With all the tenacity that could earn them jobs in the UN Peacekeeping Corps, representatives from AC Milan have successfully negotiated with UEFA to ensure that the two game ban on goalkeeper Dida is halved with immediate effect.
Dida, you'll remember, did a fine job of acting out the part of an assassinated bystander when Celtic played AC Milan recently. As the game ended, a Celtic 'fan' ran onto the pitch following what turned out to be a winning goal for The Bhoys and tapped the Brazilian lightly on the side of the face. Dida gave chase before falling to the ground in dramatic fashion whereupon he received 'treatment' and was stretchered off clutching an ice pack.
To my mind, this shows nothing but weak, lily-livered administration on the part of the UEFA officials dealing with the matter. I think they've also missed a trick here. Had I been negotiating with the AC Milan representatives, I'd have said "Sure - we'll cut Dida's ban by half... as long as we can:
a) ...cut Celtic's fine by half"
b) ...cut Dida's match fee by half"
c) ...cut the number of hands Dida's allowed to use in his next game by half"
d) ...cut the number of points AC Milan accumulate in the group by half"
...and so on and so on.
What kind of message does UEFA think this will send out to anyone else who thinks they can bring bad fortune on their opponents by embarking on a career in acting? Dida will now only need to sit out tomorrow night's game against the mighty Shakhtar Donetsk before taking his place back in the side again, so how much of a punishment is that? Nothing short of a ban from the entire competition will do as far as I'm concerned and that's that.
Just keep this little incident in mind the next time you hear about UEFA's Fair Play initiative. If you prevent yourself from laughing openly with derision when you do, congratulations.
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Showing posts with label Milan. Show all posts
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Friday, 25 May 2007
The Friday List of Little or No Consequence #13
Famous Rossoneri
26 Footballers That Played For AC Milan
1. Roberto Ayala
2. Roberto Baggio
3. Franco Baresi
4. Oliver Bierhoff
5. Luther Blissett
6. Fabio Capello
7. Hernan Crespo
8. Edgar Davids
9. Marcel Desailly
10. Paolo Di Canio
11. Roberto Donadoni
12. Ruud Gullit
13. Jimmy Greaves
14. Mark Hateley
15. Thomas Helveg
16. Joe Jordan
17. Patrick Kluivert
18. Jean-Pierre Papin
19. Rivaldo
20. Paolo Rossi
21. Juan Alberto Schiaffino
22. Andriy Shevchenko
23. Giovanni Trapattoni
24. Marco van Basten
25. George Weah
26. Ray Wilkins
26 Footballers That Played For AC Milan
1. Roberto Ayala
2. Roberto Baggio
3. Franco Baresi
4. Oliver Bierhoff
5. Luther Blissett
6. Fabio Capello
7. Hernan Crespo
8. Edgar Davids
9. Marcel Desailly
10. Paolo Di Canio
11. Roberto Donadoni
12. Ruud Gullit
13. Jimmy Greaves
14. Mark Hateley
15. Thomas Helveg
16. Joe Jordan
17. Patrick Kluivert
18. Jean-Pierre Papin
19. Rivaldo
20. Paolo Rossi
21. Juan Alberto Schiaffino
22. Andriy Shevchenko
23. Giovanni Trapattoni
24. Marco van Basten
25. George Weah
26. Ray Wilkins
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
You Bet - Champions League Final Special
And so we enter the second and final part of our special You Bet double-header having missed out on the chance to win some money from the FA Cup Final.
All the more reason, then, to think carefully about what we should be betting our £5 on this time around. Once again, we give you three choices - A, B or C - and all you have to do is tell us which bet we should put our money on.
In case you've joined us late and wonder what on earth's going on, any money we win goes to our chosen charity, The Alzheimer's Society and if we don't win any money at all, they'll just have to wait until our next You Bet when they'll almost certainly win something (it says here).
No money is required from you whatsoever - we just want you to tell us where to stick it. So here for you below are the three Champions League Final selections to choose from:
Bet A
First goalscorer: Kaka (Milan)
Potential winnings: £30.00
The skilful Brazilian is the top scorer in the Champions League this season, but will he be the first to get on the scoresheet in the Final?
Bet B
Milan to beat Liverpool 2-1 (after 90 minutes)
Potential winnings: £40.00
Milan enter the rematch with Liverpool a stronger side than in 2005... can they edge past The Reds this time?
Bet C
Peter Crouch to score a header (in 90 minutes)
Potential winnings: £55.00
The tallest man on the field, Peter Crouch is always the favourite to reach those high crosses. Can he convert one for his side?
Pick the bet you think will earn us lots of lovely cash for charity and watch this space to see how we do after the game finishes. (Closing date/time for voting: 7pm BST on Wednesday 23rd May 2007).
Voting has now closed. Keep visiting Some People Are On The Pitch for more You Bets soon!
All the more reason, then, to think carefully about what we should be betting our £5 on this time around. Once again, we give you three choices - A, B or C - and all you have to do is tell us which bet we should put our money on.
In case you've joined us late and wonder what on earth's going on, any money we win goes to our chosen charity, The Alzheimer's Society and if we don't win any money at all, they'll just have to wait until our next You Bet when they'll almost certainly win something (it says here).
No money is required from you whatsoever - we just want you to tell us where to stick it. So here for you below are the three Champions League Final selections to choose from:
Bet A
First goalscorer: Kaka (Milan)
Potential winnings: £30.00
The skilful Brazilian is the top scorer in the Champions League this season, but will he be the first to get on the scoresheet in the Final?
Bet B
Milan to beat Liverpool 2-1 (after 90 minutes)
Potential winnings: £40.00
Milan enter the rematch with Liverpool a stronger side than in 2005... can they edge past The Reds this time?
Bet C
Peter Crouch to score a header (in 90 minutes)
Potential winnings: £55.00
The tallest man on the field, Peter Crouch is always the favourite to reach those high crosses. Can he convert one for his side?
Pick the bet you think will earn us lots of lovely cash for charity and watch this space to see how we do after the game finishes. (Closing date/time for voting: 7pm BST on Wednesday 23rd May 2007).
Voting has now closed. Keep visiting Some People Are On The Pitch for more You Bets soon!
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