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Virgil van Dijk's latest comments should remind Liverpool to look for alternatives
The Independent - Football
Virgil van Dijk's latest comments should remind Liverpool to look for alternatives
Van Dijk claims to be 'happy' at St Mary's, albeit while waiting to 'see what happens'
Thursday, November 2, 2017
An English coach in Europe: Graham Potter on his Swedish renaissance with Östersunds
The Independent - Football
An English coach in Europe: Graham Potter on his Swedish renaissance with Östersunds
Interview: The English coach talks to The Independent about turning around the fortunes of Swedish side Östersunds and his hopes for the future
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are better equipped to beat defensive teams after Maribor win
The Independent - Football
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are better equipped to beat defensive teams after Maribor win
Klopp's side had to be patient but eventually broke down their Slovenian visitors
Twitter promotes anonymous attacks on 2022 Qatar World Cup
Football – Inquirer Sports
Twitter promotes anonymous attacks on 2022 Qatar World Cup
LONDON — The unsolicited tweets started appearing on timelines over the last week. No website, company or individual is publicly associated with the accounts. But the message Twitter is being paid to promote and spread is clear: Qatar is an unsuitable host of the 2022 World Cup. Twitter is cashing in from anonymous attacks on […]
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South African soccer president denies raping singer in 1993
Sportsnet.ca
South African soccer president denies raping singer in 1993
The head organizer of the 2010 World Cup on Wednesday denied raping a singer and former South African ruling party lawmaker 24 years ago.
Danny Jordaan, the president of the South African Football Association and a Confederation of African Football executive committee member, released a statement through his lawyer to deny the allegations made by Jennifer Ferguson, who said in a series of online posts that she was raped by Jordaan at a hotel in South Africa in 1993.
Ferguson made the claim two weeks ago, using the hashtag MeToo, an online campaign denouncing sexual assault and harassment.
In the statement, Jordaan’s lawyer, Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi, said Jordaan denies raping Ferguson.
Jordaan was criticized in South Africa for taking so long to respond.
"Dr. Jordaan’s perceived silence in the face of such serious allegations is because of his empathy with the victims of gender-based violence," his lawyer said. "Dr. Jordaan has, however, after careful consideration decided to assert his innocence."
The lawyer said Ferguson’s allegations must be tested in court.
Ferguson said she didn’t report the rape because she was "too ashamed to go through the reporting procedure." She said she met the soccer official at a hotel in Jordaan’s hometown of Port Elizabeth, where she was performing. She claimed Jordaan followed her back to her room and raped her.
South African media have reported that other women have made allegations against Jordaan but the women haven’t been identified and no criminal charges have been laid.
The 66-year-old Jordaan, widely praised seven years ago for delivering a successful first World Cup in Africa, has had his reputation tarnished in recent years.
He has also been accused of involvement in a bribery scheme to win South Africa the hosting rights to the 2010 World Cup. Jordaan, and the South African government, have denied any bribery took place, contradicting an indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice that alleges former FIFA executives were bribed by South Africa’s bid team to vote for the country.
Ferguson, 55, was an anti-apartheid activist whose music reflected her activism. Both she and Jordaan were elected to be members of parliament in South Africa’s first democratic elections post-apartheid in 1994, the year after the alleged rape.
As parliamentary colleagues, Ferguson said she often came across Jordaan in subsequent years.
"He would never meet me in the eye," she said in an interview with the South African news website Daily Maverick. "Slide away as fast as possible."
Ferguson now lives in Sweden and has not indicated if she will press criminal charges against Jordaan.
"From a legal viewpoint, serious allegations of the kind made by Ms. Ferguson can only be ventilated in a court of law, where the rights of all parties are protected," Jordaan’s lawyer said.
Columbus takes advantage of short-handed NYCFC in first leg
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Columbus takes advantage of short-handed NYCFC in first leg
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Artur started a three-goal outburst in the second half shortly after New York City FC went down a man and the Columbus Crew won the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals 4-1 on Tuesday night.
The Crew were clinging to a 1-0 lead when New York defender Alexander Callens was given a red card in the 52nd minute following a video review of his takedown of Justin Meram. Artur, on a feed from Federico Higuain, capped a four-on-two with his first goal of the season six minutes later. Meram scored his 14th in the 69th minute on a long ball that went under keeper Sean Johnson and Harrison Afful got his first goal in the third minute of stoppage time.
The second leg of the two-game aggregate series is Sunday in New York City. The fifth-seeded Crew had a 2-2 tie in the Bronx on the final day of the regular season.
Ola Kamara put the Crew on the board in the 6th minute with his 19th goal. Pedro Santos surprised unsuspecting defender Rodney Wallace, stealing the ball from behind. He then sent it into the middle of the box to Federico Higuain. Johnson made a diving save but the rebound went right to Kamara for the one-timer.
David Villa scored his 23rd goal for New York in the 78th minute.