You need to check out this site ... it's devoted to bringing the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup™ to the United States. I just signed their petition to bring games to Atlanta and you should too! Here's the address:
http://www.gousabid.com/atlanta
Look, we've heard it before -- Americans don't care about the game of soccer, other countries have better players, better fans, and are more deserving of the games.
Well, this is our chance to prove the doubters and the world wrong, once again. This is our opportunity to show the world we have a deep passion for the game.
Be part of the grassroots movement to bring the FIFA World Cup™ to the United States.
http://www.gousabid.com/atlanta
Even more important, if Atlanta has a ton of support, it has a better chance of being included as an official city in the bid. Please, sign the petition to support Atlanta.
Thanks
http://www.gousabid.com/atlanta
Look, we've heard it before -- Americans don't care about the game of soccer, other countries have better players, better fans, and are more deserving of the games.
Well, this is our chance to prove the doubters and the world wrong, once again. This is our opportunity to show the world we have a deep passion for the game.
Be part of the grassroots movement to bring the FIFA World Cup™ to the United States.
http://www.gousabid.com/atlanta
Even more important, if Atlanta has a ton of support, it has a better chance of being included as an official city in the bid. Please, sign the petition to support Atlanta.
Thanks
On September 22, 2009, in his office at the Georgia State Capital, Governor Sonny Perdue Signs a Proclamation declaring September 2009 as Youth Soccer Month in the State of Georgia...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Lionel Messi has extended his contract with European champion Barcelona.
Barcelona says in a statement on its Web site that "the Argentina forward's new agreement runs until 2016 and has a buy-out clause of €250 million ($368 million) included."
The 22-year-old Messi's previous contract was to expire in 2014 with a buy-out clause of €150 million ($220 million).
Messi was a key player in the Barcelona team which won the Spanish league, Copa del Rey and Champions League last season, making him a likely top candidate for the Footballer of the Year prize this year.
Associated Press
Barcelona says in a statement on its Web site that "the Argentina forward's new agreement runs until 2016 and has a buy-out clause of €250 million ($368 million) included."
The 22-year-old Messi's previous contract was to expire in 2014 with a buy-out clause of €150 million ($220 million).
Messi was a key player in the Barcelona team which won the Spanish league, Copa del Rey and Champions League last season, making him a likely top candidate for the Footballer of the Year prize this year.
Associated Press
THE LIST: The greatest rivalries in club football, Nos 10-1By Matt Fortune
Last updated at 12:01 AM on 18th September 2009
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WHAT IS THE GREATEST RIVALRY IN CLUB FOOTBALL?
This week's LIST on Sportsmail Online runs down the top 50 rivalries in club football across the globe. The usual suspects should dominate the top 10, surely, but do you agree with the selections of our team? TELL US WHAT YOU THINK From Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and London. Rome to Rio and Buenos Aires.
Most cities have football clubs where derby day is the main event in the calendar for fans, publicans, pundits and police.
But some of the greatest football rivalries make no sense geographically.
Supporters of teams across the world look forward to traveling miles and miles just to earn the bragging rights for another season.
So, whatever the background to the biggest grudge matches, Sportsmail's team of experts have put their heads together to come up with the 50 greatest clashes that really get the blood boiling.
Join us for our countdown to No 1.
Read Nos 50-41Read Nos 40-31Read Nos 30-21 Read Nos 20-11
10 Palmeiras v Corinthians
The story of Brazil’s greatest football rivalry begins with a group of Europeans who would later become known as the ‘betrayers’. The rebel members split from Corinthians to create a sports club for Italians, known as Palestra Italia, and later just simply Palestra (Palmeiras). As the years passed honours and fans were split between the two great football clubs. True to Brazilian culture, the fixture is awash with colour and sound.
VIDEO: Watch it all kick off after an a rather un-Brazilian tackle in the Palmeiras-Corinthians derby...
9 Olympiakos v Panathinaikos
Billed as a clash between the 'eternal enemies’ of Greek Football, passions run high on and off the field in Athens. History favours Olympiakos, the traditionally working-class club, with 12 of the last 13 domestic titles. In an echo of other European leagues, political forces are present in the club’s respective corridors of power, which simply adds to the tension in the city.
Welcome: Panathinaikos players try to dodge missiles thrown from the Olympiakos end
8 Roma v Lazio
It is perhaps surprising that such a devilish rivalry can exist in a city shared with God’s top man. Yet when Rome's best sides lock horns, all hell breaks loose. Politics and proximity have equal claim to be the source of the hate, but historically it is the decision of Lazio not to merge with three other clubs from the capital, and so creating AS Roma, that began the rift.
