football

EXCLUSIVE: Romania Sacks National Football Team Coach Victor Piturca

15:20, 09 Apr. 2009
Romania’s national football team coach Victor Piturca was sacked Thursday following the meeting of the executive committee of the country’s Football Federation, Professional Football League president Dumitru Dragomir told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Football Clubs Forced To Hold Women’s Teams Too

16:52, 03 Apr. 2009
The president of the Romanian Football Federation, Mircea Sandu, said Friday in a press conference on the launch of the second phase of the campaign promoting mixed football, that the clubs in the top two leagues will be obligated over the next two years to have a women’s football team as well.

Victor Piturca Steps Down As Romania Football Team Coach- Sources

10:50, 03 Apr. 2009
Romania’s football team coach Victor Piturca reached an agreement with the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) officials to have his contract terminated, sources told sports daily ProSport.

Romania Loses 1-2 Against Austria In World Cup 2010 Qualifier

08:10, 02 Apr. 2009
Romania’s national football team lost 1 to 2 against Austria, Wednesday, in a World Cup qualifying match.

Romanian President Wants Tadic To Leave Romania-Serbia Match Upset

14:40, 27 Mart. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday he hopes Romania beats Serbia in Saturday’s football match in the southeastern Romanian city of Constanta, while Serbian President Boris Tadic said traditions can sometimes be broken, referring to the fact that Romania has never lost a match in Constanta.

Ales Jindra To Coach Romanian Football Champion CFR Cluj

12:41, 08 Ian. 2009
Czech coach Ales Jindra is the new main coach of Romania’s football champion CFR Cluj, while Dusan Uhrin, recently fired from Poli Timisoara, will be the team’s new sports adviser, the team’s official website read.

Romanian Clubs Get EUR1.26M UEFA Contributions

19:48, 04 Dec. 2008
Romanian football clubs will receive the total sum of EUR1,260,382 within the indemnities mentioned for placing players at the disposal of the national teams, according to an announcement made Thursday by UEFA.

Romanian Football Champ CFR Cluj Ties Against Chelsea 0-0 (Photo Gallery)

10:32, 02 Oct. 2008
Romanian football champion CFR Cluj tied 0-0 the away game against Chelsea London in stage two of the UEFA Champions League Group A.

Romanian Football Legend Hagi Appointed UNICEF Ambassador

16:35, 29 Sept. 2008
Romania’s retired star footballer Gheorghe Hagi was appointed Monday ambassador for children’s rights organization UNICEF Romania.

Romanian Ftbl Clubs To Have Accounts Blocked In Players Transfers Case – Sources

17:19, 29 Iul. 2008
Romanian prosecutors Tuesday launched legal procedures to block the accounts of football clubs Dinamo and Rapid from Bucharest, Gloria Bistrita and Otelul Galati, in a case involving alleged illegal transfers of 12 Romanian players abroad, people close to the matter said.

Romania Ties Against Italy, 1-1, In European Football Championship

21:00, 13 Iun. 2008
Italy - Romania, score 1-1. Romania’s goal was scored by Adrian Mutu, while Panucci scored for Italy.

Bucharest Citizens To Watch UEFA Euro 2008 Matches On Giant Screens

19:40, 16 Mai 2008
Bucharest mayoralty, the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) and the Committee Organizing the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship will mount giant screens in Bucharest’s Constitutiei and George Enescu Squares for football fans to enjoy the UEFA Euro 2008 matches.

Romanian Football Mogul Probed For Bribery

16:15, 09 Mai 2008
Romanian football club Steaua Bucharest officials Gigi Becali and Teia Sponte, as well as football club Universitatea Cluj president Anton Dobos and one of his acquaintances, Traian Bendorfean, are under criminal investigation for corruption, said the National Anticorruption Department (DNA).

Anticorruption Prosecutors Detained Five Acquaintances Of Football Mogul Becali

10:20, 08 Mai 2008
Romania’s anticorruption department DNA detained Wednesday evening in Cluj-Napoca, central Romania, five close acquaintances of football mogul Gigi Becali.

Romanian Central Referee Commission Says Rapid-Steaua Decision Was Fair

16:51, 28 Mart. 2008
The Romanian Central Referee Commission (CCA) decided that the decision made by referee Alexandru Deaconu to end the match between football clubs Rapid and Steaua, in minute 74, because of objects thrown on the pitch, was fair, according to prosport.ro.

Romanian Ftbl Commission Says Not Qualified To Try Abandoned Match Case – Sources

11:40, 27 Mart. 2008
Romania’s football federation FRF postponed until Friday a decision regarding the latest match between Rapid Bucharest and Steaua Bucharest, as FRF’s disciplinary commission declared its incompetence in trying the case, people close to the matter said Thursday.

Arabian Businessman Eyes Over 51% Stake In FC Rapid Bucharest

21:26, 07 Mart. 2008
Arabian businessman Fatih Taher, owner of several companies in Romania, Friday told MEDIAFAX that his company Griro SA mulls buying over 51% in FC Rapid Bucharest football club.

Arabian Businessman Confirms Interest In FC Rapid Bucharest

16:10, 05 Mart. 2008
Arabian businessman Fatih Taher, owner of several companies in Romania, on Wednesday said his company Griro SA was interested in purchasing FC Rapid Bucharest football club.

FIFA President Sees Romania Among Potential Euro-2008 Semi-finalists

14:46, 22 Feb. 2008
FIFA president Joseph Blatter said Thursday in an interview for the UEFA official website that Romania, France, the Netherlands and Italy are semi-potential finalists for Euro-2008.

