THE British and French envoys accredited to Zambia have congratulated the Zambia national soccer team for winning this year’s Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy during the tournament that was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. And British High Commissioner to Zambia James Thornton has challenged the country to send a strong contingent to [...]
Category: Premier League
Ex-Premier League player jailed after driving scam
NORTHAMPTON, England (AP) -A former Premier League footballer has been jailed for six months for sending fake letters to the police to avoid a driving ban. Leon McKenzie, who played for Norwich in England’s top division in the 2004-05 season, sent letters claiming to be from a fictional garage which said his car was off [...]
Potential Premier League title deciding Manchester derby between United and …
Continental crash points to a Premier League in decline Read More: http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/02/22/2921916/potential-premier-league-title-deciding-manchester-derby-between-
Premier League – Lavezzi likes look of Premier League
Wed, 22 Feb 13:12:00 2012 Read More: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22022012/58/premier-league-lavezzi-likes-look-premier-league.html
British PM Cameron hosts summit to address racism in soccer after Premier …
“We have some problems still today,” Cameron said at the start of the summit. “We need to act quickly to make sure those problems do not creep back in. “I hope what we can agree today is to make sure that everybody who has the ability to deal with this issue takes the steps they [...]
Soccer-Media and sponsors boost Man Utd profit
Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:21pm EST * Wage bill restrained in big-spending game * Early exit from Champions League to prove costly By Keith Weir LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) – A rise in commercial and media revenue helped English Premier League champions Manchester United to report growth of almost 8 percent in first half earnings [...]
Alan Green: Arsenal’s woes mirror poor Premier League
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 Supporter disquiet is higher than it has ever been under Arsne Wenger
Olympic Stadium not up to Premier League standards
Instead, the Olympic Park Legacy Company told The Associated Press it will have to pay for the post-games transformation of the stadium, which West Ham could just rent. “The Olympic Stadium is a white elephant and they now have to spend money to stop it being a white elephant,’’ London Assembly member Andrew Boff told [...]
Indian Premier League postponed
The start of the first ever Indian Premier League Soccer (PLS) campaign has been postponed because of problems with the venues. Due to feature the likes of World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro, former France international Robert Pires and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler, the six-team competition was set to begin on March 24, but will now [...]
Carlos Tevez apologizes to Man City
LONDON (AP) Carlos Tevez finally apologized to Manchester City on Tuesday following a five-month feud that has cost him close to 10 million pounds ($17 million), and could soon return to action for the club after withdrawing an appeal against his latest fines. The Argentina striker has not played for the Premier League leaders since [...]
Premier League footballer banned from driving after doing 104mph in his Porsche
Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner banned for 56 days and fined £660 Footballer, 24, due in court next week with Sunderland captain Lee Cattermole accused of damaging cars In 2009, Bendtner escaped with cuts and bruises after writing off Aston Martin By Graham Smith Last updated at 10:39 PM on 21st February 2012 Premier League star [...]
