Defiant Ibra: Milan returned my smile
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has spent the week dismissing suggestions that he would leave the defending Italian champions at the end of the season, insisting that being a part of the club actually reignited his passion for football two years ago. Despite an impressive scoring tally in the 2009-10 season, Ibrahimovic was mostly frustrated...
AS Roma thump Inter, 4-0
Inter's wheels are coming off. After such a strong push to within sniffing distance of Milan and Juve, they have lost to lowly Lecce, drew Palermo and yesterday, Roma took the lumber to them. Juan gets the Giallorossi on...
Another striker claims Chelsea interest
Samuel Eto’o has continued to hint that his long-term future lies way from the Russian league, implying that he might end up at Chelsea in the coming years. Eto’o was rising to prominence at Mallorca when then-Blues boss Claudio Ranieri attempted to bring the striker to Stamford Bridge. However, the Cameroon international opted to join...
2010 African Footballer of the Year Nominees
After having the long list leaked and the short list announced, the final list of nominees for CAF’s 2010 African Footballer of the Year have finally been announced.
And the nominations for Africa’s 2010 Footballer of the Year go to…
Didier Drogba (Côte D’Ivoire/Chelsea)
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana/Sunderland)
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon/Inter)
If you read my earlier post on the nominations, you...
Lazio send Inter into purgatory
Rafa Benitez's days are numbered. Today, the Serie champions fell to Lazio, 1-3 as Giuseppe Biava, Mauro Zarate, and Hernanes scored while Goran Pandev pulled one back. Samuel Eto'o is still serving a suspension while first goalie Julio Cesar...
Eto’o resurrects Materazzi as Inter go south
Samuel Eto'o barges into Chievo's Cesar head first as Inter's frustrating season boils over. This should have been a red card but somehow Eto'o escaped punishment. Serie officials are reviewing the video and all indications are that he will...
Inter’s Decline Under Rafael Benitez
Under Jose Mourinho, Inter gradually developed an aura of invincibility, and their defence - generally made up of Maicon, Lucio, Samuel and Chivu (or Zanetti) - had become the envy of the rest of Europe. The Nerazzurri had finally brought back the success of generations gone by, and despite one or two question marks over...
