Matches took place on the 2nd round in the group "C":
Niger - Tunisia - 1:2.
Gabon - Morocco - 3:2.
Midfielder of Minsk Dynamo and the national team of Gabon
Bruno Mbanangoye
substituted in the 85th minute when the score was 2-1, and in added time midfielder scored the decisive goal by a spectacular free-kick.
Total losses of 650 biggest clubs in Europe amounted to over $ 2 billion, reports AP. It is reported that more than 360 of them have reported losses on the basis of 2010 fiscal year.
Total debts of the European clubs have reached a level of almost $ 11 billion. A study conducted by UEFA, showed that losses of teams have increased by almost $ 500 million compared with 2009. All this happens against the background of rising incomes of 6.6 per cent of clubs in 2010.
65 percent of the clubs participating in European competition completed fiscal year with a loss. Three quarters of the teams that earned more than $ 65 million over last year, were unprofitable.
30-year-old striker of Milan won the Scudetto with the team and the Super Cup of the country at the last season. Swedish football player scored 14 goals and made 11 assists in 29 games.
In addition to Ibrahimovic, the title of best player in Serie A claim by Antonio Di Natale, Pablo Armeria (both - "Udinese"), Alessandro Nesta, Thiago Silva, Kevin-Prince Boateng (all - "Milan"), Thiago Motta, Andrea Ranokkya (both - "Inter"), Claudio Marchisio ("Juventus"), Marek Gamshik, Edinson Cavani. Christian Maggio (all - "Napoli").
Best Coach is Massimiliano Allegri. Best team - "Udinese". Coach of England Fabio Capello won a special prize from the media.
Forward of Manchester City Mario Balotelli can be suspended for four games for the kick in the head of Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker at the match of these teams in the 22nd round of the English Premier League.
At the 84th minute of the meeting forward came to Parker's head. Arbitrator Howard Webb ignored this episode, which aroused the wrath of head coach of Spurs Harry Redknapp, who called The Football Association to review the incident and punish Balotelli.
If Balotelli is convicted, he faces three games disqualification for gross violation. In addition, it will automatically be credited another match, as forward has already been disposed at this season in a match with Liverpool.
"It's hard to say something - I have not seen the incident and repetitions have not heard anything from the players about it. What we are concerned more with the previous month, so this is the fact that different cells may show a few different things, "- quoted by the coach of Manchester City David Platt by The Telegraph.
Recall, Manchester City has already lost four matches on the defender Vincent Kompany for a straight red card in the FA Cup against the Manchester United.
Striker of Roma Francesco Totti, who scored twice in the match of the 19th round of the championship of Italy with Cesena, set a record in Serie A for number of goals for one club, informs Football Italia. Now the forward account is 211 goals for the Romans. To achieve this milestone Totti took 486 matches. Striker Gunnar Nordahl was previous owner of record who scored 210 goals for AC Milan.
Fabio Cannavaro who announced his retirement six months ago, and Hernan Crespo who plays for Parma now, will be performing in the Indian Premier League for the "West Bengal". Besides them at the league will perform ex-captain of Argentina Juan Pablo Sorin, as well as Nigerian Jay-Jay Okochi, Frenchman Robert Pires and Englishman Robbie Fowler.
The reason for punishment is the return of Manchester City
striker
at home to Argentina in November without the approval of club management. Because of legal issues, Manchester City is still paying salaries to striker, but soon it will deduct from a million pounds, according to resource people.co.uk.
Adidas and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have presented a new public official ball of the Africa Cup of Nations, reports gigafootball.net.
"Comoequa" - is so named the official ball Africa Cup of Nations 2012. The name takes its origin from the rivers of Como, which passes through both cup host countries - Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, as well as across the equator which passes through the whole of Africa.
Adidas Comoequa has a bright yellow color, according to many journalists he was "saturated" of African culture, and it shows the flags and the hosts of the tournament.
Comoequa in design similar to Tango 12 (the official ball of Euro 2012). This is the third ball of Adidas which was released exclusively for the African Cup of Nations since 2008.
In addition to the design, Comoequa has a number of triangular panels are thermally bonded together to provide a true and stable flight path "shell." The ball is covered with a special texture that enhances stiffness at contact with the footwear at football and improves control of the ball in flight, also increases the retention of air and reducing water absorption.
