Ribéry charged over underage prostitute
Franck Ribéry and Karim Benzema, both of whom deny any wrongdoing, face up to three years in prison if convictedThe summer of shame engulfing French football reached a new low today as two players were formally accused of soliciting an underage prosti...
Franck Ribéry and Karim Benzema held in prostitution investigation
• Ribéry and Benzema questioned by Paris police's vice squad• Players accused of knowingly sleeping with underage prostituteThe summer of shame engulfing French football showed no sign of letting up today as two of the country's top players were d...
Nike’s Write the Future Commercial, Re-edited
It’s already been well noted that the players involved in Nike’s Write the Future campaign have had horrible World Cups: Didier Drogba, Fabio Cannavaro, Franck Ribery, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are all out of World Cup 2010 after enduring various misfortunes. Poor Ronaldinho didn’t even make the Brazil squad. Bleacher Report and Dirty Tackle...
Adidas Can Write The Future, Nike Cannot.
This has been percolating throughout and hit a fervor today, as every single main star of Nike’s Write The Future ad is now out of the tournament. Even a few of the minor stars, like the US duo and Cesc, who’s played a whole 59 minutes in 4 games, are falling to the curse as...
Paul Trevillion on how to draw Franck Ribéry and Luka Modric
Paul Trevillion, creator of Roy of the Rovers and co-author of the You Are The Ref comic strip, explains how he sees the characters of Franck Ribéry and Luka Modric. He also explains how to draw moving charactersAndy Gallagher
Franck Ribéry ban cost Bayern Munich, says Franz Beckenbauer
• Chairman says, 'We would never have lost with Ribéry'
• Manager Van Gaal says stand-in Altintop played well
Bayern Munich's honorary president, Franz Beckenbauer, has said his side would not have lost yesterday's Champions League final if Franck Ribéry had been available.
"We would never have lost with Ribéry,"...
Ribéry signs five-year Bayern deal
• France winger signs to stay at Bayern until 2015
• Ends rumours of cut-price move
Franck Ribéry has signed a five-year contract with Bayern Munich. The France international has ended speculation about his future by signing a deal which commits him to the Bundesliga winners until June 2015.
Ribéry...
Morning Ticker: Grant leaves Pompey, Ribery staying put and more
By AVI CREDITOR Avram Grant, who took over at Portsmouth mid-season and guided the club to the FA Cup final, has resigned as manager and appears set to become Gianfranco Zola's replacement at West Ham. Grant undertook the position at Fratton Park despite Portsmouth's financial straits, with the team eventually going into administration and being...
Champions League final approaches with so many distractions
Saturday's Champions League final should be the only show in town but the build up to the game in Madrid is offering a host of distractions.
Wayne Rooney’s Fail-Beard and Cristiano Ronaldo on The Simpsons: Bravo Nike
I must confess I was utterly utterly confused by Nike’s “Write the Future” advertising campaign. And more than a little disappointed. Nike has traditionally given us iconic World Cup campaigns (remember Brazil at the airport in 1998?) but this made no sense to me. What did writing the future have to do with Nike’s World...
10 World Cup Questions: France
If you’re unfamiliar with World Cup Blog, then allow me to explain: The blog you’re reading now is the front page, but the core of WCB is the multitude of team specific blogs, including one for each of the World Cup 2010 teams.
The authors of these team blogs have forgotten more about their sides than...
