Regional giants Mexico and the United States qualified for the 2010 World Cup football, as Honduras and Costa Rica aim for the third Concacaf qualifying spot in the next and final round. The US beat Honduras 3-2 in San Pedro Sula Saturday, to raise its qualifying total to 19 points. Earlier, Mexico took the first qualifying spot with a 4-1 victory over El Salvador in Aztec Stadium, its sixth victory taking it to 18 points.
Real Madrid’s historic spending spree has been suspended, at least for the time being, as they turn their attention to selling some unwanted players. The Spanish giants took Planet Football by storm in June, spending around 210 million euros (292.96 million dollars), on Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol. Now, according to sports dailies AS and Marca, Real president Florentino Perez has made it clear that there will be no new signings until at least five of the club’s many un...
Former Brazilian football forward Ronaldo is all set to feature in an Iranian movie. The 32-year-old, who is currently playing for Brazilian club Corinthians, will appear in the film based on the true story of Alneyrab, a 13-year-old girl who dreamed of meeting Ronaldo when he visited the Middle East on a humanitarian mission in 2005. The girl was killed before her dream could come true. Ronaldo may start filming in September in Lebanon. Ronaldo has been a UN goodwill ambassador since 2000, and ...
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson feels that Cristiano Ronaldo could still make a return to Old Trafford one day. The 24-year-old Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for a record 80 million pound deal and Ferguson said that the Portuguese striker still has lot of time to make a return to Manchester later in his career. “He may come back, you never know. Sometimes it happens that way.
Former England and Mexico manager Sven Goran Eriksson is the new director of football at League Two club Notts County. The 61-year-old Swede, who had a brief stay at Manchester City, has signed a five-year contract worth two million pounds a year plus bonuses and a shareholding in the cub. Eriksson insists he is not chasing money and had turned down some big offers after being sacked as the Mexico coach in April.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has short-listed 10 candidates instead of five for the post of general secretary. The four-man selection committee, set up by AIFF president Praful Patel, had a nine-hour brain storming session and submitted the list to Patel. Vice-presidents Subrata Dutta, Ankur Dutta, A.R. Khaleel and Hardev Jadeja were handpicked by Patel from the executive committee to prune the lists to five each. But after going through the 40-odd applicants, the selection committee...
Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 August 2009 16:43 )
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The sports ministry will give a Rs.100 million grant to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to prepare the U-23 team for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. A top sports ministry official said that they are in consultation with the AIFF to chart out a roadmap for the team’s preparation. “The amount (Rs.100 million) will be spent on the team’s practice, coaching and international exposure.
Striker Michael Owen completed his free-transfer move to English football champions Manchester United. The 29 year old underwent stringent medical tests before signing a two-year contract on what is believed to be a pay-as-you-play basis with a basic weekly wage topped up by bonuses. “Michael is a world-class forward with a proven goalscoring record at the highest level and that has never been in question,” said United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. “Coming to Manchester United with the expectations...
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 August 2009 12:24 )
The deadline to fulfill the Asian Football Federation (AFC) criteria to get a direct entry in the Asian Champions League is too close for the comfort of I-League clubs. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) general-secretary Alberto Colaco told that the federation has set Aug 31 deadline for all the clubs and even the I-League to submit the documents of licensing to prove that they are commercial entities to be eligible to play in the Asian Champions League, the top tier club competition in t...
Last Updated ( Saturday, 22 August 2009 13:30 )
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