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Didier Drogba tells of son's reprimand after Barcelona match outburst - 08 November 2009

Didier Drogba says he has reformed his conduct after his eight-year-old son criticised him for his outburst after Chelsea's Champions League defeat by Barcelona in April

D More...

Ronaldo gets hands on Ballon d'Or - 07 December 2008

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo was handed the prestigious European Player of the Year award in a televised ceremony on Sunday.

Accompanied to Paris by United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, Ronaldo collected the Ballon d'Or - golden ball - trophy from France Footba More...

FA charges Kinnear over outburst - 08 December 2008

The Football Association has charged Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear after his outburst towards referee Mike Riley during their 2-2 draw against Stoke.

Kinnear, 61, has been charged with using abusive and insulting words towards a match official.

He was sent to the stands More...

Inaugural Wembley Cup launched - 13 May 2009

Wembley Stadium will host a new pre-season tournament this summer.

Wembley Stadium will this summer host a prestigious new annual pre-season football tournament, The Wembley Cup in which UEFA Champions League finalists FC Barcelona, To More...
Bans for Drogba and Bosingwa - 17 June 2009

Chelsea FC striker Didier Drogba has been suspended for six UEFA club competition matches – the last two of which are deferred for a probationary period of two years – following incidents at the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against FC Barcelona in London on 6 More...

Tax rise 'to hike footballer pay' - 18 July 2009

English Premier League clubs may face higher wage demands from European players due to sterling's weakness and the new 50% tax rate, a report said.

Offers to transfer targets and existing players may need to be raised to match the take-home wages offered by European rivals More...

Why taller football players are more likely to fall foul of the ref - 09 February 2010

As England's manager Fabio Capello weighs up the pros and cons of his World Cup football team, he may want to take their height into consideration.

A new study has found that referees are more likely to rule against taller players, like Tottenham striker Peter Crouch, when judging ambiguo More...

FA holds emergency meeting after chief executive quits - 26 March 2010

The Football Association held emergency talks on Tuesday after being thrown into turmoil by Ian Watmore's shock resignation as chief executive.

The 51-year-old, appointed less than a year ago, resigned after disagreements with senior figures on the FA board.

The B More...

Davies hit with FA action - 15 April 2010

Kevin Davies has been given a suspended fine by the Football Association following his criticism of referee Mark Clattenburg.

The Bolton striker hit out at the official following February's goalless draw against More...

Budgie stops football match after attacking referee - 01 May 2010

A BRAZEN budgie left a referee in a flap after attacking him during a match.

The feathered fiend swooped down on whistler Frank Sweeney (52) as Strathclyde Colts hosted Avoca at Airdrie Leisure Centre.

Play in the West of Scotland Under-21 League match had to be halted several tim More...


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