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DRiccio21 wrote:HUGE one today!

Man City vs Barca @ 2:45 pm

DRiccio21 wrote:HUGE one today!

Man City vs Barca @ 2:45 pm

ReignOnU wrote:May have to rock a Newcastle hoodie!

http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/newcastle ... 63?cc=5901

Seeitsaveit13 wrote:Is Khan actually American? Or does he just own the jags?

jsence2 wrote:

Seeitsaveit13 wrote:Is Khan actually American? Or does he just own the jags?

Moved here 45 years ago, college here, made his fortune here. I'd say he qualifies

jsence2 wrote:Zlatan's gonna Zlatan.

Was nice knowing ya, Bayer Leverkusen.

As for manschity....

A furious Manuel Pellegrini accused the referee, Jonas Eriksson, of deciding Barcelona's 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League by rectifying mistakes made when officiating a previous tie involving the Catalan club.

The match Pellegrini referred to was a quarter-final two years ago at San Siro between Barcelona and Milan that ended goalless, with the former coach, Pep Guardiola, complaining about two penalties Eriksson failed to award his side.

After Barça won Tuesday's last-16 opening leg at the Etihad, Pellegrini claimed that Martín Demichelis's second-half challenge on Lionel Messi was not a penalty and the central defender should not have been sent off....

Pellegrini walked on to the pitch at the end of the match to confront the Swedish official. "It was just to tell him he decided the game. I was not happy because he decided the game," said the manager, who could face Uefa censure for his remarks. "He did not have any control of the game. He favoured Barcelona from the beginning to the end. I think it was not a good idea to put a referee from Sweden in charge and a referee who made a mistake against Barcelona in the group stages."

Asked if Eriksson was compensating for his perceived mistakes at San Siro, Pellegrini said: "Yes."

Pressed what difference Eriksson's nationality made, Pellegrini said: "I think there is more important football in Europe than Sweden. A big game with two important teams – that kind of game needs a referee with more experience. This referee whistled the Barcelona-Milan game and he made an important error against Barcelona. Today he remedied it.

jsence2 wrote:Well, City won't have their manager for the next Champions League match, you can bank on that. UEFA is probably going to crush him for this.

A furious Manuel Pellegrini accused the referee, Jonas Eriksson, of deciding Barcelona's 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League by rectifying mistakes made when officiating a previous tie involving the Catalan club.

The match Pellegrini referred to was a quarter-final two years ago at San Siro between Barcelona and Milan that ended goalless, with the former coach, Pep Guardiola, complaining about two penalties Eriksson failed to award his side.

After Barça won Tuesday's last-16 opening leg at the Etihad, Pellegrini claimed that Martín Demichelis's second-half challenge on Lionel Messi was not a penalty and the central defender should not have been sent off....

Pellegrini walked on to the pitch at the end of the match to confront the Swedish official. "It was just to tell him he decided the game. I was not happy because he decided the game," said the manager, who could face Uefa censure for his remarks. "He did not have any control of the game. He favoured Barcelona from the beginning to the end. I think it was not a good idea to put a referee from Sweden in charge and a referee who made a mistake against Barcelona in the group stages."

Asked if Eriksson was compensating for his perceived mistakes at San Siro, Pellegrini said: "Yes."

Pressed what difference Eriksson's nationality made, Pellegrini said: "I think there is more important football in Europe than Sweden. A big game with two important teams – that kind of game needs a referee with more experience. This referee whistled the Barcelona-Milan game and he made an important error against Barcelona. Today he remedied it.