The latest argument involving England in the 2018 World Cup voting process has resulted in their bid being “significantly harmed”, according to new reports.
It follows newspaper investigations by the British media into possible corruption surrounding two of the members of FIFA. A spokesperson originally said that there would be no consequences, but it seems now that the opposite could be true.
The England team was already struggling after last week’s squabble with Russia over remarks made by one of their representatives, who supposedly criticised the English bid.
That did no favours to the cause, but these more recent revelations appear to be far more damaging, and with the actual vote taking place in less than a month, on 2 December, England has a lot of work to do to have any hope of being chosen to host the tournament.
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Thursday, 4 November 2010
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
£9,000 fees for English students
The government has announced its new plans for funding higher education courses at universities in England, which centres on students paying up to £9,000 per year for tuition.
This expected rise, which would nearly treble the current fees, is the result of massive cuts in spending as the coalition looks to reduce the national deficit.
Although some action has to be taken of course, it is highly debatable as to how fair and realistic it is to force students to take on such huge costs, which will result in debts at the end of their degrees.
Furthermore, it piles pressure on the growing abundance of courses which are claimed to be virtually worthless, as students will want to be absolutely certain that what they choose to study will add value to their employability when they finish.
It will be interesting to see the reaction of the nation’s students, both on an individual and collective level, as they are, understandably, not going to be very impressed by this decision.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=490188
This expected rise, which would nearly treble the current fees, is the result of massive cuts in spending as the coalition looks to reduce the national deficit.
Although some action has to be taken of course, it is highly debatable as to how fair and realistic it is to force students to take on such huge costs, which will result in debts at the end of their degrees.
Furthermore, it piles pressure on the growing abundance of courses which are claimed to be virtually worthless, as students will want to be absolutely certain that what they choose to study will add value to their employability when they finish.
It will be interesting to see the reaction of the nation’s students, both on an individual and collective level, as they are, understandably, not going to be very impressed by this decision.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=490188
Spurs and United win
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur represented England in the Champions League on Tuesday, with the Red Devils travelling to face Bursaspor in Turkey, while Spurs welcomed the reigning champions, Inter Milan, to White Hart Lane.
They soon found themselves ahead as their new Dutch star, Rafael Van der Vaart, finished to give them the lead against the Italians. It was a different story in Turkey, where United struggled for superiority and went in at the break still goalless, while Spurs maintained their lead.
The second half saw things get much better for both teams. Darren Fletcher scored with a low strike to put United ahead, before Peter Crouch doubled Spurs lead after being set up superbly by Gareth Bale.
United went further ahead against Bursaspor thanks to Gabriel Obertan and Bebe, but Samuel Eto’o scored for Inter to half their deficit in London, only for Roman Pavlyuchenko to make it three for the home side a few minutes later.
There was no time for any more action, so the results were 3 – 1 to Spurs, and 0 – 3 to United, making it an excellent night for the English.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=562930
They soon found themselves ahead as their new Dutch star, Rafael Van der Vaart, finished to give them the lead against the Italians. It was a different story in Turkey, where United struggled for superiority and went in at the break still goalless, while Spurs maintained their lead.
The second half saw things get much better for both teams. Darren Fletcher scored with a low strike to put United ahead, before Peter Crouch doubled Spurs lead after being set up superbly by Gareth Bale.
United went further ahead against Bursaspor thanks to Gabriel Obertan and Bebe, but Samuel Eto’o scored for Inter to half their deficit in London, only for Roman Pavlyuchenko to make it three for the home side a few minutes later.
There was no time for any more action, so the results were 3 – 1 to Spurs, and 0 – 3 to United, making it an excellent night for the English.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=562930
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Rooney out for longer
It has been announced that Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney will miss about five weeks with his current injury, which is much longer than was originally thought.
Having stated that he was looking to leave Old Trafford, Rooney made a complete u-turn and signed a new contract to earn himself huge wages, prompting fans to hope that he might soon return to the pitch in top form.
However, it has since become clear that he will not be available for a considerable amount of time, and United will have to labour on without him.
They fared well on Saturday against Tottenham, managing a 2 – 0 win, but more challenges await them in the Champions League and the Premiership, so they will hope to get their England star back very soon.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=413046
Having stated that he was looking to leave Old Trafford, Rooney made a complete u-turn and signed a new contract to earn himself huge wages, prompting fans to hope that he might soon return to the pitch in top form.
However, it has since become clear that he will not be available for a considerable amount of time, and United will have to labour on without him.
They fared well on Saturday against Tottenham, managing a 2 – 0 win, but more challenges await them in the Champions League and the Premiership, so they will hope to get their England star back very soon.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=413046
Monday, 1 November 2010
Liverpool to the Maxi!
