The BBC had a story recently that the clubs that have qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League this season have already pocketed on average 50m euros (£45m) from the competition. The 50m euros is comprised of 14m euros in participation and prize money, 12m euros from UEFA’s commercial deals, 8m euros from […]
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Football is the most popular sport in the world and yet is falls way short as the most lucrative one. Sports such as American Football, Basketball and Baseball are some of the richest sports in the world. Sports personalities in the NBA like LA’s Kobe Bryant and Celtics Kevin Garnett earn a whooping US$ 25,000,000 […]
England have announced that they will play a friendly against Egypt on Wednesday March 3 at Wembley. England have been drawn in the same group as Algeria, and Fabio Capello wanted an opponent who plays a similar style as Algeria. England are also looking at at adding a friendly at home with Mexico in May, […]
It promises to be a great Carling Cup Final. Defending champions Manchester United, who defeated rivals Manchester City 4-3 in a thrilling semi-final to get to Wembley. Their opponents will be Aston Villa who reached the Carling Cup final after a 7-4 aggregate win over Blackburn. Villa came from two goals down to win a […]
The teams, groups and schedule for InterLiga™ 2010 were announced earlier this week. The seventh edition of InterLiga will be played from January 2-13, 2010 in Houston and Dallas, Texas, as well as the Home Depot Center in Calif. InterLiga 2010 is far from a series of exhibition games, as the results will determine two […]
United States striker Charlie Davies has left hospital nearly a month after being involved in a fatal car accident. Davies, who plays for French side Sochaux, broke bones in his right leg and suffered a lacerated bladder and is almost certainly sure to miss next summers World Cup Finals in Sputh Africa as his injuries […]
Teenager Fran Merida netted his first Arsenal goal as Arsene Wenger’s young Gunners beat Liverpool 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup. Just back from the Under-20 World Cup with Spain, the 19-year-old former Barcelona trainee drilled in a fine first-half strike as Wenger’s faith in youth was once again justified. Nicklas Bendtner, […]
Manchester United’s second string overcame the dismissal of Gary Neville to march into the last eight of the Carling Cup thanks to goals in each half from Danny Welbeck and Michael Owen to beat Barnsley 2-0. Welbeck headed home Anderson’s corner while unmarked in the fifth minute and Owen’s neat finish just before the hour-mark […]