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Andy Gray has been sacked by Sky Sports according to Sky News.
The former Everton, Aston Villa and Wolves footballer, who rose to new fame as one of the top
football analysts in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports, was sacked due to sexist comments made about
female assistant referee Sian Massey who made her second appearance as an assistant referee in a
Premier League match on January 22, 2011 for the Wolverhampton against Liverpool match.
Sorry, but this is weird, no? Getty Images/Zimbio
We're prepared to admit we occasionally (and by ‘occasionally, we mean ‘every week') tend to
waffle more about the EPL than other European leagues in the Weekend Results post. We don't mean
to, but it's like opening a bottle of fine wine, y'see.
When Brian Mullan first made his statements about having done such a tackle many times before it
was a "non-apology apology" that seemed disingenuous. Seattle Sounders fans were quick to criticize
not just Mullan, but Sigi Schmid for his statements supporting his former player. Today though we
learn that Mullan is distraught over the tackle of Steve Zakuani and its resulting
double fracture.
The Game Newcastle. Then Udinese. Then Liverpool. Then Udinese. Then Manchester United. Welcome to
Arsenal, welcome to my first season preview. I would like to start by offering an apology to all
those waiting for my last ...
An apology for the lack of updates recently...this hasn't been because I couldn't be arsed. I was
away on my travels in Thailand and came back to find my computer had died. Not good. I will be back
up and running when tonight's match is done and dusted. In the Wo meantime, I will leave you with
the above picture which I took when conducting some informal scouting for my local team (ahem).
By Chris Wright
Here's a little firecracker to start the morning off. Last night's last-16 tie in the KNVB Cup
between Ajax and AZ Alkmaar had to be abandoned after just 38 minutes (with Ajax leading 1-0) after
an incident involving a pitch invader caused the away side to leave the field in protest.
- Chris Ballard
Last week, I wrote a post about choosing a team to follow in the forthcoming MLS season (and in
many future seasons). I tried to choose criteria that were important to me in order to eliminate
teams, and come the finish I was left with Portland Timbers. First off, I was surprised with the
reaction I got; I expected a bit of ribbing but not only did I get a nice welcome from Portland
fans, but fans of other teams criticized me for the way in which I chose the team.
Dear Brian Mullan,
I'm here to give you some advice even though you don't know me. I'm just a regular Seattle
Sounders fan who happened to be watching the game yesterday. Right now you're probably a bit
skeptical of any advice. Especially considering the firestorm of negative reactions your reckless
challenge has provoked among the Sounders faithful.
By Chris Wright
In which Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez is named the 2011 Tourism Ambassador for the State of
Jalisco in Guadalajara, and promptly breaks down thus making him even more infuriatingly loveable
than he was before...
"You've come a long way little pea"
Which loosely translates as:
"Thank God I'm a footballer and I don't have to do this kind of thing every day.
By Chris Wright
Picture the scene: You're Iker Casillas, your beard is marvellous. Being the saint you are, you
leave the house in good time to make it to training on time when a wild traffic jam appears on the
motorway...
Being the diligent, honest soul you are, you take a photograph as proof of your vehicular
malaise and send it to your manager as proof of your predicament, along with an apology for your
imminent tardy arrival .
For anyone who might have missed it, Theo Walcott had this to say after Arsenal's FA Cup third
round match against Leeds:
"I want to apologise to the managers because I actually dived. I was trying to win the
penalty.
"I had a little joke with the referee afterwards saying ‘that was my first dive, can you
tell?
LIVERPOOL, England Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has been fined £10,000 ($15,800) and warned about
his future conduct by the Football Association after admitting a charge of improper conduct
relating to comments and images posted on Twitter concerning referee Howard Webb. Babel incurred
the wrath of the governing body when tweeting a doctored photo of [.
By Ollie Irish
Keys: "Somebody better get down there and explain offside to her."
Gray: "Can you believe that? A female linesman. Women don't know the offside
rule."
Keys: "'Course they don't.
