Archive for May, 2008
Chelsea coach Clarke to get the axe
Posted on 31. May, 2008 by Milox.
Steve Clarke is likely to be the next out the door at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea continue to overhaul their coaching set-up, according to the Daily Mail.
The assistant coach will return from holiday after the weekend and is expected to be told he is surplus to requirements by owner Roman Abramovich.
Clarke, 44, who joined the [...]
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Juve seal £18m striker deal
Posted on 31. May, 2008 by Milox.
Juventus have signed Brazilian striker Amauri from Palermo and sold Italian midfielder Antonio Nocerino to the Sicilians, the Serie A clubs said on Friday.
“Amauri belongs to Juventus,” said Juve’s Web site (www.juventus.com), ending weeks of speculation. “Today the Brazilian forward signed a four-year contract.”
Amauri, who is acquiring an Italian passport, scored 15 league goals last [...]
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Newcastle ace set for Toon exit
Posted on 31. May, 2008 by Milox.
Fenerbahçe today claimed they have agreed a deal with Newcastle to sign the Turkey international Emre Belözo?lu for a fee in the region of £4m. The midfielder, 27, who is currently preparing for Euro 2008, is expected to sign a three-year contract early next week.
In a statement the club said: “Fenerbahçe reached an agreement with [...]
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Carlo favourite for Chelsea job !
Posted on 31. May, 2008 by Milox.
Carlo Ancelotti has been propelled to favourite to land the £6million-a-year manager’s job at Chelsea.
The Daily Express claims that the AC Milan boss has been offered the job and owner Roman Abramovich has made Ancelotti his personal No1 choice.
Even though no one has yet been offered the job, nor has a decision been made, but [...]
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Blatter’s “Six-plus-Five” shown the red card
Posted on 31. May, 2008 by Milox.
Sepp Blatter’s ‘six-plus-five’ plan to limit foreign players in the Premier League was given the red card yesterday.
From the European Union to the Professional Footballers’ Association, the FIFA president was told: “It won’t work.”
The main obstacle is that the move to limit the number of foreign players in each club’s starting line-up to a maximum [...]
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Sousa : Ronaldo will go to Real Madrid
Posted on 31. May, 2008 by Milox.
Cristiano Ronaldo has already made his mind up to quit Manchester United and join Real Madrid – and will announce his decision after Euro 2008, says the Daily Express.
The news came yesterday from Ronaldo’s godfather Fernao Sousa and will devastate United.
They believed they had seen off Spanish champions Real, who appeared to back off this [...]
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Transfer Roundup - Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Spurs, Arsenal
Posted on 29. May, 2008 by Milox.
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has threatened to come back and haunt his former club.
The Chelsea faithful’s love affair with the Portuguese coach is no secret - even after his departure last year chanting of his name was de rigeur at Stamford Bridge for the remainder of the season - but, if today’s papers are [...]
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Roman to offer Lampard £150,000 a week !
Posted on 29. May, 2008 by Milox.
Roman Abramovich is prepared to smash the wage structure at Chelsea by offering Frank Lampard £150,000 a week to keep him from the clutches of Jose Mourinho, according to a report in the Daily Express.
Mourinho succeeded Roberto Mancini at Inter Milan yesterday and the Italian club expect Lampard to follow his former manager to the [...]
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Chelsea lining up Scolari as Grant replacement
Posted on 29. May, 2008 by Milox.
The Portuguese FA has confirmed Chelsea’s interest in appointing Luis Felipe Scolari as their new manager.
Chelsea are in the hunt for a new boss after parting company with Avram Grant last Saturday and a host of bosses from across Europe are believed to be contenders for the Stamford Bridge hot-seat.
The likes of unsettled Inter chief [...]
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Arsenal winger agrees terms with Barca
Posted on 29. May, 2008 by Milox.
Sport.es reports that Belarussian winger, Alexander Hleb has agreed personal terms with Barcelona. Hleb is still under contract at the Emirates Stadium and no deal is known to have been agreed by the two clubs. The Spanish daily also thinks that Arsenal could ask for as much as €20 million for their want-away winger.
Alexander Hleb [...]
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Man United won the Champions League, but Liverpool remain the top dogs in Europe
Posted on 28. May, 2008 by Milox.
Liverpool FC might not have won the Champions League this season but will go into next season ranked Europe’s number one team.
The Merseyside club have topped UEFA’s ranking after their performances in the competition during the past five seasons.
The team were crowned champions in 2005 and finished runners-up to AC Milan in 2007, thus [...]
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Diouf linked with Marseille move
Posted on 28. May, 2008 by Milox.
Bolton’s El-Hadji Diouf could be set to leave the Reebok Stadium for Marseille for upwards of £4m, but the Senegal international would prefer to stay in the Premier League, according to reports in today’s Manchester Evening News.
However, the former European Cup winners could be an appealing prospect for French speaker Diouf, who made his name [...]
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