Big Guns on wishlist Liverpool
LIVERPOOL England ● The dance for the position of manager of Liverpool has begun. Bug guns like Pep Guardiola and Fabio Capello plus ‘local’ managers Roberto Martinez and Brandan Rodgers are on top of the Liverpool wishlist. For now Roberto Martinez seems to be the frontrunner since Liverpool has been given permission by Wigan [...]
‘Latics win thouroughly deserved’
WIGAN, England – Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson conceded that Wigan thoroughly deserved their 1-0 victory over the Red Devils at the DW Stadium on Wednesday. Shaun Maloney’s second half strike gave the Latics their first ever win over United and ensured United’s lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to [...]
Liverpool embarrassed
NEWCASTLE, England • Papiss Demba Cisse scored two goals for the second straight weekend to guide Newcastle to a 2-0 win over 10-man Liverpool overnight. The win maintains the Magpies’ unlikely challenge for European soccer next season and, to add to Liverpool’s misery, the visitors had goalkeeper Jose Reina dismissed late on for appearing [...]
Aston Villa captain diagnosed with leukaemia
LONDON, England – Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov was diagnosed with acute leukaemia on Friday, leaving English football in shock over a player’s ill-health for the second time this month. The 32-year-old Bulgaria international has not trained since playing against Arsenal on Saturday. The condition was diagnosed following tests after the midfielder developed a fever. [...]
Easy Peasy Bayern
MARSEILLE, France – Bayern Munich had little trouble, dispatching a feeble Marseille team 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday, with Mario Gomez grabbing his 11th goal of the competition and Arjen Robben also scoring. Marseille’s decision to field third-choice goalkeeper Elinton Andrade backfired as his mistake gifted Bayern Munich [...]
5 sent off in dressing room after brawl
A referee has taken the unusual step of sending off five players in the dressing room following an ugly post-match brawl at an English League Two match that required the intervention of police. Three Bradford players and two from visiting Crawley Town were shown a red card by the referee after punches were thrown in [...]
Thatcher told ‘drunk fans’ caused Hillsborough disaster
Thatcher told ‘drunk fans’ caused Hillsborough disaster LONDON, England – The BBC says former PM Margaret Thatcher was told a senior Merseyside police officer blamed “drunken Liverpool fans” for causing the Hillsborough disaster, confidential government documents have revealed. An official inquiry later found South Yorkshire Police’s failure to control the crowd was to blame. Ninety-six [...]
Dawson to miss rest of season
LONDON, England – Michael Dawson will not play again this season for Tottenham after scans confirmed he ruptured an ankle ligament during Spurs’ 3-1 FA Cup win over Stevenage. Dawson had to be replaced in the first half of the FA Cup fifth round tie, and the severity of the injury was instantly obvious. Boss [...]
Struggling Sochaux fires coach Mehmed Bazdarevic
SOCHAUX, France – Sochaux fired coach Mehmed Bazdarevic on Tuesday after a poor run of results that has left the club languishing in last place in the French league. Sochaux has not won a game since beating Lyon 2-1 at home in early November and has lost nine of its last 13 league games. It [...]
