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June 2005
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AFC sign rights deal worth at least US$200million
The World Sport Group (WSG) has signed an agreement worth more than US$200million with the Asian
Football Confederation (AFC), which is set to secure the financial future of Asian football until 2012. The deal
represents the largest rights fee paid to a sports governing body in Asia. AFC president, Mohamed bin
Hammam, said: “I am delighted that we have now gained the commercial security to continue our rapid
development and progress at all levels of the game. “The increased revenue reflects the value of our top-
flight competitions including the AFC Asian Cup and AFC Champions League, and together with WSG, we
are committed to ensuring the continuing growth of our key properties. Our commitment gives AFC the
strongest base possible from which to invest in football at all levels across the continent,” said Seamus
O’Brien, president, of the World Sport Group. O’Brien said that the sums involved showed that the value of
Asian football has reached an all-time high. “Consumer and corporate interest in Asian football has never
been stronger,” he said. “Fans and consumers are taking note of what we have known and believed for some
time – that Asian football is definitely on a par with football in Europe and South America and has the
potential to outstrip both. Stadia are full, media interest has never been higher and television ratings in the
key markets for the major events stand head and shoulders above other sports and properties." The current
roster of blue-chip companies which sponsor the AFC include Asahi Shimbun, Coca-Cola, Emirates, Epson,
FamilyMart, Hyundai, Makita, JCB, Kirin, Konica Minolta, Maxell, Nike, Nikon Samsung, Toshiba, Toyota,
and Yamaha.
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ENGLAND
Lineker may face libel retrial
The jury has been discharged in the Harry Kewell-Gary Lineker libel case at the High Court in London. There
will need to be a retrial after the jury of six men and six women failed to reach a verdict. Lineker was unable
to comment at length on leaving the court after being accused of making libellous comments towards Kewell
in a newspaper article in 2003. "It looks as if it could be a replay," he said. "But I can't say anything else
because we don't know what is happening." The former England captain, writing for The Sunday Telegraph,
criticised the Australian and his agent for their part in a transfer from Leeds United to Liverpool. The hearing
lasted seven days but it has ended in frustration for all parties. The costs of the trial were estimated at
£200,000 and there has been no decision on who will pay those fees nor when a retrial will take place.
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Chelsea to appeal Mourinho sanction
Chelsea have vowed to fight coach Jose Mourinho’s £200,00 fine for tapping up Arsenal defender Ashley
Cole but will not be appealing the £300,000 fine imposed on the club by the Premier League. Cole, who was
fined £100,000 is also contesting the verdict, which was handed out after those involved met in a London
hotel in January. "Although at the time we indicated an appeal was likely, and we were advised there were
strong grounds for one, the Chelsea board of directors came to the conclusion that the greater interests of
football were served by the club drawing a line under the issue," the club said in a statement. It added:
"Chelsea believes Jose should not have been charged separately as this did not happen in previous cases of
a similar nature. Both Jose and the club also believe that the sanctions against him were disproportionate to
the alleged offence." Chelsea will point out that former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier was not punished
when the Anfield club made an illegal approach to Christian Ziege five years ago. Cole and Mourinho's cases
will be judged by a three-man Premier League appeals board at a date to be arranged. The news came as
UEFA announced they will toughen up their disciplinary procedures to deal with offenders who are no longer
worried about financial penalties. Chelsea were fined £33,000 by Europe’s governing body in March after
questioning the impartiality of referee Anders Frisk during their UEFA Champions League clash in Barcelona.
Mourinho was fined £9,000 and receive a two-match touchline ban in Europe.
