Roma striker Bojan Krkic says that he will not return to Barcelona even if his former employers comes calling. The 21-year-old left Nou Camp in the summer for Roma after he failed to establish himself in the first team at Barcelona. Roma paid €12million for the Spanish youngster, but Barcelona have the option to buy […]
Premier League
With the influx of foreign ownership in the Premier League I have been waiting for one of them to challenge the deal that Premier League TV rights are divided equally amongst the clubs. So I cannot say that I am surprised to read that Liverpool have announced they will lead a challenge for overseas TV […]
There is no doubt that the Premier League is the most popular league in the world as the latest research estimates that the Premier League matches attracted a staggering 4.7BILLION TV viewers last season. Figures released by the Sport+Markt group in Germany show the tremendous appeal of the Premier League around the world. SHere are […]
England became the seventh team to qualify for EURO 2012 on Friday on a night when Russia and Greece took huge steps towards joining them and the likes of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina ensured top-two finishes. Last month holders Spain and former European champions Italy, the Netherlands and Germany ensured their finals berths alongside […]
Pep Guardiola says that he will not sign a long-term contract at Barcelona to ensure he keeps his passion and motivation. Guardiola has signed a series of one-year contract extensions since he was promoted from Barcelona’s B team in June 2008 to replace Dutchman Frank Rijkaard in charge of the senior team and his current […]
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini is happy with his side’s strong start but insists that they will be truly measured in when they play Barcelona and Real Madrid. Club owner Sheik Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani invested heavily over the summer, spending €58 million to bring in many new talents such as Ruud van Nisterooy, Santi Cazorla, […]
The news that Wayne Rooney’s father and uncle Richie were arrested today over allegations of a football betting scam has to have set off alarm bells at Old Trafford as well as the English FA. The arrests were in relation to a game between Motherwell and Hearts in December last year in which Motherwell midfielder […]
In a remarkable speech, Carlos Tevez’s agent Kia Joorabchian insisted that Carlos Tevez did not refuse to go on as a substitute for Manchester City against Bayern Munich and that he is simply a victim of mistranslation. Joorabchian told the Leaders in Football conference in London on Wednesday that Tevez was not the sort of […]
The disciplinary committee of the Spanish FA (RFEF) totally capitulated when it had a chance to make a statement about the increasing acrimonious feelings between Real Madrid and Barcelona. At the start of the season Real Madrid and Barcelona met in the Supercup, which is played between the winners of the Spanish League title and […]