by David on January 27, 2012
Carlos Tevez’s advisor, Kia Joorabchian is quoted in the English newspapers as saying that Tevez will not be sold in the January transfer window:
“We’ve been in negotiations with three big clubs but I don’t think they have reached the figures Manchester City want. Carlos will remain at Man City until the summer. They [City] would like to move him on but only at a certain price.”
Joorabchian was interviewed earlier today on TalkSport and said that Roberto Mancini’s handling of the situation is what caused the at situation to deteriorate the way it did: Read more... (441 words, 1 image, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)
Very interesting revelations are emerging from the Harry Redknapp tax evasion court proceedings. On Thursday, the Southwark Crown Court heard some very amusing statements from the Tottenham Hotspurs manager.
Apparently, Redknapp is illiterate. He cannot read or write. In a tape recording played to the court, Redknapp said that he did not know what an email was and that he had never sent a text or fax in his life.
”I can’t work a computer, I don’t know what an email is, I can’t, I have never sent a fax and I’ve never even sent a text message. I have a big problem, I can’t write so I don’t keep anything. I am the most disorganised person, I am ashamed to say, in the world.” Redknapp said. Read more... (348 words, 1 image, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)
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Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich angered their supporters yesterday with news that they would be making a spectacular signing before the transfer window closed only for the fans to later find out that it was a marketing gimmick.
Apparently, Bayern was trying to gain interest for their new app by creating intense speculation as to who the signing would be. The club invited its supporters to go onto their official Facebook fan page and watch as the deal unfolded but were greatly disappointed to learn when an envelope with their own profile picture emerged. Users also saw their own name on the back of a number 8 shirt. Read more... (365 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
by David on January 26, 2012
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 the winner in their FA Cup tie against Leeds.
The latest player to make the journey across the pond is the Red Bulls Tim Ream who Bolton bought for £2.5m. Ream will be expected the fill the shoes of England defender Gary Cahill who signed for Chelsea earlier this month. Read more... (299 words, 1 image, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)
Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, has said in court that he believes he is being victimised because of his cockney accent (an accent peculiar to those from London). The cockney accent in British culture has long been associated with deviant behaviour, much like in New York an Italian might be stereotyped as being part of the mafia simply on the basis of the person being Italian. It’s a stereotype and a generality, Harry Redknapp claim’s that it is this generality that has led to him being persecuted and placed in court on tax evasion charges. Read more... (325 words, 1 image, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)
On the weekend just past the Spanish daily newspaper, Marca, released what they claimed to be an exclusive. The newspapers football journalists had found out that Jose Mourinho, the Real Madrid coach, was dissatisfied with the level of hostility targeted in his direction and believing that his work was not recieving the plaudits he felt it welcomed he was going to leave his position at the end of the current season. Yes, Marca, the newspaper symbiotically connected with Real Madrid was claiming that the Real Madrid coach was on the way out.
When it comes to Real Madrid Marca rarely get it wrong. They exxagerate, the use revisionist history, they are bias, but they rarely concoct entire falsehoods from thin air. As far stretched as a story might be the paper, when it comes to Real Madrid, tends to have clout and its stories have substance. When the article was published nobody chose to question the journalist’s integrity and nobody considered it untrue. The only thing that was worthy of consideration was whether Jose Mourinho was sincere and determined in his resolution or whether it was merely a consideration. Read more... (578 words, 1 image, estimated 2:19 mins reading time)
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This was one result i was not expecting, however one i totally agree with. Right from the start of the tournament and even through out the Qualifying period, the Lions of Teranga had established themselves as one of the very few sides who were strong favourites to lift the AFCON trophy on Feb 12th.
However, losing both their games, the first against Zambia 2-1 and then to co -hosts Equatorial Guinea by a similar scoreline yesterday, Senegal are now out. Read more... (460 words, 1 image, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)
by David on January 25, 2012
Liverpool will play Cardiff City in the English League Cup final after a thrilling 2-2 draw at home against Manchester City completed a 3-2 aggregate success for Kenny Dalglish’s side. Cardiff v Liverpool Tickets
The Premier League leaders twice took the lead at Anfield thanks to goals in either half from Nigel de Jong and Edin Džeko but the hosts responded swiftly on both occasions with Steven Gerrard’s penalty and Craig Bellamy’s strike booking a place in the showpiece on 26 February. Read more... (278 words, 1 image, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)
Yesterday’s Group D action between Ghana and Botswana and Guinea and Mali capped the end of the first round of fixtures in the Orange African Cup of Nations. Both Ghana and Mali scooped points each after winning their matches by slender 1-0 margins.
It is quickly emerging that no team can be underestimated. Of course the most shocking result up to now has to be Senegal’s 2-1 loss to Zambia, however, other results that i was not expecting include: Ghana slender win over Botswana, Ivory Coast’s 1-0 win over Sudan and Morocco’s 2-1 defeat to Tunisia. Read more... (427 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)
Liverpool face off against Manchester City on Wednesday evening in the second leg of the Carling Cup semi final. Liverpool lead the affair 1-0 but with at least 90 minutes still to play the tie is obviously very delicately poised. The second leg will take place at Anfield and with the home crowd roaring them on Liverpool will consider themselves favourite and the more likely of the two teams to succeed. Manchester City, by contrast, are coming off of the back of a very important victory against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon. The importance of that victory, and the manner in which it arrived (a penalty winner in the 94th minute), cannot be understated. It will be a massive confidence boost for the Manchester City players and staff. Read more... (485 words, 1 image, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)
