In the lead up to his countrys World Cup qualifier with Portugal this weekend, Inter Milan and Sweden ace Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had a few words regarding his sides chances this weekend, and his love for new coach Jose Mourinho.
We expect a very difficult match, as we are playing a strong side and [...]
Romania striker Adrian Mutu says he has the backing of two players’ unions in his bid to overturn the 17.2 million fine FIFA ordered him to pay to Chelsea over his failed drugs test.
Mutu was hit with the massive fine, which relates to his positive cocaine test in 2004 while playing for the Premier [...]
Real Madrid midfielders Fernando Gago and Guti have resumed on-the-field training with the rest of the squad as they continue to recover from their injuries.
Both Guti and Gago stepped on the training ground turf for the first time to commence the normal training routine and the Argentinean was even able to practice with the [...]
Barcelona director of football Txiki Begiristain on Wednesday revealed that French starlet Karim Benzema turned down a summer move to the Spanish giants.
“We’ve tried to sign him several times but it’s never been possible,” Begiristain told www.frenchleague.com. “We tried this summer, but he wanted to stay at Lyon.”
Benzema, at 20, is one of France’s [...]
England captain John Terry, who has been suffering from a back injury, is still a doubtful starter for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier with Kazakhstan at Wembley.
England’s medical staff will continue to assess the Chelsea defender’s fitness but Wes Brown, Matthew Upson and Joleon Lescott could come into contention as a replacement.
Fabio [...]
A number of celebrities have thrown their support behind Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi in his quest to become the European Footballer of the Year.
Messis sensational exploits for the Barca last season, followed by an impressive Olympic campaign with Argentina in Beijing this year, has made him one of the front-runners to take out the [...]
It is a mystery that has baffled a succession of England managers: Why can’t the country’s two greatest midfielders play together?
Chelsea star Frank Lampard and Liverpool talisman Steven Gerrard are regarded as two of the best players in the world, thanks to their heroics in the Champions League and Premier League.
But when they pull [...]
Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Tuesday gave his backing to under-fire club coach Jurgen Klinsmann, saying the club were confident the former Germany manager was still the man for the job.
“We are convinced about Jurgen and his philosophy. For us he is still a great trainer. We have confidence in him,” Rummenigge told [...]