http://soccerdelirium.com European soccer action: We are live and on the scene Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:29:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Takeover bids and stories seem to be getting more and more attention these days, unfortunately sometimes even more than the football itself, but the group planning to take over Manchester United sure have an interesting gimmick. They call themselves “The Red Knights”, and are a group of wealthy individuals that ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/03/09/red-knights-invading-old-trafford/ Who’s up for a truly sweet goal? This edition comes from the Cyprus league, where Apollon Limassol player Gaston Sangoy scored directly from the corner-kick in his team’s 4-0 victory over APEP Kyperounda. The goal was his 11th of the season, and beefs up his resume quite nicely. This is not ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/03/08/wonder-goal-from-cyprus/ It continues. The major footballing authorities refuse to allow any sort of technology into the game, and their resolve seems unshakable. The International Football Association Board, which makes and votes on the laws of professional football, decided in a six-to-two vote recently that there would be no use of goal-line ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/03/07/ifab%e2%80%99s-final-decision-no-technology-whatsoever/ Rumors about a possible Balkan League have been circling around in various forms for a number of years now, and reports claim a meeting was held in Slovenia earlier in February to discuss how this idea might become a reality. Current plans include the league to feature 18 of the ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/03/03/formation-of-a-balkan-league/ The accountant firm Deloitte Touche released a short time ago their report on the most profitable clubs in Europe, and once again Real Madrid retained its place at the top. The reports are based on how much money the clubs generate, as opposed to how rich they are due to ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/03/02/real-madrid-most-profitable-club-of-last-season/ That one is for the horror-books. Arsenal have been no strangers to terrible injuries over the last few years, most notably Eduardo’s leg-break last term, but the challenge by Stoke defender Ryan Showcross on teenager Aaron Ramsey ranks up there with the very worst of them. The incident happened at Arsenal’s ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/03/01/arsenal-aaron-ramsey-injury-broken-leg/ It finally happened—on Thursday, February 25th, Portsmouth became the first Premiership club in history to enter administration. It has been a remarkable change in fortunes for the club that won the FA Cup in 2008, and seemed like a more than respectable Premiership force under the reign of Harry Redknapp. Administration ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/02/28/pompey-hit-rock-bottom/ Top football coach Guus Hiddink has shocked the world by declaring that his next management job will be in charge of Turkey, after his current deal with Russia ends at the end of June. The reason why this will come as such a surprise to many, is that he was ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/02/24/turkey-beckons-for-hiddink/ The big scandal surrounding John Terry’s extramarital affair has barely died down, but Chelsea now have another tabloid storm to face with news that their injured left-back Ashley Cole not only cheated on his wife, but used the club to help him cover it up. Cole’s transgressions are attracting the big ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/02/23/ashley-cole-fined-almost-half-a-million/ It didn’t take long for Patrick Viera to go back to his old habits in the Premier League, did it? The new Manchester City signing, who returned to England by way of Inter Milan, came on in City’s 1-1 draw vs. Stoke, but soon got into trouble. After a challenge ... http://soccerdelirium.com/2010/02/22/viera-punished-for-three-games/