Manchester City and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor is to be invesitagted for his conduct against former club Arsenal on Saturday – after the striker kicked out at Robin Van Persie and ran the whole length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans. Adebayor has since apologised for his behavior, claiming his emotions got the better of him – however his former team mate (Van Persie) isn’t convinced.
England, Spain and Paraguay booked their place at the 2010 World Cup Finals last night after victories in their qualifying groups. England thrashed Croatia, which many touted as a revenge mission – after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008, 5-1 with goals from Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and a tap in Wayne Rooney. Spain cruised past Estonia whilst Paraguay beat Argentina who have now dropped outside the qualifying spot.
FIFA announced on Thursday morning that Chelsea are banned from registering any new players for the next two transfer windows following a contractual dispute involving the transfer of Gael Kakuta from French club Racing Lens in 2007 (pictured above).
The champions league draw took place in Monaco. It has so far become one of the most important dates in the football calendar. A lush ceremony left most of the big clubs happy with their draw; especially the English clubs.
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