11/06/2007 22:23
England Under-21s kicked off their UEFA European Championship finals
campaign with a hard-fought 0-0 draw against the Czech Republic on Monday
evening. In their opening group B game, Stuart Pearce's team wasted a
glorious opportunity to get off to a winning start as Reading striker Leroy
Lita missed an 87th minute penalty after defender Roman Hubnik had handled
inside the box. While Hammers defender Anton Ferdinand was ruled out of the
encounter with a slight groin strain, his Upton Park colleagues Nigel
Reo-Coker and Mark Noble were involved, with the latter appearing as an 82nd
minute substitute to provide the late spark that almost earned England
victory. The Young Lions' next game is again in Arnhem, on Thursday against
tournament favourites Italy, who were the subject of an upset later on this
evening, as they lost their opening game 1-0 against Serbia in Nijmegen.
England Under-21s: Carson, Hoyte, Baines, Cahill, Reo-Coker (c), Richardson
(Routledge 57), Nugent, Young, Milner (Lita 64), Huddlestone (Noble 82),
Onuoha. Subs unused: Hart, Rosenior, Derbyshire, Vaughan, Alnwick,
Whittingham.
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Duo in action - KUMB
Filed: Monday, 11th June 2007
By: Matthew O'Greel
Two of West Ham United's three England under-21s played in the opening Group
B match in Holland tonight. Captain Nigel Reo-Coker started the game while
Mark Noble came on as a second half replacement for Tottenham's Tom
Huddlestone in England's 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic. The third Hammer
in the squad, Anton Ferdinand, was forced to sit out the game with a groin
injury. Leroy Lita could have given the young Lions the perfect start to the
tournament but fired an 88th minute penalty wide of the target. Next up for
Stuart Pearce's side are group favourites Italy.
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Gabbidon makes Bellamy plea - Sky
By Mark Buckingham - Created on 11 Jun 2007
Daniel Gabbidon has urged Craig Bellamy to quit Liverpool in favour of a
move to West Ham United. Bellamy is being tipped to leave the UEFA Champions
League finalists in the summer and has been linked with several Premiership
clubs. The Hammers are rumoured to be leading the chase for the striker,
who only moved to Anfield from Blackburn Rovers 12 months ago. As Bellamy
muses over his future at Liverpool his Wales team-mate Gabbidon feels
joining West Ham would be beneficial for all parties. "He would love it at
West Ham," said Gabbidon. "He would be an instant fans' favourite. "Craig is
a quality player, but what West Ham fans would love is that he never stops
running, even if the team are 3-0 down. "He is a defender's nightmare, like
a terrier snapping at your heels. I have never known him give less than 100
per cent. "Craig would be a great signing for us and would definitely
improve the squad. "The manager has a lot of money to spend and Craig is the
kind of player the club are trying to attract to improve the team so we do
not have any relegation troubles next season. "We have got Dean Ashton
returning after missing last season after suffering a broken ankle. "Dean
and Craig would make a great partnership. Dean is a tall and skilful front
man while Craig is a hard-working, quick striker with great movement."
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Tevez says no to United - Telegraph
By Charles Carrick
Last Updated: 1:34am BST 12/06/2007
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson looks like losing out to Italian
champions Inter Milan in the race to sign Carlos Tevez. The Premiership
champions have remained tight-lipped over whether or not the West Ham
striker is a genuine transfer target, though Ferguson is understood to be
keen to lure Tevez to Old Trafford.
Chief executive David Gill has admitted that Ferguson wants a new striker
and insists funds are available to bring someone in, though United look like
being outbid for the Argentine forward. Ferguson is keen to land Tevez on a
12-month loan deal with a view to signing him permanently for around £12
million once the issue of the player's ownership is resolved. Old Trafford
officials, including Gill, have reportedly discussed a deal with their
counterparts at Upton Park but Tevez, apparently, has told sources that he
is not keen on a temporary move to United and would prefer to join Inter
instead.
Kia Joorabchian, who was behind Tevez's transfer from Corinthians to West
Ham last summer, has already spoken to Inter, who are prepared to pay up to
£30 million for Tevez and offer him a four-year-deal worth around £75,000 a
week. Such a fee would virtually put United out of the chase. Ferguson has
already spent £50 million on two summer signings and knows there is a limit
to how much cash there is at his disposal. Real Madrid are also in the hunt
and hope to hold talks with Tevez's representatives this week, with another
interested team, Chelsea, monitoring the situation. Ferguson, who is on
holiday in France, could turn to Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen, while Dimitar
Berbatov, of Tottenham, and Atletico Madrid's Fernando Torres are also
possible targets.
