LONDON, ENGLAND – While the rest of the Premier League is still away on holidays new Fulham manager Martin Jol has been preparing his side for the first qualifying round of the Europa League and after a comfortable win over Faroese side NSI Runavik the Dutchman will be hoping that the rest of his time [...]
UEFA president Michel Platini insists that there is no need to introduce technology in soccer as it is unnecessary following the introduction of goal line assistants. He also claims that there is no longer any simulation in the area. Pressure has been mounting on the people who govern the game to introduce technology to eradicate [...]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – An investigation in to a football betting ring has uncovered a recorded phone call that suggests Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez was to be approached and persuaded to help in a scam that would earn the perpetrators thousands. Greek prosecutors are analysing evidence that players Costas Menderos and former Manchester City player [...]
Andre Villas-Boas has become the new favourite to be appointed Chelsea manager, after meeting with owner Roman Abramovich over the weekend. The 33-year-old became the youngest coach to win a European trophy when he led his FC Porto side to Europa league glory in May, drawing numerous comparisons to compatriot Jose Mourinho. Abramovich now wants [...]
Fulham are going to play European soccer next season as they have been awarded a spot due to their exemplary disciplinary record in the English Premier League. They finished second to only Chelsea in the domestic disciplinary table and with Chelsea already qualified for the UEFA Champions League; Fulham got the UEFA Europa league [...]
PORTUGAL – FC Porto boss Andre Villas-Boas is now the most wanted man in football after he guided his side to an historic treble this season. But the likes of Chelsea who have been keeping a close eye on his progress may be in for a rude awakening when they find out that the man [...]
Porto striker Falcao has hailed the team unity of Porto and credited the harmony for the Europa League final victory in Dublin. Porto won the final 1-0 against Braga on Wednesday night. Falcao was the most prolific striker in the Europa League with 17 goals and this is a new record for the competition. [...]
The English Premier League has been given an extra place for the next season of the UEFA Europa League for the team that tops the Fair Play table. Currently Fulham are tied with Tottenham in second place behind Chelsea. Chelsea will not be available for this spot because they have already qualified for the [...]
“Scottish football has reached a new low,” these were the words of Celtic assistant manager Johan Mjallby after he watched his boss Neil Lennon being attacked by a fan during the sides 3-0 win over Hearts at Tynecastle. The former Swedish internationals thoughts were echoed by everybody with in the game, and as the Scottish [...]
It seems that violence and racism in the terraces is once again on the rise as a number of clubs across Europe face up to the prospect of playing games behind closed doors on top of hefty fines. But the questions remain, are these measures anything more than a glorified advert from UEFA to show [...]
With Porto winning their Europa League semi final first leg 5-1 and the other match being an all Portuguese affair it seems the Europa League final will be an all Portuguese won. The return legs will be played next week on the 5th of May and the final will be played on the 18th of [...]
Tragic news has come out of Greece that Nigerian international Olubayo Adefemi has died in car accident. According to reports in Britain’s Sun newspaper The 25-year-old Skoda Xanthi defender lost control of his vehicle on the Egnatia motorway while driving to Salonika in northern Greece to finalise his wedding plans. A statement from the Greek [...]
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