It’s a hard life in the boardroom Football executives will be hard at work in Dubai at the 2006 Soccerex convention. Tomorrow, David Dein, the Arsenal vice-chairman and chairman of the G-14 group of Europe’s leading clubs, will help launch the world’s first Football Direction Programme organised by the Institute of Directors and ‘tailor-made for senior executives in the global football industry’. The programme is the first step towards a ‘prestigious’ IoD Certificate and Diploma in Company Direction. You can bet the second step will not be held in Clacton
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Europe’s number one
Fabio Cannavaro, captain of Italy’s victorious World Cup team, is tipped to win the European Footballer of the Year Award for 2006 when it is announced tomorrow in Paris. Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto’o and Gianluigi Buffon are his main rivals
Drunken fans in £135,000 air battle
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An airline said yesterday that it will seek compensation after fighting Dinamo Bucharest fans caused £135,000-worth of damage to the aircraft flying them back from Thursday’s 1-1 Uefa Cup draw with Club Bruges. They destroyed seats, smashed windows and abused staff on the aptly named Blue Air flight. The club put the blame on ‘drunken fans’
Liverpool may take offence at comments by Livorno president Aldo Spinelli that they wish to sign goalkeeper Marco Amelia. Spinelli said: ‘The player has received an offer from a Premiership club, but I will not confirm if it’s Liverpool. It may be an even more important outfit’