The last time England hosted the FIFA World Cup finals, they won it in style. So there's little doubt that England is eager to host the mostly widely watched single sports event again as early as 2018. The English FA had hatched the plan to bid...
Archive - October 2007
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At the start of the English Premier League season, Tottenham Hotspur were anticipated to launch a challenge for a top four finish but as things stand at the moment, the Londoners are pretty close to finishing the season in the bottom four. With...
Liverpool's early season good form is ebbing as the matches coming thick and fast. This season The English Premiership title might be the most preferred competition for Rafael Benitez's side but the prospect of another UEFA Champions League...
Republic of Ireland is hardly a footballing powerhouse in Europe and Steve Staunton was always facing a huge task in guiding the nation through to Euro 2008. So after almost two years in charge of the national team and failing to fulfill the ambition...
At the start of the season, Tottenham Hotspur were expected to provide a stiff challenge for a much coveted spot in the top four of the English Premiership. But just three months into the new season and the hope of playing in the UEFA Champions...
At the start of the season, West Ham United and Sunderland were both anticipated to be involved in a relegation dogfight in the English Premiership and their clash at Upton Park on Sunday was built a potential 6-pointer. There's nothing much between...
Looks like Chelsea is in turmoil. After manager Jose Mourinho, indications are that striker Didier Drogba is also not interested in staying at Stamford Bridge. In my opinion, Didier Drogba is the heartbeat of Chelsea because not only he scores plenty...
It's hard to imagine a major international football competition without England but with the passage of time, it seems more and more likely that this otherwise almost inconceivable fantasy could just turn out to be true.
Five consecutive 3-0...
Spain's Oscar Pereiro received the yellow jersey from the 2006 Tour de France at a ceremony in Madrid. Tour director Christian Prudhomme awarded him the jersey after US rider Floyd Landis was stripped of this title for doping.
Pereiro, who...
The Indian team which won the Asia Cup hockey championships didn't come home to a grand welcome with state honors. Their return to India was hardly publicized and considered a victory that nobody bothered about. After a long gap and several stinging...
It's official England and Chelsea mid fielder Frank Lampard will not play against Estonia in today's Euro 2008 qualifier. England manager Steve McClaren has said that Aston Villa player Gareth Barry would continue in the midfield while Chelsea...
The next five days could well be the most defining period in Steve McClaren's career as the national coach of the England football team. England might have recovered somewhat in the otherwise stuttering Euro 2008 qualifiers last month...
For the first time in 11 years, German aristocrats Bayern Munich are not playing in the UEFA Champions League. Last season they finished outside the top three in the German Bundesliga and this season the German powerhouse have been confined to the...
The club versus country row is an eternal debate in football. Club managers are always reluctant to release their best players for international duties whereas national team coaches need the cream of the crop to progress. At the heart of a supposed...
In Paris, Argentina take a step ahead in the first World Cup final when another surprise awaited the. Argentina's duo Juan Martin Hernandez and Felipe Contepomi were chosen among the five candidates for the International Rugby Board's (IRB) Player of...
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