29 April 2005
e-bay Hit Back in World Cup Ticket Row
e-bay have told the organisers of the 2006 World Cup that they will
not prevent
members selling tickets over their website because they are not
breaking any laws.
Jankulovski Would Consider Chelsea Move
Udinese defender/winger Marek Jankulovski has responded to speculation
on his
future :
"It's only a rumour. If there had been a specific offer I would
consider it. I know of
Chelsea's interest only from a newspaper, that's a thing that can't
make me
nervous. That's interesting but I really haven't pondered over it."
Of his widely expected move to Milan he said :
"I hope at 90% it will succeed, I don't want to touch wood but it's
only to sit for an
hour and sign some documents."
FIFA hand out Punishments
FIFA have ordered North Korea to play their next World Cup qualifying
match against
Japan at a neutral venue behind closed doors following crowd trouble
during their
defeat by Iran. Iran have been ordered to play their next home game
against North
Korea in a stadium with a maximum capacity of 50,000 following the
stampede
which claimed the lives of seven fans earlier this month.
Hoyzer Banned for Life
The DFB (German Football Association) has banned shamed referee Robert
Hoyzer
for life. The DFB's Rainer Koch said :
"Hoyzer has caused serious damage to German football in general and
German
referees in particular for which we have only one sanction within the
sport. He will
still have to appear in a court of law but that is separate from this
judgement."
Hoyzer admitted fixing Hamburg's loss to third division Paderborn in
the first round
of the German Cup, amongst other matches, after receiving bribes worth
€67,000
from a Croatian betting syndicate.
The DFB agreed to pay Hamburg compensation worth €2 million.
28 April 28 2005
DFB Announce Betting Ban
Following the Hoyzer scandal the DFB (German FA) have banned players,
coaches
and referees from betting on matches following.
Juve To Keep Titles
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that Juventus could
not be stripped
of the titles they won between 1994-1998 despite the fact that the
club's doctor,
Riccardo Agricola, was found guilty of administering banned substance
EPO which
improves stamina. The CAS said :
"The use of pharmaceutical substances that are not expressly banned by
sporting law
and that are not similar to illegal substances cannot be punished by
disciplinary
action."
27 April 2005
Delinquent Bellamy in Text Message Storm
Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepard, has revealed that his son Kenneth
and club
captain Alan Shearer received hate filled text messages from
delinquent Craig
Bellamy, currently on loan to Celtic.
"He (Bellamy) got more than he bargained for from Alan. He was so
riled he reacted.
He told Bellamy he would knock his block off if he ever set foot back
in Newcastle.
The text he sent to Kenneth was mildly upsetting but what he said to
Shearer was
insulting. It was along the lines that he was past it and his legs had
gone - and that
he (Bellamy) was going to come back here from Celtic. I can tell you
there is no
chance of that. Bellamy has taken on a hero in Alan and there is only
one winner of
that one. And it is not Bellamy. He has since claimed that he lost his
phone.
I suppose it was found by someone who knew Alan and Kenneth's
numbers."
26 April 2005
Increase In World Cup Prize Money
Following annual profits of €102 million for 2004 FIFA will increase
prize money at
next years World Cup finals to €215 million an increase of 38% from
the 2002 finals.
25 April 2005
Nice Sack Rohr
Struggling Nice have sacked Gernot Rohr. Nice are just three points
above the
relegation zone. Gerard Buscher, coach of the club's amateur team,
takes over until
the end of the season.
Chelsea Sign Record Sponsorship Deal With Samsung
Chelsea have signed a five year, €74 million, shirt sponsorship deal
with Chelsea
surpassing the €53 million Vodafone paid Manchester United. 'Samsung
Mobile' will
appear on the clubs shirt next season.
Terry Wins PFA Player of the Year
Chelsea's John Terry has been named the 2005 Professional Footballers'
Association
(PFA) Player of the Year. The young player award went to Wayne Rooney.
The
following players were named in the Premier League team of season :
Petr Cech (Chelsea)
Gary Neville (Manchester United)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
Ashley Cole (Arsenal)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Arjen Robben (Chelsea)
Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City)
Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
Andrew Johnson (Crystal Palace) |
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