Malaysia gah di Bukit Jalil

SAFEE (kiri) merai jaringannya bersama rakan
sepasukan, S Kunanlan ketika aksi separuh
akhir menentang Vietnam di Stadium
Nasional Bukit Jalil, malam tadi.
- Foto Osman Adnan
(Kredit pada Berita Harian)

Zaman kegemilangan Malaysia bagaikan kembali semula setelah kita melihat aksi separuh akhir di stadium bukit jalil yang dibanjiri peminat yang sentiasa dahagakan kemeriahan dan kegemilangan Malaysia. Stadium Bukit Jalil semalam yang dibanjiri lautan pengyokong tempatan dan jua penyokong vietnam sangat gembira dengan aksi yang disajikan dengan kedua - dua pasukan saling berbalas serangan. 

Kelantan Juara Baru Piala Malaysia

Setelah kecewa tahun lalu dengan kekalahan 1 - 3 kepada pasukan yang sama di temui pada final Piala Malaysia tahun ini iaitu Negeri Sembilan, kelantan bermula dengan agak perlahan dan ketinggalan 0 - 1 oleh jaringan penalti yang disudahi oleh Shahrulain. Amukan kelantan bermula sebaik sahaja perlawanan bersambung untuk tempoh 45 minit terakhir. Serangan demi serangan diatur oleh pasukan kelantan manakala pasukan Negeri Sembilan bagaikan telah berpuashati dengan kedudukan 1 - 0, memperlahankan rentak permainan yang akhirnya memakan diri. Jaringan penyamaan diperolehi oleh kelantan melalui penyerangnya Hairuddin Omar yang mana jua mencipta sejarah pemain yang bermain dalam 2 final berturut - turut bersama pasukan yang berlainan. Ketiadaan ketua pasukan Negeri Sembilan yang juga merupakan nadi pertahanan mereka amat dirasakan dan seterusnya telah menjelmakan kemurungan kepada mereka dalam usaha mempertahankan kejuaraan Piala Malaysia bagi tahun kedua berturut - turut. Pertukaran pemain oleh pasukan Negeri Sembilan sedikit menampakkan hasil dengan beberapa percubaan dihasilkan mereka tetapi tidak menerjah jaring pasukan lawan. Akhirnya Negeri Sembilan terpaksa akur dengan kehebatan dan iltizam yang mendalam ditunjukkan oleh pasukan Kelantan dengan keputusan 1 - 2 yang memihak kepada pasukan Kelantan.

NS, Kelantan ke final : Ulangan Final 2009

Hajat Kedah, Johor FC tidak kesampaian

NEGERI Sembilan dan Kelantan mengulangi aksi final Piala Malaysia musim lalu, apabila memenangi perlawanan separuh akhir kedua masing-masing, malam tadi.

Negeri Sembilan, penyandang juara yang bergelar juara Piala FA musim ini, mengatasi defisit satu gol di tempat sendiri apabila menewaskan Johor FC 2-0 di Stadium JCorp di Pasir Gudang, untuk mara dengan agregat 2-1.

Skuad Wan Jamak Wan Hassan yang menewaskan Kelantan 3-1 dalam final 2009, menjaringkan gol berharga menerusi tandukan Shukor Adan pada minit ke-36 dan sepakan penalti Shahurain Abu Samah pada minit ke-60, malah tuan rumah bimbingan Azuan Zain terus tertekan apabila Mohd Izuan Jarudin dilayangkan kad merah lapan minit sebelum tamat.

Di Stadium Sultan Mohd IV, penjaga gol Helmi Eliza Elias yang bertindak cemerlang sepanjang permainan di Stadium Darulaman Rabu lalu dan 79 minit aksi malam tadi, akhirnya tertewas apabila tertumbuk bola ke gawang sendiri pada minit ke-79.

Helmi Eliza cuba menangkap sepakan sudut lencong Norshahrul Idlan Talaha tetapi bola terlepas dan melepasi garisan gol untuk menghadiahkan kemenangan dengan jaringan tunggal untuk Kelantan.

