Liverpool and Chelsea as a Local Match, Arsenal and Goleado in Free Fall

Two leaders of the Premier agreed to cede two draws with no goals in their stadiums before two rivals in the middle of the table. Chelsea crashed to Shay Given, the Newcastle goalkeeper, while the group Benitez did not find his best football and ran out of gunpowder to Fulham.

Goals of the Saturday afternoon just arrived in Manchester, where the City got into more trouble for Arsenal in a free fall (3-0). With Gallas point for his incident in the locker room, the 'Gunners' fell before the crash with goals from Ireland, Robinho and Sturridge, penalty.

The season 13 Arsène Wenger in the dock the bearer of very bad news seems. The nightmarish French technician continues and after 14 days, stars in their worst start since his arrival in London, with five defeats and just one victory in the last five commitments.

Leaders were left without scoring

In this way, it was Arsenal's lead to 10 points, which continue to share Chelsea and Liverpool, with the 'blues' with better goal difference. However, Scolari's team squandered a good opportunity to put greater distance after a draw without goals to Newcastle, who are not familiar with the triumph at Stamford Bridge in their last 22 visits.

The 'magpies', just one point clear of the drop, suffered harassment at the first local party and was entrusted with stops Shay Given after the break. The Irish goalkeeper has signed a spectacular stop to Frank Lampard, while the referee annulled a goal for offside from Joe Cole.

The setback was not taken advantage of Chelsea by Liverpool, without the injured Steven Gerrard and gunpowder wet before the Fulham. Benitez opted to pair Mascherano and Leiva in midfield and left Xabi Alonso on the bench. But football 'red' did not find fluency.

In this way, Reina made two interventions merit before Bullard and Johnson in the first half. The domination of the premises was sterile and never offered a clear choice to beat Mark Schwarzer.

Aston Villa to Manchester United slows

Aston Villa today succeeded in curbing its Villa Park stadium in the Alex Ferguson of Manchester United with a draw without goals that allowed Arsenal failed to advance to the fourth position of "Premier".

The "red devils" clearly enjoyed greater possession throughout the match and took threats, especially in the first act, where they enjoyed opportunities from Park Ji-Sung and Cristiano Ronaldo, always a threat.

The United tried to press more during the final stretch, with a dangerous shot from the English international Wayne Rooney when missing just two minutes to finish the match.

Robinho beats Almunia to score the second goal of the City. (Photo: EFE)

Result Premier League: 22 November 2008

Chelsea 0 - 0 Newcastle U.

Liverpool 0 - 0 Fulham

Manchester C. 3 - 0 Arsenal

Middlesbrough 1 - 3 Bolton W.

Portsmouth 2 - 2 Hull C.

Stoke C. 1 - 0 West Bromwich A.

Aston Villa 0 - 0 Manchester U.

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Messi, low to play against Getafe by a muscular problem

Some discomfort in the right thigh quadriceps staving off a Leo Messi's game against Getafe on Sunday. Barcelona's medical services have "ruled out a muscle injury," but they have not excluded the rest for the Argentine striker.

After practice several tests, the club's medical services have ruled out a muscle injury, but the involvement of the'10 'Barca in the upcoming matches "will depend on the clinical course of these disorders, not to enter any risk," according to The announcement doctor.

Until now, La Pulga, 21, has only lost one game in 11 league games, where he has scored seven goals. In addition, four great many more in the Champions League and one in Copa del Rey.

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Struggle for leadership between Chelsea and Liverpool

Chelsea and Liverpool, colíderes of the Premier League, face in the fourteenth day of the English championship matches, a priori, affordable to a gray Newcastle and Fulham, who march in no man's land, a day that will live in a direct duel for the last because it gives Piazza Champions League with Aston Villa and Manchester United face to face at Villa Park.

So Chelsea to Newcastle will be measured by the Spaniards Xisco and Jose Enrique who, exactly, has been embroiled in the controversy over rumors that point to his departure in the winter market. The 'magpies' come after a draw at home to Wigan so they need to continue a fruitful result out of the drop which just stays away for a goal-average.

Fortunately, those of Saint James Park, who did not have the midfielder Joey Barton for a knee injury, will not have to worry about Didier Drogba, who will meet their first three-match ban for throwing a coin at rival fans during a Carling Cup match.

Meanwhile, another patron of the English league, Liverpool cling once again to the magic of Anfield Road and the awakening of Fernando Torres, who arrives in his best moment so far in the season, after shining in the week Bolton past and put Spain, to be imposed at Fulham.
Gerrard's low

On the lawn will not be the captain Steven Gerrard, Benitez confirmed. The midfielder was injured in the game against Bolton and stayed out of the international friendly between Germany and England. In his adductor injury will stop him from one week to 10 days, according to the English club's medical services.

