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Luis Fabiano is ready to quit Sevilla 2007-10-26 02:15:00 Despite the Brazilian's impressive goals haul this season, he doesn't believe he has the total backing of coach Juande Ramos.Fabiano's agent Jose Fuentes said: "I can't see Luis Fabiano staying at Sevilla
. Perhaps the time has come for the player to continue his career at another team, with a lesser name, but where he can play more." Read more:ready
Diego Ribas reveals AC Milan interest 2007-10-26 02:11:00 Werder Bremen midfield ace Diego
has revealed he came close to signing for AC Milan
and is a big fan of Italian football.The Brazil international said: "Yes, it's true. I almost joined Milan when I chose to leave Brazil, but in the end agreed to sign with Porto."I follow Italian football and like the way Roma play. Milan are my favourites for the Champions League, they have great players with vast experience."
"Theo Wallcott can be better than Thierry Henry" 2007-10-26 02:09:00 Manu Adebayor says Arsenal teammate Theo Walcott can become an even greater player than ThierryHenry
.Adebayor, who played with Walcott up front for the first time, said: "Thierry has speed and Theo has speed. "At the moment you cannot say they're the same as Thierry is 29, Theo is 18. "He's still learning but I promise you, in a few years, Theo will be up with Thierry. He may be better
as he's learning very fast." Read more:Thierry Henry
Martin Jol sacked as Tottenham manager 2007-10-26 02:06:00 Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the sacking of managerMartin
Jol following the club's Uefa Cup defeat by Getafe. Reports swept around White Hart Lane during the match but his departure was not confirmed until later on Thursday. "I shall never forget the Spurs fans," Jol said in a statement. Assistant Chris Hughton was also sacked. Clive Allen and Alex Inglethorpe take charge for Sunday's game with Blackburn while Sevilla coach Juande Ramos is favourite to take over. Former Spurs player Allen is the club's development coach, while Inglethorpe is youth team manager. "For me, Martin and Chris' departure is regrettable," said chairman Daniel Levy. I don't think he will have a problem finding a new job It was claimed Spurs met Ramos in August with a "dizzying" offer to replace the 51-year-old Jol at White Hart Lane. But with Sevilla in the Champions League Ramos opted to see out his contract with the Spanish club which expires next summer. Ramos is regarded as one of the most promising co Read more:Tottenham
Cicinho unsettled at AS Roma 2007-10-23 05:41:00 Cicinho's future at Roma is in doubt.The Brazil international has struggled to make an impact at Roma since arriving in the summer from Real Madrid and is behind fellow fullbacks Christian Panucci and Marco Cassetti in coach Luciano Spalletti's plans.Il Giornale says Cicinho could be made available when the market reopens in January.
Arsenal go for Benzema and Ben Afra 2007-10-23 05:38:00 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is planning a £40 million raid on Olympique Lyon for Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa. The Sun says Wenger had both aces watched in Lyon's 3-1 win over Monaco at the weekend - Benzema found the net and Ben Arfa impressed. Striker Benzema, 19, has taken the French league by storm with 11 goals in as many games. He is already a starter for France, with his displays also alerting Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC and Inter Milan. Left-winger Ben Arfa, 20, has also broken into the France senior team. But it will be a huge task to convince Lyon to sell. The French champs are notorious for hiking up prices and they know Wenger has a £70m war chest. Read more:Arsenal
Fernando Torres ruled out İstanbul trip 2007-10-23 05:36:00 Liverpool will again be without striker FernandoTorres
for the trip to Turkey because of the thigh injury that kept him out of the derby win over Everton. Torres, 23, who has been in terrific form since arriving in the summer, pulled up while training with Spain. Alvaro Arbeloa (thigh) is also out, and Daniel Agger, Harry Kewell and Fabio Aurelio remain long-term absentees. However, midfielder Xabi Alonso has travelled and could feature after recovering from a metatarsal problem. Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Sissoko, Alonso, Pennant, Crouch, Voronin, Kuyt, Babel, Lucas, Hobbs, Itandje.
