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 21 Aprili, 2012 

Timu zote mbili zilipoteza nafasi kadhaa

Arsenal imegawana pointi na Chelsea katika mchezo wa Ligi Kuu ya England uliochezwa kwenye uwanja wa Emirates baada ya kutoka sare ya 0-0.

Chelsea wakiwa na mechi ngumu dhidi ya Barcelona siku ya Jumanne, walichezesha wachezaji kadhaa wa akiba ili kujaribu kujiandaa na mchezo wa Klabu Bingwa Ulaya.
Licha ya nafasi za hapa na pale kutoka pande zote mbili, mchezo huo ulikosa msisimko mkubwa kutokana na wachezaji kupoteza pasi na mipira kila mara.
Matokeo haya yanaiacha Arsenal katika nafasi ya tatu, ingawa matokeo ya Tottenham na Newcastle huenda yakaipa wasiwasi klabu hiyo ya kaskazini mwa London.

FIFA Task Force outlines anti-racism fight

Sepp Blatter created FIFA's Task Force shortly after Kevin-Prince Boateng led Milan off the pitch in protest at racist abuse.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• FIFA's new anti-racism Task Force meets for first time on Monday
• Initial proposals include attendance of officials to monitor racism
• Points deductions and enforced relegation also on the agenda

(CNN) -- FIFA's anti-racism Task Force proposed the attendance of officials to specifically "identify potential acts of discrimination" at matches when the newly-created body first met on Monday.

Chaired by FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, who presides over the continental CONCACAF body, the Task Force also suggested the possibility of points deductions and/or relegation for "reoffenders or for serious incidents".

The Task Force will present a draft resolution at the FIFA Congress in Mauritius at the end of the month whereupon member associations will vote on the measures.

"We have a special responsibility in the way we can impact football and society," said Webb during his opening remarks in Zurich.

"One of the opportunities this task force has is its vast reach throughout FIFA's 209 member associations, where we can implement the resolutions in every region and every country where football is played, bringing universality to the mechanisms that combat racism and discrimination."

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The creation of the Task Force was announced in March after a series of racial incidents affecting the sport.

In England, both Luiz Suarez and John Terry received bans for racial abuse in separate incidents that took place in 2011 but the story that made headlines around the world came when Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng led his team off in a friendly in protest at racism from supporters this January.

Boateng was swiftly invited by Blatter to FIFA headquarters and was one of the first names added to the makeup of the Task Force, but the Ghanaian did not attend Monday's meeting due to playing commitments.

"K-P Boateng and Jozy Altidore didn't make today's FIFA meet," tweeted Task Force member Osasu Obayiuwana, a football journalist and lawyer. "I hope they attend the next session. Views of active players are crucial."

In their absence, the Task Force suggested that officials attend games to identify discriminatory acts "with the aim of easing the pressure on referees and facilitating the availability of evidence, which is not always easy to obtain".

The second proposal is likely to be of more interest to fans, especially those who have long argued that points deductions are a more efficient punishment for clubs and national teams than paltry fines.

The Task Force suggested the application of sanctions in two stages, with the threat of "a warning, a fine or the playing of a match behind closed doors" for "a first or minor offence".

For more serious incidents and those who reoffended, the Task Force spoke of "points deductions, expulsion from a competition, or relegation".

The third proposal from the new body was for the "need to implement the existing sanctions in a harmonized way across all confederations, member associations and leagues".

FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who courted controversy in 2011 when telling CNN that racism could be settled by a handshake after the match, announced his satisfaction with the inaugural meeting.

"Very happy with first Task Force Against Racism & Discrimination meeting," he tweeted, before later adding "We want strong & consistent sanctions at all levels of football for any discriminatory act."

A second Task Force meeting is planned for later in the year to discuss how to educate those in football in a manner which reduces discriminatory acts in the game.

