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  • Celtic’s appeal was then thrown out by the SFA,

    It seemed a harsh decision and the Parkhead side went on to lose a game they really needed to win with a goal conceded in the dying seconds of the game. The celebrations from the Ibrox dugout told their own story with regards to whether or not they really believe the league title is not over just yet.

    but the simmering resentment on the part of the Parkhead club continues to linger.

    In truth, they have been undone this season by a combination of desperately poor finishing in games they have dominated, while at the back they have have toiled desperately defensively. So far this term Celtic have conceded an astounding 29 SPL goals.

    They have not been helped by a string of poor refereeing decisions and it is no slight to say that Scottish whistlers have had an appalling play bazaar season, not just when officiating Celtic games but in an entire host of matches where blatant mistakes have been shown up. Yet, it was the actual appeal process which so rankled Mowbray. “Who was the appeal to?,” he said. “My frustration is that the same referee who has made the decision on the day has another look at it and the matter is finished.

    “It doesn’t seem much of an appeal. If you appeal something, then you want to do so to an independent body. But that is not the case here.

    “I didn’t know the process before we went into this. I thought we would appeal, someone would have a look at it and think, ‘yeah, maybe the referee got that one wrong’, without going over the top of the individual or wagging a figure at him.

    “If it gets thrown out by an independent panel then you say, ‘fine, we all move on’. It just seems harsh to me that the guy who makes the decision is then asked to make another decision.”

    Mowbray said that he had watched the video of the Brown-Lafferty clash on four or five subsequent occasions, and he remains convinced that McDonald made the wrong decision in sprinting across the Ibrox pitch to brandish his red card at Brown.

    “I’ve watched it back and I can’t see a sending-off,” the Celtic manager said. “Even if you think I have a level of bias because I work for this football club, I still can’t see a sending-off. As a guy who looks at things honestly, I can’t see what he [Brown] has done. People have said to me that it might be a headbutt, but is there a headbutt? The crime of feigning a potential headbutt might be more of a crime than what Scott Brown did. If you can sit there and honestly believe Scott threw his head towards at him and that his headbutt was a violent act, then fine. I have watched it and can’t see it. I just can’t see it.

    “Scott has been flung around. He was put in a headlock and thrown to the floor. When you watch it back, it is wrong.

    “And the other frustration is, in such a massive game with the whole world watching, and given what happened in the previous two Old Firm matches, why make such a big decision if you aren’t sure of it?”

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    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma started the week coming back from a goal down at home against the Chinese champion. Beijing Guoan took the lead in the first half due to former Scotland international Maurice Ross but the Yellows hit back with three goals in the final twelve minutes to win 3-1 and stay on course for the second round.

    Two hours later, Suwon Bluewings recorded a vital 2-0 victory in the Chinese province of Henan to cement its place at the top of Group G. A similar result in Wednesday’s return match at Suwon World Cup Stadium will likely see Cha Bum-keun’s team reach the knockout stage.

    If Korean players think the winter is dragging on at home then Jeonbuk Motors faced freezing conditions in northern China at the home of Changchun Yatai. Jeonbuk coach Choi Kang-hee wondered aloud if the host watered the freezing pitch overnight in order to turn it into an ‘ice rink’.

    The charge was denied. It didn’t matter in the end as though Changchun took the lead midway through the second half, late goals from ‘The Prince’ Choi Tae-wook and ‘The Lion King’ Lee Dong-gook gave the Motors an impressive win in a tough environment. Changchun visit Jeonju on Tuesday.

    The fantastic fourth win came on a bitterly cold night in Pohang. The Pohang Steelers were not at their best but still squeezed past the challenge of Shandong Luneng to win 1-0. The visitor missed a late penalty to end a bad week for Chinese soccer.

    Naturally, it was mentioned by more than play bazaar one media source in Korea though there was a good deal of restraint showed. The Beijing media was a little depressed but there was at least some sense of perspective from leading newspaper Titan.

    “Our four teams shouldn’t give up,” said Titan. In the ‘Korea vs. China Asian Championship Series’, we lost 4-0 although the national team won 3-0 last month. We know we couldn’t catch up with Japanese and Korean football in one night time but there is a long way to run. Our clubs shouldn’t give up their Asian Champions League hopes. That would be a much bigger shame.”

    “All four Chinese clubs lost their match in ACL in single matchday, it is the first time this has happened.” Said ‘Soccer’. “And they were all defeated by Korean rivals. We may have cured Koreaphobia in international matches for the first time in 32 years but the shameful results returned.”

    Such sentiments could easily change over the next 48 hours.

  • Japan’s never-ending Nabisco Togel HongkongCup nonsense

    The sight of Gamba Osaka running out at Expo ’70 Stadium tonight is unlikely to fill their fans with hope. It’s more likely to fill those in attendance with a sense of trepidation as the team currently leading the J. League standings does battle with defending Nabisco Cup champions Jubilo Iwata for a trophy no one genuinely wants to win.

    Last weekend, Gamba celebrated twenty years at their Banpaku home with a well deserved 1-0 win over bitter rivals Urawa Indian satta Reds which kept them Togel Hongkongtop of the league. Tonight, however, Gamba run out at their crumbling home ground to take part in one of the most chaotically organised League Cup competitions in recent history.

    March’s devastating Tōhoku earthquake not only saw the J. League put on hold, it also prompted the complete reorganisation of the League Cup – known to all and sundry as the Nabisco Cup after its biscuit-producing sponsor. Two rounds of hastily arranged home-and-away fixtures were organised but as in previous seasons, Japan’s four AFC Champions League representatives parachuted in at the quarter-final stage.

    That means Gamba Osaka, their crosstown rivals Cerezo, defending league champions Nagoya Grampus and 2010 Emperor’s Cup champions Kashima Antlers now run out for the first time this season in a competition supposed to represent the best knock-out football Japan has to offer. That is palpably not the case – the JFA-administered Emperor’s Cup is a far superior tournament – but so redundant is this year’s League Cup, the J. League must finally address the issue.

    The first step is to permanently do away with the pointless group stage in favour of a straight knock-out format. The second is to reintroduce J2 teams, giving fans the opportunity to see new teams in action and encouraging both underdogs and favourites to treat the competition seriously. The third step is for the J. League to otherwise accept that some teams may not field full-strength starting elevens, instead offering a run-out to fringe first-team members. If that encourages opponents to go for the jugular against more illustrious rivals, so much the better.

    As it stands, the current format offers little prestige to those who lift the trophy. Oita Trinita won it in 2008 and were relegated from the top flight a year later. FC Tokyo ultimately suffered the same fate. Meanwhile, Jubilo came within two minutes of losing last year’s final only to beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5-3 in extra-time. Jubilo’s reward was a trophy and a cash prize, but there was no place in the AFC Champions League for Masaaki Yanagishita’s men and the Shizuoka outfit ended up finishing eleventh in the league.

    Jubilo’s win was a welcome one for the recently success-starved club, but it also highlighted the fact most teams only care about the Nabisco Cup once they’ve reached the final. That’s the same case in most countries, but it seems a mediocrity the J. League is willing to endure. They should do so no longer, because tonight’s League Cup clashes will inspire enthusiasm from only the most die-hard of supporters, with most neutrals concentrating on the fact Japan are in action later in the week.

    And should Gamba or fellow title chasers Nagoya Grampus and Yokohama F. Marinos lose key personnel to injuries tonight, the clamour for a total overhaul of Japan’s never-ending Nabisco Cup nonsense will grow louder still.

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    Rafa wishes TogelInsua was left-back at home

    Liverpool’s Premier League title assault has been dealt a blow with news that Emiliano Insua will miss the next five games.

    The promising defender has been called up to Argentina’s squad for the under-20 South American championships. The three week tournament takes place in Venezuela later this month.

    Insua has started the last four games for the Reds Satta King and has impressed in an unbeaten spell for the Premier League leaders. He looked to have cemented himself into Rafa’s plans for the foreseeable future.

    The left-back will now miss Liverpool’s game against Stoke this coming Saturday, as well as a double header with city rivals Everton, a trip to Wigan and a top of the table Anfield clash with Chelsea.

    The call comes as a sign of the full-back’s stock rising for both his club and country this season. Insua, who turns 20 on January 7, has held off Togelcompetition at Liverpool from Brazilian Fabio Aurelio and Italian Andrea Dossena.

    He is also tipped to take over from Gabriel Heinze for Diego Maradona’s Argentina in time for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

    However, missing this spell of games for Liverpool could send him down the pecking order for the Premier League title hopefuls once again.

    The under-20 South American championships are keenly watched by scouts from the biggest clubs in Europe as it is regarded as a hotbed of cheap talent.

    This year’s tournament will run from January 19 through till the final on February 8.

    The Merseysiders will also be represented at the tournament by reserve team defender Ronald Huth of Paraguay.

  • Delhi Bazaar Satta King

    The striker was a huge change in his club’s second season. He became more aggressive, which was good for the party. Umm Salal has great potential and maybe it’s her time.

    Al Arabi, who won the opening tournament during the Sheikh Jassim Cup, defeated Al Kharaitiyat 2-0. It is an honor for them that Kharaitiyat showed a brave performance in the first half Delhi Bazaar Satta King and denied the coveted opponents a chance to score until the 55th minute. Leonardo Pisculichi, one of the few Argentines to play in the Qatar Stars League, scored the opening goal in the 52nd, while Waleed Hamza scored in the second (86th).

    Brazilian Klemerson De Araugo (13th) and Iraqi Younis Mahmoud (23rd) helped defenders Al Gharafa defeat newcomers Lakhwiya. Instead, they will have to work hard if they want to enjoy the prospect of a third victory in the Qatar Stars League.

  • Opposition to identity cards was almost universal among footballers,

    and the whole mourning period was crucial for the birth of supporters’ associations in the country in response to the sudden politicized environment.

    It was the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 and the ensuing Taylor report that gave Thatcher a pardon for football. Eliminating a bad idea is welcome, but it may not be 96 dead before the event. CCTV is already evolving against stadium violence, and football battles were no longer a cool one in the early 1990s. The cards wouldn’t change that.

    The Iron Lady resigned in 1990, and Moynihan lost his seat in the 1992 general election, but did not reappear in court to claim the Delhi Bazaar Satta King title of ‘Baron Moynihan’ after the death of his brothel. Football fans were glad to see his back. The Celtic associations may not be afraid of the ongoing British team changes, but they are clearly afraid to think and have every right to refuse to participate.

    What Moynihan doesn’t understand about the BOA men is that Olympic football has so little prestige compared to the actual prizes in the game that the three British small clubs can’t afford a small league that they never do. .

    Against this background, someone who obviously has no knowledge of the sport should definitely back down. Football decisions must be up to the footballers, and Moynihan is not one of us. If no association other than the FA wants to join the British Eleven, then we can all live with it. One person who knows how to deal with Moynihan is Brian Clough. Cloughie called him ‘Miniature for Sports’ and brought his puppet to the television to make fun of her. As Moynihan went on the field to congratulate the hockey team that won Britain’s Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympics, Clough wisely pointed out that Moynihan could no longer teach football fans about invasions on the field.

  • For the man at the epicenter of this whole shebang,

    the risk of failure is simply too high. The world of sports is full of examples where the best players left the big stage for a fat paycheck, especially at a time when amateur competition coexisted with professional games. .

    Pancho Gonzales was the best male tennis player in most of the 50’s and 60’s, but he did not participate in major tournaments because he played for money. The Amateur Rugby Association resigned itself to losing the best players in the professional rugby league until it became satta king a professional in 1995, while boxing is a clear example of a clean game that is dirty, if not damaged. , in green.

    The fans and the natural order of football were disgusted. I should probably be glad that one of the best players in the world could go to one of the weakest teams in the Premier League instead of one of the Big Four, but Kaka’s transfer to Man City almost forced me to leave the match. I. They grow lovingly. Opposition clubs during the recession did not need wage inflation, and supporters did not want to say that the game was just about money, even though it was true. We like to think that skills, tactics, desire and coaching have a certain effect on football success. But an agreement with Kaka will definitely come if there is good money. Milan gets an ace, but what about the player?

    When you say your favorite book is the Bible, and you wear Christian T-shirts to the cameras, it’s inevitably open to scrutiny. Kaka also reads Jesus’ words in Matthew 19: 23-24 (or Mark 10: 24-25 or Luke 18: 24-25) – “Verily I say unto you, It is hard for the rich to enter the kingdom from heaven … for the camel. it is easier to go through the eye of the needle than for the rich to enter the kingdom of God.

    Money can only be your main motivation to descend the career ladder, so don’t pretend now, Kaka. You don’t have to move to Manchester City. Don’t be bullied by Berlusconi. Respect the wishes of the fans who made all the flags in your honor in San Sir this weekend and who protested because they love you so much.

    Stay where you are happy, where your family lies, where you have the best chance of trophies and where the sun doesn’t just shine on TV. Think of the respect you get in Milan, instead of the money you get in Manchester. Read Jesus’ words again and do not exaggerate what is not broken. Think it’s God’s will and he’ll take care of you. You may regret that everything was in danger in the Eastlands, but you will not regret your stay in Milan.

    Go ahead, prove to us that football and life in 2009 are more than money. =

  • Stay where you are happy,

    Money can only be your prime motivation in moving down a peg on the career ladder, so don’t be a hypocrite now, Kaka. You don’t have to move to Manchester City. Don’t be bullied by Berlusconi. Respect the wishes of the fans who made all those banners in your honor at the San Siro this weekend and who have marched in protest because they love you so much.

    where your family is settled, where you will have the best Madhur matka v chance of trophies and where the sun does not shine only on TV. Think of the respect you will earn in Milan instead of the money you could earn in Manchester. Read Jesus’ words again and don’t fix what ain’t broke. Consider it God’s will and he will look after you. You could regret risking it all at Eastlands but you won’t regret staying at Milan.

