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Tuesday, March 20, 2007 |
Lampard wants action to stop pitch invasions |
England midfielder Frank Lampard has called for action to prevent any repetition of the attack he faced from a fan at Tottehnam Hotspur in the FA Cup. Chelsea had just won the quarter-final replay at 2-1 at White Hart Lane on Monday and Lampard was celebrating in front of the Chelsea supporters when a fan ran on to the pitch and took a swing at him.
'It did shock me,' Lampard told reporters on Tuesday as he prepared for England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel on Saturday.
'Fortunately I saw it coming and was prepared for it and luckily ducked out the way. It wasn't as bad as it could have been as an incident. But I hope that doesn't happen to me or anyone else again.
'It was strange. It was awkward, someone running at you like that... Fans have come on the pitch before but not with that kind of aggressive nature.
'Emotions run high and I don't want to stand here and criticise too much.'
But he added: 'Of course, the measures need to be taken to make sure it doesn't happen again
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Published by Side @ 10:25 PM |
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Title showdown moved to May |
Manchester United's crucial Premiership showdown with Chelsea has been re-arranged for Wednesday, May 9.
The game was due to be played at Stamford Bridge on April 14 but with both sides qualifying for the FA Cup semi-finals, it was automatically postponed.
Although there had been some suggestion it could be scheduled to a date after the end of the Premier League season on May 13, league officials said the move was not possible.
It means the game, which will be televised by Sky Sports, will now be the second last game of the campaign for both sides meaning that if United continue to maintain their current six-point lead, the title will already be secure because of their vastly superior goal difference
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Published by Side @ 10:22 PM |
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