Dida's ban reduced to one match 2007-10-22 06:40:00 AC Milan goalkeeper Dida has had his ban following the Champions League game with Celtic in Glasgow halved by Uefa to one match. He had been found to have breached Uefa's principles of "sportsmanship and integrity" for over-reacting to minimal contact by a fan on the pitch. But Dida will miss only Wednesday's game against Shakhtar Donetsk. Milan had appealed against the original two-match ban. Celtic were fined £12,500 following the incident. Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani had said: "Dida hasn't done anything wrong. "In fact he was attacked. The important thing is that a definite decision is taken before next Wednesday's game." If the suspension is upheld, Dida will miss the back-to-back Champions League games against Shakhtar Donetsk. Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi supported the appeal, claiming Dida's actions were merely a "mistake". He told www.acmilan.com: "It's hard to understand what goes through the mind of a player when those things happen. "It can also happen to a Read more:reduced
"Ezequel Lavezzi ideal for Roma" 2007-10-22 06:39:00 Roma coach Luciano Spalletti admits he could easily find a place in his team for Napoli sensation Ezequiel Lavezzi. The young Argentine was superb in Saturday night's 4-4 draw at Roma and Spalletti said: "I've been impressed by him since the beginning of this season. Napoli has really pulled off a good transfer coup. He is a player that has quality, speed, inspiration. "He has features that resemble those of the Roma team." Read more:ideal
Julio Baptista cool on Chelsea link 2007-10-22 06:36:00 Real Madrid attacking midfielder Julio Baptista
doesn't expect to leave in January. Linked with Chelsea
and Manchester City over the weekend, Baptista was asked about Premiership interest last night and told Marca: "I want to continue here with Real Madrid. We'll talk at the end of the season."I don't know about England. No-one has said anything to me."
Marseille finally record home win 2007-10-22 04:30:00 Marseille finally enjoyed victory at home in Ligue 1 when a Boudewijn Zenden second-half goal helped them beat Lens 1-0.Former Liverpool midfielder Zenden netted his first goal for the Provence side in the 74th minute as the hosts earned the ideal tonic ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash against Porto.Marseille jumped above Lens and out of the relegation zone with the three points.The visitors had the first clear chance in the 23rd minute when midfielder Yohann Demont connected with an Aruna Dindane cross but his attempt was parried away by Steve Mandanda.Marseille stepped up a gear after the interval with Senegal striker Mamadou Niang being denied by Lens goalkeeper Vedran Runje.Eric Gerets' side were rewarded for their efforts 16 minutes from time when Zenden fired home from 30 yards.Lens coach Jean-Pierre Papin, who scored 185 goals for Marseille between 1986 and 1992, received a warm welcome from the home crowd before kick off.
Real Madrid ve Barcelona both lose 2007-10-22 04:25:00 Leaders Real Madrid
and Barcelona
, who both started the day unbeaten, fell to their first defeats in La Liga, with champions Real slumping to a 2-1 reverse at Espanyol.Real were no match for team-of-the-moment Espanyol as they lost 2-1. Albert Riera and Raul Tamudo, who led Spain to a 3-1 victory against Denmark in their Euro 2008 qualifier last weekend, scored the goals at the beginning of each half.Sergio Ramos pulled one back for Real at the end.The champions stay top with 19 points while Espanyol, who have won four games on the trot, secured fifth place on 16.Winger Riera scored on his debut for Spain in Denmark last weekend and continued his run of form by heading Espanyol in front from a corner after just two minutes against Real.Ernesto Valverde's side continued to look sharper, breaking forward at pace, and Tamudo doubled the lead with a stunning goal early in the second half.Receiving a pass from Valdo, the 30-year-old saw Iker Casillas off his line and floated a delicate chi Read more:Real Madrid
Bayern Munih stay on winning track 2007-10-22 04:19:00 Bastian Schweinsteiger's late goal let Bayern
Munich stretch their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to six points with a 2-1 win at Bochum.Dennis Grote's curling effort gave the hosts a shock lead in the 11th minute, Franck Ribery equalised 10 minutes before half-time, and Schweinsteiger finally grabbed the winner after 78 minutes. With Karlsruhe, Bayern's closest challengers at the start of play, not playing until Sunday, wins for Werder Bremen and Hamburg lifted them into second and third respectively. All five goals came in the second half as Bremen beat Hertha Berlin 3-2. A hat-trick from Ivica Olic fired Hamburg to a 4-1 win over Stuttgart. Schalke were held to a 1-1 draw at Hansa Rostock, FC Nurnberg thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 and Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 against Bayer Leverkusen.
