Great Britain forward, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Craig-Bellamy-c9471 revealed that going into his country’s game against Senegal on Thursday, that he would be abused by his own fans at the home of Manchester United, given that he was a Liverpool player.
The United-Liverpool rivalry is viewed as the biggest in English football. The relationship between the two sides hit a new low last season, after the Reds striker Luis Suarez’s racial assault against the Red Devil’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrice-Evra-c29231. The events which followed
saw the Uruguayan International get slapped with an eight-match ban from the FA, and the whole episode taking another ugly turn after he refused to shake hands with Evra before the start of a Premier League game in February.
As a result, Suarez was greeted with a lot of jeers and abuses during his country’s opening match of the Olympic Games played at Old Trafford.
Bellamy, a veteran of 74 games for the Merseyside club, divulged that he thought he would be subjected to the same treatment at United’s home as Suarez. However, he expressed his delight upon receiving a standing ovation from the crowd, following his Man
of the Match performance against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Senegal-c3001.
While talking to reporters, he said: “I was expecting what Luis got earlier…I had prepared myself for that, but look, this is the Theatre of Dreams. I’m a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 fan and Liverpool are my club, but it’s always an honour to play at Old Trafford. That’s
coming from a Liverpool fan.”
The 33-year old also indicated that he was honoured to be a given a chance to represent GB in the coveted competition, and vowed to give it his all during the event in order to make his country proud.
Following their 1-1 draw against the African side in their opener, Stuart Pearce’s men will now turn their focus on their next game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033, scheduled to be played on Sunday at the Wembley Stadium.
Commenting on their upcoming game, the forward revealed that his side were desperate to notch up their first win of the tournament, and that he was excited about making another appearance at Wembley.
He added, “We have to win against UAE and we are going to give it a really good go. And I have another chance to play at the remarkable Wembley Stadium. It’s great having games in different cities.”
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