This is the second time in a row that Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year. The Young Player award went to Arsenal’s Fabregas. Ronaldo is having an exceptional season so far, leading the top scorers competition with 28 goals.
The fight which broke out between Manchester United players and Chelsea’s staff after their match is being investigated by FA. The FA is asking for CCTV footage of the incident. The fight started after Man Utd substitutes were on the warm down practice and refused to leave the field. According to the witnesses Chelsea staff provoked the fight with verbally insulting Patrice Evra.
LA Galaxy striker Landon Donovan recorded a hat-trick in the match with rival Chivas USA. The LA derby was won by Galaxy by a score of 5-2. Donovan is the MLS top scorer with eight goals and he contributes his success to having David Beckham as a team-mate.
AC Milan president Adriano Galliani hinted that the club may have to sell Kaka because of its debt. Milan needs 24 million euros to cover the debt and if they sell Kaka for 55 million they still have enough left to buy Ronaldhino. The Brazilian is supposedly on his way to AC Milan.
Chelsea may encounter some problems on their planned tour of Asia. The Muslim leaders in Malaysia are calling for a boycott of their match because of the two Israeli members on Chelsea’s team. Coach Avram Grant and defender Tal Ben Haim are Israeli citizens. Malaysia doesn’t have diplomatic relations with Israel and most of its population is Muslim.
The Dutch Cup was won on Sunday by Feyenoord who beat Roda SC by a score of 2-0. Feyenoord who missed the race for Eredivisie title this season will qualify for the UEFA Cup because of this. It’s Feyenoord’s 11th Cup trophy and their first since 1995.
