| Terry Ruled Out Of England Match With Back Injury LONDON (Reuters) - Defender John Terry will miss England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro Tuesday after injuring his back in training, the FA said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling says playing with Rio Ferdinand is 'a joy' Man Utd defender says playing alongside Rio Ferdinand "is a joy" as Fabio Capello considers whether to hand him England captaincy. telegraph.co.uk |
Platini warns against goalline technology • Uefa president says it will lead to 'PlayStation football'• Platini believes assistants behind each goal is solutionUefa's president, Michel Platini, has claimed introducing goal-line technology will lead to "PlayStation football" but admits that referees have to be masochists to cope with all the criticism thrown at them. The Frenchman, who is pushing for two extra assistant referees behind the goalline at games, said football has to help match officials gain more respect.Football's law-makers last week took the first step towards introducing goalline technology but, speaking on a visit to Glasgow, Platini told the Scottish FA's website: "Then we will have PlayStation football."He added: "One referee is not enough, not in the modern era where you have 20 cameras. It is unfair: the cameras can see everything but the referee only has one pair of eyes. Every time he makes a mistake, those cameras are there to focus on it."It is why for the past 10 years I have asked to change the job of the referee, to help improve the situation and give the referees better support. These people are going to make mistakes and to be a referee I think you have to be a masochist. The system is bad and I have known this for 40 years."The referee has to be helped by the clubs, the fans, by players, by the media and also by the authorities – everyone has a responsibility. It is why we have added two assistants for Champions League games this season. It is a logical step with so many cameras that can pick up incidents: the more eyes there are to assist the referee, the better the chance of spotting those incidents."Michel PlatiniUefaLaws of footballguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Jonathan Liew: dreaming of a one-channel football nirvana free of Peter Drury Surely all fans dream of the day when all football resides on a single channel for eternity? Jonathan Liew certainly does. telegraph.co.uk |
Hernandez heroics inspire United Javier Hernandez ensured a great end to a remarkable week at Manchester United by scoring twice in a 2-1 win at Stoke City. foxsports.com.au |