Romanian Midfielder Terminates Contract With Rapid Bucharest

14:28, 19 Ian. 2008
Romanian football club Rapid Bucharest midfielder Marius Maldarasanu, terminated, Saturday, his contract with the club. Both parties convened on the termination, Rapid Bucharest general director Constantin Zotta told MEDIAFAX.

Steaua Bucharest To Attend 3 Training Tournaments Ahead Of New Season

14:03, 06 Ian. 2008
FC Steaua Bucharest players will attend three training tournaments ahead of the next season, in Spain, Cyprus and Turkey, the club reported on its website Sunday.

Donadoni: Romania Gives Me A Hard Time Sleeping-Paper

17:51, 03 Ian. 2008
Italy is in the cards to win the 2008 European Football Championship, coach Roberto Donadoni said Thursday, mentioning however that he has “trouble sleeping” because of rival romania, Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport reported.

Steaua Declare Their Interest In Sochaux’s Jokici

13:27, 23 Dec. 2007
Romania’s FC Steaua Bucuresti voiced interest in transferring Slovenian defender Bojan Jokici, currently playing for French club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, mercato365.com reported.

Lazio Eyes Dinamo Bucharest Keeper Lobont – Paper

15:23, 18 Dec. 2007
Lazio Roma voiced interest in transferring Romanian goalkeeper Bogdan Lobont from FC Dinamo Bucharest, Italian news agency Calciomercato quoted Corriere dello Sport as saying on Tuesday.

FC Steaua Midfielder Banel Nicolita To Be Appointed Antiracism Ambassador

14:34, 05 Dec. 2007
FC Steaua midfielder Banel Nicolita is to be appointed Friday as Romania’s antiracism ambassador and he will thus be included in the world group of professional footballers promoting tolerance and fair-play in sports and beyond.

Romanian Prosecutors Probe Alleged Fixed Ftbl Matches

14:24, 04 Dec. 2007
Romanian prosecutors investigate possible fixed matches in national football League I, vice-president of Poli Timisoara club Emil Rosianu said Tuesday.

Romanian First – Eight Teams In IFFHS Chart

17:17, 03 Dec. 2007
Romania is registered in November, for the first time, with eight teams in the International federation for Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) chart, published Monday, in Dusseldorf, the top Romanian position (70) being held by Steaua Bucharest, with the same rank as in October.

Head Of Romanian Ftbl League Indicted In Bribery Probe

15:56, 03 Dec. 2007
Romanian prosecutors on Monday charged Dumitru Dragomir, head of the Professional Football League, or LPF, with taking bribery in a land purchase deal.

Romanian National Football Team In Group C At Euro-2008

16:06, 02 Dec. 2007
The Romanian national football team will perform in Group C in the final tour of the 2008 European Football Championship, together with the national teams from Holland, France and Italy, according to the drawing of odds at Lucerna.

Romanian Halfback, Midfielder To Miss Game Vs. Albania

16:23, 20 Nov. 2007
Romanian halfback Cristian Chivu and midfielder Banel Nicolita will not be able to perform in the last game of Romania’s national soccer team against Albania, in the 2008 European Championship qualifiers, as they are both injured.

Romanian Mutu Nominated For Best Foreign Footballer Award In Italy’s Serie A

15:19, 20 Nov. 2007
AC Fiorentina’s forward, Romanian Adrian Mutu was nominated for the Best Foreign Player award in Italian Serie A football championship in 2006-07 season, daily Corriere Canadese reported.

Bulgarian Fans Threaten: „Romanian Heads Will Fall”- Paper

17:19, 15 Nov. 2007
Fans of rival Bulgarian football clubs Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia vowed to temporarily ally to attack the Romanians who will go to attend the match between Bulgaria and Romania in the Euro 2008 preliminaries, Bulgarian daily “Meridian Match” reported Thursday.

Romania Vies To Organize 2011 UEFA Cup Final

16:58, 12 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Football Federation, or FRF, submitted on Monday its candidacy to organize the UEFA Cup final in 2011; thus, an UEFA commission is analyzing in Bucharest the file presented by FRF officials Mircea Sandu and Ionut Lupescu.

Romania’s Dorinel Munteanu To Quit National Team – Coach

13:14, 12 Nov. 2007
Romania’s national football team coach Victor Piturca told a news conference Monday that FC Vaslui coach and player Dorinel Munteanu plans to leave the national team.

Romania Announces Squad For Euro ’08 Qualifiers

11:23, 12 Nov. 2007
Romania coach Victor Piturca on Sunday named his squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Bulgaria away on November 17 and Albania, at home, on November 21, Romanian Football Federation, or FRF, said.

Romanian Football, Not Good Enough For Intertoto, Let Along Champions League-Official

14:56, 08 Nov. 2007
Dumitru Dragomir, the head of Romania’s Professional Football League, or LPF, on Thursday expressed his disappointment in the evolution of Romanian football, saying Romanian footballers are not skilled enough to play in the Intertoto Cup, let along the Champions League.

Romanian Football Legend Hagi, World’s 35th Best Footballer

10:36, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian football legend and coach Gheorghe Hagi ranks 35th in a classification of the world’s best footballers in the past 100 years, compiled by the Association of Football Statistics, published by British daily The Sun.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Probe Football Moguls

10:26, 31 Oct. 2007
Nicolae Badea, president of the Executive Council of FC Dinamo Bucharest, showed up Tuesday at Romania’s National Anticorruption Department, or DNA, over allegations concerning the transfers of footballers.