Empoli extend Milan crisis 2007-10-22 04:15:00 Luca Saudati has sent Milan
to a shock home defeat as the Rossoneri are undoubtedly in crisis. This result means Empoli are level on points with the giants and the San Siro crowd booed Carlo Ancelotti's men off the field.The Rossoneri were buoyed by their stunning 5-1 win at Lazio in Week 7, but going into this game were still without a home victory in Serie A. Paolo Maldini returned to the fray for his seasonal debut after injury problems, but Ronaldo remained sidelined and Kaka was rested. Empoli needed a boost after their shock 3-0 defeat to Siena, but Daniele Adani was suspended. The Tuscans' record here was abysmal with just one win and seven defeats in Serie A, during which they scored three goals and conceded 16.There was a curious moment before kick-off, as Nelson Dida went all around the pitch bowing to the San Siro crowd as an apology for the farce at Celtic that saw him suspended for two Champions League games for feigning injury.Clarence Seedorf and Pippo Inzaghi had two
Toffees pay the penalty 2007-10-22 04:04:00 Dirk Kuyt's last-gasp penalty gave Liverpool a dramatic 2-1 win over nine-man Everton at Goodison Park. Tony Hibbert and Phil Neville both saw red for Everton as Liverpool came from behind to take all three points courtesy of two penalties from Kuyt. Everton were gifted the lead in the first half as Sami Hyypia put through his own goal with a bizarre strike. Liverpool drew level on 54 minutes when Kuyt scored from the spot after Hibbert was sent off for hauling down Steven Gerrard inside the box. The game looked set to end all-square until Neville stopped Lucas Levia's shot on the line and the England international was sent off for the offence. Kuyt kept his cool from the spot to score to get Liverpool back to winning ways in dramatic circumstances. Liverpool had the early edge. Gerrard almost got on the end of a cross-field ball, dropping over Hibbert's head on the Everton right. Liverpool exploited that same space on five minutes, when Yossi Benayoun broke down the flank and set u
Didier Drogba wants to leave 2007-10-20 07:06:00 Didier Drogba
says he regrets suggesting he wants
to leave Chelsea, but the striker still wants to discuss his future at the club. Drogba recently said he has wanted to leave Stamford Bridge since the day that he arrived at Chelsea. In a recent interview Drogba, who scored 33 goals last season, claimed 'something was broken' at Chelsea following former Blues manager Jose Mourinho's departure and revealed he wanted to follow the Portuguese coach out of the club. Drogba said that he would stay with Chelsea until the end of this season, but he would then leave with Milan, Internazionale, Barcelona and Real Madrid all thought to be likely destinations. However, Drogba now insists that he regrets making the comments and is 100 per cent committed to Chelsea. Read more:Didier
Bernd Schuster angry with Robinho 2007-10-20 06:54:00 Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster
is angry
with Robinho after he arrived late from international duty with Brazil. Yesterday, Schuster was clearly less amused by Robinho's situation. "I don't like it at all," he said. "I'll have to hear his version, but we must try and avoid this kind of situation in future."
