May 16th, 2007
Reading manager Steve Coppell awarded England Manager of the Year at the LMA awards dinner this week. Coppell voted by fellow Premier League and Football League managers. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson voted as Barclays Manager of the Year while Sunderland manager Roy Keane was awarded the LMA’s Championship manager of the year award.
For Steve Coppell this award is the second successive year that Coppell has received. Coppell won the award a year ago after winning the Championship with the Royals after massing a record breaking 106 points.
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April 23rd, 2007
Glasgow Celtic and Japanese soccerstar Shunsuke Nakamura has been named as the Scottish Player of the Year by the Scottish Professional Footballers’ Association. This awards come after he bring another Scottish Premier League title for Glasgow Celtic. Nakamura teammates Lee Naylor and Artur Boruc comes in second and third place.
“I’m very pleased but this isn’t something you can get on your own, thanks to the whole team and also the supporters,” said Nakamura after receiving the award.
“Nakamura is a genius, but we also have statistics that say he covers more ground than anybody in our team, so he has got all that,†said Celtic coach Gordon Strachan.
Nakamura also won Goal of the Season for his cheeky lob against Dundee United, which earned Celtic a 2-2 draw. While Gordon Strachan was named Manager of the Year and Kilmarnock’s Steven Naismith awarded the Young Player of the Year.
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April 23rd, 2007
The question about whos the best player in English Premiership League has clear now after Professional Footballers’ Association announced Manchester United soccerstar Cristiano Ronaldo as PFA Player Of The Year. Cristiano Ronaldo also awarded as the Young Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers’ Association. Cristiano Ronaldo rival Chelsea striker Didier Drogba came second and Ronaldo’s team-mate in Man Utd Paul Scholes was third in the voting for PFA Player Of The Year. While for PFA Young Player of the Year Arsenal Fabregas was second and Tottenham’s Aaron Lennon, came third.
“It is a special night. It is amazing and a big honour for me to win trophies like this in the English Premier League. I am very proud.” Cristiano Ronaldo said. “I want to keep working hard and getting better because these trophies have now given me more motivation.” Ronaldo added.
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April 17th, 2007
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho named as the richest soccer coaches in the world with 10 million Euros earning, according to “France Football Magazine”. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in second places with 6.1 million euros, while Real Madrid Fabio Capello on third with 5.8 million euros.
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