The last day of the Italian championship is developing that “scudetto” is thing of two, Inter of Milan and Juventus of Turin , that will initiate this weekend respectively their personal duel by the championship facing the Leghorn and Naples . With the small hand that the Juventus did to him to until now secondly in the classification, the Sampdoria , the equipment turinés certificó...
Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi are on a 23-player shortlist for this year's FIFA player of the year award. Other contenders include Barcelona teammates Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Carlos Puyol and Thierry Henry. Samuel Eto'o, who won the Champions League title with Barcelona before moving to Inter Milan, is also on the list. Champions...
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,...
Inter Milan moved four points clear at the top of Serie A after winning an eight-goal thriller against Palermo. Samuel Eto'o opened the scoring with a penalty in the seventh minute after Mario Balotelli had been brought down by Cristian Melinte. Balotelli then scored in the 34th and 42nd minute, then set up Eto'o for his second of the match just before the interval. Palermo managed to reduce their...
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...
Inter Milan moved four points clear at the top of Serie A after winning an eight-goal thriller against Palermo tonight. An 83rd minute strike from Diego Milito added to earlier braces from both Samuel Eto'o and Mario Balotelli, and helped the Nerazurri to a 5-3 victory over resilient Palermo.
At the age of 38, Henrik Larsson, played his final game as a professional last night for Swedish side Helsingborgs. Larsson was one of the greats of modern football and he was loved by the fans of all the teams he played for. He won many honours in the game but the crowning point of his career came in Paris on 17th May 2006 when he helped Barça lift the Champions League trophy by setting up...
If players who appear to be playing centre-forward, but drop deep, are so dangerous, why don't more teams trust the system? When one team does it, it's happenstance. When Barcelona follow Manchester United in doing it, it's coincidence. Add in Roma as well, and it starts to become a pattern. Teams who use a "false nine" – that is, a player who appears to be playing centre-forward,...
By Jigar Shah When Harry Redknapp mentioned few weeks ago that “City will threaten everyone”, and they have the arsenal to be genuine title contenders, the world when gaga over the Sky Blues. It might be a bold statement but have a look at their start, out of 8 games played; they have won 5, lost 1 and drawn 2 times. They are currently fifth on the premier league standings, with one game...
By Jigar Shah "Which one should I sign?" That's what Arsene Wenger is wondering, right now! Reports in English media confirm that the Professor is currently monitoring 3 players and the most notable one is Inter Milan's highly rated striker Mario Balotelli. The son of Ghanaian immigrants, born in the city of Palermo, playing for Italians is highly rated Inter Milan striker. At 19, he is tipped...
By Joe, www.Bettingexpert.com The reigning champions of Italy, Inter Milan, have been making good progress at the top of the Serie A. The blue half of Milan looks like they just continued where they left off from last season under the guidance of Jose Mourinho. The Catania club will travel to Milano and hope to get a point against the champion. Inter Milan currently tops the Serie A with 19 points...