David Beckham wouldn’t mind playing in defence for AC Milan as long as he gets a chance to prove himself worthy for England’s World Cup 2010 squad. Milan are without their right-back Massimo Oddo and manager Leonardo is hinting that Beckham could start in defence. He said: “I would be happy to play in any position, in defence, in attack.” Beckham commented: “I am not expected to start the games. [...]
Some amazing, some crazy saves made by the ‘last man standing’. Have a look at the videos: Video 1 Video 2
Real Madrid paid a world record of 94 million euros for Cristiano Ronaldo, and the class was evident from the start. Lionel Messi turned on a footballing masterclass last season and helped Barcelona win six out of six titles. The Argentine also scooped up quite a few awards, including the European Footballer of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year. Nevertheless, according to a Spanish newspaper- Marca, [...]
Reportedly, Chelsea are looking for a Keeper to replace their number one goalie- Petr Cech. Chelsea are keen to get a new keeper, due to Cech’s recent lack of clean sheets and some possibly costly mistakes during this season. The Blues are targeting Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) and Hugo Lloris (Lyons) as Petr’s possible replacements. There’s a slight doubt if the club can sign either of these [...]
The Japanese national team will begin preparations for their 2010 World Cup with a friendly against Venezuela on February 2. Venezuela haven’t qualified for the Cup, but Japan manager Takeshi Okada feels it would be a good test as “teams from South America always approach matches wanting to win”. and also added that the game “will help toughen Japan up”. Right now Japan have no more friendlies in store, however, [...]
The much awaited African Football event is due to start next month in Angola, on the 10th. Here’s the full fixture list of the tournament:- ANGOLA v MALI A 10/01/2010 20H:00 Luanda MALAWI v ALGERIA A 11/01/2010 14H:45 Luanda COTE D’IVOIRE v B. FASO B 11/01/2010 17H:00 Cabinda GHANA v TOGO B 11/01/2010 19H:30 Cabinda EGYPT v NIGERIA C 12/01/2010 17H:00 Benguela MOZAMBIQUE v BENIN C 12/01/2010 19H:30 Benguela CAMEROUN [...]
Argentine and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi had won the FIFA World Player of the Year award. Earlier, he won the European Player of the Year. He has helped his club secure an unprecendented six titles this season. The 22-year-old has picked up the award for the first time, beating last year’s winner- Cristiano Ronaldo and fellow Bracelona team-mates Xavi and Iniesta. Messi was quoted saying: “I’m extremely happy. We’ve just ended [...]
Manchester City’s coach Mark Hughes has been sacked and according to news coming in, Roberto Mancini’s appointment was agreed upon before hand. City’s latest match ended in a 3-4 defeat to Sunderland. This was just their second defeat in the league and yet it was a surprising decision by the owner to sack Hughes. The objective for Man City this season was to end with 70 points, but Hughes ascertained [...]
According to a sting operation held by the News of the World(NOTW), England and Chelsea captain- John Terry sells £10K tickets for private access to himself and the club, through a fixer- Tony Bruce. Terry reportedly took 200 50-pound notes from the NOTW investigators for a tour of the Premier League team’s five-star training facility. He said that the money would go to a childrens charity but added “If the [...]
It was an astonishing comeback by the European Champions, being a goal down for most of the match. The European Footballer of the Year- Lionel Messi scored the decider for Barcelona in extra time as they lifted the trophy in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Earlier, Esudiantes’ Mauro Boselli scored in the 37th minute and the scoreline remained till the dying minutes of the game, the 89th minute to be precise. [...]
