www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 Del Potro wins first Hamilton powersers to ATP title in pole at United SStatestates three years Grand Prix MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2016 • 23 MOHARRAM 1438 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Four-star Chelsea annihilate Man United Marcello Lippi Lippi to net millions Conte’s side wins third consecutive league without as China coach: conceding a goal as Mourinho struggles State media for solutions Sebastian Soria AFP AFP BEIJING: Marcello Lippi will earn almost $5m a year as China coach but will pocket far more through a tie- Blow for in with a football academy, state media said yesterday. The 68-year-old Italian was named boss of the LONDON: Chelsea support- national team by the Chinese Football Association ers taunted Manchester United Al Rayyan as on Saturday and has the tricky goal of steering the manager Jose Mourinho with Asian giant to qualify for the 2018 World Cup -- a chants of “You’re not special near impossible feat given recent losses to Uzbekistan anymore!” as his Stamford Soria suffers and Syria. Bridge return yielded a humil- Lippi, who steered Chinese top-flight side iating 4-0 defeat yesterday. Guangzhou Evergrande to three consecutive domes- With seven major titles injury tic league titles from 2012, takes over following the across two spells, Mourinho is resignation of Gao Hongbo. Chelsea’s most successful ever Chelsea’s midfielder N’Golo Kante (left) scores their fourth goal during the English Premier “I am proud to announce the start of a new adven- manager, but his return to his The Peninsula League football match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in London, yesterday. ture as coach of the Chinese national team,” Lippi old stomping ground ended tweeted, having travelled to Beijing to accept an offi- in one of the most chastening cial offer for the post. results of his career. following an ankle injury. although he produced a smart Kelechi Iheanacho’s eighth DOHA: Qatar Stars League The Chinese Football Association (CFA) said it will Pedro Rodriguez opened Within 30 seconds, Chris Small- double save to repel Herrera’s goal in his last 11 league games champions Al Rayyan have hold a press conference on Friday. the scoring after just 30 sec- ing inexplicably allowed Marcos left-foot effort and Jesse Lin- cancelled out Nathan Red- been handed a major injury blow The capture of Lippi is a coup for the Chinese, after onds and Chelsea did not look Alonso’s pass from Chelsea’s left gard’s follow-up. mond’s first-half opener for ahead of their fifth round clash Gao resigned on October 11 following a 2-0 defeat to back, Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard to bounce past him and Pedro It was an ideal first half for Southampton, which owed against Al Kharaitiyat. Uzbekistan, leaving China with almost no chance of and N’Golo Kante completing nipped in to round United goal- Chelsea, but David Luiz was much to an extraordinary mis- Head coach Michael Laudrup making it to Russia. an emphatic Premier League keeper David de Gea and roll fortunate to escape with only trake by City defender John confirmed that influential striker Lippi, who masterminded Italy to their most recent victory. the ball home. a yellow card after planting Stones. Sebastian Soria will be out for World Cup triumph in 2006, boasts a bulging CV that Antonio Conte’s side have Mourinho, sacked for his studs in Marouane Fel- The Saints went ahead in up to a month with a hamstring included monumental success at Juventus over a nine- now won three consecutive the second time by Chelsea laini’s knee five minutes before the 27th minute following a dis- injury. year period that was interrupted by a comparatively league games without conced- owner Roman Abramovich half-time. astrous back pass from England The Qatar international disastrous season at Inter Milan in 1999-2000. ing a goal and climbed to fourth last December, looked faintly But in the 62nd minute it centre-half Stones, who non- striker suffered the injury against But the silver-haired, straight-talking Tuscan will place, just a point below leaders shellshocked. was game over. Nemanja Mat- chalantly laid the ball back into Al Sailiya in round three and sat have his work cut out taking on his latest assignment. Manchester City, Arsenal and He saw his side squander ic’s pass down the inside-left the City penalty area despite the out the Lions 1-1 draw with El China, the most populous nation on Earth, lan- Liverpool. a chance to level when Zlatan channel found Hazard, who presence of Redmond. Jaish. guish a lowly 84th in the FIFA