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| West Ham United v Portsmouth: match preview Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between West Ham United and Portsmouth at Upton Park on Saturday Dec 26 2009, kick-off 13.00 GMT. telegraph.co.uk |
Caught twice, Brazilian striker admits cocaine use Botafogo striker Jobson risks a life ban from soccer after failing two drug tests in less than a month and admitting to cocaine use. cbc.ca |
Saviola lifts Benfica over Rio Ave Javier Saviola's goal led Benfica to a 1-0 victory over Rio Ave on Saturday. cbc.ca |
Liverpool's decline and fall poses difficult questions for Rafa Benitez to answer Liverpool were so bad against Reading that Rafa Benitez couldn't even be bothered to blame someone else, observes the Daily Bung... telegraph.co.uk |
Palace in administration, lose 10 points • Chairman Simon Jordan had been seeking new investment• 'Our role is to find a buyer quickly to provide certainty'Crystal Palace have been placed in administration, the administrators P & A Partnership said today.The Eagles' chairman Simon Jordan has been attempting to attract new investment into the Championship club, who have been late in paying their players twice this season.But Brendan Guilfoyle, Chris White and John Russell of the P & A Partnership have this afternoon been appointed administrators.Guilfoyle said: "This club has been in the spotlight for some months with creditors pressing for payments and players anxious about their wages."Our role now is to find a buyer quickly to provide certainty for the employees, players and fans for the future. We are hoping our appointment will be short-lived as we understand there are many interested buyers."Palace have reported debts of around £30million and are due in court tomorrow to face a winding-up order from HM Revenue and Customs. The move into administration means they will be deducted 10 points by the Football League.Despite their financial constraints they were lying two points off the play-offs ahead of tomorrow night's trip to Newcastle.The manager, Neil Warnock, will instead have a relegation fight on his hands while the sale of his star players, such as teenage striker Victor Moses, now seems inevitable.Crystal PalaceChampionshipBusinessguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |