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Corruption, Doping and Terror Cast a Dark Shadow Over NHL | Page 8 CRICKET | Page 11 Kings’ Brown Moeen Ali spins To Advertise here takes puck Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 England to in face, then crushing win delivers pain over S Africa Thursday, December 31, 2015 FOOTBALL Rabia I 20, 1437 AH Ronaldo double GULF TIMES as Real Madrid sink Sociedad SPORT Page 2 FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT ESPN proposes ‘I was there’ moment debate among for fans as PSG end FIFA hopefuls Reuters Miami 2015 on victorious note S sports television network ESPN has invited the fi ve candidates in FIFA’s presi- French giants score 1-0 win over Inter Milan thanks to a first half-strike from Jean-Kevin Augustin dential election to participate inU a debate on the future of the crisis- hit governing body for world soccer. By Joe Koraith the match. Zlatan passed to Verrati who “ESPN has invited all fi ve candi- Doha Goal-scorer Jean-Kevin Augustin saw the run of teenager Jean-Kevin Au- dates vying for the FIFA presidency of PSG controls the ball during the gustin and lobbed the ball into his path to participate in a debate,” a network friendly against Inter Milan in Doha for the striker to fi nd the back of the net spokesman told Reuters via e-mail he football was always going to yesterday. in the 44th minute. yesterday. be a footnote. This was about The star attraction Ibrahimovic had “Our goal is to provide a forum for the spectators getting to see a good match linking well with French an open, transparent discussion about their football stars in action. Footballer of the Year, Blaise Matuidi the future governance of the sport in TThis was about two world football pow- and both of them had chances in the advance of the election that will deter- erhouses showcasing their skills for the match. The Swedish striker got a mixed mine who occupies the most powerful people in Qatar. And the 11,628 fans response from the crowd gathered in- position in global football.” who turned up at the Al Sadd Stadium side the stadium. He was the subject The candidates are Frenchman Jer- to witness the friendly match between of both booing and clapping every ome Champagne, Jordanian Prince Ali Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan time he touched the ball. The booing, bin al-Hussein, Swiss Gianni Infanti- will have gone home a happier bunch. in true football fashion, was from the no, Tokyo Sexwale of South Africa and For the record, PSG won the match Inter fans. Zlatan had played with Inter Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khali- 1-0 thanks to a fi rst-half goal from for three years from 2006 to 2009 and fah of Bahrain. Jean-Kevin Augustin. This result then left for Barcelona. He came back to The vote for the next president is meant that PSG were overall winners of play for arch-rivals AC Milan in 2010, due to take place on Feb 26 at a special the two-match friendly series between something that the Inter fans clearly congress in Zurich. these two teams. The fi rst leg, which haven’t forgiven him for. Another foot- Sepp Blatter, president since 1998, was played in Marrakesh last Decem- note to the match. has been banned from football for ber, too had ended with a similar score The match was played at a slow eight years by FIFA’s Ethics Commit- line. pace, picking up tempo only in parts. tee and the organisation is currently PSG defi nitely walk away with the Just like in any friendly encounter, the being led by acting chief Issa Hayatou bragging rights but in friendly matches players were keen to avoid any injuries. of Cameroon. the score doesn’t really matter. It’s like PSG, the dominant team on paper, were Champagne told the website ‘Sport- the show – Whose Line Is It Anyway, controlling the tempo on the pitch too. ing Intelligence’ the ESPN debate where the points don’t matter. What Inter were content attacking on the would be held in London on Jan 29. mattered, for the teams, is that they counter. If Inter had got a goal in, the Former FIFA deputy general secre- were able to test their mettle against pace of the match would have picked tary Champagne also told Reuters he another big European team. PSG have up. But that didn’t happen. PSG had the had agreed to participate and had long a crucial Champions League tie against clearer chances in the match and could been in favour of such a discussion. Chelsea coming up while Inter were have won by a bigger margin. Inter were No televised debate has ever been looking to