Beckhams ‘plan to put French pad on sale’

September 30th, 2009 Thousands mourn death of young French soccer fanBELGRADE, Serbia — Thousands of people are lining up in downtown Belgrade to mourn the death of a 28-year-old French soccer fan who was fatally beaten by Serbian hooligans. Serbia's capital is observing a day of mourning on Wednesday and Belgraders are waiting at a central city square to light candles and lay flowers for Brice Taton, who died in a Belgrade hospital on Tuesday.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Soccer ace David Beckham and wife Victoria are reportedly heading back to school to help them talk better to boost their careers. The couple has been taking elocution lessons to improve their speech.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Liverpool FC manager Rafa Benitez has said no amount of money could tempt him into selling star striker Fernando Torres. Describing Torres as a priceless possession ahead of the club's match against the Italian club Fiorentina, The Daily Express quoted Rafa, as saying: "I'm not saying he's the best in the world because he is young and can get better, but of course he is one of the best." "This year we had some agents acting for other English clubs who were coming to us asking about the price of Torres, with big, big figures.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - French striker Thierry Henry has attacked national coach Raymond Domenech, and said that Les Bleus are bored in training and are lost on the pitch with "no style or guidelines". Henry, who is France's record goal scorer with 49 goals in 112 appearances, launched his attack at the national team's training camp last Friday.

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - England striker Jermain Defoe has said that he would take inspiration from David Beckham to make up for the disappointment of being dropped from the national squad for the 2006 World Cup held at Germany. Defoe was one of the players who missed the tournament, after former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson took a shocking decision to select teenager Theo Walcott in his team.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - In an historic ruling, FIFA has accused Chelsea FC of poaching players from other clubs during a 16-month transfer ban. The Blues were found guilty of inducing French wonder kid Gael Kakuta to quit his contract with Lens.

August 13th, 2009 LONDON - Formula One racing driver Jenson Button has put his Bugatti Veyron up for sale for a staggering 900,000 pounds. Button is the second owner of the 2008 supercar, which has covered just 1,500 miles and has a top speed of 253mph that makes it faster than his F1 car.

August 12th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea FC coach Carlo Ancelotti has failed to make Italian World Cup-winner Daniele De Rossi his first big-name signing. The new Blues boss bid 22 million pounds for the tough-tackling Roma midfielder, reports The Sun.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - British tennis star Andy Murray has turned himself into a financial winner. Sponsors are lining up to offer him deals worth millions of pounds to make him Britain's richest sportsman, reports The Times.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - England football star David Beckham's niece Georgina Every has been diagnosed with swine flu. ccording to The Telegraph, Beckham has sent the 11-year-old his love and wished her a speedy recovery.

June 23rd, 2009 FIFA gives away free tickets for Spain-US matchJOHANNESBURG — FIFA is giving away some free tickets for the Confederations Cup semifinal match between Spain and the United States. The governing body of world soccer said Tuesday there were about 6,000 tickets still on sale for the match at the 38,000-seat Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.

June 18th, 2009 LONDON - David and Victoria Beckham are looking for a new home in London, it has been revealed. The pair has apparently informed estate agents to pen down a list of pads big enough for them and their three kids.

June 17th, 2009 LONDON - The Beckhams have received an apology from their former nanny, who disclosed private and confidential information about the star family to a British newspaper in an interview. Abbie Gibson "unconditionally apologised to David and Victoria Beckham and their family for breaching her duties of confidence" after facing court proceedings following the publication of the article in April 2005.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - Bayern Munich have told Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson that he must 'go crazy' to sign Franck Ribery. The German giants have slapped a 90 million pounds price tag on their star winger, who is a potential replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United.

May 29th, 2009 MADRID - Footballers' weddings are usually star-studded showy affairs with mega-bucks magazine deals to match. Therefore, it came as a surprise when Liverpool soccer star Fernando Torres married his childhood sweetheart Olalla Dominguez in a secret ceremony with just two guests.