Liverpool Vs Manchester United, 25th October 2009 Last years top two teams will battle it out in Anfield on Sunday. However, Liverpool have been in a poor run-of -form lately, but have no option but to win the game, or else they can lose hopes for the title challenge. The Reds have suffered 4 defeats, their worst form in 22-years. The Man U fans have decided to wear Eric Cantona [...]
FIFA president Sepp Blatter admitted that the World Cup 2010 play-off seedings could have been handled better. The seeding had been criticized especially by the Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni. Blatter told Gazzetta dello Sport: “We should have announced it from the start.” “There is something in the rules, but it isn’t clear. If we learn, we’ll change for 2014, but in 180 minutes anything is possible. There are [...]
English Premier League English Sunday papers suggest that Chelsea continue to show interest in Anderlecht’s 16-year-old wonderkid Romelu Lakuku. The 6.3ft striker has scored seven goals in 16 games. Portsmouth’s Director of Football – Avram Grant has recommended Marseille winger Hatem Ben Arfa and Nice striker Loic Remy. According to the News of the World- Liverpool are ready to poach Eduardo from rivals Arsenal in a £10million deal. West Ham may [...]
October 20th, 2009 All the major teams didn’t manage to secure a win in today’s Champions League clashes. Barcelona 1-2 Rubin The away team scored in the 2nd minute of play through Ryazantsev. The scoreline remained undisturbed till the 48th minute, Ibra moved past two Rubin defenders to net in the ball from a Xavi forward pass. Later in the 73rd minute Rubin were put ahead with Karadeniz’s shot which [...]
More involvement by international parties looking to buy a stake or own Premier League clubs. Newcastle – Tyneside businessman Barry Moat will find out this week whether his £80 million bid to buy Newcastle has finally succeeded. West Ham United – An American consortium look to come up with a £100m takeover at troubled Hammers. Birmingham - Carson Yeung, the new owner of Birmingham stated his intentions to make the [...]
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty along with her boyfriend Raj Kundra entered the All India Football Federation (AIFF), showing an interest in Indian football. The duo who own the IPL team, Rajasthan Royals, spent some time at the AIFF headquarters with general secretary Alberto Colaco. He was kept busy answering questions. Colaco said- “It was a casual meeting. Shilpa and Raj were quite enthusiastic about Indian football and wanted to know [...]
Champions League October 20th, 2009 matches roundup English Premier League Mike Jones refereeing deflated! Referee from the controversial Sunderland v Liverpool encounter might face the axe from the remainder of the Premier League. He had earlier adjudged the “beach-ball goal” legitimate, which helped Sunderland secure a win over The Reds. Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea Drogba put Chelsea ahead with a nice touch to get some space and then a shot [...]
English Premier League Everton are interested in Inter Milan’s Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma (26) Tottenham Hotspur are interested in Manchester United and England centre-back Rio Ferdinand (31) Manchester United are planning a bid of 40 million Euros for Valencia left winger David Silva and striker David Villa, who will be up for sale at the end of season. Liverpool looking to get U-20 Hungarian team’s midfielder Vladimir Komanin The People, [...]
