General Football
Beckham Injury Will Force Him To Miss World Cup
Published on 16 Mar 2010, 02:12 by Ian P.It appears that David Beckham’s England career and perhaps his football career could be in jeopardy after he tore his Achilles tendon in an Italian Serie A game on Mar. 14.
Beckham suffered the injury with nobody around him and then limped to the sidelines for treatment near the end of AC Milan’s 1-0 win over [...]
Drogba Named African Player of Year
Published on 12 Mar 2010, 23:38 by Ian P.Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast was announced as the African Footballer of the Year on Mar. 11for the second time in his career. He also won the award in 2006.
The 32-year-old Drogba was chosen ahead of Chelsea teammate Michael Essien of Ghana and Cameroon forward Samuel Eto’o. Emmanuel Adebayor, now of Manchester City, won [...]
Major League Soccer Players Vote To Strike
Published on 12 Mar 2010, 22:59 by Ian P.It was announced on Mar. 12 that Major League Soccer players in North America have voted to go on strike if a new labour agreement can’t be reached with the league before the season is scheduled to open on Mar. 25.
The players union and league have been involved in negotiations for several weeks. The previous [...]
Nigerian Player Idahor Dies On Pitch
Published on 8 Mar 2010, 18:36 by Ian P.It was announced on Mar. 8 that Nigerian striker Endurance Idahor died of a suspected heart attack while playing for Sudanese Premier League club El-Merreikh.
It was reported that the 23-year-old Idahor was unable to breathe after being tackled 15 minutes into his game on Mar. 7. He apparently lay on his back after the tackle [...]
Lionel Messi does not Come in Best 3 of Cristiano Ronaldo
Published on 27 Feb 2010, 07:24 by bibanLionel Messi, the ace of Barcelona, does not form a part in the final 11 of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo reportedly chose the top 3 players in the request of Corriere dello Sport. however, in an interesting development, Ronaldo did not include Lionel Messi.
It may be remembered that Messi happens to be the reigning World [...]
Argentine Football Player Attacked
Published on 22 Feb 2010, 17:26 by Ian P.Defender Neston Gaitan of Argentina was taken to hospital in the city of Iquitos in Peru, suffering from a cut neck after being attacked with a broken jug in a restaurant.
Iquitos police said they have identified the player’s assailants and have issued arrest warrants for them. Lima newspaper El Comercio reported the incident and quoted [...]
Curt Onalfo Takes Over At D. C. United
Published on 3 Jan 2010, 20:28 by Ian P.It was announced at the end of December that Major League Soccer club D.C. United has hired Curt Onalfo as the team’s new coach. Onalfo will take over from Tom Soehn, whose contract ran out.
Onalfo is a former U.S. national team player. He also played two seasons for D.C. United before retiring from the game [...]
Messi Named FIFA Player Of Year
Published on 21 Dec 2009, 22:21 by Ian P.Argentina international Lionel Messi, who helped Spanish club Barcelona win an unprecedented six trophies, was named FIFA’s World Player of the Year on Dec. 21. Messi headed the clinching goal against Manchester United in the Champions League final and also scored on Dec. 19 to win the Club World Cup for Barcelona against Estudiantes.
It was [...]
Beckham Admits To Asthma
Published on 4 Dec 2009, 17:57 by Ian P.David Beckham announced on Dec. 3 that he has been suffering from asthma for several years. The 34-year-old England and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder was spotted using an inhaler after the MLS Cup final loss to Real Salt Lake.
“It’s out there now,” he said. “Sometimes I have good days and bad days. I’ve never hidden [...]
FIFA Rejects Extra Officials
Published on 3 Dec 2009, 03:54 by Ian P.On Dec. 2, FIFA once again rejected the use of extra match officials at the 2010 World Cup despite the uproar over Thierry Henry’s handball that helped France qualify for the event. FIFA president Sepp Blatter stated there will be no change at the World Cup. However, he added there could be more match officials [...]
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