Bosman' lawyer makes complaint over UEFA's Financial Fair Play

Financial Fair Play rules give UEFA sweeping powers, including excluding clubs from the Champions League.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Belgian agent lodges a complaint with the European Commission over UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules
• Agent represented by lawyer who helped revolutionize the way transfer system works
• Complaint argues UEFA's "break-even rule" restricts competition
• In December, Malaga handed a season-long ban from UEFA club competitions after falling foul of FFP

(CNN) -- The lawyer that helped revolutionize the way football's transfer system works has turned his sights on UEFA's new system of financial regulation.

Jean-Louis Dupont, who helped Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman change European law in 1995 to allow players to move for free at the end of their contract, is representing a Belgian licensed agent who has lodged a complaint with the European Commission over UEFA's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

This season is the first since the rules were introduced and they will come more fully into force in 2014.

They give UEFA sweeping powers, including exclusion from the lucrative Champions League, to punish financially recalcitrant clubs.

The regulations are designed to prevent big spending clubs spending beyond their means and posting unsustainable yearly losses.

However the complaint argues UEFA's "break-even rule" restricts competition -- a key principle of European Law -- and will reduce the number of transfers.

That could potentially lower players' salaries -- and by implication agents' fees -- prompting Belgian agent Daniel Striani to lodge the complaint with the Commission.

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Unlike "super agent" Jorge Mendes, who represents Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho and forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Striani specialises in looking after the interests of a number of young players entering the professional game.

His two most high-profile players are Yohan Benalouane at Parma in Italy and Denis Odoi at Belgian club Anderlecht.

"The "break-even" rule also infringes other EU fundamental freedoms: free movement of capital (as far as club owners are concerned), free movement of workers (players) and free movement of services (player agents)," said the statement issued by Striani and Dupont.

However UEFA expects the Commission to reject the complaint given the support it has received from a number of European bodies as well as clubs ahead of the new regulations' introduction.

"The European Commission, the European Parliament, the European clubs, leagues and players' union have all been fully supportive of FFP and have on many occasions commented positively on this UEFA initiative," said the European governing body in a statement to CNN.

"As is well known, the UEFA rules encourage clubs to 'live within their own means', which is a sound economic principle aiming to guarantee the long-term sustainability and viability of European football.

"UEFA believes that FFP is fully in line with EU law and is confident that the European Commission will reject this complaint."

In December, Malaga were handed a season-long ban from UEFA club competitions after falling foul of FFP.

Any ban would come into place over any of the next four seasons should they qualify to play in Europe.

Malaga, who were the first high-profile club to be punished under new tougher FFP rules, owed player wages and have debts with other football sides as well as the Spanish tax authorities, claim UEFA.

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However the Spanish club have lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against UEFA's decision with a hearing set for May 14 and decision expected sometime in June.

"It is important to note this complaint does not at all question the legality of the UEFA rule (also included in the FFP regulations) that states that any club participating in the UEFA competition must prove -- before the start of the competition -- that it has no overdue payables towards clubs, players and social/tax authorities," said the Striani and Dupont statement.

"In our view, this rule is justified in principle for the attainment of the integrity of the football competition and proportionate to this objective."

Striani contacted compatriot Dupont, who is based in Barcelona, after the Belgian lawyer wrote in the Wall Street Journal about his opposition to FFP in March.

"Some of Europe's biggest clubs are, unsurprisingly, the loudest supporters of rules that entrench their dominance," wrote Dupont in March.

"The time is right for a strong reminder from the EU's antitrust authorities that football, like any other multi billion-euro industry, must comply with the law."

Dupont added that in a letter dated March 12, 2012, competition chief Joaquin Almunia had wrote to UEFA President Michel Platini to say that he welcomed the "break-even rule", stating that "this principle is also consistent with the aims and objectives of EU policy in the field of state aid."

The European Commission must now decide whether to uphold or reject the complaint from Striani and Dupont.

If the complaint is rejected, the Belgian agent and lawyer could then appeal to the European Court of Justice.

The process could take between one and three years.

"Any person or party -- as the English Football Association or the English Premier League or individual clubs -- who can prove an interest in the outcome of a case may apply to join into in the proceedings," said lawyer Guy Thomas of English firm Taylor Walton.

