February 26th, 2010 by admin
England football boss Fabio Capello has urged left-back Wayne Bridge to reconsider his decision of quitting the team ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
Bridge shocked the football world on Thursday when he stated that he did not wish to be selected for England in the wake of John Terry’s affair with his ex-lover, and said his presence in the squad would be untenable and divisive.
Capello insisted the door was still open for Bridge. The Italian was stunned by Bridge’s shock decision, which left his World Cup preparations in tatters.
February 25th, 2010 by admin
Latest reports regarding the “on off” Ashley & Cheryl Cole marriage farse state that Ashley now blames mother-in-law Joan for his marriage break-up. He reportedly told pals that life with Cheryl went downhill when her mum moved in to keep an eye on her.
“It’s a bit of a passion killer to have your mum in the house,” The Sun quoted a source close to Ashley, as saying.
cheryl’s mother Joan, moved in to the couple’s Surrey mansion two years ago after the soccer star was first accused of cheating on Cheryl with hairdresser Aimee Walton.
She is said to be furious over Cole’s infidelities and is fully behind her daughter’s decision to split.
Meanwhile, Cheryl is angry at Cole’s mum Susan, who has tried to act as peacemaker and put her son’s side of the story.
Cole bombarded Cheryl with calls and voicemails after she ditched him by text from the US.
February 24th, 2010 by admin
A UEFA reports states that English Premier League clubs owe more money than all the other clubs in Europes top divisions put together. The report calculates the total debts of just 18 Premier League clubs at just under 3.5 billion dollars, around four times the figure for the next most indebted top division, Spain’s La Liga.
The Premier League generates much more money from television and other commercial income than any of it’s rivals, 122 million euros on average at the 18 clubs, with the next wealthiest being the German Bundesliga, whose clubs made an average 79 million euros.
Yet despite a great commercial advantage, the 18 English clubs were hugely more reliant on borrowed money from banks and club owners than the 714 other clubs combined.
“English clubs contain on their balance sheets an estimated 56 percent of Europe-wide commercial debt,” the report says.
February 23rd, 2010 by admin
Fergie will not panic after his side’s 3-1 defeat to Everton and Chelsea’s 2-0 win against Wolves saw Carlo Ancelotti’s side open up a four-point lead over Fergie’s men at the top of the table.
“The Premier League has been wide open this season. It’s been funny like that. Teams have dropped points you don’t expect them to drop, but the very nature of the league suggests we still have a good chance. We’ve got a big match on Tuesday night. It’s a massive game for this club and hopefully we can get the result we need,” The Mirror quoted Ferguson, as saying.
“I hope we remain consistent. That’s the key to it. Consistency will give us a big, big chance. Whoever is the most consistent from now on in will win the league, there’s no question about that. The players sense that now is the time to start making sure they’re performing right, and we have the players to do that,” he added.
February 22nd, 2010 by admin
TV pundits has voiced their concern on the over-reliance on Manchester United on Wayne Rooney. BBC footbal analyst, Alan Hansen hinted at an over-reliance on the star striker, and voiced the fear that Rooney could be buckling under too heavy a workload.
“He’s had a lot of matches and it has taken its toll. The danger is he’s played so many matches at full throttle he could be facing burn out by the end of the season,” Hansen warned.I don’t think it will happen, but Fabio Capello will be worried because he is so important to England. There were signs against Everton that the season is catching up with him, because he plays at full throttle in every game, with so much passion.
“I think Sir Alex will look at resting him, because United need him at his best, but he seemed out of sorts at Everton,” The Mirror quoted Hansen, as saying.
February 18th, 2010 by admin
With the smartphone boom in full swing in the UK the the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has said it will launch new sports and news applications to satisfy mobile phone user and football fan demand. From as soon as April this year the BBC will start to offer Live Sport free video-on-demand applications.
The BBC’s new service will mean that football fans will be able to watch every England game live on their smartphone, as well as clips of every goal scored in this summer’s tournament in South Africa.
“It’s been 12 years since the launch of BBC Online, but as media converges and technology accelerates, licence fee payers are increasingly using sophisticated handheld devices to access information,” The Telegraph quoted Erik Huggers, BBC’s director of future technology, as saying.
