A struggling Liverpool side travelled to play Napoli in the Europa League on Thursday evening, in the middle of a run of dreadful form on the pitch, and at the end of a highly-distracting takeover saga off it.
The match itself was overshadowed by the shocking news that Liverpool fans had been hunted and attacked by home supporters during the day. The details and consequences of this wait to be seen, but the Italian side may find itself in trouble with UEFA.
The Anfield faithful were given yet further cause for concern when it was announced that, again, key players Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres would not be involved so that they could rest for the weekend.
As a result, the merseysiders lacked much threat when the game started, but managed to match the Italians fairly well. Both teams struggled to create, and although Liverpool had to clear one shot off the line, it was goalless at the break.
The second half was slightly more open. Ryan Babel had a great chance for the visitors but could not beat the goalkeeper, and there was no further action, so the score line remained 0 – 0 at the end.
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Thursday, 21 October 2010
Spurs Bale-d Out
Tottenham Hotspur anticipated one of the more exciting nights in their recent history as they travelled to Italy to face the European champions, Inter, in their own ground in Milan, with hope of the team returning home with a famous result.
The dream soon turned sour though: Inter captain Javier Zanetti fired in after barely a minute. They were two up moments later when Spurs goalkeeper Gomes was sent off and Samuel Eto’o converted the penalty. By half-time it was four, including a second for the Cameroonian.
In the second half the Londoners were given something to cheer when Gareth Bale scored a fine goal, and, incredibly, scored two more right near the end to claim a superb hat-trick and give some credibility to the score line, which was 4 – 3 at the final whistle.
Meanwhile, at Old Trafford, Nani grabbed a goal to allow Manchester United to earn a narrow 1 – 0 win over Turkish side Bursaspor, which gave the fans some relief in the middle of the row involving Wayne Rooney.
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Benitez hits back
Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez struck back at the ex-Liverpool ownership structure on Tuesday afternoon, following their criticism of his reign.
Recently-ousted co-owner Tom Hicks has tried to blame the Spaniard for the club’s decline last season, but Benitez has claimed that it was the interference of the board and, in particular, Managing Director Christian Purslow, which was at fault.
He went into some detail to explain the changes and controls they imposed over the club, suggesting that they altered training regimes and even decided which players to buy and sell, and that this was the main cause of Liverpool’s recent poor form.
Despite the takeover by American group New England Sports Ventures last week, the club sits in the relegation zone in the Premier League, with many concerns over the quality of the players, and the new manager, Roy Hodgson.
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Recently-ousted co-owner Tom Hicks has tried to blame the Spaniard for the club’s decline last season, but Benitez has claimed that it was the interference of the board and, in particular, Managing Director Christian Purslow, which was at fault.
He went into some detail to explain the changes and controls they imposed over the club, suggesting that they altered training regimes and even decided which players to buy and sell, and that this was the main cause of Liverpool’s recent poor form.
Despite the takeover by American group New England Sports Ventures last week, the club sits in the relegation zone in the Premier League, with many concerns over the quality of the players, and the new manager, Roy Hodgson.
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Rooney wants out
In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed rumours that star player Wayne Rooney is looking for an escape from Old Trafford.
The story emerged over the weekend but was largely regarded as nonsense. However, in a quite extraordinary admission, Ferguson stated that it was true, and that there was little he could do about it.
It is an amazing turn of events, as Rooney was only last year widely-regarded as the team’s key player, winning many individual awards for his performances.
Following a disastrous world cup for Rooney and England, this season has started very poorly for both him and United, with football matters overshadowed by allegations concerning his private life.
This latest revelation will be another blow for fans of the Old Trafford side, who are already preoccupied with the slow start to the season, and the worrying financial position of the club.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=413046
The story emerged over the weekend but was largely regarded as nonsense. However, in a quite extraordinary admission, Ferguson stated that it was true, and that there was little he could do about it.
It is an amazing turn of events, as Rooney was only last year widely-regarded as the team’s key player, winning many individual awards for his performances.
Following a disastrous world cup for Rooney and England, this season has started very poorly for both him and United, with football matters overshadowed by allegations concerning his private life.
