Bulgaria - Wales 0:1

Bulgaria - Wales 0:1

Bulgaria lost its friendly game against Wales on Wednesday, 0-1, thanks to Freddy Eastwood's solitary strike in the first half. English-born Eastwood, who is eligible to play for Wales because his maternal grandmother was born there, looked the most dangerous player in John Toshack's youthful squad. Wales seemed content to sit back and soak the pressure from the hosts, but looked dangerous on the counterattack.

Eastwood tested Bulgarian goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov on several occasions, finally beating him with a 20-yard strike just as Greek referee Mechalis Germanakos was preparing to blow his whistle to signal the end of the first half.

Bulgarian manager Dimitar Penev, back in the dugout ten years after his first spell in charge came to an end, changed three of his starters at half time and it almost paid off instantly.

Velizar Dimitrov's shot was cleared into corner after a deflection, but CSKA's attacking midfielder remained the source of Bulgaria's most dangerous attacks as the hosts sought an equalizer.

Wales captain Danny Gabbidon almost scored an own goal in the 76th minute trying to clear a cross from Ivelin Popov, but the ball hit the post and trickled across the goalmouth, with no-one on hand to tap it in.

Dimitrov and Manchester City winger Martin Petrov came close to scoring in the final minutes of the match, but Wales' resolute defense battled to get the win despite the hosts' domination.

Lets Talk Hockey!

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Man Utd boss Ferguson: Ronaldo can handle hype

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced Cristiano Ronaldo can handle the hype swirling around him.
He told the Daily Mail: "It's obvious when a talent like him comes along there will be attention. But this club have been used to that for years now. There was George Best and then Ryan Giggs.
"Every time a fresh, young talent comes along, they get praise heaped on them. This club are great at creating heroes all right. There's no question about that.
Ronaldo's 22. At that age you have to be flexible when it comes to curtailing their youthfulness. I remember Ryan Giggs coming in to training once wearing a new jacket and I said to him, 'Where the hell did you get that?' But he was a young lad.
"Young people do these kinds of things. They like to dress differently and they want a bit of freedom in their choices. They want to be men before they are men and, with Cristiano, a lot has happened to him in his time at Manchester United.
"But he has matured fantastically well. He is an intelligent boy who looks after himself. He has a lot of pluses.
"How players handle that celeb kind of attention, you never know. But with Ronaldo, he seems to do OK with that. He seems to be fine. He doesn't seem to be overwhelmed or overly flattered by it.
"The problem comes when players get flattered by it and start enjoying it. That's when you start worrying."
Ferguson added: "At the moment there's absolutely no sign that the boy will be wasted by it. When people ask to interview him, it doesn't worry me too much. He can cope."
Asked if Ronaldo can be a contender for the World and European Player of the Year awards, Ferguson concluded: "I hope he is. I hope two or three of them could be. Last season there was a fantastic improvement in Cristiano in terms of his goalscoring.
"To get 23 goals as a wide player is incredible. I know there were some penalties in there, maybe four or five, but to get something like 18 goals from open play as a wide player, there's not many players who can do that.
"Who was the last wide player to do that? It must have been Mike Summerbee or someone."
tribalfooball.com - July 26, 2007

West Ham offer record £12M for Bolton's Anelka

West Ham United have made a club record £12 million offer for Bolton Wanderers striker Nicolas Anelka.
The Daily Mail says West Ham hope a £90,000-a-week salary will convince Anelka, 28, to join their growing band of Premiership diehards and, with the money they have offered Bolton, are confident of getting their man.
An club insider said: "When was the last time West Ham could offer big salaries and lure players from Liverpool and Arsenal - as well as someone with Anelka's pedigree? The answer is never."

tribalfooball.com - July 25, 2007

Sandcastles

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Today United Will Negotiate For Berbatov!

Hey guys,I just wanted to say how excited I am that there is a chance Berbatov will play for Manchester United next season. This would be great and I think that he will succeed with the red devils. The reason for that is because he is the kind of player that if there are good players around him he will do magic stuff. Spurs are good but not good enough for Berbo, who is one of the top attackers in the Premiership and in the world.
We will see how things go with him going to Manchester. I hope things work out and soon we will see Berbatov with number 9 in Manchester United!

Joint Pain

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