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P18 Layout 1 SPORTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2013 Southampton soaring after brush with abyss LONDON: Four years after sliding into the English backed by former Southampton great Matt Le Cortese says he has no qualms about making diffi- now an England international, having scored with third tier and veering dangerously close to bank- Tissier failed with a bid to buy the club, but salva- cult decisions in the interests of the club. his first touch on his debut against Scotland in ruptcy, Southampton are riding high in fifth place tion arrived in the form of a Switzerland-based, “I think, to be honest, looking at those two sce- August. in the Premier League following a stunning trans- Germany-born entrepreneur called Markus narios, if one day I was in a similar situation again, I Central to Southampton’s success this season formation. Saturday’s 2-0 win at home to Fulham Liebherr. would do it the same way again,” Cortese told the has been an asphyxiating high-pressing game that meant that the modest club from the English south Liebherr had no previous experience of working Leaders in Football conference earlier this month. has yielded a 1-0 win at Liverpool and a 1-1 draw at coast have enjoyed the best start to a top-flight in football and promptly sacked head coach Mark “You have to make the decision, whether it is Manchester United, as well as a record of just three season in their 127-year existence. Wotte after buying the club, yet his arrival marked popular or unpopular.” With Cortese’s backing, goals conceded in nine league games. Not even the team that finished runners-up to a sea change at St Mary’s Stadium.A year later, Southampton have broken their transfer record “It’s enjoyable because the hunger is there, Liverpool in 1983-84 made such a searing start, Southampton won the Football League Trophy four times in a little over a year, seeing off interest which comes from the pressing and working hard,” and the achievement is rendered all the more and, after securing back-to-back promotions, they from some of Europe’s leading clubs to sign Gaston says English forward Jay Rodriguez, another former remarkable by the travails the Saints have endured returned to the Premier League in 2012. Ramirez, Victor Wanyama and £15 million ($24.1 record signing. in recent years. In April 2009, with Southampton Liebherr died after a period of illness in August million, 17.6 million euros) record-signing Dani “We all enjoy the pressing when we’re creating languishing in the second-tier Championship, the 2010, but he had installed Nicola Cortese as execu- Osvaldo, who worked with Pochettino at Espanyol. chances, but the main thing for us is keeping clean club’s parent company went into administration, tive chairman in 2009 and the Italy-born Swiss kept The club’s well-regarded academy also continues sheets.” With United reconstructing and the English triggering an automatic 10-point deduction that the club firmly on the rails. Cortese has made con- to bear fruit, with 18-year-olds Luke Shaw and top flight in a state of flux, there are opportunities saw them relegated to League One. troversial decisions, sacking head coach Alan James Warde-Prowse the latest starlets to tumble for teams looking to upset the traditional hierarchy It was the first time they had played in the third Pardew shortly after Liebherr’s death and dismiss- off a production line that previously produced and Pochettino is not ruling out a tilt at a European division since 1960 and came just six years after ing Nigel Adkins in January 2013 despite the Theo Walcott, Gareth Bale and Alex Oxlade- place. “I have been saying for a couple of weeks they finished eighth in the Premier League and lost Englishman having masterminded the club’s rise Chamberlain. now that the sky is the limit,” said the Argentine, 1-0 to Arsenal in the FA Cup final. from League One. However, Adkins’s successor, Meanwhile, 31-year-old centre-forward Rickie who led Southampton to a 14th-place finish last As staff wages went unpaid, a consortium Mauricio Pochettino, has proven a revelation, and Lambert, who signed from Bristol Rovers in 2009, is season. “We don’t set ourselves any limits.” — AFP Simon outlasts Mahut in thriller PARIS: Defending champion David Ferrer was pushed to three sets by Czech Lukas Rosol in his opening match at the Paris Masters yester- day before easing into the last-16, 6-0, 2-6, 6- 3. Rosol, who is part of his country’s squad to face Serbia in the Davis Cup final on November 15, appeared to be on the receiving end of a rout before fighting back to give Ferrer a scare when he won the second set 6-2. However, the experience of the 31-year-old Grand Slam finalist proved decisive in the final David Beckham frame as Ferrer consistently put pressure on the Rosol serve and was rewarded with a third Beckham picks Miami round tie against Frenchman Gilles Simon. The Nice native, a semi-finalist loser last here in Paris against Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz, for MLS franchise defeated Nicolas Mahut in a marathon 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/3) second round matchup. LONDON: With his playing career over, for- hundred million dollars of investment to fund Simon led 4-1 in the final set before an mer England captain David Beckham has the setup costs, including putting together injury break forced upon Mahut appeared to decided his next move: starting a Major the squad of players and building a stadium. revive the taller Frenchman. However when League Soccer team in Miami. Beckham’s business partner Simon Fuller, the conclusion went to a tie-break, it was Since leaving the Los Angeles Galaxy in the “American Idol” creator who is the driving Simon who was strongest and finally closed December, and retiring from the game after a force in franchise negotiations, will be a sig- out the longest match of the tournament for a subsequent five-month stint at Paris Saint- nificant shareholder, the person familiar with rewarding victory. Germain, Beckham has been mulling over the the situation said. Beckham is looking to sell “It was very difficult for both of us and we location for his MLS franchise. stakes in the team to other investors, and has Beckham has now made up his mind and already had expressions of interest from busi- both had problems,” said a relieved Simon. “It’s he would pay a discounted rate of $25 million nessmen globally. the last tournament of the year and we’re to start an MLS expansion team in Miami, a Beckham hopes the team to debut in ready to die out there but I’m very, very happy person with knowledge of the situation told three years, which would probably require to have won this match. “I had lots of chances The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person the franchise to initially play in an existing to win, I’m tired, I’m in pain but just very happy spoke on condition of anonymity because venue. In June, Beckham toured the Sun Life to have won,” Simon told a vibrant crowd that plans for the team aren’t being publicly dis- and Florida International University stadiums pushed the players to their limits. cussed yet. The option of becoming a team and met with Miami-Dade County Mayor Earlier on court one, big-serving American owner was included in the MLS contract Carlos Gimenez. John Isner bombarded Polish qualifier Michal Beckham signed when joining the Los University officials delivered a presenta- Przysiezny with 27 aces on the way to a 7-6 Angeles Galaxy in 2007. tion to Beckham and Marcelo Claure, presi- (7/3), 4-6, 6-3 second round win. “We know that Miami is one of the most dent and CEO of Brightstar Corp. and a mem- Awaiting the US number one is six-time passionate soccer markets in North America,” ber of the FIU Board of Trustees, explaining Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic, who MLS Executive Vice President Dan the draw of a professional team in Miami. wrapped up his opening victory just after mid- Courtemanche told the AP. “We have met Before deciding on Miami as the franchise night on Tuesday, when he ended French qual- with David Beckham regarding ownership of location, Beckham explored options in other FRANCE: France’s Gilles Simon returns a shot to Nicolas Mahut during their tennis match at the ifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert’s fairytale run in ninth and final ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tournament. — AFP an expansion team, and we look forward to cities, including Montreal, San Diego and straight sets. David one day owning an MLS club.” Orlando, the person said. Rafael Nadal makes his much anticipated third set injured. the first time, but also protect his eighth place There are currently 19 MLS teams, and Miami has had a Major League Soccer tournament debut later on Wednesday against Argentina’s world number five Juan Martin ranking and a maiden appearance in the league commissioner Don Garber hopes to team before. The Miami Fusion held matches fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers, while his Del Potro takes to the centre court against English capital. expand to 24 teams by the 2020 season. A in Fort Lauderdale from 1998 to 2001, before Marin Cilic after the Croatian capped his return Canadian number one Milos Raonic faces a 20th team is already in place to begin playing shutting down because of poor attendance.
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