VIDEO: See a West Ham legend goad fans in the Rome derby
7 Liverpool v Manchester United
A struggle for the Best of British title has kept these two adversaries in battle for over a half a century. United’s dominance of the Premier League era has hauled them level with the Merseysiders on 18 domestic titles while Liverpool trump their rivals on the Continent with five European Cups to three. Culturally, too, an industrial rivalry exists between the two beacons of England's north-west.
Lancashire hot pot: Wayne Rooney gets a kick from Javier Mascherano at Old Trafford
6 Ajax v Feyenoord
They say opposites attract. Holland’s most successful clubs certainly don’t think so. On one side, the cultural, historical and liberal socialist capital of Amsterdam with a club famed for championing 'the beautiful game’. On the other is Rotterdam, a rugged, industrial city, which was the birthplace of Pim Fortuyn’s anti-immigration party, and home to Feyenoord. As a result violent fan clashes have long marred occasions when the two sides meet.
Mustard gas: Fans make it a colourful clash between Ajax and Feyenoord in Amsterdam in February
5 Barcelona v Real Madrid
You traitor: Barcelona fans throw a pig's head on to the pitch for Figo's return to the Nou Camp with Real
‘El Classico’ never fails to live up to its name. Throughout the years the fixture has brought together the planets finest footballers – Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Romario, Cruyff – in two of the world’s most formidable stadiums. Politically, too, it pits the capital of Spain against the capital of Catalonia, a fiercely independent region in the north-west of the country. Crossing the divide is hardly recommended, as Luis Figo found out. After a world record move from the Nou Camp to the Bernabeu fans threw a pig's head at him.
Fiery reception: A poster of Figo is set alight
Serbs you right: Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic (centre) gets stuck into Partizan Belgrade during his time with Red Star
4 Partizan Belgrade v Red Star Belgrade
Out of the ashes of the Second World War, two teams were created in Belgrade. FK Partizan became the central club of the Yugoslav Army and Red Star were the civil adversary. Both can lay claim to being the supreme team in the country – it has largely been a duopoly since their inception – although Red Star’s European Cup title in 1991 sets them apart. However in a country were the game is rife with corruption allegations, this once great on-field battle has left its better days in the past.
3 Celtic v Rangers
The religious undercurrent to the Old Firm derby makes it unlike in any other fixture in the world. Away from the obvious antipathy that exists between two dominant clubs in the same city, there is a long and passionate rivalry that goes beyond the confines of the stadium. Celtic are the Catholic club with routes entrenched in Ireland while the Protestant faction of the city are linked strongly with Rangers. Between them they dominate Scottish football in a way that has led for calls for them to join the English Premier League.
Scottish grit: Rangers striker Kris Boyd shows little sympathy as Celtic's Darren O'Dea takes a tumble
2 Fenerbahce v Galatasaray
Sparks are bound to fly when football clubs are added to a city separated by a mass of water, especially when the city straddles Europe and Asia. Istanbul’s dominant sides were founded two years apart and a social rift soon added spice to the rift already created by geography. Gala were seen by many as a club for the aristocracy with Fener the ‘people’s club’.
Turkish delights: Fenerbahce's Ugur Boral (right) tries to hold off Umit Karan Sabri Sarioglu of Galatasaray
Boca Juniors' Cristian Chavez (left) vies River's Oscar Ahumada at a colourful La Bombonera (below)
1 Boca Juniors v River Plate
Spain has ‘El Classico’, Argentina has ‘il Superclasico’. And what an occasion it is. Like many other fiercely contested same-city fixtures, social resentment is as much the catalyst as proximity. From humble beginnings in the La Boca neighbourhood, River detracted to the aristocratic suburb of Nunez, earning the nickname ‘Los Millonarios’. Juniors, meanwhile, remained in the poor suburb. The entire country is gripped for days in the lead up to match day and the game kicks-off so too do 90 minutes of ear-bursting and nerve-jangling atmosphere. The fixture was recently listed as one of the 50 sporting events to attend before you die.
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WHAT IS THE GREATEST RIVALRY IN CLUB FOOTBALL?
This week's LIST on Sportsmail Online runs down the top 50 rivalries in club football across the globe. The usual suspects should dominate the top 10, surely, but do you agree with the selections of our team? TELL US WHAT YOU THINK From Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and London. Rome to Rio and Buenos Aires.
Most cities have football clubs where derby day is the main event in the calendar for fans, publicans, pundits and police.
But some of the greatest football rivalries make no sense geographically.
Supporters of teams across the world look forward to traveling miles and miles just to earn the bragging rights for another season.
So, whatever the background to the biggest grudge matches, Sportsmail's team of experts have put their heads together to come up with the 50 greatest clashes that really get the blood boiling.
