Didier Drogba Loses the Plot after Verbal Attack from Chelsea Fan

Didier Drogba unleashed a devastating verbal volley at a mouthy Chelsea fan after the final whistle of Saturday’s disappointing 1-1 draw with Stoke. Drogba who had earlier levelled the match for Chelsea with a fine header elected to take a short corner in the dying seconds of the game, the decision not to loft the ball into the box enraged a nearby Chelsea fan who gave the striker a tongue lashing. Following the full time whistle the Ivorian angrily confronted the fan and was involved in an ugly shouting match. He furiously told the fan to say what he had said to his face but the fan suddenly became a shrinking violet and refused to repeat his earlier remarks. His Chelsea teammates were forced to step in and dragged the irate Drogba down the tunnel before the situation got out of control.

This is not the first time the fiery front-man has courted controversy during his career and isn’t even the first time he has confronted a Chelsea fan. He famously goaded a fan behind the goal who had heckled him after a poor miss when he scored the winning goal for his team. Aside from clashes with fans he is frequently involved in heated incidents with other players, none more so than Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic. One of these incidents saw Vidic lose a tooth in 2008 when Drogba appeared to aim an elbow at the Serbian, while the other major incident saw Drogba red carded deep into injury time in the Champions League final for a cowardly slap to the face of the United defender. He has also been heavily criticised for advocating diving once saying in an interview “Sometimes I dive, sometimes I stand”.

The Chelsea star has suffered a remarkable loss of form having started the season at a blistering pace and now sees himself being linked with a move to the MLS in the summer. With only one year left on his current contract and no sign of an offer from Chelsea it’s looking increasingly likely he’ll depart from Stamford Bridge after 7 years service and 142 goals to his name.

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Barcelona keep going and Mourinho loses at home for the first time in 9 years..

By Anish on April 3, 2011 1:17 AM | Comments | TrackBacksShare|

Barcelona steady on course for the title as they beat Villrreal 1- 0 ( Goal scored by Gerald Pique)

Meanwhile Mourinho suffered the first blemish on an otherwise unblemished home game record when Real Madrid were beaten 1- 0 by Sporting Gijjon

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A-League loses longest-serving manager

Australia’s A-League has been rocked by the exit of Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick on Saturday.

Merrick’s six-year tenure at the Victory was confirmed at a press conference which the dual premiership coach did not attend.

It was left to club chairman Anthony Di Pietro and managing director Richard Wilson to make the announcement.

“The board of Melbourne Victory can announce head coach Ernie Merrick and the club have agreed to part ways,” Di Pietro said.

“This decision has been reached after an extensive board review of all parts of the business. We determined the best way forward was to part ways and Melbourne Victory are to undertake a new coaching direction.”

“Ernie’s been obviously a very successful coach and we are appreciative of this, however, we’ve mutually agreed it is time to part ways.”

Merrick, who led the Victory to titles in 2006-07 and 2008-09, was the longest serving A-League manager and had one year left on his contract.

Di Pietro denied Merrick had been axed and refused to go into detail about the agreement reached between the two parties, before explaining that the change in manager was important in the new direction of the football club.

“There’s been no sacking here. The details of the discussion remain confidential. Ernie and ourselves left on amicable teams,” he said.

“We are undergoing some very important changes at our football club. We have a new leadership and a clear vision moving forward.”

Di Pietro said the club was disappointed with the recent A-League season, where the Victory were knocked out of the finals in the first round by Gold Coast and their AFC Champions League campaign started disastrously with a 5-1 loss to Gamba Osaka in Japan.

“Our club sets extremely high standards and we’re disappointed by the results in this A-League season along with the start to our AFC Champions League campaign,” he said.

“Our intent is to continue to be the benchmark club in the A-League and be successful in Asia and believe this decision will assist us in taking us to that level.”

The club’s youth team coach Mehmet Durakovic will take care of first-team duties as caretaker manager and will deputise during Tuesday’s home AFC Champions League encounter against Jeju United at AAMI Park.

As far as a permanent replacement goes, Di Pietro said the search had not begun and was reserved when quizzed if out-of-contract Queensland Roar boss Ange Postecoglou could make the move back to Melbourne to be with his family and take charge of the Victory.

“As far as Ange is concerned, we wish him well tomorrow, (for the Grand Final) but we haven’t commenced the search yet,” Di Pietro said.

Sat 12 March, 2011

A-League loses longest-serving manager

Australia’s A-League has been rocked by the exit of Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick on Saturday.

Merrick’s six-year tenure at the Victory was confirmed at a press conference which the dual premiership coach did not attend.

It was left to club chairman Anthony Di Pietro and managing director Richard Wilson to make the announcement.

“The board of Melbourne Victory can announce head coach Ernie Merrick and the club have agreed to part ways,” Di Pietro said.

“This decision has been reached after an extensive board review of all parts of the business. We determined the best way forward was to part ways and Melbourne Victory are to undertake a new coaching direction.”

“Ernie’s been obviously a very successful coach and we are appreciative of this, however, we’ve mutually agreed it is time to part ways.”

Merrick, who led the Victory to titles in 2006-07 and 2008-09, was the longest serving A-League manager and had one year left on his contract.

Di Pietro denied Merrick had been axed and refused to go into detail about the agreement reached between the two parties, before explaining that the change in manager was important in the new direction of the football club.

“There’s been no sacking here. The details of the discussion remain confidential. Ernie and ourselves left on amicable teams,” he said.

“We are undergoing some very important changes at our football club. We have a new leadership and a clear vision moving forward.”

Di Pietro said the club was disappointed with the recent A-League season, where the Victory were knocked out of the finals in the first round by Gold Coast and their AFC Champions League campaign started disastrously with a 5-1 loss to Gamba Osaka in Japan.

“Our club sets extremely high standards and we’re disappointed by the results in this A-League season along with the start to our AFC Champions League campaign,” he said.

“Our intent is to continue to be the benchmark club in the A-League and be successful in Asia and believe this decision will assist us in taking us to that level.”

The club’s youth team coach Mehmet Durakovic will take care of first-team duties as caretaker manager and will deputise during Tuesday’s home AFC Champions League encounter against Jeju United at AAMI Park.

As far as a permanent replacement goes, Di Pietro said the search had not begun and was reserved when quizzed if out-of-contract Queensland Roar boss Ange Postecoglou could make the move back to Melbourne to be with his family and take charge of the Victory.

“As far as Ange is concerned, we wish him well tomorrow, (for the Grand Final) but we haven’t commenced the search yet,” Di Pietro said.

Sat 12 March, 2011

Lavezzi loses appeal

New video footage means Napoli forward Ezequel Lavezzi’s three-match suspension will stand.

The Argentine striker was hit with the ban after he was caught on camera spitting at Roma defender Aleandro Rosi in the Naples-based club’s 2-0 away win at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

Lavezzi, who netted at Anfield in the Europa League and has five Serie A goals this season, launched an appeal against the ban, insisting Rosi had spat at him first.

But Lavezzi’s hopes of avoiding suspension were set back when new video footage was released.

“We ran into a strange and unexpected situation during the appeal,” Napoli lawyer Paolo Rodella told Sky Sport Italia.

‘There was new footage. We don’t know why the court rejected our appeal, so cannot say whether this new footage swayed their judgment.”

“If that was the case, the footage could not be considered, because it was not used in the original inquest.”

Lavezzi will now miss league matches against Catania, Brescia, and crucially, the match against table-toppers AC Milan on February 28.

The absence of the 25-year-old will place more pressure on the likes of Edinson Cavani, who has scored 20 goals in 25 Serie A appearances this season, and Slovakian Marek Hamsik.

Sat 19 February, 2011

Lavezzi loses appeal

New video footage means Napoli forward Ezequel Lavezzi’s three-match suspension will stand.

The Argentine striker was hit with the ban after he was caught on camera spitting at Roma defender Aleandro Rosi in the Naples-based club’s 2-0 away win at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

Lavezzi, who netted at Anfield in the Europa League and has five Serie A goals this season, launched an appeal against the ban, insisting Rosi had spat at him first.

But Lavezzi’s hopes of avoiding suspension were set back when new video footage was released.

“We ran into a strange and unexpected situation during the appeal,” Napoli lawyer Paolo Rodella told Sky Sport Italia.

‘There was new footage. We don’t know why the court rejected our appeal, so cannot say whether this new footage swayed their judgment.”

“If that was the case, the footage could not be considered, because it was not used in the original inquest.”

Lavezzi will now miss league matches against Catania, Brescia, and crucially, the match against table-toppers AC Milan on February 28.

The absence of the 25-year-old will place more pressure on the likes of Edinson Cavani, who has scored 20 goals in 25 Serie A appearances this season, and Slovakian Marek Hamsik.

Sat 19 February, 2011

Qatar loses to Uzbekistan in Asian Cup opener

By Shourin Roy on January 7, 2011 8:05 PM | Comments | TrackBacksShare|

Odil Akhmedov scored from a 30 yard belter to give the Uzbekis the lead. The goal was reminiscent of Siphiwe Tshabalala's scorcher for SA against Mexico in the World Cup's opening game. The Qataris then went to sleep as Server Djeparov intercepted a pass and added to the tally.

The lesson learned by Qatar's royal family will be to increase pay and naturalize foreign born talent more quickly.

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The first World Cup loses its last survivor

By Anish on September 1, 2010 10:05 AM | Comments | TrackBacksShare|

Francisco Varallo - last man standing from the first World Cup final in 1930 died at the age of 100, Argentine media reported on Monday.
Varallo played for the Argentina side that lost 4-2 to Uruguay in the 1930 final.

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