Kehilangan jurulatih B Sathianathan kerana hukuman penggantungan enam bulan yang bermula semalam, tidak melemahkan semangat barisan Red Warriors yang mendapat sokongan lebih 20,000 peminat setia.
Namun deretan cubaan berbahaya Kelantan yang diterajui Indra Putra Mahayudin dan Norshahrul Idlan sepanjang babak pertama, gagal menembusi benteng Hijau Kuning, hinggalah kesilapan Helmi Eliza, 11 minit sebelum tamat, memberikan tiket final buat kali kedua berturut-turut untuk Kelantan.

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Rooney out for three weeks with ankle complaint

Wayne Rooney will be out for three weeks with an ankle injury, after he agreed a new deal to stay at Manchester United.

Rooney was carried out of training on Tuesday as the storm over his future raged. And Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Rooney will now be out of action until the middle of next month.

Wayne Rooney picked up another knock to his ankle in training.

''Wayne will be out for three weeks,'' he told radio station Key103.

Significantly, the timescale would see him ruled out of the first Manchester derby of the season on November 10, while Rooney will also miss the Champions League return against Bursaspor a week earlier, next week's Carling Cup tie with Wolves, plus Premier League games against Stoke on Sunday, Tottenham and Wolves again when they visit Old Trafford on November 6.

Rooney has already sat out matches against Valencia and Sunderland prior to the international break amid confusion over his injury.

It was Rooney's claim that he was not suffering from an ankle problem - which completely contradicted the words of his manager - following England's draw with Montenegro 10 days ago.

But after he made a brief appearance against West Brom on Saturday, a training ground tackle from Paul Scholes has put him on the sidelines.

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Rooney is staying

Wayne Rooney has agreed a new five-year contract to stay at Manchester United until at least June 2015.

The agreement follows intensive discussions between the Club and the player’s representatives and means that by the end of his contract Wayne will have been a Manchester United player for 11 years.

Sir Alex Ferguson said: “It’s been a difficult week, but the intensity of the coverage is what we expect at Manchester United.  I said to the boy that the door is always open and I’m delighted Wayne has agreed to stay.

“Sometimes, when you’re in a club, it can be hard to realise just how big it is and it takes something like the events of the last few days to make you understand.  I think Wayne now understands what a great club Manchester United is.

“I’m pleased he has accepted the challenge to guide the younger players and establish himself as one of United’s great players. It shows character and belief in what we stand for.

“I’m sure everyone involved with the Club will now get behind Wayne and show him the support he needs to produce the performances we know he is capable of.”

Wayne Rooney said: “I’m delighted to sign another deal at United.  In the last couple of days, I’ve talked to the Manager and the owners and they’ve convinced me this is where I belong.  I said on Wednesday the Manager’s a genius and it’s his belief and support that have convinced me to stay

“I’m signing a new deal in the absolute belief that the management, coaching staff, board and owners are totally committed to making sure United maintains its proud winning history – which is the reason I joined the Club in the first place.

“I’m sure the fans over the last week have felt let down by what they’ve read and seen.  But my position was from concern over the future.  The fans have been brilliant with me since I arrived and it’s up to me through my performances to win them over again.”

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'Join City and die': Angry mob of United fans gather outside Rooney's house to deliver chilling message to the under-fire star

• Notorious hooligan crew gather outside striker's mansion as anger grows
• The gang of more than 30 warn Rooney not to join bitter rivals Man City
• The striker insists trophies, not money is reason behind decision to quit
• Sources predict he will never play for the Manchester United again

A furious mob of Manchester United hooligans gathered outside Wayne Rooney's mansion last night to warn the striker not to join their bitter city rivals.


While Rooney, wife Coleen and baby son Kai were holed up inside more than 30 men - some covering their faces with balaclavas - massed outside waving a banner declaring 'Join City and die'.


