David Cameron Tackles Racism Head On

Hi everyone,
British Prime Minister David Cameron has asked England’s soccer leaders to provide a plan against racism in the sport after the game has been marred a series of high-profile cases involving the Premier League.

Liverpool and adidas Split-up

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Adidas have decided not to renew the sponsorship deal with Liverpool FC. Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer believed the price the 3-stripes had to pay did not meet the value of the team citing their poor performances on the pitch.

Chantal Jouanno, Tais Toi!!

Hi guys,
Football is the most popular sport, and therefore, everybody has an opinion and can speak his mind about a team’s performance. However, french politicians are going beyond expressing an opinion. Today, the sports minister Chantal Jouanno said: “Patrice Evra and Franck Ribery must never return to play for the french national team. We must not forget what happened in South Africa. These guys disrespected the values sport and of the french republic”. She missed an opportunity to……keep her mouth shut!

France Team Still in Post World Cup Turmoil

Hi all,
France left South Africa on June 22nd after hitting the press headlines, not for football performances, but for everything else but football: strike, coaches freaking out, players supposedly fighting etc… We thought the turmoil was over with Laurent Blanc appointing new players, new rules, and with a new President aboard. Unfortunatly a new event hit the news yesterday: The players attending (or witnessing as you want) the 2010 World Cup did not give up on their bonuses.