Join us for our countdown to No 1.
Read Nos 50-41Read Nos 40-31Read Nos 30-21 Read Nos 20-11
10 Palmeiras v Corinthians
The story of Brazil’s greatest football rivalry begins with a group of Europeans who would later become known as the ‘betrayers’. The rebel members split from Corinthians to create a sports club for Italians, known as Palestra Italia, and later just simply Palestra (Palmeiras). As the years passed honours and fans were split between the two great football clubs. True to Brazilian culture, the fixture is awash with colour and sound.
VIDEO: Watch it all kick off after an a rather un-Brazilian tackle in the Palmeiras-Corinthians derby...
9 Olympiakos v Panathinaikos
Billed as a clash between the 'eternal enemies’ of Greek Football, passions run high on and off the field in Athens. History favours Olympiakos, the traditionally working-class club, with 12 of the last 13 domestic titles. In an echo of other European leagues, political forces are present in the club’s respective corridors of power, which simply adds to the tension in the city.
Welcome: Panathinaikos players try to dodge missiles thrown from the Olympiakos end
8 Roma v Lazio
It is perhaps surprising that such a devilish rivalry can exist in a city shared with God’s top man. Yet when Rome's best sides lock horns, all hell breaks loose. Politics and proximity have equal claim to be the source of the hate, but historically it is the decision of Lazio not to merge with three other clubs from the capital, and so creating AS Roma, that began the rift.
VIDEO: See a West Ham legend goad fans in the Rome derby
7 Liverpool v Manchester United
A struggle for the Best of British title has kept these two adversaries in battle for over a half a century. United’s dominance of the Premier League era has hauled them level with the Merseysiders on 18 domestic titles while Liverpool trump their rivals on the Continent with five European Cups to three. Culturally, too, an industrial rivalry exists between the two beacons of England's north-west.
Lancashire hot pot: Wayne Rooney gets a kick from Javier Mascherano at Old Trafford
6 Ajax v Feyenoord
They say opposites attract. Holland’s most successful clubs certainly don’t think so. On one side, the cultural, historical and liberal socialist capital of Amsterdam with a club famed for championing 'the beautiful game’. On the other is Rotterdam, a rugged, industrial city, which was the birthplace of Pim Fortuyn’s anti-immigration party, and home to Feyenoord. As a result violent fan clashes have long marred occasions when the two sides meet.
Mustard gas: Fans make it a colourful clash between Ajax and Feyenoord in Amsterdam in February
5 Barcelona v Real Madrid
You traitor: Barcelona fans throw a pig's head on to the pitch for Figo's return to the Nou Camp with Real
‘El Classico’ never fails to live up to its name. Throughout the years the fixture has brought together the planets finest footballers – Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Romario, Cruyff – in two of the world’s most formidable stadiums. Politically, too, it pits the capital of Spain against the capital of Catalonia, a fiercely independent region in the north-west of the country. Crossing the divide is hardly recommended, as Luis Figo found out. After a world record move from the Nou Camp to the Bernabeu fans threw a pig's head at him.
Fiery reception: A poster of Figo is set alight
Serbs you right: Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic (centre) gets stuck into Partizan Belgrade during his time with Red Star
4 Partizan Belgrade v Red Star Belgrade
Out of the ashes of the Second World War, two teams were created in Belgrade. FK Partizan became the central club of the Yugoslav Army and Red Star were the civil adversary. Both can lay claim to being the supreme team in the country – it has largely been a duopoly since their inception – although Red Star’s European Cup title in 1991 sets them apart. However in a country were the game is rife with corruption allegations, this once great on-field battle has left its better days in the past.
3 Celtic v Rangers
The religious undercurrent to the Old Firm derby makes it unlike in any other fixture in the world. Away from the obvious antipathy that exists between two dominant clubs in the same city, there is a long and passionate rivalry that goes beyond the confines of the stadium. Celtic are the Catholic club with routes entrenched in Ireland while the Protestant faction of the city are linked strongly with Rangers. Between them they dominate Scottish football in a way that has led for calls for them to join the English Premier League.
Scottish grit: Rangers striker Kris Boyd shows little sympathy as Celtic's Darren O'Dea takes a tumble
2 Fenerbahce v Galatasaray
Sparks are bound to fly when football clubs are added to a city separated by a mass of water, especially when the city straddles Europe and Asia. Istanbul’s dominant sides were founded two years apart and a social rift soon added spice to the rift already created by geography. Gala were seen by many as a club for the aristocracy with Fener the ‘people’s club’.
