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Zidane, the great man, has fooled everyone into siding with him, writes Paul Doyle of the Guardian. His head-butt may have been excusable, but the frank way he chose to tell the world he feels no remorse for his actions, is not, Doyle says. Perhaps the easy manner in which the world has forgiven him […]

British Sports Minister Richard Caborn says there is “a very good chance” England will bid to host the 2018 World Cup. “As Sports Minister, I’d be disappointed if we didn’t [bid] because I’d be at the forefront of pushing it,” he said. With storied grounds like Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and Anfield, not to mention […]

Late yesterday Real Madrid announced its first signings of the summer. As expected, former Juventus stars Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson have made their way to the Bernabeu, costing a combined $25 million. Real’s vocal new president, Ramon Calderon, assured its fans that this is only the beginning. Arsenal’s Fabregas and Chelsea’s Robben will be next, […]

Not the way you’d want to win a trophy, but it looks as though Inter Milan will be handed last season’s Scudetto, provided the appeals of disgraced clubs Juventus and AC Milan are turned away. The sports tribunal revised the standings from last season, relegating Juventus and deducting AC Milan 44 points, leaving Milan’s cross-town […]

U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati needs to go big in its search for a replacement for former national team coach Bruce Arena, says Fox Soccer columnist Jaime Trecker. Really, really big, like current Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho big. And Trecker’s serious when he says that. He writes: “We believe it is not only possible, but […]

In Florence, they’re using images of Medieval poet Dante Alighieri as a rhetorical device to show the Italian Soccer Federation that they city’s favorite club, Fiorentina, is innocent of the match fixing charges of which it was found guilty. A 3-D image of the renowned poet presents a new video detailing how Fiorentina was merely […]

Manchester United’s massive debt refinancing program does not in fact mean more money for extra players, according to the UK’s Daily Telegraph. The £660 million package increases the amount of money borrowed against the club’s assets, but it cuts back on interest payments owed by more than 30 percent. All this does is further secure […]

Ruud van Nistelrooy is still not a Real Madrid player, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson emphasized during a press conference today in Cape Town. While his move to Spain looked certain according to reports last night, Ferguson revealed that the Old Trafford club turned Real Madrid down. “There is no agreement with Real Madrid […]

It looks like Barcelona has beaten Real Madrid and Chelsea to Italian defender Gianluca Zambrotta’s signature. Goal.com reports that Zambrotta and fellow Juventus teammate Lilian Thuram are set to join Barcelona for a combined 19 million euros. Negotiations with the players are to be concluded this evening, following which a formal announcement could be made. […]

How quickly things turn in the world of post-scandal Italian soccer. Gianluigi Buffon is not leaving Juventus, if you believe his agent, and neither are Pavel Nedved or Alessandro Del Piero. But don’t expect to see David Trezeguet, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Patrick Vieira, Emerson, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta or Lilian Thuram playing for the bianconeri next […]