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MacDonald wants Aston Villa job on permanent basis” plus 5 more- Kevin MacDonald wants Aston Villa job on permanent basis - Deadline Day: Every Premier League transfer confirmed - Enraged Pietersen reveals England omission on Twitter - Fernando Morientes retires from football aged 34 - Elena Baltacha delighted with ‘revenge’ victory in New York - Florida Marlins under fire over financial discrepancies Kevin MacDonald wants Aston Villa job on permanent basis Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:12 AM PDT Caretaker Aston Villa manager Kevin MacDonald has confirmed his desire to be handed the Villa Park role on a permanent basis. Martin O’Neill walked away from Villa Park three weeks ago with club owner Randy Learner deciding to temporarily place MacDonald in charge of first team affairs. The former Liverpool and Leicester City midfielder has enjoyed mixed success since taking over from the Northern Irishman. MacDonald has overseen home victories against West Ham and Everton, but a demoralising 6-0 thumping at the hands of Newcastle appeared to hamper his chances of securing the post. Meanwhile, Villa’s Europa League adventure came to a premature end as they crashed out to Rapid Vienna over two legs. An Aston Villa statement read: “Kevin MacDonald has confirmed he wishes to be considered for the job of Aston Villa manager. He will be interviewed along with other candidates.” Speaking after Villa’s victory over Everton on Saturday, MacDonald said: “Whoever gets interviewed, if they come up with the right solution on how to take the club forward, that would be the right person for the job,” MacDonald said after Villa’s victory over Everton on Saturday. “It would help me being in the position. That would put me in a more favourable position than people who come in from the outside. “But you then are going to look at people to be interviewed who have got a lot more experience, have won things and have done it at the highest level as well.” MacDonald previously took charge of Leicester City following the dismissal of Brian Little in 1994. The Scottish manager also spent a year as the Republic of Ireland’s assistant manager in 2006. Deadline Day: Every Premier League transfer confirmed Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:01 AM PDT Following the usual frantic pace of events on transfer deadline day, The Sport Review brings you a list of all of the confirmed deals of the summer for every Premier League club. Arsenal INS: Marouane Chamakh (free), Laurent Koscielny (undisc.), Sebastien Squillaci (undisc.) OUTS: Luke Ayling (free), Sol Campbell (free), Eduardo (undisc.), Luke Freeman (loan), William Gallas (free), Fran Merida (free), Philippe Senderos (undisc.), Jay Simpson (undisc.), Sanchez Watt (loan), Mikael Silvestre (free), Armand Traore (loan) Aston Villa INS: Stephen Ireland (undisc.) OUTS: Wilfred Bouma (released), Marlon Harewood (released), Andy Marshall (released), James Milner (undisc.), Stephen O’Halloran (free), Nicky Shorey (undisc) Birmingham City INS: Matt Derbyshire (loan), Ben Foster (undisc.), Alexander Hleb (loan), Enric Valles (free), Nikola Zigic (undisc.), Jean Beausejour (undisc.), Martin Jiranek (undisc.) OUTS: Marcus Bent (loan), Lee Carsley (free), Artur Krysiak (free), Gary McSheffrey (free), Franck Queudrue (released), Gregory Vignal (released) Blackburn Rovers INS: Mame Biram Diouf (loan), Benjani Mwaruwari (signed) OUTS: Yildiray Basturk (released), Nick Blackman (loan), Michael Hall (free), Andrew Haworth (free), Marcus Marshall (free), Steven Reid (free) Blackpool INS: Chris Basham (undisc.), Craig Cathcart (undisc.), Elliot Grandin (undisc.), Marlon Harewood(free), Dekel Keinan (free), Malaury Martin (free), Matt Phillips (£325,000), Ludovic Sylvestre (undisc.), Luke Varney (loan), DJ Campbell (undisc.) OUTS: Al Bangura (released), Hameur Bouazza (released), Ben Burgess (free), Stephen McPhee (retired), Joe Martin (released), Danny Mitchley (released), Daniel Nardiello (released) Bolton Wanderers INS: Marcos Alonso (undisc.), Robbie Blake (free), Tom Eaves (undisc), Ivan Klasnic (free), Martin Petrov (free) OUTS: Ali Al Habsi (loan), Chris Basham (undisc.), Zoltan Harsanyi (released), Nicky Hunt (free), Stuart McDonald (released), Chris Stokes (released), Ricardo Vaz Te (released) Chelsea INS: Yossi Benayoun (undisc.), Tomas Kalas (undisc.), Ramires (undisc.) OUTS: Michael Ballack (released), Juliano Belletti (released), Ricardo Carvalho (£6.7m), Joe Cole (free), Jack Cork (loan), Deco (free), Ben Gordon (loan), Tomas Kalas (loan), Michael Mancienne (loan), Nemanja Matic (loan), Seth Ofori-Twumasi (free), Danny Philliskirk (loan), Slobodan Rajkovic (loan), Scott Sinclair (£500,000), Miroslav Stoch (undisc.), Franco Di Santo (undisc.) Everton INS: Jermaine Beckford (free) , Magaye Gueye (undisc.), Jan