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Caj Astro naik RM12 kerana EPL

Oleh JUNHAIRI ALYASA
junhairi.alyasa@kosmo.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR - Bermula 1 Ogos ini, peminat saluran sukan di stesen televisyen satelit berbayar, Astro akan terpaksa membayar lebih.

Kenaikan bayaran sebanyak RM12 itu ekoran peningkatan kos bagi hak penyiaran Liga Perdana England (EPL) baru-baru ini, kata Ketua Saluran Sukan Astro, Lee Choong Khay.

Bagaimanapun, menurutnya, peningkatan tersebut masih rendah berbanding stesen televisyen berbayar di negara lain seperti di United Kingdom yang meningkat sehingga 532 peratus, Hong Kong (501 peratus), Thailand (297 peratus), Singapura (282 peratus) dan Australia (172 peratus). Kenaikan di Malaysia cuma 100 peratus.

Di Asia Barat pula berlaku peningkatan sebanyak 250 peratus menyebabkan penyiar di negara itu terpaksa membayar sebanyak RM1.170 bilion dan Hong Kong pula meningkat daripada RM354 juta kepada RM709 juta dalam tempoh tiga tahun.

Choong Khay berkata, kenaikan tersebut antara lain berpunca daripada peningkatan kos operasi kelab-kelab bola sepak yang bermain dalam liga tersebut.

"Kelab-kelab dalam EPL terpaksa membayar gaji pemain dan menguruskan kelab mereka, malah kenaikan dalam bidaan hak penyiaran meningkat sebanyak 67 peratus menyebabkan syarikat yang memegang hak penyiaran di England, Stanta, terpaksa menghentikan operasi kerana kenaikan kos ini pada Jun 2009," katanya ketika dihubungi di sini semalam.

hampees betul..dan2 jek...
mentang2 nak dekat world cup...

'EPL liga terbaik dunia'
LONDON - Fernando Torres tetap menganggap Liga Perdana England adalah liga yang terbaik di dunia meskipun perbelanjaan besar telah dilakukan kelab-kelab dari Sepanyol pada musim perpindahan ini.

Bintang The Reds itu juga percaya liga lain di Eropah perlu meningkatkan kualiti mereka sebelum boleh mengangkat status setaraf dengan EPL.

Ingatan itu termasuklah kepada kempen Liga Sepanyol yang bakal menyaksikan penampilan musim pertama Pemain Terbaik Dunia, Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Bola sepak England mempunyai pengikut yang terbesar di seluruh dunia, bukan saja kerana pemain, tapi juga kerana sejarahnya, tradisinya, keterujaannya dan juga peminatnya," kata Torres.

"Liga lain, termasuk Liga Sepanyol sekali pun boleh belajar banyak perkara daripada EPL. (Real) Madrid telah membawa Kaka dan (Cristiano) Ronaldo, manakala Barcelona ada Xavi dan (Lionel) Messi, tapi sebenarnya EPL masih jauh hebat di depan."

Torres juga berharap Liverpool mampu memberi cabaran dalam perebutan kejuaraan musim ini dan menjelaskan yang dia mahu menjulang sebanyak mungkin trofi sepanjang kariernya di Anfield.

"Memenangi gelaran liga di sini adalah sama seperti memenangi Kejuaraan Euro bersama pasukan Sepanyol tahun lepas," kata Torres.

"Seorang pemain mahu diingati atas apa yang mereka telah menangi dan sumbangan mereka kepada kelab.

"Sepuluh tahun selepas kamu bersara, kamu pasti mahu lihat medal dan trofi yang dimenangi. Kamu mungkin ada kereta yang hebat dan rumah yang besar, tapi perasaannya masih tidak sama." - Agensi

Kwn nak tnyer, aok me ade join BPL fantasy league tak? Kalau ade kasik no id...Errrr..tak salah ker kwn post mende nie kt sini?

Deto_8 wrote:

edi wrote:Kwn nak tnyer, aok me ade join BPL fantasy league tak? Kalau ade kasik no id...Errrr..tak salah ker kwn post mende nie kt sini?

ada...ni link dia http://www.pahangcommunity.com/cadangan-komen-f14/fantasy-football-t294.htm

Ooo...tq...

Chelsea v Wolves

Manager Carlo Ancelotti has seen his Blues side make a flying start to the season. They have not even conceded a goal at Stamford Bridge since the opening day of the season.

In the 14 hours and 32 minutes since Hull City netted against them, the Blues have hit 26 goals without reply in all competitions.