However, the most attractive of mourning throughout the day which will be measured against Birmingham at Aston Villa and Manchester United. The 'villains' appear again this year on track and calling on the doorstep of the Champions League from fifth place, matched with Arsenal, who came to defeat seven days ago, as a single point of his rival tomorrow , Third.

The resurgence of Villa Park, with the Spanish Carlos Cuellar, was highlighted this week, as Curtis Davies, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Gareth Barry and Ashley Young traveled with the 'Prosser' to Berlin to wear the elastic English.

But to queue in positions of Champions, those of Martin O'Neill will need to continue making history, because since 2001 do not add a single point to Old Trafford, who recovered this week when striker Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand zaguero, but lost when Bulgarian striker Berbatov, who will be down between seven and ten days, so it will lose the duel of Villapark and the party of Champions versus Villarreal.

The rest of the day, stresses the dying duel on Sunday that measured at White Hart Lane to Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspurs, second and third last respectively, separated by a single point.

Torres celebrates a goal with Gerrard. (Photo: EFE)

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Harassment of William Gallas, the 'unworthy captain'

Gallas is in the spotlight of the English press, which it believes "unworthy" of taking the armband for Arsenal in their criticism of peers.

French international defender William Gallas is the subject of strong criticism in England, where he is deemed unworthy to wear the captain's armband for Arsenal for criticizing his fellow squad. The rebuke could convince the relevance of a forthcoming return to French football. For now, Wenger has not convened for the game against Manchester City.

The praise after the victory over Manchester United on November 8 (2-1) barely have lasted. Gallas, 31, then committed the mistake of criticizing his colleagues, censoring his "lack of experience" at a press conference with the French selection. He said that as captain of Arsenal took him all the criticism.

The British have also been affected by the recent story of an altercation with the Dutchman Robin van Persie on October 29, in the rest of the game against Tottenham (4-4). While not citing the striker, his colleagues are not willing to forgive the violation of the sacrosanct 'secret costume. "

On the same day that France appears in his autobiography (in which he faces another player, this time from the French selection), the British press has been thrown over whom the 'Daily Telegraph' called "weeping in the series, unworthy the bracelet. " "Gallas is playing a leading role in the downfall of Arsenal," apostille the 'Evening Standard'.

According to a poll on the Internet portal of the BBC, more than two thirds of Internet users believe that the French should be stripped of the captaincy he inherited after the departure of Thierry Henry in the summer of 2007.

Paragraph of the team

The groups of fans' Gunners' does not lag behind and ask their members who would be the best successor to the captaincy, the 'candidates' Kolo Toure, Gaël Clichy and Cesc Fabregas.

The verdict of the coach Arsène Wenger has not materialized in the case of the captaincy, but after speaking with the player in the tense training on Friday, decided not to convene for the Manchester trip, where Arsenal will seek to return to the path of the victories against the City.

But Gallas will not be able to find much support in the dressing room. Last year criticized publicly by Theo Walcott. In February, ostensibly gestures on the field after a penalty awarded by Clichy who was the draw of Birmingham at the end of the match.

His mood swings, as their frequent kicks rabies advertising panels are judged more as a sign of immaturity that motivation.

To make matters worse, Gallas, who has recently paid a fine for his club after being photographed leaving a nightclub, you can not feel protected by their very mediocre performance since the start of the season, as evidenced by its responsibility for the second goal of Aston Villa last week (2-1).

All these circumstances could compel Gallar reflect on the occasion of a return faster than expected in France, where only Marseille, Lyon, PSG and Bordeaux may be able to cope with their 'Cache'. The leaders of the Parisian club seem interested.

William Gallas, last Saturday in the Arsenal-Aston Villa. (Photo: AFP)

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Lost Walcott, Eduardo Coming

Due to shoulder injury, Theo Walcott must rest three months. Despite losing one coming, Arsène Wenger is not too worried because Eduardo da Silva immediately returned.

Walcott injury time to practice English with national team fight the midweek German yesterday. As a result of the injury he should be increased operating table, and predicted future absent up to three months.

Given the performance of the winger the middle of this climb, Arsène Wenger is clearly losing it players. He even had dikabarkan will ask for compensation on top of the FA case.

However, Wenger may not be a concern of many people predicted that, in many states that the injury could end his career pesepakbola is 18 years. The Professor believes Walcott will again join the team doctor accordance predicted.

"Concerns the long term? Not at all? After the operation is finished and everything back to normal, there's no question concerns the future of Theo Walcott," Wenger respond in the official Arsenal website.

Another thing that makes people France is not too dizzy think Walcott is the good news from Eduardo da Silva. Striker Croatia, which has rested nine months will return to practice.

"The development of Eduardo running very good. Just one week before he started back to practice with the team," Wenger row.

Eduardo experienced a broken left foot after a hard ditekel by Martin Taylor during Arsenal compete with Birmingham City on 23 last February. Striker injury as a result of the Croatian is not yet up to now defend Arsenal.

