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LAGOS, Nigeria — A 21-year-old Nigerian footballer died on Sunday after collapsing during the
first-half of a Premier League match. Ocean Boys defender Emma Ogoli slumped to the pitch in the
39th minute of the home game against Niger Tornadoes in Yenagoa and died on his way to hospital.
"Ogoli is dead.
Detectives in Leigh-on-Sea are appealing for information in respect of a crime that could have been
straight out of hit TV show
'Police, Camera, Action'.
Details have just come to light about the incident on Friday, April 23. A self employed,
59-year-old, Westcliff builder was shopping at Morrisons, Western Approaches, Eastwood with his
wife.
MADRID, Spain Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has launched a scathing attack on Arsene Wenger in
response to the Arsenal manager's recent crticism of the Merengues' conduct in the Champions League
this week. Mourinho, Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso are facing UEFA action over claims that the
Portuguese chief told his players to get [.
VANCOUVER, BC — It was a dream-come-true for two Vancouver Whitecaps players but a nightmare for
three others. The Major League Soccer-bound Caps rewarded central midfielder Terry Dunfield and
centre back Greg Janicki with MLS contracts Friday but released goalkeeper Simon Thomas and
defenders Willis Forko and Luca Bellisomo.
Manchester United will be spurred on by the return of Rio Ferdinand as they face Hull city in a
Premier League encounter tonight. Ferdinand has had a long lay-off due to a back injury but has
been declared fit and will be seen in action at Old Trafford. Dimitar Berbatov has also recovered
from a dead [.
Stoke got an unbeaten five match spree as they played out a hard fought draw with Sunderland. The
0-0 scoreline says nothing of the action that took place at Sunderland. The action packed match
between the two medium placed teams in the Premier League table saw both creating their own chances
but none materialising.
World Cup organising chief Danny Jordaan has revealed he may consider banning vuvuzelas from the
tournament.
The sound of the trumpet-like instruments has droned through every match since the competition
got under way in South Africa on Friday.
Singing from the stands has generally been drowned out as a consequence and Jordaan, the chief
executive of the World Cup organising committee, admits action may have to be taken.
Not only did Arsenal have an unfit Cesc Fabregas, and an even less fit Robin Van Persie playing in
yesterdays defeat to Newcastle, but (arguably) Arsenal's best player, Samir Nasri, was taken off
with an injury. But Wenger didn't sound too worried about it after the game, when he said: "Samir
has a calf problem that [.
ROME, Italy — Juventus and Roma did little to boost their respective championship hopes as they
battled to a 1-1 draw at Turin's Olympic stadium on Saturday. Vincenzo Iaquinta opened the scoring
for hosts Juve on 35 minutes but deep into first half stoppage time Roma captain Francesco Totti
equalised from the spot.
BARCELONA, Spain Barcelona forward Leo Messi scored a brace as the champions beat Villarreal 3-1 in
an exhibition of attacking football from both sides on Saturday. For the first time Messi has now
scored in seven consecutive games and Barcelona go provisionally top of the table with Real Madrid
playing on Sunday.
WEMBLEY, England p France cruised to a 2-1 victory over England Wednesday as Les Bleus picked apart
Fabio Capello's makeshift side with a clinical display of passing football. Goals in each half from
Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena sealed an emphatic victory for France as England crashed to the
first home defeat of Capello's two-and-a-half-year [.
PARIS, Frnce — Montpellier became the latest side to occupy the summit of the French first
division in a wide open season with a 1-0 win at Nice on Saturday. Striker Olivier Giroud's goal
seven minutes from time earned Montpellier the win which lifted them on to 24 points. Earlier Paris
Saint Germain had consolidated [.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Ajax Amsterdam suspended striker Luis Suarez for two matches Monday
after television images appeared to show him biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal in their
0-0 draw in the Dutch league. Ajax said Suarez had been suspended for two Dutch Eredivisie games
"because of what happened during Ajax-PSV on Saturday night.
EDINBURGH, Scotland The Scottish Premier League (SPL) may face a shutdown next weekend after top
referees voted to go on strike in protest at attacks on their integrity. The walkout was decided at
a meeting on Sunday, according to press reports in the United Kingdom. The Scottish Football
Association has confirmed though it will [.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Ajax Amsterdam suspended striker Luis Suarez for two matches Monday
after television images appeared to show him biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal in their
0-0 draw in the Dutch league. Ajax said Suarez had been suspended for two Dutch Eredivisie games
"because of what happened during Ajax-PSV on Saturday night.
LONDON, England — Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp urged Spurs to win their Champions League
qualifying group after watching them clinch qualification to the last 16 with a 3-0 win over
Bundesliga side Werder Bremen. Goals from Younes Kaboul, Luka Modric and Peter Crouch fired Spurs
into the knockout rounds at White Hart Lane, leaving Redknapp's [.
EDINBURGH, Scotland A bitter strike by referees has forced the cancellation of almost
three-quarters of all football matches in Scotland's professional leagues this weekend. The six
fixtures scheduled in the Scottish Premier League – the country's top flight – will go ahead
following the last-minute arrival of officials from Israel, Malta and Luxembourg.
