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Villa helps Spain edge Portugal in battle of Iberia” plus 8 more- David Villa helps Spain edge Portugal in battle of Iberia - Spain were deserved winners, admits Portugal coach - Roy Hodgson ‘confirmed as new Liverpool manager’ - Tsvetana Pironkova upsets Venus Williams at Wimbledon - Ipswich manager Roy Keane defends Fabio Capello - Liverpool set to name Roy Hodgson as new manager - Malouda admits France players were ‘wrong’ to strike - Villa defends Torres form ahead of Portugal clash - FIFA president apologises to England and Mexico David Villa helps Spain edge Portugal in battle of Iberia Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:17 PM PDT Vicente del Bosque's side will play Paraguay in the quarter-finals A David Villa goal was all that separated Spain and Portugal in a tense second-round encounter in Cape Town. The result is already being heralded as a triumph for football as the attractive Spanish style eventually overcame a stubborn Portugal defence. Fans were treated to the stylish verve of a sleek Spain side—a stark contrast to the doggedly-compact Portugal unit. A mundane first half saw Spain dominate possession but fail to expose their organised opposition led by Ricardo Carvalho and Bruno Alves. Alves in particular managed to keep Fernando Torres under close watch at all times with the Liverpool striker unable to trouble Eduardo apart from an early effort which was beaten away by the Portuguese goalkeeper. But while Torres’ performance was subdued, his strike partner impressed once again. David Villa’s dynamic runs caused major headaches for Portugal’s right side all night and the new Barcelona signing gave Catalan fans a glimpse of the blossoming relationship he already has with current Nou Camp stars when he linked up with Xavi to score the decisive goal early in the second half. Xavi’s neat flick released the lethal number seven and although his first effort was denied by Eduardo, Villa reacted by sharply scooping the ball over the goalkeeper and into the roof of the net. After the setback, Portugal’s lack of attacking prowess became increasingly evident as Carlos Queiroz’s side failed to muster a comeback. Cristiano Ronaldo was deprived of service from an unimaginative midfield. The perplexed captain looked to Queiroz for instruction but despite exasperated directions from the coach, Portugal were simply one-dimensional. As the match drew to a close, Torres' replacement, Fernando Llorente, should have made the victory more comfortable when he missed two headed chances. Fortunately for Vicente del Bosque and his side, Llorente’s failure to convert proved inconsequential as Spain sealed their passage into the last eight after Portugal’s Ricardo Costa was dismissed late on. - Gelson Fernandes on target as Switzerland upset Spain - Dunga lashes out at defensive Portugal after Brazil stalemate - Cristiano Ronaldo confident Portugal will make the cut Spain were deserved winners, admits Portugal coach Posted: 29 Jun 2010 04:11 PM PDT Ronaldo failed to make an impact in Cape Town (Photo: Tsutomu Takasu) Carlos Queiroz reluctantly conceded that Spain were the deserved winners after his Portugal side were beaten 1-0 by the Euro 2008 champions in the last 16. David Villa’s 63-minute strike was all that separated the two sides after Portugal’s Ricardo Costa was sent off for an off-the-ball incident involving Joan Capdevila. “Spain had the better chances and I think, sadly, they deserved to win,” said Queiroz after the match. “Spain were much more effective moving the ball around. We were looking for chances on the counter-attack. We had our chances — we just didn’t score.” Cristiano Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure throughout the night after failing to make any real impact on the match and the Real Madrid star refused to talk to reporters as he left the stadium in Cape Town. But Queiroz believes his team can leave South Africa with their heads held high. “I believe the fans have justifiable reason to be proud of the way the team has played,” he added. “We wanted to do well and when we compete at this level, if we manage to obtain second or third, it is not satisfactory. “We showed ambition and desire to win but it just wasn’t possible. We’ll have to come back stronger. “We always have as our main goal to win. We also want to have an honourable performance to dignify Portuguese football. “I wanted us to be able to leave the field with our heads held high, and I think we accomplished this.” - Portugal’s unbeaten run means nothing, insists Carlos Queiroz - Cristiano Ronaldo confident Portugal will make the cut - Portugal not concerned by Spain threat, insists Ronaldo Roy Hodgson ‘confirmed as new Liverpool manager’ Posted: 29 Jun 2010 04:02 PM PDT Hodgson became Fulham manager in 2007 (Photo: Mikhail Slain) Roy Hodgson will be confirmed as the new manager of Liverpool tomorrow, the Liverpool Echo is reporting. The newspaper claims that Christian Purslow, Liverpool’s Chief Executive, has been in talks with his Fulham counterpart, Alastair Mackintosh, for the last 72 hours, and the two finally came to an agreement in the late hours of Tuesday night. The Merseyside club will have to pay