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Maradona came with his daughter Giannina after receiving a high

Giannina Maradona, pair of Kun Aguero, he received the medical, once the complications in her pregnancy, said her father, Argentina. "The baby and Giannina are perfectly fine," said Maradona on the Argentine radio La Red.

Diego Armando Maradona traveled to Madrid following his debut as a breeder of Argentina to visit Giannina, who was hospitalized last Tuesday. The coach said that his daughter and the player's Athletic, are going to have the baby "with complete calmness" and felt that this was his "triumph of the week."

Maradona landed about four in the morning at Barajas airport from Glasgow, where on Wednesday he made his debut as a coach of the albiceleste with victory over Scotland (0-1). In the first hour of the morning went to the hospital Montepríncipe of Buderim to visit his daughter. "I'm very happy because Giannina returned to the smile after which doctors told him that the baby is not in danger," said Maradona in the afternoon before the note that will remain in Spain at the request of his daughter.

The technician went to the clinic accompanied only by Claudia Villafane, his ex-wife and mother of his two daughters, Dalma and Giannina. Maradona stayed about eight hours in the center and left by a secondary door. Claudia Villafane arrived at Madrid on Wednesday to accompany his daughter.

Maradona and his ex-wife stayed with her youngest daughter, who was admitted to hospital on day 18 after suffering some discomfort related to her pregnancy, which is in the sixth month of gestation.

The hospitalization of Giannina took Sergio Aguero to leave the concentration of the Argentine selection. The striker of Atletico did not participate in the training of his team on Wednesday for the hospitalization of his girlfriend, who can receive high on Friday, according to sources from Atletico. The Kun on Thursday it was under the command of the Mexican Javier Aguirre.

Maradona, on his arrival at the clinic where her daughter was hospitalized. (Photo: EFE)

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Inter will defend the lead with Juve

It could not have come at a better time of the duel between two great football in Italy: Inter Milan seeks to maintain the lead Saturday before the Juventus of Turin in a duel that faces the first and third, respectively, Italian League.

The thirteenth day of the championship comes to this game as a player, but we must not take away from the eye to the encounter with Milan Torino, is also vital for the leadership, as the team and Ronaldinho is the second in the ranking of this league that began as the modest and is now the big ones.

The 'three sisters' of Italian football, Inter, Juventus, Milan and definitely want to mark the gap with the modest Udinese and Napoli, who until recently was codeaban with them on the podium of the classification, and position itself as the only potential candidates to the title.

And nothing better to demonstrate the superiority of a meeting that everything between two large, José Mourinho Inter and Juventus Claudio Ranieri, who face the day with a distance of only three points in the table.

The leader of the League, Inter, arrives with confidence that grants you have earned their last three matches and with a team that seems to have connected with the new coach, Mourinho, and they forget the discomfort that arose after the exclusion of Brazilian Adriano and by the inappropriate behavior Argentine Cruz.

Mourinho could already count on Wednesday with the injured Jimenez (Chile) and Figo (Portugal) in preparation for the game against Juventus, but decided to break into Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic to be recharged batteries for the match against Juventus which comes after dial four goals to Genoa.

Those of Ranieri, unstoppable in Italy since his first victory in the Champions League against Real Madrid, still have some casualties in the team because of injuries that did not end up emptying the nursing KEANO.

So the Danish Poulsen suffered muscular problems Wednesday during training, you can remove the encounter against Inter, and the Bosnian Salihamidzic continues to train separately alongside the Austrian Manninger, who, however, seems to have put behind his back pain.

The third stake in the Milan, second in the ranking, you must put the wheels of the equipment to operate at full power to demonstrate on the field that is capable of winning the championship with results that exceed the only goal in his marker to be have seen over the last few games.

Carlo Ancelotti's team, which wants, according to the Brazilian Kaká, winning the Italian League and UEFA, is recovering slowly into Italian Zambrotta, who intends to play before the Torino, fourth by the tail in the classification and that comes from losing before the Catania.

Precisely the Catania, seventh in the table of the league, faces this weekend to Sampdoria, one of those teams that fluctuate by the middle of the classification and reaching the meeting in the twelfth position, with the game against Roma-suspended rain-even per contest.

The Totti of Roma, which gradually escapes from the drop zone, visit the modest Lecce, after achieving beat Lazio-fifth in the table in the Roman derby last Sunday, to try to move ahead of his rival this day in the ranking.

The fourth ranked, the Naples, faces the Cagliari in a day in which he also played against Bologna Palermo, the Fiorentina against Udinese, Reggina on against Atalanta, Genoa against the Lazio and Chievo against Siena.

Mourinho, coach of Inter, smiles on the bench. (Photo: AFP)

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Brazil beat Portugal 6-2

No fewer than eight goals were scored on Wednesday in the international friendly between Brazil and Portugal.