Carlos Tevez: "No Mourinho, No Chelsea" 2007-10-20 06:51:00 Manchester United ace CarlosTevez
believes Jose Mourinho's exit has weakened Chelsea
this season. "Chelsea always are a dangerous team but I don't think they will be in the race for the title by the end of this season," he told the Daily Mail. "The exit of Jose Mourinho and the injuries have damaged them too much to recover. When we played them we were greatly superior and I think that is the way it will be this season. "Arsenal are more dangerous and I think that, at this moment, they have the best young players in Europe. For me it is not a surprise that they are leading the league table and they are our big rivals this season. "But I do have a doubt about them. What I don't know is if they are prepared to cope with the pressure that will come during their worst moments of the season. That's what we all have to deal with at some stage. It's hard and their players are very young. We'll see what happens. "During the first part of the season we were struggling ourselves with inj
Nicolas Anelka will stay at Bolton 2007-10-16 14:37:00 Nicolas Anelka says there is no unrest in the Bolton
dressing room and says Wanderers will finish in the top 10 at least. Bolton have had a poor start to the season and not only do they sit second from bottom in the table but there is constant speculation doing the rounds that all is not well behind the scenes. "Top 10. I think it is possible and I think everyone will be happy with that," Anelka revealed. "Yes, a top 10 finish - even more, you never know. We have only just started the Premier League season, so we still have 30 games."I don't think we need to change anything. We just need a bit of luck. If we win two games in a row the confidence will be there, will come back, and we will start to play better because we are winning games. When you are winning games, you are more confident and you win and you win."We should be higher because we have a good team and good players. We changed the manager and we changed the way we played. I can see it on the pitch that we are playing better Read more:Nicolas
, will stay
"Michael Owen happy at Newcastle" 2007-10-16 14:29:00 Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has insisted England striker Michael
Owen is happy on Tyneside. The 27-year-old has once again found himself at the centre of speculation he could leave St James' Park next summer for as little as £6million - Manchester City have once again been linked with him - amid rumours of a bust-up with club boss Sam Allardyce over his fitness. And Shearer, who played a key role in persuading the former Liverpool and Real Madrid frontman to make his £17million move to St James', has no doubts about his commitment to the black and white shirt. He said: "He is very happy here. He loves the area - his family is here and his kids are at school. "He cannot control what has been said, and he cannot come out every week. He's happy, and he should not have to do that. "He's frustrated, but he's a tough lad. He will handle it, and he will score goals. "I don't understand where the criticism's coming from. I don't understand how it's such a crime to first of all ge Read more:Newcastle
Juventus upset with Del Piero's reception 2007-10-15 07:44:00 Juventus management are upset with Alessandro del Piero's demands that he be allowed to work with his personal trainer during the week. La Stampa says as part of negotiations over a new contract, Del Piero is demanding his personal trainer, Giovanni Vaglini, be added to the Juve staff so he can work with him at the club.Del Piero's brother, Stefano, is due for more talks with Juve directors today. However, coach Claudio Ranieri is unhappy with the prospect of allowing special privileges for individual players. Read more:Juventus
Adrian Mutu resists Real Madrid temptation 2007-10-15 07:41:00 Reports suggest that Fiorentina’s striking star Adrian
Mutu is on Real Madrid
’s radar, but the Romanian insists that he is happy in Florence.After a tough chapter in his career, Mutu has reinvented himself at the Stadio Artemio Franchi and has become one of Serie A’s most reliable hitmen.Having hit 16 goals last term, the 28-year-old already has five to his name in the current campaign.According to Spanish website Sport.es, La Liga champions Real Madrid are ready to offer around £12m for Mutu and would double his wage bill, but claims he is immovable.“In Florence, just as in the national side, I have found a family where I feel at home,” the ex-Chelsea man told the Press.“I get on very well with the players and the atmosphere of the city really suits me. At the moment I’m happy and I’m going nowhere.”Madrid isn’t the only destination to be suggested in recent weeks. Manchester City, Lyon and Dynamo Moscow have all been linked with unlikely swoops.It is also believe Read more:temptation
