Denying corruption charges he faces at home, the former Thai leader flies to the U.K. while courts in Bangkok issue warrants for his and his wife's arrest
Thailand's Supreme Court issued arrest warrants Monday for deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife after they skipped a court appearance and fled to the United Kingdom, court officials said.
The wife of deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, state media reported.
FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, wants to limit the number of foreign players fielded by top teams. But in today's globalized game, the proposal is unlikely to fly
A year ago in this space, we dropped the hammer on Liverpool, which had inexplicably defied the odds and advanced to its second Champions League final in three years. But seeing as the Reds lost out to AC Milan, managed only another fourth-place finish in the English Premier League and finished the season without a single trophy, it was a tough call to leave them on the Rankings. Not even another Rafa Benítez miracle could save them.
Until recently, David Dein was one of the most powerful men in soccer. The former vice chairman of Arsenal was behind building one of the strongest brands in the game, ran the G-14 coalition of Europe's biggest clubs and, in 1996, hired a little-known Frenchman by the name of Arsène Wenger.
And we're back. We take breaks from this space once in awhile to accommodate the odd MLS or international piece, but sometimes it's amazing how much changes when you don't touch the Rankings for four weeks. Specifically, we're talking about Arsenal.
"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won." -- Winston Churchill
Liverpool sale?
updated: Sat Mar 08 2008 22:42:00
CNN's Pedro Pinto asks why overseas investors are so keen to buy up English Premiere teams.
England's Premier League seeks to boost its global brand by staging regular-season fixtures in cities around the world
It's been a wild year. But as we close it out in Rankingsville, two things remain the same: The No. 1 team is the one that ruled the roost last December, and Manchester United is at the summit of the English Premier League.
Four months into the season, Arsenal is the story of the English Premier League. The Gunners were written off in August mostly due to their youth and the departure of ex-captain and scoring machine Thierry Henry. But Arsenal has shocked everyone and is now in first place with just one loss through 17 matches and playing some of the most attractive soccer in the world.
The accidental death of a supporter on Sunday yet again brings the ugly side of the beautiful game into focus
A big thanks to Cobi Jones for pitching in with the last Rankings, but as U2 once said, we're stealing them back. Somewhere through our post-Halloween haze, we've got our eye on this weekend's calendar for some mega-showdowns around the world.
OK, no more messing around. With this weekend's Spanish and Italian kickoffs, all the big boys will be in action. So this is the final Power Rankings in which we're allowed to have some early-season fun.
It began with Roman Abramovich and his purchase of Chelsea in 2003. It continued with the controversial acquisition of Manchester United by the Glazer family in '05.
I don't know what kind of bookies SI.com's Greg Lalas consorts with, but he called it: It's Liverpool vs. AC Milan, the Sequel, for the Champions League final.
SI.com: Keeping afloatupdated: Wed Mar 21 2007 16:38:00
How do you explain Villarreal's inconsistency? Less than 12 months ago, the modest Spanish club tore up Europe, advancing all the way to the UEFA Champions League semifinals before a last-minute loss to Arsenal.
Who's looking out for No. 1? A better question is who wants to be No. 1. After this week's Champions League action, the Rankings have been thrown into disarray.
It's "blood on the dance floor" this week in the English Premier League. Well not quite, but "bruising in the karaoke bar" doesn't have the same ring to it.
SI.com: The ripple effectupdated: Thu Jan 25 2007 11:21:00
We're back, footie fans. It's been nearly a month since our last World Rankings (we took a break for an all-South American edition last time around), and we've just about got all the world's power leagues back on the pitch.
I've moved a little closer to wireless nirvana. I've gotten my hands on OmniSky's Minstrel, a wireless modem for the Palm V. The Minstrel solves a problem identified by my fellow columnist Dick Sha...
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