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AFP, Mise a jour : 20/06/2010 17:22 Les Français refusent de s'entraîner pour protester contre l'exclusion d'Anelka Les joueurs de l'équipe de France ont refusé de s'entraîner dimanche pour protester contre l'exclusion du groupe de Nicolas Anelka, selon un communiqué des joueurs lu à la presse par le sélectionneur Raymond Domenech. AFP "Tous les joueurs de l'équipe de France sans exception souhaitent affirmer leur opposition à la décision prise par la Fédération Française de Football d'ex... Read More

Univision kicked off its coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in record ratings form. The Spanish-language rights-holder to the futbol tourney in the U.S. scored with some 5.4 million watchers on average with the tourney’s opener, the 1-1 draw between Mexico and the host nation South Africa on June 11.

ESPN averaged 2.6 million viewers for its broadcast of the Mexico v. South Africa match (so the match had a combined average of ~8 million on the two networks). Univision averaged 2.54 mill... Read More

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has ended David Beckham’s two-year reign as the best-paid player in world football, according to France Football magazine’s annual ‘rich list’. GA_googleFillSlot("sb_news_MAM "); Argentinean forward Messi, who scored a second successive La Liga hat-trick in Barcelona’s 4-2 win over Real Zaragoza on Sunday, has estimated annual earnings of €33 million, ahead of Beckham (€30.4 million) in second and Cristiano Ronaldo in third (€30 million). Inter Milan boss Jo... Read More

LISBON, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo will not play with the national team against Bosnia Herzegovina on Nov. 14 and 18, the Spanish soccer club Real Madrid said on Tuesday.     Real sent his medical reports to Spain's soccer governing body since Ronaldo has injuries in his right ankle after Portuguese team's coach Carlos Queiroz on Monday called up Ronaldo for the matches.     These matches are vital for Portugal to get... Read More

A report by UK newspaper The Guardian claims that the debt owed by the 20 English Premier League clubs amounts to £3.1 billion. The Guardian reports that accounts for the clubs, mostly documenting the year to May, June or July 2008, show that FA chairman Lord Triesman underestimated the level of debt in English football, which he put at £3 billion in total last October, including the Football League clubs and the FA. Manchester United and Chelsea lead the debtor’s table, owing £699 million and... Read More

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