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| Everton and Liverpool share spoils on Merseyside Posted: 28 Oct 2012 08:53 AM PDT  Liverpool's Luis Suarez (L) celebrates with Martin Skrtel after scoring a goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, northern England, October 28, 2012. — Reuters pic Leighton Baines put through his own net to give Liverpool the lead after 14 minutes when he diverted in Luis Suarez's low cross. The Uruguayan, heavily criticised before the match by Everton manager David Moyes for his perceived habit of diving, celebrated by racing over to the Everton dugout and throwing himself theatrically to the ground. The striker had even more to cheer five minutes later, glancing in a perfectly directed Steven Gerrard freekick to put his side two up. Leon Osman halved the deficit on 22 minutes, controlling a Brad Jones punch with his chest before directing home a half volley from the edge of the box, before Steven Naismith deservedly brought the home side level 10 minutes before the break, timing his run perfectly to stab home a cross from Marouane Fellaini from close range. Suarez thought he had sealed all three points in the final minute of injury time but his effort was ruled out by the linesman, but ultimately neither side was able to find the crucial final touch to break the deadlock. In Sunday's other fixtures Newcastle host West Bromwich Albion and Southampton entertain Tottenham Hotspur in matches that kicked off at 1500 GMT, while Premier League leaders Chelsea host third-placed Manchester United at Stamford Bridge an hour later. — Reuters |
| Juventus win amid storm over disallowed Catania goal Posted: 28 Oct 2012 07:18 AM PDT  Juventus' Nicklas Bendtner (R) fights for the ball with Nicolas Spolli of Catania during their Serie A soccer match at the Massimino stadium in Catania October 28, 2012. — Reuters pic Midfielder Arturo Vidal scored the winner in the second half but, to add to the controversy, Juventus striker Nicklas Bendtner appeared to be fractionally offside when he had a shot saved in the move leading to the goal. To add to their woes, Catania finished with 10 men after Giovanni Marchese was sent off for two bookable offences including a very harsh first yellow card for a routine foul. The win left Juventus with 25 points from a possible 27 and extended their unbeaten Serie A record to 48 games, a run which began at the end of the season before last. Catania will feel enormously hard done by after having a 26th minute goal disallowed at a point when they were dominating the match. Giovanne Marchese's cross was headed on to the post by Nicolas Spolli and Gonzalo Bergessio easily snapped up the rebound with no hint of offside or foul play by the home attack. But as Catania players and the crowd were celebrating the goal, the linesman flagged and the referee disallowed the goal amid angry protests from the home side. Catania had four players booked in quick succession after the incident as they came close to losing their heads and club president Antonino Pulvirenti was ordered from the team bench for dissent. Goalkeeper Mariano Andujar, one of seven Argentines in the Catania starting line-up, denied Juventus a halftime lead with a miraculous point-blank save from Mirko Vucinic. Juventus made the most of their letoff as they took control after halftime and went ahead just before the hour. Andrea Pirlo found Bendtner inside the area and although the Dane, who appeared to be marginally offside, shot weakly, Andujar failed to hold the ball and Chile midfielder Vidal scored from the rebound. Marchese was sent off in the 66th minute for deliberate handball and Juventus wasted several chances to increase their lead. The controversy will keep Juventus firmly in the spotlight after president Andrea Agnelli's comments on Friday that Italian football needed drastic reform. "We support a structural reform of professional football ... those who don't (support it) condemn Italy to being marginalised in Europe and the world," he told a Juventus shareholders' meeting. He said this included "comprehensive reform of sporting justice, which cannot deal with investments worth millions of euros as though they were a dispute in a local sports club." On Saturday, Roma coach Zdenek Zeman replied: "They (the Agnellis) had football in their hands for 20 years and there was all the time needed to make those improvements." — Reuters |
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