The Footie Fool

Forbes has released their top 10 list of highest paid soccer players and Barcelona’s Ronaldinho has usurped David Beckham to move into the top spot.
Thanks to endorsement deals with Nike and the likes of consumer electronics giant Sony, the Brazilian made $29.5 million US last year.
Beckham finished just behind Ronaldhino at $29.1 million US (but [...]

Apparently, 47 year old Argentinian superstar Diego Maradona missed that memo. Maradona is said to be “improving” after he received treatment for alcoholism, and excessive eating and smoking. Doctors have said Maradona’s life is not in danger and detoxification would take at least five days.

After a 2 week break for internationals, things kick back into high gear for the Gunners with a trip to Anfield tomorrow in a titan battle between Arsenal and Liverpool.
Like Arsenal, Liverpool seems to be struggling with consistency so it’s hard to predict how this match will play out. If Arsenal and Liverpool both [...]

20 Premier League players were asked to take part in Premier League Reading Stars an educational project, which harnesses the motivational power of football to encourage families to enjoy reading, and I have to say I am impressed with some of the choices made by players (or their astute media handlers).
In amongst the obvious choices [...]

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor received death threats prior to Togo’s African Cup of Nations qualifier match against Sierra Leone on Saturday.
Adebayor, who scored twice to lead Togo to a 3-1 victory, said that he is considering his future with regards to playing for Togo.
“I am going back to Arsenal in London to reflect [...]

The CBC has announced it’s TV and internet broadcast schedule for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which runs from June 30-July 22 in six Canadian cities — Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Victoria, and Burnaby, B.C.
The CBC will broadcast 20 matches live, including the semi-finals and finals, on it’s national network, and another 21 [...]

According to goal.com, Lionel Messi wants to play for Argentina at the U-20 World Cup in Canada this summer. However, his bosses at Barcelona are dead set against him playing any ball this summer.
The Camp Nou bosses are said to be dead against one of their key players risking his fitness again through continuous [...]

Canadian Player of the Year Dwayne DeRosario (Houston Dynamo), Paul Stalteri (Tottenham Hotspur) and Tomasz Radzinski (Fulham) have all been named for Canada’s friendly against Bermuda this Sunday at the Bermuda National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda.
This will be the Canadian men’s national team’s first match of the 2007 season.
Interim Head Coach Stephen Hart will [...]