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World Cup trophy arrives in Egypt

Date: 2013-11-14 11:36:49 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:64 - ID:386515

CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) – The FIFA World Cup Trophy arrived at Cairo International Airport on Thursday, as part of the Trophy promotional trip around the world, as the trophy will be kept in Egypt for three days until Saturday. Cairo International ....

Lampard set to lead out England against Chile

Date: 2013-11-14 10:18:15 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:52 - ID:386131

LONDON, Nov 14 (MENA) – Frank Lampard is set to captain England against Chile on Friday when he will be officially recognised as the country’s latest centurion, Express.co.uk reported. The Chelsea midfielder will stand in for Steven Gerrard, who ....

Napoli chasing Manchester City defender

Date: 2013-11-14 09:35:49 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:43 - ID:386159

Napoli chasing Manchester City defender NAPOLI, Nov 14 (MENA) – Manchester City defender Micah Richards has been added to the list of candidates for the Napoli defence as president Aurelio De Laurentiis looks to invest heavily in the squad during ....

Ghana football association president arrives in Cairo

Date: 2013-11-14 08:25:42 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:33 - ID:385972

CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) – Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi arrived in Cairo in the early hours of Thursday on a visit to Egypt for several days. Nyantakyi is scheduled to meet with a number of officials of the Egyptian ....

Uruguay crush Jordan 5-0 in World Cup playoff

Date: 2013-11-13 18:34:13 GMT - Jordan - Sports - SN:177 - ID:385391

AMMAN, Nov 13 (MENA) - Uruguay thrashed Jordan 5-0 to take control of their World Cup play-off tie and take a huge stride towards qualifying for next summer's finals, the BBC Sport. Maxi Pereira prodded in a rebound to open the scoring before ....

'Juve sped up my career'- Pogba

Date: 2013-11-13 18:04:36 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:173 - ID:385300

TURIN, Italy, Nov 13 (MENA) – French midfielder Paul Pogba thanked Juventus for helping to speed up his career, Italia Football reported Wednesday. He left Manchester United on a free transfer when complaining Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn't give him ....

Iniesta targeted by Manchester United for January transfer

Date: 2013-11-13 17:32:44 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:163 - ID:385301

LONDON, Nov 13 (MENA) - David Moyes is weighing up a sensational New Year move for Andres Iniesta after being alerted to a growing rift between the Barcelona midfielder and his Nou Camp bosses, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday. Manchester United ....

Ramos hopes to be the next

Date: 2013-11-13 16:25:35 GMT - Spain - Sports - SN:153 - ID:384895

MADRID, Nov 13 (MENA) – Real Madrid agreed a contract extension with Cristiano Ronaldo and has improved the contracts of Diego López and Pepe, but now next in line is Sergio Ramos, who is also soon hoping to receive good news about an improved ....

Life after Real Madrid

Date: 2013-11-13 16:21:26 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:151 - ID:384944

MADRID, Nov 13 (MENA) – There is life after Real Madrid - a fact being demonstrated by those players who left the 'Los Blancos' club last summer, Spanish daily sports newspaper Marca reported. The change of lifestyle has been very positive for ....

Bradley says Egyptians waiting for victory during football match with Ghana

Date: 2013-11-13 16:16:22 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:149 - ID:385012

CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) – Egypt national team coach Bob Bradley said that Egyptians are waiting for big victory in the return leg of the World Cup qualifying playoff against Ghana scheduled for next Tuesday on November 19 at the Air Defence Stadium, ....