Rome – The European Club Association said Thursday it would hold a special general assembly in June to discuss controversial proposals to revamp European club competitions. In a statement the body which represents European league clubs said the June 6-7 assembly in Malta “fits into the (ECA) board’s clear intent to maintain a process around…
MANCHESTER, England — The morning of the Manchester derby, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided the anecdotes from and the lectures about Manchester United’s past were no longer enough. His team’s pride was battered and its reputation bruised. It was time for some living history. So when United’s players left their hotel in Manchester on Wednesday, they…
Barcelona – A Spanish court on Wednesday acquitted former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, who spent nearly two years in pre-trial custody, of money laundering. Rosell, his wife and four others, were accused of “large-scale money laundering” of close to €20 million since 2006, relating to television rights and sponsorship deals in Brazil. But the National…