The Premier League says the new rules are designed to increase the number of young ‘home-grown’ players in the Premier League, with a long-term aim of giving more options to the England manager. But what will they actually mean in practice? BBC Sport explains the key points of the new system:
Archive for July, 2010
Fabregas is keen to return to Barcelona. World Cup winner Fabregas was a youth player at Barca before moving to the English Premier League club in September 2003 and the player has made it clear he wants to return to the Catalan capital. Local media reported on Monday that Barca’s new president, Sandro Rosell, would [ Read More ]
Categories: La Liga
Liverpool have signed Joe Cole on a four-year deal – subject to a medical. The 28-year-old England midfielder left Stamford Bridge in June after failing to agree a new contract with the Premier League champions. He was linked to Arsenal and Tottenham but has opted for Liverpool, who failed to qualify for the Champions League. [ Read More ]
Categories: English Premiership
Andres Iniesta sealed the first World Cup win for Spain in extra time. It wasn’t a high skilled, free flowing match. The referee had to stop the game on more than a few occasions and had to dish out cards, including a red card to Johnny Heitinga after picking up a second yellow card.
Categories: World Cup 2010
Germany win against Uruguay to be placed third in the World Cup. Midfielder Sami Khedira headed in a corner eight minutes before end of normal time to secure the win. The Uruguayans had earlier lead through striker Diego Forlan, with his fifth goal of the tournament, however, Marcell Jansen of Germany equalised five minutes later. [ Read More ]
Categories: World Cup 2010
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