It seems like it's almost a given that Harry Redknapp is on his way out of Tottenham – whether
it be immediately or the end of the season – but what really is there for him in the England
job?
Looking at the history of the job it's notorious for tainting the careers of what were otherwise
top managers.
The Newcastle U18 side fought through to the quarter finals of the FA Youth Cup last night,
after they beat QPR 2-1 after extra time. Steve Logan in action last night The Newcastle lads
gave a fighting display and Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was there at St. James' Park to
watch his youngsters come from behind to win the game.
The football world already has it all planned out: fans, players, ex-players, pundits and
journalists alike all want Harry Redknapp to replace Fabio Capello as England manager, following
the Italian's resignation yesterday evening.
Some were already looking beyond Euro 2012 Capello had already planned to retire after this
summer's tournament to the Redknapp era, convinced he would be the man for the job at some
point.
By Greg Evans
So, here we stand. Just one game away from finding out who will win the 2012 Africa Cup of
Nations a tournament which stampeded out of the blocks with a thrilling start, but has since turned
into something of a pale imitation of itself with a few drab games starting to crop up as the
stakes get higher.
English football in 'shambles' shocker. With a major tournament around the corner, the FA intervene
and strip John Terry of the England captain without consulting the manager. The manager resigns.
England have no captain, no manager and naff all chance of winning Euro 2012.
In many ways, I don't blame Fabio Capello for leaving.
Copa Libertadores 2012 Property of Brazil? is a post from: Just Football
South America's flagship competition, the Copa Libertadores, is up and running
for another season with the group stages kicking off this week. 32 of Latin America's finest will
compete to succeed Santos as champions, and thanks to the increasing strength of
the Brazilian economy and the country's increasing ability to keep hold of and attract their finest
countrymen, Brazil is once considered the trophy's most likely destination come the final in
July.
Harry Redknapp was found innocent of tax evasion on Wednesday afternoon in London. The court
hearing did not merely determine whether Harry Redknapp was going to find himself imprisoned, or at
the very least fined and reprimanded, for tax evasion but, perhaps just as importantly, whether
Harry Redknapp was still on course for the top job in English football.
By Chris Wright
'Twas the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals over the weekend, with Ivory Coast whupping
co-hosts Equatorial Guinea 3-0 on Saturday courtesy of a brace from young Didier of Drogbashire and
a colossal 32.808399-yard free-kick from Yaya Toure...
Would you just look at the swing on that?
As you are probably already aware, the weather took an axe to this weekend's non-league fixture
list and only a handful of matches took place anywhere. The FA Trophy Third Round matches were
completely called off and will be played at a later date, so the draw for the quarter-finals, which
is to be made tomorrow, will have a somewhat odd look about it.
My first visit to White Hart Lane came in February 2001. It was an FA Cup Fifth Round tie
against Stockport County. My uncle had driven up from Southampton on the morning of the game and
surprised me with a ticket.
I fell in love with the stadium and the atmosphere. I loved being part of the crowd and watching
Spurs easily dispose of the opposition as they won 4-0.
The following table shows the average age of player that each of the competing nations fielded
during the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations 2012 in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea. As expected
Cote D'Ivoire's fading golden generation who are attempting to win their nation their first major
trophy since 1992 is one of the oldest squads at the tournament.
One of the most pleasing aspects of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations was that two co-hosts,
Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, have both managed to qualify for the Quarter Finals... Gabon in
particular have looked an impressive outfit, winning qualification Group C with three wins from
three games, including a 1-0 win over Tunisia which [.
After I wrote a while ago that Manchester City were the clear favourites for the Premier League
title this year, my opinion seems to have changed over the past few weeks. Their recent form has
seen them playing decent enough but Manchester United have gone that extra mile. Manchester City
has lost on far too many occasions this season.
Tottenham 1 Coulthirst 71′Liverpool 0
The NextGen Series was always more important for the experience it would provide to Liverpool's
talented youngsters than for the chance to win a trophy, and so in the end one can only consider a
run to the quarter-finals after a testing group stage to have been a success.
Chasing the Big Leagues Real Valladolid and the contenders (Spain Segunda) is a post from: Just
Football
Just Football's Tales from Tier Two series, in
association with @tiertwofooty, continues now as we continue with Spain's Liga Adelante. First we
assessed the promotion chances of Deportivo La Coruña in Spain's Segunda
Division:
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid have been in and around the top six all season in Spain's
Segunda Division following a run of just 2 defeats in 22 games since kicking off the season with a
3-0 win at Gimnastic Tarragona.
You're looking at Munich's Olympiastadion, which will be the host to the Women's
European Champions League Finale on May 17! The Olympiastadion was built for 1972 Olympics and it
also hosted the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final. You may not recognize it because none of the games from
the 2006 World Cup tournament were played there.
After what we've seen at this year's Africa Cup of Nations it's perhaps a little foolish to talk
in terms of more shocks. Why should we continue to be shocked when our predictions are continually
thrown back in our faces time after time?
Sudan became the latest side to upset the African apple cart when they qualified for the quarter
finals last night.
If the early history of the European Championships can be seen as explicitly wrapped up in the
politics of the time, then Spain's victory on home ground in 1964 European Nations Cup could be
regarded as one of international football's ultimate flashes in the pan.
This was a victory that was simultaneously the last gasp of one of the greatest club sides that
European football has ever seen and the beginning of a lull that would last for more than twenty
years, a brief victory for the ultra-nationalism that blighted Spanish political life for the most
of the four decades that followed the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939.
Spurs took the concept of winning ugly to new depths on Friday night in a poor performance that
saw them edge past Watford and into the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Match winner Rafael van der Vaart conceded that this wasn't the best performance by this current
Spurs side but he was relieved to get through the tie.
The tackle that started the comeback
The team needed a lift after results of recent weeks. A 1-0 win is great but coming back from 2
goals down to win it, is surely going to give the team the boost that we so desperately need. A
game of two halves is the old cliche but certainly applies in this scenario.
Despite winning 17 of the 20 La Liga fixtures played so far this season and opening up a 7
point lead over arch rivals Barcelona, Jose Mourinho is not a happy man at Real Madrid and he could
leave the Spanish giants this summer for a return to the Premier League.
According to reports emerging from Madrid, Mourinho is 'sick and tired' of the constant power
struggles within the club and is seriously considering a return to the EPL.
On the face of it Liverpool have been granted a favourable draw in the FA Cup 5th round with
Championship side Brighton having to travel to Anfield in mid-February.
Kenny Dalglish's men defeated the same opposition 2-1 at the brand new Amex Stadium earlier in the
season in the Carling Cup with goals coming from Craig Bellamy and Dirk Kuyt.
Asamoah Gyan's superb free-kick helped Ghana into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals, as
they beat Mali 2-0 today. Andre Ayew scored their second securing their last 16 spot.
Kuyt was the Hero today with a 88th minute winner to put Liverpool into the Quarter Finals of
the FA Cup. The game ended 2-1 and the result seemed so bitter sweet for Luis Suarez who watched
had to watch on from the sidelines serving his 7th match ban after the racial incident against Evra
in their last encounter.
Kuyt was the Hero today with a 88th minute winner to put Liverpool into the Quarter Finals of
the FA Cup. The game ended 2-1 and the result seemed so bitter sweet for Luis Suarez who watched
had to watch on from the sidelines serving his 7th match ban after the racial incident against Evra
in their last encounter.
After Liverpool's fantastic achievement in beating Man City over two legs to reach the Carling Cup
Final last Wednesday night, thanks to Craig Bellamy's goal.
It is now time to look towards beating the other half of Manchester in the form of the Red side of
the City.
Our arch-rivals come to Anfield on Saturday afternoon in the fourth round of the FA Cup with it all
to play for.
This was one result i was not expecting, however one i totally agree with. Right from the start
of the tournament and even through out the Qualifying period, the Lions of Teranga had established
themselves as one of the very few sides who were strong favourites to lift the AFCON trophy on Feb
12th.
Barca holds off Madrid rally to reach cup semis World Soccer Yahoo! Sports.
Barcelona once again got the better of their closest rivals in La Liga by knocking out
Real Madrid in the quarter finals of the Copa Del Rey. After taking a two goal lead over Real,
Barcelona were pegged back to 2-2 as the game finished in a draw.
SPANISH FOOTBALL action with two 2º leg SPANISH CUP ( Copa del Rey ) quarter-finals clashes
tonight with the following final results & scorers. Mallorca-Bilbao REAL MALLORCA hosted ATHLETIC
CLUB BILBAO with a 0 - 2 deficit from the 1º leg encounter. The home team was vibed up to attempt
to turn around the result but failed to do so as the "Basque" Club defended well & played it cool
to keep
szólj hozzá: Barca v Real Madrid 2:0 Alves
Barcelona full-back Dani Alves put's Barcelona 2-0 up on the night and 4-1 on aggregate in their
Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals tie.
Alessandro Del Piero rolled back the years to net an incredible goal as Juventus overcame Roma 3-0
in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals and winning the In The Stands Goal of The Week to boot! The
Serie A leaders were already 1-0 up before Del Piero received the ball 30-yards away from goal,
made a mazy [.
Yesterday's Group D action between Ghana and Botswana and Guinea and Mali capped the end of the
first round of fixtures in the Orange African Cup of Nations. Both Ghana and Mali scooped points
each after winning their matches by slender 1-0 margins.
It is quickly emerging that no team can be underestimated.
According to media reports in Spain, Jose Mourinho will quit his job as Real Madrid manager this
summer.
For the first time Mourinho was booed and whistled at by the Bernabeu faithful as rumors
continue to swirl around the team of divisions within the squad.
The sensational claim that Mourinho will quit came from highly-respected Spanish football
journalist Siro Lopez, who said after Real Madrid's 4-1 win against Athletic Bilbao at the weekend
that the former Chelsea boss will walk away from his £11.
According to media reports in Spain, Jose Mourinho will quit his job as Real Madrid manager this
summer.
For the first time Mourinho was booed and whistled at by the Bernabeu faithful as rumors
continue to swirl around the team of divisions within the squad.
The sensational claim that Mourinho will quit came from highly-respected Spanish football
journalist Siro Lopez, who said after Real Madrid's 4-1 win against Athletic Bilbao at the weekend
that the former Chelsea boss will walk away from his £11.
Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Eurocopa de 2012, foi realizado no dia 07/10/2011, na cidade de
Praga-CZE, onde jogaram as seleções da Rep. Tcheca (40º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da
Espanha (1º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
1962Vina Del Mar 31/05/1962 TCH1:0 (0:0)ESP Group matches
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo1998Valladolid 08/06/1997 ESP1:0 (1:0)CZE First stage1998Prague 09/10/1996 CZE0:0ESP First
stage
Eliminatórias ContinentaisGranada 25/03/2011 ESP2:1 (0:1)CZE 1992Seville 13/11/1991 ESP2:1 (1:0)TCH Group matches1992Prague
14/11/1990 TCH3:2 (1:1)ESP Group matches1968Madrid 22/10/1967 ESP2:1 (1:0)TCH Preliminary
round1968Prague 01/10/1967 TCH1:0 (0:0)ESP Preliminary round
Amistosos1990Alicante 21/02/1990 ESP1:0 (1:0)TCH 1987Malaga 24/02/1988 ESP1:2 (1:1)TCH 1979Bratislava
14/03/1979 TCH1:0 (0:0)ESP 1936Prague 26/04/1936 TCH1:0 (1:0)ESP 1930Prague 14/06/1930 TCH2:0
(0:0)ESP 1930Barcelona 01/01/1930 ESP1:0 (0:0)TCH
Mundial Sub-202007Edmonton 14/07/2007 ESP1:1 a.
So the African Cup of Nations got underway yesterday with a couple of shocking results that i
was not expecting. Hosts Equatorial Guinea making their first ever appearance at the AFCON picked
up 3 points from a Libyan side who failed to make their possession count.
However, the most shocking result was Senegal's 2-1 defeat to Zambia.
Brazilian full-back Maicon scores a brilliant goal from 25 yards with the outside of his foot,
as Inter beat Genoa 2-1 in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals in midweek.
The stage is set for the 28th edition of the African Cup Of Nations that begins tomorrow in
Equatorial Guinea and Gabon with two Group A fixtures between the hosts Equatorial Guinea and Libya
in the early kick off and the eagerly awaited Senegal v Zambia clash in the late kick off.
Group B: African Cup of Nations 2012 Preview (Angola, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Sudan) is a
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Just Football's team-by-team African Cup of Nations 2012
group previews continues now with a look at Group B. Follow us on Twitter or subscribe to
Just Football to get all the latest news from Just Football at the African Cup of Nations and
beyond.
Having already knocked out Villarreal and Real Racing Club in this years Copa del Rey,
Mirandés, are bow looking to knockoff another of La Liga's big names, Espanyol, in the
quarter-finals.
The Spanish third division side are currently enjoying the experience of a lifetime – playing
and beating the elite.