Turkish delights: Fenerbahce's Ugur Boral (right) tries to hold off Umit Karan Sabri Sarioglu of Galatasaray
Boca Juniors' Cristian Chavez (left) vies River's Oscar Ahumada at a colourful La Bombonera (below)
1 Boca Juniors v River Plate
Spain has ‘El Classico’, Argentina has ‘il Superclasico’. And what an occasion it is. Like many other fiercely contested same-city fixtures, social resentment is as much the catalyst as proximity. From humble beginnings in the La Boca neighbourhood, River detracted to the aristocratic suburb of Nunez, earning the nickname ‘Los Millonarios’. Juniors, meanwhile, remained in the poor suburb. The entire country is gripped for days in the lead up to match day and the game kicks-off so too do 90 minutes of ear-bursting and nerve-jangling atmosphere. The fixture was recently listed as one of the 50 sporting events to attend before you die.
BEST OF THE REST OF THE LIST ...Sportsmail's top 50 commentators of all timeSportsmail's top 50 sporting venuesSportsmail's top 50 free-kick kingsSportsmail's top 50 England heroesSportsmail's top 50 performers of the season so farSportsmail's top 50 all-time managers in BritainSportsmail's top 50 goal poachersSportsmail's top 50 footballing traitorsSportsmail's top 50 FA Cup heroesSportsmail's top 50 signings of the season Sportsmail's greatest Wembley finals in historySportsmail's top 50 biggest hitters in cricketSportsmail's top 50 British & Irish LionsSportsmail's top 50 Ashes heroesSportsmail's top 50 partnerships
These idiots want to start riots! Harry Redknapp blasts Arsenal fans as he defends Emmanuel Adebayor's goal celebration as 'fair play'
By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 6:15 PM on 16th September 2009
Comments (0) Add to My Stories Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has criticised the role of Arsenal fans in Emmanuel Adebayor's controversial goal celebration for Manchester City last weekend.
Adebayor sprinted the length of the field after scoring against his former club, leading to a Football Association charge over the scenes.
'I've got no time for people kicking anybody or being violent on the football pitch and he was wrong to run the length of the field,' Redknapp said. 'But it's very difficult when you're getting abuse throughout the game like he was.
Flash point: Emmanuel Adebayor's controversial goal celebration
'It's not celebrating a goal that cause riots, it's idiots who want to start riots. If I had been standing there and we had been giving him grief all game and he did that, I would probably say 'fair play'.'
Redknapp was abused by fans after crossing the divide and joining Southampton after a spell at Portsmouth - and he cannot understand the mentality of some fans.
'Adebayor went over the top but, at the same time, he was getting a lot of abuse from the fans for the whole afternoon,' he said.
Perplexed: Harry Redknapp cannot understand some fans' aggressive mentality
'What did he do really? Run back and go like that, saying he scored. I'm not saying it's right but if you can't go near the away fans when you score because you'll cause a riot...'
He added: 'Why do people need to shout abuse and cause riots? Why can't they just watch a game of football? I don't understand it. There's no need for it and there must be something wrong with you if you want to do that.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1213956/These-idiots-want-start-riots-Harry-Redknapp-blasts-Arsenal-fans-defends-Emmanuel-Adebayors-goal-celebration-fair-play.html#ixzz0RI7P6WSr
By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 6:15 PM on 16th September 2009
Comments (0) Add to My Stories Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has criticised the role of Arsenal fans in Emmanuel Adebayor's controversial goal celebration for Manchester City last weekend.
Adebayor sprinted the length of the field after scoring against his former club, leading to a Football Association charge over the scenes.
'I've got no time for people kicking anybody or being violent on the football pitch and he was wrong to run the length of the field,' Redknapp said. 'But it's very difficult when you're getting abuse throughout the game like he was.
Flash point: Emmanuel Adebayor's controversial goal celebration
'It's not celebrating a goal that cause riots, it's idiots who want to start riots. If I had been standing there and we had been giving him grief all game and he did that, I would probably say 'fair play'.'
Redknapp was abused by fans after crossing the divide and joining Southampton after a spell at Portsmouth - and he cannot understand the mentality of some fans.
'Adebayor went over the top but, at the same time, he was getting a lot of abuse from the fans for the whole afternoon,' he said.
Perplexed: Harry Redknapp cannot understand some fans' aggressive mentality
'What did he do really? Run back and go like that, saying he scored. I'm not saying it's right but if you can't go near the away fans when you score because you'll cause a riot...'
He added: 'Why do people need to shout abuse and cause riots? Why can't they just watch a game of football? I don't understand it. There's no need for it and there must be something wrong with you if you want to do that.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1213956/These-idiots-want-start-riots-Harry-Redknapp-blasts-Arsenal-fans-defends-Emmanuel-Adebayors-goal-celebration-fair-play.html#ixzz0RI7P6WSr
David Bentley to Manchester City? Sportsmail's guide to the moves that will have to wait until the January transfer window
By Tom Bellwood Last updated at 11:32 AM on 03rd September 2009
Comments (0) Add to My Stories It's official: we can now conclude that transfer deadline day was a non-event this year.
It put the 'dead' into deadline. Which is a real shame as these days it has become a highlight for football fans. And don't even get me started on how excited the Sky Sports News presenters become on transfer day.
Wanted: David James
Over the summer some decent moves have come to pass but the big finale fell flat as many deals collapsed and we were left with an emptiness that only Franck Ribery's failure to leave Bayern Munich can bring.
Still, we're only five months away from the next transfer deadline day in January, so here's the players who will be hoping it is a case of 'better luck next time'.
David JamesYou never like to use the word desperate when referring to a professional footballer, so let's say he was very, very keen on a move away from Fratton Park.
James wanted to team up with former manager Harry Redknapp as point-less Pompey's start to the season is hardly the news that earns you a seat on the plane to South Africa next summer.
Matthew UpsonThe £15million price tag attached to Upson proved too great a burden for potential suitors Spurs to shoulder so he remains a Hammer. But West Ham need the money and the defender wants the move so that should hasten his departure come January.
Hammer for now: Matthew Upson (right) was another Tottenham target
Philippe SenderosOne of the moves that remained firmly under the radar but the Swiss defender has been told he can leave the Emirates. Hull City were in the running and, with the departure of Michael Turner confirmed, they may need more strength in defence later in the season.
Nicky ShoreyThe one that got away! This was, at certain stages, confirmed as a done deal but personal terms could not be agreed and Shorey jumped back in the car to the Midlands. Martin O'Neill's capture of James Collins and Richard Dunne means there is a surplus of defenders at Villa Park so Shorey will have to look elsewhere for regular football.
In the cold: Nicky Shorey (left) has limited chances at Aston Villa
Marouane ChamakhThe Morocco striker was linked with Arsenal and West Ham and will be a free agent next summer, so you can be sure that Bordeaux will be keen to cash in on the 25-year-old. He is hoping that appearances in the Champions League will increase his stock before the transfer window opens again.
Swap stop: Martin Petrov
Martin PetrovNow this was a messy move that involved David Bentley (more of him later) and a possible loan/swap/permanent kind of deal with Spurs.
Petrov was keen on a move as, if you haven't already heard, Manchester City have bought one or two players this summer so he may struggle to hold down a place. On the bench.
Amr ZakiThere may have been a little meddling by Zaki's agent over the last couple of days in an attempt to fashion a move for the Zamalek striker.
The dastardly agent claimed that Portsmouth had made three bids for the Egypt international. The club denied this.
Steve Bruce will claim Pompey have dodged a bullet as he reckons Zaki is 'the worst professional he has ever worked with.' Ouch.
Jeremie AliadiereMiddlesbrough are haemorrhaging players at an alarming rate as the reality of life in the Championship starts to hit home. Aliadiere was all set for Fulham but personal terms saw and end to his move down to the Smoke. You can be sure that Southgate will do his best to off-load the striker in January.
Top target: Franck Ribery remains as Bayern Munich - for now
David BentleyHow do you solve a problem like Dave Bentley? Harry Redknapp has described him as a 'triffic' player (doesn't he always) but all Bentley is doing at the moment is sitting on the bench and watch Aaron Lennon play blinder after blinder. A move in January is a certainty and there will be many clubs after him, well, he is the next David Beckham, after all.
Franck RiberyThings aren't all good in the Bayern camp as a last-minute deal almost materialised after the France international claimed he and manager Louis Van Gaal didn't see eye to eye. 'It is important that you have faith in the coach, but with him (Van Gaal) it is complicated,' said Ribery - cue much stroking of chins in Madrid and west London.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1210852/David-Bentley-Manchester-City-Sportsmails-guide-moves-wait-January-transfer-window.html#ixzz0Q4fj3ZRA
By Tom Bellwood Last updated at 11:32 AM on 03rd September 2009
Comments (0) Add to My Stories It's official: we can now conclude that transfer deadline day was a non-event this year.
It put the 'dead' into deadline. Which is a real shame as these days it has become a highlight for football fans. And don't even get me started on how excited the Sky Sports News presenters become on transfer day.
Wanted: David James
Over the summer some decent moves have come to pass but the big finale fell flat as many deals collapsed and we were left with an emptiness that only Franck Ribery's failure to leave Bayern Munich can bring.
