Platini tells UEFA ‘my conscience is clear’

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Athens (AFP) – Disgraced football leader Michel Platini said in a farewell speech to UEFA on Wednesday that he felt no guilt over a $ 2 million payment from FIFA that has seen him suspended for four years.

“Just simply know that my conscience is clear, that I am certain that I committed not the slightest fault and that I am continuing to fight legally,” the 62-year-old French football legend told a congress in Athens as it met to elect his successor.

Platini and former FIFA leader Sepp Blatter are both under criminal investigation by Swiss prosecutors over the payment that Blatter authorised in 2011 for work carried out a decade earlier without a contract.

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ESPN’s Trent Dilfer Tells Back-Up QB Kaepernick It’s His Job to ‘Be Quiet,’ Sparking This Fiery Response

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Monday responded to criticism from one ESPN analyst who said Sunday that it’s the job of a backup quarterback to “be quiet.”

“This is a backup quarterback whose job it is to be quiet and sit in the shadows,” EPSN’s Trent Dilfer said. “Yet he [Kaepernick] chose a time when all of a sudden he became the center of attention. And it has disrupted that organization.” Dilfer was commenting on Kaepernick’s repeated refusal to stand during the playing of the national anthem.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before the team’s Sept. 1 preseason football game against the San Diego Chargers in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Following the 49ers win over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, Kaepernick fired back at the commentator.

“I think that’s one of the most ridiculous comments I’ve heard. The fact that you say, ‘You’re a backup quarterback. Stay in your place,’ that’s an issue,” Kaepernick said.

“I would ask him to really have a conversation with the families of people that have been murdered and see if he still feels that way,” Kaepernick added. “Because I bet you he doesn’t, just because he hasn’t experienced that type of oppression.”

(H/T: Mediaite)

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Jerry Rice tells Colin Kaepernick not to ‘disrespect’ the flag

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There has been no shortage of people commenting on the Colin Kaepernick national anthem protest, and the latest to weigh in is San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice.

Rice sent a tweet on Monday night in which he said “All lives matter.” He also said Kaepernick should not “disrespect” the flag by refusing to stand for the anthem.

All lives matter. So much going on in this world today.Can we all just get along! Colin,I respect your stance but don"t disrespect the Flag.

— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) August 30, 2016

The Hall of Fame wide receiver’s comment was met with outrage from some on Twitter.

Jerry Rice is just another in a long list of black athletes who once they got their $ forget exactly who they are and where they came from

— Duncan Pinderhughes (@Mr_PDPOE) August 30, 2016

Jerry Rice made more stupid drops in this 1 tweet than he did his in his entire NFL career. https://t.co/9pbv4HCspR

— Khaled Beydoun (@KhaledBeydoun) August 30, 2016

Jerry Rice worked on his footwork all those years so he could tap dance, apparently.

— Wack Prescott (@TheCoolTeacher_) August 30, 2016

Kaepernick’s decision to protest the anthem has been a polarizing one. The NFL issued a statement saying they encourage but do not require players to stand for the anthem. Many players have either supported or opposed Kaepernick’s move. The strongest response of all came from the San Francisco Police Officers Association, which had this to say.

Now we know where the NFL’s all-time leading receiver stands on the matter.

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This Chart Tells You Which Team Scores The Most ‘Fergie Time’ Goals

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The phrase ‘Fergie time’ has become a popular part of football culture over the past decade.

It comes from Sir Alex Ferguson’s famous watch tapping back in Manchester United’s glory days, where seemingly every week there’d be extra minutes added on at the end of games – in which the Red Devils would score.

But, the Daily Mail has done some research, and it turns out United are not even close to the top of the table when it comes to most goals scored in injury time in the Premier League era.

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No, it actually turns out that Liverpool are the side that have scored the most injury time winners, with United way down in fifth place – ironically where they finished in real life last season.

Liverpool’s 28 goals is seven clear of second placed Arsenal (also where they finished last season), with Chelsea and Everton making up the top four.

Then come United in fifth with 18, way ahead of Manchester City who have bagged just ten – although one of those was Sergio Aguero’s incredible winner against Queens Park Rangers.

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It was the Red Devils who made ‘Fergie time’ a thing though, starting with Steve Bruce’s header against Sheffield Wednesday back in 1993 – when Marcus Rashford (who scored United’s latest winner against Bruce’s former side, Hull, this weekend) wasn’t even born.

And who can forget Michael Owen’s winner for United against Liverpool in 2009? And Federico Macheda’s momentum shifting strike against Aston Villa later that year?

But it turns out they’re nowhere near Liverpool in terms of numbers of late winners, with Stan Collymore’s clincher against Newcastle United in 1996 the most famous of the lot, as the Geordies managed to blow winning the Premier League after leading by 12 points in April.

Here’s the full top ten:

1. Liverpool – 28
2. Arsenal – 21
3. Chelsea – 20
4. Everton – 19
5. Manchester United – 18
6. Newcastle United – 17
7. Tottenham Hotspur – 17
8. Aston Villa – 13
9. Wigan Athletic – 12
10. Bolton Wanderers – 11

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