Archive for April, 2008
AZ Alkmaar slap £6M price tag on Boro striker Alves
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
AZ Alkmaar are demanding £5.9million from Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves after claiming he broke an agreement to join the club from Dutch rivals Heerenveen earlier this year.
AZ say Alves had agreed in principle to join them during the transfer window, but the Alkmaar club failed to reach a deal with Heerenveen by December 31 and [...]
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Big Sam ready to return to management
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
Former Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United boss Sam Allardyce is ready to return to management.
“I have refocused and I am getting myself ready to start again with a fully charged battery,” Allardyce told the Bolton News. “I have mainly been watching players to stay in touch with the market.
“Wherever you go for your next management [...]
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Juventus eyeing unsettled Spurs defender Kaboul
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
Juventus are ready to open talks with Tottenham for unhappy defender Younes Kaboul.
The 22 year-old Frenchman slated Spurs boss Juande Ramos yesterday and is sure to be offloaded in the summer. Juve sports chief Alessio Secco has Kaboul on his summer shopping list.
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Newcastle poised to bid for star Valencia winger Joaquin
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
Newcastle United are eyeing Valencia winger Joaquin.
The Spain international is being put up for sale by Valencia, says AS, and Newcastle are expected to be amongst suitors for the tricky midfielder.
Toon have failed in their push for Atletico Madrid attacker Jose Antonio Reyes, but will have better luck with Joaquin, who has expressed frustration with [...]
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AC Milan desperate to land Arsenal duo Adeybayor and Flamini
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
AC Milan are intensifying talks for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Corriere dello Sport says Milan chief Ariedo Braida met with Adebayor’s Italian agent, Vincenzo Morabito, last week to discuss the Togo star along with Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko.
Further fueling speculation was Adebayor’s main agent, Stephane Courbis, being spotted in Milan this week.
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Liverpool skipper Gerrard not interested in summer move to Chelsea
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has assured fans he isn’t thinking about a summer move to Chelsea.
Every time they meet the London club there is a fresh rumour suggesting he wants to head south.
“It’s true, when we play them there’s always a story. But I can’t see myself playing anywhere else now. While it is in [...]
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Thaksin Shinawatra wants Jose Mourinho at Man City
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
Under-FIRE Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is aiming to build a fantasy side led by Jose Mourinho to pacify fans angered by the imminent departure of Sven Goran Eriksson.
Shinawatra has alienated City’s loyal fan base with his decision to sack Eriksson after the final two games of the season, following a series of poor results [...]
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Sir Alex Ferguson: Bring on Liverpool
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
Sir Alex Ferguson hopes Liverpool complete the Champions League final line-up - if only to ensure more tickets for Manchester United.
Paul Scholes goal against Barcelona ensured United will contest their first final in nine years at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 21st May.
But while Ferguson things it would be fitting to face Liverpool, he [...]
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Sunderland ready hand Roy Keane mega £80M transfer kitty to turn club into Premier League force !
Posted on 29. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is ready to meet Roy Keane’s transfer budget demands.
The Sun says Quinn will back Keane’s £80million Sunderland revolution.
Boss Keano insists the board must spend to turn the Black Cats into a Premier League force. Chairman Quinn said: “We can consolidate and build on good, strong foundations.”
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Capello could be witness to Man Utd players’ brawl with Chelsea staff
Posted on 29. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
England boss Fabio Capello could be called as a witness for the hearing into the clash between Manchester United players and Chelsea groundstaff.
The Times says the brawl was witnessed by Capello and Franco Baldini, his assistant. Baldini was outside a corporate box using his phone when the trouble started and alerted Capello. It raises the [...]
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Man Utd boss confident of classic game against Barca
Posted on 29. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is confident of success tonight against Barcelona.
He said: “I remain optimistic because I believe we have come a long way since falling at this last-four hurdle in the past.”
Having said all that, United do boast a Champions League record of 11 straight home wins.
Ferguson said: “It is a [...]
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Rijkaard: Penalty miss will haunt Ronaldo for years
Posted on 29. Apr, 2008 by Milox.
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard believes Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty miss last week could haunt the Manchester United star for years.
Rijkaard said: “If we go through they will talk here about the missed penalty.
“If we get to the final the pressure will be on Ronaldo.
“I know that he will want to make up for that and do [...]
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