Emile Heskey is backing Gerard Houllier to repeat the success he experienced at Liverpool during his reign as Aston Villa manager.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/heskey-backs-houllier-for-success-909148945.html
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Heskey backs Houllier for success
Emile Heskey is backing Gerard Houllier to repeat the success he experienced at Liverpool during his reign as Aston Villa manager.
Toon chief hits back at Barton
Newcastle's managing director Derek Llambias has hit back at claims from Joey Barton that his move was motivated by a cash dispute.
Source: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7343798/
Knight sets scoring target
Zat Knight is intent on improving his goalscoring record this season.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/knight-sets-scoring-target-43692662.html
Hughton unimpressed by Atkinson
Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has accused Martin Atkinson of getting the big penalty decisions wrong in their 2-1 loss at Manchester City.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/hughton-unimpressed-by-atkinson-932995807.html
Hughes in frame after Sunderland dismiss Bruce
Just four days after insisting there was no need to panic over the managerial situation at Sunderland, Ellis Short has dispensed with the services of Steve Bruce two-and-a-half years into the job. Mark Hughes, the former Fulham and Manchester City manager, last night emerged as a strong front-runner for a role that is expected to attract interest from a series of high profile candidates, including Martin O'Neill, formerly at Aston Villa.
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Brooking sees bright future
Trevor Brooking believes the current crop of young English talent could flourish in time for the 2018 World Cup, which will be staged in this country if the December bid is successful.
Smith hopeful over Kerkar deal
Rangers hope to complete the signing of French-Algerian winger Salim Kerkar this week.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/smith-hopeful-over-kerkar-deal-86737675.html
Why Alex Ferguson has started to love the taste of Carling
The Carling Cup, once viewed by Sir Alex Ferguson as an inconvenient burden in an already congested fixture programme, has finally won over the Manchester United boss.Successive wins in the competition, in 2009 and 2010, are testimony to Ferguson's determination to take it seriously, despite using it as a platform to test his emerging youngsters and give his fringe players some valuable playing time.Tomorrow night at Old Trafford, United take on Championship side Crystal Palace for a place in...
More Balotelli madness plus Pepe Reina gets lost in translation
There?s never a dull moment in the life of the newly-blonde Mario Balotelli, and Manchester City?s last training session before facing Liverpool was no exception.
The Italian striker had to stop in distress. Was he struggling with the flu bug he?s been suffering? Was he still annoyed about being overlooked in favour of Sergio Aguero at City?s pre-Napoli press conference? Was he mad at being singled out for eating a pizza the night before the Champions League defeat? Or steamed up about being ...
The Italian striker had to stop in distress. Was he struggling with the flu bug he?s been suffering? Was he still annoyed about being overlooked in favour of Sergio Aguero at City?s pre-Napoli press conference? Was he mad at being singled out for eating a pizza the night before the Champions League defeat? Or steamed up about being ...
Michael Ballack Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard Cristiano Ronaldo
City are title contenders - Neville
Gary Neville has admitted Manchester City are serious rivals for the Barclays Premier League title this season.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/city-are-title-contenders-neville-980694835.html
No Lars laughs for Hughes
Mark Hughes criticised referee Andre Marriner for failing to award his side a first half penalty which he believes would have given Fulham victory over West Ham in the London derby at Upton Park.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/no-lars-laughs-for-hughes-827484903.html
Ray of light as Blues stretch lead
Assistant boss Ray Wilkins hailed Chelsea's resilience as the Blues overpowered Arsenal to earn themselves a four-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/ray-of-light-as-blues-stretch-lead-729282489.html
Jovanovic dismisses exit report
Liverpool forward Milan Jovanovic has dismissed reports that he is unsettled at the club and had threatened to leave in January.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/jovanovic-dismisses-exit-report-184134250.html
Final training for England
Fabio Capello watched his side training at Wembley on Monday morning for the last time before Tuesday evening's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montnegero.
Graham: Gunners must play for keeps
Arsenal will not win the Premier League again until Arsene Wenger replaces goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, according to former boss George Graham.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/graham-gunners-must-play-for-keeps-946144222.html
Nani on a high
In-form Manchester United winger Nani has admitted he is more confident now than at any other stage of his career.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/nani-on-a-high-288413249.html
Pugh penalty earns point
A controversial injury-time penalty by Marc Pugh earned promotion chasing Bournemouth a 1-1 draw against npower League One leaders Brighton.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/pugh-penalty-earns-point-203367467.html
Houllier meets Villa players
New Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier introduced himself to the players for the first time following Saturday's 1-1 draw with Bolton.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/houllier-meets-villa-players-308073070.html
McCourt pulls out
Paddy McCourt has lost his fitness battle and pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad to face Italy and the Faroe Islands in Euro 2012 qualifiers.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/mccourt-pulls-out-449901291.html
Wenger's injury-time frustration
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger questioned the amount of injury time referee Phil Dowd awarded after Sunderland striker Darren Bent's late equaliser denied the Gunners an away win at the Stadium of Light.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/wengers-injurytime-frustration-381147423.html
Tottenham v PAOK Salonika
Preview followed by live coverage of Wednesday's game between Tottenham and PAOK Salonika in the Europa League.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/15850170.stm
McLeish eyes landmark run
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has challenged his side to make history by avoiding defeat against Wigan in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash at St Andrew's.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/mcleish-eyes-landmark-run-718680736.html
Barca suffer Messi scare in win
Barcelona put their poor recent record at the Vicente Calderon behind them to end Atletico Madrid's 100% start to the Primera Division season with a 2-1 win - but there was an injury scare for Lionel Messi.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/barca-suffer-messi-scare-in-win-106997832.html
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
PFA commissions guidebook to help footballers cope with depression
? Book to be sent out to union's 4,000 members
? Mental health initiative supplemented by hotlines
The Professional Footballers' Association has commissioned a book to help its members deal with depression which will be sent to 4,000 players and be made available to 50,000 former professionals.
