Archive for January, 2009
Brazilian superstar Kaka has pledged his future to AC Milan by turning down a £100m move to Manchester City that would have given him estimated sum of £500,000 weekly wages. AC Milan have allow the superstar to start talk with Manchester city official on Monday, but pledged his future to AC Milan because of his [...]
Earlier before the game, Scolari had admitted that Stoke city is a more dangerous team than all the teams in England. Within the first minute of play, the visitors were fulfilling Scolaris warning with Delaps long throw cleared away by Carvalho. As the game continued, the Blues were denied of goals by Thomas Sorensens great [...]
Portugal and Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo held his FIFA World Player of the Year trophy with pride after receiving his award on 12 January 2009 at the Zurich Opera House. It’s no surprise that the dazzling winger was feeling a proud man as the names of previous winners of the global prize read like a [...]
Luiz Felipe Scolari has taken the blame for Chelsea’s loss at Manchester United on Sunday, but says they must now pull together if they are to bounce back. He admit, that he was wrong to open up the midfield at Old Trafford, and conceded his poor set-piece planning cost them in the 3-0 defeat. “It’s [...]
Tottenham Hotspurs, Newcastle and West Ham have joined the race to sign Nigeria’s winger, Peter Osaze Odemwingie next month. Even as Everton have yet to make their interest known to the management of Lokomotiv Moscow on the Nigerian player, three other Premiership clubs are jostling to grab Odemwingie. Chris Nathaniel, Odemwingie’s agent, said: “Lokomotiv are [...]
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard returned to training with little fanfare on Wednesday as he seeks to turn his attention back to football. The 28-year-old – Gerrard was charged with assault and affray after an incident at a bar in Southport in the early hours of Monday. The England international arrived at the ground in the [...]
South Africa can eclipse Australia as the leading Test-playing nation with victory in the third and final Test which begins in Sydney on Saturday. The visitors took a 2-0 series lead with a nine-wicket triumph at the MCG and are looking to inflict Australia’s even home whitewash in 122 years. Some of the key players [...]
The World Boxing Association (WBA) is to investigate Nikolay Valuev’s victory over Evander Holyfield on the heavyweight champion bout that was hold on December 20. The Russian retained his heavyweight crown with a majority points decision over Evander Holyfield of American, although the result was questioned at the time. “The Championship Committee have ordered a [...]