Hertha Berlin have admitted defeat in their attempts to keep Czech Republic international keeper Jarosalav Drobny at the club. The club had offered the 30-year-old lucrative terms to stay with the relegated outfit, but he has refused to accept their offer. General manager Michael Preetz had been hopeful of reaching a deal, however, he is [...]
According to his father, Barcelona youngster Jonathan Dos Santos is ready to quit the Mexican national team after being omitted from Javier Aguirre’s final 23-man squad for the World Cup. “We are tired of how he has been treated,” Dos Santos’ father Zizinho, who played professionally in Mexico, told Televisa. “This is not the first [...]
FIFA player of the century Pele is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all-time. He is the all-time leading scorer of the Brazilian national football team and the only footballer to be a part of three World Cup-winning squads. In 1957 just 3 months short of his 17th birthday he made his international debut [...]
Germany defender Heiko Westermann will miss the World Cup because of a foot injury, adding to coach Joachim Loew’s mounting injury worries. Westermann broke a bone in his left foot late in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Hungary in Budapest. The German football federation said the Schalke defender was ruled out after a scan Sunday in [...]
Real Madrid unveiled Jose Mourinho as their new coach at a news conference on Monday. The Portuguese has signed a four-year contract with the Spanish giants following his move from European champions Inter Milan. “I like to give myself a challenge and this is a big one,” Mourinho said. “I have a lot of confidence [...]
Former Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford has signed a four-year deal with Everton. The 26-year-old will play Barclays Premier League football for the first time in his career, joining the Merseyside outfit just days after being released from his Leeds contract. After impressing in League One last season, Beckford, scorer of 31 goals, was linked [...]
Marco Materazzi has left a permanent mark on Inter’s Champions League success by having a tattoo of the trophy designed on his calf. Materazzi, who has a number of various images splashed on his body, left space for the famous trophy. The design shows the Champions League bearing blue and black stripes on the trophy’s [...]
Marco Giampaolo has been appointed as the new head coach of Catania. Giampaolo replaces Sinisa Mihajlovic, who left the Sicilian club last week having guided them to Serie A survival. A statement on the club’s official website read: “Calcio Catania announces the appointment of Marco Giampaolo as head coach for the 2010-11 campaign. The new [...]
След петгодишно очакване силистренският Доростол се завърна в професионалния футбол след победата с 2:0 над Разград в последния мач от сезона. Пред около 8000 зрители на стадион „Луи Айер“ домакините от Силистра спечелиха с 2:0 дербито с Разград – временен лидер преди последният кръг в класирането на В група – Север, с което си осигуриха [...]