Footballer's quotes
'I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country'. Ian Rush
'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona'. Mark Draper
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Do you remember when we played in Spain in the Anglo-Italian Cup?' Shaun Newton
'Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win'. Vinny Jones
'I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock'. Barry Venison
'My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7'. David Beckham
'I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league'. Mark Viduka
'I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right'. Lee Hendrie
'Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had'. David Beckham
'If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day'. Neville Southall
'Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today'. Steve Lomas
We haven't forced Terry to quit England, claim FA as hearing starts
John Terry was not forced to quit England over his racism hearing, the FA claimed on the first day of his Wembley hearing.
As manager Roy Hodgson paid tribute to departing Terry, FA general secretary Alex Horne revealed they are mystified by his decision to retire from international football.
Horne insisted the disciplinary hearing over Terry's racism charge was entirely separate to his England prospects.
Terry left the hearing at around 3pm on Monday afternoon having spent six hours at the FA headquarters and Anton Ferdinand has also gone home for the day.
Going home: John Terry leaves the FA headquarters at Wembley Stadium after day one of his racism hearing
Time to call upon Rio's experience again
Ferdinand: Has crucial part to play
Rio Ferdinand may have been out of the England picture in June, but I says this is the defender's time for club and country.
In the space of 24 hours this week, John Terry announced his immediate retirement from international football, and Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic was ruled out for at least eight weeks following knee surgery.Man Utd v Newcastle
Manchester United reached the fourth round of the Capital
One Cup despite fielding an inexperienced defence as they edged past a resurgent
Newcastle.
Anderson scored when he marched towards the visitors' defence just before
half time and fired into the bottom corner. Tom Cleverley made it 2-0 from 18 yards with his first Manchester United goal.
But after Papiss Cisse came on, he almost sent the game to extra time when he scored from a close-range header and hit the bar with an overhead effort.
QPR v Reading
Pavel
Pogrebnyak grabbed the winner for Reading as they twice came back from a goal
down to beat QPR in the third round of the Capital One Cup.
Junior Hoilett finished a solo run with a shot into the bottom corner to put
the hosts ahead before Kaspars Gorkss headed in a leveller.
Djibril Cisse's powerful shot put QPR back in front only for Nicky Shorey's
free-kick to haul Reading level again.
Pogrebnyak flicked in a winner and even had a penalty saved as Reading won.
Carlisle v Tottenham
Goals from Jan Vertonghen, Andros Townsend and Gylfi
Sigurdsson gave Tottenham victory over Carlisle to send them through to the
fourth round of the Capital One Cup.
The visitors took the lead shortly before the break when Vertonghen headed
home Sigurdsson's free kick. Andros Townsend put Spurs in control with a 53rd minute second, running from the halfway line before scoring.
Sigurdsson wrapped up the scoring when he nodded in Kyle Walker's cross.
Arsenal 6 - 1 Coventry FT
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Hillsborough disaster
The Hillsborough disaster occurred when 96 Liverpool fans died after they were crushed within Sheffield Wednesday's stadium during the 1989 FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest.
The fans who died had been in two pens of the Leppings Lane terrace. Each pen was separated by fences, including an overhanging barrier designed to prevent pitch invasions. Each pen had a small locked gate that opened onto the pitch. The report, compiled by the Hillsborough Independent Panel, said that despite obvious signs of distress, it was a while before the police fully reacted and launched attempts to rescue those who were being crushed.