Tag: Interview

BOJAN KRKIC EXITS THE PREMIER LEAGUE

/ index

Bojan Krkic has exited the Premier League for the remainder of the season with his confirmed move from Stoke City to Mainz on a loan deal.


The 26-year old footballer agreed to a new deal last year but has moved on from the club as he struggled to make five starts in the Premier League this term.

When the winter window opened, there were numerous links to Premier League clubs like Middlesbrough but after Stoke acquired Saido Berahino from West Bromwich Albion Bojan moved to Mainz on loan.

The former Barcelona, who moved to Stoke in 2014, has featured for top clubs in the past like AS Roma, AC Milan and Ajax. Mainz, who are in the 11th spot in the German Bundesliga, want the player to bolster attacking options.

Bojan said he was excited with the move as he gets another chance to prove himself. Continue reading →

US WOMEN SOCCER PLAYERS COMPLAIN OF UNFAIR TREATMENT

/ index

The very successful female national team of the United States is complaining of unfair treatment. The team which has won four trophies, three FIFA World Cups and an Olympic championship is accusing US Soccer the body governing American sports, of disparity in treatment.

This week, women in the team filed a complaint accusing the governing body of wage discrimination. The women complained of earning about two-fifth of what the male players earn in the United States national team. They complained that this continued despite winning another world championship last year.

The players complaining were some of the most prominent women athletes in sports worldwide. They claimed obvious disparity ranging bonus payments, appearance fees to per diems. The federal complaint was submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The commission is the body responsible for enforcing civil rights laws against workplace discrimination in America. The commission has taken up the case of financial contrasts in gender payments in basketball tournament. Also, a female tennis athlete recently resigned after accusing the body in charge for making women “ride on the coattails of the men.” Continue reading →

Durham Ladies endured more disappointment after suffering a 2-0 defeat

/ index

Durham Ladies endured more disappointment after suffering a 2-0 defeat against Doncaster Rovers Belles.

The disappointment largely stems from the fact that the team has managed only one goal in the last four matches. In fact, in the opening eight matches of the season, they have scored only 10 league goals. This poor run of form is threatening to keep them near the foot of theWomen’s Super League Two table. Manager Lee Sanders, though, remains confident that the players will be able to regain their confidence in the coming weeks.

Despite this poor run of form,Sanders has tried to look at the positives and one of them is the number of chances that the team has been creating. It is the efficiency of converting those chances that has taken a beating in the last five matches. After having scored nine goals from the first four matches, one would have thought thatSanders will have no trouble in getting his team near the top of the table. However, the form has nosedived since the last international break andSanders has admitted to a lot of inconsistencies with regard to form. A quickfire solution will be to use the transfer window to improve the squad andSanders cannot wait for the mid-season window. Continue reading →

FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on June 6

/ index

The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on June 6 and extends until July 5th. The U.S. Women’s National Football Team has revealed all of their matches that they will be playing before the tournament initiates.

Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, Ireland, Mexico and Korea Republic are all of the teams that the American side will be facing off before kicking off their campaign at the upcoming international competition which is going to be held in Canada.

The U.S.Women’s National Football Team has not been enjoying the best of times as they lost against France on February 8 and only managed to secure a goal-less draw when facing off with Brazil earlier in December. Continue reading →