World Cup : Ivory Coast 3:0 Gambia Gambia, still looking for their first victory of the qualifying campaign, kept their hosts goalless throughout the first 45 minutes at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan.
Long-serving captain Didier Drogba was conspicuous through his absence after the Galatasaray striker was surprisingly overlooked from the Ivory Coast squad by coach Sabri Lamouchi.
And without their talisman, the hosts struggled to break down a stubborn Gambia backline.
Category: News Views: 994 Added: SkyDate: 24.03.2013 - 00:43
De Guzman eyes Swansea stay Jonathan de Guzman has underlined his desire to remain at Swansea City and maintain his place in the Netherlands set-up.
The 25 year-old is on a season-long loan from Villarreal and made his debut for the Oranje against Italy in a friendly last month.
The attacking midfielder revealed that he had made the decision not to join his older brother Julian in playing for Canada and hopes to keep his place in Louis van Gaal's thoughts by securing regular football permanently at the Liberty Stadium.
"My brother Julian put some pressure on me and stated that he would love to play with me," De Guzman tol
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Category: News Views: 842 Added: SkyDate: 23.03.2013 - 23:13
Farina sees red over Emerton dismissal A furious Frank Farina blamed referee Kris Griffiths-Jones for costing Sydney FC a memorable derby win over Western Sydney Wanderers.
Alessandro Del Piero's first-half goal had the Sky Blues on course for a victory over their city rivals on Saturday, until Brett Emerton saw red for a lunging tackle on Shannon Cole 10 minutes after the break.
Griffiths-Jones had no hesitation in showing the stand-in Sydney skipper a straight red card, with Cole coming back to haunt his former club soon after with a superb equaliser, as the match finished 1-1.
Sydney did well to hold on for a point with just 10-men
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Category: News Views: 931 Added: SkyDate: 23.03.2013 - 23:11
Popovic settles for shared spoils Tony Popovic could not have been prouder after his under-manned Western Sydney Wanderers fought out a 1-1 draw with Sydney FC on Saturday.
With four first-team regulars unavailable – including skipper Michael Beauchamp who was a late scratching – the Wanderers overcame a half-time deficit to snatch a draw and inch closer to the minor premiership.
The only way the Wanderers can lose top spot is if Central Coast win their final two matches, while the A-League newcomers will need to lose to Newcastle in their last game next weekend.
While the result stops the club's winning streak at 10 and means th
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Category: News Views: 786 Added: SkyDate: 23.03.2013 - 23:08
Mourinho grateful for Pandev gesture Jose Mourinho has backed Goran Pandev for disputing the validity of his voting slip for the 2012 Coach of the Year award.
Real Madrid coach Mourinho last week suggested at a possible fix in determining the winner of the accolade, won by Spain coach Vicente del Bosque.
Napoli forward Pandev said he voted for Mourinho but football's governing body, FIFA, insisted that the Macedonia captain nominated Del Bosque, releasing an image of his ballot paper suggesting the same.
"Pandev was one of those that called me. Others prefer to remain anonymous, and I can only respect that. I appreciate Goran's hon
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Category: News Views: 840 Added: SkyDate: 23.03.2013 - 23:06
Hodgson notes Ukraine threat England manager Roy Hodgson insists that Ukraine are still a threat to England's World Cup qualification campaign.
Montenegro top Group H, leading England by two points, and will host Hodgson's men in Podgorica on Tuesday.
But Hodgson is wary of overlooking the Ukrainians, who sit third in the group after a 3-1 win over Poland in Warsaw on Friday.
"I know Ukraine had a bad start but they are a good team," Hodgson told reporters.
"I would certainly put them up there as one of the serious rivals, especially on the basis of what we
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Category: News Views: 766 Added: SkyDate: 23.03.2013 - 23:03
Edwards elated with victory Jubilant Perth Glory coach Alistair Edwards has flown home to Perth knowing his side have what it takes to be a threat in the A-League finals.
The Western Australian club have endured a bumpy year but their hopes of a top-six finish are alive after a stunning 3-2 win over Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park on Saturday.
In one of the games of the season, Josh Risdon scored a sensational winning goal in the 94th minute after Victory looked to have rescued a draw when substitute Christopher Cristaldo made it 2-2 only moments earlier.
"For a neutral, I think it was a really good game of football, a great
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Category: News Views: 802 Added: SkyDate: 23.03.2013 - 23:01
