Brazil is the host of 2014 FIFA world cup, so any kind of disturbance there is a big news nowadays. One of the surprising events happened in the final of Copa Sudamericana between Sao Paulo and Tigre in Brazil where players and official of Tigre have claimed to be beaten up by security personnel on gun point, so they had to boycott the field after half time. When they did not come into the field post half session, match was called off, and Sao Paulo was awarded the trophy. The whole incident looks very strange from outside, in a country where soccer is a religion and especially in the final of a league, how can it be possible that players of a team are so beaten up? Actually, this incident has been spread into the whole world as an eye opener about how things can change at the world cup. Tigre players claim that they were attacked by none other than security personnel right in their dressing rooms, including pointing guns on them. This is really a strange incident especially in a … [Read more...]
Manchester City Report Condensed Losses
Being an English Premier League title hold means a lot for Manchester City, and it perfectly explored all commercial possibilities of being a champion and managed to raise its commercial revenues to a respectable level. Last year, Manchester City reported a net loss of around £189.6m which is now reduced to £93.4m according to its latest issued financial figures. Its operational revenues surged by more than 51% to £231.1m making it one of the best performing clubs in English premier league on both financial and performance front. It was the first UEFA Champions League season where City participated and its involvement there helped it raised around £22m commercial revenues. Moreover, its sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways also enabled it raised its operational revenues from £48.5m in 2010-11 to £97m this year. City also somehow manages to restrict its loss making operations whereby it could reduce its operation losses from £194.9m to £104.1m this year. According to financial reports … [Read more...]
Zambia FA and Flamengo to Challenge Messi’s Record
At the moment, everybody knows that Messi has broken Muller’s forty-year old record of scoring the maximum number of goals in one calendar year, but Zambia FA and Brazilian club Flamengo have now come forward and challenged Messi’s record saying their own players have scored more goals than Argentinean player in one calendar year. Zambia FA says it has sufficient evidence that shows that their club Kabwe Warriors’ striker Godfrey Chitalu has already scored 107 goals back in 1972, which is much more than the number set by Barca player. On the other hand, Brazilian club Flamengo has its own claim that says former Brazil captain Zico has also scored 89 goals back in 1979. In an interview given to a Brazilian sports daily, Bruno Lucena, head of Flamengo's research and statistics department, said, “We are upset. Messi still hasn't passed the milestone.” He also presented a whole list with all the goals fired by former Brazilian that include 81 goals for Flamengo in 1979, seven for Brazil, … [Read more...]
City’s Gareth Barry is banned for one match after abusing match official
Sunday’s English Premier League clash was a nail biting affair which was won by United by 3-2. But, the match is now remembered for wrong reasons, i.e., for City’s Gareth Barry, who used abusive language to match official. English FA took the instance immediately and acted upon it. FA found the abuses were in contrary to its Rule E3, hence banned the footballer for one match. FA issued a statement and said, “Manchester City's Gareth Barry will serve a one-match suspension with immediate effect after admitting a breach of FA Rule E3 in that he used abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official following his side's match against Manchester United on Sunday 9 December 2012. Also as part of the standard penalty for this offence, Barry has been fined £8,000.” Consequently, Berry will not be a part of City’s squad against Newcastle United on Saturday. Actually, City was not happy with the way FA handled the case, but they have to accept the judgment of supreme governing body. … [Read more...]
Former German Referee Manfred Amerell Found Dead
What could be the saddest ending of once a soccer topnotch referee? A lonely demise! Yes, this is what happened to former Bundesliga and Germen referee who found dead in his Munich apartment on Tuesday afternoon. The famous referee was on the peak of his career in 1980-1990, and later he became DFB spokesman. His professional career ended when he was congested with sexual allegations leveled by a lower league referee Michael Kempter who accused him of sexual offences back in 2010. However, that case created much of havoc in soccer fraternity, including the time when Kempter backed up from his own allegations leveled on the referee. Despite Kempter’s backing up, Amerell had to give up his job and became almost absent from soccer world. Since, that wrong allegation caused him loss of everything he had at that time, he had to sue Kempter for his false claims, and in a settlement; Regional High Court in Stuttgart suggested a compromise price $195,000 payable to Amerell, which Kempter … [Read more...]
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