41. With his Newcastle club sliding close to relegation, Shearer had an angry confrontation on the field with Tottenham and former Newcastle midfielder David Ginola two weeks ago. 42. Former Newcastle midfielder Robert Lee joined Premiership rivals Derby County for an undisclosed fee Thursday. 43. Former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder John Harkes struggled in Jamaica as he recovered from ankle surgery and joined in complaints about pitch conditions. 44. Former Soviet Union international midfielder Alexei Mikhailichenko was named as caretaker coach of Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kiev it was announced Wednesday. 45. Former Soviet Union international midfielder Alexei Mikhailichenko was on Friday confirmed as coach of Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kiev. 46. Former Scotland midfielder Gordon Strachan joined Coventry on a four-year contract as assistant to manager Ron Atkinson here on Wednesday. 47. Former South African midfielder Doc Khumalo was wounded when two masked gunmen opened fire at a wedding party in Soweto on Sunday. 48. French international Zinedine Zidane and former Barcelona midfielder Dutchman Richard Witschge were particularly effective down the left flank. 49. Guinea take a young, largely foreign-based squad coached by former Soviet Union midfielder Vladimir Muntian to Lagos and it boasts a consistent scorer in Momo Soumah. 50. However, his relations with coach Luis Fernandez, the former combative French midfielder, were never warm and a move always appeared inevitable. |