Manchester City ease into next round of UEFA cup
FA charge Joey Barton with violent conduct
French born Bougherra joins Rangers despite WBA interest
Middlesbrough fined for last season’s bad disciplinary record
Doncaster shatter transfer record to sign Mills
Sven picks first Mexican squad since taking over
Manchester City eased past their Faroe Island opponents EB Streymur 2-0 tonight to progress to the next stage of the UEFA Cup. Martin Petrov and Darius Vassell scored the goals that gave them a comfortable home win at Oakwell the home of Barnsley and a 4-0 aggregate win. They will find out tomorrow (Friday 1st August) who they face in the next qualifying round. The crowd just about summed up the occasion though with a paltry 7,334 attending.
The Football Association have charged Joey Barton of Newcastle with violent condut over his assault of former team-mate Ousmane Dabo. Barton was given a four-month suspended sentence for the assault after addimiting ABH. The FA have had to wait until the criminal investigations were complete before charging Barton over the incident which happened while he was at Manchester City in May 2007.
Charlton defender Madjid Bougherra has turned down an offer from West Bromwich to join Rangers for £2.5m. The Algerian centre back has agreed a four year deal with the Ibrox club.
Middlesbrough have been fined £20,000 and a suspended £30,000 after finishing with the worst disciplinary record in the Premier League last season. Gareth Southgate’s men racked up 85 yellow cards and two reds, with George Boateng, who has now moved to Hull City, being the worst offender after being given nine yellow cards.
Burnley, Darlington and Macclesfield were all also fined after finishing bottom of the disciplinary tables in their respective leagues.
Doncaster have completed the Manchester City defender Matt Mills on a three-year deal for a club record £300,000, the 22-year old played 44 times for Doncaster on loan last season.
Mexico coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has included Brazil-born midfielder Leandro Augusto Oldoni in his first squad since being appointed manager in June.The 23-man squad, comprised entirely of home-based players, will meet up as preparation for the third stage of the World Cup qualifiers, which begins on August 20 against Honduras at the Estadio Azteca.
Kevin Taylor