Chelsea defender Ashley Cole did not taunt Manchester City players in the Stamford Bridge tunnel after his side’s victory between the teams on Monday, according to the London club.
Goals from Raul Meireles and Frank Lampard cancelled out Mario Balotelli’s opener to keep The Blues in the hunt for the Premier League title, and close the gap between themselves and the leaders to seven points.
Etihad Stadium boss Roberto Mancini had suggested that the England full back was ungracious in victory on Monday night, and may have teased the defeated team straight after the game, causing a fracas in the tunnel.
Despite the Italian coach’s comments, Chelsea have released a statement defending Cole.
“Contrary to reports, Ashley Cole did not say anything to the opposition in the tunnel after Monday’s game,” Chelsea’s official website states.
“Ashley has huge respect for the players and staff at Manchester City, many of whom he knows personally and calls friends.”
Chelsea travel to take on Wigan at the DW Stadium on Saturday, and will look to build on their win over City earlier in the week.
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Owen Coyle will confirm his reputation as the best young manager in Britain if Bolton Wanderers reach the FA Cup final at Stoke’s expense.Coyle, 44, made his name in Scotland with St Johnstone, where he reached the semi-finals of the League Cup and Scottish Cup.
He took over at Burnley in November 2007, guiding the team to English Premier League promotion via the Championship playoffs in his first full season in charge.
Coyle moved to Bolton in January 2010 and secured the club’s top-flight status by finishing 14th.
Their transformation under Coyle this season has been impressive.
Stalwart Kevin Davies has formed an effective partnership with Sweden international Johan Elmander in attack, supplemented by the signing of Daniel Sturridge on loan from Chelsea.
South Korean Lee Chung-Yong and USA international Stuart Holden have impressed in midfield, although the latter has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.
Gary Cahill’s performances in defence have earned him full international honours with England and made him one of the standout centre-backs in the Premier League this season.
Bolton are eighth in the table, just behind traditional heavyweights Everton and Liverpool.
After beginning their Cup campaign with a third-round victory over lowly York City, Bolton have beaten the likes of Wigan, Fulham and League Cup winners Birmingham to reach the last four of the FA Cup.
They must overcome more Premier League opposition in the shape of Stoke City if they are to reach the final, where one of Manchester United or Manchester City will await.
While not yet mathematically safe from relegation, Stoke are 12th in the table and appear set for a fourth consecutive campaign in the Premier League next season.
They have beaten Championship and League One high-flyers in the form of Cardiff and Brighton respectively, as well as Premier League opponents Wolves and West Ham to reach the semi-finals.
The two teams have one victory apiece from their league meetings this season, with Bolton winning 2-1 at home in October and Stoke coming out on top 2-0 at the Britannia Stadium in January.
As well as Holden, Bolton will be missing fullback Samuel Ricketts from the regular line-up for Sunday’s match at Wembley Stadium.
Stoke are without defenders Danny Higginbotham and Abdoulaye Faye, together with season-long absentee Mamady Sidibe.
On-loan striker John Carew is in doubt with a back problem.
Bolton won their last match 3-0 at home to West Ham United, while Stoke went down 3-2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
It is the fourth time Stoke have reached the semi-final stage of the FA Cup, but they are yet to reach a final.
Bolton meanwhile have lifted the trophy four times in their history, but the last triumph was back in 1958.
If Coyle can take Bolton all the way and emulate that feat, it will not be long before one of the country’s biggest clubs come calling.
When Carson Yeung arrived at St Andrews he made it clear that promoting Birmingham City in China and the Far East was prevalent in his plans and the pre-season tour which the club have undertaken will have gone a long way in contributing to the chairman’s desired exploitation of a football hungry nation.
Alex McLeish had warned that the trip could not become a ‘circus’ with commercial and PR duties, which were organised by Yeung’s hierarchy, taking priority over important footballing work and training ahead of Blues’ opening game against Sunderland in August.
However, I like many Blues’ fans believe the right balance has been struck and both McLeish and the board will come away delighted with the trip, safe in the knowledge that the club’s profile has been raised harmoniously with the squad’s fitness levels.
It is in the future that Blues may reap the rewards of this particular market as exemplified by Manchester United in the past with their long-run China strategy which saw MUTV added to CCTV5, the government-owned sports cable channel. It is estimated that there are 5.3 million to 8 million supporters of Manchester United in the far-east and if Blues can take heed from this and get anywhere near a similar amount it is bound to be big business.
