Harry Redknapp has been warned after his comments following the controversial Nani goal but no formal action will be taken against him. download betting software .

The FA confirmed its decision on Tuesday, although the Spurs boss has been warned to be mindful of future comments.

The governing body also confirmed its decision was not made based on what Redknapp said on Monday when he threatened a post-match TV boycott in future if he was charged. online bookmakers .

The decision by the FA comes following Redknapp’s comments after Nani’s controversial goal in the Manchester United’s 2-0 win at Old Trafford on Saturday. Online Sports Betting

Scandalous decision

Spurs boss Redknapp branded it a ‘scandalous decision’ after referee Mark Clattenburg allowed the United winger’s late effort to stand.

Nani rolled the ball into the net while Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes believed he was preparing to take a free-kick.

After consulting with his assistant, Clattenburg allowed the goal to stand, but Redknapp instead believed Nani should have been booked for handball and could not understand why the referee had not given the visitors a free-kick.

Clattenburg rejected a penalty appeal from Nani as he tumbled in the area and indicated Spurs should play on, but Gomes mistakenly believed a free-kick had been awarded.

After the game, Redknapp also claimed the officials would “come up with a story that will make it all look right, that’s what happens”.

Local rivals Birmingham City and Aston Villa have been drawn against each other in the stand out tie of the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

The Blues travel to Villa Park on Sunday in the Premier League but now face another clash at St Andrews with the quarter-final ties set to be played in the week commencing 29th November. download betting software .

Champions Manchester United have been handed a potentially tricky trip to West Ham after overcoming Wolves on Tuesday. football world cup brazil .

The Hammers have not had the best of starts to the campaign under Avram Grant but beat Stoke to advance to the last eight and will now look to upset the odds against the Red Devils. Be a Bookie

Arsenal battered Newcastle 4-0 in the fourth round and Arsene Wenger will be able to send his youngsters out against Wigan at the Emirates.

Roberto Martinez’s Latics overcame his former club Swansea to progress but will no doubt find things tough when they travel to North London.

Finally, Ipswich, the only side left in the competition outside the top-flight, have been handed a home tie against West Brom. online bookmakers

The Baggies swept away Leicester in midweek and with a place at Wembley on the horizon, will see a trip to Portman Road as a good chance to make the last four. online sports betting .

England manager Fabio Capello has warned striker Wayne Rooney that he will not play him unless he finds his form. online sports betting .

The Manchester United player is currently sidelined with an ankle injury but his form for club and country has been questionable for the past six months and he has netted just once in the Premier League this season. Online Bookmakers .

The troubled forward has also been headline news in the tabloids as revelations regarding his personal life were also published last month.

Rooney, 25, then expressed a desire to leave Old Trafford before making a sensational U-turn and signing a new five-year contract last week.

However, Capello claims he is not concerned about Rooney’s life off the field, as long as he delivers the goods on it.

But if Rooney does not perform, the Italian says he will not hesitate to leave out the former Everton youngster.

“If he’s (in form) I’ll play him, otherwise no,” Capello told RAI.

“For anything else, you’ve got to ask (Manchester United manager Sir Alex) Ferguson.”

Youngsters

The Italian added he intends to give England’s ‘emerging talents’ a run out in the next two friendlies – against France next month and the other in February.

“We have good young players, a good Under 21 squad that has qualified for the European Championship and a great Under 19 side,” he said.

“There’s going to be some experiments with players in the next two friendlies.”

The 64-year-old coach also confirmed that Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine will be his last as a football manager.

“After the Euros I’m definitely going to retire.

“Unfortunately I am old, I no longer have the time: this will be my last experience on the bench.”

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Manchester United will aim to address their recent frustrations and a disappointing away record in Spain when they meet Valencia, Tottenham face a vitally-important match against FC Twente at White Hart Lane, while Rangers host Turkish minnows Bursaspor. online sports betting

United, runners-up in the 2009/10 Premier League, have suffered a stuttering period early in the current season which was epitomised by Sunday’s irritating draw at Bolton. online bookmakers.

A run of just two wins in five games in all competitions has added to Sir Alex Ferguson’s disappointment and he will be desperate to address a record of just one win in 18 away matches in Spain.

Valencia, though, are leading La Liga after finishing third last season and Unai Emery’s team will be confident against a side which will be without the services of Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.

