Terry quits England
LONDON, England ● Former England captain John Terry dramatically quit international football on Sunday, fewer than 24 hours before a Football Association hearing into allegations he racially abused Queens Park Rangers’ Anton Ferdinand. Chelsea skipper Terry, 31, said the FA had made his position “untenable” after he had already been cleared of criminal charges emanating [...]
Restaurant honors Azzurri with world’s largest lasagna
KRAKOW, Poland ● A Polish restaurant in Krakow has set a Guinness World Record for cooking the biggest ever lasagna in honour of the Italy football team staying nearby. Italy is in Poland for Euro 2012 and has reached the quarter-finals. The lasagna weighed in at more than 4.8 tons and took 10 hours to [...]
Robin van Persie Player of the Year
LONDON, England ● Arsenal striker Robin van Persie was named the Player of the Year by England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) at a ceremony on Sunday. The 28-year-old Dutch international has scored 27 Premier League goals so far this season — his best return for the north London club — and was proud to [...]
Rosicky pens new Arsenal contract
LONDON, England — Arsenal confirmed on Monday that Tomas Rosicky has signed a new contract tying him to the London club beyond the summer, when his existing deal was due to expire. Arsenal have not however disclosed the length of the new agreement with the Czech Republic captain, who struggled to make an impact at [...]
Newcastle sign striker Cisse
NEWCASTLE, England – Newcastle United have completed the signing of striker Papiss Cissé from SC Freiburg on a five-and-a-half-year contract. The Senegal international has signed for an undisclosed fee and will wear the iconic number nine shirt at the Sports Direct Arena. Cissé, aged 26, is currently on duty with his national side ahead of [...]
Messi world’s best
ZURICH, Switzerland – Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi won the World Player of the Year award on Monday for the third year running. Barcelona’s Pep Guardiola was voted 2011 coach of the year. Guardiola took the coach’s award ahead of Manchester United’s Alex Ferguson and Real Madrid’s Jose Mourinho. Messi beat club mate Xavi [...]
