In a dramatic end of a racial drama happened in 2010, a Brazilian court has sentenced one year imprisonment for Udinese defender Danilo in a case where he allegedly spit on the face of Atletico Paranese’s Manoel and called him a Monkey back in 2010 while playing for Palmeiras in the Copa do Brazil. The 28 year old Udinese defender made a shift from Palmeiras in the summer 2011 and continues to play for them till date. Playing for Udinese he has since made 25 appearances in Serie A. His sentence looks harsh apparently, but at the time when this incident took place, it was the most hated crime on the field which was widely criticized from every corner of the word, perhaps, many media channels advocated his life ban. Further, it is very much unlikely that the player would get any imprisonment, coz as expected, he will file an appeal and his sentence would likely be reduced to a fine rather sending him behind the bars. It is probably the first case in recent times, when a player has been … [Read more...]
Terry signals a comeback, played for Chelsea under-21 side
After almost two months of absence from the field; Chelsea captain could enter in the New Year with his recovery from knee injury. Notably, the captain was sidelined after he faced four matches’ suspension over his racial comment row and then his knee injury against Liverpool. Recently, he signaled a comeback when he attended Chelsea training session, and now, he played as an overage player for Chelsea under-21 team against neighbor Fulham on Thursday. Though, he stayed for only 45 minutes on the field, but each of his movements has been continuously tracked by interim manager Rafael Benitez who was presented at the stadium. Perhaps, his attendance also marked a moral boost among under-21 team and they defeated southwest London club by 2-0. Under-21 manager Dermot Drummy issued a statement via club website that reads as, “John inspires all of the players. He leads by example but the most important thing from the club's point of view is that he looked in good shape.” Though, the … [Read more...]
Madrid enter into Spanish cup Copa de Rey’s quarterfinal
4 - 0 Yesterday was the day that belonged completely to Ronaldo and his hat trick for Madrid; perhaps it was his eighteen playing for The Whites. It was the pre quarterfinal of Spanish cup Copa de Rey where Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo by 4-0 including a hat-trick on Wednesday. All these goals were outstanding, but first one scored in the third minute was best among all where his powerful swerving shot from a long distance defeated goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez and rested inside the far side-netting. His performance led Madrid to a win twice in the last four days and this shows how brilliant form he is in. Rolando lost the prestigious Ballon d'Or award to Messi few days back, and it looks he took it too seriously and trying to prove selectors’ decision wrong. Moreover, his contract dispute with Real also deserves a second look after magnificent display of his current form. If he continues this form in next couples of matches it would be a huge plus for Real Madrid, coz there are few … [Read more...]
Messi sends a signed shirt to Mueller
There is no better way to acknowledge an ex-record holder than gifting him something special and this is what is being done by Barca’s Lionel Messi who recently broke Mueller’s maximum number of goals in one calendar year record. Reportedly, Messi paid a tribute to German legend when he sent his signed shirt to him. He regards it a way to show his admiration and hug to an eminent soccer player. He wrote on the shirt, “With my respect and admiration. A hug. Leo” and signed it along with his name and number ‘10.’ Gerd Muller was the legendry German striker who scored 85 goals in 1972 and set a record which remained unbroken for more than forty years, until Lionel Messi could manage to break it; perhaps he added six more goals to set a new record of scoring maximum number of goals in one calendar year. On a personal front, he has a reputation of one of the most humble players who believes in relationships, so his initiative to acknowledge an old legend is being appreciated from all … [Read more...]
Ticket pricing row and City return a third of ticket allocation back to Arsenal
Category A soccer games have always been costly than other matches for live spectators, but this time Arsenal seem to be in record breaking mood when they set a £62 ticket price for their Sunday home clash with Manchester City. The price being asked has received much criticism from around the world, preferably considering the monopolistic strategy being followed by Wenger team for their home game. Showing the dissimilarity; City has returned almost a third of its allocated tickets back to Arsenal citing they are too expensive for their fans. The match is also going to be telecasted live on Sky Sports; hence fans would like to watch on TVs rather accepting arbitrary quotation. The situation has now turned into a dramatic form, coz Arsenal has already closed further selling of tickets and City has returned almost 912 tickets back to them, which means there would be around one thousand seats laying blank on the showdown day, which is very surprising considering the importance of this … [Read more...]
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