The other match in Group C takes place at Ibrox where Walter Smith’s Rangers welcome newcomers Bursaspor, with the Scottish title holders wanting to add to the point gained against an infamously much-changed United. Football World Cup Brazil .

Promising start

Like United, Tottenham will want to put domestic disappointment on the backburner when they attempt to build on a promising start to their debut Champions League campaign against FC Twente live on Sky Sports HD2/2.

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Group A’s other match sees reigning European champions Inter Milan take on Bremen at the Giuseppe Meazza, as Rafa Benitez’s team aim to forget a 2-2 draw with Twente in Enschede.

Barcelona travel to Rubin Kazan in Wednesday’s early kick-off, with Pep Guardiola’s much-heralded side aiming to exact revenge for last season’s spectacularly shocking defeat to the Russian minnows at Camp Nou.

Panathinaikos coach Nikos Nioplias has labelled Group D’s later match against Copenhagen as a must-win in the wake of his side’s thrashing at the hands of a Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona last time out.

Schalke and Hapoel Tel-Aviv want to register their first points in this season’s Group B when they respectively host Benfica and Lyon, who were a semi-finalist in the last campaign.

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Chelsea have confirmed midfielder Frank Lampard is still at least a fortnight away from returning to first-team action. online sports betting

Lampard has been sidelined since undergoing hernia surgery at the end of last month which saw him miss England’s opening Euro 2012 qualifiers. online bookmakers

He has subsequently sat out Chelsea’s past three Premier League matches, their opening UEFA Champions League tie at MSK Zilina and the Carling Cup defeat by Newcastle United.

The 32-year-old will now be unavailable for Tuesday’s European clash at home to Marseille and Sunday’s London derby with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues have also revealed that Lampard will not be ready to feature in England’s next Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro on 12th October.

Needs more time

Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti said: “Frank cannot play tomorrow.

“We need to have more time than we expected for his rest. He will be ready for the next game after the international break. download betting software

“He has not played for us so he will not be able to play for the national team.”

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In addition to Lampard, Chelsea’s options are further depleted by the injuries suffered by Yossi Benayoun and Salomon Kalou in last week’s 4-3 loss to Newcastle.

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Everton sunk to the bottom of the table after drawing away to Fulham, while Merseyside rivals Liverpool drew at home with Sunderland.

Birmingham City were another team to be frustrated at home as they were held by Wigan Athletic as Blackburn Rovers grabbed a late win at Blackpool. online sports betting

Chelsea’s 100 per cent start to the season was brought to a halt at Eastlands as Man City followed up last season’s double over the champions with a 1-0 win.

In a game of few chances, Chelsea came closest to taking the lead in the first half when Branislav Ivanovic headed against the crossbar and then saw the rebound saved by Joe Hart.

The decisive moment came on 59 minutes when Tevez picked up the ball in the centre circle before running at the retreating Ashley Cole and firing a low shot across Petr Cech and in off the post.

West Brom hung on at Emirates Stadium to cause one of the Premier League’s biggest upsets after a thrilling 3-2 victory over title-chasing Arsenal. football world cup brazil .

The away team blew a golden chance to take the lead on 37 minutes when Peter Odemwingie was felled in the box by Manuel Almunia, but the Arsenal keeper redeemed himself by saving Chris Brunt’s weak penalty.

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Things got even better for West Brom two minutes later when Brunt’s clever back-heel played in Gonzalo Jara and his low shot was helped into the net by Almunia.

The visitors were in dreamland on 73 minutes when they capitalised on further poor goalkeeping by Almunia as former Arsenal youngster Thomas side-footed home Brunt’s low pass.

Arsenal grasped a lifeline two minutes later when Samir Nasri collected the ball in the box and showed good skill to create space for a low shot past Scott Carson.

Nasri then received Andrey Arshavin’s pass to score the Gunners’ second in the last minute, but West Brom held on for a famous win.

West Ham moved off the bottom of the table after Frederic Piquionne scored the only goal on former manager Harry Redknapp’s return to Upton Park with Tottenham Hotspur.

The Hammers scored the winner on 29 minutes when Piquionne rose well to head Mark Noble’s corner beyond Carlo Cudicini.

Liverpool are still waiting to kick-start their season after being forced to come from behind to draw 2-2 at home with Sunderland.