the Cottagers £2 million in compensation as a part of the deal which will bring the 62-year-old to Liverpool. It has been revealed that the former Inter Milan boss has always been the favourite to takeover from Rafael Benítez despite other notable figures being linked to the job including Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish and former Real Madrid manager Manuel Pellegrini. Hodgson's first competitive game in charge at Anfield will be a Europa League qualifying match in late July against a yet-to-be-determined opponent. - Liverpool set to name Roy Hodgson as new manager - Guardiola hails ‘courageous’ display as Barça go top - Rafael Benítez leaves Liverpool after accepting severance deal Tsvetana Pironkova upsets Venus Williams at Wimbledon Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:01 AM PDT Tsvetana Pironkova (Photo: Bruno Girin) Tsvetana Pironkova says beating Venus Williams to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon is “like a dream.” The 22-year-old world No.82 produced an inspired performance to overcome the five-time Wimbledon champion in straight sets 6-2 6-3 to set up a semi-final clash with Russia’s Vera Zvonareva. “It’s like a dream,” Pironkova told BBC Sport after her victory. “Coming here I never thought I’d play that well and come this far in the tournament.” “I think I played pretty well today, I’m very happy with my game. “I had won one over her before and I actually thought I could win today, so I was going for it. The unseeded Bulgarian, who had previously never made it past the first round at SW19, went on to describe her affection towards The Championships. “I love this tournament,” she added. “Every time I come here I enjoy it a lot. “I like the atmosphere and I just try to relax and enjoy every moment that I have here.” - Maria Sharapova rediscovers her lost Wimbledon form - Andy Murray eases into third round of Rome Masters - Roy Hodgson ‘confirmed as new Liverpool manager’ Ipswich manager Roy Keane defends Fabio Capello Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:24 AM PDT Ipswich manager Roy Keane has leapt to the defence of Fabio Capello in the wake of England’s 4-1 defeat to Germany on Sunday. Keane, 38, described the Italian manager as “absolutely brilliant.” “To keep criticising and questioning the manager is crazy,” said the former Manchester United captain. “He didn’t do anything wrong in the qualifying campaign and now, all of a sudden, he’s not the top man any more.” The Ipswich boss instead laid the blame for England’s miserable tournament squarely on the players, stating his belief that a squad of ‘good players’ does not necessarily make a ‘good team’. “People keep talking about world class players but who are they?” “There’s probably only Wayne Rooney, who had a brilliant season.” Keane suggested the defensive frailties of the England team were not a consequence of Capello’s inept tactics. Instead the former Republic of Ireland international ridiculed the amateur nature of England’s defending. Keane said: “The goals they conceded against Germany, particularly the first couple, had nothing to do with Capello’s choice of system or tactics. It wasn’t a case of getting overrun in midfield. It was just very bad defending.” - US coach Bradley confident of upsetting England - Gerrard looking forward to England’s clash with Germany - England need to explore Gerrard-Rooney partnership Liverpool set to name Roy Hodgson as new manager Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:10 AM PDT Hodgson became Fulham manager in 2007 (Photo: Mikhail Slain) Liverpool are set to appoint Roy Hodgson as their new manager on Thursday, with the former Fulham boss refusing to wait for a decision on Fabio Capello's future with England. It is believed that Christian Purslow, Liverpool's Chief Executive, has always had Hodgson at the top of his list of potential candidates, despite interest in the job from former Real Madrid manager Manuel Pellegrini and Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish. The club have been quick to speed up the appointment after the former Inter Milan boss was linked with the England job after Fabio Capello's future was brought into question following a disappointing World Cup campaign. Hodgson's first job at Anfield will be to deal with bids for a number of the team’s star players including captain Steven Gerrard and Spain striker Fernando Torres. Real Madrid manager José Mourinho and Club President Florentino Pérez have both expressed interest in bringing the Liverpool captain to the Spanish capital and are believed to be ready to table a take-it-or-leave-it offer of £20million for the Huyton-born midfielder. Meanwhile both Chelsea and Barcelona are believed to be interested in striker Fernando Torres, who is valued at over £60million. But with both clubs being well aware of the poor financial situation at Anfield they may put in considerably smaller bids for Torres, who is currently at the World Cup with Spain. Should both players depart from Anfield there is no promises from the board that the manager would be given the proceeds of sales to spend in the transfer market, meaning Hodgson may be forced to wheel and deal in order to replace any outgoing players. - Steven