UEFA's dramatic U-turn over Arsenal striker Eduardo's two-match Euro banSeptember 15th, 2009 LONDON - UEFA made one of the biggest U-turns in football history on Monday by scrapping the two-match Euro ban of Arsenal striker Eduardo. UEFA scrapped the ban on appeal following accusations that Eduardo had dived in last month's Champions League tie with Celtic.
Capello thanks Bilic for team talk ahead of Wembley face-offSeptember 9th, 2009 LONDON - England football coach Fabio Capello has offered Croatian counterpart Slaven Bilic a vote of thanks - for doing his team talk for him ahead of tonight's World Cup qualifier at the Wembley. Bilic told Sun Sport that captain John Terry should look at his own club, Chelsea, before accusing Croatia and Arsenal striker Eduardo of being a diver.
UK's Lamps not bowled over by Croatian Bilic's reverse psychologySeptember 8th, 2009 LONDON - England mid-fielder Frank Lampard has said that he is not bowled over by Croatian coach Slaven Bilic's reverse psychology ahead of the two team's face-off at the Wembley stadium on Wednesday. Lampard says that Bilic cannot fool him as both have been team mates in the past and know each other's moves.
Croatia will have a tough game against England, says its coachSeptember 6th, 2009 LONDON - Prior Croatian manager Slaven Bilic has said that that his side has the potential to crush in a World Cup qualifier. However, he admits that while his team stopped England from qualifying for Euro 2008, this time around, Fabio Capello's squad is strong, and pressure is more.
Terry goads Croatia about Eduardo being a diver ahead of WC qualifierSeptember 5th, 2009 LONDON - England captain John Terry has increased the pressure before the World Cup qualifier against Croatia by insisting that their Arsenal striker Eduardo is a diver. Terry leads his men out to face Slovenia today in a friendly at Wembley but it is very much a warm-up for the main event, The Sun reports.
Arsenal to fight Eduardo's 'cheat' banSeptember 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Arsenal will fight to clear Eduardo's name after UEFA branded him a cheat. Europe's football governing body banned the striker for two games after finding him guilty of "deceiving the referee" by diving to win a penalty during last week's Champions League qualifier against Celtic.
England good enough to win 2010 FIFA World Cup: John TerryAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - England and Chelsea FC captain John Terry has said the national team is good enough to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Speaking on the eve of England's first game of the season, tonight's friendly in Holland, Terry said: "If we play like we are, we can't rule ourselves out of winning the World Cup."
According to The Sun, under Fabio Capello, Terry and his Three Lions teammates firmly believe they can lift football's biggest prize in South Africa next July.
Terry reveals why he was cool on Man City bidAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - England and Chelsea FC skipper John Terry has claimed that the offer made to him by Manchester City was not tempting enough for him to quit Chelsea. There was around 300,000-pounds-a-week on the table for Terry to go to Eastlands during a summer, but, unlike the Blues, City was not in the Champions League.
WAG Alex Curran clarifies Liverpool remarksJuly 30th, 2009 LONDON - Liverpool ace Steven Gerrard's wife Alex Curran has clarified that her recent remarks on the city's nightclubs were misinterpreted. She had reportedly said that they avoided visiting the clubs since it attracted the wrong sort of people.
Terry says reassurance from Abramovich convinced him to stay on with ChelseaJuly 28th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea and England captain John Terry has said that the credit for him staying on with the Blues should go to club owner Roman Abramovich. According to JT, he was absolutely ready to join Manchester City for 250,000 pounds a week, but when it came down to the wire, his love of Chelsea - and a burning ambition to achieve more success with the club - was brought home in a chat with Abramovich.
Ancelotti persuades Terry to star at ChelseaJuly 25th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea's new boss Carlo Ancelotti has won his first major battle as head of the club by keeping skipper John Terry. Terry is poised to sign a new 150,000 pounds-a-week Chelsea deal, which moves him alongside Frank Lampard as top earner.
Lampard unsure of Terry staying on at ChelseaJuly 20th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea vice-captain Frank Lampard says he is not sure club and England skipper John Terry will stay on at Stamford Bridge.his startling admission is the most revealing indication yet that Terry could join Manchester City. "I don't know what he will do.
Man United scraps match in Indonesia after bombs blast Jakarta hotel team would have stayed inJuly 17th, 2009 Man U scraps Indonesia match after hotel blastsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Manchester United has canceled a planned visit to Indonesia after Friday's bomb attack on the hotel where the team was due to stay in Jakarta. The English Premier League club was booked to stay on Saturday and Sunday nights at the Ritz-Carlton, one of the two hotels hit by Friday's terror attack.
Terry Feels Unwanted in ChelseaJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - England and Chelsea captain John Terry is demanding showdown talks with club owner Roman Abramovich over his future. According to The Sun, Terry is furious nobody at the club has spoken to him since Manchester City tabled a 30-million-pound bid last week.
Ancelotti jokes that Terry may not captain Chelsea in 2010July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has described club and England captain John Terry as the team's most valuable player and talisman, but astonished everyone by jokingly saying that he may not be skipper in 2010. Terry has been captain Chelsea since May 2005 and England captain since August 2006,
"I think that John Terry is a symbol of this team but I don't know if he will be the captain next season."
"Naturally, I joke," he laughed.
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