LONDON, England – Fabrice Muamba has thanked fans for their support as the first picture of the Bolton midfielder since his on-field collapse against Tottenham appeared on his Twitter feed. The picture, which shows Muamba smiling in his hospital bed, was posted on the 23-year-old’s behalf on his page on the social networking site. The [...]
March 30, 2012Read More
TOKYO, Japan – FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Saturday he has sent a letter of condolence to the Japan Football Association to mark the first anniversary of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan. “On this day we solemnly remember the events of 11 March 2011 when your country was struck [...]
March 11, 2012Read More
GLASGOW, Scotland — Gregg Wylde and Mervan Celik have become the first players to leave financially stricken Scottish champions Rangers after administrators rejected a proposal by the squad to have wages deferred. Midfielders Wylde, 20, and Celik, 21, had their offers for voluntary redundancy with no pay-off accepted. Administrators Duff and Phelps were meeting Rangers [...]
March 6, 2012Read More
LONDON, England — Fernando Torres failed to end his four-month Premier League goal drought but the striker could at least claim an assist for Frank Lampard’s flukey goal that gave Chelsea a narrow 1-0 victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. The Spain striker sent an acrobatic volley crashing against the bar before the ball found [...]
January 14, 2012Read More
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City lodged an appeal with the Football Association on Monday as they sought to overturn the red card handed out to Vincent Kompany in their FA Cup defeat by Manchester United. In a brief statement, Premier League leaders City said the appeal would be heard before Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final against [...]
January 9, 2012Read More
LONDON, England — The Football Association has dismissed an appeal by Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton seeking to overturn his controversial red card against Norwich, a statement said Wednesday. Barton was given his marching orders in Monday’s 2-1 defeat at Loftus Road following a tussle with Norwich’s Bradley Johnson. Barton and manager Neil Warnock [...]
January 4, 2012Read More
MANCHESTER, England – Sir Alex Ferguson believes Tottenham Hotspur pose a real threat to Manchester United’s hopes of retaining the Premier League title as they are “playing the best football in the country”. Both Manchester City and Manchester United are seven points clear of third-placed Spurs at the top of the table but Harry Redknapp’s [...]
December 30, 2011Read More
Muamba: Thank you!
LONDON, England – Fabrice Muamba has thanked fans for their support as the first picture of the Bolton midfielder since his on-field collapse against Tottenham appeared on his Twitter feed. The picture, which shows Muamba smiling in his hospital bed, was posted on the 23-year-old’s behalf on his page on the social networking site. The [...]
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