January 5th, 2010 by admin
Looks like the Barmy Army will be at the 2010 / 2011 Ashes in great force thanks to Cricket Australia. The English fans will also have the full assistance and backing of Cricket Australia, who have reserved up to 7500 tickets for each day of the fifth Test for tour groups.
The bad new is that Barmy Army members who purchase these tickets will be forking out almost double the price for the privilege of getting in early, and there are now legitimate concerns as to just how many rank-and-file Aussie fans will be able to attend, The Daily Telegraph reports.
According to reports, once the members and corporates are accounted for, less than half of the SCG’s 44,000 capacity will be available to the home fans, but they won’t get a chance to purchase seats until July.
January 4th, 2010 by admin
Chelsea are now clear favourites to retain the FA Cup. With United’s shock defeat to Leeds plus Arsenal also going out perhaps at 3 to 1 Chelsea are great value.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti reckons that striker Daniel Sturridge’s two-goal display in the last round gives the team increased depth for some crucial games to follow.
“It was a good performance and Sturridge played very well. ithout Drogba, it was important to have him in good condition. He scored two goals and that’s important for a striker, to score, but he deserved that,” Ancelotti said.
“It will improve his confidence and his possibilities. He has a lot of potential and great quality and can show it on the pitch in January. We can do well in January without the African players,” he added.
January 3rd, 2010 by admin
Capello has stated that those fighting for a World Cup place must play regular club football to have a chance of catching the plane to South Africa. This is indeed very bad new for Michael Owen the now former England striker who has scored 40 times for England.
Ferguson admitted that Owen faces a straight fight with Wayne Rooney for a starting jersey at Old Trafford. With Rooney in the form of his life, unless Rooney becomes injured Owen’s chances look very slim.
Ferguson said: “I am sure he would love to go to the World Cup, I don’t think there is any doubt about that, a player with that history and goal scoring ability.
“He would want to re-enact what he did in 1998 when he had a great World Cup. It is difficult to leave out Rooney. That is the thing because I think Owen is identical to Wayne in the position he plays in terms of being further up the pitch, with Berbatov in the team.”
“The combinations are more likely to be Berbatov and Owen, or Berbatov and Rooney. Rooney and Owen together, well then you have to have Rooney dropping in, I prefer him up the pitch a bit more, I must admit,” Ferguson added.
January 2nd, 2010 by admin
Latest rumours suggest that Dutch football stars Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Rafael van der Vaart could sign for Liverpool FC to help the club make the last four in the Premier League. According to The Sun, a decision on this could be taken over the next few days.t is a dramatic double swoop as under-fire boss Rafa Benitez desperately seeks to turn around a disastrous season.
Former Manchester United star Van Nistelrooy, 33, is out of contract at the end of the season out of favour at Real and wants to play regular first team football to resurrect his international career and go to the World Cup with Holland this summer.
Rafael van der Vaart also knows his chances of first team footbal are limited at Madrid as he is behind Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema and Raul in boss Manuel Pellegrini’s pecking order.
There does though seem be a major problem with who will pick up the wage bill which could kill the deal.
January 1st, 2010 by admin
Telegraphs readers have voted Nadel’s epic defeat of Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon’s men’s final as the sporting moment of the decade. In many cases these type of polls don’t really select the real winner but in the case I think they have the right result. Who can forget the epic seven hour battle which eventually saw Nadal’s power and poise finally got the better of Federer.
