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| QPR’s Taraabt not in Morocco Nations Cup squad Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:55 AM PST  File photo shows Queens Park Rangers' Adel Taarabt (R) challenging Bolton Wanderers' Nigel Reo-Coker during their English Premier League soccer match at Loftus Road in London August 13, 2011. – Reuters pic The 23-year-old does not feature on the player list for the tournament, which runs from Jan. 19 to Feb. 10, published on the Royal Moroccan Football Federation website (http://www.frmf.ma). However, Dutch-born striker Mounir El Hamdaoui has returned to the squad for the first time since September after reviving his career on loan at Fiorentina from Ajax Amsterdam. Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh has also been omitted from the list which includes Aston Villa midfielder Karim El Ahmadi and Liverpool forward Oussama Assaidi from the Premier League. The mercurial Taraabt has been out of favour with the national team but hoped to have done enough to impress Morocco coach Rachid Taoussi, who took charge in the summer. "I hope to be at the African Nations Cup but even if I'm not there, and that would be painful, I'll be the biggest Morocco supporter," he said on the lequipe.fr African soccer blog. Taraabt's exclusion will boost QPR in their battle to avoid relegation under new manager Harry Redknapp. They are second-bottom of the Premier League, five points from the safety zone. – Reuters |
| UEFA appeals own sanctions against Serbia and England Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:34 AM PST
"Having reviewed the motivated decisions for the sanctions imposed in this specific case... the UEFA disciplinary inspector felt it necessary to immediately confirm his intention to appeal on UEFA's behalf," UEFA said in a statement. UEFA has the right to appeal against decisions made by its own disciplinary committee and to ask for tougher sanctions if it considers they are too lenient. The English FA criticised UEFA for not sending a "strong enough message" on racism after the Serbia FA was fined €80,000 (RM321,086) by UEFA and told it must stage its next Under-21 home match behind closed doors after its players and fans were found guilty of improper conduct. The punishments followed England's 1-0 victory in the European Under-21 championship playoff on Oct. 16 in Krusevac when visiting fullback Danny Rose complained he was racially abused by Serbia supporters before, during and after the game. England scored with the last kick of the match and fighting broke out between players and officials immediately after the final whistle. Two Serbia coaches, four Serbia players and two England players were suspended by UEFA following the altercations. – Reuters |
LONDON, Dec 26 – UEFA has appealed against the sanctions that its own control and disciplinary body imposed on Serbia and England for incidents in an Under-21 match in October, European soccer's governing body said today.| 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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