Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Ferguson: "Manchester United drop does not bother me"

LONDON, May 3 - The slowdown in the Premier League do not worry Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United is not certain that the distractions will return tomorrow night in the semi-final against Schalke. With the victory in Gelsenkirchen, propitiated by goals from Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney, the Red Devils have mortgaged the final at Wembley.

But the last round of league defeat against Arsenal has rekindled the hopes of getting back at Chelsea. A setback that will not be repeated in Europe, ensures the Scottish manager. "This season we have always always been a higher concentration of Champions races, perhaps because it is not a football that we play every week - the words of Ferguson -.

Liverpool has 14 million for Bojan

Liverpool wants to Bojan Krkic. The Reds would simply be willing to offer € 14 million to win the young Barcelona striker, whose contract expires in 2014.

Totti crowned by Baggio: "A great player '

FLORENCE, May 3 - "I congratulate Francesco Totti: having scored 206 goals is a great achievement. No matter if you passed me, he's a great player. " Said Roberto Baggio arrived this afternoon in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, where the presentation is scheduled for 'Born Striker' (published by Rizzoli) by Stefano Borgonovo.

Former National n.10 then revealed: "Every time I come to Florence I recall so many beautiful moments in my lived experience of Florence." MIHAJLOVIC - Speaking of purple Mihajilovic Baggio talks about and says, "it was not easy to pick up the legacy of Prandelli. He did a great job despite having had many problems due to too many injuries.

Piveteau: "The Sunderland want to keep Muntari, but the price ..."

FcInterNews. com, the day today, wanted to clarify the future of Sulley Muntari. Today, the Mirror claimed that Ghana could return to Milan. The portal to the world Inter investigated and found that between the two companies there are only small economic differences to file. Here are the piece by my colleague Giuseppe Granieri: Yesterday, a British tabloid reported that Sunderland has no intention of redeeming Sulley Muntari and, therefore, the higher the likelihood of seeing the return of Ghanaian midfielder - next July - in Milan.

Milan, Allegro con Pato against Roma will be

MILAN, May 3 - Sunday in Rome, Milan have the first chance to be crowned champion of Italy and Alexandre Pato will not miss the appointment. Respecting the prognosis of 2-3 weeks, in the morning the Brazilian striker returned to training with the group at 17 days by stretching the flexors of the right thigh remedied April 16 against Sampdoria.

Pato has participated in the entire workout, with the exception of the final practice match. If in the coming days, there will be problems, Massimiliano Allegri has to use it against Roma at least bringing it to the bench. Are still unavailable and Rino Gattuso and Pippo Inzaghi.

Mirror: Muntari to Inter return

Despite all this portends the contrary, it appears that the enthusiasm of early experience has given way to the dissatisfaction of Sulley Muntari to Sunderland. The Ghanaian, who arrived in the Premier League in January, after a good start would no longer offer technical safeguards to Steve Bruce, at least according to a report in the Daily Mirror this morning.

For this reason the club does not redeem the English midfielder, and therefore do not pay 8 million agreed with Inter for the purchase of its card.

UEFA Champions league: Schalke hopes on football miracle in Manchester

Football miracle in the "Theatre of Dreams" or terminus of a fabulous trip to Europe: Without illusions, but with the last glimmer of hope for a final at Wembley Stadium comes Schalke 04 on Wednesday (20.45 clock / Sky and Sat.1) in Old Trafford for the semi-final second leg of their Champions League record for the English champions Manchester United at.

After the lesson during the first leg 0-2 and the following 1:4-swatter at Bayern Munich awoke before the trip to the island on Tuesday with Air Berlin flight from Dusseldorf in 1000 gradually the fighting spirit. "It is difficult in any case. But we know what's at stake, after all, we are in the semis, "said goalkeeper Manuel Neuer facing perhaps its last Champions League game in S04-shirt:" We are proud and happy that we have come so far, but we are also angry about the first leg result.

After six years, the Norwich back in Premier League

Norwich back in the Premier League after six years away. The team based at Carrow Road, has been promoted in the top British series after 1-0 win at Fratton Park, home of Portsmouth, thanks to goals from Simon Jackson, the five minutes of the second half. Norwich has 83 points after 45 games, four more than the third, the Cardiff City, who lost 3-0 to Middlesbrough, and is in addition to Queen's Park Rangers, promoted to the Premier, last week, with 88 points .

