Result Liga Premier : SABAH benam Ganu Fc 4-0 | Uitm Fc bantai Penang 3-1

PARA pemain UiTM FC meraikan kejayaan menewaskan Pulau Pinang 3-1 pada aksi Liga Premier di Shah Alam 

Ozil tolak tawaran kelab gergasi

LONDON – Perancang Arsenal, Mesut Ozil dilaporkan menolak tawaran beberapa kelab gergasi seperti Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain dan Manchester United selepas menandatangani kontrak baharu bersama The Gunners.

Kontrak baharu itu menyaksikan Ozil memperoleh pendapatan mingguan sebanyak £350,000 (RM1.94 juta) sekali gus menamatkan spekulasi mengenai masa depannya di Emirates.

Sebelum ini, Ozil dikatakan hampir meninggalkan Arsenal selepas kontraknya tamat penghujung musim ini tetapi dia akhirnya membuat keputusan untuk kekal di London bagi tempoh tiga tahun setengah lagi.

Berita tersebut nyata menambahkan lagi ke­gembiraan para penyokong Arsenal selepas mereka turut berjaya mendapatkan khidmat penggempur Borussia Dortmund, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pada hari terakhir sebelum jendela perpindahan musim sejuk ditutup

Akhbar sebelum ini melaporkan Ozil menolak tawaran tiga kelab gergasi Eropah itu serta kelab dari Liga Super China yang mahukan khidmatnya untuk terus kekal di London.

Keresahan para peminat Arsenal mengenai masa depan pemain antarabangsa Jerman itu berakhir selepas Ozil memuat naik gambarnya yang sedang menandatangani poster di laman Twitter dan memberi bayangan bahawa dia akan kekal menabur bakti bersama skuad kendalian Arsene Wenger. – Agensi

Mkhitaryan endures miserable debut as Arsenal slump at Swansea

Welcome to Arsenal, Henrikh Mkhitaryan. You would feel sorry for the new arrival if this was -- in any way -- a surprise, but The Armenian international surely knew what he was joining: A side, whose 3-1 defeat to the team at the bottom of the Premier League, could not be described as a shock.

Sam Clucas scored twice and Jordan Ayew added the other when taking advantage of a comical error by Petr Cech. As the hosts roared to victory, it seemed long ago that Nacho Monreal gave the away side a lead in the first half. From there it was textbook Arsenal, with plenty of pleasant football but nothing to show for it.

It has been like this for so long that such a result won't change anything. Or, at least, while Arsene Wenger is still in charge. The Liberty Stadium bounced at the end as their team celebrated a win that followed victory in their last league games vs. Liverpool, while the Arsenal fans slunk home as they have done many times before.

Against Swansea, the Frenchman came on for what is set to be his last Gunners' appearance
There was a slight surprise on the Arsenal teamsheet, not so much on the pitch but the bench, where new signing Mkhitaryan sat beside Olivier Giroud, despite the French striker's apparently impending move to Chelsea.

In the wake of his side's disappointing display in South Wales, Wenger paid tribute to his departing forward.

It's a tribute to Olivier (that he played) because he is a guy who gave great service to the club, he never let us down on the commitment front and saved us many times,' Wenger said.

'I took him from Montpellier and made him a strong international player for France. We have come together through good and bad but always his behaviour was top, top class.' 

‘Serba salah dibuatnya...’(Stadium Cheras jadi rebutan)

Adnan (tengah) bersama dua pemain baharu Kuala Lumpur, Achmad Jufriyanto (kiri) dan Muhammad Syazwan Andik pada majlis menandatangani kontrak pemain baharu, semalam.

PERSATUAN Bola Sepak Kuala Lumpur (KLFA) meluahkan kebimbangan seandainya banyak pasukan berminat menggunakan Stadium Cheras sebagai gelanggang rasmi saingan Liga Malaysia (Liga-M) 2018.

Presidennya, Datuk Seri Adnan Md Ikhsan berkata, pelbagai masalah boleh timbul sekiranya stadium itu diguna pakai banyak pasukan dalam saingan Liga Malaysia 2018.

“Sebenarnya dah ada beberapa pasukan buat permohonan untuk menggunakan Stadium Cheras. Sebelum ini dua pasukan Liga Perdana iaitu PDRM dan UKM menyatakan minat mereka beraksi di situ.

“Tapi perlu ingat padang hanya satu. Kalau satu pasukan Liga Super dan satu pasukan Liga Perdana guna mungkin boleh bergilir-gilir, tapi kalau ada dua pasukan Liga Super yang jadikan stadium itu sebagai gelanggang rasmi mungkin boleh timbul masalah nanti,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditemui selepas majlis menandatangani pemain baharu di Menara Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan, semalam.

Jawapan itu seolah-olah memberi bayangan bahawa KLFA tidak begitu selesa dengan pendirian pasukan Selangor yang berminat menjadikan Stadium Cheras sebagai gelanggang rasmi mereka selepas gagal mendapatkan Stadium Shah Alam dan Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil sebelum ini.