Newcastle manager fined £20,000
Graeme Souness has been fined £20,000 and handed a two-match suspended touchline ban for comments
made about referee Barry Knight. The Newcastle manager was heavily critical of the performance of the
official following the Magpies' 2-0 defeat to Everton on 7 May but denied the disrepute charges made by the
Football Association (FA) as reported by the BBC. Earlier in the season, he was penalised for hitting out at
referee Howard Webb after a 4-1 defeat to Fulham. Souness first criticised Knight following the now
infamous match against Aston Villa on 2 April, when the Tyneside club's midfielders Kieron Dyer and Lee
Bowyer came to blows. The referee sent both players off, but Souness was unhappy about a penalty award
that Knight had given in that game, which he believes helped lead to Dyer and Bowyer scuffling. Souness
stated that Knight had apologised to right-back Stephen Carr for giving the spot-kick against Villa. The
Newcastle manager was then critical of the free-kick Knight gave to Everton, which led to the Merseysiders'
first goal.
Dein denies tapping up Silva
Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has told a High Court hearing that the Premier League club did not tap up
Gilberto Silva. Former Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur forward Ronnie Rosenthal claims he is owed a
£444,000 agents fee by Gilberto’s former club Atletico Mineiro over the Brazil midfielder’s £4.5 million move
in 2002. Dein said Rosenthal had nothing to do with the deal but insisted the club acted correctly, adding that
the first move was made by a friend, Dick Law. Dein said: “Enquiries were made to the player’s agent and
the club, it was not covert. Dick Law is not an agent, he is our conduit acting under our instructions.”
Charlton get ready for share issue
Charlton have announced to the Stock Exchange a share issue from which they expect to raise £5.525million
to fund transfers. The issue has been under-written by existing directors and shareholders and a new
investor, Derek Chappell, who will be appointed as a non-executive director to the board. Chappell's
appointment as a director of Charlton Athletic plc and Charlton Athletic Football Company Limited will take
affect after the completion of the share deal at the EGM of the plc on 8 July. Chappell has been a season-
ticket holder from the late 1960s and said: "I made a major investment in the club during the recent share
placing and I am delighted to have been asked to join both the plc board and the football club board. I would
like to think that I can bring some of the passion and ambition that have worked well for me in my business
life to help further the fantastic growth the club has enjoyed under the guidance of Richard Murray, his fellow
directors and Alan Curbishley over the past 13-plus years." Plc chairman Murray said: "I am delighted that
Derek has accepted our invitation to join the two boards. I am sure he will make a valuable contribution,
especially in the areas of motivation and customer care.”
United fans fight on to thwart Glazer plans
Shareholders United (SU) still aim to scupper Malcolm Glazer's plans for Manchester United now the
American tycoon has reached the verge of complete ownership. Glazer's investment vehicle Red Football is
in possession of 97.3% of the issued share capital in United as the businessman presses ahead with his plan
to de-list the club from the Stock Exchange on 22 June. SU, the trust representing the interests of small
shareholders in United, want supporters to boycott club merchandise and sponsors' products to "deprive

Glazer and his backers of the income they need to service his punitive debts". They also wish to publicise
the Phoenix Fund, money raised from the sale of shares to Glazer, which they hope to use to buy back a
stake in the club at the earliest opportunity. SU chairman Nick Towle said: "I have held on to a number of my
shares in the club, largely for emotional reasons. The rest I have sold and will be putting Glazer's money in
our Phoenix Fund, which we are in the process of establishing with our advisers. This fund will be used to
buy back our shares at the first available opportunity and we urge all fans to back the fund, as the best
chance we may ever have, of getting an ownership stake in our club." SU have also submitted their views to
the Office of Fair Trading, who may investigate the Glazer takeover. Glazer is close to assuming complete
ownership of the club. Red Football have increased their United shares to 97.3% of the total and need just
another 0.3% to pass the 97.6% threshold to begin the compulsory purchase of any remaining shares.
Shirt sale raises funds for cash-strapped Wrexham
A builder is paying £13,000 for a unique collection of 92 signed soccer shirts with the proceeds going to help
save Legaue One club Wrexham. Tony Pritchard, from Anglesey, made the offer after the shirts failed to
reach a £10,000 reserve price at auction. The collection, signed by players from every team in the Premier
League and Championship was assembled by Wrexham fan Neil Williams. The cash from the sale will be
used to help the club, which has major debts. Mr Pritchard, who is the managing director of a development
firm, made an offer to buy the collection for his three "soccer mad" sons. Mr Pritchard, who collects sporting
memorabilia, said: "I'm glad I can do something to help Wrexham football club, I’m going to frame them and
then I'm hoping we can put them on show. In total, it's probably going to cost me about £20,000 but I think it's
money well spent.” Dragons fans Neil Williams put together the collection to raise money for the club. He
intends to give the cash to the Wrexham Supporters Trust, which is involved in the campaign to keep the
football club in business after it was placed in administration with debts of more than £4 million.
Bury cleared over crowd trouble
League Two club Bury will not be punished by the FA for the crowd trouble that marred their final game of
last season at Gigg Lane. Questions had been asked about Bury's preparations for the sell-out game. The
game was held up by pitch invasions from Swansea fans, but Bury say they have been praised by the FA for
their "stewardship throughout the match". The FA's report has been sent to the FA of Wales, who could
decide to charge Swansea goalkeeper Willy Gueret for being arrested at the end of the game. Gueret was
led away from the stadium in handcuffs after arguing with police officers while celebrating his side's
promotion to League One. The 31-year-old Frenchman was held at Bury police station for two hours and
ordered to pay a £80 fixed penalty fine for a "public order offence".
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Lansdowne Road naming rights to earn €35 million
The IRFU (Irish Rugby Football Union) and the FAI (Football Association of Ireland) hope to earn €35 million
from the sale of naming rights on the new-look Lansdowne Road, which has a projected completion date of
late 2009. The FAI's Chief Executive, John Delaney, confirmed: “The naming rights of the new Lansdowne
Road stadium will be available for sale. We have not spoken to any interested parties yet but you will see a
change in pace for the project over the next few months.” According to Delaney, the FAI is committed to
providing €33m as the Association's contribution to the joint redevelopment of the ground. However,
planning objections by local residents could yet disrupt the 2009 finish date.
SCOTLAND
Angry Dundee to contest Kachloul ruling
Dundee are to appeal the Scottish Premier League's decision to fine Livingston £15,000 for a breach of
transfer regulations. The SPL ruled that Livingston were wrong to register Hassan Kachloul as an amateur
but decided the club gained no real advantage from the mistake. Kachloul was entitled to sign on
professional terms on his March arrival because he was unattached to a club. Dundee is angry Livingston
has not been docked points that may have saved them from relegation. Dundee, who finished two points
behind Livi, has called the ruling as a "charter for cheats" and say it will appeal to the Scottish Football
Association (SFA).

GERMANY
Mainz agrees Frankfurt stadium switch
Bundesliga minnows FSV Mainz 05 have agreed to play their UEFA Cup home games at Frankfurt’s
Commerzbank-Arena. The 05ers, who just survived their first-ever season in the top flight, were surprisingly
given a fair play entry and now has the chance to qualify for the UEFA Cup first-round. Their
Bruchwegstadion only has a 10,000 capacity for international games so the club had to consider a move to
neighbouring Kaiserslautern or Frankfurt, both venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. “We had the chance to
stay in our stadium or move to either Kaiserslautern or Frankfurt and we believe that we have finally found
the best solution,” Mainz managing director Christian Heidel said. Mainz are set to use only the lower part of
the 48,500-capacity ground, which can accommodate 20,400 fans, but may rent the whole stadium if paired
with a lucrative opponent in the UEFA draw on 24 June.
SPAIN
Villarreal forced to invest in stadium
UEFA has demanded that Villarreal carries out refurbishments to its Madrigal stadium now the Primera Liga
club has qualified for the preliminary stages of the Champions League. Three delegates from Europe’s
governing body have been at the club this week to oversee the construction work. President Fernando Roig,
who has admitted that his club is spending more money than anticipated was happy about the initial contact
made. ”It was a very positive meeting,” he said. “UEFA were impressed with the speed with which we have
got the job under way. They have placed a lot of demands on us but we are on the right track.” Those
demands include relocating VIP seats, upgrading the mixed zone and the dressing rooms and increasing the
size of the area between the edge of the pitch and the first rows of seats by at least four metres. The job
must be completed by 13 September.
