good preview. the score has good people for soccer. you guys should broadcast more soccer games. cant wait for the Portugal preview. Carvalc001 6 minutes ago Continue reading →
Dutch winger Arjen Robben has been heavily criticized in the wake of Bayern's Champions League defeat.Christof Stache Bayern Munich bounced back from its Champions League final defeat with a 3-2 friendly win over the Netherlands on Tuesday night. The upshot was anything but therapeutic, however: Winger Arjen Robben, whose injury in the 2010 World Cup had precipitated the match -- the Dutch agreed to play at the Allianz Areny by way of compensation for the club -- was booed by sections of the crowd. Other supporters tried to drown out the jeers with applause but the whistling was very audible still. "Some fans were obviously disappointed that Arjen only played for the Netherlands, not in a Bayern shirt, after the final defeat," ventured executive chairman ... Continue reading →
Manchester City, in the third year since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan bought the club, lost £197m. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire/Press Association Images The Premier League's 20 clubs collectively made a loss of £392m last year, after spending all of their record £2.2bn income. Of the clubs which were in the Premier League in 2010‑11, the year of most clubs' latest published accounts, only five, 25%, made a profit, of £71m in total.Of the other clubs, 14 made losses, totalling £463.4m. Manchester City, in the third year since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi's ruling family bought the club and began to pour in money to acquire a team capable of winning the Premier League, lost £197m, the greatest financial loss ... Continue reading →