Liverpool confirm Martin Skrtel’s broken metatarsal

Manchester City and Liverpool shared the spoils at Eastlands in a game that displayed signs of both teams being in the relegation zone rather than battling for a Champions League spot. by Sam Ross. Liverpool have confirmed that defender Martin Skrtel faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after breaking a metatarsal in his right […]

Benitez rejects Champions League play-off idea

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has ridiculed the idea of a play-off for the final Champions League place, claiming clubs “will be playing until the end of the century”. Reports this week claimed the Barclays Premier League were looking into the prospect of having the sides from fourth to seventh face each other post-season to decide […]

Romania Expects Growth of Cruises in 2010

23 February 2010 The port of Constanţa on Romania’s Black Sea coast expects more cruise ships and tourists in 2010, in line with the worldwide upsurge of cruise tourism. At least 45 cruise ships carrying more than 15,000 tourists are expected to visit Constanţa in 2010, the Curentul newspaper reported today. This would be between […]

Martin Skrtel blow for Liverpool as scan reveals defender has broken foot

manager Rafa Benitez has suffered another injury blow after it was confirmed defender Martin Skrtel has broken his foot. The Slovakia centre-back was injured in Thursday night’s 3-1 victory over Romanians Unirea Urziceni, which helped the Reds reach the last 16 of the Europa League. Benitez feared the worst and x-rays at the club’s Melwood […]

Len Levitt: The Trouble With Eddie

Internal Affairs Bureau’s Group One, which investigates ranking officers and sensitive situations, is now scrutinizing Intelligence Division Lieutenant Eddie Maldonado over his upscale moonlighting, sources say. While heading Intel’s Threat Assessment and Dignitary Protection units, Maldonado is juggling two high-profile outside security jobs – with J. Lo and Marc Anthony, and with Major League baseball. […]

Champions League – Rankings: Chelsea back on top

Two Premier League victories in the past week have seen rise back to top spot in our European Power Rankings. We take into account domestic, Champions League and Europa League performances, plus the relative difficulty of each team’s league, to find out who is the best team in Europe. Carlo Ancelotti’s side are in imperious […]

Bulgaria wants to host US missile defence shield

SOFIA, February 12, 2010 (AFP) – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Friday he favoured taking part in a new US missile defence system in Europe and a US ambassador indicated that talks have already started. Neighbouring Romania has angered Russia by announcing it wants to host medium-range ballistic missile interceptors as part of a […]

Reds rocked by Skrtel blow

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has suffered another injury blow after it was confirmed defender Martin Skrtel has broken his foot. The Slovakian centre-back was injured in Thursday night’s 3-1 victory over Romanians Unirea Urziceni, which helped the Reds reach the last 16 of the Europa League. Benitez feared the worst and x-rays at the club’s […]

Reds rocked by Skrtel blow

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has suffered another injury blow after it was confirmed defender Martin Skrtel has broken his foot. The Slovakian centre-back was injured in Thursday night’s 3-1 victory over Romanians Unirea Urziceni, which helped the Reds reach the last 16 of the Europa League. Benitez feared the worst and x-rays at the club’s […]

Bulgaria to entertain talks on hosting US missile defence shield

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on February 12 2010 that the country had not been involved in negotiations concerning the deployment of US missile defence shield system elements, but said that the issue would be discussed in the future. „My opinion is that we have to show solidarity. When you are a member of […]