Tag: The Daily Planet
Student Jailed Over Muamba Comments
A 21-year-old biology student at Swansea University shocked the nation when he used his Twitter account to poke fun at Fabrice Muamba as the Bolton man lay dying from a heart attack. Now, after thousands of concerned people from various parts of Britain wrote in asking for justice, Liam Stacey has finally been arrested. Stacey [...]
André Villas-Boas Axed By Chelsea
The tightrope was heavy and the wind was howling. A mere 13 league wins out of 27 league games didn’t bode so well with the impatient Roman Abramovich who lost all faith in the former Porto man after Chelsea’s lacklustre 1-0 defeat at the Hawthorns yesterday afternoon. An official club statement from Chelsea today verified [...]
Reina Slammed Over 'Racist' Advert
The spotlight appears to have shifted from one Liverpool player to another after the Carling Cup winners’ Spanish keeper was recently involved in a racist television advertisement. Check out the alleged racist commercial here. Groupama Seguros, a Spanish insurance firm, created a series of adverts featuring Pepe Reina in the hopes of promoting their company [...]
Villas-Boas: Chelsea Axe Nearby
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has for the first time revealed he could be facing the axe after admitting his side’s recent performances have been well below par. Roman Abramovic first brought on board the young Portuguese manager late last season in an effort to bring about some new spirit within his noticeably lethargic side, however, [...]
Handshakes: Enough Is Enough?
The headlines these past few weeks have been frustratingly congested with different articles regarding the Patrice Evra – Luis Suarez handshake incident and the abundance of different opinions out there has meant that the press isn’t shutting down the printers. Bayern Munich have themselves been involved in a similar incident, but president Uli Hoeness, unlike [...]
Tevez Apologizes
The heated battle between Carlos Tevez and Manchester City that dominated sport headlines for months has finally come to an end after the Argentine issued a ‘sincere’ apology to his employers. The argument began when Tevez allegedly refused to come on as a substitute during City’s Champions League fixture against Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. Since [...]
The Daily Planet: Capello Quits England
As the official meeting that took place on Wednesday between Fabio Capello and his FA employers let out, the news was revealed to the public that their national team was now without a manager. Reports officially claim that Capello resigned, although many are already questioning the FA’s involvement in his decision. In the aftermath [...]
The Daily Planet: Terry Stripped Of Captaincy
With his on-going racism scandal becoming the most talked about thing in England, the FA have decided that John Terry is no longer worthy of the Three Lions’ band. Terry, who was first handed the captaincy following England’s disappointing 2006 World Cup campaign, allegedly made racist remarks to Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand. Reports [...]
The Daily Planet: 'Madrid Are Poor Losers'
Barcelona were once again able to laugh in the faces of their fiercest rivals after progressing through to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey courtesy of a 4-3 aggregate win. However, when referee Fernando Vitienes brought the notorious match to a close, he failed to calm the flames that had been present throughout the 90 [...]
The Daily Planet: Ibrahimovic Named Serie A's Best
The Swedish striker was named Serie A’s best player in the year of 2011 at the Oscar del Calcio awards. Also up for the award were Napoli’s Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi and Juventus’ Andrea Pirlo. Thiago Silva and Samir Handanovic were equally successful in this year’s ceremony. Ibrahimovic, who netted 21 goals in 41 appearances last season, was awarded [...]