Gerrard tops José Mourinho’s summer wish list - Rafael Benítez given 10-day Juventus ultimatum – Report - Roy Hodgson ‘confirmed as new Liverpool manager’ Malouda admits France players were ‘wrong’ to strike Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:00 AM PDT France winger Florent Malouda has admitted that he and his teammates made the wrong decision when opting to go on strike at the World Cup. Nicolas Anelka was sent home following a heated half-time argument with coach Raymond Domenech during France’s 2-0 defeat to Mexico and following the match the French squad took Anelka’s side and boycotted training the next day. On reflection however, Malouda, 30, says it was the wrong decision. “We were in a state of mind where we were reacting to something,” Malouda told Sky Sports News. “That was the wrong decision. Now it’s over and we’re thinking about the future. France suffered a 2-1 defeat in their final group match against hosts South Africa and the Chelsea winger blamed low morale within the squad for the disappointing result. “It was like we didn’t know how to get a result,” he continued. “The most important thing was that we didn’t know how to work on the confidence. “There was a loss of confidence on the pitch. We were trying to find a solution but didn’t know where to start.” “To get the results you have to restart the confidence, the manager and the work you’re putting in training.” The midfielder is now looking forward to a new era under new manager Laurent Blanc. “I hope he can turn things in a positive way,” he added. “There is a lot of expectation and people are aware that is it going to be difficult. “We need that, the nation needs that. I hope he is going to be the man for the situation and he has everyone’s help.” - Anelka sent home from World Cup after insulting Domenech - South Africa’s World Cup over despite victory over France - England 1 Germany 4: Fans react to dismal defeat Villa defends Torres form ahead of Portugal clash Posted: 29 Jun 2010 03:09 AM PDT Torres underwent knee surgery in April (Photo: Ryu Voelkel) Spain striker David Villa has defended Fernando Torres’ form at the World Cup ahead of Spain’s last 16 encounter with Portugal tonight. Villa, who joined Barcelona from Valencia before the World Cup got underway, believes Torres’ contributions have been crucial, despite the Liverpool star failing to get on the scoresheet in South Africa. “First of all I haven’t really heard any criticism of Fernando and I certainly don’t share a view of his performances being lacklustre,” said Villa. “Perhaps he hasn’t scored a goal but he’s done spectacular work. “He really is very happy in the squad, he’s made an enormous effort to help this team.” Torres missed the end of Liverpool’s season after undergoing knee surgery in April and Villa says he has done well to get himself fit in time for the South Africa tournament. “Let’s remember what state he was in with his knee a month ago,” Villa continued. “He is supporting the team with his play, so I’m very thankful to him and I think his performances have been very good. “He is doing some excellent work, but forwards are always measured by the goals they score and I’m totally convinced that if he continues working as well as he is, he will score goals.” - Torres hoping to be ’100%’ for Spain’s World Cup opener - Portugal’s unbeaten run means nothing, insists Carlos Queiroz - Van Marwijk delight after Dutch scrape past the Danes FIFA president apologises to England and Mexico Posted: 29 Jun 2010 02:46 AM PDT FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologised to England and Mexico after both sides were on the receiving end of refereeing mistakes on Sunday. Blatter, 74, also said that the issue of goal-line technology would be put back on FIFA’s agenda following the World Cup. “I apologised to England and Mexico,” Blatter said. “The English said ‘thank you’ and accepted that you can win [some] and you lose [some], and the Mexicans bowed their head and accepted it.” “It is obvious that after the experience so far in this World Cup it would be a nonsense to not reopen the file of technology at the business meeting of the International FA Board in July. “Personally I deplore it when you see evident referee mistakes but it’s not the end of a competition or the end of football, this can happen. “We will naturally take on board the discussion on technology and have first opportunity in July at the business meeting.” But the FIFA president emphasised that the governing body would only consider introducing goal-line technology, not video replays. “The only principle we are going to bring back for discussion is goalline technology,” he added. “Football is a game that never stops and the moment there was a discussion if the ball was in or out, or there was a goalscoring opportunity, do we give a possibility to a team to call for replays once or twice like in tennis? “For situations like the Mexico game you don’t need technology.” - FIFA again rule out use of goal-line technology - England 1 Germany 4: Fans react to dismal defeat - Cristiano Ronaldo confident Portugal will make the cut You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. 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