Liverpool knew that a draw in the Premier League on Sunday evening would lift them out of the relegation zone, but Bolton’s Reebok Stadium was not the most inviting place they could have chosen as they hoped to build on last week’s win against Blackburn.
The visitors had the better of play for much of a poor-quality game, creating a few chances but unable to take any with a squad lacking in confidence and form, even through their Spanish striker, Fernando Torres.
Bolton had some chances of their own, but with only minutes left, Liverpool snatched the three points when Torres played a delightful flick through to Maxi Rodriguez. His poked finish squeezed under the ‘keeper and in off the crossbar to give the Reds their first away win this season, which sees them move up to twelfth place in the league, thanks to a 0 – 1 result.
Elsewhere, Newcastle United took home the spoils in the Tyne-Wear derby by thrashing Sunderland 5 – 1 at St James’s Park.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=254732
The visitors had the better of play for much of a poor-quality game, creating a few chances but unable to take any with a squad lacking in confidence and form, even through their Spanish striker, Fernando Torres.
Bolton had some chances of their own, but with only minutes left, Liverpool snatched the three points when Torres played a delightful flick through to Maxi Rodriguez. His poked finish squeezed under the ‘keeper and in off the crossbar to give the Reds their first away win this season, which sees them move up to twelfth place in the league, thanks to a 0 – 1 result.
Elsewhere, Newcastle United took home the spoils in the Tyne-Wear derby by thrashing Sunderland 5 – 1 at St James’s Park.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=254732
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Chelsea march on
Chelsea visited the challenging venue of Blackburn’s Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to consolidate their commanding five-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
So it proved, with Blackburn impressing early on and taking the lead through Benjani. The champions equalised approaching half-time through Nicolas Anelka, and then scored towards the end of the ninety minutes with a Branislav Ivanovic header to earn a vital three points and a 1 – 2 result.
It was a similar story at the Emirates, where Arsenal struggled to break down a resistant West Ham team until late on, as Alex Song nodded in a valuable winner for a 1 – 0 final score.
Manchester City fell back though with a loss at Wolves. Despite taking the lead through Emmanuel Adebayor’s penalty, they lost the advantage to Nenad Milijas’ finish, and then David Edwards scored in the second to give the home side a victory which will not please City’s wealthy owner.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=560828
So it proved, with Blackburn impressing early on and taking the lead through Benjani. The champions equalised approaching half-time through Nicolas Anelka, and then scored towards the end of the ninety minutes with a Branislav Ivanovic header to earn a vital three points and a 1 – 2 result.
It was a similar story at the Emirates, where Arsenal struggled to break down a resistant West Ham team until late on, as Alex Song nodded in a valuable winner for a 1 – 0 final score.
Manchester City fell back though with a loss at Wolves. Despite taking the lead through Emmanuel Adebayor’s penalty, they lost the advantage to Nenad Milijas’ finish, and then David Edwards scored in the second to give the home side a victory which will not please City’s wealthy owner.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=560828
United beat Spurs without Rooney
Manchester United hosted Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday evening in the Premier League in the knowledge that they would be without star man Wayne Rooney for another period.
Despite apparently committing his future to the club by signing a new five-year contract, it was announced that he will miss about three weeks with an injury which is worse than was first anticipated.
The match itself was very open for the first half-hour, until Nemanja Vidic headed the home side ahead. Efforts then continued to fly around both goals until the break.
So it stayed until, with a few minutes left, an astonishing refereeing decision provided the main talking point. Nani went past a defender then threw himself to the ground, and when a penalty was not given he dragged the ball towards his body clearly with his hand. The Spurs goalkeeper rolled the ball for a free-kick, only for the referee to allow Nani to kick the ball into the empty net. It finished 2 – 0 in a very bad-tempered atmosphere.
Nevertheless, United earned the three points to keep them within touch of Chelsea.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=560890
Despite apparently committing his future to the club by signing a new five-year contract, it was announced that he will miss about three weeks with an injury which is worse than was first anticipated.
The match itself was very open for the first half-hour, until Nemanja Vidic headed the home side ahead. Efforts then continued to fly around both goals until the break.
So it stayed until, with a few minutes left, an astonishing refereeing decision provided the main talking point. Nani went past a defender then threw himself to the ground, and when a penalty was not given he dragged the ball towards his body clearly with his hand. The Spurs goalkeeper rolled the ball for a free-kick, only for the referee to allow Nani to kick the ball into the empty net. It finished 2 – 0 in a very bad-tempered atmosphere.
Nevertheless, United earned the three points to keep them within touch of Chelsea.
http://thenewsportal.net/?p=560890
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