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| Terry free after ban but Di Matteo coy on starting place Posted: 09 Nov 2012 07:23 AM PST  Chelsea's John Terry controls the ball during a team training session at Stamford Bridge in London November 6, 2012. — Reuters pic The centre back, banned by the English FA after being found guilty of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand last year, missed the league matches against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Swansea City as well as the League Cup match against United. Terry was eligible and played in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine while serving his domestic ban, but was an unused substitute when Shakhtar played Chelsea at home on Wednesday. "He is going to be available on Sunday and is in a good position to be involved," Di Matteo, speaking to reporters at the club's training ground at Cobham, said on Friday. Asked if he was pleased the ban was over, the Italian replied: "We can focus on the football and try and achieve things on the pitch. But no-one is guaranteed a starting place, they all have to work and be fighting for their places in the team. "They are all internationals. We have England internationals playing, or a Brazilian international, or a Serbian - there is a lot of quality there at a very high level. But he continues to be our captain and our leader when he plays." Chelsea, who slipped to second last weekend, will be without left-back Ashley Cole, who is still suffering with the hamstring injury that kept him out of Wednesday's 3-2 win over Shakhtar. Liverpool, who lost 1-0 to Anzhi Makhachkala in the Europa League on Thursday, are 12th but have a good recent record at Stamford Bridge - winning on their last three visits including two last season in the League Cup and the league. — Reuters |
| Hearts cheered by fans’ response to financial crisis Posted: 09 Nov 2012 07:15 AM PST
The Edinburgh club, founded in 1874, has asked fans to ensure the Tynecastle Stadium is sold out for forthcoming home games and to invest in a share issue to raise 1.795 million pounds (RM8.750 million) to help secure the club's short-term future. "It is clear to us that there is a very strong will amongst supporters to make sure that we can steer our way through the current position," the club said in a statement on Friday after talks between directors and groups representing fans. The fans' groups urged supporters who had come to big games such as May's 5-1 Scottish Cup final win over local rivals Hibernian to back the club in its hour of need. "This is a call to arms. The club needs you now," said a statement from groups including the Federation of Hearts Supporters. HM Revenue & Customs, the British tax authority, said football clubs had to pay their bills like any other business. "Tax deducted from the wages of players and support staff, such as ground keepers, physiotherapists and receptionists must be paid over to HMRC - that is the law and there is no excuse for treating tax money as working capital," HMRC said in a statement. Money has long been tight in Scottish football and Rangers, champions a record 54 times, were demoted to the fourth tier this year after collapsing under the weight of their debts. Hearts warned this week that they could go out of business this month after being issued with a winding-up order over a tax bill for almost 450,000 pounds. — Reuters |
LONDON, Nov 9 — Hearts fans have responded positively to an appeal for emergency financial help after the Scottish Cup holders said a winding-up order over a tax bill could put them out of business.| 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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