Archive Euro 2000 News
Ortega costs Sampdoria £9 million (Jul 29, 1998)
Ariel Ortega has joined Sampdoria for $12 million (£9 million). . . . more . . .
Super League plan offers 16 clubs £23 million per season (Jul 29, 1998)
An Italian company has offered a £23 million a season bounty to sixteen European clubs to break from their domestic leagues and start the much rumoured Super League operation. . . . more . . .
Brazil star Taffarel signs for Galatasaray (Jul 29, 1998)
Brazilian goalkeeper Taffarel has been signed by Galatasaray for $3.5 million (£2million). . . . more . . .
German sweeper Thon quits international football (Jul 29, 1998)
German defender Olaf Thon has quit international football after Berti Vogts was allowed to stay as coach of the national side. . . . more . . .
Dutch World Cup regular heads for England (Jul 29, 1998)
Dutch midfielder Wim Jonk has signed for Sheffield Wednesday. . . . more . . .
Robert Jarni is heading for Coventry City (Jul 28, 1998)
English Premiership side Coventry City are near to completing a £4 million deal for Croatian World Cup star Robert Jarni. . . . more . . .
Chile defender Margas moves to West Ham (Jul 28, 1998)
Chile World Cup defender Javier Margas will complete a move to English Premiership West Ham United by the end of the week. . . . more . . .
Glasgow Rangers secure Scotland's World Cup captain (Jul 28, 1998)
Glasgow Rangers will complete the signing of Scotland's World Cup captain Colin Hendry by the end of the week. . . . more . . .
Okocha set for Paris match (Jul 28, 1998)
Nigerian midfield star Jay Jay Okocha will quit Turkish football this week to sign for Paris St. . . . more . . .
AS Roma coach told to explain drug references (Jul 28, 1998)
AS Roma coach Zdenek Zeman has been called before the Italian Olympic Committee to explain references he made at the weekend to a drug problem in Italian football. . . . more . . .
Manchester United £9 million bid for Yorke is rejected (Jul 28, 1998)
English Premiership side Aston Villa have rejected the first formal approach made by Manchester United for their top scorer Dwight Yorke. . . . more . . .
France appoints Lemerre as new coach (Jul 27, 1998)
France have appointed Roger Lemerre as the new coach of the World Cup winning national side. . . . more . . .
AS Roma coach highlights drug cheating in Italy (Jul 27, 1998)
AS Roma coach Zdenek Zeman believes the drugs problem in Italian football is being ignored. . . . more . . .
Nigerian and Ajax striker Babangida has malaria (Jul 24, 1998)
Nigerian World Cup striker and Ajax Amsterdam player Tigani Babangida has been diagnosed with malaria. . . . more . . .
AS Roma offer £9 million for Flo (Jul 24, 1998)
AS Roma have offered £9 million for Norwegian World Cup star Tore Andre Flo. . . . more . . .
Redknapp injured again but McManaman stays - for now (Jul 24, 1998)
England midfielder Jamie Redknapp will miss the start of the new season after another knee operation yesterday. . . . more . . .
Zoff takes charge of Italy's hopes (Jul 23, 1998)
New Italian coach Dino Zoff is to begin preparations immediately for his side's first European Championship qualifier on September 5th. . . . more . . .
Russia appoint new coach of national side (Jul 23, 1998)
Russia have appointed Anatoly Byshovets as new coach of the national side. . . . more . . .
World Cup storm warning (Jul 23, 1998)
The next World Cup in 2002 may cause fixture confusion for years as organisers have admitted that they want to move the tournament out of the traditional Asian rainy season. . . . more . . .
Perugia sign Japanese star Nakata (Jul 23, 1998)
Japanese World Cup star Hidetoshi Nakata is to join Italian Serie A side Perugia. . . . more . . .
Liverpool deny bid for Paraguay captain Chilavert (Jul 22, 1998)
English Premiership side Liverpool have denied making a bid for Jose Luis Chilavert. . . . more . . .
Manchester United complete Blomqvist signing (Jul 22, 1998)
Manchester United will complete the signing of Swedish winger Jesper Blomqvist after a Wednesday medical. . . . more . . .
Holland prove themselves almost the best (Jul 21, 1998)
Holland were considered the most attractive side in the World Cup but failed to win it again. . . . more . . .
Croatia dream on after perfect Finals (Jul 21, 1998)
Croatia ended their first World Cup with win to take them into third place in the world. . . . more . . .
Italy look to make Maldini pay for their regrets (Jul 21, 1998)
Italy look set to end the contract of coach Cesare Maldini after what they consider to be a poor showing at the World Cup. . . . more . . .
Newcastle act quickly to land Hamann (Jul 21, 1998)
Newcastle United are racing to beat a deadline to sign German midfielder Dietmar Hamann. . . . more . . .
Slow summer for Manchester United as transfers stall (Jul 21, 1998)
Manchester United's summer is proving to be increasingly frustrating as they attempt an overhaul of the squad that almost won the English Premiership title last season. . . . more . . .
Monaco reject approach for Thierry Henry (Jul 21, 1998)
AS Monaco have rejected interest from English premiership champions Arsenal in striker Thierry Henry. . . . more . . .