Barca conclude Japan tour with win
Primera Liga champions Barcelona overpowered Urawa Reds 3-0 yesterday in the second of two lucrative
close-season games in Japan. Swedish striker Henrik Larsson scored twice and midfielder Xavi was also on
target in rain-soaked Saitama for a depleted Barca side missing several key players including star man
Ronaldinho.
FRANCE
Qatar Academy sponsors Toulon tournament
ASPIRE, Qatar’s Academy for Sports Excellence, will sponsor the Under-21 Toulon Festival in southern
France. Now in its 33rd year, the FIFA-sanctioned competition is the premier annual event for aspiring
football stars. As part of the deal, ASPIRE will present an award for the most valuable player of the
tournament on 10 June. In the future, a team from Qatar will also be able to compete at the event. Teams of
young players from all around the world compete in the tournament, broadcast to an audience of millions on
Eurosport Television, ensuring publicity for the ASPIRE name and the work of the Academy. The
announcement follows swiftly after ASPIRE’s sponsorship of a charity fund-raising football match in Lille for
the Christophe Pignol leukemia charity involving former World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane, plus Qatari
football stars Walid Jasim and Bilal Mohammed. Funds collected from the match are helping to build a
mosque in Paris. Neil Duncanson, ASPIRE’s communications manager, said: “Our sponsorship of the Toulon
Festival allows us to make a real contribution to the world’s premier youth tournament and will reward
sporting excellence.”
RUSSIA
CSKA cash in on European adventure
UEFA have awarded Premier Liga club CSKA Moscow a bonus of €5, 697, 221 from the sale of broadcasting
rights resulting from its 19-game European run last season. The Moscow team started in the UEFA
Champions League qualifying round before being redirected to the UEFA Cup. CSKA defeated Portuguese
SuperLiga club Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in the final.

CONMEBOL
ARGENTINA
Boca poised for ‘severe’ fine
Argentine First Division club Boca Juniors are set to receive a hefty fine after their Copa Libertadores
quarter-final home tie against Mexican side Chivas was abandoned in the second half on Tuesday. The
decision was taken when a supporter attacked a player, fans hurled missiles onto the pitch and the teams
fought amongst themselves. CONMEBOL official Nestor Benitez said: “What happened was lamentable and
the authorities will surely be handing out a severe fine to Boca.” Play was halted with the score at 0-0 in the
79th minute. The Mexican side won the first leg 4-0.
CONCACAF
USA
Pizza Hut stick teeth into Dallas stadium
The new 21,000-seat stadium and football complex being built in Frisco, Texas, for Major League Soccer's
(MLS) FC Dallas is to be known as Pizza Hut Park. The Dallas-based chain of pizza restaurants, the largest
in the world with over 16,000 stores, is expected to pay between US$1.25 and US$1.5 million each year for
the naming rights. This compares favourably to other facilities in Dallas, such as Ameriquest Field, home to
Major League Baseball outfit Texas Rangers, which receives US$2.5m each year from the Ameriquest
Mortgage Company. This will be Pizza Hut's second major sports marketing venture after recently agreeing
to sponsor NASCAR. The US$65m stadium, situated 30 miles outside downtown Dallas, was originally
expected to open in April but that date was pushed back until 6 August due to construction delays. The 17
football fields surrounding the stadium means the complex will be able to host tournaments, other events and
US Youth Soccer, the largest member of the US Soccer Federation, will move its Texas headquarters into
some of the office buildings. The stadium also has a capacity of 27,000 for concerts.
AFC
MALAYSIA
Quarter-final matches announced
Saudi Arabian giants Al Ittihad begin the defence of their AFC Champions League crown against Shandong
Luneng after the 2004 champions were paired with the Group F winners at Wednesday’s quarter-final draw.
