I wrote yesterday that Fabio Capello And FA were set for a fireworks meeting today with neither site apparently ready to concede ground over John Terry. Well after meeting today, it became apparent that the two sides could no longer work together and the FA has announced that Fabio Capello has stepped down as England […]
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For the second time, Chelsea’s John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. The English Football Association confirmed that Terry was informed of the decision by FA chairman David Bernstein in a phone call Friday morning. Terry is due to stand trial in July over racial abuse allegations after an incident with QPR’s Anton […]
According to Al-Jazeera, Paris Saint-Germain have lined up former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as the replacement for coach Antoine Kombouare. Benitez has been without a club since being fired by Inter Milan almost a year ago. The TV news channel reported that after lengthy discussions between board members at the Parc des Princes over the […]
England became the seventh team to qualify for EURO 2012 on Friday on a night when Russia and Greece took huge steps towards joining them and the likes of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina ensured top-two finishes. Last month holders Spain and former European champions Italy, the Netherlands and Germany ensured their finals berths alongside […]
A Dutch classic and a Warsaw derby are among the weekend’s top games as on-song Manchester United FC look to test new-look Chelsea FC’s resolve in the English Premier League. Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven v AFC Ajax Ajax will be keen to defend their unbeaten start to the Eredivisie season when they visit a PSV side […]
Winners in 2010, Inter Milan were shocked at home by Trabzonspor, but there was better news for fellow former champions Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid opened their Champions League group stage campaigns with away victories, but 2010 winners Inter MIlan suffered a shock home defeat by Trabzonspor AŞ in the […]
Inter Milan kicked off the new Serie A season with a defeat and there was frustration elsewhere for European champions FC Barcelona, but the goals continue to flow for Mario Gomez and Wayne Rooney as the duo helped respective sides Bayern Munich and Manchester United record big wins. Italy Inter were hoping to make the […]
Diego Forlan has said goodbye to Atletico Madrid and he is set to sign for Inter Milan. The Uruguay striker is expected to travel to Milan today (Monday) and sign a two-year contract with Inter. “It’s difficult to say goodbye after four years here and three years at Villarreal,” said Forlan in a press conference […]
There were goals aplenty for some of Europe’s leading clubs this weekend as both halves of Manchester celebrated big wins, Real Madrid kicked off the Liga season with a 6-0 win and PSV Eindhoven racked up half a dozen strikes of their own. Premier League Manchester United were rampant as they handed a depleted Arsenal […]