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| Under-pressure Ferdinand starts against Galati Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:40 AM PDT
Ferdinand, 32 (picture), has found his starting place alongside Vidic increasingly under threat due to injuries and the emergence of youngsters Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling. "I explained to Rio other day that it's simply we have two young centre halves coming through and I'm very glad to have the four of them and I hope I can keep the four of them for a long time," the manager told a news conference today. "Rio's almost 33 and he's obviously lost a yard of pace he had five years ago but that doesn't mean he can't tailor his game in a different way – where used to rely on pace he doesn't do that now, he can't do that any more. "We've all faced that decisive moment in your careers when you realise you have to change your game. I did it myself as a player ... Rio will do the same and he will be fine." Ferdinand, who played in the 6-1 thumping by Premier League leaders Manchester City at Old Trafford last month, will return to the scene of that drubbing for tomorrow's Group C encounter against the Romanian champions. Midfielder Tom Cleverley has been ruled out with an ankle injury, joining Smalling and winger Ashley Young on the sidelines. The English champions are second in the group on five points, two behind Benfica and one ahead of third-placed FC Basel. Galati have yet to get off the mark. – Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Iranian soccer players suspended over ‘goosing’ Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:30 AM PDT TEHRAN, Nov 1 – Iran's football federation has suspended two players from the top team involved in an "inappropriate" goal celebration, the ISNA news agency reported today. The federation will issue a final verdict next week on Mohammad Nosrati, who appeared to briefly put his hand between the buttocks of Sheys Rezaei as Persepolis players huddled together to celebrate a goal against Damash Gilan in a televised match on Saturday. The gesture might have caused little comment in the West where fans are used to "laddish" behaviour by soccer stars, but it caused some outrage in the Islamic Republic. Jalal Yahyazadeh, a cleric and member of parliament, said the "shamelsss act" had "upset, angered and outraged" all sports fans and that the sports minister should be held accountable. "What happened is absolutely not acceptable because it was a very ugly thing," he was quoted as saying by ISNA. After the incident made headlines in some international media and with a clip available on the Internet, the federation's media committee met today and "demanded that elements who damaged the country's sporting spirit be dealt with firmly," the semi-official Fars news agency reported. Soccer is the most popular spectator sport in Iran, although women are barred from attending matches. – Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
MANCHESTER, Nov 1 – Manchester United will turn to Rio Ferdinand to marshal the heart of their defence against Otelul Galati in the absence of suspended Nemanja Vidic, manager Alex Ferguson said on the eve of tomorrow's Champions League match.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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