Football Lovers’ Day observed with blood donation camps

October 4th, 2009 LONDON - Barcelona winger Lionel Messi believes that he and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney have one thing in common, both of them are passionate about the game. Messi admires this quality in Rooney, and said: "You can see the love and passion for the game in Rooney's face and I have a feeling he is one of those players who would play for 100 pound a week because football is in his blood.

September 27th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The 58th edition of 'Bordoloi trophy', one of the most awaited football tournaments of the year for all sports lovers in the northeast especially in Assam, was recently held at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Guwahati. Named after the first Chief Minister of Assam, Gopinath Bordoloi, the tournament has gained enormous popularity in the northeast, as 14 teams from Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland participated in the tournament including a team from Senegal as well.

September 24th, 2009 New arena football league in the worksOKLAHOMA CITY — Get the scoreboard warmed up. Arena football is making a comeback.

September 19th, 2009 College football pauses to remember Myles BrandCollege football paused Saturday to remember Myles Brand, the first university president to lead the NCAA. Moments of silence were observed at games across the country, the first weekend of college football since Brand died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday at 67.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - Croatian football chiefs are using a sick fascist hatemonger to whip up a vile racist frenzy among fans ahead of the national team's match against England at the Wembley stadium on Wednesday. A Sun investigation today reveals the Croatian FA is behind a cynical campaign encouraging thugs - who will be at Wembley for tomorrow's match against England - to worship the right-wing nut spreading hatred and Sieg Heil chants on the terraces.

August 28th, 2009 Philly animal lovers holding event for Vick debutPHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia animal lovers are trying to take the spotlight off Michael Vick and put it on dogs in need of homes. The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is holding a tailgate party with more than a dozen dogs, including two pit bulls rescued from a Philadelphia dogfighting ring.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel said that the national organisation has to take steps to develop the game in all spheres. "We need to develop football collectively in all spheres with smarter integration with all our external stakeholders.

July 8th, 2009 MALAPURAM - Onset of monsoons marks the commencement of exclusive football tournaments in Malbar region of Kerala. For the soccer crazy Keralites, these tournaments in which seven-a-side matches are played happen to be gala time.

July 5th, 2009 SONEPAT - Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Manohar Singh Gill, today inaugurated the newly laid synthetic hockey surface at Sports Authority of India (SAI), northern regional centre at Bahalgarh in Sonepat.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian football team's preparation for the 2011 Asian Cup in Doha received a big boost with the sports ministry finding ways to bear a part of the training cost. A top sports ministry official told IANS Thursday that the Department of Sports is studying the feasibility report of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Asian Cup project Goal 2011 to see how best can it help the team prepare for the continental cup.

June 23rd, 2009 KOLKATA - City soccer giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have agreed to release players for the national preparatory camp in Dubai beginning June 25 and the subsequent exposure trip to Spain after assurances from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) that the players' medical expenses and matters related to fees will be taken care of. The two clubs had earlier demanded that the AIFF pay the entire medical expenses of players who sustain injuries during camps or matches on national duty.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - Joe Cole and Carly Zucker exchanged wedding vows in a reported 3-million pound wedding. The football ace, 27, was said to have shelled out the staggering amount for the wedding at London's Chelsea Royal Hospital.

June 16th, 2009 Peterson new chairman of USA FootballNEW YORK — Former Kansas City Chiefs executive Carl Peterson is the new chairman of USA Football. He replaces the late Jack Kemp.

May 28th, 2009 ROME - Barcelona players were on cloud nine Wednesday after winning the Champions League to seal a historic treble. "It has been the perfect end to an incredible season," said Barcelona player Andres Iniesta.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - Soccer WAG Danielle Lloyd nearly lost her leg after crashing through a glass table in a drunken brawl, it was revealed yesterday. Surgeons told the terrified WAG they had feared they might have to amputate the limb because of the amount of blood loss.