Despite their being “teething problems” during the adventure for Blues, particularly the state of the Birds Nest Stadium pitch when Blues defeated Beijing Guoan, the Blues boss thanked everyone who had supported their fortnights stay when speaking to www.bcfc.com.
McLeish said: “I’d like to thank everyone in Hong Kong and China for welcoming us with open arms and for being so polite and hospitable throughout.
“Everyone from the club has met some wonderful people and it is an education and experience we will carry with us in a positive manner for a very long time.
“We come away with three wins, which is pleasing because we want to win matches. But most importantly we are on the right road with regards to our preparation for the forthcoming Barclays Premier League campaign.”
Another thing that will undoubtedly please McLeish is the tour form of his Scottish compatriot Garry O’Connor who scored 3 goals in as many games, perhaps vindicating the decision to extend his contract until the end of 2010.
O’Connor missed most of the 2009–10 season due to undergoing two operations on a hip injury and having helped to maintain a 100% record in the far-east for McLeish’s men he has recently vowed to return a different player next season.
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Ever since the Bosman ruling came in to effect the possibility for clubs to snap up players for a bargain price has been a reality. Summer transfers like Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri proved the power of players to force a move to other clubs and arguably for a cheaper price than expected. As we approach the January transfer window there are a number of players in either the last six or eighteen months of their contract who could be available for transfer. Whether it is because they no longer wish to continue with their current club or the club no longer sees their services as necessary varies from player to player but one thing that doesn’t is the potential for a few million pounds to be knocked off their asking price. For many of the clubs they know it is the last chance saloon to either sell these players in January, persuade them to sign a new contract or risk losing them for nothing at the end of the season. For most clubs the only real option will be facilitate the sale of these players for as much as being sports clubs they are also businesses.
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Betting on football seems to be the new national sport, judging by TV adverts anyway. It is big business, around the world, though in some parts, for example the odd country or two in Asia, it is still illegal to bet. In Turkey I was only allowed to bet using the state bookmakers (though the owner of the local internet café knew a way round this). In this country we take betting on just about anything for granted.
Many footballers too love a bet, as we all know. Many a footballer has frittered away fortunes gambling, be it on football, horses, or in a casino. Under current regulations, a footballer can gamble on any competition which is team is not involved in, though the FA were apparently considering tightening these regulations a few months ago. There was a meeting planned, so it seems they’re pretty serious about it too.
The fact is that as much as I love football, and will watch just about anything (including an Albania v Wales U18 match once to annoy a housemate who wanted to watch Buffy), without a distinct preference for one team in a football match, it simply isn’t that interesting, and a bet is a good way to solve that.
I used to do the odd accumulator to make games you had no interest in more interesting. Naturally two hours later you’d be cursing how Celtic managed only a draw at home to Caledonian Thistle, or how Everton lost 2-0 at home to Wolves. But now there’s a new addiction, it costs me only a couple of pounds every Saturday, namely the “goals, goals, goals” coupon, whereby you pick as many games as you want, and both teams have to score in each game at any point for the bet to come in.
And the array of things you can bet on are astonishing. The first thing to happen in the match (a booking is no longer an option since Vinnie Jones retired), the number of corners, time of first goal, first goal scorer, last goal scorer, number of fouls, number of substitutions, the number of players wearing gloves, even the number of times Drogba falls to the ground (to the nearest 10). But boredom makes you bet on the most obscure of games, and the most obscure combinations like the ones listed for the England game below. Chesterfield to win both halves was a successful one for me. Less so was Doncaster to be drawing at half-time but winning at full-time. More than 8 corners in the first half of Crewe v Accrington was tempting, but I resisted. It’s not just football of course – William Hill offered 16/1 on Kenneth Clarke falling asleep during this week’s budget statement. They paid out too!
On Saturday afternoon, Wales will take on England. Now you could just have a bet on the score. Perhaps a flutter on the first goal scorer. Or the two combined (the hard-to-win scorecast). But if you’re feeling a bit more adventurous, how about a bet on whether there will be a penalty, which half has the most goals, how many substitutions are made, or a bet on England to win from behind, or to win to nil or win one half only, or to win by over two goals or there to be under 2.5 goals in the match or…….