Mucha (free), Joao Silva (undisc.) OUTS: Dan Gosling (free), Lukas Jutkiewicz (undisc.), Iain Turner (loan) Fulham INS: Moussa Dembele (undisc.), Rafik Halliche (undisc.), Jonathan Greening (undisc.), Carlos Salcido (undisc.), Philippe Senderos (undisc.), Lauri Dalla Valle (undisc.), Alex Kacaniklic (undisc.) OUTS: Andranik (released), Wayne Brown (free), Chris Buchtmann (undisc.), Wesley Foderingham (released), Toni Kallio (released), Paul Konchesky (undisc.), Luca Moscatiello (released), Erik Nevland (free), Elliot Omozusi (free), King Osei-Gyan (released), Dan Owusu (released), Stefan Payne (free), Chris Smalling (undisc.), Michael Uwezu (released) Liverpool INS: Fabio Aurelio (free), Joe Cole (free), Brad Jones (£2.3m), Milan Jovanovic (free), Raul Meireles (£11.5m), Christian Poulsen (£4.5m), Jonjo Shelvey (£1.7m), Danny Wilson (£2m), Paul Konchesky (undisc.) OUTS: Alberto Aquilani (loan), Yossi Benayoun (undisc.), Diego Cavalieri (signed), Philipp Degen (loan), Francisco Duran (released), David Martin (free), Javier Mascherano (undisc.), Nikolay Mihaylov (free), Christopher Oldfield (released), Albert Riera (undisc.), Robbie Threlfall (released), Krisztian Nemeth (undisc.), Lauri Dalla Valle (undisc.), Alex Kacaniklic (undisc.), Emiliano Insua (loan) Manchester City INS: Mario Balotelli (undisc.), Jerome Boateng (undisc.), Alex Henshall (undisc.), Aleksandar Kolarov (undisc.), James Milner (undisc.), Yaya Toure (undisc.), David Silva (undisc.) OUTS: David Ball (loan), Craig Bellamy (loan), Valeri Bojinov (undisc.), Javier Garrido (undisc.), Stephen Ireland (undisc.), Robert Mak (undisc.), Paul Marshall (free), Ryan McGivern (loan), Benjani Mwaruwari (released) , Nedum Onuoha (loan), Martin Petrov (free), Sylvinho (released) , Vladimir Weiss (loan) , Robinho (undisc.), Adam Clayton (undisc.) Manchester United INS: Bebe (undisc.), Javier Hernandez (undisc.), Chris Smalling (undisc.) OUTS: Craig Cathcart (undisc.), Mame Biram Diouf (loan), Ben Foster (undisc), Tom Heaton (free),Matty James (loan), Zoran Tosic (undisc.),Danny Welbeck (loan), Tom Cleverley (loan) Newcastle United INS: Hatem Ben Arfa (loan), Sol Campbell (free), Dan Gosling (free), James Perch (undisc.), Cheik Tiote (undisc.) OUTS: Fraser Forster (loan), Kazenga LuaLua (loan), Fabrice Pancrate (released) Stoke City INS: Florent Cuvelier (free), Salif Diao (free), Kenwyne Jones (£8million), Jon Walters (£2.75million), Eidur Gudjohnsen (loan), Jermaine Pennant (loan) OUTS: Carl Dickinson (loan), Amdy Faye (released), Andy Griffin (undisc.), Steve Simonson (free), Nathaniel Wedderburn (free), Dave Kitson (undisc.) Sunderland INS: Ahmed Al-Muhammadi (loan), Marcos Angeleri (undisc.), Titus Bramble (undisc.), John Mensah (loan), Simon Mignolet (undisc.), Nedum Onuoha (loan), Cristian Riveros (undisc.), Danny Welbeck (loan), Asamoah Gyan (undisc.) OUTS: Lorik Cana (£5million), Jamie Chandler (free), Marton Fulop (undisc.), Kenwyne Jones (£8million), Matt Kilgallon (loan), Daryl Murphy (undisc.), Jean Yves M’voto (loan), Nyron Nosworthy (loan), Roy O’Donovan (free), Oumare Tounkara (loan), Martyn Waghorn (undisc.) Tottenham Hotspur INS: William Gallas (free), Stipe Pletikosa (loan), Sandro (undisc.) OUTS: Lee Butcher (free), Sam Cox (free), Oscar Jansson (loan), Ryan Mason (loan), Adel Taarabt (undisc.), Jimmy Walker (released) West Bromwich Albion INS: Marc-Antoine Fortune (undisc.), Pablo Ibanez (free), Boaz Myhill (undisc.), Peter Odemwingie (undisc.), Steven Reid (free), Paul Scharner (free), Nicky Shorey (undisc), Gabriel Tamas (undisc.), Somen Tchoyi (undisc.) OUTS: Jonathan Greening (undisc.), Marcus Haber (loan), Robert Koren (released), Joss Labadie (free), Andwele Slory (released), Filipe Teixeira (released) West Ham United INS: Pablo Barrera (£4m), Tal Ben-Haim (loan), Thomas Hitzlsperger (free), Victor Obinna (loan), Frederic Piquionne (undisc.), Winston Reid (undisc.) OUTS: Fabio Daprela (undisc.), Alessandro Diamanti (£1.8m), Guillermo Franco (released), Bondz N’Gala (free) Wigan Athletic INS: Antolin Alcaraz (undisc.), Steven Caldwell (free), Tom Cleverley (loan), Ali Al Habsi (loan), Mauro Boselli (undisc.), James McArthur (undisc.), Ronnie Stam (undisc), Franco Di Santo (undisc.) OUTS: Titus Bramble (undisc), Tomasz Cywka (free), Olivier Kapo (released), Mario Melchiot (free), Jason Koumas (loan), Paul Scharner (free), Jason Scotland (undisc.) Wolverhampton Wanderers INS: Marcus Bent (loan), Jake Cassidy (undisc.), Steven Fletcher (undisc.), Adlene Guedioura (undisc.), Stephen Hunt (undisc.), Michael Mancienne (loan), Steven Mouyokolo (undisc.), Jelle Van Damme (undisc.) OUTS: George Friend (free), Chris Iwelumo (undisc.), Daniel Jones (free), Andy Keogh (loan), Mark Little (free), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (loan), Jason Shackell (undisc.), Andrew Surman (undisc.) , Sam Vokes (loan) Enraged Pietersen