Beckham set to grab limelight in Italian football
 David Beckham gave a hint of his marketing skills and image powers on his first Italian weekend, partly upstaging the Serie A's other football stars when he was presented as AC Milan's new arrival.

His new side's 5-1 win over Udinese in the last game of 2008 and the massive media coverage of his presentation Sunday evening were the main ingredients of Beckham's...
Beckham set to grab limelight in Italian football
 
 

Zenga renews coaching contract with Catania
 Serie A side Catania have renewed the contract of coach Walter Zenga until the end of the 2009/2010 season, the Sicily club's web site said Thursday. Zenga, 48, last season rescued Catania from relegation after taking the helm with seven games left. In the current season, his team sits comfortably at mid-table on 22 points from 15...

Zenga renews coaching contract with Catania

Espanyol veteran De la Pena injured again
Espanyol midfielder Ivan de la Pena will be out of action for around a month with a torn muscle in his right calf, the struggling Spanish Liga side said Thursday. The veteran playmaker sustained the injury in Sunday's 1-1 draw away to Betis, a result which leaves Espanyol third from bottom in La Liga. The former Spain midfielder,...

Espanyol veteran De la Pena injured again

Inter Milan hope to profit from Juve-Milan clash
 Two straight defeats and the failure to secure first place in their Champions League qualification group have not dented the confidence of Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho. "The true bad luck will be also for the first team of another group, who will have to tackle a team like Inter (in the tournament's knockout stage),"...

Inter Milan hope to profit from Juve-Milan clash

2010 World Cup organizers: "Plan B is dead"
The critics have been silenced, organizers of the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa said on Wednesday. "Plan B is dead," Danny Jordaan, head of the World Cup local organizing committee told reporters in Johannesburg in a year-end review of preparations for the tournament. Jordaan was referring to speculation earlier...

2010 World Cup organizers: "Plan B is dead"

Five teams battle to reach Champions League KO stage
Five teams are fighting for the last three places in the knockout stage of the Champions League when the last group matches take place on Wednesday and Thursday. There is also plenty at stake for clubs now out of contention in the Champions League but seeking UEFA Cup participation as third-place finishers in their groups. Roma,...

Five teams battle to reach Champions League KO stage

Financial crisis has not touched organization
 Football's controlling body FIFA on Friday said that the global economic crisis has not caused a problem for the organization. "We are glad that the crisis has not touched FIFA. We are not Swiss for nothing. We are still a safe company," general secretary Jerome Valcke said. Addressing a press conference in Johannesburg...

Financial crisis has not touched organization

Arsenal's Walcott out for three months after shoulder surgery
 Arsenal and England winger Theo Walcott will be out for around three months after he underwent surgery on his injured shoulder on Thursday. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirmed the 19-year-old had undertaken the surgery, after dislocating his right shoulder in training with England on Tuesday night. Wenger has been critical of...

Arsenal's Walcott out for three months after shoulder surgery

Maradona happy to be off to a winning start as Argentina coach
Glasgow (dpa) - Diego Maradona has dismissed suggestions that his Argentina team struggled to a 1-0 friendly international victory over Scotland in his first game in charge. Maxi Rodriguez scored the only goal of the game Wednesday evening after eight minutes at the end of a slick passing move involving Carlos Tevez and Jonas...

Maradona happy to be off to a winning start as Argentina coach

Germany honours goalkeeper legend Trautmann
German football authorities Wednesday honoured goalkeeper legend Bernd Trautmann for his services to football at a ceremony ahead of an international between Germany and England. Trautmann, 85, was awarded the German Football Federation pin with diamond - its highest award for a person outside the federation - for his "unique...

Germany honours goalkeeper legend Trautmann

Fiji downs New Zealand in last World Cup qualifier
 Fiji embarrassed visiting New Zealand with a 2-0 win in Oceania's final World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night. It was the New Zealanders' first defeat after five wins in the Oceania Nations Cup had already qualified them for the Confederations Cup in South Africa in June 2009 and a World Cup playoff against an Asian team later next...

Fiji downs New Zealand in last World Cup qualifier
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