Every single action on the football pitch has been covered by bookmakers. And everything off it too. A popular bet has been the “next manager to be dismissed” market. There’s nothing quite like betting on someone else’s misery. Or maybe it’s just wishful thinking. Or more likely, you heard a rumour on twitter that William Hill had stopped taking bets on <insert name of under-pressure manager> to be the next Premiership manager to be dismissed. Or a mate knows someone who knows someone high up at Anfield who has heard that <insert name of out-of-work manager> will be appointed soon, they just need to iron out a few small details. It was such folly that made me bet £5 on Kenny Dalglish to replace Rafa Benitez, after someone on a football message board said he had heard from a “very reliable source” that he’d be appointed the next morning. Ah well, only 6 months out.
As a child I was allowed one bet a year – £2 was given to me to speculate on the Grand National, and I would spend days perusing the form, and the odds, before finally deciding on which losing horses to back. And when I reached my teens I would accompany my dad to the bookies, and all the other once-a-year gamblers were there cramming the place full, annoying the regular gamblers and sending them and their smoke out into the street. Nowadays bookies are much more sanitary places, but I have barely stepped foot in one in years. There’s no need when I can do it online, and even from my phone. There’s an app for that. It does take away one of life’s simple pleasures though – it’s hard to rip up a virtual betting slip.
There are swathes of offers from bookmakers as they compete for business, and they advertise heavily in newspapers, online and on TV. No live game is complete without Ray Winstone on your screen at half-time, doing his best “ooooh Betty” Frank Spencer impression as live odds appear over his left shoulder. Don’t talk to me about the lads’ Betfair couch though – I get the urge to commit violent acts just thinking about it.
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But the internet has offered another option to the sporting gambler. Rather than betting on games, why not offer the bets instead? Yes, instead of backing a certain bet, you can lay it, meaning you are now the bookmaker. From experience this is a far more nerve-wracking option, as the stakes are higher, but if in your mind you see no way that Manchester United can lose to Bolton, then laying a Bolton victory becomes in your mind a license to print money. What could possibly go wrong?
Gambling should of course always be done for fun, with stakes that you can afford to lose, a principle that serves me well and avoids sleepless nights. But it’s not just about money – there’s a certain buzz to be had when a bet comes in, large or small. And smug satisfaction – you have taken money off a bookmaker, and it’ll be a good two days before they get it back again. Not smiling now are you Fred Done?
Everton manager David Moyes has distanced himself from rumours linking USA international Landon Donovan with a return to Goodison Park.
The 28-year-old spent three months on loan with the Toffees from LA Galaxy at the beginning of the year before impressing in this summer's World Cup finals.
Donovan had said that he was keen on returning to the club, but Moyes admitted:"We'd love to have Landon but he looks too expensive for us and we just don't have it.
"We don't have the finances. The price the MLS want for him is very big and it's an additional problem because of his age.
"All we've done is spend £1million on Magaye Gueye so far. Jermaine Beckford and Jan Mucha were free, so we've spent no money by Premier League standards and will probably be the ones who spend the least this season."
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Player power is ever increasing in football and the situation is only becoming more unbalanced. As the Carlos Tevez saga rumbles on like some boring omnibus that climaxed weeks ago yet continues to run we are left wondering what Man City’s real options are? Don’t confuse my disdain for Tevez as sympathy for City, of which I have none, but it seems to me that Man City’s rights are not really protected here. What can they really do to punish a player they paid around £40m for who now refuses to play?
Suspension
Yes they can suspend Tevez, they have already done this and whilst they don’t necessarily have to pay him during this time is this punishment enough? The player is refusing to come back and train at City long after his suspension has finished therefore it appears that this punishment carries little actual threat to the Argentine striker.
Fines
They can fine him. They’ve done this too, but what does it matter to a man that earns a reported £200,000 a week if he is fined half a million, or a million, or more? Before the year is out he will have regained all of that money so it makes little difference to him. Monetary threats to footballers are not really threats at all. They will always make the money back from the person who is normally fining them. It is a farce.
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Sacking
They can sack Tevez which alleviates the problem of having to pay the ungrateful culprit and then they no longer have to deal with the problems he presents. However again Tevez doesn’t even want to be at City. Being sacked is exactly what he does want then he would be free to go and ply his trade wherever he saw fit. Probably back in Argentina. Moreover they would never recover any of the hefty price tag which they paid for him. They can sue him if they were to dismiss the forward but reports suggest that they would only receive about £17m which would be less than half of the asking price they have set for the striker.
