Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘football’

Samuel Eto’o handed 15-match ban for Cameroon strike

Samuel Eto’o has been banned for 15 matches by the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) for his role in a players’ strike.

The strike followed a row over bonuses after a tournament in Morocco in November and led to the cancellation of a friendly against Algeria.
The Cameroon captain, 30, has 10 days to appeal against the ban.Vice-captain [...]

Glen Johnson’s late goal earns Liverpool victory against Chelsea

Glen Johnson’s late winner gave Liverpool victory as Chelsea’s indifferent run of form continued.
The Reds recorded a Premier League double over Chelsea last season – and secured three points again as Johnson produced a moment of individual brilliance to clinch victory with three minutes left.
Johnson made his spectacular intervention against his former club just as [...]

Gareth Bale and Craig Bellamy star in Wales’s 4-1 rout of Norway

An afternoon that got off to an inauspicious start, when stewards confiscated a banner protesting against Welsh involvement in Team GB at the Olympic Games, ended on a much happier note, as Gary Speed celebrated another highly impressive performance from a side who are growing in confidence with every game.
This was a fourth win in [...]

Ronaldo – True fans happy for me

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo insists real football fans love to watch him play.
Ronaldo was responding to jeers and insults hurled at him during Portugal’s 4-0 win over Cyprus in a Euro 2012 qualifying clash back in September.
The Portuguese had avoided speaking about the topic until after Friday’s 5-3 win over Iceland when he decided [...]

Italy Seized by N. Ireland ~ Football

Italy dropped their first points of the Euro 2012 campaign after being held 0-0 by minnows Northern Ireland on Friday night, but World Cup finalists Spain and the Netherlands maintained their 100 percent records along with Germany.
Cesare Prandelli had presided over two consecutive Group C wins after taking charge of Italy following a miserable World [...]