Merseyside Police are investigating a Liverpool fan caught on TV mimicking a monkey during the Red’s smash and grab 2-1 win over Manchester United at Anfield today.
Match Commander Ch Supt Jon Ward said: “This matter is now under investigation by specialist hate crime detectives and we are working with Liverpool Football Club to identify the man in question.”
Asamoah Gyan’s superb free-kick helped Ghana into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals, as they beat Mali 2-0 today. Andre Ayew scored their second securing their last 16 spot.
Championship side Brighton knocked-out Premier League high-fliers Newcastle at the Amex Stadium in this evenings late kick-off.
However they needed a spot of luck in doing so as Will Buckley’s shot went in off Newcastle defender Mike Williamson for the winner and also were steeped in luck, when referee Lee Probert fail to see Lewis Dunk’s late block in the penalty area with his hands.
Both Chelsea and QPR decided there would be no customary handshake before the game as John Terry and Anton Ferdinand met for the first time since their controversial racism scandal when last they met. And there was more controversy as referee Mike Dean gave Chelsea a 62nd minute penalty after England striker Daniel Sturridge dived in the area, fooling the official into thinking QPR defender Clint Hill fouled the Chelsea cheat. Juan Mata stepped up and sent Paddy Kenny the wrong way with the kick which seen Chelsea into the fifth round of the FA Cup at the expense of their London rivals at Loftus Road.
Dirk Kuyt’s 88 minute strike put Liverpool into the fifth round of the FA Cup as they beat bitter rivals Manchester United 2-1 at Anfield earlier today.
Daniel Agger gave the Reds the lead as United keeper David De Gea was again found wanting midway through the first half before Park Ji Sung scored a deserved equaliser as United came out on top in the possesion stakes, however possesion doesn’t always win games and Dirk Kuyt’s winner with just two minutes of normal time on the clock proved that as the Kop went wild.
Greek king-pins Olympiakos have signed former calamity Manchester United keeper Roy Carroll (34).
Carroll became famous after his in-famous over the line drag back following a handling error v Tottenham in 2005 after a speculative Pedro Mendes shot from near the half-way line(see below) told Olympiakos’s official website:
“I am very happy to come to such a club, it is a great honour for me to play for best team in Greece.”
“I will do everything I can to contribute to the success of the club. I am looking forward to the games in the Europa League and my return to European competition.
“I hope next year to play in the Champions League, because we all want to play at the top level, but to do that we have to win the championship.”
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Burkino Faso defender Bakary Kone’s amazing own goal helps the Ivory Coast to a 2-0 win and qualification to the second round of the African Nations Cup after Chelsea striker Saloman Kalou scored the opener. (see below)
This poor linesman is hit with an embarrassing double whammy, first he’s hit with the ball and then loses his wig on the way down during a US College game.
Host nation Equatorial Guinea dumped pre tournament favourites Senegal out of the African Nations Cup with a last gasp winner last night, a draw may have saved face for Senegal but realistically they have been second best at a tournament which they were favourites for having lost 2-1 to Zambia in the tournament opener.
Zambia came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Libya in their African Nations Cup Group A clash at a rain drenched Bata.
It was clear for all to see this pitch was unplayable, however with severe pressure put on the referee from tournament organisers to let the game go ahead the official backed down on what right for the player’s well being and let the game go ahead.
