Fans can vote online until 12 January 2009 Voting opens today for the uefa.com users’ Team of 2008. The poll, now in its eighth year, gives the users of uefa.com the chance to select a team of players who made their mark in European football over the last 12 months. Sixty players and managers have [ Read More ]
Archive for December, 2008
This study, conducted by the new FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre in Norway and published today in the distinguished British Medical Journal, showed that the ’11+’ warm-up reduced total injuries by a third and severe injuries by almost a half. “The ’11+’ programme should be implemented as a [ Read More ]
On 24 November 2008, FIFA informed its member associations of a new set of guidelines aimed at establishing minimum international standards for footballers’ employment contracts. FIFA’s 208 member associations are being encouraged to ensure observance of the minimum requirements for professional footballers’ contracts, which cover the most important and basic rights and obligations of the [ Read More ]
Only GolTV Will Deliver Live Coverage of Italy’s AC Milan vs. Germany’s VfL Wolfsburg and Spain’s Racing Santander vs. England’s Manchester City GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, will telecast live coverage of the two final days of 2008-09 UEFA Cup group matches. First, GolTV will deliver AC Milan vs. Germany’s VfL [ Read More ]
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Wednesday 10 December 2008 – 20.45CET Group H – Matchday 6 Sporting a smart Real Madrid CF tracksuit, Juande Ramos took his second news conference in the space of three hours with his new team and insisted: “Winning a UEFA Champions League game is something very prestigious and I want the [ Read More ]
Stadio Olimpico, Turin Wednesday 10 December 2008 – 20.45CET Group H – Matchday 6 His side may already have qualified for the UEFA Champions League knockout stage but, having endured one scare against FC BATE Borisov this season, Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri is determined to avoid another in Turin on Wednesday. Scare Juventus were firm [ Read More ]
