South African midfielder Steven Pienaar was arrested by the Merseyside police on Sundayfor allegedly assaulting a woman in the Sefton Park area of Liverpool. It has been reported that Pienaar voluntarily turned himself in, and was later released on bail pending police investigation. According to the Liverpool Daily Echo, police were called to his flat early on Sunday morning, around 6 am. The police have not charged him officially, but the Everton medio will have to visit the police station at least one more time next month.
Year: 2008
Standard de Liege 2-1 RSC Anderlecht- Belgian Jupiler League
Defending champions Standard de Liege won their crucial top of the table clash against RSC Anderlecht 2-1 at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The result sees Liege go three points ahead of Ariel Jacobs’ side and boosts their confidence ahead of their UEFA Cup tie against Everton next week. Substitute Alexsandr Yakovenko gave Anderlecht the lead … Read more
Croatia fined £15000 pounds for Heskey racial abuse
The Croatian FA has been fined 3000 CHF ( about £15000) for the racial abuse directed towards former Liverpool forward Emile Heskey in the home side’s World Cup qualifier against England in Zagreb. England won the game 4-1 thanks to a Theo Walcott hat trick. The amount is not very significant from the English point … Read more