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By Alan Duffy
Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Queens Park Rangers Premier League 11th February 2012
Despite the recent introduction of new boss Mark Hughes, along with the likes of Bobby Zamora,
QPR look set for a long relegation dogfight this season after going down 3-2 to one of their
rivals, Blakcburn Rovers, at Ewood Park.
Fabio Capello resigns as England manager but who will replace him? - The 90th Minute Soccer
Blog
England currently has no manager as Fabio Capello recently resigned. It was pretty clear Capello
would be out after the upcoming Euro 2012 and his resignation was a surprise. The problem between
Capello and the English Football Association was over John Terry.
08.02.2012 - El italiano Fabio Capello renunció hoy, a menos de cuatro meses del inicio
de la Eurocopa (2012)
, a su puesto de entrenador de la selección inglesa.
El móvil público de la decisión es la oposición a la medida unilateral de la FA (Asociación
inglesa de Fútbol) de quitarle la capitanía de la selección a
John Terry, quien afronta
un juicio por presuntos insultos racistas que habría proferido, durante un partido de la liga
Premier (octubre 2011) a
Anton Ferdinand, defensor de Queens Park Rangers y hermano de Rio
(Ferdinand), su compañero de zaga en la selección.
Fabio Capello will not lead England to this summer's European Championship after resigning from his
post as manager. The Italian's resignation comes following crunch talks with the FA over his
outspoken criticism of the decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy before his trial
for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.
John Terry has been England captain three times. He has been stripped of the captaincy three
times. Rio Ferdinand has been England captain once. He does not want the England captaincy again.
Steven Gerrard has been overlooked for the England captaincy several times. He is no longer a
guaranteed starter in the side.
Rio Ferdinand was booed throughout United's 3-3 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge yesterday.
Whilst Rio has never been a popular player with Chelsea fans, given his West Ham and Leeds history,
as well as the issues over the England captaincy, it was clear that Rio was singled out for special
abuse yesterday thanks to John Terry's charge for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.
Over England way, John Terry has been stripped of his national team captaincy. The move comes in
the midst of Terry's ongoing prosecution for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, with a trial on the
incident set for the summer. Terry's leadership of England was under question before, but the
controversy surrounding what he allegedly said to Ferdinand was the tipping point for removing him
as captain.
Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has slammed the FA's decision to strip Chelsea's John Terry of the
England captaincy. Terry is currently awaiting trial for the alleged racial abuse of QPR's Anton
Ferdinand, and although he is innocent until proven guilty, the FA has take action that could be
construed as a punishment.
Feliz Futbolitinos! We kick off this weekend's edition with Santos'
studs Ganso and Neymar who were the centerpiece of the
selecao's latest national team kit unveiling yesterday. You all know that
Pele signed up to be on this but they couldn't find the right goalkeeping outfit
which said "O perfeito" (The Perfect One) for him.
For the second time, Chelsea's John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. The
English Football Association confirmed that Terry was informed of the decision by FA chairman David
Bernstein in a phone call Friday morning.
Terry is due to stand trial in July over racial abuse allegations after an incident with QPR's
Anton Ferdinand and there has been mounting pressure within England to remove Terry as England's
captain ahead of this summer's Euro 2012 competition
The FA released a statement on their web site which read:
Following the decision to adjourn the court case against John Terry to July, The Football
Association confirm he will not captain the England team until the allegations against him are
resolved.
For the second time, Chelsea's John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. The
English Football Association confirmed that Terry was informed of the decision by FA chairman David
Bernstein in a phone call Friday morning.
Terry is due to stand trial in July over racial abuse allegations after an incident with QPR's
Anton Ferdinand and there has been mounting pressure within England to remove Terry as England's
captain ahead of this summer's Euro 2012 competition
The FA released a statement on their web site which read:
Following the decision to adjourn the court case against John Terry to July, The Football
Association confirm he will not captain the England team until the allegations against him are
resolved.
Queens Park Rangers boss Mark Hughes has slammed the decision to delay John Terry's racism
hearing until July. Terry was involved in an alleged racially-motivated clash with QPR defender
Anton Ferdinand, and Hughes is upset that the trial will interrupt his side's preseason plans.