Unfortunately for the Portuguese, who managed only two on net, while Brazil impressed with six goals. The result was opened after just four minutes through Portugal, but Danny Luis Fabiano capped another four minutes later.

The forwaded added another in 25 minutes and Maicon was 3-1 in the 56th. Another two minutes later, Luis Fabiano netted his third to complete a hat-trick.

Simao then got a ride to Portugal, but goals from Elano Blumer and Adriano earned the South Americans a very comfortable 6-2 victory.

Brazil is the first win over Portugal since 1996. Portugal won two of three meetings since, ended in a tie.

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Prediction Score La Liga Primera: 22-23 November 2008

Saturday 22nd November 2008

Real Madrid v Recreativo Huelva 1-0

Sevilla v Valencia 1-0

Villarreal v Valladolid 1-1

Sunday 23rd November 2008

Deportivo La Coruna v Athletic Bilbao 1-0

Mallorca v Malaga 2-0

Numancia v Atletico Madrid 1-1

Osasuna v Almeria 0-0

Racing Santander v Espanyol 1-0

Sporting Gijon v Real Betis 1-2

Prediction by: Ade Adran Syahlan, owner blog ballmedia.blogspot.com

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Prediction Score Serie A: 22-23 November 2008

Saturday 22nd November 2008

Fiorentina v Udinese 1-0

Inter v Juve 0-1

Sunday 23rd November 2008

Bologna v Palermo 1-1

Chievo v Siena 2-0

Lazio v Genoa 1-0

Lecce v Roma 1-2

Napoli v Cagliari 0-0

Reggina v Atalanta 1-0

Sampdoria v Catania 2-0

Torino v AC Milan 0-1

Prediction Score by: Ade Adran Syahlan, owner blog ballmedia.blogspot.com

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Prediction Score Premier League: 22-24 November 2008

Saturday 22nd November 2008

Aston Villa v Man Utd 1-3

Chelsea v Newcastle 2-1

Liverpool v Fulham 2-0

Man City v Arsenal 1-0

Middlesbrough v Bolton 1-0

Portsmouth v Hull City 0-1

Stoke City v West Brom 1-1

Sunday 23rd November 2008

Sunderland v West Ham 1-1

Tottenham v Blackburn 0-1

Monday 24th November 2008

Wigan Athletic v Everton 1-2

Prediction by: Ade Adran Syahlan, owner blog ballmedia.blogspot.com

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A Capello is also the version B

* France disenchantment with a 0-0 tie with Uruguay

* Opponents of Spain: Turkey won in Austria (2-4) drew with Belgium and Luxembourg (1-1)

* Netherlands vs. Sweden with a 3-1 Ibrahimovic

* The results of the major encounters friendlies

An England full of new faces, 2-1 to beat Germany without a claw in a friendly encounter played in Berlin. The central Matthew Upson put the visitors advantage in the networks to send a German corner kick in the 23rd minute, and last time equaled the German striker Patrick Helmes. Scored the winning goal came on a header from captain John Terry.

The stock of Fabio Capello almost a selection "B" with the number of new names who replaced injured of the stature of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole gave a lesson in pressure across the field to the Germans during most Part of the collation.

The Olympic Stadium in Berlin, packed with 74,000 spectators, served as the framework for a match in which the Germans, who included only two beginners, they had great difficulty to stop an opponent fast and full of initiative. At 23 minutes, Upson took advantage of an error of goalkeeper Rene Adler to open the scoring.

Germany remained planted on the defensive and unable to connect to the front, accusing the absence of injured Michael Ballack owner of the game. After the break, the Germans became more aggressive but not great ideas. The arrival of Leverkusen's striker Patrick Helmes replacing Miroslav Klose managed to change the situation for 63 minutes with the goal of the tie.

Helmes exceeded in the area girl to captain John Terry, passed the ball between the legs of goalkeeper Scott Carson and again recovered to score the desired goal for the hosts. However, the superiority of the English game was reflected again on the scoreboard at the 84 minute when John Terry won the bid to Heiko Westermann to head to Germany a free kick goal.

This is the third defeat suffered by Germany in 2008. The selector Joachim Low had warned of the danger of rival English even without the big names, which was evident on the pitch in Berlin.

French disenchantment with a tie with Uruguay

Selections from France and Uruguay signed a tie with no goals in a friendly in Paris that puts an end to a painful years for table 'bleu', eliminated in the first phase of the last European Championship, with only one in his mind, while the Charrúa joined his fourth match without a win.

Raymond Domenech's France dominated, but did not find the goal defended by Carini, although it varied his attack on the two halves of the game and made his debut with the elastic tricolor striker Savidan. Start the selector bet on Anelka in a state of grace and the second offered the opportunity to Karim Benzema, one of the footballers alleged by the big European clubs, but none was able to mark.

A draw without meaning for a France that is not the flight back after his glorious years 1998 and 2000. Domenech got his team not to concede a goal, one of the great evils of the selection in the last five years, but neither managed to do neither.