NEWCASTLE, England — Chelsea missed a chance to regain top spot in the English Premier League
as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Newcastle United at St James' Park here on Sunday. Salomon
Kalou's seventh goal of the season cancelled out an early strike from England forward Andy Carroll
to lift the defending [.
MANCHESTER, England Mario Balotelli scored twice as Manchester City FC qualified for the UEFA
Europa League round of 32 with a comfortable victory against FC Salzburg. Balotelli struck on 18
and 65 minutes, his first goal a sumptuous volley from Pablo Zabaleta's cross. Adam Johnson's solo
effort rounded off the scoring late on, leaving [.
VIENA, Austria Falcao continued his prolific run of form in the UEFA Europa League by scoring a
hat-trick as FC Porto wrapped up Group L and confirmed SK Rapid Wien's elimination at a
snow-covered Ernst-Happel-Stadion. Needing to better Be?ikta? JK's result away to PFC CSKA Sofia to
retain hope, Rapid edged in front six [.
ENSCHEDE, Netherlands Tottenham Hotspur completed a marvellous first Champions League group-stage
campaign when they drew 3-3 at Twente Enschede to secure top spot in Group A above holders Inter
Milan on Tuesday. Spurs, who scored 18 goals in their six group games, were gifted an early lead
with a Peter Wisgerhof own goal before [.
MANCHESTER, England – Anderson's second-half equaliser ensured Manchester United will avoid their
main rivals in the last 16 of the Champions League after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Valencia at
Old Trafford on Wednesday. United needed to avoid defeat to seal top spot in Group C but were left
shocked when Pablo Hernandez fired the [.
DOETINCHEM, Netherlands PSV handed Twente an opportunity to claim the Eredivisie's top spot, while
Willem II's season of woe continued on Saturday. PSV lost Orlando Engelaar 10 minutes before
half-time just as they were enjoying their best spell of attacking pressure, with Ibrahim Afellay
hitting the bar and then setting up Jonathan Reis [.
West Bromwich Albion winger Chris Brunt reckons Robert Di Matteo will splash the cash in January to
bolster their squad as they bid to avoid Premier League relegation. The club have had a roller
coaster few months back in the top flight, they started strongly but then plummeted down the table.
Before the weekend's loss [.
BERLIN, Germany — Allegations of match-fixing in Germany's Bundesliga were on Tuesday denied by
both clubs involved after claims implicated a top-flight game between Energie Cottbus and VfL
Bochum. Both teams, who now ply their trade in Germany's second division, reacted with surprise to
claims from Italy suggesting their Bundesliga match on February 20 2009 [.
LIVERPOOL, England Top and bottom respectively of Group K at the start of the day, Liverpool FC and
FC Utrecht also finished it at opposite ends of the section following a goalless draw at Anfield.
Results a fortnight ago rubber-stamped Liverpool's place in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 and
ended Utrecht's hopes [.
TURIN, Italy A second-half equaliser from Jô cancelled out Niccolò Giannetti's effort on his
first start for Juventus as Manchester City FC finished top of Group A. The 19-year-old Giannetti,
whose previous first-team experience amounted to a seven-minute outing on Matchday 4, got across
Dedryck Boyata to turn in Alessandro Del Piero's pass two [.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — A keyhole operation has revealed that the trophy awarded to the champion of
the Swedish football league contains a hidden message of support for a Stockholm-based team. Sweden
national team physician Magnus Forssblad opened the trophy on Friday after rumors began circulating
last month that Ingemar Eklund, the silversmith who made the [.
Well, well, well; once again the draw for the first knockout round of the Champions league has
thrown out some cracking ties right across the board and once again 4 English sides are involved.
The fixture that leaps off the page is a mouth watering tie between Arsenal and Barcelona. Arsenal
were always likely to [.
MANCHESTER, England — Tim Cahill and Leighton Baines stole the show from Carlos Tevez as 10-man
Everton clinched a 2-1 victory over Manchester City at Eastlands on Monday. David Moyes' side, who
had not won in seven matches, took control within the opening 20 minutes through Cahill's early
effort and a fine strike from Baines.
MUNICH, Germany — Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal said earlier he was counting on Arjen Robben
returning to action for the first Bundesliga game after the winter break against Wolfsburg on
January 15. The Dutchman has not played since returning from the World Cup in South Africa with a
torn hamstring.
MUNICH, Germany — Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal said earlier he was counting on Arjen Robben
returning to action for the first Bundesliga game after the winter break against Wolfsburg on
January 15. The Dutchman has not played since returning from the World Cup in South Africa with a
torn hamstring.
LONDON. England — Arsenal kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester United and
delivered a hammer blow to Chelsea's hopes of retaining the title with a 3-1 victory over the
struggling champions on Monday. Arsene Wenger's side had repeatedly failed to produce the goods in
crunch matches against their London rivals, but they finally [.
