FC Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o and Gonzalo Higuaín of Real Madrid CF were responsible for eight of the 34 goals scored in the Liga over the weekend, with Monday headlines greeting the latter as ‘The New Idol’ in Spain.
Dynamo Moscow striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov has been left out of Guus Hiddink’s provisional Russia squad for this summer’s Euro 2008. The forward returned to Russia from Sevilla earlier this season to increase his chances of playing in Austria and Switzerland but was not named in a preliminary 25-man party on Wednesday.
Two uncapped players have been [...]
Clarence Seedorf has shocked Dutch coach Marco van Basten by declaring himself out of the reckoning for Euro 2008. The Milan midfielder, 32, was very much in line to be named in the squad - although he was not guaranteed a starting role. Now Seedorf has spoken to van Basten and made himself unavailable.
“I told [...]
The World Cup winner has not played for his country since giving a poor performance in a goalless qualifying match against France in September.
But calls to bring him back have been mounting as the forward has been instrumental in helping third-placed Juventus secure a Champions League qualification slot on their return to the top flight [...]
