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October News

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Jerren Nixon and Zurich return to domestic action on Saturday when they play FC Lugano.
 

Hibernian is helping the Russell Latapy foundation raise funds for under privilege children in Trinidad. Read all about it. Latapy and Rougier are back in action this weekend when they take on Airdrie.

I will be in New York City this weekend visiting family for thanksgiving. The next update will be up Monday night.

Nixon puts away two.

Nixon...ready for Roma

Young Boys opened the scoring in the 73rd minute and looked certain to pull off the win. That was until Nixon went nuts. Goals in the 82nd and 85th minutes pushed Zurich into third place with just one point separating them from cross town rivals Grasshoppers for second place.

Nixon and Zurich face a tougher challenge when they travel to Rome's Stadio Olympico to face Italian giants Roma in UEFA cup action on Tuesday. This is there most difficult challenge to date after getting pass Glasgow Celtic in the previous round.

However, Yorke together with strike partner Andy Cole leveled the score in the 29th minute. Wednesday sealed the game with two goals in the second half.

The lost is of concern to Alex Fergusion the Manchester United manager. The "Red Devils" will face Spanish giants Barcelona at the Neu Camp in European Champions League on Wednesday. A win should seal a quarter final appearance for United as they lead Group D. They will be scoreboard watching as Bayern Munich will face Brody in the other encounter.

In the English first division action Clint Marcelle and Barnsley defeated league leaders Sunderland  3-2.  Marcelle came on in the 18th minute.

In Scotland, Russell Latapy was sent off for his second bookable offense when Hibernian tied Hamilton 2-2. With the result Hibernian loose ground to Ayr United in the race for promotion. However, Hibernian have one game in hand to make up ground. They are scheduled to play tomorrow  versus St. Mirren to recover the game that was postponed last week.

Finally a little housekeeping. Look for a site update on Wednesday as there will be no end of week update on Friday.

T&T drops in ranking.

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In Scotland, Russell Latapy, Tony Rougier and Hibernian face Hamilton.

Marvin Andrews and Raith Rovers will look to get out there rot when they face Stranraer.

Jerren Nixon and FC Zurich will prepare for there UEFA cup encounter with Roma of Italy next week when they face Young Boys tonight.

All Stars tie S. Korea.

John...first to score

The celebrations were short lived as the Koreans came back to tie just minutes after John's strike. Keeping the score line clean was Jamaica's Arron Lawrence, probably the best goalie in the Caribbean. He kept the All Stars in the game with some quick thinking and good saves under a barrage of shots in the first half.

Two of United's goals had Yorke's name written on them. Yorke out muscled a Rovers player just inside of their half and released English International Paul Scholes to open the scoring in the 32nd minute. In the 43rd minute Yorke scored his tenth goal of the season and his eighth goal in league competition on a brillant strike past the hapless goalkeeper.

Manchester United were leading 3-0 after the 58th minute when they almost salvaged a draw from the jaws of victory. They allowed Rovers back in the game with some weak defending and relaxed play in the midfield. Rovers came back with two goals in the 65th and 74th minute of play. However, that was not enough to defeat United as they moved into second place in the Premiership.

In other action Shaka Hislop and West Ham defeated Leicester City 3-2.

Leonson Lewis and Estrelle Amadorra tied Vitoria Guimaraes 1-1 on Saturday.

In Switzerland, Jerren Nixon and FC Zurich tied Lussane Sports 3-3.

The All Stars lead by David Nahkid came out after the home team. However, it was the Korean to score early. That score did not set the All Stars back. Stern John and Irasto Knights caused serious problems for the Koreans. However, poor referee decisions took there toll on the squad. The Koreans later went ahead 2-0 just before the break to seal the win for the home team. The second half was uneventful

The second and final  game is set for Saturday night.

In Scotland, Russell Latapy, Tony Rougier and Hibernian face St Mirren. Marvin Andrews and Raith Rovers face Falkirck.

In Portugal, Leonson Lewis and Amadorra play Guimarães.

In Switzerland, Jerren Nixon and FC Zurich play Lausanne Sports.

After scoring 26 goals in eight matches and off a 5-0 win during midweek European competition, Yorke and Man U could find no answers to Newcastle. Yorke had some chances to extend his goal scoring streak but found his chances smothered or not falling right for him.

The lost was costly to United as they lost ground to league leaders Aston Villa who won there encounter with Spurs on Saturday. Aston Villa have 25 points to United's 21. However, Manchester have one game in hand.

In other Premiership action, Shaka Hislop and West Ham tied Chelsea 1-1.

In the end it was Russell Latapy and Tony Rougier with the smiles and Marvin Andrews shaking his head after Hibernian completed a 3-1 win over Raith Rovers.

The win leaves Hibernian still on top of the Scottish first division, two points clear off Ayr and Airdrie. Raith are second from last and in serious relegation trouble.

Stern John wants to leave the Columbus Crew because of the treatment he received on and off the field. This includes being on the end of racial abuse by a former US national player during a game with New York. John was angry that the incident was ignored by the MLS.

What Columbus wants to do is sign John for a small fee then turn around and sell him to a European team for a higher fee.

Ansil Elcock is also upset at the Crew management. Elcock is looking for more money to ply his trade. Ansil who is ranked in the top ten defenders in the MLS by Soccer America, has a beef with management over the fact that he has played almost every game for Columbus but still makes less money than a player who only appeared in half of Columbus' games all season. That player make US$ 80,000 more than Elcock.

Elcock and John are looking towards Europe. Elcock is waiting for a call from a Swedish team and John cant leave his phone on the hook for the fear of going insane from the constant ringing.

John and Elcock made there final appearance of the season for Columbus in a 2-1 lost to Chicago. John scored the only item for Columbus on a 20 yard bullet.

After the game Russell gave a interview to the Hibernian web site. You can listen to it by clicking here.

I have created a special section on Russell Latapy and all the articles that have come out in the Scottish newspapers about him that has been made available via Erinweb.

This weekend is the Scottish edition of the Trini derby. It will pit Latapy, Rougier and Hibernian versus Marvin Andrews and Raith Rovers.

Every country has one. Every country has a sports team that dominates a particular sport and fans have a love-hate relationship with them. On this side of the Atlantic there is the New York Yankees in baseball and the Denver Broncos in American football. Across the "pond" it is Manchester United.

Dwight Yorke and Manchester United continued there good form of late with a 5-0 beating of Brondy of Denmark in Champions League action on Wednesday. Yorke scored in the 61st minute to further silence critics who thought that he could not score in European competition.

The win propelled Man U to the top of group D with eight points one ahead of Bayern Munich. United have two games left in Champions League competition versus Munich at home and Barcelona at the Nau Camp.

The victory in Europe comes after a 4-1 win last weekend in the Premiership versus Everton with Yorke finding the back of the net for the sixth time this season.

David Nahkid and Evans Wise were placed on waivers by there repective clubs in the MLS.

Clint Marcelle and Barnsley faces Bury.

In Switzerland, Jerren Nixon and FC Zurich faces Grasshoppers in the Zurich derby.

In Portugal, Leonson Lewis and Amadora faces Marítimo.