12/03/2010 | Sud Africa: si temono scontri tra "hooligans" e argentini. Man U e Rangers: trattative per il passaggio di proprità. L'"Old Firm" della discordia.
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Le autorità hanno lanciato l'allarme in vista dei mondiali di Sud Africa 2010 in merito alla possibilità che i sostenitori britannici si scontrino con quelli argentini. La questione delle isole Falklands sembra avere ripreso vigore nel Paese sudamericano e le "barras bravas" locali pare siano interessate a dare fiato alla questione anche in occasione della massima manifestazione del calcio mondiale. Gli inglesi allla prossima Coppa del Mondo dovrebbero essere presenti in circa 40mila unità.Dopo le sconfitte di Liverpool e Fulham, in "Europa League",contro Lille e Juventus, gli allenatori delle due squadre britanniche dispensano ugualmente ottimismo in vista delle sfide di ritorno. Grazie anche al poker rifilato al Milan sono tornati invece a sorridere i supporters dei "Red Devils" ( foto ) che appoggiano apertamente, con possibilità di essere coinvolti in una sorta di azionariato popolare, il tentativo dei cosiddetti "Red Knights" che vorrebberoacquistare il club, "liberandolo" dall' odiata presidenza americana. In stato ancora più avanzato sembra l'acquisizione dei Glasgow Rangers da parte di un consorzio londinese capitanato da Andrew Ellis, già coinvolta nel mondo del calcio con il QPR. Infine la polizia scozzese e la Lega stanno pensando a porre dei "filtri" nella compilazione del calendario dei "play off" scudetto. La vera preoccupazione è che proprio i campioni uscenti dei Rangers possano celebrare il titolo a "Parkhead", visto l'attuale vantaggio di tredici punti e la stracittadina in trasferta ancora da disputare. E' possibile che l' "Old Firm" venga posticipata il più possibile confidando che, nel frattempo, i giochi si siano chiusi.
Argentina's football fans 'plan to fight English supporters' at World Cup
By Christian Gysin
Last updated at 6:23 PM on 11th March 2010
More than 300 known troublemakers are likely to be allowed to travel to the tournament after supporting the Argentine government at football games and political rallies in recent months.The controversial move has been given the green light by politicians who have claimed that they want the hooligans to act as 'social agents' - who instead of misbehaving at matches will then tip off police over potential trouble.
Anger: An Argentine soldier holds up a sign saying 'English go home' in Buenos Aires during protests over the Falklands in February
The Government claims that this will help integrate violent fans who were previously alienated.However, the country's police are highly sceptical about the plan. Twenty officers from the Argentine Federal Police will be travelling to South Africa to help security services there identify and arrest known trouble-makers.Today there were growing concerns that the dispute over the Falklands could spark violence between the two groups of fans as English hooligans clash with their Argentinian counterparts who are known as 'Barras Bravas'.One South American expert on football hooliganism described the hard core Argentinian fans as being 'configured like paramilitary task groups.Pablo Alabarces, who has written on football and political violence at Argentinean games, said: 'The Barras Bravas carry out illegitimate tasks by means of violence and compulsion, and are used by sporting and political leaders for that purpose’.This season it is believed hundreds of well known 'Barras Bravas' have been promised invitations to South Africa after openly supporting the government politically.At recent matches banners proclaiming 'Hinchas Unidas Argentinas' (United Argentine Fans) and 'Kirchner Vuelve' - a call for the return of current Prime Minister Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the 2011 elections - have been on open display.Football violence is widespread in the South American country and only last week a policeman was shot in the head at a railway station in La Plata.
Hand of God: Diego Maradona handles the ball past Peter Shilton to score the opening goal of the World Cup quarter final in Mexico in 1986
Sergio Rodriguez lost his life as he tried to separate warring fans from Estudiantes and Argentinos Juniors as gunfire and running street battles raged.'We are always alert to the threat of violence at big football events like the World Cup,' said one senior Argentinian police source last night.'This year we are expecting greater tension between the Argentine and English fans.'There has been increased tension over Las Malvinas (Falkland Islands) recently and there is concern that it could be a cause of trouble.'Last week the head of Argentina's Federal Police, Nestor Valleca, and chief inspector Ricardo Ortega, head of the Department of Public Order, travelled to Zurich for a two day meeting with security chiefs from other participating World Cup countries.Further meetings are scheduled for April and May before the tournament begins on June 11 with the final taking place on July 11.England and Argentina are in different qualifying groups but could meet in the quarter finals.Tension has grown over the Falklands since the UK authorised drilling for oil in the waters around the islands.
Winning goal: David Beckham score the winning penalty against Argentina in the World Cup 2002 in Japan
Argentina has stepped up its demand for sovereignty over the islands, and last month President de Kirchner issued a decree that all boats travelling to and from the Falklands must seek Argentine permission.On Wednesday up to 100 protesters marched on the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, burning Union Flags and clashing with police.Argentina invaded the Falklands in April 1982, but their troops were expelled by British forces in a 74-day war which cost the lives of 255 British soldiers and 649 Argentines.The two countries have a long history of football rivalry dating back to the 1966 World Cup.After England beat the South Americans 1-0 in the quarter finals, manager Alf Ramsey refused to allow his players to swap shirts with their opponents, later describing them as 'animals'.The two sides met again at Mexico 1986, with the Falklands War fresh in the minds of many Argentine fans.Argentina won the quarter final match 2-1 after Diego Maradona's infamous Hand of God goal.The second round World Cup match at France 1998 was also mired in controversy after David Beckham was sent off and England had a crucial goal disallowed before losing in a penalty shoot-out.Beckham and England had their revenge in Japan in 2002, when they beat Argentina in the group stages as the former Manchester United and AC Milan star scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot.