So…
So then what are their real options? Incorporating him back in to the team or selling him. Because of the relatively small amount of compensation that would be involved in sacking Tevez then selling him makes for a better option but with such a high price tag and huge wage demands there are few likely candidates around to purchase the South American. And the other option, bringing him back in to the fold, has already been attempted by Mancini who said that if Carlos apologised there was still a place for him in Manchester. However the player’s latest antics are sure to have scuppered any chance of that ever happening.
So now City are in a position whereby unless they drop their asking price dramatically there is little chance of selling him and they have exhausted their other options. FIFA must watch this episode carefully because precedents are set easily in football as Jean-Marc Bosman proved. If the right solution to this problem is not reached then it will be another huge step towards diminished power f football clubs. If Man City with all their financial clout cannot control and punish their players then what chance do the clubs that need money stand?
FIFA can step in and solve this problem. They can perhaps threaten to impose a worldwide ban on Tevez if he refuses to cooperate. This would do two things: firstly it would show players that even if they think they are bigger than their club they are not bigger than football. It will make an example of Tevez and even though he may not wish to play football for the next year or two other players will. This will act as a huge deterrent for other trouble-making players who think they are bigger than their employers. Secondly it could force Tevez to play ball with City. If he is sacked, sued and then cannot play football which would provide a source of income for him then he would have to rethink his position.
At the moment Tevez holds all the cards and it is the responsibility of FIFA to help out his parent club. Not just for City but for all clubs who may experience similar issues in the future. If Tevez gets away with his actions this time then what is top stop any player simply refusing to play next time he wants to move clubs or doesn’t get on with his manager. FIFA are often in the news for the wrong reasons, it’s time for a change.
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Continuing our new series – this week’s “Masterplan” considers the midfield – without doubt the key area for all Fantasy Managers in a season which has seen the 3-5-2 established as the dominant formation.
The Problem
We’ve an embarrassment of riches in midfield areas. With Nani remaining almost essential and with double gameweek’s looming for the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea, how do we best configure our midfield selection to maximise returns?
Plan A
The safe option, packed with confirmed big-hitters boasting set-piece dominance.
Both Chelsea and Arsenal have to be a priority given that they face double fixtures in gameweek 33. Both have decent attacking form and offer options with the potential to “explode” with double figure returns. Frank Lampard looks by far the best option in Carlo Ancelotti’s midfield which reduces funds for the other four slots. Samir Nasri perhaps presents the best pick in the Arsenal engine room right now, although he could be vulnerable to rotation with Arsene Wenger also presented with plethora of options. Cesc Fabregas, given the selection of Lampard looks an expensive choice; as for Andrey Arshavin – can we really trust him to hold his form? Debatable and a risk as a result.
Nani is a given – it’s just too much of a gamble to overlook him. That leaves two spots with Rafael Van der Vaart, Ashley Young, Charlie Adam and Tim Cahill all offer strong appeal in the mid-price. Budget options meanwhile include the in-form Jamie O’Hara, Villa’s Marc Albrighton and the double gameweek appeal of Birmingham’s Craig Gardner.
For me, Van der Vaart is just too influential to overlook – there’s a risk that he’ll be rested but setbacks for Gareth Bale and Aaaron Lennon looks to have secured his starts for decent short-term fixtures, even with the Champions League tie with Real Madrid beckoning.
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That leaves one spot – and, budget permitting, Ashley Young and his set-pieces just about edges over Tim Cahill, with Charlie Adam lined up for a transfer in for gameweek 33 to catch three consecutive home matches.
Plan B
A lighter option, still reliant on a couple of heavyweights but with two cut price selections and just a hint of a differential.
Go for Nani, Lampard and Nasri to capture the gameweek 33 doubles and then opt for Jamie O’Hara with either Adam or Albrighton taking up the fifth spot. Albrighton might well fair better over his next two gameweeks (eve NEW), with Adam facing a gameweek 34 clash with Arsenal. That’s his first of four home matches however, a factor that will surely see him get the nod for many Fantasy Managers from gameweek 33.
Plan C
Differentials are the objective here with a mini-league gap to close, although the foundations remain sound with two reliable expensive options.
