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| Tottenham feeling the heat in chase for fourth, says Dempsey Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:20 AM PDT  Dempsey (left) shoots wide as Wigan Athletic's Ben Watson (centre) and Maynor Figueroa challenge during their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane in London November 3, 2012. — Reuters picLONDON, April 9 — Tottenham Hotspur forward Clint Dempsey says there has been a tense atmosphere at the Premier League club in recent weeks as they pursue a top four spot and a chance to qualify for next season's Champions League. Spurs have been in the hunt for third place all season but lost twice in March and drew against Everton on Sunday to drop to fourth, with fifth-placed Arsenal now breathing down their neck just two points behind. "It's been tense. I've felt like that's kind of what the atmosphere's been. That's the way it's been the last few games," Dempsey was quoted as saying in British media on Tuesday. "It's been noticeable in the last three home games," the American added. "Who's to say the reason why? Maybe a few injuries, maybe a lot of games. It makes it more interesting for people to watch. It's a little bit more stressful but it's a good stress." There was welcome injury news for Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas on Monday, however, when central defender Younes Kaboul, out with a knee injury since the first game of the season in August, completed an hour for the under-21s. Dempsey said Tottenham's position was preferable to battling relegation or having nothing to play for by being stuck in mid-table. "At least we're pushing to try to get that (Champions League) spot. Hopefully we have enough character to get the job done. "I thought the boys showed a lot of character to fight back and get a point against Everton. It's an important point. You would have like to have got three but at least we fought back. "We have the quality. It's about being confident. It will be difficult all the way until the end of the season." Tottenham's next game is a Europa League quarter-final second leg tie away to Swiss club Basel on Thursday, the first leg was a 2-2 draw, before they take on second-placed Manchester City in the league on April 21. — Reuters |
| Premier League set to adopt goal-line technology, says FA Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:09 AM PDT  Arsenal's Tomas Rosicky reacts after being eliminated from the Champions League by Bayern Munich, March 13, 2013. — Reuters picLONDON, April 9 — English Football Association (FA) general secretary Alex Horne believes the Premier League will approve the introduction of goal-line technology from next season at a meeting this week. Horne told the BBC he thought the equipment was always an "ideal piece of technology to allow into the game" ahead of the Premier League clubs meeting on Thursday. "I'm expecting it to go through at that meeting," Horne said on Tuesday. The FA want technology to be officially introduced at the pre-season Community Shield fixture after lobbying for its inclusion for some time, sanctioning its testing at an England v Belgium international friendly last June. Wembley and the 20 Premier League stadiums would have the equipment installed should it be approved. Last week, world governing body FIFA chose German-based GoalControl as the official goal-line technology provider for the Confederations Cup in Brazil in June. "Technology that says 'yes, the ball has crossed the line' and lets the referee know makes an awful lot of sense to me," Horne added. "Particularly where it's a knock-out situation, incorrect decisions have less opportunity to even themselves out over a season." Goal-line technology was used at the Club World Cup in Japan at the end of last year.— Reuters |
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