Monthly Archives: February 2009

It didn’t take a genius to figure that forwards Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba might provide a potent partnership up top for Chelsea. It just took Luiz Felipe Scolari getting sacked. With new coach Guus Huddink looking on before officially taking the reins on Monday, interim coach Ray Wilkins paired the two together for just […]

Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov, co-owner of investment giant Red and White Holdings Limited, has increased his company’s share of EPL mainstay Arsenal to more than 25 percent. What does this mean for the Gunners ownership future? Simple. Red and White now only needs an additional 5 percent stock buy-up to make a formal takeover bid […]

"No one can take my experiences away from me. Obviously, I’d like to have played in the Bundesliga, but I’ve achieved other things instead. I’m in the Guinness Book of Records as the first professional footballer to have played on all six continents. The decision not to go to Bayern back then can’t have been […]

The NY Red Bulls announced today that they re-signed 33-year-old Colombian forward Juan Pablo Angel to a multi-year deal. In his two years in the league, the two-time MLS All-Star has scored 35 goals in only 49 appearances.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich‘s fortune has fallen from an estimated $23 billion to just $13.9 billion in the last year, according to Russian finance magazine Finans. Meanwhile, Chelsea’s most recent figures showed that it lost $94 million last year and also that Abramovich has poured more than $998 million into the club since taking ownership […]

Spanish boss Rafael Benitez remains unsigned as coach of Liverpool beyond the 2009-10 English Premiership season, putting off the inking of two different contract extensions in order to secure a deal that includes contract commitments for his 10-person-plus technical staff, according to Sid Lowe. "Anyone that has just a year left on his contract does […]

In a scene that plays out over and over every Saturday, Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo remains frustrated at the rough treatment that teams employ to take away his time on the ball. In a recent FA Cup game with Derby County, the 2008 FIFA World Footballer of the Year was photographed spitting in the direction […]

According to the Los Angeles Times’ Grahame Jones, the initial bid put on the table by AC Milan for the services of midfielder David Beckham came in at just $3 million, far lower than the reported $10 million minimum price tag that has been sought by MLS and the Galaxy. Despite being given a Feb. […]

The French Football Federation said Friday it has submitted an application to host the 2016 European Championship. National federations have until March 9 to apply to European soccer’s governing body UEFA to host the tournament. France previously hosted the 1984 European championship in 1984 and the 1998 World Cup.

“We want to arouse the anticipation. The biggest challenge will be to fill the stadiums.” Former German national team player and President of the Organizing Committee Steffi Jones starts the official countdown to the 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany. Just 862 days to go.

“He was an extraordinary player, a fantastic midfield schemer with great skills and a good sense of where the goal was. I don’t think there are many players like him now.” Former AC Milan player Jose Altafini on ex-Italy and Bologna midfielder Giacomo Bulgarelli, who has died aged 68. Bulgarelli won 29 caps for Italy […]