Newcastle midfielder Lee Bower has been given a three match ban
following his
dismissal against Liverpool on Monday. Bowyer was shown a straight red
after
Xabi Alonso feigned injury. A brawl ensued in which Peter Crouch pushed
Bowyer
and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard pushed Alan Shearer before
grabbing Boyer
by the throat. Neither Liverpool player faces disciplinary action.
Troussier Sacked
Morocco have sacked Philippe Troussier just two months after he was
appointed.
Dutch international defender Ron Vlaar has turned his back on a move to
Tottenham.
Vlaar travelled to London to negotiate personal terms after his club,
AZ Alkmaar, and
Spurs had agreed a fee :
"It was my preference to play for a big Dutch club so when Feyenoord
called I didn't
really have to think for too long."
Cisse Blames Brother For Marseille Rumours
"I'm really disappointed of him (his brother Hamed) to be honest
and that's all. I just
want to make myself clear. I am in Liverpool and I'm going to stay in
Liverpool.
I don't want to leave after two seasons. I don't know why I'm going to
leave. The
Liverpool fans are amazing, the club is amazing. We have a good team, a
good
manager and everything is okay. I don't know why I'm going to leave.
I'm really
fed up with all this speculation on me. I'm going to move to Marseille,
it's always
Marseille, and it starts to be boring. Like I said before, I'm really
disappointed with
my brother." - Djibril Cisse
Henry Flattered by Barca Interest
"The interest shown in me (by Barcelona) gives me pleasure but at the
moment it is
not even topical. I am looking at this season which is rather difficult
at the moment.
The Champions League is coming up and it will be necessary concentrate
for that.
We just have to hope the young players can find maturity as soon as
possible. I try
to continue writing history and to have exceeded the record of Ian
Wright just
showed me what level I had reached at the club." - Thierry Henry
Di Stefano Heart Bypass A Success
Real Madrid legend Alberto Di Stefano has successful undergone a
heart bypass at
a hospital in Valencia. The hospital's head of coronary surgery,
Anasatasio Montero,
issued the following statement :
"Di Stefano has reacted very well to the operation. The team of doctors
is very
content and optimistic. The patient is now under medication and is
having assisted
breathing. The 24 hours after an operation are vital, the patient's
heart needs to
resume its pulse. The patient is 79 years old, with a long history of
diabetes, and
any kind of complication could occur."