sharpen for the second half able to get a bit more threatening in the held in a FIFA presidential election. of their Serie A season where they are second half but didn’t really trouble the British broadcasters BBC and Sky looking to win the title. Even if they PSG keeper Kevin Trapp (in the fi rst made a similar proposal before May’s don’t win the title, a top-3 fi nish would half and Nicholas Douchez in the sec- vote but Blatter, who won that election help them qualify for the Champions ond). Neither team will be too worried against Prince Ali, turned down the in- League next season, something which about the scoreboard though. vitation. coach Roberto Mancini believes his As for the packed house at the Al Reuters contacted the spokesmen team should be playing every season. Sadd stadium, this was an evening that for Jordanian FA president Prince Ali, And Mancini was keen to give this will be etched in their memories for a UEFA general secretary Infantino, crucial match experience to as many long time to come. From the time, the Asian Football Confederation presi- players as he could. Which is why he players walked onto the pitch (through dent Sheikh Salman and South African ended up making as many as 10 sub- an arch of fi reworks and confetti), the politician and businessman Sexwale stitutions. PSG on the other hand fans were constantly enjoying them- but none responded for immediate made only fi ve. But PSG coach Laurent selves. Some true-blood PSG fans were comment. Blanc too wanted his fringe players to also cheering their team with chants In the United States, prosecutors get a chance. Which is why, despite and waving the fl ag. All in all, it was a have indicted 27 current or former soc- the majority of the fans having turned great experience for those present in cer offi cials, including eight ex-FIFA up to watch Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the the stadium. Executive Committee members and star striker was substituted in the 65th Just before the start of the match, the the current heads of both the North minute. Also taken off at that time was song Right Here, Right Now by Fatboy and South American federations, over another big-name footballer Marco Slim was being blasted over the stadi- allegations they ran bribery schemes Verrati. These were the two people who um speakers. And this was defi nitely a connected to the sale of TV rights for were the providers for the only goal of ‘I was there’ moment for the spectators. football competitions. Players are led onto the field before the match. A young PSG fan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic lets rip. PICTURES: Jayan Orma, Noushad T and AFP Gulf Times 2 Thursday, December 31, 2015 FOOTBALL LA LIGA SPOTLIGHT ‘Little Watford’ happy to be under Ronaldo double the radar: Deeney Reuters The only reason we’re not get- London ting more credit is because of how well Leicester (City) have done. It’s one of those things. saves Benitez, atford have not We’re happy to be under the ra- get enough credit dar. We’ll just do what we do.” for their impres- Deeney has formed a formida- sive Premier League ble strike partnership with Odi- Wcampaign so far but the club do on Ighalo, with the pair netting not mind being away from the 20 of the 28 league goals Quique spotlight, captain Troy Deeney Sanchez Flores’s charges have has said. scored so far. takes Madrid top Watford, who are eighth in the Ighalo has caught the eye and table after 19 games, saw their there is reported interest from Ronaldo recovered from a terrible start after blasting his first penalty of the day fi ve-game unbeaten run brought elsewhere, but Deeney insists the to an end in Monday’s last-gasp 26-year-old will stay at Vicarage 2-1 league loss to fourth-placed Road as it would not make fi nan- over the bar to put Madrid in front from another spot-kick just before half-time Tottenham Hotspur. cial sense to lose him. “We’re still classed as ‘little “He ain’t going in January. If Watford’. I fi nd it quite cute that no one wanted any of our players people think we really are ‘little we’d be crap,” Deeney said. Watford’. But we cause people “So, come and want him as problems,” Deeney told British much as you want but I know media. Gino (Pozzo, Watford owner) and “The only point of reference is it just wouldn’t make sense. Why our own standards and we’ve just would he sell a striker and want got to keep doing that. to stay in the league? “We can still make this an un- “The value of selling Odion for, believable season.
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