A Red Sox Fan Tries to Curse The Yankees By Placing A Red Sox Shirt Underneath Some Concrete At The New Yankee Stadium...

This is crazy, if you have not heard the story -- from Youtube:

A construction worker helping to build the new Yankees Stadium in New York is a Boston Red Sox fan -- so he buried a Red Sox T-shirt underneath the concrete used for the visitors' clubhouse (it has been since reported by the Yankees' PR Department to be not true, ala an urban legend - who knows.

However, this attempt to curse the Yankees, according to baseball history, will not work. Countdown's Keith Olbermann explains.

Alas, this is a great story. You could not make this up...

red sox, yankees, yankee stadium

O's Get Revenge Against Buchholz; Sordid Baseball Stories in the Mid-Atlantic Region

The Orioles went into the heart of Red Sox Nation last night, and after a torrid week where they were swept by the Jays and mired in a five losing streak – finally, a win. Now, we have once again moved within a game of .500, with our record at 46-47.

Baltimore beat Boston, 7-3 and they roughed up Clay Buchholz, who we all know no-hit the Orioles last season. This time, he looked nothing better than average as the Orioles took advantage of his shaky performance after being called up from the minors. Brian Roberts had three hits to lead the charge — almost missing the cycle (he needed a home run) and lithe Brandon Fahey had two hits along ! with two RBIs, along with Melvin Mora.

Oriole starter, Brian Burres — who seems to be great with five days or plus rest — stymied Boston for a little more than six innings as he three runs on six hits for his team-leading seventh win. As it has been this week, the 'pen made things interesting as Jim Johnson was once gain thrust in a clutch situation and got himself into some trouble; alas, George Sherrill came into the game to strike out Kevin Youkilis to end the game for his 28th save.

Ah, potential disaster averted.

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The last two days have not been good in the off-field news for Major League Baseball in the Mid-Atlantic region. Well, first off,the Orioles fired a high-ranking scout after Major League Baseball's newly formed investigative unit linked him to a gambling probe which was reported by the Baltimore Sun.
The fired scout, Alan Marr, was national cross-checker! for the Orioles and the top person listed in the team's scouting directory. The gambling investigation that led to his firing first was reported Friday by SI.com.

MLB's investigative unit is still actively investigating scouts as part of the gambling probe. There has been no indication games were fixed, the person with knowledge of the probe said.

The gambling investigation involved bets primarily on football, a second person familiar with the probe said, also on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to speak publicly.

"I am confident that both the authorities and our investigative team working together have determined the scope of it, and it will not be any broader than already has been reported," said Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer.

Andy MacPhail, the Orioles president for baseball operations, declined to go into the reasons for Marr's firing.

"He's no longer our employee. That's all I can say," Mac! Phail said.I'm not surprised any of this happened, and considering the large amount of money that sports provides for those with the opportunity, it was just a matter of time before something like this was uncovered.

However, this case also shows that the majority of those in baseball do maintain some integrity and decorum with their job, and hopefully this investigation will not uncover anyone else involved with the Orioles or baseball.

Second, down the road in Washington, there are quite a few sordid tales perhaps being brought to the surface -- this time with the Nationals.

The organization has taken a beating in the Washington Post the past few days concerning the viewership on MASN and also the Lerner Family (which owns the organization) withholding rent payments because they contend the city didn't finish their new stadium on time, and ESPN uncovered yesterday that team Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden and consultant Jose Rijo recently were interviewed by the FBI and Major League Baseball concerning the signings of players in the Dominican Republic.

Right now, Washington baseball is going through some growing pains as the team is trying to develop a core for the future and the product on the field is rather poor, but this team has had some awful publicity this week.

Now it looks like Bowden and Rijo were just questioned, not implicated with anything and perhaps the investigation may spread to all! 29 other teams, but right now down in the Nation's Capital - when it rains, it pours. Hopefully, everyone will cooperate, nothing is found and things were done in an ethical fashion and everyone can move on and conduct business as usual.

Let's hope that they don't get a permanent PR beating for these issues, aside from the product on the field.

Again, there's so much money in sports now that I am not surprised by any of this.

The last thing anyone needs is baseball to be even more soiled by tales that seem to be more in line with what happens in the NBA, mob stories, or big-time college sports.

Burnett to Atlanta; Markakis and Pedroia

It looks like the Braves may be in the hunt for Burnett, and may be ready to offer him what he wants -- a five year deal.

Via the New York News: Just as they were finalizing a trade for Javier Vazquez, the Braves were preparing a five-year offer for A.J. Burnett, according to sources. Burnett, considered the No.2 starter on the market, was expected to wait for Sabathia to make the first move. But with the Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays all apparently hesitant to give Burnett a fifth year, the 31-year-old might jump at Atlanta's offer before Sabathia makes his decision.

The Braves need pitching and want to get back into the NL East hunt. At this point, who knows what happen and if Burnett may use the Braves to increase his price, or he if he'll sign. With times being so uncertain and the oft-injured hurler being signed to his 37th birthday, he may sign with Atlanta.

However, I think the Braves ma! y be taking a huge risk with Burnett and considering the conservative nature in which they hand out contracts, signing him may not be wise and it was a definite surprise to hear this.

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While many are waiting for news to come out from the Warehouse about any important signings, moves, etc., the Red Sox went ahead and signed Dustin Pedroia to a six-year, $40.5 million contract extension, with an option for 2015, that takes them through three arbitration and two free-agent seasons. Smart move for the Sox; thus, what does this for Nick Markakis and the Orioles.

Nothing at all.

A Markakis deal will get done at some point; however, with the winter meetings on the horizon along with the team trying to find arms for the rotation, as well as a shortstop (Khalil Greene?) the Orioles had! to put the discussions on the back burner.

Folks, the sky isn't falling yet; therefore, we should not worry. Then again, it seems important the team sign simply sign the right fielder for credibility purposes amongst the fanbase, and he wants to be here, so let's let the discussion -- no matter how slow it may be -- take its course.

Jay Gibbons Signed By The Marlins

Yesterday, former Oriole Jay Gibbons signed a minor league deal with the Florida Marlins on Tuesday & should be battling for a roster spot during spring training.

He's still getting paid by the Orioles; however, his play in his stint in the Atlantic League and in the Caribbean, plus a chat with Jeff Conine -- former Marlin/Oriole and a front office member for Florida -- may have given him an opening to play Major League Baseball again.

Well, a lot of know how I feel about Jay -- he might have been a better player because of PED's; however, his treatment after the Mitchell Report was not due to being caught being a steroid user, but because of his performance in 2006 & 2007.