( "Daily Mail")
Red Knights take giant strides
| By Dan Roan BBC Sports Correspondent |
The Red Knights have enjoyed their best day yet as the tussle over the future ownership of Manchester United enters a crucial phase.
First, the world wakes up to pictures of Old Trafford legend David Beckham draped in a green and gold scarf, a publicity boost described to me as "priceless" by a senior Red Knight I spoke to.Then came confirmation that the group of investors seeking to buy the club from the Glazer family had recruited Nomura to help.The support of the biggest investment bank in Japan will only enhance the potential for more significant investment from the Far East, where the club's popularity is considerable.
 David Beckham appeared to back the fans by donning a protest scar |
The same Red Knight told me he was delighted by the appointment and what he believes is real momentum behind their campaign.Guy Dawson, who will lead Nomura's team, advised United's board when the club was sold to the Glazers in 2005.Now he will speak to the 70 wealthy individuals who have expressed an interest in investing in the takeover bid, explore the possibility of a sale with the Glazers, whom he knows well, and try to come up with a timetable that could lead to a bid."This is a significant next step for us," a spokesman for the Red Knights told me. "This is the start of the process, but it's good to have Nomura on board to help us structure a deal."Until now, the Red Knights have been a fledgling campaign, with expressions of interest but no money changing hands.
This statement of intent proves they are serious about making an offer to the Glazers and persuading them to walk away from the club.Interestingly, I am told that the Red Knights have now turned away two mystery 'super-investors', worth hundreds of millions of pounds, that had offered their support to the cause.
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The intention is to only accept financial help from genuine Manchester United supporters and members of the Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST), which now number 130,000.This makes Dawson's task a complex and unprecedented one, but he believes the project is credible.
The Red Knights believe they will need to raise between £800m and £1bn, but they appreciate Dawson may need months before he is in a position to make a formal offer to the Glazers.Despite Nomura's involvement, a Glazer's spokesman told me: "The club is not for sale and we are in it for the long run."Dawson was a key player five years ago when United was sold to the Glazers. Now his challenge is to help buy the club back from them.
( BBC Football )
Group to wait two weeks before deciding on Gers offer
The group considering a possible takeover of Rangers will decide in about two weeks' time whether to make an offer for the Glasgow club.
RFC Holdings (Guernsey), fronted by Andrew Ellis, are entering a period of due diligence, during which they will examine the club's finances in detail.The Scottish champions are £31m in debt and have been under pressure from Lloyds Banking Group to cut costs.A group of Rangers directors will consider the implications of any offer.The independent committee comprises chairman Alastair Johnston, John McClelland, Martin Bain, Donald McIntyre and former Ibrox captain John Greig.Sir David Murray, who relinquished his chairmanship and place on the board in August, controls about 90% of the shares in the Scottish Premier League leaders.News broke last weekend that Ellis, a former director at Queen's Park Rangers, was preparing to make a bid.BBC Scotland learned that two other parties were also considering bids to take over the Ibrox club but Ellis is thought to be the front-runner.The Ibrox club are homing in on their second successive SPL title, currently enjoying a 13-point lead over second-placed Celtic.Rangers have previously confirmed that principal shareholder Murray International Holdings has opened discussions about a possible takeover of the club.
( BBC Football )
Almost a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ Rangers clinch title
- Steven Whittaker: Rangers have learned how to dig out results
Published on 11 Mar 2010
Rangers are almost home and hosed.
When it comes to winning this league title they have just about moved from “if” to when”. A team who have won 20 matches in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League this season currently need only half-a-dozen more to reach a point where they cannot be caught.For the moment, the magical mark is 85 points. The maximum Celtic can reach is 84. Rangers’ remaining fixtures before the split are against Aberdeen at home, Hearts and St Johnstone away, Hamilton at home and then Dundee United away. If they were to win them all they would be on 82 points going into the split.If Rangers and Celtic were both to win their next five matches, Walter Smith’s men could wrap it up by winning the first fixture after the top six/bottom six split. That happens to be the game which the SPL often schedule for the final Old Firm match of the season, because the governing body figures that the league race will still be alive whatever the result. You can sense the SPL sweating about this one already.Ever since what has come to be known as “the mayhem game” in May, 1999 – Rangers winning 3-0 at Parkhead, coin-throwing, Hugh Dallas brought down with blood pouring down his forehead, pitch invasions, a fan tumbling from the top tier of the stand – the governing body have taken every possible step to reduce the risk of the title being clinched in the pressure cooker of an Old Firm game. Neither Rangers nor Celtic have wrapped up the title in a derby in the 10 subsequent years.At the moment there is a chance that it could happen this season. The circumstances would not be quite as incendiary as they were 11 years ago. That was a Sunday evening kick-off on a Bank Holiday weekend. The atmosphere in Glasgow was charged that day, to put it mildly. It’s safe to say a drink or two had been taken. This time the match will be played with a lunchtime kick-off regardless of which weekend it goes ahead, and that slices into the crowd’s drinking time.The SPL will still do everything they can to minimise the risk of the the league being decided by Rangers getting the point or points they need at Parkhead. For the sake of public order they will delay the announcement of the post-split dates for as long as possible and make an educated, informed guess at what would be the safest weekend to select for the final derby. After that they can do little except cross their fingers.
( "Herald Scotland" )
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