Some Non-QPR Football/Soccer Snippets

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A few non-QPR football/soccer stories today:


- Independent/John Nisbet - Spanish judge alleges 'mafia fixed Zenit win'
"A Spanish judge has sent German authorities recordings that allege Russian mafia figures tried to fix last season's Uefa Cup semi-final between Bayern Munich and Zenit St Petersburg, judicial sources said yesterday. Russian champions Zenit crushed Bayern 4-0 at home in the second leg to win 5-1 on aggregate before going on to beat Rangers in the final at the City of Manchester Stadium..."Independent


- Why is Zizou so riled about a PSG winger's autobiography?


- BBC: The Abuse on Sol Campbell


- BBC Wrexham Appoint Dean Saunders as Their New Manager


- Telegraph "West Ham win £30m case delay"


- Carlisle United Official Site: The High Cost of Policing Games "Leeds Police Bill Tops £25,000"
"Carlisle United today expressed deep concern about the rising cost of policing matches at Brunton Park after being charged £25,000 plus VAT for the previous home game against Leeds....United's managing director John Nixon said: "It is getting extremely worrying. The figures now involved for policing matches at this level are the sort that will put clubs out of business. The police charges are just going up and up and up. "The £25,000 plus VAT police bill for our Leeds game has completely wiped away the profit we were looking to make. It would have been even worse but the original figure of more than £28,000 plus VAT was reduced after discussions with Cumbria Police. "Compare that to last year's League One fixture at home to Leeds, when our policing costs were less than £7,000, rising to £21,000 for the play-off game here..."


- Telegraph - Top 10: Football teams 'too good to go down'


- Football League "Here Comes The Bride" - Club Dressing Room as Location for Marriage Ceremonies


- Recalling Stoke's League Cup Final Win Over Chelsea!


- Independent - Elton John unhappy at Watford


- BBC How Ebbfleet are Doing, Since MyFootballClub Fan Website Takeover


- Goal.com/Greg Lalas "New Dating Website Hopes To Help Soccer Fans Score"
"A recently launched website aims to help soccer fanatics around the world meet that special someone who is equally passionate about the beautiful game."

[The new site is FootballFanFinder.com


- "Soccer Facing Reality Check" - Plymouth Chairman on Ticket Prices/Gates at Clubs (including QPR)