Coleman, who was sacked by City on Tuesday May 4th after being able to get the Sky Blues to a higher position than 17th during his tenure, is today commentating for ITV, who angered viewers when their HD service went to an advert as England scored against the USA last night, on the Serbia versus Ghana game.
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Former Sky Blue Yazid Mansouri took no part in Algeria's 1-0 defeat to Slovenia. Mansouri had been dropped from the team and stripped of the captaincy and was left on the bench. In an awful game, former West Brom player Robert Koren scored the only goal of the game thanks to some poor goalkeeping in the 78th minute.
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England fans have won praise for their behaviour last night. There was no trouble amongst the 10,000 England fans in Rustenburg and no arrests were made.
South African Police Service spokeswoman Brigadier Sally de Beer said to the Press Association: "The security operation went very well and there were no major incidents. "The England fans were very well behaved."
Speaking before the game, Assistant Chief Constable Andy Holt, the ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers) lead on football, said: "It's a great atmosphere. The England fans we are seeing are the genuine article. A nicer bunch of people you couldn't wish to meet. "We are delighted we haven't had anything to worry about."
Twelve British police officers including a representative from West Midlands Police are in South Africa. Six were deployed for the game but spent most of the time posing for photos.
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The annoying Vuvuzula horns could be banned from the World Cup. There have been complaints from Broadcasters, as well as fans about the one note horns which have been droning on through matches.
"If there are grounds to do so, yes," said World Cup Organising Committee's Danny Jordaan when asked if a ban might be introduced.
Speaking to Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme, Jordaan said: "We have heard from the broadcasters and other individuals and it is something we are evaluating on an ongoing basis.
"We have tried to get some order with it. We have asked for no vuvuzelas during national anthems or anyone is making an announcement. I know it is a difficult question but we are trying to manage it as best we can.
"This matter has been raised on many occasions and my personal view is that I would prefer singing.
"It has always been a great generator of a wonderful atmosphere in the stadiums and we will try to encourage them to sing because that is the strength.
"It is a huge debate and it will continue, but we did say that if one lands on the pitch in anger then we will not think twice and take action."
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