You knew it was coming and not even an apology from Sir Alex Ferguson was going to stop it as the Football Association has charged the Manchester United manager with “Improper Conduct” over his comments about Referee Mike Wiley’s fitness levels.
Referee Mike Jones has been assigned to the Championship for his next match in charge after allowing Darren Bent’s controversial “Beach Ball Goal” to stand during Sunderland 1 - o win over Liverpool at the weekend
Pretty powerful comment coming out of the FIFA camp today regarding the possibility of both Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers joining the English Premiership and what exactly would be needed.
The Football Association have denied claims they are set to dish out £5.5million in player prize money if England win the World Cup. Reports in Saturday’s newspapers claimed a windfall could see players earn up to £400,000 each depending on their participation should the squad be successful in South Africa. (more…)
After his very public blasting of Referee Alan Wiley’s fitness levels following Manchester United’s late 2 - 2 result at home against Sunderland, Sir Alex Ferguson made the first move by apologizing to both the man himself and the FA.
FIFA Vice President Jack Warner has been an interesting figure on the international scene for some time, but his recent trip to Stamford Bridge for the Leaders In Football summit where he was given a promotional bag promoting Australia’s 2018 or 2022 World Cup bid afforded the 66 year old an opportunity to talk about what he thought England needed most to land the our game on the biggest stage.
Sol Campbell is set to have the backing of the Professional Footballers’ Association Chief Executive Gordon Taylor during his appeal to the Premier League over the ability to join another club before the January window opens up after walking away from his contract with Sven Goran Eriksson and Notts County.
Millwall Football Club has been charged by the English Football Association over failing to control their fans actions on the road after the Carling Cup tie against West Ham back on August 25th.
