Ronaldinho, the ex-world’s best player and the prolific Brazilian samba boy was left out, by coach Dunga, for previous World Cup 2010 Qualifiers, notably against Portugal due to unsatisfactory performance. But Ronie’s recent performance is getting better, he scored decisive goals for his last 6 matches with AC Milan; and yesterday once more he scored […]
Last friday, 7th November, Argentina’s new coach/manager Maradona paid a visit to England’s Manchester United and Liverpool football clubs. The aim of this visit was to meet and discuss with Carlos Tevez (man utd’s forward) and Javier Mascherano (liverpool’s midfielder). And the visit was a success, everyone, including the players of both teams, was excited […]
South Africa, the first ever African nation to host a World Cup tournament, is facing a big dilemma. They have already started the constructions of stadiums for the 2010 World Cup, but the mixed effect of the global financial crisis coupled with their slow-going local growth is of high concern.
Themba Maseko, cabinet spokesman, said:
- “(The) […]
Sadly, Jens Lehmann, the ex-goal keeper of Germany who helped his team by saving 2 penalties during the World Cup 2006 Quarter Finals, will not be granted a final farewell on the 19th November for the match opposing Germany to England.
Germany’s coach, Loew said:
- “We have to use our friendly matches as a way of […]
Despite, the convincing claims that the World Cup 2010 would take place in South Africa, FIFA have admitted that they have taken out insurance should the event not take place as expected.
FIFA took a £420million insurance policy for any abandonment of the 2010 and 2014 finals in South Africa and Brazil, respectively.
Jerome Valcke, FIFA general […]
West Ham director, Mike Lee said (on BBC Sport):
- “We are very proud of what Barack Obama has achieved and respect what he has done”
- “We plan to send him a letter of congratulations and invite him to come to game at Upton Park the next time he is in London”
New US President, Barack Obama, […]
There was a claim that the Ghana captain Stephen Appiah’s transfer to a new club was blocked by the administrative bureaucracy at FIFA. This claim was apparently made by the global body representing professional footballers, FifPro.
BBC Sport reported that a spokesman from FIFA rejected those claims. Read more about the why of this claim here..