Bagaimanapun, Adnan menjelaskan beliau dan persatuan tidak mempunyai sebarang masalah dengan pasukan Selangor memandangkan kedua-dua pasukan boleh dianggap seperti adik-beradik.

“Bukan kita ada masalah dengan mereka atau apa, cumanya kita bimbang jika terlalu banyak pasukan menggunakan  padang itu dalam banyak perlawanan berasingan, ia akan menjejaskan kualiti padang itu sendiri.

“Lagi pun, mungkin akan timbul isu lain membabitkan jadual perlawanan pula. Semua sedia maklum jadual perlawanan liga kita sentiasa padat,” katanya lagi.

Difahamkan setakat ini hanya pasukan Liga Perdana, iaitu PDRM FA sahaja yang mendapat kelulusan untuk menjadikan Stadium KLFA Cheras sebagai gelanggang rasmi.

Status permohonan Selangor berkaitan gelanggang rasmi pasukan sehingga kini masih belum diputuskan oleh pentadbir Liga Malaysia, Perkongsian Liabiliti Terhad Bola Sepak Malaysia (FMLLP).

Liverpool crash out of FA Cup at hands of West Brom

• Roberto Firmino earned Liverpool an early lead in spectacular fashion as he lobbed Ben Foster
• Jay Rodriguez was on hand to respond for West Brom as he netted twice inside four minutes at Anfield
• Joel Matip scored an own goal before Mohamed Salah clawed one back late on for the home side
• West Brom held on for a heroic FA Cup upset over Jurgen Klopp's side to move into the fifth round draw 

Jurgen Klopp’s first trophy in England won’t be the 2018 FA Cup. Liverpool’s exit against West Brom was every bit as chaotic and confusing as the use of the video assistant referee saw the first half alone over-run by seven minutes.

In possibly the wackiest evening Anfield has ever witnessed, Liverpool took the lead, were 3-1 behind at half-time and narrowly failed to gain a replay after Mo Salah netted his 25th goal of the season late on.

To add to the Saturday night drama, referee Craig Pawson used VAR Andre Marriner eight times, two of which led to lengthy delays.

*Referee Craig Pawson called upon aid from the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) on numerous occasions during the encounter

First, he disallowed a goal by Albion’s Craig Dawson after guidance in his earpiece. Then, midway through the first half, it took three minutes 54 seconds between Mo Salah being fouled by Jake Livermore and Roberto Firmino taking the resulting penalty. as Mr Pawson heard from Mr Marriner and then went to the touchline to check the offence himself on a monitor.

To add to the farce, Firmino then crashed the resulting spot-kick against the underside of the crossbar. It was that sort of occasion.

Advocates of VAR will say justice was served because two major decisions were judged correctly because of technology.

But the flow of the game was constantly interrupted and the fans inside Anfield had no access to replays meaning they spent a lot of time sitting and waiting rather than watching.

‘Are we going to start taking goals away from the entertainment for those slight margins. That is a worry,’ said Pardew aftewards, and he was the winning manager.

Though it was a terrific game, a proper cup-tie, it hat was despite rather than because of VAR. To add to the confusion, only four minutes of overtime was played at the end of the first half even though the delays had been a lot longer that.

Even without the distraction of VAR, Liverpool will know their cup exit was self-inflicted and manager Jurgen Klopp didn’t try to pretend otherwise. ‘It was poor defending. Just bad goals,’ he said.

Both he and Pardew made only three changes each which gave the fourth round tie a sense of importance. Liverpool have won just one trophy since lifting the FA Cup in 2006 so any chance of silverware is not to be taken lightly.

Saturday night football might not be everyone’s cup of tea, or pint of lager, but there was a crackling atmosphere under the lights at Anfield, the kind that inspires forwards and makes defenders wither.

Perhaps it explains why there were three goals in the opening 11 minutes.

Liverpool struck first when Jonny Evans, in possibly his last Baggies game before joining Arsenal, reacted badly to Chris Brunt’s wayward pass, waiting for goalkeeper Ben Foster to come out and claim.

Instead, it allowed Salah to nip in and though Foster raced out to block the Egyptian’s shot, Firmino lifted the rebound into an empty net with a cute finish.

who broke the deadlock first after two errors in a row from Albion.

Liverpool’s lead lasted barely just a minute. Brunt won a 50-50 with Georginio Wijnaldum, accelerated past Trent Alexander-Arnold and squared a pass to Jay Rodriguez.

The forward hit a brilliant finish with the outside of his right boot that swerved away from Mignolet and, incredibly, he then scored again after 11 minutes to put the visitors ahead. 

This time, Emre Can was guilty, beaten beaten in midfield by Grzegorz Krychowiak. The Pole motored into the box, slipped a pass outside to Kieran Gibbs and his first-time cross was sidefooted home by an unmarked Rodriguez from eight yards.

