It was tennis once again that took centre stage when the mens 2012 Laureus World Sports awards were announced last week, this time the award went to world number one, Novak Djokovic who followed rivals, Rafael Nadal who won in 2011 and Roger Federer who won the prestigious prize four times between 2005-08. Handing the [...]
Marseille, France – Olympique Marseille’s striker said “sorry” to Coach Didier Deschamps for the verbal altercation happened last week and was reintegrated into the first team of the club at Stade Vélodrome. André-Pierre Gignac, aged 25, watched the Sunday’s match in front of the TV, in which Olympique Marseille won at home (3-0) against Paris [...]
London, England – British press strongly rumors the French technician’s name as a possible solution for the England national team’s bench, although he himself said that the mission to coach England would be appropriate for an Englishman. British newspaper Daily Express cited sources inside the English Football Federation that say the FA is in the [...]
Canberra, Australia – Reelected at 81 years old the President of the Australian Football Federation, Frank Lowy has promised to fight until the end in order to “steal” Qatar’s the WC 2022 organization rights. Frank Lowy, the man who brought to life the Australian soccer, won a new mandate at the head of the Australian [...]
Rome, Italy – Former Brazilian international has been imprisoned for raping a young woman whom he met at a party in Milan in December last year. Italian news agency ANSA reported that Amantino Mancini, aged 31, has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after a court in Italy found him guilty [...]
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has rubbished speculation that Rio Ferdinand’s Manchester United future is in danger and has insisted that the defender is still part of his plans. He also insisted that there was no intention of letting him leave Manchester United in the near future. Earlier Ferguson had indicated that the defender [...]
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that he is content with the squad he has and he will not jump into the winter transfer window as he boasted about the strength of his current crop. Despite missing both Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart, Spurs beat West Brom on Saturday and made it [...]
Cheshire, Wales – The Wales national team coach and the former Welsh international, Gary Speed, was found hanged in his apartment. He was only 42! This shocking announcement was made by the Welsh Football Federation: “We announce with sadness the death of our coach – Gary Speed. Convey condolences to the family.” British newspaper The [...]
Madrid, Spain – FC Barcelona are now six points behind the leader of La Liga, Real Madrid, after losing 0-1 to Getafe at the Colliseum Alfonso Perez. Getafe’s right defender scored with a header the only goal of the match Getafe – FC Barcelona, checking the first win in La Liga for the band in [...]
Madrid, Spain – The Spanish capital derby proved once again the superiority of Real Madrid against Atletico, the leader in La Liga firmly winning 4-1, after the guests having opened the score at the end of the first 15 minutes. The match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium debuted very well for the team coached by [...]
Lille, France – Lille’s Belgian midfielder, courted by the big clubs in Europe, will not be sold unless it won’t be reached the minimum amount required by the team in Hexagon. Eden Hazard has been courted since the summer break by Europe’s “grandees”, but Lille has managed to keep the player considered the best one [...]
Paris, France – English midfielder began negotiations with the club in the French capital, but does not rule out a return to Serie A, after the superb experience with AC Milan. Paris St.Germain, on Thursday confirmed by the voice of its Sports Manager, Leonardo, that officially started the negotiations of bringing in the British star [...]
