Chelsea captain John Terry says that Wayne Rooney’s decision to stay at Manchester United will be a massive boost to the Red Devils, making it harder for the Blues to defend their Premier League title. Rooney performed an incredible U-turn over his future on Friday when he signed a new five-year contract at Old Trafford, [...]
Football club owners are “as impotent as a room of eunuchs” and the game’s regulation should be overhauled, the Government was told on Monday. Liberal Democrat Bob Russell called for an inquiry into football ownership and warned that “the game is incapable of self-regulation”. During Commons question time, ministers also faced concerns from Tory Lee [...]
AC Milan reclaimed second place in Italy’s Serie A with a tempestuous 2-1 victory at Napoli on Monday night which saw the home side reduced to 10 men for half the game before a near-brawl erupted late in the match. Milan reduced Lazio’s lead to two points after eight rounds thanks to a goal in [...]
UEFA president Michel Platini claims that goal-line technology is not needed in soccer, stating it would lead to “PlayStation football.” World governing body FIFA will test possible goal-line systems in the coming months after reversing its stance on the widely-debated issue, but the head of the sport in Europe is not in favor of the [...]
FIFA will investigate the latest allegations of corruption which have further brought into question the integrity of the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Football’s ruling body faces further embarrassment after its former secretary general was accused of identifying members of the current executive committee who are open to bribery. Committee members [...]
Asante Kotoko coach Ebo Mends says his side’s 3-2 defeat in the local derby against King Faisal on Sunday night will not be a bad omen ahead their Premier League meeting against bitter rivals Hearts of Oak. Kotoko defeat comes at a time that they needed a morale booster victory ahead of their meeting with [...]
Ghana Under-20 head coach Orlando Wellington claims he needs no reminder that defending African Youth Championship trophy next year would not come on the cheap. Wellington, who assisted Sellas Tetteh coach at the last championship in Rwanda, has not ruled out his team’s chances of staging a successful defence but expects a ”tough journey”. “The [...]
Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari has been linked with a move to Serie A outfit AS Roma in a transaction that could be part of the transfer of Mirko Vucinic during the January window, according to Tuttosport. Muntari has been explicit about his decision to leave European champions Inter Milan due to limited playing time in [...]
FIFA has opened an investigation into allegations that Nigeria’s Amos Adamu offered to sell his vote in the contest to host the 2018 World Cup. Reporters from the Sunday Times newspaper posed as lobbyists for a consortium of private American companies who wanted to help secure the World Cup for the United States. They approached Amos Adamu, [...]
World football’s governing body FIFA is investigating a British newspaper report that two of its officials solicited a bribe in exchange for supporting particular countries’ bids to host the World Cup tournament. In a statement, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said: “FIFA will immediately analyse the material available and only once this analysis has concluded will [...]
Liverpool’s dramatic week ended in disappointment as Everton claimed a 2-0 victory in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Sunday to leave their rivals second from bottom of the Premier League table. Roy Hodgson’s Liverpool side came into the match on the back of a tumultuous last seven days which saw the club finally [...]
Barcelona produced a masterful second-half display to come from behind and defeat Valencia 2-1 at the Nou Camp on Saturday. The home side went behind after 37 minutes when Pablo Hernandez scored for the visitors. But second half goals from Andres Iniesta and Carles Puyol ensured that Barca secured all three points — something they [...]
Van Der Sar gifts West Brom a point Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford by West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League on Saturday. A mistake by goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar gifted the visitors an equalizer 10 minutes into the second half after Hernandez and Nani had given [...]
Emilio Nsue headed a shock equaliser to sting Barcelona as Pep Guardiola’s fell three points behind Primera Division leaders Valencia. Lionel Messi gave Barcelona the lead after 20 minutes on his first start since injuring an ankle in the 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid two weeks ago. But young striker Nsue levelled for the islanders [...]
