BARRY CUP DILEMMA.Byline: By JAMES NURSEY ASTON VILLA'S looming looming: see mirage. UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup tie could further dent Gareth Barry's hopes of a move to Liverpool. Villa boss Martin O'Neill For the politician, see . Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, (born March 1 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain who has previously managed Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City and Celtic and is currently pulled the plug on the pounds 18million deal on Wednesday, claiming Liverpool had missed a deadline to complete the transfer. Barry is refusing to sign a new contract and still hopes to go. But yesterday's UEFA Cup draw paired Villa against Hafnarfjordur, with the first leg of the second qualifying round against the Icelanders to be played on August 14. If Barry plays in either match, he will be cup-tied for the Champions League group stages should he join Liverpool and not available until the knockout phase of the competition next year. Manchester City have been drawn against Danish club FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland is a Danish football team from Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS (which also includes tennis, badminton and handball clubs) and Herning Fremad. Currently FC Midtjylland play in the Danish Superliga. . |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion