Ajax will invest almost pounds 1m in upgrading Cape Town Spurs’ facilities and the

Ajax will invest almost pounds 1m in upgrading Cape Town Spurs’ facilities and the new club will adopt Ajax’s training methods.Ajax said their investment would mainly be aimed at strengthening the new club’s youth department. Some had been sleeping in their cars outside the prison since Gil was arrested.South AfricaTHE DUTCH champions, Ajax, announced yesterday they had taken a 51 per cent stake in Ajax Cape Town, a new club which will play in South Africa’s Premier League next season.The club has been formed by merging Seven Stars and Cape Town Spurs. Seven Stars’ owner Rob Moore and John Comitis, who owned Cape Town Spurs, will hold the remaining 49 per cent of Ajax Cape Town. His alleged crimes have not dented his popularity with the club’s fans. During Sunday’s 5-0 win home win over Extremadura, nearly 50,000 fans took advantage of Atletico’s decision to waive admission fees for the match, in an effort to boost morale and show their support for their president.Atletico’s vice-president, Lazaro Albarracin, rallied the crowd before the game and passed on Gil’s appreciation for the support shown since his arrest.

“There are very few reasons that would lead our president to miss a match,” Albarracin said, as a giant picture of Gil was displayed on the stadium’s big television screen to chants of “Freedom for Jesus Gil”.In Malaga, where Gil was being held prior to going to hospital, several hundred supporters had continued their vigil at the weekend in front of Alhaurin de la Torre prison, carrying banners calling for his release. The Primera Division club have worn the Marbella name on the front of their shirts in recent seasons.Gil has been accused of channelling almost pounds 2m of Marbella funds to Atletico. He was expected to remain there for at least three days.
Gil, the mayor of Marbella, was gaoled without bail on charges of embezzlement and falsifying documents related to contracts signed between the town of Marbella and Atletico Madrid. Doctors said he was suffering from high blood pressure, probably because of stress and poor diet. Spain

JESUS GIL, the president of Atletico Madrid who was gaoled last week on charges of illegally channelling funds to the Spanish club, was admitted to hospital yesterday with high blood pressure Gil was taken to hospital in Malaga from prison.

“I’m not sure it is even a rotation system and, to be honest, I’m not coping well with not playing regularly in the first team. A footballer wants to play football and when he doesn’t get a game he is unhappy, and I am no different.”. He is also a former team-mate of David Beckham – the England midfielder was at Preston on loan in 1994-95.Another problem for Ferguson to deal with may be the disaffection of Teddy Sheringham, who has complained of being unhappy languishing on the sidelines. The England striker has made six starts for United this season, and was not even on the bench for the win over West Ham on Sunday.”The manager has four of us, which makes it difficult for me,” he said.