Articles tagged with "scandal"
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Paul | Nov 9th, 2009
Next part in our series will be Korea Cup 2002, hosted, run, and fixed by our lovely friends in Korea.
Squad
1 GK Gianluigi Buffon
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Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Brooks Peck | Sep 29th, 2009
Here's some unwanted news: Jay DeMerit blinded himself with a contact lens. Yep. That's right. A contact lens.
From Soccernet:
The 29-year-old U.S. defender accidentally ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Oct 2nd, 2008
Not sure if this is shocking or sadly predictable. But former English FA chief executive David Davies has claimed that in the course of bidding ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 18th, 2006
There's some speculation that the matchfixing scandal could cost Italy the chance to host Euro 2012. The decision will be made on December 8th, with ...
Posted on: Poland Euro 2008 Blog by Os Davis | Jul 4th, 2006
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse for Polish football, politics has reared its ugly head again.
Through the Reuters line yesterday came the story ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | May 21st, 2006
Italy coach Marcello Lippi's possible involvement in a match-fixing scandal that has hit Italian football has led to some in the country to call for ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | May 13th, 2006
A string of scandals that have rocked Italy's Serie A are now carrying over to the World Cup. On Saturday, Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon ...
Posted on: Costa Rica World Cup Team Blog by Ted Veler | Apr 30th, 2006
Costa Rican FEDEFUT officials are being accused of "begging" in asking for free accommodations for 85 people AND $300,000 in cash from hosts Germany. Apparently ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 24th, 2006
Luis Chiriboga, head of the FEF, re-confirmed on Sunday that Ecuador will play its scheduled friendlies agains Colombia and Macedonia. Recently, it looked ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Harvey Morrell | Mar 24th, 2006
German newspaper says sorry over corruption story. I guess they were trying to outscoop Bild.
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Harvey Morrell | Mar 16th, 2006
Match-fixing probe widens after Belgian arrests. The question on everyone's mind: who is the German international involved?
The TZ has speculated on who it ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Harvey Morrell | Mar 15th, 2006
As if the recent play of the national team wasn't depressing enough, prosecutors in Munich were investigating media reports that several Bundesliga players, among them ...
Posted on: Ghana World Cup Team Blog by Robert | Feb 8th, 2006
For all who have been wondering who the ultimate scapegoat for Ghana's ignoble CAN performance will be (the Grandmaster, Michael Essien, the jackals of the ...