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Pitchers and Catchers Report: Yahoo's Jeff Passan Gives His Take on The O's...

Today, pitchers and catchers report to camp down in Fort Lauderdale, and after what's transpired this week news-wise in baseball, it's a welcome relief. For the most part, all 30 teams should be up and running in either Arizona or Florida this weekend. Position players should be in their respective camps by mid-week.

I guess the other semi-news worthy event that took place was the Scott Moore cleared waivers, and will be in camp with an invitation to Spring Training. Unless he makes the team -- which may be a long shot with Freel, Wigginton on the squad -- assume he'll find his way to Norfolk soon enough.

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Finally, Yahoo's Jeff Passan in Season Divisional Season Preview (this one for the A! L East, obviously), gives his take on the Baltimore. His review is very promising -- especially towards Wieters and the future -- and goes quickly into the key storylines heading into spring training...

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Hayden Penn out of the Baltimore Organization; Andino an Oriole...

The big news from yesterday -- perhaps minor in the wide of scheme of things -- is that formerly prized prospect, Hayden Penn was traded to the Florida Marlins for infielder Robert Andino.

What's the big deal with Andino? Not much. He's simply a nice, slick fielding fielder who's your typical 'all glove, no bat' type of guy. Obviously with Hanley Ramirez at shortstop and Dan Uggla at second, he would seldom find himself on the field; plus, he's also out of minor league options. As a result of the trade, veteran Chris Gomez was released, and he's not done much with bat in Grapefruit League action; furthermore, the move all but signifies that the Orioles are indeed getting younger and trying to find players who fit in the general plan.

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Bergesen Delivers Again; 2110 Eutaw St Review...

The Baltimore Orioles finished their last game before all the All-Star break with a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, 4-2, thanks to a nice outing by youngster Brad Bergesen and two RBI's by Brian Roberts. George Sherrill -- who perhaps deserved some All-Star consideration this year -- earned his 20th save of the season.

Bergesen is 6-3, and one has to think considering where he started, plus what he's done in the majors, one has to think he's the potential ace of the staff. It's nothing short of amazing what he's done in the majors, and one has to think he's definitely here to stay. Bergesen may not the be the best pitcher in the stable of the much-hyped youngsters -- but he throws strikes, pitches to contact, and actually goes fairly deep into games, something that every team looks for out of a hurler. He'! s definitely someone we should look for to get Rookie of the Year consideration.

Baltimore took a 2-0 lead thanks to a RBI-double by Brian Roberts and an RBI-single by Nick Markakis. They look a 3-0 lead in the sixth inning off a solo home run by Oscar Salazar -- his second of the season. Toronto came within one of the lead, 3-2, in the seventh inning as Dave Delucci and Marco Scutaro drove in runs and knocked Bergesen out of the game.

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Mathieu Schneider Traded To Montreal

Per TSN: The Atlanta Thrashers have traded defenceman Mathieu Schneider and a conditional draft pick in 2009 (based on how well Montreal does in this season's playoffs) to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for second (2009) and third round (2010) picks.

My take:
The Thrashers clear cap space and continue to pile up on draft picks. They know that they aren't going to make the playoffs - they are sellers for sure (look for other players to also be moved such as Colby Armstrong, Niclas Havelid & Slava Kozlov).

The Habs who have been struggling (3-7, in their last 10) bring back Schneider for his second stint in Montreal. "We were looking for a defenseman who could contribute offensively. Mathieu, an experienced player with a lot of offensive upside, will bring depth to our core group of defensemen and will be an asset on our powerplay," said Bob Gainey. That's exactly what the Thrashers said at the beggining of the season when they made a trade with the Anaheim Ducks for him. However, Schneider has had a disappointing season so far in Atlanta & both he and the Canadiens hope that he can turn it around.

Good trade for both teams, they are heading in two diffe! rent directions, each have a different set of goals heading in! to the N HL trade deadline.

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Interview With Matt Gilroy

NYRangersCast did an interview with Matt Gilroy, the Boston University free agent defenseman who signed a contract with the Rangers in April. [Link]

Gilroy has a shot at being on the Rangers roster when the season starts in October.

Here's the interview in MP3 format

Temporary Solution To Yahoo Fantasy Hockey Glitch

If you are in a Yahoo Fantasy Hockey league then you may be experiencing technical difficulties in viewing your team's roster page. As a result you are unable to set your lines. I found this temporary solution on the Yahoo Fantasy Hockey message boards and it worked for me.

If you go to your browser View option at top. Click "Page Style" , select "No Page Style", you can adjust your roster. It's ugly but it works. Not sure what the problem is though.

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Hasil Pertandingan | Bundesliga 2009/2010 | Schweinsteiger, Bayern Kurang Cerdas

Pemain Bayern Munich yang juga anggota timnas Jerman, Bastian Schweinsteiger mengaku geram dengan hasil yang diraih timnya saat menjamu Cologne. Mereka hanya bermain imbang 0 - 0. Schweinsteiger pun menyebut FC Hollywood tampil kurang cerdas.

Bertanding di stadion Allianz Arena Minggu (4/10/2009) dinihari WIB, Bayern harus rela berbagi angka dengan tamunya, Cologne. Dengan tambahan satu poin ini membuat Bayern berada di papan tengah klasemen sementara Bundesliga 2009/2010. Mereka terpaut delapan poin dari pemuncak klasemen Bayer Leverkusen.

Ini merupakan kali ketiga secara bertuerut-turut tim asal Bavaria itu gagal mencetak gol di laga resmi. Dua partai sebelumnya adalah saat menghadapi Juventus di Liga Champions tengah pekan lalu yang berkesudahan 0-0 serta kekalahan 0-1 dari Hamburg akhir pekan silam. Sementara, ini merupakan kali kedua secara berturut-turut Bayern mengakhiri laga di Allianz Arena dengan skor kacamata.

Tak pelak, hasil tak memuaskan ini membuat suporter Bayer! n gerah. Mereka pun mencibir tim kesayangannya sendiri.
"Se derhananya, kami harus mencetak gol ketika bermain di kandang. Kami punya banyak kesempatan tapi gagal berbuah gol. Bola membentur tiang dan membentur pemain kami sendiri," demikian tukas Schweinsteiger seperti dikutip dari AFP.

"Di Bavaria, kondisi ini sudah cukup untuk membuat kita sakit," tandas pemain nasional Jerman itu.

Schweinsteiger sependapat dengan ucapan pelatih Louis Van Gaal yang menyatakan Bayern kurang beruntung. Meski begitu pemain berusia 25 tahun itu juga mengkritik performa timnya.

"Terkadang kami tampil kurang cerdas dan kurang kejam terhadap lawan," ujarnya. "Yang jelas kondisi ini membuat saya sedikit depresi," tutup pemain tim nasional Jerman tersebut.

Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2009/2010 | Italia Menang, Gilardino Cetak Hat-trick

Pimpinan klasemen Grup 8 zona Eropa, Italia, nyaris saja dipermalukan Siprus. Beruntung 'Azzuri' punya Alberto Gilardino yang bikin hat-trick dalam waktu kurang dari 25 menit untuk membawa timnya menang 3-2.

Italia harus ketinggalan 0-2 lebih dulu saat menjamu Siprus, Kamis (15/10/2009) dinihari WIB. Nyaris dihinggapi kekalahan dalam laga terakhirnya di fase kualifikasi, Italia yang sebelumnya sudah memastikan lolos otomatis bisa mengejar dan membalikkan keadaan.

Gawang Italia yang dikawal Federico Marchetti sudah bobol saat pertandingan baru memasuki menit ke-12. Dari umpan Konstantinos Makridis, Yiannis Okkas yang ada di muka gawang meneruskan dengan sempurna.

Tiga menit usai jeda, Siprus menggandakan keunggulan lewat Chrysostomos Michail. Sepakan kaki kanannya setelah menerima sodoran bola dari Efstathios Aloneftis pun bikin Italia ketinggalan 0-2.

Italia menipiskan ketinggalan menjadi 1-2 pada menit 78. Adalah Alberto Gilardino yang berhasil menjebol gawang Siprus lewat tandukan kepalanya.

Tiga menit berselang, Gilardino beraksi lagi. Setelah kepala, si penyerang Fiorentina membuktikan ketajaman kakinya usai sepakannya dari jarak dekat m! embuat skor jadi imbang 2-2.

Italia lantas berbalik! menang lewat gol, lagi-lagi, Gilardino. Gol kemenangan itu tercipta di menit-menit akhir setelah sepakan Fabio Quagliarella ke arah gawang tampak diteruskan Gilardino yang dikawal dua bek lawan dan bergulir masuk.

Sementara itu di Vassil Levski Stadion, tuan rumah Bulgaria yang sudah dipastikan tak lolos mengamuk dan melumat tamunya, Georgia. Tuan rumah menang telak 6-2.

Gol untuk Bulgaria disumbangkan Dimitar Berbatov yang bikin tiga gol (menit 6, '23 dan '35), ditambah Martin Petrov ('14 dan '44) serta Stanislav Angelov ('31). Georgia menghibur diri dengan sepasang gol dari Vladimer Dvalishvili ('34) dan Levan Kobiashvili (penalti '52).

Pada waktu bersamaan, Irlandia yang sudah dipastikan lolos dari Grup 8 sebagai runner-up, hanya memetik hasil 0-0 kala menjamu Montenegro di Croke Park.

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Chelsea Vs Barcelona (2nd leg)

Barcelona will play second leg UEFA Champions League semi final versus Chelsea in Stamford Bridge stadium. In this match, Barcelona will win by score 2-4.

No Stadium Expansion Yet

By Jaymes Payten-Marsh

For THBN

Daniel Levy has stated that White Hart Lane will not be redeveloped until the first-team squad has reached its potential, and we have a new and improved training center and academy.

The Spurs chairman has also said that any future development depends solely on the transport authorities upgrading their systems in and around the Tottenham area.

With the likes of Arsenal, who will move into there new 60,000 capacity stadium, Manchester United who will expand Old Trafford so as to seat 75,000, Newcastle's St. James' Park, which currently seats 52,000 and will rise to 70,000, and Chelsea also looking to expand Stamford Bridge into an 80,000 seated m! ega-stadium, it does look like Tottenham will be left far behind.

Old Trafford has a turnover of around £31 million per season from gate receipts alone. White Hart Lane has a turnover of only £11 million per season.

Unless the board does decide to move the expansion forward, Tottenham Hotspur will not be able to compete with the top group of clubs.

The wage structure is based upon turnover. If Spurs had a larger stadium, they could attract the Scott Parker's of the world. With players demanding more and more per week, Spurs could find themselves out-gunned by clubs that are prepared to pay the players what they want.

Spurs Agree Fee For Gomes

Tottenham Hotspur have announced that they have reached an agreement with PSV's world-class Brazilian keeper, Gomes.

The transfer fee, reported to be around the £8 million mark, should go through by the weekend.

The move is subject to a medical and agreeing personal terms over the move. Gaining a work-permit shouldn't be a problem either.

This surely spells the end of Paul Robinson's career at the Lane.

It's been reported that Spurs have begrudgingly accepted Aston Villa's £3.2 million bid for England's former number one.

Tottenham wanted nearer the £5 million mark, but Villa wouldn't budge on their fee.

If Robbo does leave, we wish him the best of luck.

Real want Spurs star

Guillem Balague has stated that Real Madrid boss, Juande Ramos, has handed a list of players that he wants to his Director of Football, Predrag Mijatovi?. The list has two Premier League players on it; Jermaine Jenas, and Jermaine Pennant.

Well, after all, Jermaine Jenas was one of the only players to have not spoken out against Ramos. He was also made captain in the absence of King, but lost his vice-captaincy to Woodgate upon Redknapp taking over.

It looks like there's more to this rumour than meets the eye as Real Madrid have suggested that Jenas could be signed within this winter transfer window to play alongside Lassana Diarra, Real's latest acquisition from Portsmouth.

The fee is anyone's guess. If Downing is rated at £15 million, then Jenas should be to.

Gagal Dengan Cissokho, Milan Beralih Ke John Arne Riise

MILAN - Milan gagal mendatangkan Aly Cissokho dari FC Porto. Alasan medis pemain dan perubahan kesepakatan dari klub asal Portugal yang membuat Milan mundur teratur.
Alhasil, fokus perhatian Milan pun berubah. Dilaporkan laroma24.it, Milan kini sedang berupaya mendatangkan John Arne Riise dari Roma. Milan kabarnya siap mengajukan penawaran €5 juta untuk bisa mendatangkan pemain asal Norwegia itu. Nilai tawaran tersebut sama persis dengan fee transfer yang dibayarkan Roma ke Liverpool beberapa tahun lalu.
Milan juga masih memiliki opsi lain untuk pemain yang akan me! ngisi wing back kiri, yakni pada pemain Inter Maxwell. Sejauh ini belum ada pendekatan resmi untuk kemungkinan tersebut.

Kejar Pirlo, Atletico Saingi Chelsea

MILAN - Meski AC Milan memasang status tak dijual untuk Andrea Pirlo, minat dari klub lain ternyata bertambah satu. Setelah diincar Chelsea dengan pelatih barunya, Carlo Ancelotti, belakangan Atletico Madrid ikut masuk ke dalam barisan.
Atletico menginginkan seorang pemain berkapasitas nomor 10 untuk memimpin lini tengah mereka. Menurut Radio Marca, tak tanggung-tanggung, Atletico menganggap Pirlo sesuai dengan kapasitas pemain kreatif yang mereka cari.
Untuk mendapatkan pemain berusia 30 tahun itu, Ateltico harus menggusur beberapa pemain demi mendapatkan dana tra! nsfer. Belum lagi persaingan dari Stamford Bridge. Milan sudah menolak tawaran dari Chelsea sebesar €18 juta.
Atletico boleh bersemangat karena, seperti yang dilansir Marca, Pirlo mengatakan kepada teman dekatnya ingin bermain di Spanyol. Rojiblancos sendiri siap melepas Maxi Rodriguez, Luis Garcia, Pablo Ibanez, dan Jose Antonio Reyes pada bursa transfer musim panas ini.

Milan, Ini Ada Adriano

JENEIRO - Edin Dzeko gagal didapat, Luis Fabiano masih tanda tanya. Bila ingin mendapat ujung tombak lewat negosiasi yang nyaman, AC Milan ada baiknya melirik Adriano Leite. Mengapa? Di bursa transfer kali ini, Milan berburu striker.
Namun ternyata upaya Rossoneri sejauh ini tidak berlangsung mulus. Incaran pertama, Edin Dzeko gagal didapat usai sang pemain memutuskan tetap bertahan bersama Wolfsburg. Sasaran selanjutnya adalah Luis Fabiano .
Namun hingga kini kelanjutan soal transfer striker Sevil! la ini masih tanda tanya. Bisa jadi, pencarian Milan akan pemain ujung tombak juga didengar oleh eks pemain Inter Milan, Adriano. Agen pemain yang bersangkutan menyatakan kliennya tertarik untuk bergabung dengan Il Diavolo Rosso.
"Adriano pernah membicarakan soal Milan ketika masih bergabung dengan Inter. Jadi mungkin saja di waktu mendatang ia bergabung dengan Milan," ujar sang agen Gilmar Rinaldi, seperti diberitakan Channel4. Adriano diputus kontraknya oleh La Beneamata pada April lalu. Kini ia berada di Brasil dan memperkuat Flamengo.
"Dalam kesepakatan tidak ada hal yang menghalangi dia untuk bergabung dengan Milan," tambah Rinaldi. "Adriano ada dalam kondisi yang baik dan sudah mengurangi berat badannya. Ia bisa kembali ke Italia tapi juga mungkin bermain di Spanyol. Saya yakin ia memikirkan tentang kesempatan ini," tutup Rinaldi. Bagaimana, Milan?

'Semua Rumor Tentang Pirlo adalah Salah'

MILAN - Presiden AC Milan, Silvio Berlusconi gerah dengan maraknya rumor hengkangnya Andrea Pirlo. Berlusconi pun menegaskan bahwa semua rumor tentang hengkangnya Pirlo adalah salah.
Jumat (31/7/2009) malam WIB, koran Corriere dello Sport memberitakan bahwa Chelsea telah sukses menggaet Pirlo. Kabarnya, Chelsea mengeluarkan uang sebesar Rp 354 miliar untuk bisa mengangkut Pirlo ke Stamford Bridge. Selain uang sebesar 24 juta euro yang harus dibayarkan, The Blues konon juga melepas striker Peru Claudio Pizarro serta! bek timnas Inggris U-21 Michael Mancienne ke San Siro.
Pirlo akan diikat dengan kontrak berdurasi tiga tahun di Chelsea. Tidak ada keterangan tentang berapa gaji yang akan didapat oleh gelandang 30 tahun itu di Chelsea. 24 jam berselang, Berlusconi turun tangan menepis kabar itu.
"Semua cerita itu tidak ada yang benar," seru Berlusconi seperti dikutip dari Telegraph. "Saya tidak tahu apa-apa soal itu. Saya tidak pernah bicara dengan Galliani. Saya mengetahui informasi itu dari media dan saya sangat terkejut," tutup presiden Rossoneri itu.

Huntelaar Diwanti-wanti Kluivert

MILAN - Patrick Kluivert memberikan sinyal waspada kepada junior-nya, Klaas Jan Huntelaar. Kluivert meminta agar The Hunter bersiap-siap menghadapi tingkat kesulitan yang tinggi dalam mencetak gol.
Ketika bergabung dengan AC Milan, Huntelaar mengatakan bahwa Rossoneri merupakan tempat yang indah bagi pemain Belanda. Ucapan pemain berjuluk The Hunter itu tentu merujuk kepada keberhasilan trio Belanda--Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten, dan Ruud Gullit mengantarkan Milan ke masa keemasan di periode 1980 hingga 1990! -an.
Selain itu, di era millenium baru kejayaan Belanda di Milan diwakili oleh Clarence Seedorf. Namun Huntelaar juga harus ingat ada satu bintang asal Negeri Kincir Angin yang tidak mendapatkan hari-hari baik di Il Diavolo Rosso . Dia adalah Kluivert. Pemain kelahiran 1 Juli 1976 itu diboyong dari Ajax Amsterdam pada tahun 1997 dengan track record sebagai bomber maut.
Bersama Ajax, Kluivert mencetak 39 gol dari 70 penampilannya. Penampilan cemerlang di Ajax tak berlanjut di Italia. Bersama Milan, Kluivert hanya mencetak enam gol dari 27 kali bermain. Peman kelahiran Suriname itu pun hanya bertahan satu musim di San Siro. Dengan pengalamannya itu, Kluivert memberikan sebuah sinyal peringatan bagi Huntelaar.
"Di Italia sungguh sulit untuk bisa mencetak gol bagi seorang striker. Di Spanyol, menurut saya lebih mudah," demikian ujar Kluivert kepada La Gazzetta dello Sport, dilansir dari Goal. Namun Kluivert bukan bermaksud menakut-nakuti Huntelaar. "Saya berharap! Huntelaar melakukan semuanya dengan baik.
Saya paham bah! wa dia t ahu bagaimana caranya mencetak banyak gol. Saya mendukungnya dan juga para pemain Belanda lainnya," tukas Kluivert yang kini menjadi anggota tim pelatih klub AZ Alkmaar . Huntelaar punya cukup waktu untuk meresapi ucapan dari seniornya itu. Sebab, pemain berjuluk The Hunter itu tidak akan bermain di laga pertama Milan di Seri A musim ini akibat masih terkena hukuman larangan bertanding satu partai.

Inter Mau 'Pisah Rumah' dengan Milan

MILAN - Lima tahun ke depan Inter Milan bisa jadi takkan lagi berbagi markas dengan rival sekota AC Milan. Stadion yang dimiliki sendiri saat itu mungkin sudah dihuni 'Nerazzuri'. Saat ini Inter masih berbagi stadion San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza dengan AC Milan.
Tapi 'La Beneamata' rupanya memendam keinginan untuk memiliki stadion baru yang hanya mereka huni sendiri. Untuk itulah pihak Inter meminta Sports Investment Group, sebuah firma penasihat dalam sektor olahraga, untuk menelaah opsi memiliki sebuah stadion berkapasit! as 60 ribu kursi.
"Kami sedang mencari sebuah rumah untuk Inter dengan mempertimbangkan masa lalu klub dan membidik masa depan dengan banyak aspek multimedia dan teknologi," ungkap manajer proyek Nicholos Gancikoff kepada Gazzetta dello Sport yang dikutip Reuters.
Stadion baru Inter tersebut kabarnya juga akan memiliki struktur yang mirip dengan stadion di Inggris, dalam arti tidak memiliki lintasan lari di sekeliling lapangan sepakbolanya. Dana sejumlah 300 juta euro (Rp 4,3 triliun) kabarnya akan diinvestasikan oleh Presiden Inter Milan Massimo Moratti untuk stadion idaman.
Diharapkan dalam kurun waktu tiga tahun investasi itu sudah akan kembali melalui penjualan tiket masuk, seperti diwartakan Ilsussidiario.net yang dikutip Goal. Dengan stadion baru tersebut, Inter membidik pemasukan 100 juta euro (Rp 1,4 triliun) per musim, jauh lebih besar dibandingkan dengan pemasukan 30 juta euro (Rp 432 miliar) yang didulang saat ini.
Saat ini tim-tim Italia tert! inggal dari klub Spanyol dan Inggris dari segi finansial karen! a secara umum klub di negeri Pizza itu hanya menyewa stadion dari pemerintah setempat sehingga kehilangan pendapatan potensial.
Menurut catatan Reuters, Juventus-lah yang akan menjadi klub Seri A pertama yang memiliki stadion sendiri kala Delle Alpi selesai dibenahi tahun 2011 nanti. AC Milan juga dikabarkan tengah berencana membeli penuh stadion San Siro yang saat ini masih dihuni berdua dengan Inter.

Dunga Minta Media Berhenti Kritik Ronaldinho

RIO DE JENAIRO, - Pelatih timnas Brasil, Carlos Dunga, simpati terhadap Ronaldinho yang performanya terus menurun. Karena itu, Dunga meminta agar media tidak terus memberitakan hal negatif tentang gelandang AC Milan tersebut, yang justru memperparah kondisinya.
Dinho hijrah dari Barcelona ke Milan pada awal musim 2008-09. Namun, pemain Brasil ini kalah bersaing dengan Ricardo Kaka, sehingga dia jarang tampil dan performanya semakin merosot. Ketika Kaka pindah ke Real Madrid pada bursa transfer musim panas lalu, Dinho diberi beban untuk me! nggantikan peran kompatriotnya tersebut sebagai motor serangan "I Rossoneri".
Tugas itu berhasil diembannya dengan sangat baik ketika membawa Milan meraih kemenangan 2-1 atas AC Siena, lewat satu assist-nya. Namun Ronaldinho tak mampu tampil konsisten. Pada laga selanjutnya, dia tampil sangat buruk dan gagal menyelamatkan Milan saat dipukul rival sekotanya, Inter Milan, dengan skor mencolok 0-4.
Inkonsistensi Dinho tersebut menuai keraguan dari banyak kalangan. Bahkan, kondisi Dinho menjadi "santapan" yang lezat untuk pemburu berita. Seakan tak pernah letih, media terus memberitakan apa saja soal Dinho, termasuk terus memberitakan yang negatif. Ini membuat Dunga prihatin. Dia meminta media untuk berhenti memberitakan negatif soal Dinho, karena ini akan membuat pemain tersebut semakin terpuruk.
Dunga optimistis Dinho akan kembali ke performa terbaiknya. "Ronaldinho adalah sang juara dan dia memiliki kualitas yang luar biasa. Kami akan membantunya dengan tidak ! menyebarkan berita negatif soal dia saat ini," kata Dunga kepa! da warta wan.
Saya tidak meminta orang-orang untuk berhenti mengkritiknya, tetapi (media) tidak bisa mengarang cerita. Kami telah meninggalkannya sendiri dan membiarkan dia menemukan kembali dirinya dan penampilan yang semua orang tahu," tambah Dunga, yang tidak menyertakan Dinho dalam skuadnya yang akan tampil di lanjutan kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2010 melawan Bolivia dan Venezuela.

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Maskot World Cup 2010|Zakumi si Macan Tutul Berambut Hijau|South Africa Macots

zakumi:maskot World cup 2010|sepak bola


zakumi:memegang Bola
wah..wah..Bola lovers ga terasa yah bentar lagi piala dunia 2010 sudah bisa di hitung dengan hari untuk di mulai.Tentunya Donk setiap piala dunia pasti membutuhkan suatu maskot untuk simbolnya.piala dunia 2010 di afrika selatan atau south africa membuat sebuah mascot bernama"ZAKUMI" dan menjadi maskot piala dunia 2010.bentuknya seperti macan tutul ini (lebih mirip leopard sebenarnya) berciri baerambut hijau yang merupakan perwujudan dari rumput lapangan bola agar ia bisa menyatu dengan rumput lapangan bola,menggunakan baju bertulisakan "south afric 2010" dan bercelana hijau yang merupakan celana sepak bola afrika selatan.


zakumi ini di ambil dari kata! "za" ya ng mengartikan "south africa"(g nyambung yah sebenarnya?) dan "kumi" dari bahasa lokal afrika yang artinya "10"

zakumi di publikasikan pada hari selasa 23 september 2008

tunjukan semangat bola kalian nanti pada piala dunia 2010..!!
jangan samapi world cup ini akan diwarnai ledakan bom seperti di jakarta karena akan mengecewakan seluruh dunia...(para teroris...tolong biarkan dunia bahagia dengan event ini...!!) dan juga mbah google pasti akan marah nantinya(lho apa hubungannya????)

semoga juga,setiap pertandingan sepak bola piala dunia diwarnai hal yang lucu dan membuat kita tertawa...


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Gillett rejects takeover talk

Widespread reports have suggested Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud's F6 investment company was planning to make a major investment in the club and possibly gain Gillett's 50 per cent stakeholding.

However, Gillett, who invited Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah to last weekend's game with Hull, insists the meeting was regards establishing football academies in Saudi Arabia and NASCAR in the Middle East, and not any investment in Liverpool.

Gillett and co-owner Tom Hicks confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that they want to attract outside investment for the club and Gillett was happy with his talks with the F6 group.

"We had a marvellous meeting with them on Saturday and they were impressed with the club, but the academies in Saudi Arabia and North Africa and their possible involvement in NASCAR-type racing in the Middle East were the only items on the agenda," Gillett told thesportbriefing.com.

"We have entered into a ! period of exclusive discussions regarding the possibility of introducing NASCAR-type racing to the Middle East, but the memorandum of understanding does not cover anything else."

Opportunities
F6 director Barry Didato confirmed they are exploring commercial opportunities with Liverpool, but that their discussions "does not involve the possibility of an immediate investment in Liverpool", with any possible transaction being "several months away".

"As far as investment in Liverpool is concerned, that would be a long way off. A lot of people have jumped the gun and any possible investment would be several months away," said Didato.

"The agreement signed (at the weekend) leaves the door open for it (possible future investment in Liverpool), but that was certainly not the focus of it."

Didato added that no talks have been staged between F6 and Hicks, who, like Gillett, owns 50 per cent of Liverpool.

"George has a partne! r there and has his own issues to work through," Didato added.! "Mr Hic ks will also have his own issues and we are not sure what he wants to do.

"Another issue is the club's debt (of around ?45million). Prince Faisal will not put forward investment capital to just clean up a balance sheet. He would only want to use money to take the club forward. It would be long-term money."

Didato said that Prince Faisal would have an open mind regarding the ultimate stake he could hold in the club.

"His Highness is open to anything and is open to being a minority shareholder, but he has tremendous favourability towards the brand and institution of Liverpool," noted Didato.

"His Highness would need to be invited by George and it would have to be at the right time for George. There would need to be a shared vision between all of the parties."

Buffon yang Tinggi vs Gol Abad Ini Ribery

Munich,-

Dua laga Liga Champions dilalui Juventus dengan hasil imbang. Untuk Buffon hasil itu tetap terasa menyenangkan, apalagi yang terakhir diraih usai dirinya berhasil menggagalkan Franck Ribery bikin "gol abad ini".

Matchday I dilewati Juventus dengan skor 1-1 saat menjamu Bordeaux. Satu angka kembali digapai di partai kedua kala melawat ke markas Bayern Munich, di mana pertandingan berakhir 0-0.

"Jika kami bisa menang, tentu itu akan jadi hasil bagus. Pada akhirnya, Bayern berusaha lebih keras karena mereka main di kandang sendiri, tapi kami bisa menahan mereka dengan cukup baik dan mencatat peluang juga," nilai Buffon di Football Italia.

Statistik di Soccernet menyodorkan data bahwa Bayern yang jadi tuan rumah memang lebih unggul dalam urusan penguasaan bola. Bayern mendominasi dengan 60% possession, berbanding 40% yang dimiliki 'Bianconeri'.

'Die Roten' juga punya peluang lebih banyak, dengan menebar 15 tembakan ! yang dua di antaranya mengarah ke gawang. Juve hanya bikin delapan tembakan dan dua di antaranya tepat ke gawang.

"Terkadang Bayern menyerang dengan sangat bernafsu, tapi kami solid dan tak memberikan mereka ruang sedikit pun," lugas Buffon bangga.

Penjaga gawang nomor satu Italia tersebut kian senang karena di dalam pertandingan sudah berhasil mematahkan salah satu peluang paling apik Bayern yang dihadirkan oleh salah satu pemain terbaik mereka, Ribery.

Hal itu terjadi di 20 menit pertama pertandingan. Usai melewati Giorgio Chiellini dan Zdenek Grygera, Ribery kemudian berusaha melambungkan bola melewati hadangan Buffon dari jarak sekitar enam meter.

"Dia membuat gerakan bagus dengan melewati para pemain belakang, sesuatu yang akan sangat memuaskan buat pembeli tiket pertandingan. Dia satu lawan satu denganku dan bukannya menendang rendah, dia malah mencoba bikin gol abad ini (dengan men-chip bola)."

"Tapi aku orang ya! ng tinggi dan dia harus mengangkat bola lebih tinggi, sehingga! akhirny a malah melambung," ucap Buffon yang punya tinggi 1,91 meter itu seraya pamer senyuman.

Juve kini berada di posisi tiga klasemen Grup A berbekal poin dua. Di atasnya ada Bordeaux dengan raihan poin empat dan kemudian Bayern dengan angka setara. (*)

MANCINI:SE VINCE,ADDIO INTER

Aspettatevi un altro dopo-Liverpool. Perché i vulcani vivi, prima o poi, tornano a ruggire. E' solo una questione di tempo.Sono passati poco più di due mesi, ma il cumulo di cenere sopra Mancini è così denso e pesante che sembrano mille. "Se vinco, me ne vado": questa interminabile vigilia di Parma-Inter è una lunga preparazione all'esplosione finale. Gli amici sono già tutti avvisati.A scaricare l'ultimo strato di polveri sul tecnico nerazzurro è stato il caso intercettazioni. E la presa di distanze da parte del club ("Non ne sapevamo nulla", ha detto l'ad Paolillo). Nessuna difesa del proprio allenatore. Come altre volt! e. "In Italia non si può lavorare, quello che è successo è una cosa vergognosa", continua a ripetere il Mancio ai suoi. Il tappo delle querele è già saltato, la schiuma arriverà presta. Intanto, c'è il Parma. Per tutti.Ecco perché Moratti, lunedì scorso, ha deciso di cucire ogni bocca, a parte la sua: "Quella delle intercettazioni è una vicenda che non mi preoccupa, solo strumentalizzazioni. Io difendo i miei giocatori". Già, ma l'allenatore?Mancini non ha più dubbi: vincere e dire addio. Sarà anche per questo che il presidente non ha mai smesso di guardarsi intorno: Mourinho, Benitez, adesso Prandelli. Se i suoi perderanno lo scudetto, però, dovrà cacciarlo, il Mancio; con una buonuscita da signora McCartney (ha altri tre anni di contratto a 5 milioni a stagione). Ma il tecnico pensa al delitto-suicidio perfetto: lo scudetto, poi l'esplosione. Le numerose scosse non lasciano più dubbi. Epicentro: Parma.

L'AVVENTURA DEL LECCE IN A PARTE DA BERETTA

Si dice grato al Lecce per il nuovo incarico e spera di non deludere: sono le prime parole del neoallenatore del Lecce, Mario Beretta. Il tecnico e' stato presentato ai giornalisti nei locali dello stadio di Via del Mare, dal presidente della societa' giallorossa, Giovanni Semeraro. 'Sono grato al Lecce per avermi dato questa opportunita' - ha detto Beretta - perche' allenare qui e' davvero gratificante: la societa' ha progetti stimolanti che io spero di concorrere a realizzare'.

LE SINTESI DELLE GARE DI IERI

MILAN-CHELSEA 0-5 (TORNEO DI MOSCA)




SIVIGLIA-LOKOMOTIV 2-0 (TORNEO DI MOSCA)




AMBURGO-JUVENTUS 3-0 (EMIRATES CUP)



ARSENAL-REAL MADRID 1-0 (EMIRATES CUP)

TVCALCIO: LAVORI IN CORSO

La redazione di TvCalcio annuncia che il blog non sarà completamente operativo fino alle ore 10 per modifiche e aggiornamenti tecnici. Ci scusiamo con i visitatori.

ADRI E L'INTER VA,1-0 ALL'ANORTHOSIS

L'Imperatore si prende il suo Impero. Un attacco meno banale di quanto possa apparire. Perché la squadra cipriota aveva festeggiato la qualificazione alla fase a gironi di Champions aprendo una rivista intitolata 'Anorthosis Empire'. Per questo il gol di Adriano è un po' come la naturale conseguenza. A parte tutto, il brasiliano ha messo a posto una pratica rivelatasi più intricata del previsto. La squadra di Ketsbaia ha giocato per non prenderle e l'Inter ha fatto la partita. Un'occasione, questa, che ha permesso di vedere ancora qualche limite della banda Mourinho. Padrona per tutta la partita di un filo che i ciprioti non hanno mai inseguit! o. Si doveva e si poteva chiuderla prima questa partita (l'Anorthosis ha avuto un paio di occasioni nitide). Ma Ibra, Muntari (due volte) e Maicon hanno pensato bene di tenere i pochi spettatori sulla corda. Non sarà come la Caporetto-Rosenborg di Mou in versione Chelsea, ciononostante un solo gol di scarto è proprio poco per tirare il sorriso a Moratti e famiglia.

INTER-ANORTHOSIS

GALLERY 15^GIORNATA

BECKS:NIENTE UEFA E ADDIO PIU' VICINO

"Altre notizie non ci interessano, David tornerà da noi il 9 marzo". Bruce Arena, allenatore dei Los Angeles Galaxy, spazzia via così le voci su una possibile permanenza di Beckham al Milan. E se questo non bastasse ai più scettici, ecco anche il secondo indizio che fa la prova. Il Milan sabato consegnerà la lista dei convocati Uefa: e su questa non figura Beckham. Difficile quindi che Becks resti in rossonero.




In queste settimane si sono spese molte parole sul futuro del centrocampista. Conteso secondo i media inglesi e non solo da Galaxy e Milan, ogni minima occasione era buona a darlo per certo con una o ! con l'altra maglia.

Ora però i dubbi sembrano essersi sciolti. Da una parte c'è l'allenatore della squadra di David che parla senza esitazione del 9 marzo come data del rientro del giocatore in squadra.

Dall'altra il Milan che nella lista dei convocati per la Coppa Uefa non mette dentro il nome dell'inglese.
Insomma due indizi che sembrano provare, ormai con quasi certezza che David lascerà Milano. Quindi i tifosi sono avvertiti: delizie come il gol rifilato al Genoa, resteranno chicche da ricordare quando si penserà ai que troppo pochi mesi passati da Beckham a Milano.

SERIE A GALLERY 26a GIORNATA

Inter-Roma 3-3


Sampdoria-Milan 2-1


Reggina-Fiorentina 1-1


Palermo-Catania 0-4


Atalanta-Chievo 0-2


Udinese-Lecce 2-0


Cagliari-Torino 0-0


Siena-Genoa 0-0

Tra qualche giorno o forse meno l'ufficialità: Gian Paolo Montali nuovo DG

Quadrato, serio e professionale. In poche parole: Gian Paolo Montali. Nei cambiamenti epocali l'uso del condizionale è d'obbligo ma salvo colpi di scena dell'ultimo minuto dovrebbe ripartire dall'ex coach dell'Italia Volley il nuovo quinquiennio del Napoli targato De Laurentiis. L'incontro tra le parti in un ristorante romano, strette di mano, scambi di idee e qualcosina in più di una promessa con il produttore cinematografico impegnato nel riasetto societario della sua creatura. Il Napoli ad un passo. Annuncio in data da destinarsi. C'è ancora un incarico dirigenziale alla Juventus da ricoprire, ancora per poco, la scadenza è questione di una manciata di giorni ma c'è chi sostiene che l'addio per causa maggiore, possa essere addirittura anticipato. Il suo curriculum vitae nel campo della pallavolo è straordinario: cinque ! scudetti in quattro città diverse, quindici coppe e un mondiale (epocali il grande slam con la Maxicono Parma nel 1990 e i trionfi con la Nazionale Italiana campione d'Europa, nel 2003 e 2005). Montali però non è solo un uomo di "campo" ma anche un docente universitario. Insegna gestione delle risorse umane, cultura sportiva, marketing strategico e leadership alle Università Bocconi di Milano e presso la facoltà di economia di Parma. E' esperto di coaching , teambuilding e leadership economica. E' di pochi mesi un suo lavoro in materia dal titolo"Scoiattoli e Tacchini" come vincere in azienda con il gioco di squadra". Il manager di Traversetolo ha svolto nel suo cursus honorum un'intensa attività di consulenza per grandi aziende. Il suo metodo di "Coaching" è riconosciuto e apprezzato da manager di tutti i campi. De Laurentiis pare abbia vinto la battaglia a rete e anticipato sul tempo la Trenkwolder Modena, società di pallavolo emiliana pronta ad ingaggiare l'ex enfant pro! dige della pallavolo italiana

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Il costo del calcio e il diritto di fischiare.

Tempi moderni

Sta nascendo un GRANDE Napoli!!

NAPOLI - Dopo un finale di stagione poco esaltante, in casa Napoli, ci sono grandissime manovre di mercato. Dopo Campagnaro, Quagliarella e Cigarini è in procinto di arrivare a Napoli il terzino Zuniga. Il colombiano è stato protagonista di una stagione importantissima e andrà ad inalzare ulteriormente il livello tecnico del Napoli. In mattina è stato ufficializzato anche Morgan De Sanctis.

Simone Pizzi

Super Cup Tim show for fans in the Style Lazio. Dates and times

Double weekend appointments for all the biancocelesti supporters. At Lazio Style 1900 because you can see closely and photographing the new trophy won by the Lazio: Super Cup Tim won on 8 August in Beijing. This programme appointments for all fans will see closely and photographing the Tim Cup:

Saturday 5 September onwards a.m. at Lazio Style of Soratte ;

Sunday 6 September onwards hours 11.00 at Lazio Style of Valmontone at fashion District Valmontone Outlet;

Saturday 10 September from a.m. at Lazio Style via Calderini, 66/c - Rome;

Tuesday 11 September as from a.m. at Lazio Style of Frosinone c/o Centre shopping Pam - via Armando fabi, 177;

12 Saturday and Sunday 13 September from a.m. at the Lazio Style park Leonardo (Avenue Bramante, 19 - Park Leonardo)

in the same days will be for sale Limited Edition, official Cup Tim against final mesh Inter.

http://www.sslazio.it/cms/view/home/news/archivio/elenco_news

Xabi Grateful to Liverpool for everything

Xabi had become the Legend for all the Liverpool Fans.All Liverpool Fans were sad to see him leave the club.Still everyone has the same amount of respect for the KOP favourite.Everyone will always remember Xabi at Liverpool.

Xabi Alonso has told AS that he will always be grateful to Liverpool after learning a lot at the Merseyside club.

Alonso joined Liverpool from Real Sociedad in 2004 and won the Champions League in his first season, scoring Liverpool's equaliser in the memorable fin! al against Milan in Istanbul. During his time at Anfield the Basque midfielder made 199 appearances including two Champions League finals.

"I will always be grateful to Liverpool, it is a very special club. I have learned a lot about the history and philosophy of the club," said Alonso.

"I have grown personally and professionally. The experience helped me to grow on the field, and I learned from the experience of playing in Europe and fighting for titles."

Alonso now looks to the future with Madrid, after making a €34 million switch earlier this month and says he is keen to play and let his ability on the field show his value to his new employers.

He also spoke of hs admiration for similar midfielders like former blanco Fernando Redondo and Pep Guardiola, now manager of rivals Barcelona. Alonso says he learned a lot watching these players.

"Both players made their mark with Madrid and Barcelona. T! hey played in the same position as me and i noted a lot of thi! ngs they did," he added.

Terry welcomes 'huge boost'

Fabio Capello's Three Lions booked a place at the 2010 finals in South Africa with a 5-1 thrashing of Croatia at Wembley on Wednesday.

England now have two games remaining of their qualifying campaign, and four friendlies, in which Capello is expected to experiment with his line-up.

Terry believes that will prove a major advantage for his international boss when the competitive matches of the World Cup begin next summer.

He said: "Qualifying early is a huge boost for us. We then give ourselves an awful lot of time where the manager can try different formations and different players for the World Cup.

"It will be perfect for the manager to maybe go ahead and try players that maybe deserve their chance."

Praise
Terry has also reiterated his praise for Capello following the Italian's impressive work in restoring the fortunes of English football.

The Chelsea defender said: "Fabio has brought a lot of stabili! ty. When he came in, we were at a low point in our careers and as a nation collectively.

"He has installed a lot of confidence. He has come in from day one and told us exactly how he wants to play. He has believed in us.

"To have a manager to come in and believe in us so much, after what happened before, has given us the confidence and trust in him and his formations, the players he selects, and the training he does."

Terry added: "I think when Fabio first came in we realised it was going to take time. With the series of friendlies, when he first came on board, we got things out of our system.

"He told the lads how he wanted us to play. After games we sat down, as we still do now, and went through things to try and improve things."

Sheva and Dinho Harvest Commendation

Gallas Hold the cigarette, Wenger Angry

Three parties to sanction Drogba

Crouch hands Pompey FA Cup

Penalty in Wembley? Manchester United champion

Sri Lanka ease to series victory

Third one-day international, Dambulla:

Sri Lanka 289-4 (46.3 ovs) beat Pakistan 288-8 (50 ovs) by six wickets

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It was Jayawardene's 11th one-day hundred and Tharanga's 10th fifty

A superb 123 by Mahela Jayawardene set up a comfortable six-wicket win for Sri Lanka over Pakistan which gave them an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.

The tourists made 288-8 in their 50 overs, including 66 from Umar Akmal, brother of wicket-keeper Kamran.

But Jayawardene's belligerent ton - which included 14 fours and a six - coupled with Upul Tharanga's 76, set up a 202-run opening wicket partnership.

Despite losing wickets, Sri Lanka eased home with 21 balls to spare.

Pakistan had made ! their hi ghest total of the series, despite a middle-order slide in which three wickets fell for 27 runs.

Muttiah Muralitharan, who had ended Shahid Afridi's exciting cameo, then removed Umar, the ball after being hit for six by the 19-year-old right-handed batsman.

All-rounder Abdul Razzaq hit two sixes in a rapid 30, and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, back in the fold after ending his association with the rebel Indian Cricket League was unbeaten on 30 after also slamming two maximums.

It gave Pakistan the highest score in 28 previous internationals at the ground dating back to March 2001, but the superb Sri Lankan opening stand ensured that record did not last long.

It was Jayawardene's first one-day century for two years and only the second time he has opened the innings.

On the only other occasion he opened for the Sri Lankans in a one-day international he was out for a duck against Zimbabwe.

His last hundred was for Asia against Africa in the Afro-Asia Cup in Chennai in June 2007, and his last for Sri Lanka had been in April of that year.

After the double hundred partnership, which was recorded inside 34 overs, the two openers departed in successive overs.

It became three wickets in 12 balls when Thilan Samaraweera gave Saeed Ajmal a return catch, but skipper Kumar Sangakkara saw his team to victory.

The Sri Lanka captain insisted there were improvements to be made and said: "In this series and the Tests we have h! ad a few situations where we showed a lack of maturity by not really closing the door on Pakistan.

"But we've shown a lot of heart and hunger to come back in those situations and turn matches around.

"Every single player is not really satisfied that he's really there yet.

"But as a team, there's a really good feeling and everyone is really bonding well together.

"When you're winning it becomes easy and with a team that's trying really hard it becomes easier.

"But these are the good times and we have got to plan for the bad times and ensure we have the reserves and the mental and physical strengths to go through the bad patches as well."

Counterpart Younus Khan said: "I thought we had a good total, but that opening partnership took the game away from us.

"Our fielding was pretty ordinary ! and it w as another opportunity lost. But it's important to focus on the positives.

"With Umar's performances we now have a fairly good set of players and a decent combination."

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