If you thought Arsene Wenger liked signing youngsters then you – quite literally – haven’t seen nothing yet. After seeing the astonishing footage below of Baerke van der Meij chipping footballs into his toybox, Dutch top flight side Venlose Voetbal Vereniging offered a contract to the 18 month-old toddler. The 10-year deal has been described [...]
Both Barcelona and Real Madrid will face disciplinary proceedings from UEFA after their tempestuous Champions League semi-final first-leg tie at the Bernabeu – while Barca will make their own complaint about the behaviour of Jose Mourinho. Barcelona won the game 2-0 thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi, but the clash was littered with unsportsmanlike [...]
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed Jose Mourinho’s suggestion that referees are biased in favor of Barcelona. The Real Madrid coach saw his side reduced to 10 men just after the hour mark against the Spanish champions at the Bernabeu in the first-leg of its Champions League semifinal tie on Wednesday evening. Referee Wolfgang Stark [...]
Wenger rejects conspiracy theories Arsene Wenger believes the “exceptional” Lionel Messi has all the qualities to be hailed best in the world – but refuses to believe Barcelona cheat their way to success. Following Barcelona’s 2-0 victory at Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho implied the Catalan giants receive favourable treatment from referees and claimed the club [...]
Ancelotti set to pair Drogba and Torres Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is ready to deploy Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres as a pair again – with the Italian reiterating his belief that they can operate together as an effective strikeforce. Torres’ £50 million arrival in January cast doubt on Drogba’s Stamford Bridge future, with the [...]
Falcao scores four for Porto Colombian forward Radamel Falcao struck four second-half goals to help Porto battle back from a half-time deficit against Villarreal and leave the Portuguese giants all but through to the Europa League final following a 5-1 win at Estadio do Dragao. Porto enjoyed plenty of ball on home turf, but Villarreal’s [...]
Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier was released from hospital on Thursday night as caretaker Gary McAllister said the club is still moving forward while he recovers from a heart problem. Houllier was admitted to hospital just over a week ago after suffering chest pains. The Frenchman, who had major heart surgery while in charge of [...]
Wayne Rooney is at the centre of a major tabloid scandal once more, though this time it is a newspaper and not the Manchester United striker who are accused of wrongdoing. Rooney says he has been contacted by detectives investigating the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, which has enveloped Rupert Murdoch’s media operation after [...]
Blatter’s royal best wishes FIFA president Sepp Blatter has sent a best wishes message to Prince William and Kate Middleton ahead of the Royal Wedding Friday. The Prince, 28, is president of the English Football Association (FA) and delivered a presentation to FIFA’s executive committee as part of the country’s failed bid to host the [...]
Mohamed Bin Hammam has vowed to massively boost the coffers of African football federations to develop the game locally if he is voted as the Fifa president next month. The president of the Asian Football Confederation will double the annual grant to football countries to which means each African country will get US$500,000 yearly. The [...]
Sunderland defender John Mensah has flown in his mother and parents-in-law to England to watch the remaining matches of the Premier League season. The Ghana captain is planning a massive family reunion as the season in England gets exciting with matches remaining. The family members travelled from their home country Ghana and they will get [...]
Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari’s future at Sunderland is up in the air. The Daily Mail says Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is unsure whether midfielder Muntari, 26, on loan from Inter Milan, will stay. The midfielder’s huge wages could be the problem for the Black Cats who are unable to pay the huge salary he receives [...]
Asante Kotoko will offload 15 players at the end of the season, GHANAsoccernet.com understands. Players who have been on the fringes and those who have failed to struggle to break into the first team could be heading away from the club. The club have captured Ghana international Saddick Adams on loan from Etoile Du Sahel [...]
Barcelona consider Mourinho complaint Barcelona are considering reporting Jose Mourinho to UEFA over the Real Madrid coach’s incredible verbal tirade following Wednesday night’s Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu. Mourinho was sent to the stands and Real defender Pepe was handed a straight red card during a fiery first leg, which Barcelona won 2-0 thanks [...]
