The major football event going on now would certainly be the on-going African Cup which is an African version of the European cup. 16 teams represent their countries to do battle on the field in pursuit of the highest football trophy in the continent. What used to be an ignored tournament for the rest of the world has now caught the interest of a lot of foreign observers. For one thing the quality of play has improved as more Africans play in other major leagues of the world. With players like Samuel Eto of Barcelona playing for Cameroon and Didier Drogba showing skills for Ivory Coast it is not hard to imagine with interest in world soccer is increasing.

The African Nation Cup tournament always takes its toll on other major leagues of the world when it is going on. This edition however seems to be worse than previous years as more teams in Europe rely heavily on their African players. Most of these players have had to return to honor National call and this has left a gap on the team which undoubtedly spent millions on the player. Worst hit would be the English Premiership of England and the French Championat in France. In England, teams like Portsmouth have had to lose as much as 6 African players to the African Nations cup. For many of such teams the competition cannot end soon enough.

Ex quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings Warren Moon is going to enter a plea on February, 5  after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The charges stem from an arrest in December when a police officer observed Moon’s vehicle with expired plates on the Highway 520 Bridge. At the time Moon still had a valid Texas driver’s license, meanwhile his right to drive had been suspended in

Washington State. Warren currently works broadcasting on Seattle Seahawks’ radio as a color analyst. A spokesman for the Seahawks had no comment on this situation.

Coach Jon Gruden of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his GM Bruce Allen have received contract extensions throughout the 2011season the NFL announced Tuesday. The news was announced shortly after their team went on to claim the NFC South division despite injuries. The Bucanners season came to an end after being defeated by the New York Giants who continued to dominate games at Dallas and

Green Bay  Gruden has coached the Bucs to three division titles in just six seasons including a triumphant display over 

the Raiders in the 2003 Super Bowl.

San Diego Chargers were on the receiving end of some good news about their AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots when their prized running back LaDainian Tomlinson returned to practice.. The Chargers came out victorious in their game against

Tomlinson’s return was a huge boost to Norv Turner. Fellow teammate and quarterback Phillip Rivers suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. The quarterback is deperately anxious to return for their game against the undefeated Patriots, but his status for the game is questionable. Star tight end Antonio Gates did not practice for an entire week before the recent game against the Colts, and may do the same for the Patriots game. Quarterback Billy Volek could be handed his first start since 2005 after a promising performance by against the Colts .

Devin Hester has broken his own record with 7 combined punt and kick return touchdowns. This happened despite efforts from many team to squib kick the ball or kick it away from him. This season, when used as a wide receiver, Hester score two touchdowns and was named the Bears MVP. Devin Hesters game changing ability is amazing. Whether its by giving the bears better field position or running the ball back for a touchdown there is no doubt that Hester is an important contribution to the team.

 

 The Baltimore Ravens’ search committee hit the pause button Wednesday after five consecutive days of interviewing candidates for their head-coaching vacancy. The Ravens have  to ask permission to speak to Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.  Plus the team is expected to hold discussions with former San Diego Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer for future games.

 

NY Giants will meet Dallas Cowboys. The New York Giants beat Tampa Bay 24-14 to earn one of the National Conference places In Sunday’s games. The Giants will travel south to play the Dallas Cowboys at the weekend.

The Miami Dolphins, or to be exact,  new Dolphins’ boss Bill Parcells fired the team’s head coach Cam Cameron after 1-15 season. This decision was made after the Dolphins defeated the Baltimore Ravens in a football game at Dolphin Stadium, to improve their record to 1-13 in Miami. Cameron was sacked Thursday Jan. 3, 2008 by. It means that the reeling franchise will have its fifth head coach in five seasons in 2008.

There will be a game that will take its place in history as one of the greatest ever played in Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes rallied from a 13-point deficit to upset No. 7 LSU, 36-33. Flanker Bobby Olive was the star of the final act. His 30-yard runback of LSU’s free kick put the ball on the Tigers’ 38.