The baying mob repeatedly buzzed the intercom of the £4.5million house and demanded the wantaway striker came out to face them.

     Sinister: Rooney was home when a mob of United fans turned up at his front gate

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Police were called at around 8.30pm and Manchester United also sent their own private security staff wearing stab vests in an attempt to defuse the flash point.

In action: Rooney joined United in 2004 from Everton

And last night ex-England manager Graham Taylor warned Rooney, 25 on Sunday, would need 'protection for the rest of his life' if he crossed Manchester and joined super-rich City.


The gang are thought to be from the notorious Men in Black hooligan crew who have previously targeted Rio Ferdinand when he stalled on contract negotiations and David Beckham after United were beaten in a European match.


A neighbour called the police after spotting the gang outside the house in the village of Prestbury, Cheshire.


A Manchester United source said: 'A few of them shouted at Rooney over his intercom. They were calling him names and saying, "If you leave Man United we're going to kill you".'


Cheshire Police confirmed an incident had occurred in the affluent village south east of Manchester, but refused to give further details.


A spokesman for the force said: 'Cheshire Police can confirm that a call was received from a resident in Prestbury regarding 20 to 30 people assembling outside their address.



 'Police attended the scene and the group dispersed peacefully. No offences were disclosed.' 


Protection: Police and security staff were called after the mob demanded Rooney came out to face them

 

Men in Black: The gang warned the striker not to join their bitter rivals Man City after he
demanded a transfer

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On Wednesday United's one-nil Champions League win over Turkish champions Bursaspor was a sideshow as the war of words raged on between Rooney and manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Yesterday Sir Alex and the club's chief executive, David Gill, met to decide their next move. In a statement the club said: 'We are aware that there is intense public and media interest on the club at the moment, but there are no developments of note to report," read an official club statement. 'We can confirm a number of meetings have taken place today, including with the player's representative. 'The outcome of those meetings will become clear in the near future. In the meantime, fans are asked to be patient.' Rooney dropped his bombshell transfer request just hours before the kick-off on Wednesday shocking fans in side Old Trafford. He claimed was leaving because the club were not prepared to invest in world-class players to win trophies.And he said he was 'surprised' by the version of events given by Sir Alex in his press conference on Tuesday

Rooney said: 'I met with David Gill (Man United chief executive) last week and he did not give me any of the assurances I was seeking about the future squad. Then I told him I would not be signing a new contract.' After the match Ferguson hit back saying his star will not find a better club. And commenting on the fact it was his 2,000th match in charge of United, he said: 'After the week I have had it feels more like my 10.000th game.' As star player and manager fought it out, another leading figure in the Rooney saga was enjoying the limelight. There seems to be no way back for Rooney with Manchester United and it seems certain he will leave in the January transfer window. His statement, released without the approval of the club, challenged Ferguson's authority. Ferguson - who pointed out he had won 30 trophies - believes Manchester United deserves better. Since Rooney moved to United from Everton six years ago he has won a European Cup, three Premier League titles, a world club championship and three League Cup. The player's statement said: 'I was interested to hear what Sir Alex had to say yesterday and surprised by some of it.

'It is absolutely true, as he said, that my agent and I have had a number of meetings with the club about a new contract. During those meetings in August I asked for assurances about the continued ability of the club to attract the top players in the world. 'I have never had anything but complete respect for MUFC. How could I not have done given its fantastic history and especially the last six years in which I have been lucky to play a part?' 'For me its all about winning trophies - as the club has always done under Sir Alex. Because of that I think the questions I was asking were justified. 'Despite recent difficulties, I know I will always owe Sir Alex Ferguson a huge debt. He is a great manager and mentor who has helped and supported me from the day he signed me from Everton when I was only 18. 'For Manchester United's sake I wish he could go on forever because he's a one off and a genius.' On Tuesday Ferguson questioned the striker's respect for the club.He said: 'I was in the office on August 14 when David Gill told me he’d had a call from (Rooney's) agent saying that Wayne wasn’t going to sign his contract. 'So then David came across to see me. He said he couldn’t believe it and neither could I.  'I was dumbfounded, I couldn’t understand it at all because only months before he’d said he was at the biggest club in the world and he wanted to stay for life. 'We just don’t know what’s changed the boy’s mind. David was shocked, I was shocked.