The striker is currently waiting to hear if he’s going to face an FA charge of racial abuse after an incident earlier this month involving Brighton’s Gaetan Bong. Pardew described his on-pitch contribution last night as ‘terrific’ but Klopp could only howl at more defensive frailties.

‘Long ball, West Brom win the first challenge, win the second challenge. We should have cleared the ball but then the disaster starts with the run of Rodriguez and fantastic finish.

‘For the second goal we lose Rodriguez in the box. It makes no sense.’

The drama then took a modern twist with a double dose of VAR. First, Craig Dawson rose above Firmino to head in a Brunt corner to make it 3-1. Or so Albion thought. The referee asked whether the goal should stand and over in west London Marriner checked the footage and found that Gareth Barry had been standing in front of Mignolet, in an offside position.

Instead of being 3-1 down, it was only 2-1 and Firmino was then given his chance to level from the spot which he fluffed.

Albion had to reshuffle before half-time when Kieran Gibbs and Hal Robson-Kanu both limped off.

But they still scored again before the interval, Krychowiak finding Dawson whose low cross was turned into his own net by Joel Matip. The German attempted a backheeled clearance, missed and watched as the ball hit his standing left leg and rolled over the line.

West Brom didn’t hold back as they kept their lead in the second half. Ahmed Hegazi left Firmino doubled up in pain after stamping on his foot but got away with it.

Klopp made a triple change and watched as Foster saved from two of his subs, Danny Ings and James Milner. Jordan Henderson also came on for his first action of 2018 following a hamstring injury.

After 78 minutes, Liverpool scored their second goal. Alexander-Arnold’s cross from the right bounced off Firmino and fell nicely for Salah, who despatched his finish first-time past Foster.

*Salah jogs back to the centre after his late effort proved not enough to revive Liverpool's FA Cup hopes

It was the Egyptian’s 25th goal of an extraordinary debut season in England. Not quite as extraordinary as this game, however. 

PERAK perkenal jersi baharu 2018

Menteri Besar Perak, Datuk Seri Zambry Abd. Kadir (tiga dari kiri) menyarungkan kalungan kapten pasukan kepada Nasir Basharudin yang dilantik secara rasmi sebagai ketua pasukan skuad Perak.

IPOH - Perak melancarkan jersi baharu yang menggunakan jenama Al-Ikhsan secara rasmi bagi menghadapi saingan Liga Malaysia (Liga M) musim ini di Bulatan Amanjaya, Meru di sini sebentar tadi.

Pengenalan jersi tersebut disempurnakan oleh Menteri Besar Perak, Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir di hadapan kira-kira 2,000 penyokong pasukan The Bos Gaurus.

Turut hadir, Presiden Persatuan Bola Sepak Perak (Pafa), Datuk Seri Abdul Puhat Mat Nayan.

Pasukan Perak telah menggunakan jenama Al-Ikhsan empat tahun berturut-turut sejak tahun 2015 dan memperkenalkan jersi utama berwarna kuning dan merah bagi jersi kedua untuk musim 2018.

Pada majlis tersebut, Pafa memperkenalkan seramai 25 pemain yang menyertai skuad The Bos Gaurus pada saingan Liga M musim ini.

Zambry turut menyarungkan kalungan kapten pasukan kepada Nasir Basharudin yang dilantik secara rasmi sebagai ketua pasukan skuad The Bos Gaurus. - K! ONLINE

Liverpool idam belasah West Brom (kosmo)

Liverpool tewas mengejut pada aksi liga ketika menentang Swansea & mereka mahu mempamerkan kebangkitan ketika berdepan West Brom pagi esok

LIVERPOOL – Liverpool sedia menjadikan West Bromwich Albion sebagai mangsa kebangkitan pada pusingan keempat Piala FA di Anfield awal pagi esok.

Skuad kendalian Jurgen Klopp itu tewas mengejut 0-1 kepada pasukan tangga tercorot, Swansea City pada aksi Liga Perdana England Selasa lalu.

Justeru, mereka sedia untuk kembali ke landasan sebenar dengan menjadikan West Brom sebagai mangsa dalam aksi Piala FA sekali gus melangkah ke pusingan kelima.

The Reds dilihat memiliki peluang cerah untuk menewaskan West Brom apabila pemain-pemain utama seperti Sadio Mane dan Mohamed Salah berada pada prestasi terbaik ketika ini.

Pada masa sama, bek kiri Liverpool, Alberto Moreno mula kembali menjalani latihan penuh selepas pulih daripada kecederaan buku lali sejak 6 Disember lalu.

“Saya tahu bukan mudah untuk kembali merebut tempat dalam kesebelasan utama selepas pulih daripada kecederaan, lebih-lebih lagi pasukan seperti Liverpool.

“Apabila saya mengalami kecederaan, Andy Robertson mengisi kekosongan yang ditinggalkan dan dia menggunakan peluang itu dengan baik. Bagaimanapun, saya sedia merampas kembali tempat saya daripadanya,” tegas Moreno. – Agensi