- October 20th, 2009 matches roundup
- Mike Jones refereeing deflated!
Referee from the controversial Sunderland v Liverpool encounter might face the axe from the remainder of the Premier League. He had earlier adjudged the “beach-ball goal” legitimate, which helped Sunderland secure a win over The Reds. - Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea
Drogba put Chelsea ahead with a nice touch to get some space and then a shot on goal that could’ve been saved by Fridel.
Villa later equalized through a corner, scored by Dunne. The second Villa goal came from another set-piece, when Collins was left unmarked in the box. - Manchester City and Arsenal are tracking Italy Under 21 defender Angelo Ogbonna
He currently plays with Turin, but following the club’s relegation to Serie B, its only a matter of time before his departure. - Liverpool star duo out
Both Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are out of The Reds fixture against Sunderland on Saturday, due to injuries acquired during international duty. Liverpool have to also cope with more injury worries with defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos injuring his knee in Greece’s win over Luxembourg. Rafael Benitez said“They (Gerrard and Torres) are both at roughly the same stage of their recovery, they are close, but they will not be ready for this match. We are hoping both players are ready for the Champions League game against Lyon at Anfield on Tuesday.”
- Real Madrid´s injury woes increase with Karim Benzema and Argentina´s Gonzalo Higuain and can be ruled out for the match against Gijon this weekend.
- Carlos Alberto Parreira is South Africa’s new head coach. He replaces Joel Santana.
- Slovenia PM offers to clean players’ shoes if the team qualifies for the World Cup!
Borut Pahor believes Slovenia will make it through play-off, facing either France, Russia, Portugal or Greece next month. Pahor told a news conference“We have a second chance and we will use it and I will clean shoes.”
- “You lot take it up the arse”
These are the words used by the under-fire Argentine Coach- Maradona, to greet the press, right after the national team sealed a placed in the World Cup. Seconds later he scanned the room and added, “if the ladies will pardon the expression.” He thanked the fans, his two daughters and the squad. He also added“But certain people who have not supported me, and you know who you are, can keep sucking.”
Maradona later announced the first four players to be a part of the WC squad- Javier Mascherano, Jonas Gutierrez, Martin Palermo and Mario Bolatti.
- Dramatic qualification for Honduras into the World Cup
A scene that looked like it was straight out of a Hollywood movie! Honduras had won their match against El Salvador, but had given up hopes of booking a WC berth since Costa Rica were leading USA 2-1. However, moments after the Honduran – El Salvador match ended, the Honduran fans erupted with joy as USA scored an equalizer in the 4th minute of injury time, which helped Honduras qualify. - Hungary overcome Costa Rica to win bronze
Normal time couldn’t decide a winner for the game as it went down to penalties, in which Hungary triumphed. - Ghana 4-3 Brazil in the Finals
Ghana looked for revenge and succeeded against Brazil, although Brazil looked more attacking. A 10-men Ghana were triumphant after the match went down to penalties. Regulation time, nor extra-time saw a goal being scored, but opportunities were a plenty. Brazil lead even on penalties, until Maicon missed but Adiyiah(Ghana) scored. Teixiera’s(Brazil) effort was saved by the keeper and A.Badu scored securing gold for Ghana. - Shilpa Shetty in Football?
- Shillong Lajong beat Air India 3-0 at home
Coach Stanley Rozario said:“It was a brilliant result for us and the boys did an outstanding job. The support from our 25,000 fans also helped us throughout the match.”
- Bhaichung Bhutia to be felicitated
The All Indian Football Federation(AIFF) is preparing to felicitate Bhaichung Bhutia, the first Indian to appear in 100 internationals for the country. The ceremony is to be held at IDSA Complex in New Delhi. - Sad news
Some sad news from the world of football; Jamaican international Oraine Simpson,26, was stabbed on Tuesday in the Tivoli Gardens slum, on the outskirts of the Jamaican capital Kigston, several hours after having a quarrel with a man. - U-17 World Cup, Nigeria starts on 24th October, 2009.
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