Chelsea scored five times both home and away against Wolves when the sides last met in the league in 2003/04 and will be bidding for the 1,000th home league win in their history. Wolves' last three league goals have all come from centre-back Jody Craddock.

Man Utd v Everton

Manchester United will be keen to keep up the pressure on Chelsea as they protect their 11-match unbeaten home record against Everton.

The Merseysiders have won only one of their last 28 league meetings with the Red Devils who have scored 69 Premier League goals against Everton, more than against any other opponent.

Everton's win over West Ham United ended a run of seven matches without a victory in all competitions.

Liverpool v Man City

After winning seven of their first nine fixtures, Liverpool have won just one of their last nine.

However the Merseysiders are undefeated in their last eight Premier League meetings with Manchester City who have drawn their last five matches.

The Reds will be aiming to equal a club Premier League record of scoring in 18 successive home matches.

Sunderland v Arsenal

The Gunners are unbeaten in seven, taking 19 points from a possible 21 and are aiming to maintain their scoring streak after hitting 36 goals in 11 Barclays Premier League matches this season.

That is the highest tally by any top-flight side at this stage of the season since Spurs got 40 in their first 11 fixtures in 1963/64.

Sunderland are without a win in four matches in all competitions and have not beaten Arsenal in their last 11 league meetings, although both of last season's encounters ended level.

Burnley v Aston Villa

Burnley have won five of their six home matches since securing promotion and they will aim to extend that impressive record against a Villa side who have not won in their last four on the road and have a wretched record at Turf Moor.

Villa have not won in their last 22 league and cup visits to Burnley, a run which dates back to 1936.

Martin O'Neill's men have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven matches but have lost only one of their last six.

Hull City v West Ham United

Gianfranco Zola's side have won only once in the league since the opening day of the season and have not kept a clean sheet since August.

The Tigers have won just four times in 2009 but snatched a last-gasp victory at home to Stoke City before the international break.

The teams are separated by just one point and defeat would leave the losers in the relegation zone.

Birmingham v Fulham

Fulham are fifth in the current form table after stringing together a five-match unbeaten run to win the Barclays Manager of the Month award for Roy Hodgson.

Blues are also proving hard to beat and will be aiming to stretch their undefeated run to four matches following their impressive 2-2 at Liverpool.

Fulham midfielder Clint Dempsey is out to equal Steed Malbranque's club record of scoring in four successive league matches.

WEST HAM SALE
Air Asia boss in Hammers takeover bid


(Tony Fernandes: Air Asia boss a West Ham fan.)

By Harry Harris, Football Correspondent
January 13, 2010

Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes is out to win control of West Ham in the next 48 hours by pledging a "significant" transfer pot for Gianfranco Zola to invest in a new team at Upton Park.


Hammers fan Fernandes is trying to hurry the deal through in time to make an impact in the January transfer window.

However, former Birmingham City owners David Gold and David Sullivan are also in the bidding war with Fernandes, and haven't given up hope of success.

Gold and Sullivan have the experience of running Blues and would probably want the equally knowledgeable Karren Brady - who was managing director at St Andrew's - as part of their new management team at Upton Park. In contrast, the man who owns Air Asia has no previous involvement in football, but would maintain the high level of foreign ownership in the Premier League.

ESPN Soccernet has learned that the long-awaited Hammers takeover is in its final stages, and could be concluded before the weekend to provide an injection of much needed transfer cash for Zola, with the new owners likely to be in place, ready for action on Monday morning.

A City source told ESPN Soccernet: "The way the transaction is being structured any capital is going straight into the club.

"The plan is for a new share issue and this can mean a significant investment going into the club, which in turn can stimulate the belief from the banks that over a period of time, they can recoup the money owed to them.

"The feeling is that Tony Fernandes really does mean business and West Ham can end up with more capital if they go with him."

The source insists that Intermarket - another company heavily linked with a takeover bid for the Hammers - has never been able to show proof of funds to the satisfaction of the banks, despite its protestations to the contrary.

The consortium of five banks that has loaned money to the Hammers is believed to favour the takeover proposals tabled by Fernandes, but Gold and Sullivan might make a last ditch attempt to improve their offer in the next 24 hours.

Rothschild, the investment bank which was appointed in October to sound out potential investors, together with representatives from Glitnir, Standard Bank, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland and Straumur, West Ham's five main lenders, is on the verge of making its decision.

Fernandes, a lifelong West Ham supporter and Lotus F1 team boss, has been locked in talks in with Straumur, in its capacity as the largest shareholder in CB Holdings - the company set up by the creditors of West Ham's former owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson.