Spurs UEFA bye confirmed
Arsenal make US link
QPR’s week gets a whole lot worse
—– Tottenham Hotspur’s bye into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup is confirmed after the Court of Arbitration uphold the governing body’s decision to expel Feyenoord from the tournament.
The Dutch side were thrown out after crowd trouble during their group match against AS Nancy. They appealed against that decision but the CAS dismissed the appeal and fined the club £40,000.
Spurs will lose out on gate receipts and TV money but go through to meet Parma or Braga.
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—– Arsenal announce a partnership with Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids that is designed to build the Gunners brand in the United States while helping to develop the MLS club.
Managing director Keith Edelman says: “This is a very important step for Arsenal as this becomes our first venture into the US marketplace.
The Rapids are owned by American billionaire Stan Kroenke’s company Kroenke Sports Enterprises.
The deal comes days after Liverpool’s takeover by American tycoons George Gillet and Tom Hicks.
—– Having hit the headlines earlier in the week with a mass brawl in a friendly match against the China Olympic team, Queens Park Rangers fortunes slump further as they crash to a 0-5 defeat at fellow Championship strugglers Southend United.
It’s the Blues first win against QPR since they won 5-4 at Loftus Road in January 1964.
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