Archive for the 'Soccer News' Category

May 9th, 2013

@CastrolUSA Contest for US v Germany Tickets

Our friends from @CastrolUSA are asking what year had the best road jersey for the US National Team? You can see the four choices above and I'm sure each of you have an opinion about this. Why not share your opinion and get in the contest to win tickets to the June 2nd friendly between the USA and Germany. All you need to do is respond with your ...
May 9th, 2013

Arsenal + PUMA Strike A Deal

  It looks like Arsenal will be leaving their longtime kit supplier, Nike, and completing the richest kit sponsorship in England with PUMA. The deal which has not been officially announced yet (although there are a lot of reports out there about it) looks like it will bring Arsenal in excess of £30m-a-year. The deal will be for five years ...
May 9th, 2013

Manchester United officially confirm David Moyes appointment as Sir Alex Ferguson successor with 6-year Deal

via Man UTD Manchester United appoints new manager The Manchester United Board unanimously approves the recommendation of Sir Alex Ferguson of David Moyes to take the helm on 1 July as manager of Manchester United and has committed to a long-term in 6 year deal. Announcing his successor, Sir Alex Ferguson said: "When we discussed the ...
May 8th, 2013

#USMNT Keeper Brad Guzan Wins Aston Villa Players’ Player & Supporters’ Player of the Year

via AVFC Brad Guzan was the big winner at Villa end-of-season awards dinner - scooping the Players' Player and Supporters' Player of the Year prizes. Guzan earned top recognition from his team-mates as well as the claret and blue faithful, picking up the two main awards at the glittering ceremony in the Holte Suite. Guzan pipped Andreas ...
May 8th, 2013

Sir Alex Ferguson Announces Retirement From Manchester United At The End Of The Season

via ManUtd.com The most successful manager in English football history will bow out after the West Bromwich Albion game on 19 May and join the football club board. Announcing his decision to retire, Sir Alex Ferguson said: “The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly. It is the ...
May 6th, 2013

FIFA Executive Committee ‘Provisionally Bans’ Chuck Blazer

via FIFA The chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, Hans-Joachim Eckert, has decided to provisionally ban FIFA Executive Committee member Chuck Blazer from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level for a maximum period of 90 days. The decision was taken following a request ...
May 6th, 2013

R.I.P. :: AIK Goalkeeper Ivan Turina Passes Away At Age 32 – Suspected Heart Attack

via UEFA AIK's Croatian goalkeeper Ivan Turina has died aged just 32 of a suspected heart attack. "Ivan has had a heart condition since birth but he was declared fully fit," said AIK president Johan Segui in an official statement. "The players will get together today but there will be no training. We will also be with Ivan's family to support ...
May 6th, 2013

Sir Alex Ferguson On David Luiz – ‘He Rolls About Like A Diving Swan. He Was Smiling. It Was Bad’

via Guardian Sir Alex Ferguson accused David Luiz of being a "dying swan" to fool the referee Howard Webb into sending off Rafael da Silva near the end of Chelsea's vital 1-0 win against Manchester United <- HIGHLIGHTS. Ferguson was also strongly critical of the visitors' Brazilian for smiling on the ground while he apparently writhed in ...