By Ana on Jan 17, 2008 in Football Business, For the Fans, My Top Footballers | 0 Comments
Imagine if you had the chance (and money) to buy Pele’s first game shirt when he played for Santos. Or Ronaldo’s. Or Zidane’s. Or Ronaldinho’s. Well, now you can (try to) get Pato’s first shirt, used in his first match for AC Milan. Man, I haven’t figured out how this guy takes all this pressure!
By Ana on Jan 16, 2008 in Football Business | 0 Comments
Fabio Capello is being inquired about his taxes from the time he was Juventus’ boss, which is part of the wider investigation into allegations of corruption at the club.Truth is that when you are making millions, it makes it easier to sli[ here and there. But the new England manager assures that his finances were [...]
By Ana on Jan 10, 2008 in Football Business, Footballers | 0 Comments
Exactly one month after I showed you the beauty of the real golden ball awards, and in a time of transfer rumors and not a lot of football action, Armani has finally released some more very nice and well taken pictures of Beckham with little clothes. Quite nice for a Thursday afternoon. Larger images after [...]
By Ana on Dec 20, 2007 in Football Business | 0 Comments
Right, he does look like Capello but is a but slimmer. Capello’s “twin” is an Irish guy who, unlike the real Capello, does speak english very well. Michael McElinney is a 45 year old construction worker and is even making some money out of the gig (around £350 per appearance). Well, while real Capello’s good [...]
By Ana on Dec 18, 2007 in Football Business, For the Fans | 0 Comments
English football is in a crisis. Everyone is trying to find the answer to why the Three Lions did not qualify for EURO 2008, and why they haven’t won a World Cup in such a long time. The answer, for many, is that English football lacks basic skills. Today I read an article on BBC, [...]
By Ana on Dec 14, 2007 in Football Business | 0 Comments
It’s official. Capello is jumping in as the new England manager. The Italian is reportedly getting £6m a year (for 4 years), and not £4m as I said before. He will also have an opt out after 2010. Prety good deal, shall I say. He is also bringing with him his 4 faithful men: [...]
By Ana on Dec 13, 2007 in FIFA, Football Business | 0 Comments
FIFA has been testing their new smart ball and goal-line technology during this year’s FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. After several testing of some other not-so-smart balls, this one seems to be the geek one who will always work. The ball has some very ET looking sensors inside and works responding to a “line” [...]
By Ana on Dec 13, 2007 in Football Business, For the Fans | 0 Comments
According to everyone out there, Fabio Capello is set to be the next English manager. The Italian is supposed to get £4m a year to take care of business in England. Not an easy job right now but most people think he is the right one to do it (well, if not him, then [...]