Only wonder can give Rangers Scottish PL spot
GLASGOW, Scotland ● Rangers’ hopes of being allowed to play in the Scottish Premier League (SPL) next season appear dead in the water after a sixth club confirmed that they will vote against the proposal. St Johnstone joined Aberdeen, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dundee United, Hearts and Hibernian in publicly announcing their opposition to a ‘newco’ [...]
Drogba joins Anelka at Shenhua
SHANGHAI, China ● Chelsea and Ivory Coast idol Didier Drogba has sealed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Shanghai Shenhua to become the biggest recruit so far to China’s ambitious Super League. Wednesday’s announcement ends months of speculation about the move, which sees the striker become China’s best-paid player with weekly pay of $US314,000, according to reports, [...]
SPL clubs to vote over Rangers FC
EDINBOROUGH, Scotland ● The Scottish Premier League has announced that a vote on whether to allow a re-formed “newco” Rangers to play in the top flight will be held on July 4. The SPL also revealed that disciplinary charges will be brought against Rangers once the future of the club is decided and before [...]
Taxman says ‘no’ to Glasgow Rangers
GLASGOW, Scotland ● The prospective owner of troubled Scottish giants Rangers admitted Tuesday that British tax officials will vote against his proposal for a way to exit administration. Charles Green, who is leading a consortium aiming to buy the club, had hoped to persuade creditors to agree to a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) — where [...]
U.S. forward Terrence Boyd joins Rapid Vienna
DORTMUND, Germany ● United States forward Terrence Boyd is joining Austrian club Rapid Vienna from Borussia Dortmund. The Bundesliga champion says the 21-year-old Boyd has agreed to a three-year deal with Vienna. It did not give details about the transfer fee. Boyd scored 20 goals and set up five more for Dortmund’s reserve team after [...]
Pirates retain South African league title
DURBAN, South Africa ● Orlando Pirates have won a second successive South African Premier League title, after two Benni McCarthy goals helped them to a 4-2 win at Lamontville Golden Arrows in Durban on Saturday. Pirates finished two points ahead of fellow Soweto side Moroka Swallows, who were the only team who could still overtake [...]
Fans and sponsor Molde turn their backs on Solkjaer
MOLDE, Norway ● One moment of excitement about an invitation by Aston Villa has cost Gunnar Solskjaer the backing of his fans and club Molde back in Norway. On top of that Molde lost the backing of their billionaire sponsor Aker ASA. The sponsor, which been involved with Molde for over 20 years, said on [...]
One million pounds man
LEICESTER, England ● Jamie Vardy seems unperturbed by the landmark transfer fee paid by Leicester for his signature. While not publicly confirmed by the Foxes, Vardy has become the first £1million signing from a non-league club. But the 25-year-old, whose 34 goals helped fire Fleetwood to the Conference title this season, believes he will [...]
Marcello Lippi joins Guangzhou Evergrande
GUANGZHOU, China ● Marcello Lippi has been hired to coach big-spending Chinese Super League team Guangzhou Evergrande and plans to bring an Italian style to the club immediately. Evergrande released a statement Thursday saying it had hired the World Cup-winning Italian coach until November 2014. Lippi later appeared at a news conference broadcast [...]