    Go on, prove to us there is more to soccer, and life in 2009, than just money.

  • Picking a Winner

    In the older pre-electronic days, the positioning of the inochi no kugi (the “life pins” positioned immediately above the scoring slots) was the tip-off for a hot machine, and parlors re-positioned pins after closing for the night. With the advent of electronic circuits that control wins, the pin connoisseur has been left in the dust. Pins are generally repositioned to increase the number of wins only when a new parlor opens or an old parlor reopens with new machines, in hopes that customers who win big will come back for more.

    Although pin positions now have little meaning, players still line up in the mornings. Mr. Nakamura Kinzo, a 52-year-old Tokyo restaurant owner and self-styled “pachinko pro,” explains that “the electronic circuits are altered only once every three or four days. Serious players will be in the parlor at closing time checking out which machines are ringing up big wins. Those are the machines they make a beeline for the next morning. Especially if they are kenrimono machines, they’ll give spectacular wins. Forget about the pins…”

    Even though much of the technique has been taken out of the game, Mr. Nakamura is unconcerned. What’s important, he says, are the cash payoffs. “If it weren’t for the payoffs, I wouldn’t bother to play. It’d be just like a video game. Why waste your money on nothing?”

    On his best day Mr. Nakamura says he made 92,000 yen ($836) in three hours, starting out with just 3,000 yen. On his worst, he lost 55,000 yen ($500) in about the same period of time. satta king His favorite machine is the hanemono type. “Hanemono is fun,” he says. “The trouble is you can’t find them much anymore. There is less of a risk and you can play longer. Neighborhood parlors are best. Here in Sendagi, we can play four machines at the same time. Other places won’t let you do that.”

    The current economic hard times may be the pachinko parlor’s best friend. At a time when people are cutting corners and are worried about the economy, pachinko pulsates with neon promise. Says Mr. Nakamura, “With only 3,000 yen, it IS possible to make 100,000 yen (about $900). With the economy the way it is and my own business down, I don’t want to waste my money on a movie or a night out. But pachinko, that’s different — today just might be my lucky day!”

    High-tech Pachinko Wars

    In some ways pachinko is a noisy incongruity, a curious counterpoint to a normally peaceful, group-oriented society like Japan. Players sit alone surrounded by harsh lighting and ear-shattering music. Yet despite a few signs of weakness, pachinko is so well established that it seems sure to stay one of Japan’s favorite leisure pursuits for many years to come.

  • IRAQ TRIUMPHANT IN RECENT LOTTERY HOEDOWN

    The Iraq lottery independent adjudicator Reports are coming in from Iraq about a recent Hoedown in the lead up to the country’s new national Lottery. The show is to be televised on Iraqi TV and will be hosted by the former (mis)information minister ‘Comical Ali’ (Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf). The show is believed to sport some scantily clad Iraq women, which has caused some furore from womens-libbers.
    Joining the IWSF (Iraq Woman’s Suppression Front) in demonstrating opposite the hoedowners are a crack battalion of American troops. The ‘Bush Jnr Boys’, as the 69th Battalion are affectionately known, are protesting the use ‘these multeye .. mutleye cyl-abull …. words being used by them there new fangled dancing lot’. Tension is said to be growing between the two groups.

    However, most of the Iraqi men we’ve interviewed dismiss the opposition forces. One Iraqi man told us, play bazaar “I am thinking that this will be even better than American Bandstand or Saturday Night Fever. We are hoping to be able to win a dance with a beautiful bikini baby or maybe some farmer’s daughter. YEEHAWWWWW!”

    The (mis)information minister and host ‘Comical Ali’ assures the Iraqi people that, “regardless of the cultural conflict the new Lottery Hoedown has brought to the war torn nation, the Iraqi people will find the Hoedown a great spectacle and a wonderful diversion from the daily nothingness that most Iraqi’s experience.”

    Country-wide celebrations are expected to ensue with street parties, rifle shooting and firework displays. UN weapons inspectors expect the Iraqis will detonate all their hidden WMD in the celebrating, which should prove once and for all that the weapons were there

    The lottery Ingatbola88 jackpot is said to be an estimated $25,000 which isn’t spectacular but in Iraq it will buy you enough munitions to kill half the population of a big city. Or enough donkeys to start a lucrative farming business. Or enough girls to start a… Well, the winner can spend it on whatever they want.

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