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| United rest Ferdinand and Evra for Braga clash Posted: 22 Oct 2012 08:10 AM PDT  Manchester United's manager Alex Ferguson (left) watches Rio Ferdinand during a training session at the club's Carrington training complex in Manchester, northern England, October 22, 2012. — Reuters pic "He and Patrice Evra will not play. There is a big game at Chelsea on Sunday. They will be the two main changes tomorrow," Ferguson told reporters. Ferguson said he had resolved his dispute with Ferdinand who he accused of embarrassing him on Saturday after the defender failed to wear a t-shirt in support of an anti-racism campaign. "The issue's simple. I've spoken to Rio. It was a communication issue," Ferguson said. "He felt I should have spoken to him on Friday and I didn't anticipate that he'd have a problem wearing the shirt. "My advice to him is that I always feel a union is stronger than an individual. It's important he airs his grievances to the right people. "It's been a communication issue more than anything else. We've resolved the situation, there's no lingering problems and we move on. That's the end of the matter." United go into Tuesday's match at Old Trafford top of Group H with six points after wins over Galatasaray and CFR Cluj. They play Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, knowing defeat would see them drop seven points behind their title rivals. — Reuters |
| Captains asked to wear anti-racism armbands in Europe Posted: 22 Oct 2012 04:41 AM PDT GENEVA, Oct 22 — Team captains playing in Champions and Europa League matches this week will be asked to wear anti-racism armbands as part of a campaign against discrimination, European soccer's governing body UEFA said today. UEFA said it was backing a campaign by FARE, a Europe-wide group aiming to rid soccer of racism, in asking captains to wear the armbands featuring the words "Unite against racism". Frequently criticised for not doing enough to stamp out racism, UEFA said 30-second video messages would be played on stadium screens before games, and teams would be accompanied by children wearing "Unite against Racism" t-shirts. "UEFA is committed to tackling discrimination in football and we encourage football fans to join us in our efforts to value respect for players, officials, opponents and fellow supporters of all nationalities, religious backgrounds, sexual orientation and ethnic origins," said UEFA President Michel Platini in a statement. "For over 10 years we have worked alongside the FARE network and will continue to strive towards unity in football." A UEFA statement added: "Forty matches across UEFA's prestigious club competitions will reinstate UEFA's commitment to ensuring that European football is free of racism, intolerance and xenophobia through a series of activities which will be witnessed by thousands of fans in the stadiums and millions more on television." Critics have said racism will only stop if UEFA deducts points from teams or kicks them out of competitions altogether. UEFA last week fined Lazio 40,000 euros (RM160,000) for racist behaviour by their fans during a Europa League match at Tottenham Hotspur. The UEFA initiative comes as England have lodged a complained that their under-21 players were racially abused at a European championship playoff match in Serbia. UEFA has opened proceedings against both teams. — Reuters |
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