Samuel Eto'o banned for Cameroon strike

[ via BBC Sport / Football ] 16 Dec

Samuel Eto'o has been banned for 15 matches by the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) for his role in a players' strike. Vice-captain Enoh Eyong received a two-match ban, while Tottenham's Benoit Assou-Ekotto was fined $1,980 (£1,276).

The strike followed a row over bonuses after a tournament in Morocco in November and led to the cancellation of a friendly against Algeria.

The Cameroon captain, 30, has 10 days to appeal against the ban.

Cameroon have already failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals, so the first games Eto'o will miss are the Indomitable Lions' opening games in qualifying for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2014 World Cup.

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U.S. uncertain Israel would advise before Iran strike

Yahoo News 1 Dec

The top U.S. military officer told Reuters on Wednesday he did not know whether Israel would alert the United States ahead of time if it decided to take military action against Iran, reports Yahoo News.

General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also acknowledged differences in perspective between the United States and Israel over the best way to handle Iran and its nuclear program. Dempsey further said:

"I'm not sure the Israelis share our assessment of that. And because they don't and because to them this is an existential threat, I think probably that it's fair to say that our expectations are different right now." 

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Britain's biggest strikes in a generation this Wednesday

Full Story: Mail Online 27 Nov

Britain's Union leaders have declared there is nothing the Government can do to avert the biggest strikes in a generation this Wednesday.

As the Army is put on standby to secure Britain’s borders,  millions of public sector workers are being warned that a ‘hugely  generous’ pensions offer from ministers will be withdrawn if a deal is not agreed by the end  of the year.

It may be added that Wednesday’s strike, by as many as two million public sector workers, has been triggered by Government proposals to limit the £1trillion future cost of their generous pension schemes.

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