Gabriel Heinze raps Joan Laporta 2007-10-15 07:22:00 Real Madrid defender Gaby Heinze has criticised Barcelona president Joan Laporta over his stand against international football.Laporta wants national federations to pay compensation for players injured while on international duty, but Heinze said: "Laporta does not know what it is to wear the shirt of his country."Because of his failure to pull on the shirt of his country, I think, he should not talk because he does not know what it feels like." Read more:Gabriel
Frank Rijkaard delighted with summer signings 2007-10-15 07:17:00 Barcelona coach Frank
Rijkaard has made a rare statement about how pleased he is with their summer signings
.Rijkaard has so far avoided commenting on how he feels about the club's recent arrivals, but that changed yesterday as he declared: "Eric Abidal is fast, defends without fuss and can play in attack when he is placed further forward. In addition he is physically very strong, this is why he is with us and he will contribute a lot."Gabi Milito is an excellent defender. He is ready. He knows when to play the ball from the back at the right moment. This is a great additional option in our offensive tasks. Another great reinforcement."Yaya Toure is an excellent defensive midfielder. We have left Henry. Thierry speaks for himself as the great player that he is. He is getting better and better and is approaching more and more his old level."Aside from this, I believe that Giovani (Dos Santos) and Bojan (Krkic) can be excellent for us
John Carew wants J. Arne Riise 2007-10-15 06:28:00 John Carew is backing Aston Villa's move for Liverpool wing-back John Arne Riise."It seems like John Arne wants
to go, so I can't see why not?" Carew told Dagbladet. "There is a possibility."He would fit in very well at Villa, so that would be a positive." Read more:John Carew
Alan Shearer to face Ruud Gullit 2007-11-01 15:38:00 Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer insists he has no grudge against his former manager Ruud Gullit. Shearer's comments came as he attended the launch of the Professional Footballers' Association's centenary game, in which he will play for an England Legends XI against a World XI, presenting the prospect of a reunion with former Gullit.Gullit's decision to leave the £15million frontman out of his side for the derby clash with Sunderland in August 1999 famously contributed to his demise, although the now retired Geordie was diplomatic when asked about the Dutchman.He said: "I have tremendous respect for him as a coach. Whatever went went on, went on."He might even play centre-half," he added with a smile.
Roberto Mancini angry with Adriano 2007-11-01 15:35:00 Inter Milan coach RobertoMancini
says he couldn't care less if Adriano
skipped out on last night's 4-1 victory over Genoa. The Brazil international chose to leave the stadium before kickoff yesterday after learning that he had been omitted from the squad by Mancini.At the end of the victory, Mancini barked: "What Adriano does off the field does not interest me. Believe this, we are in a democracy. If he remains at the stadium or goes home, I am not interested."There are five strikers in front of him and he knew that from the beginning." Read more:angry
Carlo Ancelotti denies Kaka Leite row 2007-11-01 15:32:00 AC Milan coach Carlo
Ancelotti has played down a touchline row with Kaka following last night's 5-0 victory at Sampdoria. Ancelotti said: "We talk about the position on the field and he knows where he needs to play. Kaka was asking to go a bit deeper, but we wanted to force the play up starting from the wings instead." Read more:Leite
"Juventus waited year to face Inter" 2007-11-01 15:29:00 Juventus striker David Trezeguet is excited about facing Inter
Milan after his hat-trick last night against Empoli. The Frenchman said: "It's been a game we've been waiting over a year for. Obviously, we want to do well for our fans, the championship and ourselves."On facing his former Juve teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Trezeguet added: "He is a great striker, a great player and a great man."Trezeguet reached 150 goals for Juve last night and added: "I am happy, I've reached another milestone, but it won't be my last. I still want to play and score." Read more:Juventus
Soler: "We need Ronald Koeman" 2007-11-01 15:27:00 Ronald Koeman will be presented to the local Valencia media this morning as the club's new coach. Koeman said his goodbyes at PSV Eindhoven yesterday after it was confirmed he had signed an agreement with Valencia through to 2010. It'll be an uneasy presentation this morning after Valencia's 5-1 home thrashing by Real Madrid."This summer, I spoke with the president of Valencia (Juan Soler) about my future, because I thought it was an ideal job for me when I finish my contract in 2008," said Koeman. "However, on Monday morning they called me after they dismissed their coach (Quique Sanchez Flores) and in 15 hours we reached an agreement." Soler said after Valencia's thumping by Real: "We needed somebody to take charge of the team. It is not the first time that we've seen that the team is not well and for that reason we have looked for a person we believe will bring that initiative and that character we need. Koeman is suitable." Read more:Ronald
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