"They've made a decision that impacts on one of my players, they've given a date which is slap
bang in the middle of pre-season," Hughes said.
In that special, unique way that only they can, the FA managed to set a dozen hungry cats
amongst the pigeons of the John Terry case this morning. Their announcement, that Terry had been
stripped of the England captaincy for this summer's European Championships but that he would still
be available for selection by Fabio Capello sends out a message so mixed that it would require an
FA-branded centrifuge to be able to properly decipher.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
As Egypt reels from the tragic deaths in Port Said, national team coach Bob Bradley is taking a
role in the rebuilding.
The former U.S. manager joined in a non-violent protest march on Thursday as public anger
against the interior ministry grows.
It's like deja vu, all over again John Terry was ditched as England captain this morning. 'Sources
close to the Chelsea captain' said he was stripped of the armband metaphorically, alas at 10am
during a phone call from FA chairman David Bernstein. The decision was made because Terry is due to
stand trial [.
The English FA have been forced to strip John Terry of the England captaincy after outcry over his
racism case being put back till after this Summer's Euro 2012 Finals in Poland and Ukraine with
many looking for the Chelsea defender to be stripped of even an
England Jersey
.
Tory MP Damian Collins who has campaigned for FIFA reform hit out saying:
"He is in a public position as England captain.
By Alan Duffy
Young midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong is one of the Premier League's more charismatic chaps, with
his all-action and passionate performances on the pitch endearing him to Wolves' fans ever since he
made his loan move from Arsenal.
John Terry has today been stripped of the England captaincy for a second time following
allegations of racism.
Terry allegedly called Anton Ferdinand a "black cunt" in Chelsea's defeat against QPR. In last
weekend's Cup game between the two clubs the FA scrapped the traditional handshake ahead of
kick-off after it became apparent that the QPR players would snub Terry in support of
Ferdinand.
Anton, or is that your name? Now, touch my skin. Worship it.
One should ask the FA why they did such a thorough job investigating Luis Suarez's racial abuse
of Patrice Evra and then drop the ball on John Terry doing the same against Anton Ferdinand? Suarez
gets an eight match ban, while Terry gets rewarded with a deferment of his trial till after the
2012 Euro is over and retains his captaincy of the Three Lions to boot.
Chelsea and England captain John Terry's problems are not about to end any time soon after
fellow players and anti-racist campaigners called on Fabio Capello to exclude him from his squad
for the European championships.
These sentiments come after Wednesday's landmark ruling where the FA announced that Terry would
only face trial for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand until after the tournament.
Image: REUTERS/Eddie Keogh.
John Terry will go on trial for his alleged racist comments against Anton Ferdinand on 9th July,
just nine days after the conclusion of EURO 2012. Terry, who will captain England in the tourney,
pleaded not guilty to a 'racially-aggravated public order offence' via a solicitor at a court
hearing this morning.
Just a quick round-up this morning:
Terry will go to the Euros...
• Shambolic! RT @RobHarrisUK BREAKING: England captain Terry not to stand trial on
charge of racially abusing opponent until after Euro 2012.
The skinny: John Terry's legal trial regarding his alleged racial abuse of
Anton Ferdinand postponed to the week of July 9th.
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The other match with a potentially explosive racial overtones was effectively nipped in the bud
as the FA decided to do away with handshakes pre-empting Anton Ferdinand's contemplated threat not
to shake John Terry's hand. The Chelsea captain begins his legal challenge on Feb 1st defending
against charges of a racist verbal assault on Ferdinand in their last match on Oct 23rd.
It wasn't pretty. Hell, it was downright hideous. But it's a win, one that puts us in the
fifth-round draw. Hey, that's good enough for this guy.
A united front
I guess we should have expected this. All the hype, all the controversy it simply overstated
what was bound to be on display at Loftus Road on Saturday.
