Wigmore Diary (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
It hasn't been a good week for football. It's been one to make you shut your eyes tight, press your fingers into your ears and hope that it will all be right again soon. Today came the news from Germany that 200 matches across Europe are under investigation for match-fixing, and arrests have been made in several countries. It's an open secret that in Italy and some other places, results are arranged,...
FCB News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Let's be honest, it wasn't our best month ever. However, we could also say we only lost one game (to Rubin Kazan) in six and of the three main leagues in Europe - Spain, England and Italy - we are the only team to remain unbeaten in our domestic league. Whatever the case, when I look back at the six games from this month there are very few individual performances that stand out. After some careful...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has signed a three-year extension to his current contract which will keep him at the Camp Nou until June 2013. The European and Spanish champions announced last week they had reached an agreement in principle with Puyol, whose existing deal expired in the summer. A club statement read: "A week after the announcement of Carles Puyol 's renewal, the Barca captain...
Soccer news (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Nominees list of FIFA World Player of the Year 2009: Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Diego (Brazil), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Michael Essien (Ghana), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Steven Gerrard (England), Thierry Henry (France), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Kaka (Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Luis...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Barcelona has signed captain Carles Puyol to a three-year contract extension through 2013 at Camp Nou.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Barcelona have confirmed captain Carles Puyol has signed a three-year extension to his current contract, keeping him at the Nou Camp until 2013.
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been named on 23-man shortlist for this year's FIFA World Player of the Year award. Real Madrid ace Ronaldo won the award last season for his stunning form with Manchester United , but the hot favourite to lift the award is Barcelona star Messi. The FIFA Football Committee has selected the shortlist, which includes six Spaniards, four Englishmen and three Brazilians,...
FCB News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
You can tell we are moving towards the end of the year by the number of awards ceremonies. Last week we had the list of candidates for France Football's Ballon d'Or and now it is the turn for the other most prestigious individual award: the Fifa World Player. Fifa have released a list of 23 candidates for 2009 which includes six Barça players, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Henry and Ibrahimovic...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has "agreed in principle" to a new contract with the European champions that will keep him at the Camp Nou until 2013.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Which nations should Fabio Capello and his players be scared of as they plot a path to success in South Africa? Brazil World ranking 1 How they qualified By making things look easy. Dunga's team were home and hosed in September after winning 3-1 away to Argentina in Rosario, going on to top the South American group. Mood of the nation Optimistic. Brazil are not ranked No1 in the world for nothing....
Smart Betting - Sports Betting Tips (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Bosnia-Herzegovina they will play with Spain in decisive match this group.Spain go into the match in Zenica looking to make it 10 wins out of 10 in Group Five, but it promises to be a tough task for Vicente del Bosque's men because as well as facing the second-placed team in the pool, they are also missing some key players.Prolific hitman David Villa, who is his side's leading scorer in qualifying...
MAN CITY ISSUES (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
It's back, and it's everywhere - The Robinho to Barcelona rumour. It's in The Daily Mail , The Mirror, The MEN, The People and The NOTW . They are all claiming that Barcelona and Manchester City have already agreed a deal that would see Robinho move to Barcelona in January. He has already said to have agreed a £160,000 a week deal which matches what he is currently on at City. Mark Hughes has...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Arsenal captain Cesc Fàbregas has had to leave the Spain squad in Armenia and fly to Barcelona because his grandfather is seriously ill. The midfielder flew into the Catalan capital on Saturday night with Barça pair Xavi and Carles Puyol - both players will miss Wednesday's final World Cup qualifier in Bosnia due to injury and suspension. Arsenal are set to face Birmingham City in the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
• Del Bosque 'reassured' Benítez over striker • Coach rejects notion of Barcelona favouritism The Spain coach, Vicente del Bosque, has assured the Liverpool manager, Rafael Benítez, that he will not play Fernando Torres against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday if there is the slightest doubt over the striker's fitness. Torres has had problems in his adductor muscle over the...
Arsenal news (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Arsene Wenger may not add anymore forwards into the squad but he would be looking for an experienced defender. Spanish defender, Carles Puyol, 31, has been linked for a move to the Premiership at the end of the season. Arsenal is his most likely
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