Keep Nani and opt for Lampard to protect against big scores but go for the less popular Arshavin to cover the Arsenal double fixture. Gamble on Tim Cahill’s fitness for his three favourable fixtures (AVL wol BLA) and look to Villa’s Marc Albrighton to cover their kind run. Use the final slot to really hunt that differential – take a risk on the in-form Luka Modric who is pulling in Bonus points and could find goals and assists given Tottenham’s run of forthcoming opponents (wig STK ARS WBA). It’s still important to keep Adam on the watchlist for his run of home games.
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With Paul Scholes set to retire at the end of next season, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has turned his attention towards securing a replacement for the side’s long-serving creative fulcrum. Given his stellar performances at the World Cup and for club side Inter Milan last season, it is unsurprising to hear Wesley Sneijder linked with a move to the Old Trafford. Is the Dutchman the man to succeed Scholes in the long run?
Currently joint-top scorer at this summer’s World Cup, Holland international Wesley Sneijder’s exploits over the last 12 months have seen him rightly heralded as one of the world’s best midfielders. With his international side just one win away from securing a first World Cup triumph, Sneijder is poised to become the first player in history to win a domestic/continental club treble and World Cup within the same season. Historical achievements aside, Sneijder is a lavishly gifted footballer, equipped with a great first touch, superb technique and excellent vision. Sneijder is also somewhat of a set-piece specialist, and could claim the Old Trafford free-kick specialist role vacated by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Former Wigan Athletic defender Arjan de Zeuww has also highlighted Sneijder’s two-footedness, stating “I can see why people compare him to Scholes in his younger days but Wes can strike a ball equally well with either foot. I remember playing against Scholesy and if he was on the edge of the box you’d at least try and get him on his left, which wasn’t quite as strong. But Sneijder can hit it just as well with both.”
Tactically, Sneijder could prove to be an ideal acquisition for Manchester United. Due to his versatility, the 26-year-old would be capable of slotting into Manchester United’s domestic (4-4-2) and European (4-5-1) formations. With Sneijder currently operating ‘in the hole’ for both club and country, many believe that the former Real Madrid man would be an excellent foil for Manchester United talisman Wayne Rooney.
However, some question marks remain over Sneijder’s pedigree. A meagre haul of just 19 goals over the last three seasons indicates that he is far less prolific than the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. Critics have also pointed to patches of inconsistent form during his time at Real Madrid.
However, despite these niggling doubts, Sneijder has emphatically proved over the last 12 months that he is a world-class creative midfielder. In addition to replacing Scholes, Sir Alex Ferguson will be keen to reclaim the Premier League crown from rivals Chelsea. With Chelsea expected to spend big this summer, Ferguson will be looking to secure at least one genuinely world-class signing in order to compete next season. Sneijder undeniably fits the bill, and could prove to be a fantastic signing for Manchester United this summer.
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Wayne Rooney has admitted that he was devastated by the three match ban handed down by Uefa after his red card against Montenegro, and would understand if Fabio Capello left him out of England’s Euro 2012 squad.
The Manchester United striker kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic in The Three Lions final qualifying fixture in Podgorica, and the governing body punished the attacker with the maximum possible suspension.
With Rooney set to miss the entire group stage of the tournament in Ukraine and Poland next year, the FA has not yet decided whether to appeal Uefa’s decision, and Capello is tossing up whether to bring him to the competition.
“I am disappointed with it,” Rooney told The Guardian.
“I’ve got no excuse but I still feel the punishment is a bit harsh. All the details we have been waiting for came through so we will be making a decision as to whether we will be appealing.
“Obviously that is my own fault so I can’t really complain. It will be a bonus if it is cut by one game. And I thank the Montenegro player [Dzudovic] who has sent an email to Uefa saying that he felt the punishment was too harsh. He didn’t have to do that.
“It was stupid. I regretted it as soon as I did it. I honestly don’t know why I did it. It was one of those moments which I live to regret now. There was no tackle on me beforehand, so it wasn’t retaliation.
“I didn’t set out to ‘beat’ him; it just happened. I just can’t explain it but, obviously, it’s devastating for me,” he stated.
A national debate has ensued whether or not Rooney should be included in the European Championships squad, with opinion split down the middle. If he was omitted from the travelling party, Rooney would understand due to his three match ineligibility.
“I will understand if I am not in the squad because I’ll be missing out on those first three games at the minute and he has to look at other players – it is as simple as that. I want to play but I understand if I don’t,” he concluded.
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Fabio Capello is set to leave Rooney out of the international friendlies against Spain and Sweden, as the striker’s selection for Euro 2012 hangs in the balance.