Around one month old soccer extravaganza in South Africa finally ended on Sunday when Nigeria defeated first timer Burkina Faso by 1-0 in a tight final at Soccer City in front of a crowd of 87000 energetic fans cheering all the time. This is one of the biggest wins considering their position at the start of the event, coz no one had taken them seriously to bring the trophy back home, even not in their country there were not many believers of their win. Last time, Nigeria did it was in 1994 when Stephen Keshi, who is the coach of current team, leaded the winning squad; perhaps he is the only black African coach to win the biggest prize money over last twenty years. Moreover, he also became the only one to win the title two times both as player and as a coach. For Burkina Faso, it was their first time when they have even crossed the group stage and this would have been a great victory for them if they could overcome Nigerians. Sunday Mba scored the only goal of the game in 40th minute … [Read more...]
Nigeria reaches in AFCON final, but no deal with organizers to broadcast in Nigeria
Maybe Nigeria is on the threshold of making a history after a gap of more than a decade by winning Africa’s biggest soccer title AFCON on Sunday. But, there is a bad news for more than 160 million soccer fans at home coz they may not be able to watch the final live as there is no deal made with tournament’s official broadcaster to stream it live in Nigeria. This perhaps could be the biggest shock if it happens at last. Actually, it did not happen all of a sudden coz no one at home had imagined that their team would even reach at the knockout stage, but when it entered in the final, broadcasting organization of Nigeria started making best of their affords to get the telecast right of the game. Even they had never thought their team could be in the final coz Nigerian team has been performing desperately in recent times. Moreover, there are many rumors in the air expressing two different opinions on the same, like, on one side, confederation of African football is saying, they have … [Read more...]
Sir Alex Ferguson unhappy with TV sponsors’ control over EPL schedules
Maybe EPL is the best and reputed soccer league in the world, but there are many other leagues where these English clubs are long trying to make an impact. European Champion league is one such league which has ever been on the target of top EPL clubs. Moreover, the timings of both these leagues are apparently same; hence many times, it happens when a club does not get enough time to prepare for its next match of another league. Since, matches’ schedules are drafted in consultation with sponsors, especially TV sponsors, most of the teams face a tight schedule but they never spoke anything about it openly. Now, one of the most prestigious and successful soccer manager Sir Alex Ferguson has come forward and spoke loudly about the control these TV sponsors have developed on EPL or any other league for that matter. Manchester United has always been a toughest team to beat at English soil, but in other European leagues, its position is rather different, and now, United’s manager Alex … [Read more...]
Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher set to retire after 2012-13 season
One of the most respectable characters in Liverpool’s team Jamie Carragher has announced his retirement post this season. He is not only leaving Liverpool club but also Liverpool by making a shift to somewhere else. He has played more than 723 league matches for Liverpool since he made his debut back in 1997 and record wise he is the second most played Liverpool players of all time – just few matches less than all-time great Ian Callaghan who holds the record of playing a maximum number of matches for English club. Besides, he has also played around 38 matches for his national team. Actually, he has never been so popular for his soccer skills; perhaps he has always been an average player with limited skills of surprise flicks, but his honesty and character is something that is memorable about him. He started his career at Liverpool as a trainee back in 1994 and in just three years; he could play for the club’s A-team. He played more than 700 matches for Liverpool that is a record … [Read more...]
Messi finally signs his Barca contract until 2018
Everybody knows Messi has agreed on extending his stay at Camp Nou until 2018 in December last year. Now, the paperwork of said deal has also been completed and Messi has signed it making it sure that contemporary soccer starlet never leaves Barca – at least for his professional lifetime. His two colleagues: defender Puyol and midfielder Xavi have already sealed their respective extension contracts last month; only Messi’s contract was pending. Barcelona, who is leading the leaderboard of La Liga with a comfortable margin is well-known for securing its star players for a longer period of time, if not for the lifetime; hence it do everything it can for maintaining its supremacy in the world of soccer. In La Liga, Barca is being followed by Atletico Madrid and then by Real Madrid. Real could be a tough challenge for it, but looking at their last few matches, it is very much unlikely they will even end their season in a close position to their arch rivals. Braca made this announcement … [Read more...]
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