FC BARCELONA are looking for a defensive midfielder to accompany&/or substitute players like YAYA TOURE when he & Keita leave inJanuary of 2010 to participate in the African Cup for 6 weeks. Barçainitially desire players like LIVERPOOL FC Argentine CaptainMASCHERANO or ARSENAL Spanish International CESC FABREGAS,but their prices & the difficulty to get them out of their currentClubs has forced

South Africa has sold half of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup tickets - about 320,000 of the almost 640,000 tickets.
This is good news, as South African Cup organizers recently complained about the sluggish ticket sales.
The Confederations Cup starts on June 14 at the Ellis Park stadium as hosts South Africa play Asian champions Iraq.

Things are heating up in Nigeria as the U-17 World Cup enters the quarter finals stage with games being played on the 8th and 9th of November. Champions Nigeria who are the sole remaining African representatives in the tournament will be looking to retain the title they won in 2007 and add on to the one that their fellow compatriots Ghana won in the u-20 world cup earlier last month.

Is it time for Roman Abromovich to hit the panic button?

Since hammering Arsenal at the Emirates, Chelsea have won only one of their last seven games and have picked up just six points from their last five Premier League games. With players getting ready to leave for the African Cup and Michael Essien out injured, Chelsea's wobble is in danger of turning into a fall.

Is it time for Roman Abromovich to hit the panic button?

Since hammering Arsenal at the Emirates, Chelsea have won only one of their last seven games and have picked up just six points from their last five Premier League games. With players getting ready to leave for the African Cup and Michael Essien out injured, Chelsea's wobble is in danger of turning into a fall.

Chelsea came from behind to beat west-London rivals Fulham 2-1 at Stamford Bridge today to restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League while Spurs moved into fourth after beating West Ham 2-0.

After a draw at Birmingham on Saturday and wins by title rivals Manchester United and Arsenal on Sunday the pressure was on Chelsea to win.

Chelsea came from behind to beat west-London rivals Fulham 2-1 at Stamford Bridge today to restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League while Spurs moved into fourth after beating West Ham 2-0.

After a draw at Birmingham on Saturday and wins by title rivals Manchester United and Arsenal on Sunday the pressure was on Chelsea to win.