reveals England omission on Twitter Posted: 31 Aug 2010 06:36 AM PDT Kevin Pietersen has been left out of England's one day and Twenty20 squads for the upcoming matches with Pakistan. The former England captain posted an update on his Twitter page confirming he had been omitted and that he is also set to join Surrey. His 'tweet' however, was only visible for a matter of minutes before being deleted. The ECB have recently contemplated banning their players from using social networking websites whilst they are on international duty. Pietersen wrote on Twitter: "Yep… Done for rest of summer!! Man of the World Cup T20 and dropped from the T20 side too… It’s a f*** up!! Surrey have signed me for l…",- at which point the message is cut off. England NatWest Int T20 squad: Paul Collingwood (Durham; capt), James Anderson (Lancashire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Steven Davies (Surrey), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Luke Wright (Sussex), Michael Yardy (Sussex). England NatWest Series squad: Andrew Strauss (Middlesex; capt), James Anderson (Lancashire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Paul Collingwood (Durham), Steven Davies (Surrey), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Ajmal Shahzad (Yorkshire), Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Luke Wright (Sussex), Michael Yardy (Sussex). Fernando Morientes retires from football aged 34 Posted: 31 Aug 2010 06:24 AM PDT Former Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34. The forward had spent last season playing with reigning French champions Marseille but he was released by mutual consent at the start of the summer. The Spaniard's decision brings to an end a 17-year spell in competitive football which saw him represent seven clubs in three different countries. Morientes was capped 47 times by the Spanish national side and featured in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the 2004 European Championships. "After 17 years playing with the elite of football, I have had three months to rethink my future, and now I want to focus on my family,” said Morientes. "I have rejected offers from teams around the world, including teams in Mexico, Qatar, Dubai, and also in recent days from Sporting Lisbon." Morientes joined Real Madrid in 1995 following short spells at Albacete and Real Zaragoza. He enjoyed eight productive years with Los Blancos, winning two league titles and three Champions League crowns. The dismissal of former Real manager Vincent Del Bosque in 2003 led to a season-long loan at Monaco where his return to form helped the Côte d’Azur side reach the 2004 Champions League final. Morientes then moved to Liverpool in 2005 for £9.3 million, however the Spanish striker failed to settle in England and soon returned to Spain, this time joining Valencia. Morientes made 573 career appearances and scored 204 goals in La Liga, Ligue 1 and the Premier League. Elena Baltacha delighted with ‘revenge’ victory in New York Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:04 AM PDT British No1 Elena Baltacha stormed into the second round of the US Open with an imposing straight sets victory over Croatia’s Petra Martic. The 27-year-old was beaten by the 88th-ranked Martic in the first round of Wimbledon earlier this year but the Brit was able to exact revenge for a painful defeat as she powered through to round two in New York. Baltacha, who is currently ranked 57th in the world, admitted her loss to the 19-year-old Croat at SW19 had taken some getting over but now insists she is now focused on putting a run together at Flushing Meadows as she looks to break into the top 50 for the first time in her career. "I really wanted revenge and it feels really good now," Baltacha said. "I knew it could have been a potential banana skin. I knew I would have to take charge, take control from the first point and dictate and that’s how I like to play anyway. "Obviously losing to her at Wimbledon was very difficult to take because I was two points away from the match. I took that loss quite hard and there were a lot of things to get over after that match, but it was one of those things that was either going to make me or break me. "I always try to think things happen for a reason, however hurtful, and after Wimbledon really tested me mentally and emotionally. There were a couple of demons there and after today I think I’ve flicked the demons off my shoulder. "I think I learned a lot of things from that match at Wimbledon and it helped a lot today. I knew it was going to be one of those interesting matches but I knew that if I stayed very professional and focused hard to try and deliver my best tennis then I knew that I could win. She added: "I did that today. That was the difference, big time. I really did believe in myself and not at any stage in the match did I let up. I stayed