Variations in the attack were unable to mark the difference against a South American team that was faithful to its traditional style. Pushed wide in the area and searched the counterattack, but the athletic Forlán also enjoyed opportunities to have broken a tie and tasteless disappointed that the stand of the Stade de France.

Van Persie pulled from Netherlands

Robin van Persie, Arsenal's Spanish striker, managed with a 'double' put a new victory for Holland, in this case to a Sweden that made many probaturas and threw in his absence to great figure, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who needed rest by the very tight schedule.

Bert Van Marwijk finally opted to give input on the offensive side to Van Persie, the Madrid Wesley Sneijder, Ryan Babel and Dirk Kuyt. And the Arsenal player became the hero of the match played in the Amsterdam Arena, to put the victory shortly after the half hour and nothing but the start of the second period.

Spain's rivals on the road to the World Cup also had a night's premiere at the event. Turkey won in Austria (2-4). Three of so many Tuncay Sanli ended the resistance of Central Europe. Belgium, for his part, left out the victory at Luxembourg (1-1) and Bosnian unveiled a remarkable spirit scorer in his duel in Slovenia, which solventó by 3-4.

Finally, Serbia today broke with a tradition of 25 years of losing against Bulgaria, imposed with the forcefulness to the selection of the neighboring country and win by 6-1 in a friendly which began with a ceremony of farewell from the great striker Savo Milosevic , Who was sacked even with a double.

Terry welcomes the friendly 1-2 to England in Berlin. (AFP)

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Cold triumph at the premiere of Maradona

* Sure albiceleste triumph in Glasgow despite the low Aguero and Messi

* After a promising start, Argentina lost bellows and created doubts on defense

Diego Armando Maradona already has a victory in its history as Argentina, and even here the best that can be said of the 10-awaited debut at the helm of the albiceleste (1-0). "I feel very proud, because after a few days with the kids, I can assure that no longer lives in every game," summed Diego.

Without their three best men, with one and a half days to prepare the minimum required and alignment with a foreseeable circumstances, one can still say that the selection does not look like his idol. Nothing. Neither football nor in the character, that it lasted barely 10 minutes into a group that trains. At least that was used as a pretext for Maradona, who summarized the boot as "magnificent".

From the outset, no strange thing, a gesture of thanks who always arranged for the excess enforced. In its best version while it lasted sanity on a field, and in the version reprehensible once forgot the stadium. No movement strange, then, in alignment, formed, everything is said, which was good. Riquelme was not so called because Boca, Messi was not so called because the club, and was not Agüero, because those hours and took care of his girlfriend Giannina. These three men are holding each other or each other on the stage which started on the pitch quickly, in Hampden Park.

The only known intention of Maradona coach is that the players return to consider the shirt as the most important thing, make sense of the engine of an Argentine group that individual has little to prove. That road was more or less clear for the first 20 minutes of the match yesterday, where the group came out with the feet together and looking ahead. Escoceces pressed to make up damage under the cuff of Mascherano, the first great era novelty of 10.

The Golazo Maxi

In five minutes, Argentina had already stepped on the field rival three times, most recently with a shot from the Liverpool midfielder who stopped McGregor as he could. In fact, was positioned so well that his goal was the product of a perfect game, launched and completed by the same man, Maxi Rodriguez, who is recovering in each week the past greatness of the course just before injury.

It departed from the right wing and played with Tevez. He continued his career and the striker gave Manchester leather, and within the area, Jonah. With two taps, it was put to the arrival of Maxi, that there does not forgive. So as soon and already ahead, Argentina, the Argentine Maradona, he could have done with the party which had wanted. But he did not want anything. And she did not took that attitude as usual in large selections of take for granted that the nights will fall on your side without moving even a hair of flequillo.

Fortunately, he was facing Scotland, a class much more applicable to rugby football. Still, with a little effort was more than enough to shake the foundations of Argentina, weakly bound by Heinze and Demichelis. The first measured just as bad as in the Madrid, and the second would be better not write too much. It was poorly positioned, and anticipates plays fatal afternoon with the ball on his feet.

It is perhaps the greatest challenge facing Maradona, to create and operate a pair of power with guarantees. Because Gago hinted that he may be a good complement to Mascherano, or vice versa, and Maxi has a safe place. Jonah removed by Riquelme to Messi and Tevez by Lavezzi by Aguero. The margin of maneuver of Maradona, before such a backlog of talent, will simply give them a minimum order on which to rotate. The back, yes, actually measured the height that is able to achieve as a coach.

Maxi celebrates the only goal in Glasgow. (Photo: AP)

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Three parties to sanction Drogba

The Spanish Football Federation has suspended three games to Chelsea striker Didier Drogba for throwing a coin to stand in a match of the Carling Cup. In addition, it has imposed a sanction of two matches Alex Ferguson, Manchester United's technical for protesting a referee last November 1.

