Italian players receive one-year suspension for doping violation
Lausanne, Switzerland - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday announced that two Italian footballers have been banned for one year for a doping violation. Daniele Mannini, 25, and Davide Possanzini, 32, had originally been suspended for 15 days after being found guilty by the disciplinary committee (GUI) of the Italian...

Italian players receive one-year suspension for doping violation

Kovac leaves Borussia Dortmund, joins Dinamo Zagreb
Zagreb  - Croatian defender Robert Kovac has signed a contract with Dinamo Zagreb and would join his new teammates in camp in Turkey, his new club said Thursday. Kovac, 35, was quoted as saying that he was unhappy with his previous team, Borussia Dortmund. His contract runs until 2010, Dinamo said, without announcing other details,...

Kovac leaves Borussia Dortmund, joins Dinamo Zagreb

Real Madrid fans keen for Perez to return as president
Madrid - Most fans and members of Real Madrid are keen for Florentino Perez to return as club president, according to polls in the news media. According to the Marca sports daily - its poll results splashed on Tuesday's front page - Perez would get the support of no less than 62.9 per cent of club members, if the elections were held...

Real Madrid fans keen for Perez to return as president

Juventus may sell Iaquinta, eye young Argentine Salvio
Rome - Italian football giants Juventus Turin are considering the sale of striker Vincenzo Iaquinta to Russian club Zenit St Petersburg and appear close to buy young Argentine star Eduardo Salvio, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported Tuesday. Zenit reportedly offered 10 million euros (13.2 million dollars) for the 29-year-old forward, who...

Juventus may sell Iaquinta, eye young Argentine Salvio

Striker Jones extends contract with Sunderland
London - Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones extended his contract at the English Premier League club on Tuesday. The Trinidad and Tobago forward, 24, who had been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur, signed a new four-and-a-half-year deal. "I'm absolutely delighted that Kenwyne has committed to the club for the long...

Striker Jones extends contract with Sunderland

Calderon to face judgement of shocked Real Madrid fans
Embattled Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon will face the judgement of the fans over a club scandal when the Spanish football giants host bottom club Osasuna at the Bernabeu on Sunday. Sports daily Marca, Spain's top-selling paper, alleged earlier this week that Calderon had sneaked unqualified delegates into Real's annual general...

Calderon to face judgement of shocked Real Madrid fans

Portugal delights in Ronaldo World Footballer honour
Even the Prime Minster was moved as Portugal on Tuesday celebrated Cristiano Ronaldo's 2008 World Footballer honour. Monday's announcement by the ruling body FIFA at a gala in Zurich delighted his home nation and England as well as the Manchester United winger Ronaldo is the first Premier League-based player to win the prestigious...

Portugal delights in Ronaldo World Footballer honour

Valencia determined to stay second by beating Villarreal
The race for the Spanish league title has already become something of a one-horse race, so well are Barcelona playing -and so far are they ahead. Lionel Messi and company are 11 points ahead of Valencia, 12 ahead of Real Madrid and Sevilla, and 13 ahead of Atletico Madrid and Deportivo Coruna. Therefore, the talk in Spain now about...

Valencia determined to stay second by beating Villarreal

Beckham makes debut for AC Milan in win over Hamburg
David Beckham made a quiet debut for AC Milan as the Italians ran out winners on penalties in a friendly against German Bundesliga side SV Hamburg in Dubai on Tuesday. Beckham, wearing the number 32 shirt, played the first 45 minutes on the right side of midfield in the Dubai Football Challenge. Milan won 4-3 on penalties after the...

Beckham makes debut for AC Milan in win over Hamburg

Beckham set to grab limelight in Italian football
 David Beckham gave a hint of his marketing skills and image powers on his first Italian weekend, partly upstaging the Serie A's other football stars when he was presented as AC Milan's new arrival. His new side's 5-1 win over Udinese in the last game of 2008 and the massive media coverage of his presentation Sunday evening were the...

Beckham set to grab limelight in Italian football

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