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Serbian violence causes abandonment of Italian fixture
The Euro 2012 qualifier between Italy and Serbia had to be abandoned after just six minutes following crowd trouble in Genoa. The game in actual fact been postponed for thirty-five minutes prior to kick off as trouble mounted in the away end of the Stadio Luigi Ferraris (home of Sampdoria) where Serbian fans were cascading…
Longest 5-a-side game: Guinness World Record Attempt
90 minutes? Try 1980 minutes! For everyone trying to convert that time into hours, it is in fact 33 hours! At 10:01 p.m. on 10th April 2010, our dream became a reality. We had officially broken the Guinness World record for Longest 5-A-Side Football (Soccer) Marathon. As the clock struck midnight on 11th April, we had pulverized…
Jose Mourinho insists victory over AC Milan will clinch qualification
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes victory in their next Champions League tie with AC Milan will almost certainly clinch qualification to the last-sixteen. He was delighted with his team’s 1-0 victory in Auxerre where his decision to bring on Angel di Maria swung the tie in the favour of Los Blancos. The Whites had…
David Trezeguet rolls back the years as his brace claims yet another scalp for Spanish minnows
French veteran David Trezeguet rolled back the years as he bagged a brace for his new club Hercules as they claimed yet another monumental scalp. Sevilla are the latest casualties of the minnow’s crusade to slay the giants of Spanish football. The newly promoted side sent ripples all across Europe two weeks ago as they…
Fabiano could seek move if Sevilla scenario doesn’t change
The agent of Luis Fabiano has stated the striker may look to depart from Sevilla if his current scenario doesn’t change. Brazillian international Fabiano has only played 17 minutes of the current season, despite signing a new deal at the end of last month which sees him at the Spanish club until 2013. And according…
Robins clinch deal for Spurs youngster Caulker
Bristol City have today announced the season-long loan of Tottenham Hotspur youngster Steven Caulker. The 19 year-old defender has been allowed to join the Championship side for the rest of the season which see’s him join fellow parent-team-mate Danny Rose at Ashton Gate. Caulker, who played in Spurs’ 4-1 defeat to local rivals in the…
Tevez reveals transfer “conversation with Ancelotti”
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has revealed he spoke to Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti after leaving Manchester United about a possible move to Stamford Bridge, but says there was never any “concrete” offer. Tevez moved to City last summer after the lack of a contract offer from local rivals Manchester United, who he’d been playing…
“Javier Pastore is the new Zidane” – says Palermo owner
The Sicilian region of Italy currently possesses the next Zinedine Zidane. That is the view of Palermo’s owner Maurizio Zamparini who is marveled by the potential and brilliance of Javier Pastore. The young Argentinean gave a scintillating account of himself during the clubs epic 3-1 victory over Juventus in Turin midweek where he opened the scoring…
Former US coach criticizes the lack of support for Bradley
Bruce Arena, the former USMNT coach from 1998 to 2006, recently criticized the US Soccer chiefs for giving adequate support to the current head coach Bob Bradley. Although, the federation has extended Bradley’s contract until 2014. Despite the fans wanting to see a foreign coach and despite the fact that Jurgen Klinsmann’s name was up…
Torres’ Spain-Liverpool dilemma
On 26th August, Spain’s coach Vicente Del Bosque announced the 21-man squad for their Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein and the friendly against Argentina. The squad, of course, included the Liverpool ace Fernando Torres. Roy Hodgson was not pleased due to the amount of injuries the Spaniard has been enduring recently. According to Guardian, Hodgson…
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