England to make first visit to Upton Park
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Your support makes all the difference.Australia will take on England at Upton Park on 12 February, the first time the full national side have appeared at West Ham's ground.
The game also marks the Socceroos' debut on English soil, and the England manager, Sven Goran Eriksson, said: "Australia have an excellent team now. We know this from the many players they have playing at the top clubs in the Premier League."
Dennis Bergkamp, stunned that the Football Association has charged him with violent misconduct over after television cameras caught him placing a foot on the chest of the grounded Blackburn player Nils-Eric Johansson during Arsenal's 2-1 defeat at Highbury last month, is considering a personal plea when the date for the hearing is named.
The pair had tangled by the touchline and the referee, Graham Barber, awarded a free-kick against Bergkamp. But the official missed the alleged "stamping", which apparently motivated the FA compliance office's investigation of film evidence highlighted by ITV's coverage."In my opinion this case should be closed," the Dutch striker said.
Bolton Wanderers will fight Galatasaray's attempt to claim £4.5m compensation for the signing of Akin Bulent. Fifa, football's world governing body, has been called in to arbitrate after the Turkish club alleged that Akin had signed a "private contract" entitling them to a fee from Bolton and money from the player. Galatasaray's lawyers claim that Akin had agreed to stay in Istanbul before Bolton signed him last summer on a free transfer.
Tottenham's Sergei Rebrov has asked Ukraine's coach, Leonid Buryak, to leave him out of the national squad until he is playing regular first-team football. The former Dynamo Kiev striker has not established himself in Glenn Hoddle's side since his £11m move in 2000.
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