Newcastle condemn violent fans Newcastle have condemned the behaviour of a section of their fans after the 3-0 home loss to Sunderland in Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby.
Violence broke out between Newcastle fans and police after the final whistle had gone, with 29 arrests being made, with three police officers suffering injuries.
Sunderland's victory was their first at St. James' Park for 13 years and their biggest derby win since 1979.
The Newcastle statement read: "We were embarrassed and appalled by the behaviour of a minority of so-called fans who last night were involved in disturbances and disorder in Newcastle city centre a
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Fans shot dead near Brazil stadium Two fans were killed in a shooting on Sunday when they were on their way to a game at 2014 World Cup stadium Castelao.
The match, between Ceara and Fortaleza, was a test event for the Confederations Cup this summer.
The Ceara supporters were shot in the head after a confrontation with Fortaleza fans about five kilometres from the stadium, with witnesses telling police the victims were on their way to the stadium when rival fans on a motorcycle opened fire.
"We lament what happened. But there is work being done by the police and the army in many areas of security, so we are not concerned wi
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Category: News Views: 865 Added: SkyDate: 15.04.2013 - 20:41
Rojas named Australia´s finest Melbourne Victory dynamo Marco Rojas has claimed the Johnny Warren Medal after a breakout season for the club.
The diminutive 21-year-old polled more than twice the votes of runner-up and Sydney FC marquee Alessandro Del Piero to receive the A-League's premier individual accolade.
Despite his Victory side bowing out of the A-League finals race on Sunday, the New Zealand-born Rojas lit up the league with a number of memorable goals in the 15 he scored for the season.
Golden Boot winner Daniel McBreen, whose Central Coast Mariners side knocked Victory out, was third on 280 votes after his 17 goals fo
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Boateng blasts B-team talk Jerome Boateng has labelled claims that Jupp Heynckes put out a B-team for the 4-0 win over Nurnberg 'disrespectful'.
Following their midweek victory over Juventus, Bayern Munich rested a number of stars for the derby clash but the Germany international feels the side that played was still very strong.
"Honestly speaking, I think it's pretty disrespectful to talk about a B-team," the 24-year-old defender told Bild.
"They were even talking about a B-team when there were changes on only three positions, when Arjen Robben, Mario Gomez and me, three international players, were in the starting XI.
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Category: News Views: 991 Added: SkyDate: 15.04.2013 - 20:34
Simeone has Real in his sights Diego Simeone believes Atletico Madrid can pip Real Madrid to second place in La Liga after their 5-0 win over Granada.
Atletico are three points behind their city rivals and the Argentine believes the result against the Andalusian minnows can be the catalyst for a late charge to finish as runners-up.
"We want second place," the 42-year-old coach told reporters.
"The team did a great job and now we have 65 points. We were able to take our chances and this made the team to play a more intense game. I am very satisfied with our work.
Category: News Views: 881 Added: SkyDate: 15.04.2013 - 20:32
FA take no action against Aguero The Football Association will take no action against Sergio Aguero for his two-footed lunge on David Luiz in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Referee Chris Foy awarded a free-kick at the time and did not even book Aguero, but has been deemed to have already dealt with the incident sufficiently by the FA.
The Argentine was apparently riled at receiving an elbow to the ribs from Luiz moments earlier, and lunged in two-footed as the Brazilian lay prone on the floor following a tussle for possession.
After the match Luiz called on his opponent to apologise, saying: "Aguero's a great player, he n
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Galliani happy with Napoli point AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani believes his side's draw at San Siro against Napoli will go down as a point well earned.
Milan went ahead through Mathieu Flamini on the half-hour mark, only for their lead to be cancelled out by Goran Pandev three minutes later but the 68-year-old is satisfied with their efforts, particularly after the Frenchman was sent off.
"I'm happy about the result especially after we went down to 10 men," the 68-year-old told Milan Channel.
"It was a tough and complicated game and I'm content with the point. The team were competitive and if we played like this agai
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Category: News Views: 836 Added: SkyDate: 15.04.2013 - 20:29