Ortega on way to Sampdoria (Jul 21, 1998)
Italian Serie A side Sampdoria expect to sign Argentina striker Ariel Ortega by the weekend. . . . more . . .
France are living in their golden age (Jul 21, 1998)
All France's dreams came true at once as they poured on the pressure against Brazil in the World Cup Final. . . . more . . .
Denmark improved all the way (Jul 20, 1998)
Denmark's destruction of Nigeria in Paris was so one sided that the Danes were flattered into believing they could beat Brazil - and they nearly did. . . . more . . .
German rethink gets under way (Jul 20, 1998)
Germany staggered to the brink of defeat twice before Croatia actually knocked them out of the competition. . . . more . . .
Vogts will get the chance to defend his title in 2000 (Jul 20, 1998)
Berti Vogts was kept on by the DFB on Friday as coach of the German national team. . . . more . . .
World Cup winner Jacquet leaves coaching job (Jul 20, 1998)
World Cup winner Aime Jacquet has left the coaching position of the national side to assume a new position as technical director with the French Football federation. . . . more . . .
Bulgarian coach wins fight to stay in charge (Jul 20, 1998)
Hristo Bonev has retained his position as the coach of World Cup flops Bulgaria. . . . more . . .
Kluivert prices himself out of the market (Jul 20, 1998)
English Premiership champions Arsenal abandoned the chase to sign Patrick Kluivert at the weekend in a bid to maintain their current wage structure. . . . more . . .
England suffer self inflicted wounds (Jul 20, 1998)
England missed the opportunity to confirm teenage striker Michael Owen as the major star of this World Cup by delaying and delaying his introduction into the Finals. . . . more . . .
Super League in Europe rumoured again (Jul 20, 1998)
A German magazine named three European sides at the weekend who are negotiating to form a Super League. . . . more . . .
Norway are only a threat to Brazil (Jul 16, 1998)
Norway's World Cup consisted of a handful of unremarkable matches, one big surprise and a cartload of strange quotes from their coach. . . . more . . .
Romania need a new coach (Jul 16, 1998)
Romania failed to live up to their 1994 promise in the end providing dull but worthy football that came to an unexpected end in the second round. . . . more . . .
Fenerbahce break transfer record for Moldovan (Jul 16, 1998)
The defensive rock that was Paraguay made few friends among those seeking goals but the side did earn respect. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid sign Dutch national coach (Jul 16, 1998)
Real Madrid have ended Guus Hiddink's reign as national coach of Holland. . . . more . . .
Boring Austria fail to impress (Jul 14, 1998)
Austria can lay claim to the title of dullest competitors at the World Cup. . . . more . . .
Scotland stay with consistency (Jul 14, 1998)
Scotland were outclassed in their final match against Morocco but their defensive showing in the opening game against Brazil was the first indication that all was not well with the world champions. . . . more . . .
Spain take prize as biggest disaster (Jul 14, 1998)
Spain were the biggest flop in the World Cup. . . . more . . .
Belgium look to September (Jul 14, 1998)
Belgium came very close to making it into the second round but an equaliser from South Korea in their final Group E match put them out of the competition. . . . more . . .
Bulgaria injured by self destruction (Jul 14, 1998)
Bulgaria self destructed again amid intrigue and disciplinary problems. . . . more . . .
French domestic football set for welcome boost (Jul 14, 1998)
French domestic football is set for a massive boost in the wake of the country's World Cup triumph - one it badly needs. . . . more . . .
Liverpool ends scramble for Heggem (Jul 14, 1998)
Liverpool have signed Norway international Vegard Heggem in a deal worth £3 million. . . . more . . .
Dutch players on the move in transfer scramble (Jul 13, 1998)
Half of the Dutch squad could be on the move this summer as several European teams bid for their signature. . . . more . . .
The ranking of the 32 Finalists at the World Cup (Jul 13, 1998)
This is the final ranking of the 32 teams who took part in the 1998 World Cup Finals. . . . more . . .
Fiorentina complete signing of Italian squad member (Jul 11, 1998)
Fiorentina have completed the signing of Italian World Cup squad member Moreno Torricelli from champions Juventus. . . . more . . .
Henrich bought by Fiorentina (Jul 10, 1998)
German left back Jorg Heinrich has finally reached an agreement with Fiorentina and will leave Borussia Dortmund. . . . more . . .
Dutch World Cup hopeful signs for Rangers (Jul 08, 1998)
Dutch midfielder Giovanni van Bronckhorst has been signed by Glasgow Rangers for £5 million plus a player. . . . more . . .
Barcelona look to De Boer (Jul 07, 1998)
FC Barcelona have made a £8.5 million offer to Ajax to buy defender Frank De Boer. . . . more . . .
Milan buy German Lehman (Jul 03, 1998)
German goalkeeper Jehms Lehman has confirmed this morning his move to AC Milan. . . . more . . .
Jugovic signs for Atletico Madrid (Jul 02, 1998)
Yugoslavian midfielder Vladimir Jugovic is about to sign Atletico Madrid. . . . more . . .
Romania ends an era (Jul 02, 1998)
Romania is facing a new era after they were eliminated by Croatia on Tuesday. . . . more . . .
Suker for sale (Jul 02, 1998)
Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz has said that Croatian star Davor Suker is for sale. . . . more . . .