"It sounds like there will be a lot of potentially "interested" parties for this one," added Thomas. "If they all try to get involved the proceeding could be delayed even longer.

Trainer handed eight-year ban for doping horses appeals sentence

Doping scandal rocks UK horse racing

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Horse racing trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni appeals eight-year ban from sport
• Al Zarooni admitted administering anabolic steroids to 15 top thoroughbreds
• Horses in question also suspended from running for six months
• Al Zarooni's appeal date is yet to be confirmed by British Horseracing Authority

(CNN) -- A horse racing trainer who became engulfed in a doping scandal and was banned from the sport for eight years has appealed his sentence, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has confirmed.

Mahmood Al Zarooni, who worked at the world famous Godolphin stables in the English town of Newmarket, was banned from horse racing after admitting injecting his thoroughbreds with steroids.

The 37-year-old admitted a "catastrophic error" in administering prohibited anabolic steroids -- ethylestranol and stanozolol -- to 15 leading thoroughbreds.

All 15 horses, including the former 1,000 Guineas favorite Certify, were banned from racing for six months by the BHA.

Read: Eight-year ban for trainer who doped horses

The case rocked the sport and led to Godolphin principal Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum -- the ruler of Dubai -- shutting down the stables, saying he was "appalled and angered" by the doping revelations.

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A statement on the BHA's official website read: "Mahmood Al Zarooni has lodged an appeal against the severity of his eight-year suspension from training.

"Al Zarooni, 37, was found guilty of administering anabolic steroids to 15 horses in his care at a BHA hearing on April 25.

"The former Godolphin handler, who was based at Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket, was officially charged with rule breaches related to prohibited substances, duty to keep medication records, and conduct prejudicial to racing.

"He will now contest the length of the eight-year ban, with the date for the appeal hearing to be confirmed in due course."

Al Zarooni waived his right to legal representation and accepted all the charges at a hearing in London at the end of April.

It led to Sheikh Mohammed locking down the paddocks and issuing a statement.

In it he said: "I can assure the racing public that no horse will run from that yard this season until I have been absolutely assured by my team that the entire yard is completely clean."

The 63-year-old Sheikh attended Newmarket racecourse on Saturday to see Godolphin colt Dawn Approach win the English 2000 Guineas.

According to AFP, Godolphin said Al Zarooni's appeal was nothing to do with them and was simply a matter between him and the BHA.

"He is no longer a Godolphin employee and the appeal is a matter between himself and the BHA. Godolphin has no involvement with this appeal," AFP quoted a Godolphin spokesperson as saying.

Soon after Al Zarooni's punishment was confirmed a second trainer in Newmarket revealed he was facing an inquiry on similar offenses.

The BHA confirmed Gerard Butler was being investigated after some of his horses tested positive for banned substances at his yard in February.

Butler told a British newspaper he was facing a ban after injecting his horses with a product used to treat joints but said he was so sure of its validity he entered it into his official medical records which were then sent to the BHA.

   

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Mourinho pulling no punches at Real Madrid as Chelsea link resurfaces

Jose Mourinho is widely expected to leave Real Madrid for English club Chelsea at the end of season

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho says Pepe's criticism of him borne out of frustration
• Portuguese defender has lost his place in Real Madrid side to youngster Rafael Varane
• Mourinho tells reporters: "Pepe's problem is easy to analyze. His name is Varane."
• Chelsea coach Rafa Benitez hints Mourinho will take over from him shortly

(CNN) -- If Jose Mourinho's time at Real Madrid is nearing an end then he seems determined not to go quietly.

The outspoken Portuguese coach's time at the Spanish giants -- one of the world's biggest soccer clubs -- has been adorned with three major trophies but also with a healthy dose of controversy.

He has had to fend off regular reports of dressing room unrest and a rift with one of Real's key players, goalkeeper Iker Casillas, the World Cup-winning captain of Spain.

The 50-year-old has been strongly linked with a return to the English Premier League and former club Chelsea, with the current coach of the London-based club hinting on Tuesday Mourinho is set to replace him.

