How much it could cost to manger of a defending champion when he brings it down to almost elimination? An immediate sacking? Yes, and this is what happened with Chelsea when its boss Roman Abramovich sacked Chelsea’s manger Di Matteo after a defeat to Juventus in UEFA Champions League. It was not just a defeat; it brought Chelsea down on the threshold of elimination from a league which was won by it last year; perhaps, its manager’s sacking in not related to one loss only. There are, in fact, only two wins out of eight played matches in current Champions Series despite Chelsea’s brilliant .start of the season. Notably, it was the Di Matteo who led Chelsea when it claimed both Champions League and FA Cup in the last season, and as a reward; he got a permanent job as manager in June. Now, he becomes the eighth manager being sacked by Russian Billionaire Abramovich since he took the club back in 2003. But the good news is; his survival ran a week longer than his earlier colleague Andre … [Read more...]
Montpellier Condemn Defender’s Aggression against Journalist
Soccer has ever been a game of sentiments, and this passion towards a game or performance sometimes becomes so elusive that a player doesn’t even mind using violent acts to retaliate for something he did not like about. French club Montpellier HSC is known for its disciplined behavior on field, but in an unfortunate incident last Saturday, its defender Jeunechamp punched a journalist on his face, coz he did not like an article written by him earlier last week. The incident took place on Saturday after Montpellier’s 1-1 draw at Valenciennes. This intense way of retaliation has been shunned by everybody in the business. Even, Montpellier’s president Louis Nicollin has promised to take an action on his player who disrupted disciplinary codes and used physical violence. The journalist being hit by him was Jose Barroso who works for a sport’s daily L'Equipe. Nicollin informed about his displeasure over this when he was speaking ahead of their next match against Arsenal on Wednesday. He … [Read more...]