Crew partners with Papa John’s Pizza and White Castle
COLUMBUS, Ohio ● The Columbus Crew is pleased to announce new corporate partnerships with Papa John’s Pizza of Central Ohio and hometown White Castle restaurants. Both restaurants’ products will be offered at Crew Stadium concessions starting with the Crew’s Opening Match against the San Jose Earthquakes on March 16. “We’re thrilled to welcome [...]
Belgian club chided for signing 14 Egyptians
BRUSSELS, Belgium ● The Belgian Football Association has criticized third-division KV Turnhout for adding 14 Egyptians to its roster in an attempt to avoid relegation. Belgian secretary general Steven Martens said on Friday the mass hiring of players from Egyptian topflight club Wadi Degla creates `’a totally distorted situation” in a division regarded as a [...]
Barcelona’s Tito Vilanova to have cancer surgery
BARCELONA, Spain ● Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will have surgery for a throat ailment and undergo several weeks of chemotherapy, the club said Wednesday. The 44-year-old coach, who had surgery to remove a tumour from the saliva gland in November 2011, was detected with a recurrence of the problem and will undergo surgery [...]
Wembley first goalscorer Cole dies at age 27
LONDON, England ● Mitchell Cole, who scored in the first competitive club game at the new Wembley Stadium, has died at the age of 27. Cole, who found the net for Stevenage against Kidderminster in the 2007 FA Trophy final at Wembley, retired as a professional player last year because of a heart [...]
New sponsor Chelsea
LONDON, England ● Chelsea have revealed that they will announce a new sponsor in two months’ time. Having announced a profit of £1.4 million for the year ending June 2012, the Blues are set to bolster their income with a new sponsor for both Chelsea and the Sauber F1 team. Chelsea have been in partnership [...]
4 South African players die in car crash
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa ● The South African soccer federation says four second-tier players have been killed in a car accident in the same area where a national team assistant coach died in a crash last month. The federation says early police reports indicate the players from the Polokwane City club died while returning from a [...]
Klinsmann close to being fired at 2006 World Cup
FRANKFURT, Germany ● The German Football Federation (DFB) had a secret plan to sack coach Juergen Klinsmann during the 2006 World Cup at home if the tournament had gone badly for the host team, according to former DFB president Theo Zwanziger. Zwanziger says he and three other top DFB officials, including World Cup organizing committee [...]