Fernando Torres was denied a second-minute goal by the linesman’s flag, but the Spanish striker was involved in Liverpool’s disputed opener on five minutes.

Michael Turner touched a free-kick back towards his goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, which was seized on by Torres to set up Dirk Kuyt for a simple finish, but Sunderland were adamant the ball had been rolled back for their keeper to take the dead ball.

The Black Cats drew level on 25 minutes when Darren Bent drove his penalty through Pepe Reina after Christian Poulsen handled Ahmed Elmohamady’s cross.

And Sunderland were in front three minutes into the second half when Nedum Onuoha’s cross was headed home at the far post by Bent.

Liverpool took time to respond after falling behind, but levelled on 64 minutes when Torres proved to be the provider again as his cross was headed home by Steven Gerrard.

Blackburn snatched a dramatic 2-1 success at promoted Blackpool as Brett Emerton scored an injury-time winner at Bloomfield Road.

Sam Allardyce’s side were gifted the lead on 20 minutes when Blackpool captain Charlie Adam’s attempt to head El Hadji Diouf’s cross back to Matthew Gilks bounced past the home goalkeeper.

With Blackpool pressing for an equaliser, Matt Phillips came off the bench for his debut five minutes from time and he equalised with almost his first touch after running into the box and driving a low shot inside the far post.

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But the Seasiders were unable to hold on as Emerton earned Rovers the points with a left-footed shot after Benjani’s initial effort had been blocked.

Everton are still waiting for a first victory of the season after a battling 0-0 draw away to Fulham in a disappointing game at Craven Cottage.

Craig Gardner’s red card late on for a robust challenge on Franco Di Santo was the main talking point as Birmingham drew 0–0 at home with Wigan.

Carlo Ancelotti has played down suggestions from Roberto Mancini that Chelsea have already won the title ahead of their clash at Eastlands.

Chelsea have made a rampant start to the campaign by racking up five straight wins and are four points ahead of nearest rivals Arsenal in second place. online sports betting .

But Ancelotti is refusing to get draw into any psychological warfare with his Italian counterpart ahead of their eagerly anticipated clash on Saturday, which is live on Sky Sports HD2 and Sky 3D.

Agree

“I agree with him,” said Ancelotti. “It’s not a mind game, I know him very well and so he knows us very well. He knows our ability. online bookmakers .

“You have to build a mentality of a team. He doesn’t have an easy job, he is doing his best. I hope the club appreciate it.

“He’s very competitive manager because he has experience, he has ability to read the game. Football World Cup Brazil

“It’s a very good relationship; we were team-mates in the national team in the past. I met him two months ago in Manchester, the relationship is very good.

“Every game is easy after you win 6-0. You can say it was easy then. Before every game it is difficult.

“We started the season well but now we have another game, a different opponent and City are a strong team; they have a lot of players with a lot of skills.

“We have to prepare for the game well and do our best to play our football for 90 minutes.”

City were able to claim a memorable double over the champions last term with a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge and a 2-1 triumph at Eastlands. download betting software .

Ancelotti, though, is unperturbed by that record and has called for observers to judge this team, rather than last term’s.

Judge

He added: “That was the past. I think it was a difficult moment for us when we lost at home but now its different story.

“If you want to judge my team we have more confidence compared to last year, we are in a good moment. I think we can do better compared to last time.

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“City has a possibility to win the title. They didn’t start so well this Premier League but they have a possibility. They have to come back to first place in the table.

“Carlos Tevez is the most dangerous player of Man City. He has quality, he has power, and he has a very good mentality. I appreciate his kind of play and we need to pay attention.”

After loosing 4-3 to Newcastle in midweek in the Carling Cup, Ancelotti is confident that result will have no bearing on the game.

“This is a different story,” explained the former AC Milan coach. “The Premier League is our priority along with the Champions League. I have a lot of confidence in my players for the City game.”

Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow has revealed there are ‘a small number’ of parties exploring a possible takeover of the club. online sports betting .

Current Reds owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have been trying to sell the Premier League club since April, but have yet to receive a suitable offer.

Online Bookmakers Hicks had reportedly been trying to arrange a deal to buy Gillett’s stake in the club only for the Blackstone investment group to rule out financial support.

The owners must pay off £237million owed to the Royal Bank of Scotland in mid-October and Purslow is waiting to see if the current interest will lead to a formal takeover bid. Football World Cup Brazil .

