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------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- [36] Bet £10 on the World Cup. Get a FREE £25 bet on the England game --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: Now clients need to stake £10 on any World Cup markets and they will receive a £25 FREE BET on the England v Ecuador Sunday afternoon showdown. When you plan to have a bet - use Sporting Odds through us http://www.sportingodds.com/index.asp?tpid=2983 http://www.sportingodds.com/index.asp?tpid=2983 --------------------------------- [35] Now here's a surprise --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: Arsenal cleared, from CNN 'Arsenal have been cleared by the Football Association of effectively taking over its Belgian feeder club Beveren, in breach of the governing body's rules. FIFA had asked the FA to investigate allegations in a BBC Newsnight program which claimed Arsenal had established control of the Belgian club. In a statement, the FA said that it had "not identified any evidence to suggest Arsenal have breached any rules of the FA or the FA Premier League in relation to their dealings with Beveren and specifically any breaches of the FA and FAPL rules concerning dual interests or associations between clubs." The FA said it had passed on all the evidence it gathered in the case to FIFA. Newsnight reported on June 1 that Arsenal had covertly handed over one million pounds ($1.83 million) to fund a 2001 takeover of the Belgian club by a consortium called Goal. Among those involved with Goal was Jean-Marc Guillou, a former French international and a close friend of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who helped set up a football academy in the Ivory Coast, which has produced a string of top players, including Arsenal defenders Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue. In 2001, Guillou put together a financial restructuring package for heavily-indebted Beveren, which at the time was on the verge of financial collapse. Arsenal said it provided funds to help Beveren stabilize its finances but denied that the deal gave it any say in how the club was run.' --------------------------------- [34] Mirror link us to Klose --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: 'JENS LEHMANN last night urged Arsene Wenger to fork out £15million to bring Germany's prolific World Cup goalscorer Miroslav Klose to Arsenal and beat off interest from a host of Europe's top clubs. Arsenal, Manchester United and Inter Milan are among the clubs chasing Klose, who has reinforced his reputation as one of the best predators in the game with four goals in Germany's first three World Cup games.' --------------------------------- [33] Newcastle comments which FA deny --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: see earlier story - these comments from Freddie Shepherd led to the FA statement "From what I hear - and the source is good - a separate deal was done for Rooney and it covered a transfer value of £30million and his entire career earnings. If it is true that the FA have taken out extra cover for Rooney over and beyond what they have done for other players during the World Cup then that is wrong. We should be treated fairly, not discriminated against and this is discrimination of the highest order. We have already alerted our lawyers and if we have to go to court, we will. We want fair play and equality. Michael is every bit as important to us and other clubs will feel the same." --------------------------------- [32] Sven may play Rooney on his own up front --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: "I'm sure Wayne can do whatever you can ask him to do. Rooney is getting fitter which is a positive thing" --------------------------------- [31] BBC on Rio and Gary Nev --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: 'England defender Rio Ferdinand is still considered a fitness doubt for Sunday's second-round match against Ecuador because of his groin strain. The Manchester United centre-back trained on his own on Friday, with Sol Campbell expected to deputise should Ferdinand fail to recover in time. Meanwhile, full-back Gary Neville is thought unlikely to play. He trained on Thursday after missing two games with a calf injury, but Jamie Carragher is set to play again. Neville joined his team-mates at the Buhlertal training ground and had a light session with physio Gary Lewin.' --------------------------------- [30] quotes on Poll --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: bet Fergie is having a laugh! Sepp Blatter "We had four officials and what is not understandable is nobody intervened. I'm not surprised about the reaction. There are people there and one of them should have intervened and run on to the field and said, `Stop, stop." I place my trust in the referees' committee. I think they have enough tact to deal with this case. We should not forget that Graham Poll in his previous matches achieved fantastic things. Of course, we cannot excuse it but we should understand it. Referees are human beings and human beings make errors." A Fifa statement read: "We had a first in the history of the World Cup when a player received three yellow cards - this is a little bit too much." http://www.qksrv.net/click-795737-5042816 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [29] Bradford grab Johnson --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: from BBC 'Bradford have signed former Manchester United striker Eddie Johnson. Johnson has agreed a two-year deal at Valley Parade following his departure from United at the end of last season. The 21-year-old was also wanted by Crewe, where he spent last season on loan, and had attracted interest from newly promoted Barnsley. He becomes the second summer signing for Bradford boss Colin Todd, who is also keen on a loan deal for teenage Middlesbrough midfielder Adam Johnson.' --------------------------------- [28] Rene on leaving --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: Rene Meulensteen "I talked it through with the manager, and he explained that he would be very sad to see me go because of my five years' service. He underlined that my work here would always be respected, but at the same time he wouldn't stand in the way of anybody with ambition who can better himself in his career. Then he said that if I had to go, I did so with his blessing so if there's anything I ever need he's just a phone call away. The last thing I ever wanted is to leave this fantastic club under a cloud. As I told the manager, I hate to leave United - but I love to take up this new challenge. I find it's very important that if you make a step into management, you make the right step. If it hadn't been the right career move for me then I wouldn't have done it." Hope to see you back one day Rene... --------------------------------- [27] Story on former Red --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: from BBC 'West Bromwich Albion Football Club has begun a £1m compensation claim against a surgeon, who it alleges was negligent and ended the career of a top player. Midfielder Michael Appleton suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in a training-ground accident in 2001. The club is taking action against knee specialist Medhet Mohammed El-Safty, who advised Mr Appleton to have surgery, from which he never recovered. At the Court of Appeal the club claimed the surgery should not have gone ahead. The £750,000 signing had to retire from the game two years after the surgery at the age of 27. Mr El-Safty advised that Mr Appleton had reconstructive knee surgery. At a previous hearing the club claimed the surgery should not have gone ahead and if that had been the case the midfielder would still be playing football. But a judge at the High Court in December last year rejected that, saying the surgeon had no contractual duty to the club. At the Appeal Court on Wednesday the club argued Mr El-Safty did owe a duty of care not to cause it economic loss in the advice and treatment he gave the player. The hearing continues.' --------------------------------- [26] FA deny Rooney policy --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: from PA 'The Football Association today dismissed claims they took out extra insurance to cover any injury to Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney at the World Cup finals. After Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd called for the governing body to adopt a `one-rule-for-all' policy in the wake of a newspaper report suggesting Rooney had been treated as a special case, the FA moved to clarify the situation. An FA spokesman said: "We have assured Freddy Shepherd we have one insurance policy in place which covers all England players. "No additional policies have been taken out, or premiums paid, to cover any individual players. This policy compensates clubs for both permanent and temporary injuries sustained by players whilst on international duty with England at a considerable cost to The FA. It is important to point out the FA is one of the very few national associations that has such a policy in place to compensate clubs." --------------------------------- [25] HMV Summer Sale --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: var uri = 'http://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp/img/16363868/608750?' + new String (Math.random()).substring(2,11);document.write(' http://clkuk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=18710&a=608750&g=16363868 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news '); --------------------------------- [24] Betting Offer --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: Have you worked out who's going to win the World Cup yet? Argentina have overtaken Brazil as favourites with Sporting Index, and pushed England in to third place. If you're looking for a slightly different bet, check out the World Cup markets at Sporting Index. We've taken a look at some of their prices (see preview below) - new clients can claim a big free bet: GBP200 World Cup Bet for New Clients Open a Sporting Index account*, place five sports bets (each with the potential to win and lose GBP20) and claim a free GBP200 per goal bet on any live World Cup match.** *Credit and suitability checks, **terms and conditions apply. See site for further details about an account with Sporting Index. Sports spread betting involves a high level of risk and you can lose more than your original stake. It is not suitable for everyone so please ensure that you understand the risks involved and only bet with money you can afford to lose. World Cup Outright Winner Unlike a fixed-odds Outright Winner bet, with Sporting Index you can still make money even if a team fails to progress beyond the last sixteen. At the time of writing, their prices for some of the top teams are: Argentina 50 - 53 Brazil 47 - 50 England 38 - 41 Germany 36 - 39 Spain 34 - 37 Italy 29 - 32 Holland 28 - 31 Portugal 23 - 26 Ukraine 18 - 21 Sweden 17 - 19 France 18 - 21 Points are awarded for how far a team progresses: Winner = 100pts, Runner-Up = 75pts, Losing Semi-Finalists = 50pts, Losing Quarter-Finalists = 25pts, Last 16 = 10pts, All Others = 0pts. To bet on this market, you bet high or low depending on whether you think a team will do well or badly. How it all works For example, let's say you want to bet on England's chances in the World Cup. You have a choice to make: Will England get more than 41 points (ie reach the semi-finals), OR Will England get less than 38 points (ie no further than the quarter-finals) Let's assume you think that we've not seen England's full potential yet, and you want to back them to progress. In this case, you would bet high at 41 points, for a stake of eg GBP2 per point. If you're right, and England lose in the final, they would be awarded 75 points. As you bet high at 41 points, you would win (75 41) x GBP2 = 34 x GBP2 = GBP68. Clearly, you would win even more if England earn 100 points by lifting the trophy: (100 41) x GBP2 = 59 x GBP2 = GBP118. If England just make it to the semi-finals, then you're still in the money as they would earn 50 points on this market. You would therefore win (50 41) x GBP2 = 9 x GBP2 = GBP18. However, it can go the other way. Another key injury, or some bad decisions by Sven, and the team could be flying home early. If England fail to get past the quarter-finals, they would only earn 25 points. As you bet high at 41 points, you would lose (41 25) x GBP2 = 16 x GBP2 = GBP32. Yellow Fever how many more cards? This tournament has seen a record number of yellow cards, as FIFA clamps down on a raft of measures. You can bet on bookings in a couple of ways with Sporting either on a match, or the total for the whole tournament. Match Bookings So far, there's been an average of approx 5.4 yellow cards per match. Interestingly, although the sample size is small, the matches involving Eastern European or African teams are averaging higher, at around 6 yellow cards per game. Sporting Index award 10 points for a yellow card, and 25 points for a red card (max 35 points per player). So 5 yellow and 1 red card would be worth 75 points. This means that if there's a match with plenty at stake and you think that both teams will really get stuck in, you would bet high on Sporting's Bookings market. E.g. Sporting Index quote 58 to 62 points, which is to say they think there will be 6 bookings. If you think it will be a "physical" match, then you would "bet high" at 62. Alternatively, anyone predicting a quiet day for the ref would "bet low" at 58. How much you win or lose depends on how right or wrong you are, as per the previous examples above. So for Sunday's match between England and Ecuador, bear in mind their form. England have picked up just 4 yellows in 3 matches, and Ecuador 6 so far. This would suggest a low number of bookings when they meet, compared to Portugal v Holland that evening. Both of these have picked up 9 cards each in their group matches, which suggests an average of 6 per match. With more at stake in the knock-out rounds, anyone betting high will hope for a repeat of the Ivory Coast v Serbia match 7 yellows and 2 reds meant the bookings were worth 120 points! Total Tournament Yellow Cards At the start of this tournament, Sporting Index predicted the total number of yellow cards shown in all 64 matches was 270 to 280. As more and more have been dished out, this price has moved up and up, currently standing at 320 to 324 (205 cards shown after 40 matches). With 24 matches to go, there's still plenty of time to take an interest in this market. Sporting Index is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. All prices correct at time of writing. The information contained herein is for your general information and use. In particular, it does not constitute any form of advice or recommendation by Sporting Index Ltd and is not intended to be relied upon by users in making (or refraining to make) any specific decisions. http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-795737-10360205 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [22] Warnock on new season --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: "It would be nice to get into Europe. We will have to do the best we can to get there. The one that stands out is the new Emirates Stadium. I'm banned for the first two but Arsenal away will be very special and it'll be great to get our fans to go down there. I had two nice letters, from Sir Alex and Jose, congratulating me and the club. I thought that was a nice touch so I'm looking forward to having a glass of wine with both of them." --------------------------------- [21] Torres quotes --------------------------------- Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 by ed: "Whenever I'm linked with great clubs, it is important as it makes me feel happy, but I will not think about that. I am focused on the World Cup and I do not want to speak about my club nor any other. Right now I have a contract with Atletico and I will think about (my future) that when the World Cup finishes." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For United books, videos, DVDs etc http://www.rednews.co.uk/ama.php?id=amazon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. 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