The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
• Benítez insists Ngog is honest despite diving furore • Liverpool manager ready for 'important' fixture Rafael Benítez has accepted today's Anfield visit of Manchester City represents "make-or-break" for Liverpool's domestic ambitions but not David Ngog's reputation for gamesmanship. The Liverpool manager called his striker "a very honest player" yesterday,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
• Referees' manager to act after David Ngog incident • Officials to work on better positioning Keith Hackett, the referees' manager, is to convene a meeting of leading officials in the latest attempt to combat diving in English football. The decision comes amid controversy over Liverpool's penalty against Birmingham City and Hackett's admission that the match official at Anfield, Peter Walton,...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) Steven Gerrard equalized with a disputed penalty Monday as Liverpool drew 2-2 with Birmingham to fall 11 points behind Premier League leader Chelsea. Liverpool trailed 2-1 in the 71st minute at Anfield when striker David Ngog went down in the area after a challenge by Lee Carsley, although the Birmingham midfielder clearly made no contact and afterward accused the French striker...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Subscribe here for your own daily copy delivered to your inbox GRAVITY HATES THEM, THEY'RE DIVING AGAIN Another shameful chapter in the history of Association Football was inked at Anfield last night, when Liverpool striker David Ngog conned the referee into awarding a penalty against Lee Carsley, from which Liverpool scored to earn them a point against Birmingham. As his funny foreign name and cheating...
EPL Talk (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Another day, another dive. With a stilted Liverpool trailing a frisky Birmingham City at Anfield late, David N’Gog (pronounced like “own goal”) sensationally split two defenders while charging in from the left. N’Gog then almost blew past Lee Carsley, but Carsley slid towards him, grazing the ball while managing to avoid any contact. N’Gog leapt, [...]
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Perhaps you will leave Eduardo alone because there is an awful lot of cheats out there.I am still convinced that Rooney is a diver with a capital D.
The Daily Dust (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish showed gallows humour in reacting to referee Peter Walton’s decision to award Liverpool a penalty in Monday’s 2-2 draw at Anfield. Substitute Steven Gerrard, on for the hamstrung Albert Riera, stepped up to convert the 71st minute spotkick after David Ngog went over Lee Carsley’s challenge without any contact apparent. McLeish said: “He [...]...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
• 'Maybe it was not a penalty,' says Benítez of dive • 'I was nowhere near him. It's a joke,' says Carsley Andy Hunter Anfield The Liverpool striker David Ngog was accused of indulging in "an embarrassing case of cheating" last night as a controversial penalty salvaged a draw against Birmingham City but left Rafael Benítez's team seventh in the Premier League and...
Soccer news (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
English midfielder and Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard scored a controversial penalty to earn struggling Liverpool a 2-2 EPL draw against Birmingham at Anfield on Monday. Gerrard, who came off the bench following a groin problem, rescued a point after Ngog went down under Lee Carsley's challenge, with furious City players insisting the French striker had dived. Despite the recovery, Liverpool remain...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Birmingham captain Lee Carsley slammed Liverpool's David Ngog for what he described as "an embarrassing case of cheating'' after the young striker helped Liverpool earn a point with a controversial penalty.
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Steven Gerrard's controversial penalty earned Liverpool a 2-2 Premier League draw with Birmingham City here at Anfield on Monday after the visitors had earlier fought back to take the lead. Gerrard, who came off the bench following a groin problem, rescued a point from the penalty spot after David Ngog went down under Lee Carsley's challenge in the penalty area, with the furious Blues insisting the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Steven Gerrard inspired a recovery to gain a lucky draw but Liverpool remain alarmingly fragile There is no obvious route out of the mire for Liverpool and Rafael Benítez. Even the latest rescue act involving Steven Gerrard was tinged with regret and no shortage of controversy. The Liverpool captain answered his manager's call and his club's prayers to return from the groin problem that had...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
This was about as woeful a night as Liverpool could experience without losing. Despite scoring the opener they were 2-1 down and even the equaliser shamed them since David Ngog, who had put his team ahead, appeared to dive as Lee Carsley slid into a challenge. The substitute Steven Gerrard converted the penalty in the 71st minute but his side has now taken a single victory from its last nine fixtures....
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
A blatant dive from striker David Ngog spared Liverpool their sixth and most humiliating defeat of the Premier League season. The Birmingham midfielder, Lee Carsley, over whose feet the French striker hurled himself in the 70th minute, said the award of the penalty that Steven Gerrard converted to earn Liverpool a 2-2 draw was "an embarrassing case of cheating".
Birmingham City News (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Birmingham captain Lee Carsley admits boss Alex McLeish could find it hard to pull off transfer deals in January.
Dailydu Blog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Birmingham City vs Bolton Wanderers Live Streaming online on PC Saturday September 26, 2009 Kick off: 15:00 Day 7 St. Andrews Birmingham City v Bolton Wanderers Countdown: Today - 15:00 Birmingham City Manager: Alex McLeish Captain: Lee Carsley Injured * F. Queudrue * M. Taylor * D. Murphy * J. McFadden * C. Jerome Bolton Wanderers Manager: Gary Megson Captain: Kevin Davies Injured * S. Davis * J....
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