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But for the time being, Mourinho remains in situ at Real and used his latest press conference to hit back at defender Pepe, who had criticized his treatment of the benched Casillas in the press.

Pepe has lost his place in the side to young French defender Rafael Varane in recent weeks.

Mourinho, in typically bullish mood, told reporters: "Pepe's problem is easy to analyze. His name is Varane. You don't have to be a genius, just a normal guy like me to understand that we're talking about frustration.

"It's not easy for a player to see how he's outperformed by a 19 year-old kid, but the kid is fantastic. I had the courage to play him and the problem is very simple. Pepe's life as an athlete has changed.

"He was permanent starter and it is also one of my decisions that didn't lead to a public discussion. I understand his frustration perfectly, and that it translated into what he said.

"Things are clear and I have no issue with him. It's not an easy situation. I have to try to be honest and most people think that Real Madrid's defensive future is Varane and Ramos."

Mourinho's decision to drop Casillas, who has been with Real his entire career and is a poster boy to the club's many fans, has been met with many questions.

After Casillas picked up an injury in January, Mourinho signed Sevilla's Diego Lopez, and continued to play him even after Casillas regained full fitness.

It led to much criticism of the coach, who reiterated on Tuesday that Lopez's style of goalkeeping was more to his liking.

"I like Diego Lopez as a goalkeeper more than Casillas," he explained. "It's not personal, I just like him more. I like a goalkeeper that comes out and dominates the airspace and plays with his feet.

"Iker is fantastic under the posts and I can also say that he likes a coach like (Spanish national team coach) Vicente Del Bosque or with a different profile more.

"One's more offensive, the other defensive. I have the right to say this and with me, in normal conditions, Diego Lopez is going to play. People can say what they want, I accept that but please respect a coach who decides who plays."

Mourinho's time at the Bernabeu has been mixed. He has won one La Liga title, last season, but looks set to miss out to archrivals Barcelona this time around.

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His quest to win the European Champions League for a third time in his career has also faltered. Recently, his side were beaten 4-3 on aggregate by German club Borussia Dortmund at the semifinal stage.

Mourinho has made no secret of his desire to return to England with media reports claiming he has already negotiated a return to Chelsea at the end of the season.

His previous spell in charge saw him lead the club to their first top flight title for 55 years. He won five trophies in his three seasons in London.

Only last week he said, "I know I am loved by some clubs, especially one," which was widely regarded as confirmation of his desire to once again coach at Stamford Bridge.

On Tuesday Chelsea's current manager, Rafael Benitez, confirmed he would be leaving at the end of the season and added: "The next year there will be another manager. I think everybody knows who will be here."

Mourinho, who has a contract at Real until 2016, revealed he's considered remaining at Real and refuted claims that is to do with a dispute over his severance package.

Reports in Spain and the UK claim whoever breaks their agreement will owe the other party $26 million. "I've considered staying. The fans think what you, the press, sell them," he said.

"To make things clear I'll tell you that I'll be paid until my last working day here. I don't want even one euro more the day I decide that I'm not going to continue."

PICHA ZA MAZISHI YA MSANII ALBERT MANGWEA NYUMBANI KWAO MOROGORO.

June 6, 2013

 Hatimae leo safari ya mwisho ya mwanamuziki mahiri wa muziki wa kizazi kipya, Albert Mangwea a.k.a (Ngwea) imefika mwisho baada ya maelf ya mashabiki wake kumpumzisha katika nyumba yake ya milele.

Huyu ndio mama mzazi wa marehemu Albert Mangwea (Picha na Global Publisher)

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Hakika kifo cha msanii Ngwea kimekuwa kipimo kikubwa cha kuonyesha jinsi msanii huyu alivyokuwa akikubalika katika sanaa ya muziki wa kizazi kipya. Hakika tutakumiss sana Ngwea kwani leo nimekuwa nikisikiliza nyimbo zake ambapo moja wapo ni ule wimbo wa "Speed 120" ambapo aliimba.... "hata nikifa leo, pengo langu halina spear".

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