generations. That does not appear to be the case with the son of [...]
Oct
18
Gouffran allergic to grass
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One of the strangest news stories you’ll hear all week in any sport has to be the condition Bordeaux midfielder Yoan Gouffran has developed. The 24 year-old footballer has become allergic to grass, which has to be one of the funniest (not if you’re him of course) conditions you can develop as a footballer. After [...]
Oct
18
England and USA combine for World Cup
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No, England and the USA will not be hosting a joint World Cup (maybe when we finally invent teleportation), but they have combined their efforts to try to make sure they get to host the competitions that they choose. For this purpose, the English have officially withdrawn their bid to host the 2022 World Cup, [...]
Oct
17
Serbians ask for replay of abandoned match
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The Serbian FA has asked UEFA to replay their abandoned Euro 2012 qualifier vs. Italy, which was stopped after only 6 minutes by the referee due to crowd trouble. The Serbian fans had been wrecking havoc through Genoa, even attacking their own team bus earlier during the day, and when they started throwing flairs on [...]
Oct
13
Liverpool saved at the 11th hour
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Liverpool FC have been saved today (Wendsday) by the High Court of England, who allowed the sale of the club to go through despite the wishes of their (former) owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks. This means they will now get the money to repay the money they owe to the Royal Bank of Scotland, [...]