Former Croatian international Niko Kovac, to date coach of national youth team, will take over the main football team of Croatia after the Croatian Federation accepted the resignation of Igor Stimac, informed uefa.com. Niko Kovac, aged 42 years old, was appointed coach after a meeting of the Federation at which attended and the the president [ Read More ]
Archive for October, 2013
The Netherlands beat Turkey in Istanbul 2-0, after goals scored by Robben and Sneijder, two of the leading footballers for the Oranje. This result helped Romania to finish second in Group D of World Cup qualifying in Brazil, and get tickets for the play-off round of qualifying at the final tournament from next year. But [ Read More ]
The two seasons in which has worked with Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid left a mark on young central defender Raphael Varane, who praised the Portuguese tactician. Mourinho’s charisma and personality have impressed the 20-year-old French defender, who characterizes “The Special One” as a winner and a man passionate by competition. “I am young and [ Read More ]
At 31, Victor Valdes will most likely split of Barcelona, probably at the end of this season. The goalkeeper is strongly desired by AS Monaco, and Valdes admits that he would like a transfer in Ligue I. In his career the Spanish goalkeeper defended only the Blaugrana grouping’s goal, being at FC Barcelona since 2002. [ Read More ]
By the fall of 2013, Benfica was the club with most paying members around the world, but Barcelona has managed to overcome the Lusitania, passing by the barrier of 200,000 ‘Socios’ who pay to the club considerable sums of money. In a study conducted by Euromericas Sports Marketing, the Catalans were ranked first in the [ Read More ]
Neymar was transferred to FC Barcelona this summer, and although not yet adapted 100% in Europe, impressed in the Catalan’s shirt. The 21-year-old Brazilian footballer is a constat figure in the starting XI led by Tata Martino and played so far in 11 games for the Catalans, and managed to score 3 goals and to [ Read More ]
Lionel Messi was injured in the first half of the match that Barcelona won 2-0 to Almeria, and missed games with Celtic and Valladolid. The Argentine footballer will not be on the field and for the national football team of Argentina in the last two matches of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, against Peru and [ Read More ]
European international break came as it could not be better for Borussia Dortmund. The finalist of UEFA Champions League previous edition has trouble after not less than 9 players were injured. First, Borussia coach was sure that he would not be based on a long time on defenders Marcel Schmelzer and Lukasz Piszczek. In addition, [ Read More ]
The Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt wants to help the Welsh star Gareth Bale, the most expensive transfer of all time, to become much faster on the field, as he did with Cristiano Ronaldo, his teammate at Real Madrid. Bolt, in an interview for English newspaper Daily Mail, revealed that helped Cristiano Ronaldo to improve his [ Read More ]
Bayern Munich impresse and under the command of Josep Guardiola, after a difficult start to the season, losing the Germany Super Cup in front of rivals Borussia Dortmund. Leader in the Bundesliga and with a perfect road in UEFA Champions League after victories with CSKA Moscow and Manchester City, Bayern promise another great season. “I [ Read More ]