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| Fernandes says out of West Ham hunt Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:43 AM PDT  Fernandes is a long-time fan of the Hammers. — file pic "The relationship between the owners and myself ... I don't think we are meant to be," Fernandes told Reuters in a telephone interview from London. "The Hammers (West Ham) possibility has probably gone." The 47-year-old Malaysian millionaire, who was educated in Britain and owns the Team Lotus Formula One squad, has long been a fan of the London football club, which was relegated from the English Premier League at the end of last season. British media reported last month Fernandes had put in an offer for West Ham and that he wanted a 51 per cent stake. However, the current owners were not inclined to give him more than 35 per cent, the reports said. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Football: Turkey rocked by nationwide match-fixing probe Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:08 AM PDT  Players and team members of Fenerbahce celebrate with the Turkish Super League trophy during a ceremony at Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul May 23, 2011. Turkish police have detained about 60 people, including the chairman of champions Fenerbahce, in a major match-fixing investigation. – Reuters pic Police launched raids in 15 provinces across Turkey yesterday morning, searching club premises and detaining first division club players and administrators in connection with the allegations. Turkish political leaders expressed concern at the claims. "If even 5 per cent of these allegations prove right, it's very grave for Turkish sports. I hope that all this will result in a cleansing," said Huseyin Celik, deputy chairman of the ruling AK Party. News of the detentions sent shares in the affected clubs tumbling on the Istanbul Stock Exchange this morning. Shares in Fenerbahce , whose chairman Aziz Yildirim was among those taken away by police, dropped 10 per cent. Fenerbahce said in a statement it had not been involved in any wrongdoing and expressed its faith in the justice system. "Everyone should know that Fenerbahce Sports Club has never been and will never be engaged in any unlawful and illegal activity. We are proud of our clean and victorious past," the club said on its website (http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/). Other detainees included footballers, trainers, managers and board members from top Turkish league clubs Sivasspor, Eskisehirspor and Genclerbirligi. Police also searched premises of Trabzonspor. News channels reported that among matches being investigated were two Fenerbahce games, both of which they won against Eskisehirspor and Sivasspor last season. Fifty people were detained yesterday and another eight today. "Match-fixing earthquake in football," said a banner headline in Milliyet newspaper alongside a photograph of Yildirim being led away by police. Yildirim was taken to hospital today but the reason was not immediately clear. He was released several hours later and returned to police custody. Two Fenerbahce players and two board members have also been detained. The Turkish Football Federation said it closely monitored the developments regarding the wide-scale investigation, adding that necessary statements would be delivered once accurate information was obtained from relevant authorities. "The judiciary made a decision and started the operation. I hope there won't be any troubling consequences," Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday in his first comments on the matter. Other political leaders put a positive spin on the affair. "The investigation shows Turkey is advancing rapidly towards becoming a true state of law," Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said. If a court case is opened and defendants are convicted, they could face jail sentences while the relegation of teams could also be an option. – Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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