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Like father, like son as Rob's boy wonders look the part - Daily Mail
By PAUL FIELDER - More by this author »
Last updated at 12:24pm on 4th June 2007
Just because a footballer has a famous dad it doesn't mean they're
guaranteed to reach the same heights. But if the evidence so far is anything
to go by, Rob Lee could be outdone by both his boys. Oliver, 15, and Elliot,
12, are making an impression at one of their dad's former clubs, West Ham,
with the elder having already played for the reserves at a younger age than
his footballing father. "He keeps telling me that I never did it, so he's
got one up on me," said Rob, who was capped 21 times by England. "He keeps
ribbing me about it. It's fantastic, he came on for the last 15 minutes. "I
spoke to Steve Brown, the West Ham reserve-team manager with whom I used to
play at Charlton, and he said he did very well and didn't look out of place.
He's only 15 so he's making good strides, but there's a long way to go yet."
Attacking midfielder Oliver has just signed a two-year scholarship at West
Ham, while Elliot, a centre-forward, has been with the club since he was
seven and is a natural finisher despite his tender years. Rob said:
"Elliot's been there a long time but Oliver was a late starter. He's about
to leave school, but he's got his scholarship so we're very pleased with
him. Ninety-nine per cent of young boys and girls these days want to be
footballers, but he's taking his first small step really. "West Ham are
really pleased with both of them. Oliver's a tall athletic midfielder
player. He passes well and can get about the pitch and score the odd goal
and, as a midfielder, he'll be the one that's compared to me the most."
Rob enjoyed his best period at Newcastle where he played in Kevin Keegan's
free-flowing side that thrived on the goals of Alan Shearer. The former
Newcastle team-mates are still great friends and Rob sees something of the
legendary England striker in his son. Rob said: "Elliot's doing very well.
He's just a natural goalscorer. He reminds me a lot of Alan Shearer. "Alan
gives both of them advice and rates Elliot highly, but Elliot's favourite
player is Wayne Rooney. "He plays similar to Rooney, in that he is strong
and holds the ball up and he's got a knack of being in the right place at
the right time, which is a very hard thing to do."If he runs into the box 10
times, then eight times out of 10 the ball's going to come to him. When I
used to do that it used to be two times out of 10!"
For all the talent the boys possess, both have a long way to go if they are
to avoid the trap of being another footballer's son to have failed to live
up to a famous name.
The list of those who have fallen short include Gavin Strachan, Darren
Ferguson, Alex Bruce, Kevin Bond, Paul Dalglish, Danny Greaves, Kaspar
Schmeichel, Stephen Clemence and Jonathan Gould. Rob is well aware of the
potential pitfalls ahead. He said: "It [sons emulating dads] doesn't happen
often. "There's very few, with Frank Lampard being the prime example. Jamie
Redknapp is another, but I can't remember his dad Harry as a player too much
— he'll probably dispute that. Harry will probably think that he's better
than Jamie. "But Frank's the obvious one who comes to mind, his dad was a
good player but Frank has turned himself into a world-class player."
I can testify to the ability of the brothers Lee, having played against both
Oliver and Elliot at our weekly five-a-side sessions in South Ockendon in
Essex on a Monday night. Unstoppable when in full flight, Oliver packs
plenty of power in both feet while having as many tricks as Manchester
United star Cristiano Ronaldo, while in 15 years of our regular
five-as-sides, no one has come close to matching Elliot's outstanding haul
of 17 goals in one game a couple of months ago. The following week, Rob was
due to turn out but he failed to show up. The relief of the bunch of thirty-
and fortysomethings that the former England international wasn't going to
torment us was short-lived, however, when Elliot stepped in to fill his
boots. "They love it, especially Oliver, because he's got the skill and
enjoys nut-megging people," said Rob.
"Elliot's not bothered about nutmegs and taking the mickey out of players,
all he's worried about is scoring goals. They love playing over there. They
enjoy it, I enjoy it and all the lads enjoy it." Rob had better watch out
as, in the not-too-distant future, despite his 21 England caps, he could be
just the third best player in his own home.
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Tevez keen on switch to Inter - TeamTalk
West Ham striker Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has revealed he is
"interested" in joining Italian champions Inter Milan. The 23-year-old, who
is currently preparing for this month's Copa America in Venezuela, moved to
Upton Park from Brazilian side Corinthians at the start of last season in
what later proved a hugely controversial switch. But after securing Premier
League survival for Alan Curbishley's side with the solitary strike during a
1-0 win over Manchester United on the final day of the season, speculation
has increased that he will leave the Londoners this summer. Liverpool,
Manchester United and Chelsea have all been linked with Tevez but, with
international team-mates Hernan Crespo, Julio Cruz, Walter Samuel, Esteban
Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti, Nicolas Burdisso, Mariano Gonzalez and Santiago
Solari already plying their trade at the San Siro, it seems Serie A may now
be his favoured destination. "I know Inter is interested in me," said Tevez.
"It would be nice to play in Italy, especially in a team that has so many
Argentinians. "There will be some meetings, some discussions, but I really
don't know anything official yet."
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Ferdinand to market players - newvision.co.ug
Monday, 11th June, 2007 E-mail article Print article
By Phillip Corry
PRO-LINE soccer academy is to open up links with premier league side West
Ham United to market and seek clubs for budding Ugandan soccer players
through Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand. The Premiership defender
together with his father Julian and cousin Maxine, who is a top soccer scout
will visit the country on June 16 to raise funds for Pro-Line academy to put
up its headquarters. "The academy is going to open up links with West Ham
United to market Pro-Line players and others from the country," Mujib
Kasule, director of the academy, said. "Ferdinand (Rio) and his cousin will
market our players and others in the English premier league and its sister
lower leagues." Ferdinand will be accompanied by television crews from BBC,
SkySports and Man United Television. The Lugogo-based academy needs sh900m
to build a home and have identified land on Entebbe road. West Ham United
has donated equipment worth 30,000 pounds (sh96m) to the academy and Nike
sports wear manufacturers have a five year deal to provide Pro-Line with
sports goods and Nike affiliated super star replicas.
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Sunderland rival West Ham for Man Utd's Richardson
tribalfooball.com - June 11, 2007
Sunderland boss Roy Keane is being linked with Manchester United midfielder
Kieran Richardson. The England international is wanted by Keane, says The
Sun, however he is also attracting interest from former club West Ham
United.
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Noble excited about West Ham prospects
tribalfooball.com - June 11, 2007
Mark Noble admits he's excited about West Ham's prospects next season. The
20-year-old has no plans to demand a move from Upton Park following the
arrival of midfield rival Scott Parker and hopes to figure prominently in
manager Alan Curbishley's thinking. "I don't think I'd ask to leave, it's a
fantastic club," Noble told Sky Sports News. "Now we stayed up last season,
the money and the people we've got there will be fantastic and I'm sure we
can push on. "The sky's the limit for West Ham. We've got a great chairman,
a good manager and some fantastic players. "I hope we keep the likes of Tev
(Carlos Tevez), obviously Yossi (Benayoun) has signed a new deal and it's
looking forward for the club. "I can't wait for next season, and I'll be
going into the gaffer and telling him I want to play and finish off from
last season, and I'm sure he'll be happy with me doing that."
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Man Utd finding Tevez price too steep
tribalfooball.com - June 11, 2007
Manchester United aren't expected to meet the asking price for West Ham
striker Carlos Tevez. The Daily Star says Sir Alex Ferguson's only chance to
capture the former Corinthians hotshot is to splash out nearly £40m in
transfer fees. It is the second time since the end of the season that United
have been rebuffed in their efforts to sign a five-star striker after being
told Dimitar Berbatov will not be leaving Tottenham. Kia Joorabchian, who
was behind Tevez's transfer from Corinthians to West Ham last summer, has
already spoken to officials at Inter. They are prepared to pay up to £30m
for Tevez and offer the player a four-year deal worth around £75,000-a-week
and United won't be drawn into an auction. Joorabchian said: "Of the English
clubs, United are favourites because Carlos would like to go there - but if
they want him, he will cost no less than £40m. "After what they paid for the
two Portuguese players and the price of Shevchenko a year ago, that has to
be his value. "He has proved himself in the Premiership - unlike Shevchenko
- and is better and more experienced than the Portuguese boys."
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