Gibson gets tough on Ziege case

Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has vowed to make both Liverpool and Christian Ziege pay for the way the German international was prised from his club’s grasp.

The Teessiders were this week given the green light to push ahead with their claim for compensation from both the Anfield club and their former player after three Court of Appeal judges decided there was a case to answer over the former AC Milan defender’s departure from the Riverside Stadium in August 2000.