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2018 demands apology from Russian bid” plus 3 more- England 2018 demands apology from Russian bid - Cristiano Ronaldo at heart of Real Madrid’s sublime attack - Lionel Messi brace fires Barcelona to victory again - Mowbray targets Premier League return for Boro England 2018 demands apology from Russian bid Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:03 PM PDT England’s 2018 World Cup bid has filed a complaint with FIFA after the head of Russia’s rival campaign made derogatory comments about London’s crime rate and alcohol problems. England will be hoping that Alexei Sorokin’s remarks will have damaged Russia 2018′s chances by contravening FIFA’s strict rules set out to prohibit bid nations from criticising their rivals. Sorokin, who on Tuesday night said he would only apologise for “misinterpretation” and for not any of his original comments, sparked controversy after he launched an attack on the English capital in an interview with a Russian newspaper. “We do not enter into squabbles,” he was reported in English to have told Sport Express. “It’s no secret, for example, that London [has] the highest crime rate when compared with other European cities, and the highest level of alcohol consumption among young people.” Sorokin, however, is adamant he has not broken any rules claims the controversy is simply the result of misinterpretation. “I do not feel that what I said originally requires an apology,” he continued. “I am sure there is a record of that which, if forced, I’ll have to find,” “If you’re talking specifically about my interview in the Sport Express and what the British media made out of it, I must say my words have been distorted in three different stages, creating all the fuss. “First, people in the Sport Express had interpreted some of my comments in a vague way, not exactly what I was trying to express. Second, much of it was lost in translation from Russian into English and then, the rest was made up by the English journalists themselves. He added: “Because of all these things the final content came out in a wrong way.” England and Russia face competition to host the 2018 competition in the form of joint bids from Belgium/Holland and Spain/Portugal with FIFA set to announce the winner on 2 December. Cristiano Ronaldo at heart of Real Madrid’s sublime attack Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:10 PM PDT Real Madrid are in sublime form and Cristiano Ronaldo has been at the heart of their devastating attack, the best of the best in a white shirt so far this season. The Portuguese megastar broke his own scoring record with four goals in one game against the hapless Racing Santander in Saturday’s 6-1 win and he now holds a four-goal advantage in the race for the Pichichi trophy. With 43 goals in 46 games for Real Madrid, it is no wonder that the debate has begun to rage again as to whether Ronaldo is as good as world beater Lionel Messi. And at this rate it is very possible that, by the end of this campaign, he will have surpassed the 42 goals he scored for Manchester United during the 2007-08 season. Read more on Spanish football at Simon Jalie’s La Liga Blog Lionel Messi brace fires Barcelona to victory again Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:04 PM PDT Barcelona are yet to hit top gear this season but Lionel Messi’s goalscoring form is apparently enough to carry them for the time being. The World Player of the Year hit his second consecutive brace to give Pep Guardiola’s side a 2-0 win over Real Zaragoza at the Romareda. José Aurelio Gay’s team were positive in their approach for a team in their predicament but their cause was not helped by a needless red card rightly awarded to Leonardo Ponzio for smacking Dani Alves on the back of the head. While Barça labour to wins, Real Madrid continue to sweep aside all opposition. Racing Santander were the victims this weekend as Cristiano Ronaldo hit four and Gonzalo Higuain and Mesut Ozil scored one each to give Jose Mourinho’s men a 6-1 victory over Racing at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Cantabrians were simply no match for Los Merengues, but their only memorable shot on goal went in, with Papakouli Diop’s drive taking a wicked deflection off Markus Rosenberg to fool Iker Casillas. Real Mallorca are turning into one of those clubs that the big teams dread playing and there was evidence of that on Saturday when they shocked Valencia with a 1-2 win at the Mestalla. Chori Castro struck both goals for the visitors (the first from the penalty spot) and Unai Emery’s much changed side could only respond through Roberto Soldado’s spot kick. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia have all failed to beat Michael Laudrup’s men so far this season. Espanyol are settling down in the European places after they beat Levante 2-1 at Cornella El Prat. Jesus Datolo and Jose Callejon gave Mauricio Pochettino’s side a comfortable lead before Christian Stuani struck late to ensure a tense finish. Los Pericos were comfortable in their dominance for the most part and playing against ten men for most of the second half following Xisco Nadal’s dismissal helped. Osasuna put aside their goalscoring worries on Sunday afternoon to record a surprisingly easy 3-0 victory over Malaga at the Reyno de Navarra. Iranian pair Javad Nekounam and Masoud Shojaei went some way to appeasing their critics by scoring in the first half and Carlos Aranda rounded up the victory with a goal line flick after the break. Malaga are usually strong on the road but were completely lacking any attacking momentum in Pamplona. Leandro Ulloa came off the bench to rescue a point for Almeria at the Juegos Mediterraneos on Sunday. Hercules took the lead through Paraguayan international Nelson Valdez and looked set for the win against a nervous rojiblanco team but Ulloa’s late strike earned Juanma Lillo’s side a 1-1 draw. Sporting de Gijon were undone by Getafe‘s set-piece superiority in a 3-0 defeat at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. Derek Boateng, Adrian Colunga (penalty) and Ivan Marcano scored for Michel’s men to preserve their reputation as a thoroughly difficult team to break down on their own patch. Sevilla fought to suppress a comeback as they beat Athletic Bilbao 4-3 in a thrilling encounter at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Sunday night. Luis Fabiano (2) and Fredi Kanoute gave Gregorio Manzano’s team a three nil lead before Fernando Llorente struck twice to give the Basque side hope. Kanoute finally sentenced the game from the penalty spot before Igor Gabilondo got pulses racing again deep into stoppage time. If the score line wasn’t crazy enough, the man holding the whistle, Clos Gomez had something of the mad cow in his eye as he awarded the hosts two penalties and handed out no less than eleven bookings including a red card to Fernando Navarro. There was more refereeing controversy in Villarreal‘s 2-0 win over Atlético Madrid. Ramirez Dominguez waved away three strong Atletico penalty claims to ensure Diego Lopez kept a clean sheet. Besides that polemic, Juan Carlos Garrido’s team were impressive going forward and Ruben Cani and Giuseppe Rossi’s goals in either half were well deserved rewards for some fantastic incisive football. Deportivo La Coruna were condemned to another week in the relegation zone by a Real Sociedad team who continue to flourish at Anoeta. The Basque club vanquished the Galicians 3-0 with goals from Joseba Llorente, Antoine Griezmann and Agirretxe Arruti. Young French winger Griezmann was particularly devastating for this poor Depor side. Miguel Angel Lotina was bullish about turning around the club’s fortunes in the post-match press conference but he is now under serious pressure. Read more on Spanish football at Simon Jalie’s La Liga Blog Mowbray targets Premier League return for Boro Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:09 AM PDT Tony Mowbray vowed to guide Middlesbrough back to the Premier League after being named as Gordon Strachan’s successor at the Riverside. Mowbray said: “I’ve got an opportunity to steer us back to where we want to go and that is towards the Premier League. “Our ambition is to get the club moving back in the right direction.” Mowbray guided West Brom into England’s top flight in the 2007-08 season and has been out of work since his contract was terminated by Celtic in March. The 46-year-old, who captained Boro and made 424 appearances for the club during his playing career, admitted he did not think twice about accepting his former side’s offer. “Since I was six or seven I’ve been a Boro fan and once the opportunity arose and a few things were ironed out it didn’t take me a moment’s thought,” Mowbray continued. It is the second time Mowbray has replaced Strachan in a management post – the new Boro boss took over from the Scot at Celtic Park in the summer of 2009. Meanwhile, Boro legend Bernie Slaven launched a scathing attack on Strachan following a dismal record of just 13 wins in 46 games. “After a year in charge, we had not improved one iota – the football was average, away results were abysmal, the worst league position in 20 years and he still doesn’t know his best team,” said Slaven, 49. “It wasn’t just on the field that Strachan let himself down, off the field during post -match interviews he became an embarrassment to himself, the club and the fans. He added: “He was arrogant, obnoxious, sarcastic, cutting and rude. He came across to me like a man who was on the borderline of insanity.” You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. 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