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Moldova's football: Andronic clan keep it in the family
October 08, 2009By Miron Goihman Andronic may be the most common surname in Moldova but Valeriu, Oleg, Igor and 'Moldovan Beckham' Georghe have all emerged from the same family to represent their country. Well-travelled Valeriu The father of this football dynasty...
Rio de Janeiro to Host 2016 Olympic Games
October 02, 2009As the music wound down in the conference hall in Copenhagen, tension filled the air. Then the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge acknowledged the effort put in by the cities that vied to host the games to be staged in seven...
Henry Surtees died from head injuries in F2 race accident (video)
July 20, 2009Henry Surtees, the son of 1964 Formula 1 world champion John Surtees, has died after being struck in the head during a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch (in Kent, England) on Sunday. During the second of the weekend's races, the 18-year-old was was knocked...
BBC: Manchester United accept £80m Ronaldo bid
June 11, 2009Manchester United have accepted a potential world record £80m bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo. "United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player," read a statement from the Old Trafford club. It added...
Moldova’s youth team plays last match of 2009 European Champs preliminaries
September 09, 2008Moldova’s Under-21 team meets Luxemburg today. This is the last match of the preliminaries of the UEFA European Championship 2009. The match will be played on Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol starting at 19.00. Moldova won the first match versus...
Moldova defeats Germany in European Youth Championship preliminaries
August 20, 2008Moldova’s youth football team won 1-0 over Germany’s team in the preliminaries of the European Championship-2009, ninth group. The only goal was scored in the 16th minute when the German fullback Dennis Aogo sent the ball in their own goal...
Moldova fights the coaching tide
July 16, 2007The Football Association of Moldova (FAM) is hoping local coaches will benefit from their training programmes as the 2007/08 season gets into full swing. Early start Moldova were the first side to kick off their 2007/08 season, with the opening...
Zimbru Chisinau and Nistru Otaci to play in finals of Moldova Football Cup
April 25, 2007Zimbru Chisinau and Nistru Otaci will play in the finals of the Moldova Football Cup this year. The match will be played at Zimbru Complex on May 9. On Monday, Nistru was promoted in the decisive phase of the competition, after it beat 2-1 FC Tiraspol...
Contradictory incidents between Zimbru and Sheriff
April 12, 2007The parties involved in the incident produced a day before the semifinal tour match of the Moldova Football Cup between Zimbru Chisinau and Sheriff Tiraspol, disputed on April 7, made contradictory statements on Tuesday and Wednesday (April 10-11). ...
ECHR will announce judgement in another case against Moldovan Government
April 02, 2007The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will examine on Tuesday, April 3, the case “Slobozia-Hanesei Agricultural Cooperative vs. Moldova”. According to ECHR, the plaintiff claims violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing...