With all the I’s dotted and the T’s crossed on David Beckham’s loan return to AC Milan, Rossoneri head coach Leonardo and midfielder Clarence Seedorf have spoken up on the England International coming back to the San Siro.
Did that referee see something that nobody else saw?
the Daily Mail is reporting that two Premier League referees have been appointed as fourth officials after their performances last Saturday piled more pressure on managers Rafael Benitez and Phil Brown - with Stuart Attwell restored to the top flight.
Liverpool’s Benitez and Hull’s Brown were both the victims of contentious judgements during defeats for their sides last weekend but the two under-fire bosses weren’t the only ones to suffer the consequences as referees Lee Mason and Mike Jones have been removed from the middle at all levels.
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“It’s not unlike when the Olympics goes to a place like China, and you want to fully capture everything that is part and parcel of that culture”.
Location: Los Angeles
Date: October 2009
~beans
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Here’s to the Dutch.
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Late in the first period of the Spurs win over the Kings on Saturday a bat swooped into the AT&T Center and descended onto the court. Players scattered and officials stopped play. The bat circled and left only to return — briefly.
That’s when Ginobili performed his Halloween trick, swatting the bat out of the air with a bare hand. He then carried the creature off the court to thunderous cheers.
No good deed goes unpunished, Manu’s tweet talks about it after the jump
The Spanish striker is battling a damaged groin and surgery could KO him for two months. Steven Gerrard might also go under the knife on Thursday if a scan on his groin confirms the worst.
Liverpool boss Benitez will play Torres in Lyon tomorrow, despite his injury. (Huh!)
But he said: “We are trying to manage, as he was close to having an operation. Two days after the Fulham game, he is still feeling something.
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