Charity collection at Ibrox
Fans attending Liverpool's friendly match with Rangers in Glasgow tonight will be able to donate
to a special charity collection in memory of the Hillsborough and Ibrox disasters.
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Sir Alex Ferguson calls for end to chants about Munich and Hillsborough
• Fans should respect rivals' histories, says Ferguson • 'Liverpool v Manchester United is
biggest game of the season' Sir Alex Ferguson has called on Manchester United and Liverpool
supporters to put an end to the chanting that has marred previous fixtures as he prepares for a
match he maintains is still bigger than the Manchester derby.
Guess it had to happen at some point, Kickettes. We can count the number of times we've hated
one of Coleen Rooney's outfits on one hand. As you know, we usually love what she wears, but the
dire dressage above is worth an entire hand of dislikes.
As we learned last week, the challenging world of jumpsuits is not for everyone and, Coleen's
Sea NY leopard print number is probably not for anyone.
West Ham are two up against United.
Question, then: are the best teams in the Premier League not as good as they used to be?
Or are the lesser teams better? Or both? And what does that tell us about Fulham?
I suspect it's a bit of everything. There are certain indicators: Chelsea are older than
when they were great.
This Saturday sees Young Lions take on Albirex Niigata in the SLeague at 5pm with all proceeds
going to help victims of Japan's recent disasters. Following that will be a friendly between
SLeague champions Etoile and ASEAN Football Federation Cup winners Malaysia.
The bitter rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United marred an FA Youth Cup game at Anfield
when away supporters chanted songs about the Hillsborough and Heysel disasters.
There were three arrests for drunkenness and six United supporters were ejected in a chaotic
quarter-final.
Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge has branded the Manchester United fans who sang vile chants
about the Hillsborough and Heysel disasters at yesterday's Youth Cup tie at Anfield as
"disgusting".
Three United fans were arrested and six ejected from the ground during the match, which the
visitors won 3-2 from 2-0 down with both sides having a pair of players sent off.
Walter Smith is the phlegmatic type. Over a managerial career now into its third decade with
Rangers, Everton and Scotland he has accepted his varied triumphs and disasters in a manner that
would earn Kipling's approval.
But there is one impostor that bothers him still, some 18 years after the events of one
roller-coaster season.