Lawyers representing Fabio Capello have denied claims that the England head coach withheld information from an Italian court when he gave evidence in an on-going trial.
Reports had claimed that Capello is being investigated for allegedly being evasive in a trial of six men accused of a intimidating players into signing up to GEA World sports [...]
Romania beat Russia 3-0 in a friendly on Wednesday with goals from strikers Ciprian Marica, Daniel Nicuale and Marius Niculae. Romania dominated the match against a Russian team drawn entirely from the domestic championship, with VfB Stuttgart striker Marica opening the scoring from the edge of the area on the stroke of half-time. Coach Victor [...]
Midfielder Georgos Karagounis struck twice to give European champions Greece a 2-1 win over Portugal in a friendly on Wednesday. Greece, who beat Portugal 1-0 in the Euro 2004 final in Lisbon, went ahead when the former Benfica player lashed home a stunning 20-metre free kick after 33 minutes. Karagounis made it 2-0 from another [...]
Otto Rehhagel will be in charge of Greece for at least two more years after agreeing a new contract until the summer of 2010.
‘Strong bond’
The 69-year-old German has accepted a two-year extension with the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) to prolong his successful reign as coach of the European champions. EPO president Vassilis Gagatsis said: “We [...]
Euro 2008 is almost here and Romania is preparing for an interesting friendly against Russia in Bucharest on 26 March. There aren’t too many surprises regarding the selected players.
Defender Laszlo Sepsi, recently transferred from CF Gloria 1922 Bistrita to SL Benfica, is the newcomer in the squad after initially being selected for the Under-21s to [...]
It seems that Feyenoord’s coach Bert van Marwijk will replace Marco van Basten at the Netherlands helm once UEFA EURO 2008™ finishes, having signed a contract covering the entire 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign.
“This is the highest possible accolade you can achieve as a coach,” Van Marwijk said. “It is a huge challenge to be [...]
