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chief hails introduction of new transfer system” plus 5 more- FIFA chief hails introduction of new transfer system - Roy Hogdson opts to rest Steven Gerrard for Utrecht trip - Cluj win crucial to our season, says Roma captain Totti - Jermaine Defoe hoping to end his career in North London - Nadal leads men’s elite towards Tour Finals in London - Gerrard and Torres not happy at Liverpool – McManaman FIFA chief hails introduction of new transfer system Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:34 PM PDT FIFA president Sepp Blatter has hailed the introduction of a new internet-based transfer system as an “historic moment for football”. The Transfer Matching System requires both clubs involved in a player’s move to enter a number details of payments and contracts online before a deal can be authorised. The two clubs must enter the same information or face the prospect of the transfer being blocked the governing body. FIFA claim the system, which replaces its paper-based equivalent and has been trialled for two years in 18 countries, will make “international transfers quicker, smoother and, most importantly, more transparent”. “This is a historic moment for football,” said Blatter. “TMS is a relatively simple online system but it will have a tremendous impact on the international transfer of players. “The most important thing is that it increases the transparency of individual transactions and helps us to tackle issues such as the fight against money laundering and the protection of minors in transfers.” Over 30 pieces of information must be entered into the system such as club details, all payments including the amount, timing and bank details, and solidarity payments to previous clubs. Roy Hogdson opts to rest Steven Gerrard for Utrecht trip Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:04 PM PDT UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE, 30 September 2010 FC Utrecht Liverpool Steven Gerrard has not travelled to Holland for Liverpool’s Europa League clash with FC Utrecht on Thursday night. Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson said: “Steven Gerrard we're sparing because he has a lot of games and we're always concerned that if he plays three games in a week we might lose him for a longer period. Luckily we have quite a few options in midfield. "Gerrard was the only one of our first-team squad that we discussed in terms of should he or shouldn't he play and that has to do with the fact he suffers from back pain.” Jamie Carragher is expected to be handed the captain's armband in the absence of the rested Liverpool skipper while Daniel Agger also misses out. Fernando Torres has travelled, though Hodgson may chose to leave the Spain striker on the bench and start David N'Gog, who scored a brace in Liverpool's last Europa League fixture against Steaua Bucharest. Dirk Kuyt, who returned from injury in the Reds' 2-2 draw with Sunderland on Saturday, is set to face his former club and is looking forward to the occasion. “It means a lot to go back,” said Kuyt. “They are the club that gave me the opportunity to play professional football. “I had five years there and really enjoyed it. I was really happy for the opportunity they gave me. “I don’t know a lot of players there now. There are just two or three that still play for the team, but I also know a few guys who work at the club so it’ll be nice to go back and see them.” He added: “We want to get a result. If we beat Utrecht in Utrecht, it will be great because we would have six points in the group already and we would almost be in the next round. “We work every day with this team and know we have the quality. It’s just a matter of time until we get results.” Cluj win crucial to our season, says Roma captain Totti Posted: 29 Sep 2010 02:26 PM PDT Francesco Totti believes Roma’s Champions League victory over Cluj will help the Serie A side recover from their inconsistent start to the season. Strikes from Philippe Mexes and Marco Borriello either side of the 70th-minute mark helped Claudio Ranieri’s men secure a 2-1 success over their Romanian opponents in the Group E clash at the Stadio Olimpico. The result comes after a moral-boosting league win over reigning Italian champions Inter Milan last weekend. Roma had failed to win any of their opening five games this season, including a disappointing 2-0 reversal against Bayern Munich in their first European match of the 2010-11 campaign. However, their success over Cluj has propelled the Italian side to second in Group E behind last year’s beaten finalists. “Beating Cluj was an important result for everything and everyone,” said Totti. “(They are) three crucial points that bring us fully into play in our Champions League group.” He added: “In football the best medicine is always the win.” Jermaine Defoe hoping to end his career in North London Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:18 AM PDT Jermaine Defoe has emphasised his desire to play out the remainder of his career with Tottenham. The England international first signed for Spurs in 2003 and stayed at White Hart Lane for four seasons before moving south to join Portsmouth. The 27-year-old then returned to North East London when former Pompey boss Harry Redknapp was appointed as Juande Ramos’ replacement in the Autumn 2008. “Everything about the club tells you they are going in the right direction and I want to remain a part of that,” Defoe told the Daily Mirror. “You’d have to crazy not to want to stay a part of that. So yes, I want to stay for the rest of my career because I believe Tottenham will go on to establish themselves in the top four under Harry.” The striker has scored 169 goals and has earned 44 caps for England, scoring an impressive hat-trick against Bulgaria last month at Wembley. Tottenham’s number ten was ruled out for three months after suffering an injury on England duty earlier this month. Nadal leads men’s elite towards Tour Finals in London Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:32 AM PDT It's hard courts all the way for the rest of the ATP tour and, although the Grand Slams are all done and dusted, it's still all to play for. The top dozen men in tennis are vying, through seven weeks of echoing, fast-paced action, for a place in tennis's season-ending climax in London: the World Tour Finals. With barely time to draw breath after the arduous US Open Series, the players have appeared on the other side of the world for the South-East Asian swing. This means three tough weeks that take in five tournaments, including two ATP 500s and the Shanghai Masters. What the oriental season lacks in length it more than makes up for in glamour. This week, the action is in Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, and next week the men choose between Beijing or Tokyo. Then they converge on Shanghai for the newest Masters on the tour, the only one outside Europe and North America, and the current ATP Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year. For some, however, the points they win in these sky-scraping cities carry far more weight than for others. Rafael Nadal stands atop the men's rankings like a colossus, almost 5,000 points clear of the field. He is guaranteed to be world No1 at least until Monte Carlo next spring without lifting a finger. He has already assured his place both at the WTFs and as the year-end champion in the 2010 ATP race. It is an extraordinary achievement for the man who lost in every round-robin match at the O2 last November and was forced to retire from the Australian Open in January. Now with three Slams under his belt, he looks in better shape than he has done in years. He now seems set, at the very least, to equal his results in the Far East last autumn. Novak Djokovic doesn't put in an appearance until Beijing next week, but is riding high after his defeat of Roger Federer in the US Open and gaining the No2 ranking. Djokovic has been in the top three in the world almost continuously for over three years. His misfortune has been to see first Federer and now Nadal locked in at No1. For the time being, he does not have to check his rear-view mirror for Andy Murray, though he could be overtaken by Federer. Last year, Djokovic won in Beijing, Paris, and Basel, and was a semi-finalist in Shanghai: that's a lot of points to defend. He should nevertheless be a shoo-in for a place in London. Federer, in the rare situation of trailing two men in the rankings and reaching not one Slam final since Melbourne, is only playing the Shanghai Masters before the tour heads back to Europe. He was producing some excellent tennis in the latter stages of the US Series until he lost out to a scintillating Djokovic in New York. He has very few points to defend this autumn: He missed much of the indoor season last year with back problems. He should therefore regain the No2 ranking with relative ease. Federer has already guaranteed his place for the WTFs, but this feels like a turning point. How he plays between now and the end of the year may give a clue to his chances of regaining the No1 ranking on 2011. Had Robin Soderling performed better in the two North American Masters, he could by now be enjoying a new high of No4 in the rankings. As it is, he sits a mere 125 points behind Murray. The Swede likes the indoor season, so if he gets his serve and forehand back into their best groove, he may edge deeper into Shanghai and Paris than he did last year. That could take him to a new end-of-year high for the fifth successive year—ahead of Murray and comfortably in the WTFs. Murray also joins the strong field in Beijing, and if he recovers some of his excellent pre-US Open form, he can hold his ranking against Soderling. Murray did not play Shanghai last year, so a good run in China should help to open a rather healthier gap between him and the Swede. What of the other top dozen or so who need points to give themselves a leg-up to London? Nikolay Davydenko had an excellent autumn season in 2009, winning two titles and then the WTFs. He plays in Kuala Lumpur this week, but will need to find some renewed form in the coming tournaments with so many points to defend. Will he make the cut for the O2 at all this year? Tomas Berdych looked a cert for the WTFs just a couple of months ago, but will need to target quarterfinal finishes in this autumn to stay in the top eight. Fernando Verdasco, after a poor summer, will have to repeat his hard autumn schedule of 2009 to seal his berth in the WTFs for a second time. Mikhail Youzhny has not been inside the top 10 since February 2008, and few saw it coming in New York. His high-tide mark of No8, however, will probably remain just that. He was a finalist in Tokyo, Moscow (which he won), and Valencia last autumn, and that's a lot to defend for the rest of the season. David Ferrer may just be able to play himself into contention for London after a good performance in New York that took him into the top 10 for the first time in two years. With virtually no points to defend before the WTFs, he does have an outside chance of being in the frame come November. And the last spot? If things improve for the fighting American, it could just be Andy Roddick, who missed out last year because of injury. Between SE Asia and WTFs, there is the Paris Masters and a clutch of Russia and Europe based tournaments. But the writing is already well and truly on the wall for London. Gerrard and Torres not happy at Liverpool – McManaman Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:09 AM PDT Former Liverpool and Real Madrid star Steve McManaman believes Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres will consider their future at Anfield ahead of the January transfer window. Roy Hodgson's side have made a poor start to their league campaign, winning just one of their six Premier League games to leave them in 16th place and nine points off the top. McManaman believes the body language of both Torres and Gerrard appears negative and suggested both players’ Champions League ambitions will cause them to seriously consider an Anfield exit in January. "No matter what happens there will be questions again. Torres is not happy, Gerrard is not happy. Their body language is not good," McManaman said, according to Click Liverpool. "If Liverpool are 14th would you stay? Would I stay? If it is the same scenario, the same owners and the same predicament I can see their best players wanting to leave and wanting to play in Champions League football. "They need to be playing in the best teams in the best leagues available." You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. 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