Ashley Cole could be the best defender for England and Chelsea, but he could not defend what he tweeted few days back about FA disciplinary penal investing a racial case against John Terry. Though, he apologized immediately but FA was in no mood to spare his brave effort to criticize soccer’s biggest governing body. Besides, FA has also defined a set of guidelines to be used by every footballer, official, club, or nation using a social media to express its views. In the latest case, Ashley Cole has been fined with €110,000 (£90,000 or $145,000) for his abusive tweets. Obviously, Cole is not happy with the way FA has handled this case, perhaps, he has a strong reason to believe that whatever he said in his defense is not taken care of by FA’s disciplinary penal. FA issued a statement for its decision and said, “Chelsea's Ashley Cole has been fined £90,000 after he admitted an FA charge in relation to a Twitter comment which was improper and/or brought the game into disrepute. Cole, who … [Read more...]
Cacau is out for at least three months for his Ligaments injury
This is not a good news: neither for Brazil nor for Stuttgart coz German fast pace sticker: Cacau has got an injury that could let him out of the field for at least three months. The injury said to be taken by him on Wednesday during a training session when he cruciates his knee ligaments along with breaking his both medial. The 31 years old Brazilian German clashed with defender Antonio Ruediger during practice and broke both his medial. As a precautionary measure, and to avoid any possible surgery, Cacau will have to wear special splint throughout his recovery period to prevent any open surgery. It’s a misfortune of his club that he got injured at a time when Stuttgart is about to clash with Hamburg on Sunday. Cacau has played five matches in current Bundesliga season and fired one goal in a draw match at Bremen. Even Stuttgart’s position is not good in the league, coz it is placed at 15th position out of 18 participated teams. Performance wise too, Stuttgart has won only one out of … [Read more...]
Juninho Overruled Doping Test Rules, Can Be Suspended for Two Years
The veteran Brazilian footballer, who was once known to be the dead ball specialist, can be barred from playing any match if allegations against him are proven. Reportedly, he has failed to go by the doping test rules after a match in Brazilian domestic league where, as tribunal says, he went straight to the locker room without undergoing a required doping test after a match against Ponte Preta on September 23. At the moment, all preliminary investigations have been concluded and final verdict is to be decided by tribunal on Friday at approximately 14.00, and if tribunal finds anything against him, he can either be punished or suspended for up to two years. Two more players are facing similar charges from the same match: one of them is Juan and other is goalkeeper Ricardo Berna. These three players did not undergo post match drugs control test which is a violation of Article 2.3 and 2.5 of the World Anti-Doping codes. Ricardo Berna’s judgment will be pronounced along with Juninho … [Read more...]
Poland vs. England match to be played under closed roof
VS. The original world cup qualifier England vs. Poland match has been postponed for around 20 hours because of waterlogged pitch, and now, FA has confirmed that match could be played under closed roof’s atmosphere even if there is a bright sunshine everywhere in Warsaw! The decision for rescheduled match has already meant lots of troubles to fans from both sides, especially English fans who came along with their team to watch this match on Tuesday itself. Earlier, match could not kick off due to heavy water logging on the playground, and after examination, it was decided to postpone it rather cancelling altogether. Though, the roof was opened in-between to get the fresh air and let logged water dried out as early as possible. The decision for playing it under closed roof was taken by three coaches: Ray Lewington, Gary Neville and Dave Watson in a meeting arranged in the National Stadium. Earlier, ground officials had already described the playing conditions on the field as “no … [Read more...]
Ronaldo rules both the worlds: Social Media as well Soccer Field
The contemporary soccer starlet, Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, has achieved yet another milestone in the history of football, i.e., he is liked by 50 million fans on Facebook. He clearly suppresses other legendry players, like Messi, Kaka, Iniesta, and Beckham. Other soccer players in the top 10 sports personalities on Facebook are: Kaka at fourth place, and Iniesta at seventh place. Rests belong to other sports like cricket and basketball. Notably, he is well ahead of his nearest rival Messy by more than twelve million likes. This lead ensures he will be on the top for quite some time. Facebook, being the most popular social networking engine, rules the social media across the world, perhaps, every sport personal happens to be available on Facebook for live interaction with his fans, and Ronaldo’s gigantic fan following indicates how influential his decisions could be for Real Madrid and Portugal. The star who once was a Manchester United player celebrated his milestone and … [Read more...]
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