Fifa.com: David Beckham believes friction with Los Angeles Galaxy team-mate Landon Donovan earlier this year helped unify the Major League Soccer outfit. The Galaxy face Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup final in Seattle on Sunday. Beckham had missed the start of the campaign after securing an extension to his loan deal with AC Milan until the end of the Serie A season in Italy, and while he was [...]
FIFA.com: The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009 kicks off on Monday with a mouthwatering line-up of matches. This year’s competition has a new format, as the group stage will be fully completed in the first three days, meaning that each team will play one match per day. So, by Monday, we will have seen all 16 teams in action. For the first time at this event, the stadium will be accessible [...]
Switzerland defied the 60,000-plus Nigerians fans and the 11 Nigerian players to effect a 1-0 win over the reigning champions and lifted their first ever U-17 World Cup. The hosts piled pressure on the Swiss from the word go and created a handful of scoring chances inside the opening five minutes. The chances kept coming but the eaglets couldn’t score, hitting the bar or the ball sailing over. Nigeria had an [...]
Carlos Tevez has said he is considering retiring after the World Cup if Argentina win the Cup. He is mainly disappointed at losing his first team place for his country and is also exhausted by the amount of football he is playing. According to the Press Association, he is quoted as saying: “It’s complicated, there’s my family, the desire to return to Boca Juniors, but I think about it. It [...]
The Tottenham keeper was involved in an accident, when his motorcycle collided with a Ford Fiesta in Walthamstow. The passengers in the car didn’t receive any injuries but Cudicini has an injured pelvis and wrists. Spurs said in a statement: “Carlo Cudicini has fractured his wrists and injured his pelvis after being involved in a road accident this morning. The 36-year-old Italian goalkeeper has been admitted to hospital and undergone [...]
German football has been rocked by the news of Hannover and former Barcelona goalkeeper- Robert Enke committed suicide early yesterday evening. Enke was killed after he was hit by a train close to a level crossing near his home in Neustadt-Eilvese and died at the scene. Jörg Neblung, a close friend, confirmed the 32-year-old had killed himself: “I can confirm that it was suicide, Robert took his own life shortly [...]
Italian squad for the friendlies against Holland and Sweden announced as follows: Goalkeepers : Buffon (Juventus), De Sanctis (Napoli), Marchetti (Cagliari). Defenders : Cannavaro, Grosso, Legrottaglie and Chiellini (Juventus), Zambrotta (AC Milan), Maggio (Napoli), S.Bocchetti and Criscito (Genoa), Cassani (Palermo). Midfielders : Pirlo (AC Milan), De Rossi (AS Roma), Camoranesi (Juventus), Palombo (Sampdoria), Marchionni (Fiorentina), Biondini (Cagliari), Galloppa (Parma), Candreva (Livorno). Forwards : Gilardino (Fiorentina), Pazzini (Sampdoria), Di Natale (Udinese), [...]
Brand Beckham has an increase in earnings to £10.8m, which is a 106% increase from the £5.21m he made the year before. The star has boosted his fortune by endorsing a range of products, including Armani and Adidas. His firm- Footwork Productions enjoyed a massive cash injection. Becks has topped the richest footballer’s list, compiled by France Football magazine with total earnings of $42.7 million in 2008. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi(22) came [...]
Ex-Argentina defender- Fernando Caceres was shot in the head in the early hours of Sunday and is currently in a coma. The 40-year-old helped Argentina win the 1993 Copa America and played at the 1994 World Cup. He was at the wheel of his BMW car when he was shot in a possible attempted robbery according to the Buenos Aires police.
