Football in Scotland is dominated by two clubs, Rangers and Celtic
Yesterday, Rangers – faced with an estimated tax bill of around £50 million – announced their intention to go into ‘administration’
Source – http://tinyurl.com/73uv28b
If one of the richest clubs in Scotland can’t turn a profit, what chance have the smaller clubs?
Rangers find themselves in this situation, in large part, because of . . .
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Yesterday Fabio Capello quit as England Manager over a disagreement with the F.A. decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy whilst he faces accusations of racist behaviour towards an opponent – http://tinyurl.com/6van6wx
I hereby tender my resignation
Breaking News
73 people are now reportedly dead, and many others injured, after violence flared at a football match in Port Said, Egypt
More details here http://tinyurl.com/7g43o5h
Oops !!!
This is going to be a hard one for Yokohama FC goalkeeper Kentaro Seki to live down after his goal kick was headed back into his goal by Fagiano Okayama defender Ryujiro Ueda from 64 yards out
Remember back In March 2011, we posted a vid showing Mario Balotelli struggling to put on a bib (see here if you missed it – http://tinyurl.com/4xll4jx)
Seems the gormless buffoon is not much better on the field than off.
With only the goalie to beat, he tried to show off with a fancy back-heel. All he succeeded in doing, however, was show all watching that he is a clown – missing the goal completely, and enraging the manager to such an extent that he was hauled off the field immediately after.
A football match between a bunch of 14yr old Danish kids will long be remembered by those who took part.
Unbeknown to the kids, a Danish ‘Improv Everywhere’ style group decided to surprise the kids by making the game seem like a championship final – bringing along spectators, avid fans, cheerleaders, a marching band, vendors, sports journalists, and Fifa registered referee Klaus bo Larsen to officiate
Football (soccer) ref in Brazil chased from field after slapping a player he had just sent off for a foul
A German football (soccer if you are reading this in the USA) player is caught on camera copping a feel of the female ref’s tit during a game
He claimed it was an accident – he intended to pat her on the back
In a post match interview, she said – ‘it was nice’
The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has suspended the National team from competing in any international competitions for the next 2 years.
This follows Nigeria’s dismal performance in the World Cup currently being staged by Fifa in South Africa
The President hopes to use the next two years to reorganise the sport in Nigeria and improve on the quality of the players and team.
Hhmm, this is perhaps a move other countries who’s players turned in such piss-poor performances might do well to consider ?
Just saying !