'I had a meeting with the boy and he reiterated what his agent had said. He wanted to go. I said to him, "Just remember one thing: respect this club. I don’t want any nonsense from you, respect your club". 'What we’re seeing now in the media is disappointing because we’ve done everything we can for Wayne Rooney, since the minute he’s come to the club. 'We’ve always been there as a harbour for him. Any time he’s been in trouble, the advice we’ve given him – I’ve even been prepared to give him financial advice, many times. 'But you do that for your players, not just Wayne Rooney. That’s Manchester United. This is a club which bases all its history and its tradition on the loyalty and trust between managers and players and the club. 'That goes back to the days of Sir Matt. That’s what it’s founded on. Wayne’s been a beneficiary of this help, just as Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and all the players have been. That’s what we’re there for.'  If he doesn't play for the club again meaning he could be paid £1million in wages for doing nothing before he is sold in January. But Ferguson left the door open slightly saying: 'There’s always an offer there for Manchester United to negotiate with a player. That’s still there.' Meanwhile a huge marquee was delivered to Rooney's home in preparation for a huge party on Sunday to celebrate his 25th birthday. It is not known if Sir Alex has accepted his invitation. 

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United issue Rooney statement

Manchester United have called on their fans to be patient over the future of Wayne Rooney.

The striker's position has been thrown into doubt by the announcement that he does not want to sign a new contract at Old Trafford.

His current deal is due to expire at the end of next season and the England international has indicated that at present he does not wish to renew it.

"The outcome of those meetings will become clear in the near future"

- Club statement

 

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has met the club's chief executive David Gill to discuss the matter which has dominated the headlines.

And the club issued a holding statement saying: "We are aware that there is intense public and media interest on the club at the moment, but there are no developments of note to report," read an official club statement, released at 7pm on Thursday.

"I can confirm a number of meetings have taken place, including with the player's representative.

"The outcome of those meetings will become clear in the near future. In the meantime, fans are asked to be patient."

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Chong Wei harap pulih menjelang Sukan Asia

"SAYA tidak tahu sejauh mana tahap kecederaan buku lali saya tetapi saya harap dapat pulih menjelang Sukan Asia," kata jaguh perseorangan negara yang juga pemain nombor satu dunia, Lee Chong Wei, semalam.

Chong Wei yang berjaya mempertahankan pingat emas yang dimenangi di Melbourne 2006 pada Sukan Komanwel New Delhi baru-baru ini mengadu sakit di buku lali ketika beraksi menentang Rajiv Ouseph pada final temasya itu.

Sekembali daripada New Delhi, pemain kelahiran Pulau Pinang itu kemudian mendapat rawatan di Institut Sukan Negara (ISN) dan semalam menjalani ujian imbasan Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) di Hospital Universiti Malaya (UM).

Sebelum ini, Chong Wei mengalami kecederaan belakang ketika beraksi di suku akhir menentang Taufik Hidayat di Kejohanan Dunia Paris, Ogos lalu selain mempunyai masalah kecederaan lama di lutut.

Ketua jurulatih, Rashid Sidek yang tidak tahu sebenar kecederaan itu berkata: “Dia belum turun menjalani latihan sejak kembali dari New Delhi. Saya harap dia sempat pulih dan boleh beraksi di Sukan Asia,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Ketua Pengarah ISN, Datuk Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz, berkata pihaknya sudah mendapat ujian imbasan MRI ke atas buku lali pemain itu yang bengkak dan akan berbincang menentukan rawatan pemulihan terbaik.

“Peluangnya beraksi di Sukan Asia bergantung kepada kemajuan dan tindak balas dirinya terhadap rawatan yang diberi,” katanya.

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