FIFA wishes Vincent Enyeama happy birthday

Today is Enyeama’s birthday, and the football governing body sent out a tweet, wishing the number one Nigeria’s goalkeeper a happy birthday.

FIFA paid Ireland $5 million over Thierry Henry handball

FIFA have confirmed they made a $5 million payment to the Football Association of Ireland after Thierry Henry's handball stopped Ireland qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.

Details of the deal first emerged in an interview FAI chief executive John Delaney gave to RTE Radio 1 on Thursday.

Barcelona Beats Bayern Munich 3-0

Barcelona's Neymar is airborne after challenging for the ball with Bayern's Xabi Alonso, left, and Philipp Lahm during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez). Read more after the cut……

Lionel Messi's hometown of Rosario bans parents from naming newborn babies after Barcelona star

LOL… This news report in the Daily Mirror is really really interesting! Lionel Messi’s hometown, Rosario in Agentina has passed a new law banning parents from naming their children Messi! Their reasoning is that they are trying to avoid confusion because dozens of kids could be named Messi, after the popular Barcelona’s player.

Read more after the cut……

Football: Manchester United wins 20th Premier League title

Manchester United has won the Premier League title after securing a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Monday.

Football: Liverpool player, Suarez bites opponent's arm for 2nd time in 4 yrs

In the latest chapter of Luis Suarez's controversial career, the Uruguayan bit the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during Sunday's 2-2 draw in the Premier League.

I am not unhappy at Real Madrid, says Mourinho

Jose Mourinho

The Blancos boss says there is no such thing as the perfect club but has put talks over his future on hold until the end of the season.

Bayern wins Bundesliga title with 6 games to spare

BERLIN (AP) -- Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title with a record six games to spare, winning 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday as Bastian Schweinsteiger scored in the 52nd minute.

 

Bayern Munich (24-1-3), the first team to clinch this season in a major European league, maintained a 20-point lead over second-place Borussia Dortmund (16-5-7), which rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat visiting Augsburg 4-2 as former American under-20 team defender Neven Subotic scored the go-ahead goal. Dortmund had won the previous two league titles.
''It was a long road and I think it was totally deserved,'' Bayern defender Phillip Lahm said. ''If you look at the statistics for the season, you can see we were clearly the best side.''

Schweinsteiger scored with a backheel to deflect Lahm's cross past goalkeeper Oka Nikolov, and Bayern extended its league winning streak to 11 games.
Bayern has won a record 23 German league titles; no other club has more than 10. It is has 75 points, six shy of the Bundesliga record set by Dortmund last season.

''It's fantastic. Above all, I'm happy for my players, who put in tremendous work all season,'' said Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes, who will be replaced by Pep Guardiola for next season.
Schalke won 2-0 at Werder Bremen. The visitors were without American midfielder Jermaine Jones, who has missed two league games since spraining his left ankle against Costa Rica during a World Cup qualifier on March 22.

Source: the Associated Press