Off late, World Cup 2022 has been a point of discussion everywhere, including every global soccer official’ meets, and everytime anyone talked about 2022 world cup to be hosted in Qatar, he talked about the hot environment during summer there. Now, to answer all climate concerns, Qatar took a bold or perhaps an unprecedented step to customize world cup stadiums into playable zones. It acquires Jersey, a British Crown Dependency, geographically placed at just off the coast of Normandy; France, and declared it a “Qatar Overseas Territory”. This is something exceptional from a world cup host in the history of soccer where a country has bought an entire island to host world cup matches. Since, Jersey is located just near to France, its climate conditions are very much familiar to English and European players; hence there should be no conflict of interest as far FIFA’s health advisory committee is concerned. Apart from this, Qatar has also submitted a plan to introduce a revolutionizing … [Read more...]
Rodgers wants an extension for Steven Gerrard
Thirty-two year old Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard again proved his worth for his club when manager hints about offering him a new contract extension. Brendan Rodgers confirmed his desire about a new contract extension that would probably tie his captain for the rest of his career at Anfield. Though, he only scored four goals in his forty played matches, but his steady availability is more important than his score tally. He made his debut for Liverpool back in 1998, and during his long playing career, he never led his managers down at least for his injuries, though he has always been a victim of injuries. However, at the moment, there is no formal deal talk in progress, yet Rodgers confirmed that he has discussed about the new contract with midfielder informally, and in coming weeks probably a formal contract will be tabled. His persistent form stands him parallel with Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs who is going to celebrate his fortieth birthday next season. Comparing Gerrard … [Read more...]
O’Neill sacked after Sunderland’s defeat to ManU
Until few hours back, Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill was nowhere accepting that he is on the firing line coz of their recent defeat from ManU, even though this loss has pushed them just above of bottom three in the EPL. The 61-year-old Northern Irishman, who joined the club around one year ago in December 2011, did compare his current stand with that of a glass of water which is three-quarter full, and in just few hours, big news came from Sunderland mentioning his dismissal. The position of Sunderland is just above of relegation mark with as many as seven matches are in hand. Actually, his sacking was confirmed within minutes of their defeat, but he was not informed until a sanction came in from the club bosses. Even performance wise, Sunderland was lacking a win since last eight league matches and this drought of wins led O'Neill’s sacking within 15 months of his job at the helm. Club issued a statement via its website that formally mentioned his sacking; it reads as, “Sunderland … [Read more...]
UEFA recalls referees’ powers to stop a game citing intolerable racism
When Kevin-Prince Boeteng walked off the field along with his team recently, everybody gave his own opinion about whether his course of action during those sensitive moments was correct or not, but everyone was agreed on one point that he should have such powers citing the uncontrollable racial chanting from the crowd. Before leaving off, he repeatedly appealed to the crowd to stop but when nothing seemed to be working, he had to take back his team in the dressing room. After a long debate over that incident, now, European governing body is standing by him and says referees have already been given powers to stop any game when something uncontrolled is there. However, such powers are widely ignored by everyone hence now time has come when referees should aggressively use their commands to control the situation even if they need to abandon a game for that reason. UEFA recalls that it encapsulated such guidelines to nab down racism & discrimination in discussion with European Clubs … [Read more...]
Benitez happy with Terry break but vexed by tide schedule ahead
Whenever any news comes in about Chelsea’s captain John Terry, it becomes widely popular among all club fans, and this is exactly what seems to be happening right now. Recently, John Terry enjoyed an extended break which gave him enough time to get fit for Stamford Bridge club. Even Rafael Benitez is happy to see his captain got enough time to recover from his injuries and hoping he would definitely come back to his team very soon. Actually, his decision to retire from international soccer gave him much room to concentrate on club football; hence Benitez is counting on him for Chelsea’s busy schedule coming ahead. Taking about his injuries, he recently said, “Every time when a player is injured he needs time to come back. This break is important. He was training with us every day and improving his fitness. We had just five players so we could pay more attention to everyone. He was positive and it was positive in terms of the time we had with him. It is just a question of how many games … [Read more...]
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