Scotland could have been dreaming of its world cup entry until recently, but after its poor run in world cup qualifiers; it has very little chances to make its dreams true. It is all because of just two points it earned out of four played matches in Group A. Basically; it was the best chance for Scotland to play in the biggest soccer event after 1998, but unfortunately; Scots will only be the spectators this time too. The line of fire, which is responsible for this performance, includes its coach Craig Levein although; there was some time left in his three years contract with Scots. Actually, during his tenure as coach, Scotland losses ten places in FIFA ranking apart from winning just three matches out of 12 matches played under his mentorship. The surprise decision came on Monday when he was informed about his dismissal from the job, in the meantime, Billy Stark, the under 21 coach, will take over his duty until a replacement is found. This is perhaps the first major performance … [Read more...]
Latest FIFA Rankings; Spain tops
FIFA announces its ranking status of top 200 soccer teams on Wednesday, and it includes some of the interesting ups and downs. Spain and German share first and second spots respectively; while Spain’s first place remained intact for it despite its 1-1 draw with France, German’s second spot is a bit of surprise for everyone coz of its disappointed results of the late. Argentina, this time, makes it to the third place leaving behind Portugal after its exciting wins over Uruguay and Chile. One of the interesting changes is in England’s position, which has deteriorated from fifth to sixth place; its ex position is taken over by Italy thanks to its wonderful performance in Euro 2012 final qualifiers. Moreover, Italy gained around ten points out of its brilliant display of soccer in world cup qualifiers too. Another highlight of top ten teams is Russia that improved its position from 12th to 9th position thanks to its remarkable wins over Portugal and Azerbaijan in world cup qualifiers. … [Read more...]
Fan arrested for making a monkey gesture over Manchester United player
Racial abuses have been taking care of with zero tolerance policy in recent times: may it be from a player or even a spectator, if a mistake happens on field; it is being punished immediately nowadays. In a latest incident, a man has been arrested for posturing as money in front of Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck in a Capital One Cup’s match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. The spectator is a Chelsea fan and traced on social networking around a week after its happening. Anyhow, at the moment; he is in custody and facing racial aggravation charges. According to Police, “He was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated Section 4a Public Order Act offence and currently remains in custody at the west London police station. Inquiries continue.” The man is named Gavin Kirkham and is probably among the first few to be charged for his postures that could lead him proved guilty of racial abuses. Until date, only verbal communications were used to be … [Read more...]
Arsenal is looking for a taker of Brazilian defender Andre Santos
Brazilian defender Andre Santos became more popular for not so good reasons in Arsenal’s premium league clash with Manchester United when he swapped his t-shirt with his ex-teammate Robin van Persie in public, especially when his team was trailing by 1-0. It was not the first time when Brazilian midfielder showed his not so professional attitude in field, perhaps his out of form has now become a major concern for Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, who now seems to be determined to sell him out in coming transfer window, if he manages to find a buyer. It is also learned that Santos will surely be axed from Gunner’s final squad for their upcoming Champions League match against Schalke on Tuesday night. However, Wenger backed him publicly by saying that his T shirt swap in the middle is not commendable but it did not contribute to his side’s bad performance. What he said about all this was, “I spoke about that but I don't want to make too much of a big story of that," he told reporters on … [Read more...]
Dinamo Zagreb’s fans are banned to cheer their club in Paris
Dinamo Zagreb’s fans are banned by French Government from attending a Champions League match between Dinamo Zagreb and Paris St Germain scheduled to play on coming Wednesday. This decision is taken by French Interior Minister Manuel Valls who has a reason to believe that if these fans are allowed; they can make a disturbance in one way or other. Perhaps, Croatian authorities themselves have provided them an information about a gang named ‘Blue Bad Boys’ whose members have planned to travel and attend the match without tickets and with unfold intensions. Valls also explained the ban period which is from November 6 at midnight to November 7 at noon. Since, the so called gang has the history of violence in many previous matches; French government doesn’t want to take any risk that could cause a danger on its civilians or property. Accordingly, some 80 PSG fans were stopped on their way to Paris on the border from Slovenia; they were traveling on their rented cars. Hooligans have … [Read more...]
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