Tue, November 14th 2006
Plymouth manager Ian Holloway entered the row over women officials in his own inimitable way:
“I don’t care what sex, creed or colour you are… as long as they’re in the right areas of the ground. I don’t want them coming in the dressing room looking at everybody with the wangers hanging out! That’s not right…”
Macclesfield will investigate the incident when play was suspended in the FA Cup draw with Walsall after a number of balls were thrown on to the pitch.
About 20 balls were launched from outside the club’s Mose Rose stadium, landing at the Star Lane end.
From: BBC with picture
Tue, November 7th 2006
Last week, Arsene Wenger was promoting the use of video evidence. This week he might not be so sure:
The Football Association has, meanwhile, asked for video evidence of their [Wenger and Pardew’s] altercation and several other incidents that followed West Ham’s 1-0 win over Arsenal.
From: The Guardian
Mon, November 6th 2006
Barcelona and Brazil’s Ronaldinho has been named the world’s top player for the second time in succession in FIFPro’s poll of over 40,000 players worldwide.
Tue, October 31st 2006
Barcelona 2 - Chelsea 2
After Didier Drogba’s injury time equaliser you could be forgiven for thinking Mourinho’s Chelsea had beaten Barcelona, such was the the psychological blow that the Spanish club’s players seemed to receive.
Wed, October 25th 2006
Fifa has revealed that 58% of players who were given treatment for injuries at the World Cup turned out not to be injured.
From: The Sun
Tue, October 24th 2006
You can only wonder what the reaction to this would have been if the foreigner had done this to the England international, and not vice-versa.
West Ham’s Javier Mascherano believes Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe should have been sent off for appearing to bite the midfielder in Sunday’s match.
From: BBC
Any chance of action by the FA is slight because the referee dealt with the incident at the time, deeming it a bookable offence. FIFA does not permit further action unless the referee has not seen it.
Mon, October 23rd 2006
Platini believes no country should be allowed more than three teams in the competition. The Premiership has four in action.. with Italy and Spain also entitled to a quartet, while France and Germany have three apiece.
From: The Guardian
Here’s a cunning idea: why not only allow champions to enter the Champions League - the clue’s in the trophy’s title isn’t it? Oh, and make it a straight knockout tournament again while you’re at it.
The difference in intensity in the recent Chelsea/Barcelona game from the previous seasons’ encounters is evidence enough that the group stages are a waste of time.
Wed, October 18th 2006
Following wins over Latvia and Spain, Northern Ireland have soared to 45th, breaking into the top 50 for the first time in over 10 years. They are are now four places above the Republic of Ireland, who have fallen six places to 49th following five defeats in seven matches under Steve Staunton, including a 5-2 rout by Cyprus.
Under Sanchez, Northern Ireland have risen from 124th place
From: The Guardian
See also: FIFA Rankings
League Two side Darlington have outlined their reasons for sacking manager David Hodgson.
The club said the decision followed their own investigation into an alleged breach of Football League rules concerning payments to agents.
From: BBC
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