Posted by: Putera Emas on: July 31, 2008
Oleh AZNAN BAKAR (WARTAWAN UTUSAN)
KEHADIRAN pasukan Liga Perdana Inggeris, Chelsea bersama barisan bintangnya mungkin boleh dianggap sebagai rahmat kepada perkembangan sukan di negara ini.
Ia juga membuktikan bahawa negara ini tidak mempunyai masalah untuk menjadi tuan rumah kepada nama-nama besar itu beraksi kerana mempunyai kemudahan yang cukup canggih dan bertaraf dunia.
Setiap pasukan besar yang pernah [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: July 31, 2008
LIVERPOOL (England): Selepas berjaya mendapatkan tenaga Robbie Keane dengan bayaran pemindahan £20.3 juta ($55.2 juta), pengurus Liverpool, Rafael Benitez, mahu mendapatkan pula bekas kapten Aston Villa, Gareth Barry.
Untuk itu, beliau sanggup menjual beberapa pemain lain untuk membawa Barry ke Liverpool.
Bagaimanapun, Benitez belum mempunyai sebarang rancangan menjual pemain pertahanan antarabangsa Sepanyol, Alvaro Arbeloa.
Liverpool [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: July 31, 2008
Akui berada di kelab yang betul untuk capai kejayaan selepas berpindah dari Spurs
LONDON: Penyerang baru Liverpool, Robbie Keane, berazam membantu kelab Anfield itu menamatkan kemarau mahkota kejuaraan.
Pemain berusia 28 tahun itu mengakui beliau akhirnya berada di kelab yang tepat untuk melakukan sesuatu bagi mengakhiri keadaan tersebut sebaik sahaja menyelesaikan pemindahan bernilai ῂ ΰpounds;20.3 juta ($55.2 [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: July 31, 2008
BANGKOK: The wife of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion Thursday, the first conviction against his family since he was toppled in a 2006 coup.
Pojaman Shinawatra and her brother were given three years in prison, while her secretary received a two-year sentence.
“The actions by the three [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: July 31, 2008
LONDON: Wigan have signed Lee Cattermole from rival Premier League side Middlesbrough, it was announced on Tuesday.
The England Under-21 midfielder has joined on a three-year contract for a reported STG3.5 million (RM23 million).
Having made his first senior start for local side Boro in a derby against Newcastle when [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: July 31, 2008
Clubs must release players for Games
ZURICH: FIFA ruled on Wednesday that clubs are obliged to release players aged 23 or under for the Beijing Olympics, clearing the way for Lionel Messi to play for Argentina despite opposition from FC Barcelona.
Slim Aloulou, a Tunisian judge on FIFA’s player status committee, said the release of under-23 [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: July 31, 2008
HANOI: At least 2,000 ecstatic Vietnamese fans welcomed the Brazilian Olympic team in Vietnam on Tuesday, two days ahead of a friendly against the home team in this football-obsessed nation.
AC Milan star Ronaldinho, carrying a bongo drum, led Brazil’s squad into the packed arrival lounge of the capital’s Noi Bai [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: July 31, 2008
MANCHESTER: Israel international defender Tal Ben Haim has joined Manchester City from English Premier League rivals Chelsea, according to the buying club’s website yesterday.
The 26-year-old will arrive at City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee – the second signing since Mark Hughes took over as manager.
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