world rankings Mourinho, in stark con- Ibrahimovic headed over after checked inside Smalling and The forward retained The injury means that Soria -- sandwiched between Kenya and Guatemala (pop- trast, has already tasted defeat Antonio Valencia had stood up steered a shot into the bottom- his composure, beating Vin- is a doubt for Qatar’s World Cup ulation 15 million). three times in the league with a cross from the right. right corner. cent Kompany to the ball and Qualifiers in November; Soria They have claimed just one point from four games United, who trail City by six More slack defending Kante completed the rout, rounding Claudio Bravo before will now undergo rehab on the in the latest World Cup qualification phase and are points ahead of Wednesday’s allowed Chelsea to double their darting between Smalling and converting into the open net. injury, and could be conten- bottom in Group A, which includes Iran, Uzbekistan, Manchester derby in the League lead in the 21st minute, Cahill the sleep-walking Paul Pogba to In the 55th minute, Ihean- tion for selection for Al Rayyan’s South Korea, Syria and Qatar. Cup fourth round. slamming home after Hazard’s tuck away his first Chelsea goal acho equalised after a flowing match against Lekhwiya on China have qualified only once for the World Cup, The team sheet told a tale corner had struck Ander Her- since his close-season switch move exposed gaps in South- November 20. quietly departing the 2002 edition without even scoring of two captains: United’s, rera and bounced down inside from Leicester City. ampton’s defence with passes a goal. Last year officials declared football a compul- Wayne Rooney, was absent the six-yard box. Earlier, Manchester City from Fernandinho and Leroy sory part of the national curriculum, with pledges to after reportedly injuring his Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut returned to the top of the Pre- Sane allowing the young Nige- open 20,000 football-themed schools by 2017 with the thigh, while Chelsea’s, John Courtois had been relatively mier League with a 1-1 draw at rian to sweep in a confident aim of producing more than 100,000 players. Terry, remained on the bench untroubled up to that point, home to Southampton. finish from six yards. J abbari returns to training ahead Romarinho named AFC Player of the Week of fifth round The Peninsula second half. However, Romar- a 7.30 rating to top the Toyota elimination from the compe- The Peninsula inho, who had been testing standings for the week. tition. Striker Adriano scored goalkeeper Khalid Eisa through- Not far behind was Al Ain’s the opener in the 38th minute out the match, dragged his team Mohamed Abdulrahman who to equal Muriqui’s tournament DOHA: Al Ahli have been handed KUALA LUMPUR: El Jaish’s back into the contest with a well- put his own stamp on the match record haul of 13 goals before a fitness boost ahead of their fifth illustrious Brazillian striker taken brace as he scored in the with a stoppage-time equal- defender Ko Kwang-min’s late round Qatar Stars League (QSL) Romarinho (pictured) has been 67th and 81st minutes. iser to extinguish El Jaish’s faint winner in injury time ensured match against Al Khor. named the Toyota Player of the First the forward’s shot hopes of completing a fightback the capital side would leave with Al Ahli’s influential Iranian Week for the semi-final second from the edge of the area took a and secure Al Ain’s progress to a their heads held high. midfielder Mojtaba Jabbari is set leg of the 2016 AFC Champions deflection off Ismail Ahmed and third continental final. Both players are next in the to return this week, following a League after impressing in his wrong-footed Eisa in the Al Ain The United Arab Emirates Toyota Player of the Week stand- two week spell on the sidelines team’s 2-2 home draw against goal. Fifteen minutes later, El international was only on the ings with identical 6.7 ratings. with a knee injury. Al Ain. Jaish took the lead and were one pitch for half an hour but com- Adriano’s four duels won His return will be a major The recognition comes as goal away from forcing overtime pleted nine out of 12 passes and were significant while Ko’s 25 boost for head coach Luka some consolation to the Brazil- as Romarinho found himself in a won two duels to compile a 7.25 minutes on the pitch saw him Bonačić as Ahli are looking to ian striker after his team were similar position, making no mis- rating and delight the Al Ain fans complete five out of seven passes maintain their fourth place posi- eliminated from the competition take with a skidding drive into with his late impact. to add to his late winner.