Posted by: Putera Emas on: September 1, 2008
MADRID: Spain’s European championship hero David Villa (pic) celebrated his contract extension at Valencia with a goal as his side routed Real Mallorca 3-0 on Saturday. Villa, top-scorer at Euro 2008, was the subject of intense interest from Real Madrid in the summer but signed a new deal at Valencia until 2014 and struck on [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: September 1, 2008
MADRID: Spain’s European championship hero David Villa (pic) celebrated his contract extension at Valencia with a goal as his side routed Real Mallorca 3-0 on Saturday. Villa, top-scorer at Euro 2008, was the subject of intense interest from Real Madrid in the summer but signed a new deal at Valencia until 2014 and struck on [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: August 25, 2008
LONDON: Sir Bobby Robson says England coach Fabio Capello must make a stand and drop David Beckham from his starting line-up ahead of their upcoming World Cup qualifying campaign. With England due to face Andorra on Sept 6 ahead of a tough meeting with Euro 2008 qualifier nemeses Croatia former England boss Robson says Capello [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: August 25, 2008
LONDON: Sir Bobby Robson says England coach Fabio Capello must make a stand and drop David Beckham from his starting line-up ahead of their upcoming World Cup qualifying campaign. With England due to face Andorra on Sept 6 ahead of a tough meeting with Euro 2008 qualifier nemeses Croatia former England boss Robson says Capello [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: August 24, 2008
‘I know what I want’ Cristiano Ronaldo defines his stand in an interview to Portuguese television as he pushes for Madrid move. By Daniel Taylor. Cristiano Ronaldo’s desire to join Real Madrid appeared stronger than ever after a television interview in which he reiterated he had not changed his mind about wanting to leave Manchester [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: August 24, 2008
McClaren’s reign ends Steve McClaren ended his reign on November 22 as statistically the worst manager of the England soccer team in history, and walked away with a cheque for GBP2.5m after only 18 months in the job. His former employers at the Football Association began the search for a replacement by announcing a review [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: August 24, 2008
‘This is a huge problem’ As England’s players digested their failure to qualify for Euro 2008, the more experienced among them were braced for the backlash to come. “There must be something wrong with English football,” said David Beckham . “We’re a nation with some of the best players in the world and we should [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: August 24, 2008
It’s anarchy but refreshing As Euro 2008 heads into its climactic phase, bloggers and message-boarders are in fine form, as Karthik Krishnaswamy finds out. In a world of back pages saturated with ‘The important thing is winning; the goal was just a bonus’, and ‘The gaffer knows what’s best for the team, so I’m happy [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: August 24, 2008
Star performers It was a near-hegemony of the 4-2-3-1 formation at Euro 2008. Karthik Krishnaswamy picks his best for the course. Before Euro 2008 began, Johan Cruyff criticised Dutch manager Marco van Basten for turning his back on Total Football and Holland’s traditional 4-3-3 formation. Specifically, Cruyff did not approve of Van Basten’s employment of [...]
Posted by: Putera Emas on: August 24, 2008
Fitting winner of a thrilling tournament Ignore statistics and the tangible. Spain was brilliant and exemplified everything that made this tournament so much better than 2004, writes Paul Doyle. At last! For so long they’ve been the team you curse because you had a crafty flutter before they faltered, now Spain are finally champions. What’s [...]
