Perth Glory team owner gives up on his dream of getting Beckham to play in Oz

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Tony Sage, the Perth Glory owner, has decided to give up on his goal of getting David Beckham to come and play for Australia after a chance meeting between the two occurred last week in London.

Sage happened to bump into Beckham during the Spice Girls inspired new stage show that premier at the O2 Arena in London. He explained that he was rebuffed by Beckham when he asked the England captain if he might be considering a move down to the south.

Sage who was a special guest of Mel B, stated that he had the chance to chat with David for a second and asked the football star if he had ever thought about coming to play for Australia. He went on to say that Beckham clearly looked him in the eye and said it was a nice idea but would be too far away from his businesses.

Beckham is in the process of scouting for a new club after he decided to call it quits on his five year stint with the LA Galaxy team in America last month. After the announcement was released the Football Federation of Australia claimed that they were negotiating with his agent.

Beckhams set to head home

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There is much speculation that David and Victoria Beckham are going to be returning to the United Kingdom now David has finished playing football in Los Angeles. Victoria has reportedly been spotted house hunting in London and the couple have said in the past they were keen for their children to complete their education in England.

A source close to the couple has recently commented, “They have been looking to buy a home for some time now. They have been waiting for the right property to come along but now that David has finished his contract with LA Galaxy Victoria has been hunting for a family home in earnest.

They will be hoping that history doesn’t repeat itself as they lost a lot of money when they sold their last home in Hertfordshire before they made the move to LA. They bought the house back in 1999 and reportedly paid £2.5m but then spent around £ 18m on renovations and by they time they sold it the house had swimming pools, tennis courts, a gym, a studio and a petting zoo.

Victoria has an apartment in London that she kept for when she was making flying visits to the capital for her fashion business, and whether they hang onto this prime piece of property is uncertain, although the certainly won’t need to sell it to raise funds for their new home.

 

David Beckham takes to the skies as the face of Breitling

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David Beckham takes to the skies as the face of Breitling

David Beckham takes to the skies as the face of Breitling

David Beckham has been chosen by Breitling to be the face of the Transocean Unitime world timer watch.

This latest campaign sees the establishment of a long term partnership between a historic and innovative brand and one of most celebrated, and in demand, icons in the world.

It is apt, when you consider the long established ties Breitling has with aviation, that the sky is the limit for both of them, and throughout their history hey have created a number of great travel watches, including the iconic Unitime watch which anyone who was anyone wore in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

In the spring of 2012, Breitling added the Transocean Chronograph Unitime to the Transocean range. Equipped with the new Manufacture Breitling Caliber B05 featuring a patented mechanism, this worldtimer chronograph has asserted itself as the ultimate travel watch thanks to its double disk, which enables permanent readings of the time in all 24 timezones, and its ultra-user-friendly crown-operated correction system.

One of the world’s most successful sportsmen and style icons, David Beckham stars in the Breitling advertisement featuring a highly evocative visual shot by renowned American photographer Anthony Mandler. On the runway of the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, this striking image shows Beckham standing in front of a private jet wearing his Transocean Chronograph Unitime.

“I’ve always been a long-time admirer of Breitling,” said David Beckham. “As a company they create not only the highest-performance watches but also timeless designs that have inspired generations. It was a natural choice for me to partner with this fantastic brand.”

Terry case finally reaches a conclusion

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English football is well-known for its aggressiveness and attractiveness, but its good reputation may be ruined by the ongoing John Terry affair which has been dragging on for over a year now. This is the opinion of David Bernstein, chairman of the FA.

If you follow English football closely, then you are familiar with the John Terry and Anton Ferdinand racism affair which started last season during the match between Chelsea and QPR. John Terry was handed a four-game ban and surprisingly he didn’t appeal this decision.

This has brought an end of this shameful chapter of English football and shows that the FA will certainly review all racism cases. Terry has already apologised for his behaviour, but he stated that he is deeply disappointed by the FA’s decision.

According to Bernstein, football is not a game which should have anything in common with law suits and the Terry affair has certainly had a negative impact on the English game. The FA is doing its best to get rid of racism and through the years they’ve launched many anti-racism campaigns. The Terry affair had many consequences – the resignation of former England coach Fabio Capello is one of the most notable examples.

Bernstein says: “Terry has been sanctioned and I’m glad that this case is closed. The Chelsea player apologised for his behaviour and this should be the end of this matter. We have learned a lot from this case.”

The late decision was criticised by many people, but Bernstein rejected this notion, stating: “This was maybe one of the most important cases in the history of English football and we had to be certain that every evidence and opinion has been reviewed.

We could have finished the case much earlier, but considering the impact it can have on individuals and families, we decided to take the necessary time and carefully review the facts before coming up with a final decision.”

Aaron Ramsay no scapegoat insists Chris Coleman

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Following the humiliating 6-1 defeat that Wales suffered at the hands of Serbia in September, Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsay was relieved of the captaincy and replaced by Ashley Williams but, according to Chris Coleman, the Welsh manager, he has not been made a scapegoat. The Welsh national team have lost all 4 games since Coleman took charge, and the former manager of Fulham said that if he didn’t start changing things he would be a coward.

Coleman met up with Ramsay on Thursday at the Arsenal training ground and said afterwards that the 21 year old, who became the youngest ever captain of Wales when he was appointed skipper by Gary Speed back in March 2011, had responded maturely to the news. Coleman even suggested that Ramsay was actually relieved that the pressure of leading a struggling national team had been taken off his young shoulders.

Coleman has admitted that it was a far from easy decision and that it was something he had been considering for a while, and he felt that with Ramsay being so young he had really felt the pressure. Coleman added that he thought the team needed to go in a different direction to get out of this slump as the current system clearly wasn’t working and of all the changes he decided to make, this was the biggest.

Coleman went on to say that he fully expects Ramsay to lead his county again in the future, and wanted to make it clear that by making the decision to ask him to step down as skipper he was in no way pointing the finger of blame at Ramsay for their current poor form. He said that Ramsay could in no way be blamed for the losses simply because he was captain, and in fact blamed himself for not changing things sooner.