Fantastic opportunity

“The process remains underway and there are a small number of potentially interested parties working seriously and privately – doing what is called due diligence – looking at the business in detail from a financial and legal standpoint,” Purslow told the club’s official website.

“My hope is that one of those parties steps forward with a proposal to buy the club which is attractive to the board and which would be good for the club.

“I must say that the single most important aspect of the possible sale of the club – and I consider it the most important thing I will ever do in my business career – is to make sure that if we’re going to sell the club we get the sale right. The only thing worse than no sale is the wrong sale. Download Betting Software.

“Do I know whether any of those parties are going to get over the finishing line? No. Can I make someone write a cheque? No.

“My job is to present the club to possible investors in the best possible light because I passionately believe it’s a fantastic opportunity for investment and new ownership.”

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Healthy business

Purslow also played down fears that, if there is no sale in the near future, Liverpool could become the second Premier League club to go into administration.

He added: “Liverpool Football Club is a very healthy business. We have cash, we are solvent, we have banking facilities which last beyond the end of next season and we are heavily scrutinised by the Premier League.

“To achieve our Uefa license we went through that process and they were very happy with what they saw – so I cannot conceive of a situation where Liverpool Football Club could go into administration.

“Liverpool Football Club is not going bust. We have an extremely healthy business with record revenues and we are highly profitable.”

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has been ruled out for two to three weeks following the hamstring injury he picked up against Sunderland at the weekend. online sports betting

The 23-year-old midfielder suffered the problem as he scored a bizarre goal at the Stadium of Light, with Black Cats defender Anton Ferdinand smacking the ball into him before seeing it loop into the net. online bookmakers

Fabregas had just returned to his form of old after a difficult summer which saw intense speculation linking him with a move to former club Barcelona.

The World Cup winner did not secure a switch to the Camp Nou despite constant press talk, and is now set to remain with the Gunners for the immediate future. download betting software

Fabregas put in a great performance against Bolton in the Premier League earlier in the month and he followed it up with a top showing against Braga in the UEFA Champions League last Wednesday.

However, he now faces a spell on the sidelines after scans on Monday revealed the extent of the injury.

A statement on the club’s official website said: “Arsenal Football Club have confirmed that Cesc Fabregas will be out for two to three weeks.

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“The Spanish midfielder gave the visitors an early lead at Sunderland on Saturday but then picked up a hamstring injury.

“He was substituted just before the half-hour. The extent of the injury was discovered after a scan on Monday afternoon.”

The news is a blow to Gunners boss Arsene Wenger as Fabregas is now set to miss the league showdown with Chelsea on 3rd October, as well as ties against Tottenham, West Brom and Partizan Belgrade.

Arsenal already have Theo Walcott, Robin van Persie and Nicklas Bendtner out injured, and the strength of their squad is sure to be tested in the upcoming weeks.

Liverpool look no closer to resolving their ownership issues after the Blackstone investment group ruled out financially backing co-owner Tom Hicks with a full buy out. online bookmakers

Hicks had been linked in a Sunday newspaper to be close to arranging a £280million deal to take partner George Gillett’s stake in the Merseyside club and take full charge for the next two years.

It is understood that the Blackstone group held talks with Hicks several weeks ago to allow him to pay off the £237million debt that was owed to the Royal Bank of Scotland in mid-October. online sports betting

However, it would appear that they have opted against any deal to leave Hicks, who placed the club up for sale alongside Gillett in April this year, no closer to arranging a sale.

Relief

The decision is likely to come as a relief to many of the club’s supporters, who have lodged fierce protests over their American owners, with the Texan in particular, about the way they have run the club since buying it in 2007.

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Liverpool have seen several degrees of interest fall by the wayside in recent months, with Chinese businessman Kenny Huang’s consortium and one run by Syrian tycoon Yahya Kirdi both ruling out takeovers. online bookmakers

With Martin Broughton installed as a new chairman and go-between for negotiations between potential buyers, a deal to sell the club was thought to be under increasing importance to the future of the club.

However, with no takeover happening in time for the end of the August transfer window, manager Roy Hodgson has had little finances to play with.

Hicks in particular is still desperate to maximise a profit and sell the club for around £600million, but it is thought that he has been advised that a figure rising above £400million is an unlikely prospect.