UEFA has announced the 12 nominees for the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. The award will be presented during the UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 26 August. The nominations are decided by the coaches of the 16 teams that reached the knockout stage of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League. […]
The Premier League season kicked off this weekend and that means that it is time for another edition of Premier League Winners and Losers. Winners Chelsea Written off a week ago by many pundits after losing to Manchester United in the Charity Shield, the champions showed the sort of form on Saturday that won them […]
Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich after penalty kicks to win a pre-season friendly at the Allianz Arena, a testimonial game for the German club’s honorary president Franz Beckenbauer. Madrid won the shootout 4-2 after the game had ended goalless. Holger Badstuber missed the best opportunity to break the deadlock in only the eighth minute when […]
What a day it was for Blackpool fans. After waiting all summer, the team that everyone has tipped to get relegated, went to Wigan and thrashed Wigan 4-0 to move top of the Premier League for a couple of hours. This was a great performance by Blackpool who were dominant from the start with Gary Taylor-Fletcher […]
Real Madrid have signed defender Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea, the English Premier League champions announced on their web site. “Chelsea Football Club can confirm it has agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Ricardo Carvalho. The transfer is subject to a medical and the player agreeing personal terms. Chelsea would like to thank […]
Real Madrid have signed defender Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea, the English Premier League champions announced on their web site. “Chelsea Football Club can confirm it has agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Ricardo Carvalho. The transfer is subject to a medical and the player agreeing personal terms. Chelsea would like to thank […]
In a massive shock, especially this close to the start of the season, Martin O’Neill has resigned as Aston Villa manager with immediate effect. No reason has been given for O’Neill’s decision to so suddenly but my only conclusion is that O’Neill had a major disagreement with Villa owner Randy Lerner In a statement O’Neill […]
Last-place D.C. United have fired coach Curt Onalfo and replaced him with assistant coach and former U.S. national team player Ben Olsen. United have only won three games this season as they have struggled through the worst stretch in the teams history. United failed to make the playoffs the last two seasons, and this year’s […]