| Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard defends Roy Hodgson and Fernando Torres Steven Gerrard hits back at criticism of out-of-form striker Fernando Torres and beleaguered manager Roy Hodgson. telegraph.co.uk |
Paul Trimboli's round 10 preview Paul Trimboli casts his expert eye over round 10 of the A-League, highlighted by the Gold Coast United-Adelaide United match. foxsports.com.au |
Alexei Sorokin sends England's 2018 bid team 'letter of explanation' • 'I just expressed my regret over the whole thing'• 'It wasn't a formal apology' says RussianAlexei Sorokin, the general director of Russia's 2018 World Cup bid, has sent a letter to England's bid team to explain his recent comments and put to rest "any misunderstanding" between the two rivals."I just expressed my regret over the whole thing, it was just a misunderstanding," he said. "We've sent a letter of explanation to the English bid officials."The England bid yesterday complained to Fifa after Sorokin's critical comments in a Russian newspaper."It's no secret that London has the highest crime rate when compared with other European cities, and the highest level of alcohol consumption among young people," Sorokin was quoted as saying in the Sport-Express daily earlier this month.He later said his comments had been "misinterpreted and distorted"."It wasn't a formal apology because I don't feel like I've broken any rules," Sorokin said today."All of us in the Russian bid team have a great deal of respect for our English colleagues and I'd like to think they respect us as well," he added. "I hope we can put this matter to rest for good now."Russia and England are bidding for the 2018 finals along with joint bids from Spain/Portugal and Belgium/Netherlands. The United States, Japan, South Korea, Qatar and Australia are the candidates for the 2022 tournament. The process is scheduled to end with voting and an announcement on 2 December.World Cup 2018guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
David Beckham says he'll play out contract for L.A. Galaxy David Beckham plans to play out the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2011 while continuing to hope he'll play for England ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
U.S. Expects Soccer’s Rise if It Hosts Cup in 2022 United States soccer officials will learn on Thursday if the U.S. has won the right to host the World Cup in 2022. feeds.nytimes.com |