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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Big blow for AC Milan’s title hopes as striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been suspended for three matches for his red card against Napoli, meaning he will miss the top-of-the-table clash with Serie A leaders Juventus. Ibra was sent off midway through the second half of Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Napoli at the San Siro after […]
It’s funny how the English media mock the quality of Major League Soccer, but guess where Premier League teams turned to this month to help their sides? Yep, MLS. First we had the Galaxy’s Landon Donovan going back to Everton on loan and then the NYRB’s Thierry Henry returned to Arsenal, where he promptly scored […]
Unusual court case got underway in London today that could have ramifications on the Premier League title race as well as the England managerial position. The government is claiming that Spurs manager Harry Redknapp and former Portsmouth boss Milan Mandaric used offshore accounts to avoid having to pay income tax on more than £189,000 that […]
Ricardo Clark headed home Jermaine Jones’ corner in the 7th minute of stopping time to help the United States to a 1-0 victory over 10-man Venezuela before 22,403 at University of Phoenix Stadium. The American’s win was its third in eight matches since Jurgen Klinsmann took over from Bob Bradley as coach last year. The […]
Fascinating comments in the Mirror from former Chelsea boss, and new Paris Saint-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti about Fernando Torres. PSG is owned by the Qatar Investment Authority and have money to spend. They are in the market for a center forward and Ancelotti says that he has been offered many of Europe’s top strikers including […]
Well that did take long. About 48 hours after firing Neil Warnock, QPR have hired Mark Hughes as their new manager. Hughes is reported to have Hughes has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal that’s worth nearly £10million, making him one of the best paid managers in the Premier League. At around £3m-a-year, Hughes is just behind […]
The legend of Pep Guardiola continues as he was named the best manager of 2011, ahead of José Mourinho (Real Madrid), last year’s winner, and Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United). Guardiola, who was recently named the world’s best manager by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), picks up yet another acknowledgement to […]