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FIFA take no action against Madrid
FIFA have today announced that they will be taking no acton against Real Madrid in regards to their public courting of Cristiano Ronaldo. According to a FIFA statement released today no action can be taken untill a a breach of contract has occurred which from Manchester United’s point of view would be much too late:
“We [...]
United report Real to FIFA
Manchester United have taken dramtic steps to end the speculation surrounding wantaway winger Cristiano ronaldo by reporting Real Madrid to FIFA. In a statement on their website the premier league champions pointed out that they had publicly warned Madrid about their conduct but feel the La liga champions have not altered their behaviour:
“On 27 May, [...]
Blatter still wants homegrown quota
Sepp Blatter is determined to plough ahead with controversial plans to force clubs to field at least 5 players from their home nation in all domestic and European games. The plan has been heavily criticised by managers, players and fans across Europe where the law would have the most effect, and is not endorsed by [...]
PFA Player of the year nominees
Its that time of the year when players are dusting off their tuxedo’s, practising their suprised look and preparing their tear filled oscar winner speeches, yes its awards time. First to announce their nominees are the Professional Footballers Association and there’s few suprises to be found in the shortlist.
Players’ Player of the Year
Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal)
Cristiano [...]
Zidane was sent off via TV replay
Francesco Totti has admitted that French legend was Zinedine Zidane was sent off after the fourth official saw the infamous headbutt incident on a TV replay. The use of video reviews is illegal in all forms of Football and is something FIFA are not interested implementing as they do not want the Referees control to [...]
Yorke saves Sunderland from player ban
Trinidad and Tobago legend Dwight Yorke has intervened in the dispute between his country and his current club Sunderland. The Trinidad FA led by close friend of Sepp Blatter, Jack Warner had been set to impose a FIFA regulation which bans players who fail to respond for international call ups for 5 days after the [...]
More stupid South African ideas
Yet more crazy ideas are eminating out of South Africa this week as they try to prove what we already knew – they don’t deserve to host the world cup in 2010. News has already emerged that 5 of the 10 stadiums are in danger of not being ready for the tournament and the fact [...]
Maradona and Pele in the news
Following on from the news of the new Diego we thought we’d check in on the old Diego and see how he’s doing. Never far from the news these days, Maradona is over in Bolivia with another one of his political buddies President Evo Morales. Officially Diego is in town to headline a charity match [...]
Hawkeye want compensation for FIFA timewasting
Hawkeye the company that provides digital tracking technology to Tennis and Cricket has hit out at FIFA’s decision to suspend trials into using goaline technology in Football. Hawkeye creator Dr Paul Hawkins expressed his anger at Sepp Blatters attitude and recent comments:
What became really disappointing was to hear the feeble excuses they made. Sepp blatter [...]
Sepp speaks again
Sepp Blatter has weighed in on the dangerous tackles discussions. Talking to the Times he said:
“Dangerous tackling is one of the most important issues in football at the moment. Therefore players who do this kind of thing intentionally should be banned from the game. Attacking somebody is criminal, whether it happens on a [...]
South Africans to turn world cup stadia into cricket grounds
Germany or the US have been touted as possible hosts for the 2010 World Cup as South African preparation goes a bit Wembley on them. But the real scandal is the rumour that the organising council were forced to drop 2 stadiums from their list of venues because of their proximity to townships. According [...]