“They tell us that they want to access the digital services that they have paid for at a time and place that suits them,” he added.
He added the BBC is “catching up” with its audience and the new technology will offer “greater public value” to licence fee payers.
February 17th, 2010 by admin
Reports suggest that Chelsea are targeting 4 top young European stars for a total outlay of over 70 million. Borussia Dortmund’s Serbia centre-back Neven Subotic, winger Angel Di Maria, of Benfica, Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik and Bayern Munich schemer Bastian Schweinsteiger are Chelsea’s main targets, reports the Daily Express.
Roman Abramovich has authorisedthe mega spending spree after Chelsea had their worldwide FIFA transfer ban lifted earlier this month.
February 14th, 2010 by admin
Deperate Portsmouth could be sold for as little as one pound in what could be last attempt to save the club. Before you start dreaming of owning you own clubs there are a few clauses to consider. The club’s owner Chainrai would also want the 17 million pound he is owed, and other debts totalling more than 60 million pound would have to be met.
On the positive side if Pompey stay up, and yes of course that is still slightly possible the new owner could collect more than 30 million pounds in TV money in the autumn or a minimum of 11 million pounds in parachute payments if they are relegated.
I think I will hang on to my pound!
February 13th, 2010 by admin
With Manchester United, Aresenal and Liverpool already out of the FA Cuo, Carlo Ancelotti has stated that he is confident of winning it ahead of tomorrow’s fifth-round clash against Cardiff.
“It’s a very important competition. We won it last year – I was not here – and we have a great opportunity to go forward in this competition. We know Cardiff will come to do their best. They have a good team and a lot of passion around them,” The Daily Express quoted Ancelotti, as saying.
“We have to pay attention. We want to come back to win after the defeat against Everton. I said that the FA Cup is a fantastic opportunity for all the teams to play their best. They are followed with a lot of passion around them, and they have good quality, They have two fantastic strikers and score a lot of goals in the Championship. We have to pay attention,” he added.
February 12th, 2010 by admin
Scan reveal that Ryan Giggs has broken his arm during last nights 1-1 draw against Aston Villa so he will not be fit to play in the Carling Cup final. Giggs is expected to be out for at least 4 weeks so will miss, three Premier League games, the Champions League clash with AC Milan and the Wembley date with Villa on February 28.
He broke his arm after after clashing with Steve Sidwell, The Sun reports.
“Ryan’s had a plate put in his arm which will stay there for 2 to 3 weeks. He will still be able to train and he might be available for the second leg against Milan but it’s a long haul,” Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said.
February 11th, 2010 by admin
Fabio Capello may well have upset his countrymen by claiming that the Premier League is far superior to Serie A. In what could be classes as a dammin attack on the Serie A, Capello slammed the Italian game for having worse stadiums, weaker security, less sportsmanship and lower attendances than in the English top league.
Capello remarks came in the same week where Italian hooligans fought with the police in Undine and invaded Lazio’s training ground.
“The English Premier League has overtaken Serie A. In England you feel a lot safer at a stadium,” The Sun quoted Capello, as saying.
“Children and families go to games in England and that’s beautiful. In Italy things are not going like they should.
“Grounds in England are far better and the security is very good. There is a more sporting atmosphere and the game is followed very passionately – the grounds are always full. In Italy the game is in the hands of the Ultras,” he added.
February 10th, 2010 by admin
Arsenal fans will be gutted to hear that A Cadena Ser Radio reports “There is a firm agreement between Barca and Cesc Fabregas even if it is only verbal.”
“Several meetings have taken place and, following those meetings, Cesc told Barca that he wanted to rejoin them from next season,” The Telegraph quoted the radio station as saying further.
Fabregas is the guuners top scorer, with 14 goals in all competitions this season and is under contract with the Gunners until 2014.
February 7th, 2010 by admin
It seems the bitter disagreements with Milan-based Internazionale over a severe lack of transfer funds have made Mourinho to decide to return to England. Rumours suggest that Jose Mourinho is set buy himself out of Milan although it will cost him a massive 5.5million pounds.
“The club and I signed a very objective contract until 2012, because we want to work together. But there is a cancellation clause that Inter will pay me if they want my departure and another that I will pay Inter if I want to leave,” News of the World quoted Mourinho, as saying.