As we expected Leon Best, Stephen Ireland and young Stephen Folan, have issued an apology to the
club and its fans after being at the Tup Tup Palace nightclub on Friday evening. Tup Tup Palace on
St. Nicholas Street in Newcastle Both players were injured and did not make the trip to Stoke City,
where [.
You know being the referee and linesman is always the unappreciative job in football, as through
the snaps of below, we came to realize it's a tough assignment indeed.
LEADING THE PLAYERS OUT...
The day in office begins when the men in the middle lead his fellow officials and the teams out
from the tunnel to the field.
We don't agree on everything but Greg and I, and all the regulars at a Kent Pub, certainly do about
super Luka. I make no apology for another column about our Croatian talisman. Retaining his
services is arguably as important as signing an accredited striker. As usual Greg approaches the
subject in his own way and is entirely responsible for the 'Lucre' pun.
It's no secret. Tim Howard was not pleased with how the Gold Cup awards ceremony played out.
For those of you who haven't seen, this is what he had to say:
CONCACAF should be ashamed of themselves. I think it was a [expletive] disgrace that the
entire postmatch ceremony was in Spanish.
"At skysports.com we have a reputation for the honesty and integrity of our reporting."
Apparently not.
Mad as hell
Terry Modric 'disrespectful'
That was the headline via Sky this morning after they had pried a quote or two on Luka Modric
from England's Brave John Terry while he was on the move in Asia.
Their Words I was adamant I would not speak to the BBC until the matter was resolved to my
satisfaction so I am pleased an apology has been issued today. Rangers manager Ally McCoist Other
Sources Player Dives. Is this the end of the world? - from Soccer America's Paul Gardner: This
always puzzles me.
Fer: "I'll go to Twente...or no....wait...I'll stay...or...hang on...I'll go!"
Hello my dear friends, I owe you all a big apology.
I haven't been able to enter the fray in these rocky times. The reasons are very pedestrian and
have nothing to do with football, unfortunately. I'm simply totally flat out with work [read
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By now everyone must have read Theo Walcott's apology for a ‘dive' against Leeds. The reaction
that I've read has been mixed. Some people just needed an excuse for Arsenal bashing, others
including yours truly thought it was a silly thing to say, but there were also those who found this
act praiseworthy.
By Chris Wright
Thanks to Dimitar Berbatov's world-class 'Bulgarian Shuffle', yesterday's damp
squib of an FA Cup tie between Manchester United and Liverpool was effectively settled after just
30 seconds had elapsed which, all-in-all, precipitated a fairly dire subsequent 92-and-a-half
minutes of featureless toil.
Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has been fined £10,000 and warned about his future conduct by the
Football Association after admitting a charge of improper conduct relating to comments and images
posted on Twitter concerning referee Howard Webb.
Babel incurred the wrath of the governing body when tweeting a doctored photo of referee Howard
Webb wearing a Manchester United shirt following Liverpool's 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford on January
9, which saw the match official award a contentious penalty to Sir Alex Ferguson's side.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has chosen to focus on youngster Theo Walcott's improved
efficiency amidst controversy that followed the player's confession of a dive against Leeds United
in the FA Cup first leg fixture between the two sides.
Walcott, who told the Gunners' official website that diving was certainly not a part of his
game, apologized for his desperate attempt at earning a penalty in his club's 1-1 draw at the
Emirates a little less than two weeks ago.
Kickoff from Anfield at 20:00 GMT and 3:00 EST.
Ways to Watch:
Match live on Fox Soccer Channel in the US.
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Liverpool:
Team sheet when it's released.
Bench:
Fulham:
Team sheet when it's released.
By Ollie Irish
It was a performance worthy of Alan Partridge at his lowest point, evoking classic lines such as
"Have I got a second series?" and "Smell my cheese you mother!" At least there was no Castrol GTX
bomber jacket.
In using talkSPORT's Hawksbee & Jacob Show as a platform to tell his side of the story, Richard
Keys needed only to keep the mantra "Say sorry, be humble, get the fuck out" at the forefront of
his old-school mind.
An apology to the TSG community on our "editoring" around Michael Bradley's loan move.
In August of 2010, TSG commented on Jozy Altidore heading to Besitikas. It was off a media
report, that said the deal was finalized. Of course, as we know, didn't happen.
So, at TSG, we went over August and took a look at which media reports and tweets for primarily
American sources, twitter feeds and publications but also using this site Football Transfer League
were most accurate versus their frequency.
Pole recognises he's let down many fantasy managers After Arsenal's incredible 4-4 draw with
Newcastle on Saturday, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny felt compelled to issue a Twitter apology to
anyone who had put him in their fantasy football team. He tweeted: Btw I want to apologise to
anyone that bought me to their fantasy football [.
I'm slightly perturbed by Tony Pulis. In fact, I'm a little more than freaked out.
Usually the man takes every chance possible in his stinking existence to have a pop at Arsenal.
Today he kind of gives us a little gee-up.
To say I'm surprised is an understatement and I've come to the conclusion that he has either taken
a whack on his head or he has fallen out with his posse.
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- On This Day in Football: March 3
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Alan Pardew says he has a great relationship with Joey Barton and also thinks dreams can come true
for Joey on Tyneside. Joey Barton challenges Andrey Arshavin of Arsenal Apart from a misadventure
with Morton Pedersen against Blackburn earlier this season, after which he made a point of making
an immediate and full apology [.
"If you ask anyone in football, anyone who has suffered a tackle like that, they are not going to
accept an apology, especially as it was the second year running he took me out," Nani said. "He
came to apologise after the game but I was not happy. It is the second time he has injured me. He
always tackles like that.
It's been an interesting couple of days for football, at least in Europe. Liverpool and Man City
have both succefully played listless games at home and ended their 'who the heck cares'
Thursday-night football misery. Well, City were not so listless but a brainless moment from
'wunderkind' Balotelli was enough to ensure that the tie ended right there for them.
Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta says that is was Real Madrid executives who were indeed
behind the recent doping allegations against Barcelona, despite recent statements from current
Barca officials that refute talk of Real Madrid' involvement, AS reports.
Spanish radio station Cadena Cope sparked controversy recently when it reported that Barcelona
had links to doctors with questionable reputations and that drug testing should be taken more
seriously in La Liga.
I had hoped to have a preview up for this match much earlier - however work, family and friends
have taken up much of my time over the last couple of weeks. Regardless, let me apologize for the
briefness of this post.
Apology accepted. [read more]
The FA have confirmed that Wayne Rooney will be banned for two games after he swore at the
camera in United's 4-2 victory over West Ham at the weekend.
Rooney has until 6pm on Tuesday to respond to the charge. If Rooney accepts the ban it means he
will miss this weekend's home game against Fulham as well as the FA Cup semi-final against
Manchester City.
The FA have confirmed that Wayne Rooney will be banned for two games after he swore at the
camera in United's 4-2 victory over West Ham at the weekend.
Rooney has until 6pm on Tuesday to respond to the charge. If Rooney accepts the ban it means he
will miss this weekend's home game against Fulham as well as the FA Cup semi-final against
Manchester City.
Martin Samuel with a very good piece on the latest Wayne Rooney problems.
It was not the swearing that appalled. It was the total absence of joy, of fun, of love for the
game or its fantastic rewards that was so offensive about Wayne Rooney's goal celebration on
Saturday.
There was no sense of pleasure, no evidence of the thrill all footballers say they get when the
ball strikes its target.
Graham Sankey, who is from Anfield, admitted he tried to kill a Bulgarian man with a stone
whilst celebrating Liverpool FC's European Cup win in 2005. He was arrested with Michael Shields
for the attack but later denied his involvement. The victim didn't die but suffered significant
brain damage.
According to the L.A. Times and Paul Doyle in the Guardian, a secret recording has emerged of
Laurent Blanc actually saying the horrible things he has recently been accused of having said.
So I owe Mediapart an apology for some references to their being media whores. And hacks.
Sorry.
But some of you would not be fit for jury duty.
