8 September 2005 Maltese Police Make 103 Arrests Maltese police arrested 103 Croatian supporters after they rioted following the teams 1-1 draw with Malta. The rioted started after Croatian defender Mario Tokic was sent off in the last minute. It took the Maltese police 45 minutes to restore order. Croatia's foreign minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic said : "The Croatian side is ready to help relevant Maltese authorities in providing all necessary information in order to process the whole case in an appropriate way." Striker Ivan Klasnic added : "I am sad about the trouble caused by some fans. I think those who instigated it were drunk. It was a negative night in every respect." Zidane Out for Three Weeks Zinedine Zidane has been ruled out for three weeks after suffering a groin injury on his competitive return to International football against Ireland on Wednesday. He has been ruled out for three weeks. 6 September 2005 FIFA Sued Over International Duty Injury Belgian club Charleroi are suing FIFA after Moroccan midfielder Abdelmajid Oulmers was injured on international duty against Burkina Faso last November. Oulmers had surgery on torn ankle ligaments and was out of action for eight months. During this time Charleroi continued to pay his wages and are seeking full compensation from FIFA. Charleroi have received the backing of G14, the body which represents Europe's most powerful clubs who have long argued that national teams should pay the wages of players when they are on international duty. Charleroi's lawyer claims FIFA is breaking European Union trade laws by forcing clubs to release players for international duty. 5 September 2005 Wenger Gets Windfall Arsene Wenger has been promised money in the January transfer window after the club revealed a massive increase in cash reserves to €91.72 million upto the period of May 2005. Granada Media Group, who have a 9.99% stake in the club, gave a cash injection of €43.60 million. Arsenal also received their first payment from new sponsors Emirates Airlines who signed a €144 million deal last year to sponsor the new stadium and their shirts (for 8 years). 2 September 2005 Downing Out For 3 Months Middlesbrough winger Stuart Downing has been ruled out for three months following knee surgery. 1 September 2005 FIFA To Experiment With Goal-line Technology FIFA President Sepp Bladder has said he will use the upcoming U-17 World Championships to experiment with goal-line technology : "We will definitely use the technology in Germany (WC2006) if the experiment works. The International Board will attend that last week of the competition in Peru in order to see how the system works. This goal-line technology is enough. Football must keep its human face and must accept errors. If we start to make it too scientific this game will lose its fascination." Maldini Considering Future "I thought about quitting when I renewed my contract a year ago. The thought is there. It exists because I'm 37 years of age and sooner or later you have to quit. I even thought about this year when I started training. I was hoping six weeks on holiday would improve the situation, but in fact it has worsened. There are highs and lows in which a lot of thoughts go through my head. The thing that allows me to carry on is my body, which is still in good shape." - Paolo Maldini Mourinho's Five Year Aim "We (Chelsea) are not yet one of the big clubs in the world and we want to be. Now I have a five-year contract (the aim) is to make Chelsea dominant in England. So we need to win more titles. If for example in this time I can win three more championships with Chelsea and one or two more cups, if we can get a table full of trophies and one Champions League, I think the job is done." - Jose Mourinho