Newfanzone BPL team of the week (Game Week 10)

Here is the NEWFANZONE BPL TEAM OF THE WEEK as chosen by the lads @ The Newfanzone

Formation: 4-1-2-3

Goalkeeper- Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland): The “giant” Romanian goalkeeper had an outstanding Tyne-wear derby. He stopped Moussa Sissoko, Georginio Wijnaldum and Jack Colback from scoring in the first half.

Right-back- Kyle Walker (Tottenham): The English defender’s pace and athleticism was a joy to watch against Bournemouth on Sunday.

Centre back- Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal): Laurent Koscielny was a “rock” in defense against Everton. He coordinated his team’s back four and also got on the scoresheet.

Centre back- James Tomkins (West Ham): James Tomkins had an excellent performance against Chelsea at the weekend. He made four vital interceptions against Chelsea.

Left back- Aaron Cresswell (West Ham): Aaron Cresswell was on top of his game against their London rival’s Chelsea. His pace was a problem for Chelsea’s defence all through the match, he capped off his outstanding performance with a pin-point cross for Andy Carroll’s winning goal.

Defensive midfielder- Moussa Dembele(Tottenham): The Belgian midfielder has up his game in recent weeks, he had an outstanding performance in midfield for Tottenham and scored a well-taken goal.

Attacking midfielder- Almen Abdi (Watford): The Switzerland midfielder had an excellent game against Stoke City at the weekend. He orchestrated watford’s game with his quality and scored his team’s second goal.

Attacking midfielder- Mesut Ozil (Arsenal): Mesut Ozil dazzled against Everton at the weekend and got his seventh Premier league assist of the season.

Forward- Andre Ayew (Swansea): The Ghana international has an outstanding game at the weekend. He scored the winning goal for his team to ease the pressure on Gary Monk.

Forward- Jamie Vardy (Leicester City): The English striker continued his impressive start to the season against Crystal Palace at the weekend. He scored for a seventh Premier league match in a row, that is a huge accomplishment.

Forward- Harry Kane (Tottenham): The HurriKane is back” The young English striker got an hat-trick against Bournemouth at the weekend.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2015 THOMAS KELLER MEDAL

The World Rowing Federation, FISA, has opened the nomination process for the 2015 Thomas Keller Medal to the general public.

The Thomas Keller Medal is the highest distinction in the sport of rowing. It is awarded to recognise an exceptional international rowing career as well as exemplary sportsmanship. The public is now invited to submit nominations until 16 February 2015.

The award was named after the late President of FISA, Thomas Keller. Born in 1924, Keller was elected President of FISA in 1958 as a 34-year-old and was then the youngest-ever president of an international sports federation. Following the 1988 Olympic Games Thomi Keller spontaneously awarded the FISA Medal of Honour to single scullers Peter-Michael Kolbe (Germany) and Pertti Karppinen (Finland) to commemorate one of the greatest rivalries in the history of the sport, thereby recognising their exceptional talent and sportsmanship. This shaped the idea of the Thomas Keller Medal which was initiated by the Keller family following Thomi’s passing in 1989 and was first awarded to the great Norwegian rower Alf Hansen in 1990.

Each year the winner is carefully selected by the Thomas Keller Medal committee which includes Keller’s son Dominik, and it follows a broad international nomination process including public nominations. The aim is to ensure that the true values in which Keller so strongly believed are represented.

Thomas Keller Medal

The nominees for the Thomas Keller Medal are assessed on the following five factors:

1. Success at the international level
2. “Type” of career
3. Technical mastery of the sport
4. Sportsmanship
5. “Legendary” aspect

In July 2014, Drew Ginn of Australia was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal in Lucerne. Ginn had a career that spanned 17 years beginning as part of Australia’s famed Oarsome Foursome and ending four Olympic Games later back in his country’s four. He accumulated four Olympic medals (three of them gold) and five World Championship titles along the way. Ginn’s career included two remarkable comebacks following back injuries and he was known for his fluid, efficient rowing style.

Previous winners include Eskild Ebbesen (Denmark), Vaclav Chalupa (Czech Republic), Jueri Jaanson (Estonia), James Tomkins (Australia), Kathrin Boron (Germany), Elisabeta Lipa (Romania) and Steve Redgrave (Great Britain).

The award will be presented on Saturday 11 July 2015 at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Nominations must be submitted for this year’s Thomas Keller medal by midnight CET on 16 February 2015.