Anfield shut down!

Police attended an incident at Anfield on Tuesday afternoon after two men on a stadium tour were reported to have gone missing.

Police said that they were called to address “security concerns” at Liverpool’s stadium at around 3pm. “Merseyside police can confirm officers are in attendance following security concerns at Anfield stadium today,” read a statement.
A spokesman for Liverpool added: “There is an incident at Anfield stadium and as a precautionary measure the facility has been evacuated. The priority is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone at the ground. The emergency services are aware of the situation.”

Photos were posted on social media and in local news blogs appearing to show club staff and tourists standing outside the ground with police officers manning the gates to the ground. Liverpool are due to face Bournemouth in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup at Anfield on Wednesday night.

A further Merseyside Police statement said a search of Anfield was taking place, with one man unaccounted for following a tour of the stadium.

The statement said: “Merseyside Police can confirm that a search of Anfield football stadium is currently under way after the club raised an alert earlier this afternoon.

“At 3.05pm, the club reported to Merseyside Police that the ground had been evacuated after a man who had been on a tour was unaccounted for and believed to be in the stadium.

“The club cannot guarantee that the man has left the ground and therefore a search of the ground is under way.”

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Bomb Threat at Anfield

Anfield has been shut down due to Bomb Threat

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Mark Hughes backs Mourinho

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has backed Jose Mourinho to turn things
around at Chelsea despite the Premier League champions' dismal start to
the season.
Chelsea have won just one of their last six games in all competitions, and
sit 15th in the Premier League following Saturday's 2-1 defeat at West
Ham.
Mourinho watched the second half of that match from the stands after
being sent off at half-time, with the Football Association subsequently
charging the Portuguese with misconduct.
Pressure is mounting on the Portuguese but, speaking ahead of Tuesday's
League Cup tie between Stoke and Chelsea, Hughes voiced his support for
his opposite number.
"He is the best manager the club has ever had," said the Welshman. "Why
would they change him?
"I don't anticipate them struggling for too much longer.
"All teams, whatever level, go through these periods, but Chelsea have
quality right the way through the club which will enable them to come
through this period."
Hughes added: "Maybe we are playing them at a good time.
"It is always difficult to play Chelsea but we are feeling good and are
looking forward to it."

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Fifa payment was a mistake - Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer has described a payment sent to FIFA while he was
head of Germany's 2006 World Cup organising committee as a mistake,
but rejected claims it was made to buy votes.
Beckenbauer – who won the World Cup as a player and coach with West
Germany – had an investigation launched against him by FIFA's Ethics
Committee last week.
The 70-year-old admitted a payment had been made by the organising
committee during the bidding process for the 2006 competition, but
insisted it was in return for a financial grant.
After a hearing with the German Football Association (DFB) Beckenbauer
released the following statement:
"Today there was [a] hearing in Munich, when I have answered all
questions from the [DFB] commission.
"It is important for me to clarify the following: There were no votes bought
in order to get the nod for the 2006 World Cup.
"[And] in order to get a subsidy from FIFA [for the organization of the
2006 World Cup] those involved went ahead with a proposal from the
FIFA finance commission that in today's eyes should have been rejected.
"I, as President of the then-organizing committee, bear the responsibility
of this mistake."

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