| England v Montenegro: John Terry to miss European Championships qualifier John Terry will miss England's European Championships qualifier against Montenegro on Tuesday after injuring his back in training. telegraph.co.uk |
City punish United fans over tickets • United fans punished for persistent standing last season• City will withhold 10% of tickets for November derbyManchester City have decided to punish Manchester United's supporters for failing to comply with safety regulations during last season's derby matches at Eastlands by reducing their ticket allocation for when the two rivals renew hostilities next month.City are withholding 10% of the usual 2,846 allocation after complaints of persistent standing in the away enclosure when United beat them 1-0 in the league in April. There were also problems in the Carling Cup semi-final in January and, looking ahead to the game on 10 November, City have decided to close off the front two rows of seats to demonstrate they will not tolerate these repeated breaches.Similar complaints against United's supporters have already led to reduced ticket allocations for their away games against Sunderland and Bolton Wanderers this season and City and a number of other clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, have taken similar action against them in previous years.United have been trying to spread the message to their away fans that they need to adhere to the rules and they will not take issue with City's stance.Manchester CityManchester UnitedDaniel Taylorguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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Nobby Stiles' 1966 World Cup medal expected to fetch £150,000 at auction • Stiles selling off items to raise money for family• Auction also features shirt worn in the final by Alan BallA 1966 World Cup winner's medal belonging to Nobby Stiles is among a collection of sports memorabilia being auctioned today.The medal is expected to fetch up to £150,000 when it goes under the hammer with other items from the player's collection in Edinburgh.Also being sold are the defender's England cap from the 1966 final, as well as his European Cup winner's medal from 1968 and the Manchester United shirt he wore during the 4-1 Wembley win against Benfica.The 68-year-old is likely to raise several hundred thousand pounds for his family from the auction.Stiles, who suffered a stroke in June, told the BBC: "It was always my intention to leave the entire collection to my children. But I have three sons – how do you fairly divide up this sort of collection between them? They have each selected some pieces they would like to keep for themselves."The sale also features the shirt worn by Stiles's England colleague the late Alan Ball during the 1966 final against West Germany. That is expected to fetch up to £30,000.Ball's own 1966 World Cup medal was auctioned for nearly £165,000 in 2005 – the most for an England player's World Cup medal.Convery Auctions is handling today's sale. Their director David Convery said interest had come from as far away as Australia, Chile and the Far East.Englandguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |