European Football
Barcelona would be Meeting Arsenal in Quarter-final Stage
Published on 20 Mar 2010, 16:37 by bibanBarcelona, the winners of Champions League, would be facing Arsenal in quarter final stage. The schedule was finalized at the draw in Nyon. It may be remembered that the Catalan soccer club defeated Manchester United by a margin of 2-0 in the final of last year. Before that, they were able defeating Gunners by a [...]
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English Debt Mounts
Published on 25 Feb 2010, 03:15 by Ian P.It was announced on Feb. 24 that UEFA will release a report on European football finances which will reveal that English Premier League clubs owe 56 per cent of Europe’s total football debt. It is reported that George Gillett and Tom Hicks who own Liverpool and the Glazer family at Manchester United, are £1 billion [...]
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Petrescu Heads To Russia
Published on 3 Jan 2010, 20:16 by Ian P.It was announced on Jan. 1 that Ronny Levy of Israel has been appointed the coach of Romanian club Unirea Urziceni following the departure of Dan Petrescu. Club manager Mihai Stoica confirmed the appointment.
“We have managed to reach an understanding with Ronny Levy,” Unirea manager Mihai Stoica told the press in Romania. “He signed a [...]
Real Madrid, The Best in 2010 Says Ronaldo
Published on 1 Jan 2010, 11:03 by bibanAccording to Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid will be the best squad in the year 2010. The Portuguese international however, sounded a word of caution for the club. He said that the club should not get too much obsessed with securing the Champions League in the home soil.
Real Madrid, according to various reports, remains [...]
Mykhaylychenko Let Go As Ukraine Manager
Published on 23 Dec 2009, 18:22 by Ian P.It was announced on Dec. 23 that Ukraine have not renewed the contract of national team manager Olexiy Mykhaylychenko after the squad failed to qualify for next year’s World Cup in South Africa. “Mykhaylychenko had a contract until November 30, 2009. We have no new contract with him,” a Ukranian football federation spokesman stated.
Ukraine FA [...]
Madrid Continues to be Interested in Franck Ribery
Published on 18 Dec 2009, 08:40 by bibanReal Madrid, the Spanish soccer giant continues having the interest in Franck Ribery, the ace Bayern winger. According to latest reports the French international has once again been aimed for a prospective target for Real Madrid in the forthcoming window of January.
According to reports, Ribery requested the German soccer squad for undergoing an improvement [...]
Serbian Hooligan Jailed For 30 Years
Published on 14 Dec 2009, 20:58 by Ian P.A 24-year-old football hooligan in Serbia was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison on Dec. 10 for a brawl that killed a rival fan.
Belgrade District Court ruled that Bojan Hrvatin was guilty of stabbing the victim to death during a fight on a train in 2006. The judge also stated [...]
Ukraine Cities Confirmed For Euro 2012
Published on 14 Dec 2009, 20:42 by Ian P.UEFA was announced on Dec. 11 that four Ukraine cities will host matches at the 2012 European Championship, which is being co-hosted by Poland, with Kyiv holding the event’s final. There were doubts that the stadiums would be ready in time.
However, UEFA’s executive committee said the Ukrainian government guaranteed the venues will be ready and [...]
Zenit Hires Spalletti As Manager
Published on 12 Dec 2009, 02:35 by Ian P.Russian club Zenit St Petersburg confirmed on Dec. 11 that they have hired Italian Luciano Spalletti as their new manager.
The former AS Roma manager agreed to a three-year contract with the Russian champions, who won the UEFA cup in 2008. He takes over from interim manager Anatoly Davydov, who took over from Dick Advocaat after [...]
Manchester City Interested in Van der Wiel, Reports quote Agent
Published on 1 Dec 2009, 16:42 by bibanReports quoted agent of Gregory van der Wiel, as saying that, Manchester City is continuing to monitor the player. Reports however, continued quoting him, as pointing out that the player remained committed to Ajax.
Van der Wiel started playing in the first eleven in Ajax since last season. The player has been able offering his [...]