This latest revelation will be another blow for fans of the Old Trafford side, who are already preoccupied with the slow start to the season, and the worrying financial position of the club.
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Sunday, 17 October 2010
Everton win crucial derby
Goodison Park was the venue on Sunday afternoon for one of the most important derbies in recent times, as Everton played Liverpool with both teams desperately looking for points as they started the match in seventeenth and eighteenth place respectively in the Premier League.
Everton made full use of their home advantage by dominating from the very start. Against a lacklustre Liverpool side they scored minutes before half time, through Tim Cahill, to earn a lead at the break which was fully-deserved.
They doubled their advantage shortly after the restart, thanks to Mikel Arteta. Only after that did Liverpool manage to gain more possession, but were unable to create any decent chances and it finished 2 – 0.
The Toffees can start to look towards climbing the table, whereas Liverpool, despite the jubilation of the Kop faithful in the past week over the change of ownership of the club, now have to face up to the huge task of getting the team back to the higher reaches of the Premier League.
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Everton made full use of their home advantage by dominating from the very start. Against a lacklustre Liverpool side they scored minutes before half time, through Tim Cahill, to earn a lead at the break which was fully-deserved.
They doubled their advantage shortly after the restart, thanks to Mikel Arteta. Only after that did Liverpool manage to gain more possession, but were unable to create any decent chances and it finished 2 – 0.
The Toffees can start to look towards climbing the table, whereas Liverpool, despite the jubilation of the Kop faithful in the past week over the change of ownership of the club, now have to face up to the huge task of getting the team back to the higher reaches of the Premier League.
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Leaders drop points
Saturday was another unpredictable today in the English Premier League, with some surprising results involving the top sides.
The biggest of these was at Old Trafford, where Manchester United let a two-goal lead slip against West Bromich Albion in the second half, partly due to a very uncharacteristic error from Dutch goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar, the game finishing 2 – 2.
Leaders Chelsea failed to take full advantage as they were involved in a goalless scoreline in the evening match at Villa Park. The home side may have had the better of the chances, too.
Arsenal improved on their recent form with a win at the Emirates against Birmingham, a 2 – 1 result that was soured slightly by the sending off of midfielder Jack Wilshere at the end for a nasty lunge.
Tottenham Hotspur also earned an impressive win away at Fulham, which keeps them near the top of the table.
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The biggest of these was at Old Trafford, where Manchester United let a two-goal lead slip against West Bromich Albion in the second half, partly due to a very uncharacteristic error from Dutch goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar, the game finishing 2 – 2.
Leaders Chelsea failed to take full advantage as they were involved in a goalless scoreline in the evening match at Villa Park. The home side may have had the better of the chances, too.
Arsenal improved on their recent form with a win at the Emirates against Birmingham, a 2 – 1 result that was soured slightly by the sending off of midfielder Jack Wilshere at the end for a nasty lunge.
Tottenham Hotspur also earned an impressive win away at Fulham, which keeps them near the top of the table.
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Thursday, 14 October 2010
Chile celebrates miners’ escape
Much of Chile has been celebrating as the rescue of the thirty-three miners trapped underground was completed after a sixty-nine day ordeal.
Each of the men was brought up in succession during a process which took about twenty hours. Extraordinarily, everyone was said to be in a decent state of health with no serious concerns.
The country’s president and his wife were among those packed into Camp Hope, the venue set up to host the evacuation procedure. They led the celebrations, saying what a fantastic occasion this was, not only for Chile, but the whole world.
It is a truly remarkable story which has finally come to an end. The courage, bravery and spirit of the men who were trapped will surely go down as one of the most memorable moments in recent history.
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Each of the men was brought up in succession during a process which took about twenty hours. Extraordinarily, everyone was said to be in a decent state of health with no serious concerns.
The country’s president and his wife were among those packed into Camp Hope, the venue set up to host the evacuation procedure. They led the celebrations, saying what a fantastic occasion this was, not only for Chile, but the whole world.
It is a truly remarkable story which has finally come to an end. The courage, bravery and spirit of the men who were trapped will surely go down as one of the most memorable moments in recent history.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=396069
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