The sanction has been imposed after the FA and police investigated an incident last Wednesday in which the attacker threw a coin at the stands, in the direction of the fans of Burnley, the dispute during a match of the Cup League set to cost the Stamford Bridge in London, its elimination from the tournament.

The player himself admitted on Monday the charge of violent conduct and apologized to those fans. "Drogba comply with such a penalty with immediate effect," the FA announced through a press release.

At the time, acknowledged that the striker was sorry for what happened, what justified by arguing that it was produced a "hot" and explained that he had simply returned to the stands something he had previously been thrown by the fans.

The punishment is a huge blow to the Ivorian international, who so far this season has only been five commitments holder in the league because of a knee injury. His partner and captain, Frank Lampard, had shown its public support for Drogba, noting that a sanction "would send the wrong message to the fans."

For his part, Alex Ferguson also was suspended two games for "inappropriate conduct" after their protests to the referee at the eleventh day of the Premier League. Nothing more to complete the Manchester United-Hull City (4-3), the Scots jumped out to the field technical reproach Mike Dean for the second yellow for Michael Turner after a post about Michael Carrick.

The penalty for Ferguson, 66, will enter into force as of December 2, so will miss the first leg of the Carling Cup to Blackburn Rovers and the 16th day of the Premier, before the Sunderland. This is the second penalty in less than a year for the coach of United, which has already been punished by two games last December after insulting the referee Mark Clattenburg during a clash with the Bolton.

Drogba, upon return the currency to the public. (AP)

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Maradona 'heated' Debuts at Glasgow

* Renew the dispute with Butcher in connection with the goal of the 'Hand of God'

* 'I will remember that England won a final (in 1966) with a goal that was not'

The stadium, Hampden Park in Glasgow, where Diego Maradona scored his first goal with Argentina in 1979, and is preparing for the debut of the Pelusa albiceleste in the dock. For now, the coach has already generated controversy with the first Britons to collation of statements made by Terry Butcher on goal from the Hand of God. Following the criticism, Maradona recalled the 1966 World Cup final won by England and the "goal that never was."

Butcher, currently assistant to the selector Scottish, George Burley, said this morning that never "forgive" to Maradona for having "destroyed" the dream of an England win the World record with his hand in the rooms of the World 1986 (2-1 ). The former Spanish international said that would not shake hands with Maradona when both are in the field.

Asked about his vision in this regard, the Argentine replied: "I am not interested in shaking hands. I'm fine with people that I have to be okay. I do not know why Butcher did not want to give me a hand. I leave you to make your life . I do mine. Let me die and Butcher did not sleep well if I get the hand. "

Maradona also wanted to add another fact: "I am going to remember that England won a final against Germany (in 1966 when England won the World Cup in the extension to the German team with a little ghost) with a goal that was not that we saw it all and nobody said anything. The story was not changed. Butcher can not judge me in any way. " And, for more INRIA, concluded: "No entry for a piece like this (makes a gesture with his hands explanatory separated by several centimeters). What happens is that there were no repeats at that time."

'Changes in tactical and also of people'

Asked about his long-term future, he stressed that his goal is "to win the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, is not among the top four, I do not like at all." To reach that goal, announced several new features. "There will be many changes, obviously. But you have to go poking in a bit. But there will be changes in tactics, also of people." The intention is that "the player sits inside the selection well, pampered, happy to defend the jersey of the selection."

With regard to the pressure inherent in the office, said it had been a "coward" for not having accepted this opportunity: "I needed to the selection of Argentina and they needed a guide like mine, and now we are together we are going to come together and I think that we're going to walk properly. "

Maradona spoke at the Barcelona Leo Messi, who did not play in the friendly on Wednesday and asked about the star players, said: "I want (Messi) is free to play, to give us for satisfactions inside the stadium, which is a pin and when he might decide, to decide who is a smuggler, a player who can turn the team forward. Let him be the driver. "

Maradona unequivocal gesture to explain the goal of Hurst in 1966. (Photo: AFP)

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Cristiano Ronaldo: 'I am the first, second and third best player'

Cristiano Ronaldo is quite clear who will be chosen as the best player in 2008: "I am the first, second and third ...", said with irony the Portuguese midfielder of Manchester United.

In an interview granted to the newspaper 'O Estado de Sao Paulo' before traveling to Brazil to play a friendly against the selection 'canarinha', Cristiano again running for the prize of FIFA. While acknowledging that "there are other candidates," among which he mentioned the Spanish Fernando Torres, the Argentine Lionel Messi and Brazilian Kaká.

But Ronaldo is convinced that the forecasts will be met and the award will end up in his achievements: "I think I did everything that was needed to win and I want to keep doing more. My goal is to achieve everything that appears ahead," said the Portuguese , Which this year was English champion and the Cup of Champions in Manchester.

Cristiano Ronaldo thanked the praise that he has devoted Pele, who considered the best in the world at present. "That represents a lot for me. It was a great player of world football and I felt something special to hear that a Pelé," said the 27-year-old striker.

The Portuguese said that motivates you to play especially in Brazil, although a friendly match. "There has undoubtedly the best players in the world and an excellent selection despite negative results sometimes." "We hope to win the game, but we know the difficulties. Brazil has excellent players. In my opinion, you can mount two great teams," he said.

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Gerrard and Lampard, with low England

Englishmen Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard have been discarded for the friendly meeting that his selection disputed with Germany in Berlin.

The midfielder Gerrard, the Liverpool captain, was injured a muscle in his right leg in the victory that his team was able to Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.

Despite the incident, Gerrard came on Sunday night to call for his breeder, Italian Fabio Capello, although Liverpool had already reported on its official website that the player would not be available for the duel on Wednesday.

The medical checkup that was submitted to the English by doctors at the FA has confirmed the first diagnosis.

For his part, the companion in the field of Gerrard, the Chelsea player Frank Lampard, will not be available for a issue in the rib occurred during the game against West Brom.

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Ronaldo sees near his reappearance but no date

Ronaldo Nazario, Brazilian striker, was a protagonist with his friend Zinedine Zidane for the sixth consecutive year, the party of the fight against poverty. Before the meeting left samples of his enthusiasm for coming back to play professional football, although not marked a date for his return.

Ronaldo once again be seen on a playing field in the match against poverty. While studying bids and expects the arrival of any proposal for a European club with claims, made in Brazil the final phase of his serious knee injury in training in the morning with Flamengo and in a gym in the afternoon.

"I'm in the process of full recovery, working a lot at the physical level and making a lot of gym. More recently, I have begun to step on the field. Things are going very well but I want to go slow in order to respect the times that make all doctors," he said Ronaldo at a press conference.

For the sixth consecutive year, the Brazilian striker, as a goodwill ambassador, held footballers get together with friends to sensitize the world of poverty and bring their grain of sand.

"It's a great honor, proud to be in Fez. Referring to the problem of global development, our contribution is small in comparison to the big problem we have with global development. Since 2003, fighting poverty with these parties and we want to make a lot more to convey to the whole world a good message, "he said.

Ronaldo with Zidane during the game (PHOTO: EFE)

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A slate of Barca

How far are those times in which he was barely tested in a Barcelona game. Rijkaard was quite happy to keep his players to be filled before the head of tactical paradigms. With Guardiola, variants on the board have increased, and the Recre, thanks to a move engendered by his second coach, Tito Vilanova, the Barca set his lead, leaving the candidates husmeando his rebufo and chained their ninth consecutive victory in League. That's nothing.

In a match of the most laborious and in Barcelona showed that he knows to be patient, closed its crossword thanks to the blackboard. Free at the front. Alves and Xavi before the ball, while Messi is entrometía between the barrier. Amagá the midfielder shooting while La Pulga was escurría to his right, received the Argentine completely alone in the area and shot with a rabies risk. Very similar to a goal scored by the Swede Tomas Brolin on the World USA in 1994.

A punishment for a fan of the tactic as Lucas Alcaraz, when I was a kid who was engaged to form district teams for him to be the coach. Granada was prepared to match the conscience. Alcaraz underlines in the art of squeezing the maximum justitos groups, and the Recre learned to keep Barcelona at bay.

Parapet after a consistent 4-5-1, with two alternative tactics of the most interesting (Morris moved to the midfield, while Aitor Sisi and a band played changed at the ends), Recreativo gave from the start to the scalp the season. Their hope, that Adrian Colunga, skillful and quick player kidded in Dizziness, catch some against, always engendered from the band from Sisi.

At Barcelona he took 20 minutes going into the game, but from there Toure and Xavi began to overcome the online media Huelva. However, all production was leaving the right-handed side of the field, where Messi Alves and his punches were exchanged. On the other side, Henry, whose first part was a real fraud, was much more loose in the second act, firing up the wood twice and making a great assistance to the goal that Eto'o sentenciaría the game, play of Keita. Indeed, Barca's first goal as mali.

In any case, Messi is the champion of greatness. The Argentine, mindful that if it remained stuck between fallen behind Recreativo not rascaría ball, we moved the party seeking the leather in the online media. From there, ten had two choices: either find the wall with Alves or Xavi, or jump in the race and wait for them to attend one of the inner correctly. So, until Messi ran twice with the gloves Risk.

Nor acertaron Sergio Busquets, with a spectacular volley that went high, and Eto'o, who missed two occasions before the goal frank Huelva. Though not marked, the Cameroonian completed a truly remarkable game, opening space for their peers and constantly testing the consistency of a risk on the rise.

Never gave the impression that Recreativo sunk off the team in the fall, that group incapable of winning before his public, which displays a record of service with only five goals in favor (the Barcelona has 35). Just missing that Sisiano or-Sisi, which is more coquettish-ended one of its major actions by connecting with the tip of the attack.

