Posts Tagged ‘FIFA’

Rajevac’s Decisions

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Milovan Rajevac is ready to check on Kevin-Prince Boateng himself once he can as being the Ghana coach looks to clinch the availability of Portsmouth midfielder for the Black Stars.

In this time Boateng has already impressed for Pompey and also shared Ghana the thing that he is prepared and able to represent them after playing for Germany at the youth level.

Some of the Ghana Football Association’s officials affirmed that they will almost get the all clear from FIFA for the switch of allegiance. Meanwhile Milovan Rajevac has the capacity to have him on board.

Rajevac also admitted in an interview that they are in contact with him and monitoring him on TV but his will is to go to England on his first leisure and watch him in person. He likes what he has seen so far. He is known to be a very good player too.

Boateng wants no to play for Ghana even if he has represented the European giants at youth level. He decided to do this after failing to break into the senior side.

BlatterVSPremier League

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Sepp Blatter accused the Premier League of hoarding the world’s best foreign football players.

Sepp Blatter introduction for a 6+5′players rule that would force teams to start matches with at least six players eligible to play for the national team.

Teams would only be able to start with five foreign players, there would be no limit on the number of foreign players under contract at a club.

Sepp Blatter said: “They can have 30 players on contracts who could all play in other leagues or even in the same league in other clubs, but they keep the best because they have the money,”

“The African market is practically drained. We are trying to install professional leagues there but there must be solidarity, especially in this economic crisis,”, “That solidarity means that those who have everything have to abandon something.”

In the matches from UEFA Champions League, Chelsea used four in its 1-0 win over Juventus, Liverpool had two on the field in its 1-0 win at Real Madrid, Manchester United used three in the 0-0 draw at Inter Milan, and Arsenal beat AS Roma 1-0 with an all foreign lineup.

Also Sepp Blatter said: “Do you think that is the right thing? We are at a crossroads in FIFA,”, “We have to intervene in football to make sure that club football is identified if not locally then nationally, that you have the majority of players from the same country in a team.

“If this is not possible we will have football on two levels, the rich and those who have nothing.”

Cristiano Ronaldo voted FIFA player of the year

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo completed his clean sweep of soccer’s top individual awards for 2008 when he was named FIFA‘s world player of the year.

The 23-year-old Portuguese winger previously won France Football magazine’s Ballon d’Or  award as the world player of the year, and was named the world’s best player by the global players’ union FIFPro and World Soccer magazine.

“It is an overwhelming moment, a very special moment in my life,” said Cristiano Ronaldo. “I would like to say to my mother and sister that the fireworks can be fired off now.”

Cristiano Ronaldo accumulated 935 votes, Lionel Messi finished second with 678 and Fernando Torres was third with 203 votes.

Cristiano Ronaldo scoring 42 goals last season for Manchester United won both the Champions League and Premier League title.

Ronaldo is the second Portuguese player to win the FIFA‘s world player of the year, Luis Figo claimed the honour in 2000.

Cristiano Ronaldo said: “It is a dream for me to get this prize because I want to bring the team and my country forward,”, “I would like to dedicate it to my family. This is the most important thing to me.”

Cristiano Ronaldo is the first English Premier League player to win the award.