The book, which includes the testimonies of Stan Collymore, Paul Gascoigne and the union's chairman, Clark Carlisle, will supplement the provision of hotlines for members who are seeking help in a concerted effort to improve the organisation's mental health provision, reports the Daily Mail.
The 36-page guidebook is the personal initiative of the PFA's chief executive, Gordon Taylor, and highlights some of the symptoms of depression to raise awareness and help players identify them.
Carlisle, who was treated for alcoholism and depression in 2003, wrote: "Football is the beautiful game. This guidebook acknowledges the pressures and it also acknowledges that professional footballers are human beings, not machines."
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/30/pfa-guidebook-depression
Robins secure Caulker
Bristol City have secured the services of Tottenham defender Steven Caulker on loan until the end of the season.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/robins-secure-caulker-454128056.html
Portsmouth back in financial turmoil
? Vladimir Antonov resigns as club chairman
? 'The club has funding in place for the short term'
Portsmouth Football Club have been plunged into renewed crisis after the company which owns the club, Convers Sports Initiatives, 80% owned by Vladimir Antonov, who has been arrested for alleged bank fraud, was placed into administration. Antonov, wanted for questioning in Lithuania, has resigned as the chairman and director of the club.
A statement by CSI said Andrew Andronikou and Peter Kubik of the accountants Hacker Young, who handled Portsmouth's �120m insolvency last year, when Pompey became the first Premier League club to go into administration, have been appointed to handle the CSI collapse. The Football League said its board will decide whether Portsmouth should be deducted 10 points "when all the facst become available".
The intention, formed during frantic recent days at Fratton Park, is to try to keep Portsmouth solvent this time, and for the administrators to sell the club quickly as a going concern. CSI, with Antonov's money, has recently bought nine sporting entities, including Portsmouth, Power Play Golf and the Leaders in Football conference event, and Kubik said: "We were appointed after uncertainty arose over the future of CSI. CSI has a number of sports related assets and we are very confident of finding interested buyers for these subsidiaries."
For Portsmouth to avoid going into administration a second time so soon after coming out of the last one they must not be sucked into the storm enveloping Antonov. He was arrested by City of London police following the issue of the European warrant on 23 November, appeared at Westminster magistrates' court where he was granted bail, and faces a hearing on 16 December which will decide whether he is to be extradited to Lithuania.
The Lithuanian prosecutor-general's investigation focuses on the country's Snoras Bank, of which Antonov was a major shareholder and Raimondas Baranauskas the chairman. "Both former managers of the bank Snoras have been recognised as suspects with regard to misappropriation of property on a large scale and forgery of documents," the prosecutor-general's office said.
That followed a previous announcement on 17 November that the Lithuanian authorities were investigating "allegations of fraudulent accounting, forgery of documents, abuse of authority, misappropriation of property and money-laundering" at Snoras Bank. Antonov and Baranauskas both deny wrongdoing and are expected to contest extradition.
In response on 17 November, CSI, 80% owned by Antonov, 15% by a Hungarian sports executive Roman Dubov and 5% by Chris Akers, an English sports entrepreneur, issued a statement of its own, saying it wanted to "reassure its companies, staff and the fans ? that it remains very much business as usual".
It said CSI was secure because it had been "solely financed through the private wealth of its owners" ? largely Antonov, and not by or with loans from the Snoras Bank. However, that attempt to hold back the tide belied a recognition by Dubov Akers and senior staff at Fratton Park, including the chief executive David Lampitt, realised that the position was very serious. No further public statements were made until the sudden appointment of administrators to CSI. Akers told the Guardian that Antonov has invested around �10.5m into Portsmouth to pay for transfer fees and underwrite players' wages since CSI bought the club from the previous owner, the Hong Kong-based businessman, Balram Chainrai, in June.
Akers said the club were relying on Antonov for continued funding, which includes paying 20p in the pound over the next five years to creditors who lost up to �80m in the club's administration. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs claim to be owed �37m in unpaid tax and VAT, and is challenging in the high court the league's "football creditors rule", which sees clubs and players required to be paid in full when a club exits administration while tax and other creditors must accept a fraction of their losses.
