International Football
Chad Marshall Named MLS Defender Of Year
Published on 7 Nov 2009, 17:26 by Ian P.Chad Marshall of the Columbus Crew was chosen as Major League Soccer’s defender of the year for the second straight season. The league also announced on Nov 5 that Alex Prus was voted as best referee and Greg Barkey was chosen as the top assistant referee.
Marshall was also a league all-star this season and led [...]
Temuri Ketsbaia Takes Over At Georgia
Published on 6 Nov 2009, 18:48 by Ian P.Georgia announced on Nov. 6 that Temuri Ketsbaia has been appointed manager of the national team following the departure of Hector Cuper earlier in the week.
The 41-year-old Ketsbaia previously managed at Anorthosis Famagusta of the Cypriot League and led them to the league title twice in five years. He also previously managed Greek giants Olympiakos.
Ketsbaia [...]
Erik Hamren Hired As Sweden’s Manager
Published on 5 Nov 2009, 08:59 by Ian P.The Swedish FA announced on Nov. 4 that it has appointed Erik Hamren of Norwegian champions Rosenborg Trondheim as their new national team manager after they failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Hamren will continue to work at Rosenborg until he takes over the manager’s job full-time at Sweden next [...]
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Fernando Caceres Shot In Head
Published on 4 Nov 2009, 02:40 by Ian P.Former Argentina international defender Fernando Caceres was listed in grave condition in hospital on Nov. 3 after being shot in the head after resisting a robbery. The bullet is still lodged in the ex player’s head.
The 40-year-old Caceres, who played for Argentina at the 1994 World Cup, was shot in the head early on Nov. [...]
Diego Maradona Finally Calls Up Cambiasso
Published on 31 Oct 2009, 20:59 by bibanReports say that, Diego Maradona, former legendary player and the present national coach of Argentina, has finally decided calling up Esteban Cambiasso. Argentina would be facing Spain in a friendly match, next month.
Cambiasso was an important contributor in the Argentine national soccer squad while securing victory in no less than 45 matches. However, the [...]
Botafogo Close To Signing Christian Vieri
Published on 30 Oct 2009, 06:36 by Ian P.Brazilian football team Botafogo is reportedly close to signing former Italian striker Christian Vieri for the upcoming 2010 season.
Club president Luiz Pereira said on Oct 26 that the club is also negotiating to acquire left back Francesco Coco, who is Vieri’s former teammate with the Italian national team. Both players featured at the 2002 World [...]
Chelsea Request Suspension of FIFA’s Transfer Ban
Published on 22 Oct 2009, 18:42 by bibanChelsea have reportedly requested for suspending the transfer ban by FIFA. According to reports, the transfer ban may offer the scope of signing new players to the club. The request arrives just before the transfer season in the month of January. Recently, the club was slapped with the decision of transfer ban that reportedly bars [...]
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Experienced Racist Abuse, Says Edu
Published on 21 Oct 2009, 16:46 by bibanAs per the latest reports, Maurice Edu has alleged of being abused racially by the fans of Rangers. According to the player, the incident took place afterwards the match against Unirea Urziceni. The player, a midfielder in national soccer squad of United States, did not play in the match though watched that at Ibrox as [...]
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Sepp Blatter All Set for Re-Election
Published on 20 Oct 2009, 19:23 by bibanAccording to latest reports, Sepp Blatter has expressed his intentions for re-election in the year 2011. While stressing the point, Blatter reportedly stated that he had not yet achieved his mission in football.
Blatter, the president of FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, is continuing in his present position since the year 1998. He took [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo in Top of List for Ballon d’Or
Published on 18 Oct 2009, 15:03 by bibanReports say that Cristiano Ronaldo continues topping the list of total 30 nominees, selected for Ballon d’Or, of this year.
In an interesting fact, no players from the world champions in soccer, was included in the list. Ronaldo, one of the most costly players in the modern soccer world, won the prize last year. According [...]
