England coach Steve McClaren admits Wayne Rooney has work to do before he can be regarded as a genuine world class player.
Rooney returns to England action for the first time in seven months in Saturday’s Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia with his disappointing international displays a source of concern. The Manchester United striker hasn’t scored in a meaningful England match for over three years and he conceded this week that his performances for his country in the last two years have been a let-down.
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For six years, Iman Khalil has worn a headscarf with her soccer uniform. It wasn’t a problem until this past weekend, when a referee decided before a tournament match on Saturday that the headscarf violated league rules.
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Football’s governing body FIFA, has canceled the World Cup qualifying match between New Zealand and Fiji after New Zealand refused to issue a visa for the Fijian goalkeeper.
Immigration officials denied Simione Tamanisau a visa because his father-in-law is in Fiji’s military forces. Under sanctions in place following December’s coup in the South Pacific nation, members of the Fiji military and their families are banned from traveling to New Zealand.
Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president announced on Thursday that he would work to introduce a law limiting the foreign players allowed in a club’s starting XI to five. UEFA’s plan – having a minimum number of home-grown or domestic players in the Champions League – is much more realistic, though even that is under threat from Brussels.
Silly question really, but I came across some interesting screen captures of the new Xbox game, FIFA Soccer ‘08, and they are surprisingly realistic. I wonder if all the tattoos are under the shirt ? On second thoughts, no I don’t.
There’s a big furore going on in Brazil at the moment over whether or not Sao Paolo midfielder Richarlyson Barbosa Felisbino is gay or not. The manager of an opposing team, “accidentally” let slip that Richarlyson is gay, and the lawsuits began to fly. This is the interview that sparked the outrage:
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