Both Chelsea and QPR decided there would be no customary handshake before the game as John Terry
and Anton Ferdinand met for the first time since their controversial racism scandal when last they
met. And there was more controversy as referee Mike Dean gave Chelsea a 62nd minute penalty after
England striker Daniel Sturridge dived in the area, fooling the official into
thinking QPR defender Clint Hill fouled the Chelsea cheat.
By Alan Duffy
Considering all the pre-match hype concerning Anton Ferdinand and John Terry's long-awaited
reacquaintance, you would have thought that the game itself might have fizzled a bit more. However,
instead, it was a flat affair, with Juan Mata outstanding out for all the right reasons, and Daniel
Sturridge making a name for himself for all the wrong ones.
When pre-match handshakes become the subject of fervent debate and garner more analysis and
predictions than the actual football match that tends to follow them, something has gone wrong. So
in an attempt to help sidestep half the day's racial tensions, the FA decided that QPR and Chelsea
should just avoid hand shaking situations at all costs.
Patrice Evra will be on the receiving end of some abuse today but I'd like to think it won't be
racist abuse. Maybe I'm naive and I'm probably giving the vermin too much credit but I genuinely
hope that Liverpool fans don't turn their dislike of Evra, having been lead to believe that he's a
liar by the ridiculous propaganda from their club, in to something far more sinister.
A pair of heated English derby match-ups headline today's action, and both will have added
subplots that will only make things more intense.
Manchester United and Liverpool clash in their first meeting since the controversial match where
Luis Suarez allegedly used racial slurs against Patrice Evra; while London rivals Chelsea and
Queens Park Rangers meet for the first time since John Terry allegedly used a racial slur against
Anton Ferdinand.
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CONCACAF's two places in the women's soccer tournament at this summer's Olympics will be
determined Friday night, as the U.S. women look to maintain their stretch of dominance and clinch a
place in London with a win over Costa Rica.
The magic of the FA Cup. The combined furor of two players and thus two clubs and two sets of
support groups embroiled in an alleged race row.
And, of course, handshake gate revisited.
Not again
Saturday's FA Cup fixture between visiting Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road is
brimmed with subplots.
The magic of the FA Cup. The combined furor of two players and thus two clubs and two sets of
support groups embroiled in an alleged race row.
And, of course, handshake gate revisited.
Not again
Saturday's FA Cup fixture between visiting Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road is
brimmed with subplots.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
It's FA Cup weekend again in England, and the field is down to 32 teams.
Liverpool are well out of the Premier League title race, and their Champions League hopes are
diminishing quickly, but fans will find some solace in the domestic cups, especially after the club
reached the Carling Cup final earlier this week.
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Chelsea's up coming against Queens Par Rangers will be the first meeting for both John Terry and
Anton Ferdinand since claims that Terry racially abused Ferdinand surfaced last October.
And according to chief racism campaigner, Lord Herman Ouseley, he expects the duo to diffuse the
tension surrounding the incident by shaking hands during the customary pre match formalities.
Queens Park Rangers are reportedly keen for defender Anton Ferdinand to shake hands with Chelsea's
John Terry in a bid to ease tensions between the pair before Saturday's FA Cup fourth round
tie.
All eyes will be on the duo in the clash at Loftus Road this weekend, as they come face-to-face for
the first time since England skipper Terry was charged with racially abusing Ferdinand in the
Premier League meeting between the two sides in October.
By Chris Wright
While his club are urging him to, there is still a fair old wodge of uncertainty as to whether
Anton Ferdinand will shake John Terry's hand before QPR's FA Cup tie against Chelsea at Loftus Road
on Saturday.
As you will be all-too-well aware by now, Terry is due to attend a hearing at West London
magistrates court four days after the match on charges of racially abusing Ferdinand after
referring to the QPR centre-half as a 'farting black klutz' or something similar when the two sides
met in the Premier League back on October 23rd of last year.
As if today's disappointing result wasn't enough to elicit anger, we now have news that a
section of Chelsea supporters were reported to authorities after allegedly making racist remarks
about Anton Ferdinand as they were traveling back from Norfolk via train.
Chelsea Football Club is concerned to hear that a small number of fans travelling back by train
from Norwich were alleged to be involved in racist chants and comment.
