Money has changed the face of football, allowing Premier League clubs to attract world class talents and gain a pre-eminent position in Europe as well as increasing TV viewersips around the world. Nevertheless, too much of a good thing can be self-defeating and money’s perverse influences have to be kept in check by an effective regulator.
February 15, 2009 – 3:39 am
This evening’s 270th Milan derby gives me a tingle of excitement. Few cities can boast one, let alone two illustrious clubs who entrenched themselves in the top flight of their domestic league.
October 28, 2008 – 6:51 am
We have seen how the career of David Beckham blossomed from his debut at Manchester United at the age of 17 to his now tired club appearances for LA Galaxy. For all our misgivings about Beckham being a self-promoting fashion icon rather than professional footballer, one thing is clear, the man never gives up.
During his [...]
September 25, 2008 – 12:14 am
On one side of this sparring match, we have Frenchman Michael Platini, the president of Uefa and the other, good old Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal FC. Both were friends for many years but ever since Platini ascends the lofty position of Uefa president, relationships have been strained.
Wenger and Platini were embroiled in a bitter [...]
The 28-year-old Ronaldinho Gaucho has chosen the next and possibly last station of his footballing career - a move to AC Milan instead of Manchester City for a 3 year contract till June 2011.
AC Milan announced on Thursday the completion of Ronaldinho’s transfer at a price of 21 million euros (much less than the [...]
Rafael Benitez finally put a finger on why his team is overachieving in Europe but not doing well domestically. In 2005, his team clinched the Champions League, were runners-up last year, and have, this season, embarked on a remarkable comeback. Yet they struggled to win against weaklings and top guns in the Premier League.
It is [...]
Jose Mourinho, unemployed since leaving Stamford Bridge, barged into our consciousness on Friday when he remarked that he is keen to “kill” his old club if he meets them in next season’s Champions League.
Apparently, he was still on speaking terms with Roman Abramovich and Peter Kenyon, dispelling rumors of a fallout since he was given [...]
Slowly but surely, Arsenal’s odds of winning the Premier League title are getting longer. The significance of the 4-0 thrashing by Manchester United in the FA Cup is not a “one-off” incident as Wenger described. With limited resources forcing his hand, Wenger sacrificed the FA Cup to focus on the Champions League, unfortunately, the loss [...]
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