With the format of the draw keeping clubs from the same nations apart, the issue of Saudi Arabia and China
was first to be settled, with Shandong Luneng the first club plucked out of the bowl by AFC General
Secretary Dato’ Peter Velappan. Al Ittihad’s Jeddah rivals Al Ahili were also drawn against Chinese
opposition, although they will play at home first when they take on Shenzhen Jianlibao. Busan I’Park look to
maintain their record of having not conceded a goal in the competition when they host Al Sadd of Qatar in
the first leg of Quarter-final 3, while inaugural AFC Champions League winners Al Ain entertain Pas of Iran in
the first leg of an intriguing all-Middle East encounter. The first leg of the quarter-finals will be played on 14
September with the return fixture on 21 September. The semi-finals begin a week later with the first leg
scheduled for 28 September and the second for 12 October, with the winners meeting in the final, also to be
played over two legs, scheduled for 26 October and again on 31 October.

CAF
NAMIBIA
Kornelius seeks financial support
Dominikus Kornelius, chairperson and head coach of the Ongwediva Soccer Academy, has called on
potential investors to support his latest venture, a soccer academy aimed at grooming quality players for
future national teams. He hopes to train young boys between 6-18 to go on to compete in international youth
tournaments like the Gothia Cup in Sweden and other tournaments in Denmark and Norway. He believes
this is the best way forward and hopes his academy will be used as a stepping-stone to nurture young stars.
He said: “There is no way to have quality players in the country before imparting basic soccer skills to small
boys and at the same time preparing them for their duty in both future regional and national teams."
Interested parents gathered in large numbers at Ongwediva last week and elected members of the seven-
member executive that would be in charge of the academy's affairs for the next five years.
Industry Moves
Derek Chappell is to be appointed as a non-
executive director of Charlton Athletic plc and
Charlton Athletic Football Company Limited on 8
July.
Jim Chapman has been named as the new
manager of Scottish Third Division strugglers
Albion Rovers. The 36-year-old takes over from
youth coach Jimmy Lindsay, who had been in
temporary charge since January. He will combine
coaching at Cliftonhill with his work as the SFA's
Football Development Coordinator for South
Lanarkshire. A former Rovers player, Chapman
has coaching experience with the successful
women's team at Hibernian. Chapman is best
remembered for scoring the goal that clinched the
Second Division title for Rovers in 1989. Rovers
finished second bottom of the table last season.
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Conference club Leigh RMI has named a new
management team of Andy Nelson and Stuart
Humphreys to replace Steve Beaglehole. The
duo have been promoted from running the reserve
side as the club prepares for life in Conference
North. "We look forward to them continuing the
work they have done in developing a number of
young players of outstanding potential," said
chairman Bill Taylor.
Boca Juniors coach Jorge Benitez has resigned
after television images showed him spitting at a
Guadalajara player during Tuesday’s stormy Copa
Libertadores tie. The incident occurred during an
on-field brawl in the second half of a tense
quarter-final tie as the home side headed towards
elimination from the tournament they won three
times between 2000 and 2003. "On the basis of
the pictures which have been shown today by
various media organisations, the board of
directors have decided to accept the resignation
offered by Jorge Benitez," club president Mauricio
Macri said.
Former Romanian international Ilie Dumitrescu is
to coach promoted Greek First Division side
Akratitos Athens. "My aim is to build a competitive
team," Dumitrescu told Reuters on Wednesday.
Dumitrescu, who has previously coached Athens
clubs AEK and Egaleo, said he had signed a one-
year contract with Akratitos.
Transfers
Completed Transfers
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Scott Parker 24 MF Chelsea Newcastle £6.5m June 2010
John Brough 32 DF Cheltenham Town Aldershot NA NA
El-Hadji Diouf 24 ST Liverpool Bolton NA June 2009
Anthony Barness 32 MF Bolton Plymouth Argyle NA June 2007
Chris Carruthers 21 MF Northampton Wycombe
Wanderers
Free June 2007
Justin Walker 29 MF Cambridge United Chester City Free June 2007
Craig Dove 21 MF Rushden & Diamonds Chester City Free
Gary Birch 23 ST Kidderminster Lincoln City Free June 2006
Tommy Miller 26 MF Ipswich Town Sunderland NA June 2007
Aaron Lennon 18 MF Leeds Tottenham
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