Still, we're only five months away from the next transfer deadline day in January, so here's the players who will be hoping it is a case of 'better luck next time'.
David JamesYou never like to use the word desperate when referring to a professional footballer, so let's say he was very, very keen on a move away from Fratton Park.
James wanted to team up with former manager Harry Redknapp as point-less Pompey's start to the season is hardly the news that earns you a seat on the plane to South Africa next summer.
Matthew UpsonThe £15million price tag attached to Upson proved too great a burden for potential suitors Spurs to shoulder so he remains a Hammer. But West Ham need the money and the defender wants the move so that should hasten his departure come January.
Hammer for now: Matthew Upson (right) was another Tottenham target
Philippe SenderosOne of the moves that remained firmly under the radar but the Swiss defender has been told he can leave the Emirates. Hull City were in the running and, with the departure of Michael Turner confirmed, they may need more strength in defence later in the season.
Nicky ShoreyThe one that got away! This was, at certain stages, confirmed as a done deal but personal terms could not be agreed and Shorey jumped back in the car to the Midlands. Martin O'Neill's capture of James Collins and Richard Dunne means there is a surplus of defenders at Villa Park so Shorey will have to look elsewhere for regular football.
In the cold: Nicky Shorey (left) has limited chances at Aston Villa
Marouane ChamakhThe Morocco striker was linked with Arsenal and West Ham and will be a free agent next summer, so you can be sure that Bordeaux will be keen to cash in on the 25-year-old. He is hoping that appearances in the Champions League will increase his stock before the transfer window opens again.
Swap stop: Martin Petrov
Martin PetrovNow this was a messy move that involved David Bentley (more of him later) and a possible loan/swap/permanent kind of deal with Spurs.
Petrov was keen on a move as, if you haven't already heard, Manchester City have bought one or two players this summer so he may struggle to hold down a place. On the bench.
Amr ZakiThere may have been a little meddling by Zaki's agent over the last couple of days in an attempt to fashion a move for the Zamalek striker.
The dastardly agent claimed that Portsmouth had made three bids for the Egypt international. The club denied this.
Steve Bruce will claim Pompey have dodged a bullet as he reckons Zaki is 'the worst professional he has ever worked with.' Ouch.
Jeremie AliadiereMiddlesbrough are haemorrhaging players at an alarming rate as the reality of life in the Championship starts to hit home. Aliadiere was all set for Fulham but personal terms saw and end to his move down to the Smoke. You can be sure that Southgate will do his best to off-load the striker in January.
Top target: Franck Ribery remains as Bayern Munich - for now
David BentleyHow do you solve a problem like Dave Bentley? Harry Redknapp has described him as a 'triffic' player (doesn't he always) but all Bentley is doing at the moment is sitting on the bench and watch Aaron Lennon play blinder after blinder. A move in January is a certainty and there will be many clubs after him, well, he is the next David Beckham, after all.
Franck RiberyThings aren't all good in the Bayern camp as a last-minute deal almost materialised after the France international claimed he and manager Louis Van Gaal didn't see eye to eye. 'It is important that you have faith in the coach, but with him (Van Gaal) it is complicated,' said Ribery - cue much stroking of chins in Madrid and west London.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1210852/David-Bentley-Manchester-City-Sportsmails-guide-moves-wait-January-transfer-window.html#ixzz0Q4fj3ZRA
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Blooming defender Sergio Jauregui has been banned by a Bolivian football league tribunal for one-year for kicking Oriente Petrolero player Leonardo Medina in the face in a match on Aug. 23.
The ban went into effect on Wednesday and cannot be appealed.
The incident took place after both players were expelled for pushing each other during the match last month. Following the expulsions, Jauregui then struck Medina in the face and neck with a flying kick that left Medina sprawled on the ground.
Jauregui later apologized publicly for the incident and is reported to have paid Medina's medical bills. Medina was hospitalized for a day and ordered not to play or practice for 12 days.
Officials of Oriente Petrolero had asked for a three-year suspension.
Associated Press
The ban went into effect on Wednesday and cannot be appealed.
The incident took place after both players were expelled for pushing each other during the match last month. Following the expulsions, Jauregui then struck Medina in the face and neck with a flying kick that left Medina sprawled on the ground.
Jauregui later apologized publicly for the incident and is reported to have paid Medina's medical bills. Medina was hospitalized for a day and ordered not to play or practice for 12 days.
Officials of Oriente Petrolero had asked for a three-year suspension.
Associated Press
Bradley Benched For Not Recognizing Mistakes
Michael Bradley was put on the bench for not recognizing his mistakes, according to his manager.
Aug 31, 2009 2:14:29 PM
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Michael Bradley didn't make it on the field over the weekend for Borussia Monchengladbach in their 2-0 win over Mainz, and the decision had nothing to do with his fitness, according to his manager Michael Frontzeck.
Speaking to TorFabik.de, Frontzeck said that Bradley has had problems realizing his mistakes on the pitch.
"He is an ambitious player who usually is in my starting eleven. He didn't play the recent weeks as well as he used to, therefore I wanted to give him a break," Frontzeck said. "But he didn't accept that he was left out for the match, didn't realize his mistakes in the recent matches."
Bradley has been known as a bit of a loose cannon at times, but has been a regular starter since moving to M'Gladbach from Heerenveen ahead of last season. But Frontzeck says that he will have to be able to realize his errors if he wants to improve his game and that the lack of understanding was what kept him out of the squad.
"As a young player, you have to step forward by learning from your mistakes, but Michael didn't want to understand that. Therefore, I left him completely out of the squad," he said.
Bradley will be back with the U.S. National Team this week for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago.
Allen Ramsey, Goal.com
Michael Bradley was put on the bench for not recognizing his mistakes, according to his manager.
Aug 31, 2009 2:14:29 PM
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Michael Bradley didn't make it on the field over the weekend for Borussia Monchengladbach in their 2-0 win over Mainz, and the decision had nothing to do with his fitness, according to his manager Michael Frontzeck.
Speaking to TorFabik.de, Frontzeck said that Bradley has had problems realizing his mistakes on the pitch.
"He is an ambitious player who usually is in my starting eleven. He didn't play the recent weeks as well as he used to, therefore I wanted to give him a break," Frontzeck said. "But he didn't accept that he was left out for the match, didn't realize his mistakes in the recent matches."
Bradley has been known as a bit of a loose cannon at times, but has been a regular starter since moving to M'Gladbach from Heerenveen ahead of last season. But Frontzeck says that he will have to be able to realize his errors if he wants to improve his game and that the lack of understanding was what kept him out of the squad.
"As a young player, you have to step forward by learning from your mistakes, but Michael didn't want to understand that. Therefore, I left him completely out of the squad," he said.
Bradley will be back with the U.S. National Team this week for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago.
Allen Ramsey, Goal.com
St Johnstone star Peter MacDonald gets goat blood injections to cure hamstring problem
Sep 2 2009 By Neil Cameron
ST JOHNSTONE star Peter MacDonald yesterday revealed he's spent the summer having goat's blood pumped into his hamstring.
And the striker believes all the injections - he's had more than 50 of them - may have just saved his career.
The treatment may sound a touch voodoo but any fears MacDonald had were blown away by the fact Arjen Robben was in the next room undergoing a medical by the same doctor ahead of his £20million move from Real Madrid to Bayern Munch.
German doc Wilhelm Muller-Wolfhart, a world expert in treating hamstring problems, works for the Munich giants and has helped some of sport's biggest names - including sprint sensation Usain Bolt - get back to full fitness.
MacDonald has suffered long-term problems with his hamstring and kept breaking down last season.
It was this frustration that made him turn to Muller-Wolfhart who soon educated him in the wonders of goat's blood, which helps the muscle to heal quickly and is used to treat pulls and tears.
MacDonald has now been given a clean bill of health and he prays it stays that way.
The Perth hitman said: "The club sent me to the best for treatment. Muller-Wolfhart is the Bayern and Germany team doctor and he's treated high-profile Premiership footballers such as Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard as well as Olympic athletes.
"The specialist said my hamstring was too tight and I had goat's blood injections. That's the best for loosening it off.
"I'm grateful to the gaffer, Derek McInnes, physio Nick Sommersgill and managing director Stewart Duff for sending me to Germany for treatment.
"At times it was uncomfortable because I had an epidural and more than 50 jags over four days.
"The specialist said my hamstring was too tight and I had goat's blood injections. That's the best for loosening it off.
"I'll build up running this week and look to start training next week. I've to get rubs from the physio and do plenty of stretching during the international break.
"I've got a clean bill of health and that's great news. But I'll concentrate on training before thinking about games."
Sep 2 2009 By Neil Cameron
ST JOHNSTONE star Peter MacDonald yesterday revealed he's spent the summer having goat's blood pumped into his hamstring.
And the striker believes all the injections - he's had more than 50 of them - may have just saved his career.
The treatment may sound a touch voodoo but any fears MacDonald had were blown away by the fact Arjen Robben was in the next room undergoing a medical by the same doctor ahead of his £20million move from Real Madrid to Bayern Munch.
German doc Wilhelm Muller-Wolfhart, a world expert in treating hamstring problems, works for the Munich giants and has helped some of sport's biggest names - including sprint sensation Usain Bolt - get back to full fitness.
MacDonald has suffered long-term problems with his hamstring and kept breaking down last season.
It was this frustration that made him turn to Muller-Wolfhart who soon educated him in the wonders of goat's blood, which helps the muscle to heal quickly and is used to treat pulls and tears.
MacDonald has now been given a clean bill of health and he prays it stays that way.
The Perth hitman said: "The club sent me to the best for treatment. Muller-Wolfhart is the Bayern and Germany team doctor and he's treated high-profile Premiership footballers such as Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard as well as Olympic athletes.
"The specialist said my hamstring was too tight and I had goat's blood injections. That's the best for loosening it off.
"I'm grateful to the gaffer, Derek McInnes, physio Nick Sommersgill and managing director Stewart Duff for sending me to Germany for treatment.
"At times it was uncomfortable because I had an epidural and more than 50 jags over four days.
"The specialist said my hamstring was too tight and I had goat's blood injections. That's the best for loosening it off.
"I'll build up running this week and look to start training next week. I've to get rubs from the physio and do plenty of stretching during the international break.
"I've got a clean bill of health and that's great news. But I'll concentrate on training before thinking about games."
A new soccer championship (league), potentially an alternative to Major League Soccer (MLS), will be created in the United States next season unless a dispute between clubs and their league can be resolved.
The United Soccer Leagues (USL), which runs soccer from the professional division below the top tier MLS down to regional youth leagues, faces losing at least eight of its leading professional clubs.
The USL, founded in 1986, was owned by Nike until last week when it was sold to Atlanta-based company Nu Rock Soccer Holdings, a move which foiled a bid by a consortium of leading clubs to purchase the league.
Now those clubs, including franchises in major cities such as Miami, Atlanta and Minnesota are threatening to breakaway and form a new league.
A statement from the eight teams talked of a "commitment to achieving a team-owner controlled league" and said the group would pursue all avenues to do so.
Selby Wellman, owner of the Carolina Railhawks and spokesman for the eight teams, said a breakaway league was on the agenda.
"It is certainly one of the options," he told Reuters in an interview. "We are clearly at odds with USL, we have been at odds with them for two years over the fact that we are the only league in the world that doesn't have (team) owners controlling it," he added.
Selby said the teams, which also include franchises in Montreal and Vancouver in Canada and Tampa Bay and St.Louis, would be open to a compromise with the USL but that he was not optimistic common ground could be found.
"I have to be honest and say that my expectations of it are quite low -- if you just bought a league for that money and put it in Nike's pockets you are probably unwilling to turn it over to other people.
"We have been at this for two years..we are not willing to start all over again and drag it out for another year or so. Quite frankly we are tired."
USL CEO Tim Holt said: "We've seen the announcement, which contains several incorrect statements but we don't want to comment right now.
"At the moment we are focussed on and excited about preparing the future of our professional divisions, we would prefer not to get caught up in a war of words."
(Source: Reuters)
The United Soccer Leagues (USL), which runs soccer from the professional division below the top tier MLS down to regional youth leagues, faces losing at least eight of its leading professional clubs.
The USL, founded in 1986, was owned by Nike until last week when it was sold to Atlanta-based company Nu Rock Soccer Holdings, a move which foiled a bid by a consortium of leading clubs to purchase the league.
Now those clubs, including franchises in major cities such as Miami, Atlanta and Minnesota are threatening to breakaway and form a new league.
A statement from the eight teams talked of a "commitment to achieving a team-owner controlled league" and said the group would pursue all avenues to do so.
Selby Wellman, owner of the Carolina Railhawks and spokesman for the eight teams, said a breakaway league was on the agenda.
"It is certainly one of the options," he told Reuters in an interview. "We are clearly at odds with USL, we have been at odds with them for two years over the fact that we are the only league in the world that doesn't have (team) owners controlling it," he added.
Selby said the teams, which also include franchises in Montreal and Vancouver in Canada and Tampa Bay and St.Louis, would be open to a compromise with the USL but that he was not optimistic common ground could be found.
"I have to be honest and say that my expectations of it are quite low -- if you just bought a league for that money and put it in Nike's pockets you are probably unwilling to turn it over to other people.
"We have been at this for two years..we are not willing to start all over again and drag it out for another year or so. Quite frankly we are tired."
USL CEO Tim Holt said: "We've seen the announcement, which contains several incorrect statements but we don't want to comment right now.
"At the moment we are focussed on and excited about preparing the future of our professional divisions, we would prefer not to get caught up in a war of words."
(Source: Reuters)
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