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Vidic red card mars United's mastery of the world
MANCHESTER UNITED 1 LIGA DE QUITO 0 WAYNE ROONEY'S superb 73rd-minute strike gave 10-man Manchester United a hard-fought victory over Ecuador's Liga de Quito in the Club World Cup final here yesterday. United became the first British winners of the Fifa tournament following Liverpool's failure...
Tags: FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-12-22
Scots score an own goal as Britain United get go-ahead
Inside Lines Fifa yesterday gave thego-ahead for a British football team to compete in the 2012 Olympics, assuring the four home nations it would not affect their individual status for other competitions. However, Scotland, whose former manager Craig Brown pictured right led a petition to oppose...
Tags: FIFA, International Olympic Committee
Research articles 2008-12-21
Big Duck in warning for Fergie boys
SOUTH AMERICAN champions LDU have warned Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United to expect a fight should they meet the Ecuadorian side in next weekend's FIFA Club World Championship Final. Liga Deportiva Universitaria Quito coach Edgardo Bauza insisted his side could prove tough to break down in...
Tags: FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-12-14
Fergie: We must act to keep ace Ronaldo
SIR ALEX FERGUSON believes Manchester United can bring an emphatic end to Real Madrid's pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo by making the Portuguese star the highest-paid player in football. Fer guson insisted throughout the summer that the 23-year-old's head had been turned towards the Bernabeu by euros rather...
Tags: FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-11-02
Fergie: We must act to keep ace Ronaldo
SIR ALEX FERGUSON believes Manchester United can bring an emphatic end to Real Madrid's pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo by making the Portuguese star the highest-paid player in football. Fer guson insisted throughout the summer that the 23-year-old's head had been turned towards the Bernabeu by euros rather...
Tags: FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-11-02
I deserve Ballon d'Or, says Ronaldo
ROME AFP — Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo believes he deserves to win this year's prestigious Ballon d'Or. Speaking in an interview published in Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday, the Portuguese pin-up said he should be the favourite to land both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA's world player...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-10-24
Quality Scores Jump for EA Sports
FIFA 09 and NHL 09 Are Highest Rated Sports Games of This Console Generation REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that the critical ratings of EA SPORTS[TM] branded games are tracking at an increase of more than four points* versus last year's games. The scores...
Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., FIFA, Games, NHL
Research articles 2008-10-14
Ecuador demand FIFA probe into match-fixing claims
QUITO AFP — The Ecuadorian football federation FEF on Tuesday demanded that world football governing body FIFA open an enquiry into match-fixing claims surrounding their 2006 World Cup match against England. The FEF appeal follows a report in German daily Bild which claimed the outcome of the last-16 match,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, England, FIFA
Research articles 2008-09-02
Maradona fumes over 42-degree Olympic final heat
BEIJING AFP — Diego Maradona claimed on Saturday it was "inhuman" to play the Olympic Games men's football final in temperatures recorded at a sizzling 42 degrees Celsius. "It's inhuman. The players can't breathe and it's difficult to run. The heat is unbearable," said the Argentine football legend as...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, beverage, FIFA, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-08-23
World Cup qualifier moved after NKorean objections
SEOUL AFP — The venue for a football World Cup qualifier between North and South Korea has been moved from Pyongyang after the North refused to let the South play its national anthem and fly its flag at the game. The sport's world governing body FIFA announced late Wednesday...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FIFA, Games, North, Seoul, Shanghai
Research articles 2008-08-20
EA Unveils New adidas Live Season for FIFA Soccer 09 That Will Dynamically Update Player Attributes In-Game to Mirror Real World Performance
EA Secures Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Spanish La Liga BBVA; FIFA 09 Demo Available World Wide on Sept. 11 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced a new premium service for EA SPORTS[TM] FIFA Soccer 09 called adidas Live Season that will redefine the soccer videogame...
Tags: adidas AG, Electronic Arts Inc., FIFA, Games, performance
Research articles 2008-08-20
Mutu ordered to pay 13 million pounds compensation to Chelsea
LONDON AFP — Adrian Mutu has been ordered by FIFA to pay Chelsea 13.68 million pounds (17.2 million euros) in compensation following his failed drugs test in 2004, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Romania striker Mutu, now at Serie A club Fiorentina, was sacked by Chelsea in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, Chelsea, compensation, FIFA, Romania
Research articles 2008-08-14
Football: United's second-string Sepp snub
MANCHESTER United are ready to risk the wrath of FIFA by sending a weakened squad to the Club World Championship. Sir Alex Ferguson, who still remembers how United were lambasted for refusing to defend the FA Cup so they could compete in the inaugural tournament in Brazil...
Tags: FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-08-10
IOC chief calls on clubs to observe 'Olympic truce'
BEIJING AFP — IOC president Jacques Rogge united with FIFA supremo Sepp Blatter on Thursday and called on football clubs to let their players compete in the Olympic Games. The 65-year-old Belgian was appealing to the European clubs after the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS ruled against FIFA...
Tags: FIFA, International Olympic Committee
Research articles 2008-08-06
Blatter says he was misquoted in calling Ronaldo a "slave"
HANOI AFP — FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Friday he was misquoted in media reports citing him as calling Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo a "slave." Blatter last month called on the English club to release the Portuguese player if he wanted to join Real Madrid, rather than hold...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-08-01
Kaka backs Ronaldo to be crowned world's best
ROME AFP — Brazilian superstar Kaka believes controversial Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo will succeed him as the world's best player. The AC Milan midfielder cleaned up in 2007, winning both the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the European Golden Ball, following a year in which...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-07-12
No worries about World Cup preparations, says FIFA
JOHANNESBURG AFP — Organisers of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa insisted Wednesday preparations remain on track after the city of Port Elizabeth was stripped of the right to stage matches for the dress rehearsal. The decision on Tuesday to drop the southern coastal city from the line-up...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FIFA
Research articles 2008-07-09
Spain top FIFA world rankings
PARIS AFP — Spain's win on Sunday in the Euro 2008 final over Germany has hoisted the country to top spot in the FIFA world rankings for the first time. The Spaniard haves taken over from World Champions Italy with Germany moving up to third and Brazil slumping to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FIFA, Germany, Spain
Research articles 2008-07-02
Platini: Real's Ronaldo hunt is legitimate
SUMMER SALES Transfer news MANCHESTER UNITED Sir Alex Ferguson's hopes of fending off Real Madrid's interest in Cristiano Ronaldo were dealt a blow when the Uefa president, Michel Platini, said the Spanish side's courting of the winger has been "normal". United had an official complaint against...
Tags: FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-06-30
FIFA to look into Manchester United's Ronaldo complaint
AAP Sports News Australia 06-10-2008 FIFA to look into Manchester United's Ronaldo complaint BERNE, Switzerland, June 9 Reuters - World soccer's governing body FIFA said today it would look into a complaint from Manchester United concerning Real Madrid's alleged ...
Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., FIFA, Manchester United Ltd.
Research articles 2008-06-10
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