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BBC Sport: Southampton Assistant Implicated In Corruption Scandal

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Southampton assistant manager Eric Black gave undercover reporters advice on how to bribe officials at other clubs, the Daily Telegraph has claimed.

Black, 52, was filmed apparently naming staff at other clubs who could be induced to pass on information about players to a company for money. Such payments would be against Football Association rules.

Black, who oversaw Aston Villa's final seven Premier League matches last season, has denied the allegations.

"It doesn't take too much to get these people involved," Black says in the covert recording. "They won't have an awful lot of money."

Former Aberdeen striker Black quotes a figure of "a couple of grand", which the Telegraph claims was his suggestion of a suitable payment to an unnamed assistant coach at a Championship side in return for introducing players to the undercover reporters' fictitious agency.

Black denies suggesting that any football official should be paid, saying that his "couple of grand"comment related to a freelance scout that an agency looking to break into the football industry might approach.

A spokesperson for Black said his client did not recall the possibility of bribing officials being mentioned. "This was not the purpose of the meeting so far as our client understood it. Any suggestion that he was complicit in such discussions is false," the spokesperson added.

Southampton said they were "fully committed" to investigating the claims and intend to work closely with the Premier League and Football Association on them.

Black has held permanent managerial posts at Motherwell and Coventry, as well as having caretaker spells at Birmingham, Sunderland, Blackburn, Rotherham and Villa.

His played for Aberdeen and French side Metz and won three caps for Scotland before he became a coach at Celtic.

The allegations about Black are the latest from the Daily Telegraph's investigation into corruption in football. On Thursday, Barnsley assistant boss Tommy Wright was sacked over claims he took cash for trying to engineer certain transfers. Wright has "categorically denied" the claims.

Sam Allardyce left his post as England manager on Tuesday, making a "whole-hearted apology" in the wake of allegations in the newspaper that he offered advice on how to "get around" rules on player transfers.
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NBC Sports: Former Liverpool Striker Helps Palace Split The Points With Everton

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Both clubs came into Friday’s meeting with a lot to play for, but finishes on both sides of halftime forced Everton and Crystal Palace to settle for a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.

The visitors pulled level just five minutes after the halftime whistle as Christian Benteke rose to meet Joel Ward’s cross. The summer signing did well to generate enough power to nod the ball towards the far post, but Palace nearly took the lead just minutes later.

Ward was at it again down the right flank in the 56th minute, when he played in a perfect cross to Damien Delaney. Despite another timely header and finish, the goal was called back for offsides, keeping the two teams level once more.

Romelu Lukaku‘s first PL free kick goal gave the hosts a thrilling lead before halftime as the Belgian striker put Everton ahead in the 35th minute.

Palace wasn’t too thrilled with the decision to award the set piece after the half hour had gone, but Damien Delaney was the man called for the foul on Phil Jagielka just outside of the penalty area.

The Toffees move up to third place in the PL with Friday’s result, while Palace remain seventh on 11 points.
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Saturday saw 5 matches across England as teams fought their way to the October international break....

(SA) Although Liverpool went down 1-0 in the first half, goals by Roberto Firmino & James Milner saw the Reds win out at the Liberty Stadium 2-1 over Swansea City
(SA) Good news: West Ham fought to a draw against Middlesbrough 1-1 at the Olympic Stadium...Bad News: they only got a draw.
(SA) Chelsea ended a 3-game winless streak with a solid 2-0 win at the KC Stadium over Hull City
(SA) Sunderland and West Brom fought to a somewhat listless 1-1 draw up in the Northeast and
(SA) Despite going down 1-0 and later on 2-1, Watford clawed back both times to secure a share of the points agst. Bournemouth 2-2 at the Vitality Stadium
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Sunday saw four matches see out the Premier League into the October international break....

(SU) Remember Joe Allen? You know: former Liverpool MF, the Welsh Xavi? His late equalizer helped Stoke City split the points with Manchester United 1-1 at Old Trafford
(SU) Despite several chances from both sides, Leicester City & Southampton drew 0-0 at the King Power
(SU) Spurs draw to within a point of Manchester City with a convincing 2-0 win over the league leaders at White Hart Lane and
(SU) A last, last, last second goal saw Arsenal steal all 3 points from Burnley 1-0 at Turf Moor
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BBC Sport: Pep Guardiola Given Reality Check At White Hart Lane

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola knew this day would come but it was painful nonetheless - especially as his previously flawless Premier League side were so completely outplayed by Spurs.

Guardiola's run of six straight league wins at the start of his reign ended with a warm embrace for his victorious counterpart Mauricio Pochettino, the Catalan's smile and low-key touchline body language confirming he had no complaints about this 2-0 defeat.

He was as dignified in defeat as he has been in victory - but what lessons emerged from this reality check for the team installed as firm Premier League title favourites?
-Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37536318
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The Guardian: Arsene Wenger's Future To Be Mutally Decided, Says Chief Executive

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Arsenal’s chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, has said the club will deal with Arsène Wenger’s future in a manner that is mutually beneficial to both parties.

Wenger’s contract expires at the end of this season, his 21st year with the club, and speaking on the sidelines of a Vatican conference on faith and sport, Gazidis said: “He’s been clear and we’ve always been clear, that’s a mutual decision as to how long he’ll continue. Both need to be on the same page on that.

“Arsenal is not Arsène Wenger. They’re not one in the same thing. What Arsène has done is to capture and understand and embrace the values of the club and enhance them. In a football sense, he has transformed the club. But I think from a value standpoint, we’ve been doing work in our local community for 30 years, before Arsène Wenger came to the club.”

Gazidis, one of the founders of Major League Soccer, also discussed the development of young American players as the league’s next step toward prominence. “They’re growing at a phenomenal rate,” he said. “They have an incredible number of young kids playing the game, all across the United States from all kinds of different ethnic, racial and religious groups.

“Reaching out and making sure that the best of that talent has the best opportunities to drive the league forward is their next big challenge and their huge opportunity.”

Earlier this week, Bob Bradley was named as the Premier League’s first American manager, taking over at Swansea City, and will take charge of his first game on 15 October against Arsenal. “I’ve known Bob Bradley for many, many years,” Gazidis said. “He’s a terrific manager who has put a lot into his career. But since he’s playing against us in his first game I won’t wish him too much luck off the bat.”
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BBC Sport: Mike Phelan Named Hull City Manager

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Hull City have appointed caretaker manager Mike Phelan as their new head coach.

Phelan had been in temporary charge since Steve Bruce's departure in the summer, with the club currently 15th in the Premier League table.

A good start saw the 54-year-old named manager of the month for August.

In September, Phelan revealed he was offered the job on a full-time basis but there had since been no contact amid the club's search for a new owner.

"I'm very relieved," Phelan said on the club website. "It's been a while in coming."

Phelan added he was "looking forward" to the first full-time management role of his career, saying: "It's exciting to step over that threshold."

The newly-promoted Tigers surprised many by winning their first two games of the season despite a summer of turmoil and stretched playing resources.

Since then, however, they have gone five games in the league without a further win, picking up just one point. They have reached the fourth round of the EFL Cup, and travel to Bristol City next.

Former Manchester United assistant manager Phelan first arrived at Hull City in February 2015 when named assistant to Bruce, who this week was appointed manager at Championship side Aston Villa.

Hull, who have beaten champions Leicester and Swansea this season, visit Bournemouth on Saturday.

The club also confirmed on Thursday that Stephen Clemence had left the club to join Aston Villa as first-team coach under Bruce.
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....after 2 weeks away, the Premier League returned with a bevy of games from around the grounds....


(SA) In a battle of the past two league champions, Chelsea easily dispatched Leicester City 3-0 at Stamford Bridge
(SA) In a back-and-forth match at the Emirates, Arsenal spoiled Bob Bradley's Swansea City managerial debut 3-2
(SA) In the ass-whooping of the day, Bournemouth clobbered Hull City 6-1 at the Vitality Stadium
(SA) Despite stopping 2 penalty attempts, Everton could only split the points at the Etihad against Manchester City 1-1
(SA) Remember Joe Allen? You know, former Liverpool MF, the "Welsh Xavi"? He netted twice to give Stoke City a 2-0 win over Sunderland
(SA) Over at the Hawthorns, West Brom and Tottenham fought to a 1-1 draw and
(SA) Manuel Lanzini's first-half goal gave visitors West Ham a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace
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NBC Sports: Austin & Redmond Send Saints Storming To 3-1 Win Over Burnley
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They were denied a club-record clean sheet, but the three points was never in doubt as Charlie Austin scored twice against his former club and Southampton pummeled Burnley at St. Mary’s to remain unbeaten since early September.

The first half was cagey with both sides defending well, but the second half proved decisive as Southampton surged forward and was rewarded for its attacking intent.
-Read more: http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2016/10/16/southampton-3-1-burnley-austin-redmond-send-storming-saints-eighth/

NBC Sports: Holebas Stunner Sends Hornets Into Top Half
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It wasn’t pretty, but it worked as Watford earned its third win of the season behind an absolute peach of a goal from Jose Holebas shortly after halftime.

Watford did most of its damage on the break as its pace and directive down the flanks proved effective in breaking down the defensively stout Middlesbrough.

The first half was a chippy affair with plenty of fouls but few true chances on net. The opening 20 minutes was all Middlesbrough, with the hosts holding nearly 70% of the possession as the clock ticked towards halftime. There were few true efforts on goal, but they worked a solid chance on 25 minutes with Stewart Downing firing just wide after a popped-up ball fell in his lap.

Middlesbrough could consider themselves lucky past the half-hour mark as Antonio Barrigan, already booked nine minutes prior, hauled down Isaac Success on the break, but was not given his marching orders by referee Roger East. The resulting free-kick was the best chance of the half for the visitors, but neither Holebas nor Younes Kaboul could get a head to the dangerous delivery.

Success, on his full debut for the club after five substitute appearances, proved bright on the counter-attack, drawing a host of fouls that put Middlesbrough in danger. Cristhian Stuani was also lucky to stay on the field, already having been booked when he kicked Success in the chest with an errant boot just after halftime.

After 54 minutes, the game sprung to life suddenly. Out of nothing, a wonder strike from Holebas put Watford in front. Success went down in the penalty area screaming for the referee to point to the spot, and with Roger East not biting, the clearance fell to the feet of Holebas outside the penalty area, who ripped a screamer into the top corner of the net.
-Read more: http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2016/10/16/middlesbrough-0-1-watford-holebas-stunner-sends-hornets-into-top-half/
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NBC Sports: de Gea Stands Out In Tedious Draw

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Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United stifled Liverpool and took a point from Anfield in a 0-0 draw on Monday.

Liverpool fails to draw level with Manchester City and Arsenal, instead staying in fourth 17 points. United remains 7th, now with 14 points.

Chippy fouls were the name of the game early, and there wasn’t a lot to entertain outside of the supporters’ din.

Manchester United limited room for Liverpool’s talented attackers to turn or move with the ball in the midfield, as Red Devils’ back occasionally darted into the middle third to stop a turn.

A late Philippe Coutinho free kick threatened to entertain, but was sailed into the hands of David De Gea.

Through dogged work, the Reds were able to occasionally tempt the final third only to find United just as resolved inside their 18. It wasn’t quite parking the bus, but defense-first is certainly an appropriate description for Jose Mourinho’s tactics.

Fun? No. Effective? See below.

Paul Pogba sent a terrific cross to Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 55th minute in a rare moment of excitement, but Ibrahimovic’s nod back across the six was met only by grass.

Emre Can then provided a rare Liverpool moment of threat in the 59th minute, with De Gea getting vertical to slap away a shot.

De Gea made sure he had the best two saves of the match when he launched toward the upper 90 to palm Coutinho’s rip away from the frame.

Mourinho swapped Rashford for Wayne Rooney with about 12 minutes to play.

The next big moment was a break for Roberto Firmino that was thwarted by an incredible sliding recovery tackle from Antonio Valencia.
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BBC Sport: Premier League Failing Disabled Fans

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The Premier League lacks a "culture of inclusivity" for disabled fans, says a leading equality campaigner.

Some top-flight clubs have not yet met guidelines on disability access.

Lord Holmes, a member of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission and a nine-time Paralympic swimming champion, told MPs that legal action against clubs and the Premier League remains an option.

Premier League executive Bill Bush said that suggesting clubs were "reluctant" to improve access was "not fair".

Last year Premier League clubs agreed to make their stadiums compliant with official accessibility guidance by August 2017.

The pledge followed a 2014 BBC investigation that found 17 of the 20 clubs were failing to provide enough wheelchair spaces.

However, it is estimated that up to a third of clubs will miss this self-imposed deadline.

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Bush told a Culture, Media and Sport select committee on Tuesday that the Premier League is not "hiding" by refusing to name the individual clubs likely to miss disabled access targets by next season.

"Several are short and they know it," Bush told MPs, adding that a club-by-club statement will be published in January.

He said resources were not an issue, but denied clubs were "ignoring opportunities" to make changes to their grounds.

"Much of that work is of absolutely outstanding quality," said Bush. "The clubs are rightly proud of it rather than fearful that they are failing."
-Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37689436
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Saturday saw eight matches across the whole length of the Premier League table....

(SA) Goals by Sadio Mane & Phillipe Coutinho saw Liverpool go into a draw w/Arsenal as they defeated West Brom 2-1 at Anfield
(SA) Despite a dominate performance possession-wise, Arsenal could only emerge with a share of the points in a 0-0 draw at the Emirates against Middlesbrough
(SA) Meanwhile, Spurs also played to a 0-0 draw in their match against Bournemouth down on the South Coast
(SA) Racing out to a 3-goal lead, Leicester City beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at the King Power
(SA) New Seansea City manager Bob Bradley got his first PL points as the Swans drew level 0-0 with Watford at the Liberty Stadium
(SA) A second-half stoppage time goal saw Burnley sweep its' victories over Merseyside - this time, it was Everton who fell to the Clarets 2-1 at Turf Moor
(SA) A second-half stoppage time goal also saw West Ham salvage a victory over hapless Sunderland 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium and
(SA) A Xherdan Shaqiri brace gave Stoke City a 2-0 away win over Hull City at the K-Com Stadium
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Sunday was a tale of two matches....

(SU) Manchester City re-took first in the league on goal difference with a 1-1 draw against Southampton and
(SU) In the week's resident ass-whooping, Chelsea delivered one to Jose Mourinho and Manchester United with a 4-0 thrashing at Stamford Bridge
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The Guardian: Jose Mourinho Charged By FA Over Referee Comments

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The Manchester United manager José Mourinho has been charged with misconduct over comments he made about the referee Anthony Taylor prior to the game against Liverpool, the Football Association has announced.

Mourinho, a serial offender when it comes to the FA’s disciplinary unit, broke the rules forbidding members of his profession from speaking about referees in the buildup to matches, questioning whether it would be difficult for Taylor to have “a very good performance” when United visited Liverpool earlier this month.

Although Mourinho kept his remarks brief, he was breaking the FA regulations stipulating managers and players should not make pre-match comments about referees so there could be no suggestion of them trying to influence the officials.

“I think Mr Taylor is a very good referee but because such pressure is being put on him I think it will be difficult for him to have a very good performance at Anfield,” he said. “I don’t really want to say too much more on the matter. I have my view but I have learned a lesson, if you want to call it that, by being punished so many times for my words about referees.”

The FA confirmed on Thursday that Mourinho would be charged for his comments after breaking FA rules, and as a result “brought the game into disrepute”. The governing body’s statement read: “José Mourinho has been charged with misconduct in respect of comments he made relating to the appointed match referee, prior to the Liverpool v Manchester United fixture on Monday 17 October 2016.

“It is alleged his comments were improper and/or brought the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule E3(1). Mr Mourinho has until 6pm on Monday 31 October 2016 to respond to the charge.” Taylor handed out four bookings in total, all to United players, during the 0-0 draw at Anfield, with Mourinho praising his performance afterwards.

“Can I speak about the referee without being punished?” he asked the club’s press officer. After being given the go-ahead, the Portuguese added: “He had a good game and I am happy for him because people with responsibilities put a lot of pressure on him and it was very difficult for him to have a good performance, which he had.”

However, it is the comments made before the game that have got Mourinho into bother. New rules were introduced in 2009 in an attempt to crack down on pre-match comments about officials which could be viewed as intimidatory or influential.

In its statement at the time, the FA said: “Clubs are being advised that any media comments by managers, players or any other club officials relating to appointed match officials prior to a fixture will no longer be allowed – such pre-match comments will be deemed improper and dealt with accordingly.”
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