Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Patrice Evra will continue pursuing allegations of racist remarks allegedly made by Liverpool’s Luis Suarez after reporting them to referee Andre Marriner after the game at Anfield last Saturday. Ferguson commented: “Obviously Patrice feels aggrieved at what was said to him. It rests in the hands of the FA now.” […]
Luis Suarez allegation reported to the FA
Various media outlets are reporting that allegations of an incident between Manchester United’s Patrice Evra and Liverpool’s Luis Suarez have been reported to match referee Andre Marriner at the end of the Liverpool v Manchester United game at Anfield today. The match ended 1-1 and in an interview with French TV channel Canal+ Evra appears […]
Fans do the ‘Poznan’ as City go top
MANCHESTER CITY 4, ASTON VILLA 1 It seems that Manchester City fans’ goal celebration, borrowed from the fans of Polish side Lech Poznan, will be seen more often this season. City took advantage of United’s earlier draw at Anfield to claim top spot in the Barclays Premier League in style after tearing Aston Villa apart with […]
Rooney handed three match Euro ban
Wayne Rooney will miss all three of England’s group games at Euro 2012 after he was handed the maximum punishment for his deliberate foul on Miodrag Dzudovic in the final qualifying game against Montenegro. There were rumours of an appeal from the FA but the danger of an additional punishment for a frivolous appeal could make […]
Rooney red card blow for Euro 2012
England coach Fabio Capello insisted that Wayne Rooney’s “silly mistake” that earned him a second half red card in their draw with Montenegro in Podgorica wouldn’t cause any problems for his Euro 2012 plans after they limped over the qualification finishing line last night. Rooney had immediately apologised to Capello following the game but the […]