Chainrai himself loaned �17m to Portsmouth, then put the club into administration, bought it back, then sold it to CSI. CSI is understood to be overdue paying Chainrai instalments, and he registered a mortgage against CSI before the administrators were appointed. That makes Chainrai the early favourite to take the club over, again.
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/29/portsmouth-parent-company-administration
Report: Besiktas v Man Utd
Paul Scholes popped up 13 minutes from time to ensure Manchester United's bid to reach a third successive Champions League final got off on exactl...
Napoli 3-3 Juventus | Seria A match report
The Serie A leaders Juventus fought back from two goals down to earn a 3-3 draw away to Napoli in a thrilling game at the San Paolo stadium to extend their unbeaten start to the league campaign.
Goran Pandev struck twice for the hosts but Simone Pepe popped up with a late equaliser to stretch Juve's lead over Milan to two points after 12 games with Napoli climbing to sixth on 17.
Napoli's Marek Hamsik, having missed a 15th-minute penalty, headed them in front midway through the first half before Pandev doubled their lead five minutes before the break.
Alessandro Matri pulled a goal back for the visitors three minutes into the second half but Pandev struck again to put Napoli 3-1 ahead 20 minutes later.
The visitors then staged a fightback with Marcelo Estigarribia poking the ball home after 73 minutes before Pepe completed the comeback 11 minutes from time.
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/29/napoli-juventus-serie-a
Bruce unhappy with Attwell display
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce tempered his criticism of referee Stuart Attwell after he awarded a "crazy" goal to Liverpool in the 2-2 draw at Anfield.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/bruce-unhappy-with-attwell-display-242939210.html
Oldest England debutants
Bolton striker Kevin Davies could become one of England's oldest debutants after his call-up for next week's Euro 2012 qualifying match against Montenegro.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/oldest-england-debutants-774696877.html
Evans wary as US suitors close in
Former Liverpool manager Roy Evans admits the club "cannot afford to jump out of the frying pan into the fire" with their sale to New England Sports Ventures.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/evans-wary-as-us-suitors-close-in-897240614.html
Kennedy: New owners must learn
Alan Kennedy insists he had no problem in principle with another American owning Liverpool - but warned John W Henry to learn from the mistakes of George Gillett and Tom Hicks.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/kennedy-new-owners-must-learn-521011637.html
Rangers closing on new Miller deal
Rangers manager Walter Smith has lauded the contribution of Kenny Miller and revealed the Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions are close to agreeing a contract extension with the striker.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/rangers-closing-on-new-miller-deal-869087974.html
Neville set to return
Phil Neville could return as Everton look to kickstart their season with a Carling Cup victory at Brentford on Tuesday night.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/neville-set-to-return-75655795.html
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Holtby open to Capello talks
Germany Under-21 captain Lewis Holtby would be open to discussing an England call-up with coach Fabio Capello - but maintains he would be unlikely to switch his allegiance.
Capello expected to pick Rooney
Fabio Capello is expected to take Sir Alex Ferguson up on his offer to select Wayne Rooney for England's Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/capello-expected-to-pick-rooney-539704569.html
Allardyce keeps close eye on Jones
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce will ensure England Under-21 defender Phil Jones does not lose focus from all the attention he is getting.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/allardyce-keeps-close-eye-on-jones-129510077.html
No break for crocked Messi
Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi suffered ligament damage to his right ankle but no break after being injured in Sunday night's Primera Division game with Atletico Madrid.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/no-break-for-crocked-messi-663137700.html
No issue over Bellamy - Flynn
Wales caretaker manager Brian Flynn has refused to get involved in a club-versus-country row with Cardiff over Craig Bellamy.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/no-issue-over-bellamy-flynn-371459046.html
Di Santo gunning for Arsenal
Franco Di Santo believes Wigan's late win at Sunderland has given the Latics the confidence boost they need ahead of Arsenal's visit.
Source: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7341442/
Wales coaches back skipper Williams
Wales' interim coaching staff are confident they have chosen a winner to lead the side this week in Ashley Williams.
Chelsea v Liverpool
Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Chelsea and Liverpool in the Carling Cup.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/15831951.stm
Houston not surprised by tough game
Dundee United manager Peter Houston was not surprised his team had to battle to reach the quarter-finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup following a narrow 2-1 win at Ross County after extra-time.
Rooney: I'm only human
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes he should be allowed to play his way back into form and has defended himself against recent criticism.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/rooney-im-only-human-7837905.html
No break for crocked Messi
Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi suffered ligament damage to his right ankle but no break after being injured in Sunday night's Primera Division game with Atletico Madrid.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/no-break-for-crocked-messi-663137700.html
Duff disappointment for Republic
Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has been dealt a series of fresh injury blows ahead of the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Russia and Slovakia.Source: http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/generalnews/duff-disappointment-for-republic-568448074.html
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Ledley wants to profit on busy Gers
Joe Ledley is hoping Rangers' European exertions can help Celtic take the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title back from Ibrox.
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