really positive and I just kept putting her under pressure. I played very well." Standing between Baltacha and a place in the third round is 27th seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. "Her form hasn’t been unbelievable since Wimbledon but she’s young and very, very dangerous," Baltacha said. "It’s going to be one of those where I’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain and playing the way I did today has given me so much confidence." Florida Marlins under fire over financial discrepancies Posted: 31 Aug 2010 03:26 AM PDT There has been much scrutiny of last week's leaked financial statements of six Major League clubs, but it is the Florida Marlins who have really come under the spotlight. The Marlins were publicly rebuked by Major League Baseball and the players' union back in January over concerns that revenue sharing payments received by the team were not going towards increasing the side's payroll. Following this slap on the wrist, the Marlins agreed that they would work to increase payroll in the coming three seasons, seemingly bringing the matter to a close. However, the disclosure of these documents is proving to be a real inconvenience to Marlins executives, who are coming under heavy fire over the discrepancies between their public statements, and what was being booked on the—until-now private—balance sheet. The records show that the Marlins, over the course of 2008-09, made a profit of almost $50m. During that period, the team received $92m in revenue sharing payments from MLB, whilst spending less than $75m on player salaries. That essentially means that before the team sold a single ticket for Sun Life Stadium, they had already managed to pocket a near-$20m profit on the revenue sharing payments—money that they are obliged to spend for the purpose of improving the team. Despite protestations from the club that some of the money is going towards player development, many of the larger teams are unhappy at this confirmation of what they had already suspected. Though bothersome, the baseball impact of these revelations is a relatively simple public relations issue for the Marlins to solve. What has become more troublesome is their new stadium development in Miami's Little Havana district. Intimations of a potential relocation have surrounded the Marlins for a number of years, fuelled by the club themselves, and by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, unless a new stadium deal was completed. In 2008, Miami-Dade County agreed to fund the majority of a new ballpark complex. With a total cost of $634m, the County is borrowing $409m to provide the majority of funding for the development, with the Marlins contributing just $155m. In response to speculation over finances, team president David Samson has consistently denied that the team has been making significant profits. His line has been that the revenue sharing payments simply allow the Marlins to break even. This was a key plank in their negotiations with Miami-Dade officials; that they did not have the money to fund a new stadium, and without significant financial assistance from the County, they would have to seriously consider relocation. Miami-Dade officials repeatedly requested access to financial statements from the team, but were rebuffed on each occasion. Yet, despite never seeing such information, they still agreed to the funding package. Now, elected officials and taxpayers—who did not have the opportunity to vote on the funding proposals in a referendum—are growing increasingly angry as details of the deal are analysed. When all of the loans taken out are finally paid off, over a period of 40 years, the estimated cost to Miami-Dade taxpayers is expected to reach an eye-watering $2.4bn. Meanwhile, once the Marlins move into the new stadium, they will be reaping almost all the benefits of increased revenues from ticket sales and in-stadium concessions, with very little going back to the county. Compounding the situation is the revelation in the leaked documents that $16m was taken out of the club by owner Jeffrey Loria—a multi-millionaire art dealer—during the 2008-2009 period. Samson's claims that this money was a repayment of a loan that Loria had extended to the club are unlikely to attract much sympathy from either fans or Miami-Dade residents. With a number of local officials—some clearly implying that the Marlins lied to them—now looking at ways of redressing the balance of liability between the county and the club over the new stadium, this is a story which doesn't look likely to go away quickly for the Marlins. You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 -- Posted By Mas Item Arekjowo to Bwinsport | Gila Bola at 9/01/2010 12:05:00 AM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gugukluhayat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gugukluhayat?hl=en.
