| Toronto FC fans reluctant to renew Toronto FC's elimination from the CONCACAF Champions League tournament and the club's dwindling MLS playoff hopes have left even diehard fans questioning their support. cbc.ca |
Kuyt apologises to fans after humiliation • Liverpool in bottom three after 2-1 loss at Anfield • 'It was one of the hardest defeats I've had to take'Dirk Kuyt has apologised to Liverpool's supporters after the club's troubled season hit a new low at Anfield yesterday with defeat to Blackpool.The 2-1 loss – which led to a large section of the Kop chanting for Kenny Dalglish to replace the embattled manager Roy Hodgson – left Liverpool in the Premier League's bottom three and condemned them to their worst start to a season since 1953-54, when they were relegated. The tension at Anfield was also increased by another protest against the owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, before the game."It was really, really disappointing, probably one of the hardest defeats I've had to take since I've been here and we're sorry for the fans," Kuyt said. "We had all worked so hard in training and we thought this was a good opportunity to try and climb the table but unfortunately it didn't turn out that way."The striker has now joined up with Holland's squad for their Euro 2012 qualifiers against Moldova and Sweden – but is already calling for a response in the Merseyside derby at Everton on 17 October."It's frustrating that we have got the international break now because we will have this result hanging over us and everyone in the dressing room wants to put it behind us as quickly as possible," Kuyt added in the Liverpool Echo. "We know this result has not helped but we just have to try and focus on the spirit we showed in the second half. We have got to make sure we show it in the next game."Asked whether he saw Liverpool as relegation contenders, Kuyt replied: "I'm not worried that we will finish towards the wrong end of the table because we have lots of quality here and we have got to have confidence that we can take a lot of points. The biggest disappointment at the minute is that already we are so many points behind the teams at the top of the table and we have got to change that."It is still early days for the manager and we have to keep working but one thing I do know is that we will come back stronger for this experience."LiverpoolPremier LeagueKaty Murrellsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
World Cup Credibility In Hands Of Ex - Swiss Forward ZURICH (Reuters) - Two decades after quitting as a player, former Swiss striker Claudio Sulser may be about to make a far bigger mark on the game as head of the FIFA body investigating the credibility of the World Cup bidding process. feeds.nytimes.com |
Is Ferguson more important than Rooney? Wayne Rooney was Player of the Year last season but has been off-form this term and says he wants to leave Old trafford. It if turned out that a change of manager could convince him to stay, would United be wiser to keep Sir Alex Ferguson rather than the player? guardian.co.uk |
Marseille v MSK Zilina: match preview Read a full match preview of the Champions League Group F match between Marseille and MSK Zilina at the Stade Velodrome on Tuesday Oct 19 2010, kick-off 19.45 BST. telegraph.co.uk |