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August 2002
Bielsa Rewarded For Failure
In a move of
incredible stupidity Martin Bielsa has been given a
contract
until 2006 as coach of Argentina despite their first
round exit at the
World Cup.
2002 UEFA Awards
Best Goalkeeper :
Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich)
Also Nominated : Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Jerzy Dudek
(Liverpool)
Best Defender : Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid)
Also Nominated : Cafu (Roma), Sami Hyypia
(Liverpool)
Best Midfielder : Michael Ballack (Bayer
Leverkusen)
Also Nominated : Roy Keane (Manchester United), Patrick
Vieira (Arsenal)
Best Forward: Raul (Real Madrid)
Also Nominated : David Trezeguet (Juventus), Ruud Van
Nistelrooy
(Manchester
United)
Most Valuable Player : Zinedine Zidane (Real
Madrid)
Also Nominated : Raul (Real Madrid), Ruud Van Nistelrooy
(Manchester United)
Best Coach : Vicente Del Bosque (Real Madrid)
Also Nominated : Alex Ferguson (Manchester United), Klaus
Toppmoeller (Leverkusen)
President's Award : Bobby Robson (manager, Newcastle
United)
27 August 2002
No Senegal Return For Metsu
The Senegalese
Football Federation have confirmed that Bruno Metsu will
not
be allowed to return
as coach at the end of his 10 month contract with UAE
side Al-Ain. Metsu guided Senegal to the World Cup
Quarter-Finals back
in June.
26 August 2002
Bayern Donate Gate Receipts To Flood Victims
Bayern Munich will donate the gate receipts from
Wednesday's Champions
League tie against Partizan Belgrade to victims of recent
floods in Germany.
Bayern expect to raise at least €200,000 despite a
comfortable first leg lead.
Hargreaves In No Hurry For Premiership
Bayern Munich's
English midfielder Owen Hargreaves made the following
comments in an interview with respected German sports
magazine Sportbild :
"I've talked to many (English) players. They tell me
nice things about their
clubs. Many players have contacted me on this issue,
saying I should play
in England so that the English fans and the coaches could
watch me play.
That would be the only way to keep a starting spot on the
national team
but why should I swap sides? Bayern Munich are the best
club in the World.
Much better than every good club in England."
23 August 2002
Trezeguet Back Next Year?
Juventus striker
David Trezeguet could be out of action for five months
due
to complications with
a right knee injury. Trezeguet was injured during a
three way friendly
tournament with Milan and Inter.
Ronaldo Saga Over
Real Madrid have
ended negotiations with Inter over the transfer of
Ronaldo
after failing to come
to terms. A statement on Real's website read :
"Real Madrid states that insurmountable differences
exist between the club
and Inter Milan
concerning the transfer of Ronaldo. It has been seemingly
impossible to arrive
at a satisfactory agreement during the friendly and frank
negotiations this
morning which has forced both clubs to bring the talks to
an
end."
Real were only willing to offer €12 million and two
players from a selection
which included
Fernando Morientes, Flavio Conceicao and Santiago Solari.
Inter were willing to
accept €20 million and 2 players having originally
asked
for €100
million.
Eriberto Exposed As A Fraud
In an interview with
the daily Corriere dello Sport Eriberto admitted that he
was four years older
than originally claimed and had been playing under the
false name of
Eriberto. Luciano Siqueira took up the name Eriberto and
falsified his age
starting in 1996 :
"I was an orphan and I needed (to do it). I dreamt
of becoming a
professional
footballer and so I accepted it even if by that time I
was older.
My wife was
fundamental in this, she convinced me. Also I wanted to
make
this move as a show
of responsibility in front of my son Felipe, who is two
years old. I want
that he will also take my name Siqueira."
Eriberto is currently in Brazil where he confessed to the
fraud at a tribunal.
Manninger Released
Austrian goalkeeper
Alex Manninger has been released from his contract
with Espanyol six weeks after joining
from Arsenal.
22 August 2002
Terry Cleared of Assault
Chelsea defender John
Terry was cleared of charges following a brawl at a
London nightclub.
Terry was cleared on charges of wounding with intent to
cause grievous bodily
harm, unlawful wounding, possessing a bottle as an
offensive weapon and
affray. Chelsea team-mate Jody Morris also was cleared
of affray but
Wimbledon defender Des Byrne, who was also involved, was
found guilty of
possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon but was
cleared
of affray.
20 August 2002
Serie A Suspended
Serie A has been
suspended until the 15th of September 2002 following
disputes over
television contracts. Atalanta, Brescia, Chievo, Como,
Empoli,
Modena, Perugia and
Piacenza have failed to agree contracts with Italian
pay television
channels Telepiu and Stream. The clubs are demanding
€10 million for
rights to their home games while Telepiu and Stream are
only offering
€4.5 million.
The FIGC (Italian FA) have also failed to reach agreement
with state
broadcaster RAI over
free to air highlights.
Beckham Autobiography
David Beckham has
signed a deal worth two million pounds ($3.05 million)
to produce an
autobiography which will be written by a ghost writer.
19 August 2002
Bode Retires
33 year old former
German international midfielder Marco Bode has
announced his retirement from football after
failing to find a club having
left Werder Bremen at the end of the season.
Bode scored 101 goals in
379 games for Bremen.
Shevchenko Out For Two Months
Andriy Shevchenko
will be out of action for two months after undergoing
surgery on a damaged
knee ligament.
16 August 2002
Haaland To Take Legal Action
Defender Alf Inge
Haaland and his club Manchester City have confirmed that
they would be taking
legal action against Roy Keane over the tackle that may
have ended his
career. In extracts from Roy Keane's controversial
biography
the disgraced former
captain of Ireland speaks of retribution for a previous
challenge by Haaland
:
"I told him (Haaland) and don't ever stand over me
again sneering about fake
injuries and tell
your pal Wetherall there's some for him as well. I didn't
wait
for Mr Elleray (the
ref) to show the red card. I turned and walked to the
dressing room."
The Football Association are also considering legal
action over comments
made by Keane in his
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