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Manolo Jiménez: "Sevilla played a dreadful game against Racing"Manolo Jiménez may have spoken too soon when he said Sevilla would have been definite title frontrunners this season if there were no Barcelona. His Sevilla side stumbled to a shock 2-0 home defeat to Racing Santander overnight, and the coach was visibly irked with his charges after the contest.
“It is necessary to congratulate Racing for their excellent performance, but today, my team were dreadful,” he said during the post-match inte... |
Samuel Inkoom called up to the AYC 2009 in RwandaGhana names a 21-member squad for a tour ahead of the announcement of the final team for the Africa Youth Championship which begins later this month in Rwanda, in which the U1st player Inkoom is called.
From a 25-member playing squad, the Ghana team has whittled down the squad before the January 8 deadline set by the Confederation of African Football, Caf for the submission of the final squad lists for the tournament which starts on ... |
Sevilla: "I don't feel special at Sevilla"If Manolo Jiménez does get fired from Sevilla anytime in the near future, the Spaniard will no doubt be cursing his luck, bearing in mind the Andalucian side are currently competing to back into the Champions League.
However, it seems as though his reign his on the brink following the draw to Osasuna, and the exit from the UEFA Cup last year. Speaking today, he admitted that he doesn't feel special at the club, but that he kno... |
Al-Arabi appoint Uli Stielike as coachUli Stielike, 53 years old, signed an 18-month deal with Al Arabai and revealed to PA Sport that he has no knowledge of Qatar football or his charges.
"I have been to Doha on several occasions, but I can't honestly say that I know much about Qatari football," he was quoted as saying by PA Sport, "For example, I do not know any of my new club's players."
The U1st Sports coach was a member of the West German team tha... |
Ghana stage come-back to beat NigeriaGhana had to come from two goals to beat Nigeria 3-2 in the first leg final qualifying for the African Nations Championships at the Ohene Djan Stadium on Sunday.
Francis Coffie scored two goals put the Black Stars at par with the Nigerians after Musa Kabiru had given the away side a comfortable two-zero lead by the 44th minute of the first half before Samuel Inkoom won the day for Ghana when he grabbed the winner in the 75th minute.
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Andres Guardado will join Lionel Messi on his year’s cover of the worlds best-selling soccer gameKonami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced new Latin American focused content for Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PES ‘09). The latest edition of the world’s best-selling soccer video game franchise will feature beloved Mexican soccer athlete Andres Guardado in the game and on the cover of the box alongside Lionel Messi throughout the Americas. Additionally, renowned Mexican soccer commentators Luis Garcia and Chri... |
Armentero will play with Sevilla the LG Amsterdam TournamentBesides Ajax, Sevilla, Arsenal and Internazionale will play on the tenth LG Amsterdam Tournament, on 8 and 9 August in the Amsterdam ArenA.
Arsenal, winners of the previous edition, are welcome guests in Amsterdam. The London team reached the quarter final of the Champions League in the past season and were long-time leaders in the Premier League. Arsenal were praised for their attractive play. Coach Arsène Wenger sees the LG Am... |
U1st intercedes in the tribute for SolskjaerOle Gunnar Solskjaer’s Testimonial Committee are delighted to announce they have agreed in principle with Manchester United that a testimonial match for the Norwegian against Spanish side Espanyol will be played at Old Trafford on Saturday 2 August 2008.
The former United striker was forced to retire from the game at the end of the August after a long battle with injuries.
Solskjaer has since joined the Reds' ... |
La Liga round-upU1st players made an excellent impression in round 9 of La Liga. It is worth mentioning Federico Fazio, José Ángel Crespo and Adriano Correia's performance in Sevilla's 3-0 victory over Valencia CF. It was young Crespo first La Liga game this season and he definitely made the most out of it.
Goalkeeper Notario and central defender Álvaro Mejía both impressed at Real Murcia's critical victory over Recreativ... |
Great Crespo debut!It was the first game that Crespo enjoyed with Sevilla's first team this season in La Liga and he definitely make the most out of it.
The Andalusian defender played very high standard football and did not leave Spanish international right winger Joaquín any chance in the attack. He did not get dribbled once and his marking and anticipation were superb.
It looks like young Crespo will become a regular Sevilla first team play... |
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