Even after scoring Barca, Alcaraz took a step forward and appealed to Akal Camuñas and to find a tie that both players, precisely, were on the verge of achieving. Madrid broke the mediapunta with art Marquez, Pique and stretched the boot before the Akal embocara to score. In a span also stayed Adrian, who stick to the pitch after a corner kick. The goal in the twilight of Keita left at Recreativo without hope, all that is left over to a Barcelona that accelerates towards the title.

Messi celebrates the first goal of the match. (Photo: AFP)

Result Primera Division: 16 November 2008

Almeria 2 - 1 Mallorca

Atletico Madrid 4 - 1 Deportivo La Coruna

Espanyol 3 - 4 Numancia

Getafe 0 - 2 Sevilla

Malaga 2 - 2 Villarreal

Real Betis 3 - 1 Racing Santander

Athletic Bilbao 2 - 0 Osasuna

Recreativo Huelva 0 - 2 Barcelona

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AC Milan kept pace with Inter

* The Rome was imposed by the minimum at Lazio with a goal from Baptista

With pain and penalty, but Milan still on the lookout after Inter's defeat in its stadium to a modest Chievo Verona (1-0). Kaká became the maximum penalty and kept his team a point of the leader.

The wards of Carlo Ancelotti renneting in mediocre encounter during the first half with a game plan and slow in attack. Ronaldinho and Inzaghi remained static at a Kaká only created danger with individual flare, and one of these, the young Simone Bentivoglio made an unwelcome entry on the Brazilian outside the area, which the referee interpreted as a penalty. Kaká did not hesitate to turn the mistake of college in three vital points for the whole of Ancelotti after Inter's victory on Saturday.

The veronenses tried unsuccessfully to react with a great Gattuso on the court and in the distribution of the game in the absence of Pirlo, but neither the great performance of the brave Italian to please a San Siro which began to show his disagreement with the game team .

Ancelotti quickly understood the message and started the second half gave entrance to the Brazilian Pato, who once again revolutionized the attack of Milan with constant flooding in speed and uncheck that did not put very little on the scoreboard a more tranquil for the interests of the 'rossoneri'.

For his part, Atalanta earned his first victory (3-1) in six days to defeat at the last minute to Naples, which has two matches without a win away from home, but that remains in Champions League pending the outcome the Roman derby. For the Neapolitans they were very much against the encounter, when Ferreira Pinto opened the scoring on 62 minutes and moments later, Marcelo Zalayeta was expelled for a brutal entry.

The Naples tied the clash after his star Ezequiel Lavezzi lead to a maximum penalty Manfredini, who Marek Hamšík became aware of its fifth season. When the southerners were the promised happy, the center has corrected its past mistake to score a spectacular free live from 30 meters in the absence of a minute to complete. Floccari put the icing for the Bergamo in a counterattack in the discount.

In addition, the Reggina, who started the day as colista, surprised (0-1) to Udinese at the Stadio Friuli in an encounter in which the wards of NEVI Orlandi showed his best side this season. The Calabrians took advantage of an accurate auction Franco Brienza to secure their second victory of the season.

In the Comunale, the Sampdoria began to lift its course with an experienced victory (3-2) to Lecce. The writer now, Antonio Cassano has signed a major encounter, a goal and an assist included, which offset the double of veteran Simone Tiribocchi.

Another striker who had his afternoon of glory was Giuseppe Mascara, author of the three-goal victory (3-2) in Catania on the Torino, which allows the Sicilian dream of European posts.

Baptista opts Derby in favor of Rome

The Rome left of the drop from Serie A after defeating (1-0) to its eternal rival, Lazio. The 'giallorossi' and 'biancocelesti' protagonists with a little football game in the first half and extra hard in the second game, after both made by the Brazilian Julio Baptista, who took advantage of a center for captain Francesco Totti set to auction off framework of Carrizo.

Since that time, the physical tone of the match increased. The Lazio pressed forward lines and so violent, and in this way in ten minutes, three players were reprimanded, including expulsion of Ledesma, who with an injured left entry lasts momentarily to Baptista.

The Rome was inexplicably backward against a rival with one fewer, but neither Pandev and Rocchi acertaron before a Doni who was very secure. Perrotta, in a settling of accounts with the central Rozehnal, was ousted by a double yellow. And there he died the match, between pushing and ill gestures on the part of both teams.

Kaká celebrated the score at San Siro. (Photo: AFP)

Result Serie A: 16 November 2008

AC Milan 1 - 0 Chievo

Atalanta 3 - 1 Napoli

Cagliari 1 - 0 Fiorentina

Catania 3 - 2 Torino

Sampdoria 3 - 2 Lecce

Siena 1 - 1 Bologna

Udinese 0 - 1 Reggina

AS Roma 1 - 0 Lazio

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