Steve Lambert Editor (Sport) Ex-England Captain Rio Ferdinand and current England manager Roy Hodgson have joined the Football Association Commission in an attempt to improve the current squad that is looking forward to the World Cup finals next year in Brazil. Hodgson, who has a wealth of managerial experience, will provide a valuable asset in the attempt to improve the national squad to a level where they could become a genuine challenger for the European […]
Mark Green, Correspondent (Sport) The debate for goal-line technology has become the number one subject of debate amongst German football fans this weekend. The match between 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen was overshadowed by a ‘freak’ goal where Bayer striker Stefan Kießling was awarded a goal when the ball didn’t go in. Hoffenheim fans were left stunned when referee Felix Brych awarded the goal after the header had gone wide and yet the ball ended […]
Steve Lambert Editor (Sport) The qualifying stages of the World Cup have come to a close and we now know the nine teams from Europe that are certain to be at the finals next year in Brazil. Meanwhile, another eight second-placed teams have been given a last chance to get through, having to wait until next month to compete in the play offs. In Group A, already champions Belgium had to make do with […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: Middle East & Central) DOHA – Qatar, the host country for World Cup 2022, has been one of the most popular destinations for manual workers in South Asia, particularly Nepalese labourers who make up the second highest population of migrant workers in Qatar. These workers have been known to live in extreme conditions, and the on-going World Cup preparation has worsened their situation.Seventy migrant workers have reportedly lost their […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) With a short international break ahead of us, last weekend saw the last of the top flight action for a couple of weeks and it did not disappoint. With possibly the shock result of the season, coupled with some great matches elsewhere, the league is shaping up to be the most surprising one yet. Arsenal managed to gain the top spot in the league but did not do so emphatically, […]
Mark Green, Correspondent (Sport) The Football Association (FA) is facing increasing criticism due to its lack of action over possible corruption in English non-league football. Bookies stopped taking bets on three games last season, involving Billericay Town, AFC Hornchurch and Chelmsford, after suspicious betting patterns occurred. However the FA has failed to question any of the clubs or individuals involved. The FA claimed they would remind the clubs and their players about the rules regarding […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) The past week saw international football replace the common weekly fixtures at a club level with 11 of the 13 European spots still up for grabs in an attempt to enter next year’s World Cup in Brazil. As of now, only two teams are qualified for the event that begins next June with Holland and Italy sealing their place with four and six points gained respectively over the course of […]
Greg Langdon, Correspondent (Sports) It’s been more than seven months since the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers to win Superbowl XLVII. Back then we had the NFL draft, all the excitement of free agency, some intense positional battles play out in the pre-season, and of course endless speculation about Tim Tebow. Now though, all that is in the past, because Week 1 of the 2013 NFL season is officially behind us. Opening […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) In a move that took more than a 100 days to complete, Real Madrid finally secured the Welsh star Gareth Bale in a record breaking move, paying out over £85 million to Tottenham Hotspur for the 24-year-old. But as is always the case with deadline day, there were some more unexpected moves that also took place, with Arsenal breaking their own transfer record, purchasing Mesut Özil from Real Madrid and […]
Joe Paley, Correspondent (Sport) Gareth Bale is set to be unveiled as a Real Madrid player this weekend in a move expected to break the world transfer record. Bale, 24, has been linked with Madrid throughout the summer and club president Florentino Perez has made no secret of his desire to sign the Welshman who is likely to cost the club anywhere from 80 to 100 million pounds. A move costing that much […]
