It has been reported that most of the dead were security officers. At the moment 74 people were confirmed dead while a number of people were injured as well. Witnesses said that some supporters were armed with knives and that the match had a apprehensive atmosphere from the beginning. The post-match scene looked like a war-zone rather than a football match.

Egypt Football Violence, 1 Feb 2012

Remaining matches have been cancelled and emergency parliamentary sessions have been called for.

The record was for achieving a winning streak of 36 consecutive games surpassing the previous record set by Eastern Suburbs in the NSWRL which lasted for 74 years.

On the rainy Saturday night, Roar took the lead through Berisha in the 23rd minute and from then on continued the on slaught. Nakajima-Farran scored two more in the 33rd and 41st minute while Berisha piled on the pressure on Perth scoring on the 45th minute. Brisbane Roar were up 4-0 at half time.

Post half-time Brisbane Roar were raring to get out and continue their fluid play. On the other hand, Perth Glory tried to counter through substitutions. Steven McGarry and Andrezinho were brought at half-time. Perth Glory also made some tactical changes which stopped the goals from Brisbane but it seemed liked nothing could curb the Roars’ spirit.

Spain- World Cup 2010 winners as well as Euro champions are in the top group of seeds which also include Netherlands and Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland and Ukraine. Spain and Poland will be in group A whereas Netherlands and Ukraine are paired in group D.

Liverpool took the lead through Maxi in the 33rd minute after the visitors started off brightly. Chelsea tried their best but luck did not seem to favour them as Drogba came close to netting a free-kick. However, after Daniel Sturridge came on as a subsitute post half-time, he helped Chelsea equalise.

Old Team-mates battle it out

Both sides attacked and counter-attacked as well as had some defensive goof ups which led to the goals being scored. A draw seemed to the best result but Johnson had other ideas. He brilliantly controlled Adam’s cross and slotted the ball into the corner of Chelsea’s net.

The Blues were comfortably beaten by Arsenal, 1-3. Arsenal’s Alex Song, Cesc Fabregas and Theo Walcott scored the goals for the Gunners. Carlo Ancelotti’s team have managed just six points from the last 24!

Theo Walcott and Cesc Fabregas celebrate a goal.

Branislav Ivanovic pulled one back for the visitors but to no avail.

“We have matured, I have said that many times. Let’s hope it strengthens our belief for the championship and our belief that we are on the right track,”

said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

“Today we were disciplined, mature and we played for each other. There’s still some room for improvement and I’m confident the team will continue to train hard and focus well together.” Arsenal have moved to 35 points from 18 games with unbeaten leaders Manchester United on 37 having played a game less. Chelsea, who started the season in scintillating form but have forgotten how to win, remain in fourth place on 31.”

“The table is not good but this is the reality,” Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti told Sky Sports. “We have to play better and wake up. I am not worried. I have to work and you will have to ask the owner (Roman Abramovich about my future).”

The defeat leaves Chelsea 10 points worse off than at this stage last season and their title chances looking slim.

“I prefer to see some of the younger lads winning the award,”

the 29-year-old said after coming top in the poll of sports journalists.

“Please, don’t vote for me anymore.”

Bulgaria’s all-time leading scorer, with 48 goals, quit the Balkan country’s national team in May citing fatigue and family commitments but enjoyed a successful year at United. Last month, he became only the fourth player to score five times in one Premier League match when he helped destroy Blackburn Rovers in a 7-1 win. Berbatov expects to spend the rest of his career at United.

He told reporters:

“I fought to have a chance to play for United and now I can only go down if I leave,” “Why I should do this? It would be better to retire.”

Gaziantepspor striker Ivelin Popov and Twente Enschede goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov came second and third in the poll.

The Russian side have been charged over the improper conduct of their supporters, whose actions brought about a 20-minute delay early in proceedings.

MSK Zilina

The Dutch referee Kevin Blom led the players off the field after flares were thrown on to the pitch. The visiting team re-emerged to plead with their own fans for calm, only to be met by a fresh barrage, before the game eventually resumed.

Eventually, Spartak won the match 2-1.

MSK Zilina face a charge of insufficient organisation and another count of improper conduct by the team after their players received five yellow cards during the game.

Both cases will be heard at Thursday’s meeting of the UEFA control and disciplinary body.

The Indian owners believe the club should be fourth or fifth in the Premier League.

Allardyce said he was “shocked and disappointed” after being axed on Monday despite the club winning four of its last seven league games and being five points off the top six.

Other Premier League managers also voiced out their opinions. Sir Alex Ferguson called the decision “absolutely ridiculous”.

The Rovers’ club owners stated:

“We do not mean anything bad for Sam Allardyce but we feel that we need to take the club up in the league and grow.”

“We want Blackburn Rovers to be fourth or fifth in the league or even better. It is nothing against Sam but we have a different vision looking forward and we want the club to grow.

“We had been talking to Sam in the past few weeks but he did not fit in with our vision for the club’s future. We wanted good football, wanted the games to be interesting and of course wanted to win and to have good players.”

She also added:

“The fans should trust us and have belief in us because this is in the best interests of the club. Our thinking now is that it will be a British manager, but we are open if there is an outstanding candidate: someone who would be really, really good for the club.”

Assistant coach Steve Kean will take over first-team duties until Rovers find a new manager.

Ji Sung Park must be feeling on cloud 9 right now as he helped The Red Devils secure a win over rivals, the Gunners.

United scored with four minutes to go before halftime. The South Korean midfielder, Park headed in a Nani cross which caught a deflection off Arsenal defender Gael Clichy.
They missed a chance to go 2-0 up when Wayne Rooney fired a penalty over the bar.
The hosts remained unbeaten in the league this season with the best home record. Arsenal’s performance lacked any luster, they are now two points behind United in the league table.
The Gunners struggled to keep possession when they got near the box and the usually devastating combination of Marouane Chamakh and Samir Nasri looked disjointed.
United were keen to test young Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, making his first Premier League appearance. Szczesny made some excellent saves, first from Anderson and an attempted lob by Rooney.

Arsenal fans started chanting; “We want Cesc Fabregas” at the start of the second half and with less than half an hour to go manager Arsene Wenger consented. The skipper was out with a hamstring injury came on with Robin van Persie. But it was United who created the better chances.