De Sanctis: My dream is to challenge Manchester Utd

CASTELVOLTURNO (Caserta), 3 May - Naples is already in the Champions League (arithmetic fourth place), but wants to get in through the front door armored third place and avoiding the preliminaries. He says this clearly one of the main protagonists of the season blue, Morgan De Sanctis, "We still need two points.

The preliminaries are insidious, face teams with a certain level. Samp, for example, has lost to Werder Bremen. E 'crucial win these punticino, try closing speech on Sunday. The result is extraordinary, the team has exceeded our most optimistic forecasts, we arrived in front of Roma and Juventus who spend a lot of us also overcome Genoa, Fiorentina and Palermo are very equipped.

Could be given after the name of Van Der Sar

According to the latest from Manchester, the former number one in the City, Ireland's Shay Given could change side and marry at the court of Sir Alex Ferguson, who with former Newcastle number could solve the problem after Van Der Sar.

Rost's farewell: Oenning Drobny makes number one in the HSV-Tor

After the departure of Frank Rost is Jaroslav Drobny at Hamburger SV new goalkeeper. "Jaroslav is my number one next season," coach Michael Hamburger Oenning several media. Drobny was before the current season from relegated Hertha BSC and got the first competition against rust. The 31-year-old sat down but then without a murmur to the bank was allowed to help out the injured rust in six games.

Here are the full-backs Maicon and Balzaretti-assist

MILAN, May 3 - If assists were crucial to establish a performance ranking of the championship, we would already have the ideal combination of full-backs: Balzaretti Maicon on the right and left, both at 7, just three points out of first place occupied by Ibrahimovic. It 'was the day of the ball-goal bid by outsiders, since they arrived on 5-Cesena Ceccarelli and the Roma Riise.

A 6 Eto'o we find that, as Cavani (which has reached 4), is not limited to scoring, but also in its creation. STANDINGS ASSIST 35th GIORNATA10 assistIbrahimovic (Milan) 9 assistCassano (7 Milan / 2 Sampdoria) 8 assistMauri (Lazio), Cossu (Cagliari), Lavezzi (Napoli) 7 assistMaicon (Inter), Balzaretti (Palermo) 6 assistEto'o (Inter) ; Munari (Lecce), Hamsik (Napoli) 5 assistCeccarelli (Cesena), Krasic (Juventus); Ilicic (Palermo), Riise (Roma), Isla (Udinese) 4 assistLazzari (Cagliari), Palace (Genoa), Stankovic (Inter) ; Hernanes (Lazio), Olivera (Lecce), Dossena, May and Cavani (Napoli), Nocerino, Shepherd and Cassani (Palermo), Angelo (Parma); Pinzi, Di Natale, and Armero Sanchez (Udinese) .3 assistMeggiorini and Rubin (Bologna), Diamonds (Brescia); Biondini (Cagliari), Llama (Catania), and Constant Pellissier (Chievo), Gilardino, and Search Montolivo (Fiorentina), Floro Flores (Genoa 1/Udinese 2); Kharja and Pandev (Inter ), Marchisio (Juventus); Sculli and Zarate (Lazio 2 / 1 Genoa), Di Michele (Lecce), Ronaldinho, Robinho and Seedorf (Milan), Pinilla (Palermo); Valiani (Parma), Borriello (Roma); Biabiany ( Sampdoria 1/Inter 2) .2 assistAlmiron (Bari), Di Vaio, Casarini, Mutarelli and Della Rocca (Bologna); Hetemaj and Zambelli (Brescia), Gomez (Catania); Bogdani Schelotto (Cesena); Ljajic, Vargas, Santana , Behrami and Marchionni (Fiorentina); Criscito (Genoa), Milito, Thiago Motta, Sneijder, J.

Tottenham 6 million offer to Joe Cole

According to the Daily Mirror, the adventure of British talent in Liverpool, the former West Ham and Chelsea, Joe Cole could be the last stop. The playmaker, bound by a contract with the Reds until 2014, could change and return to the capital area. In fact Tottenham have offered 6 million to bring him to White Hart Lane.

Hernanes: "The penalty was." Reja: "Lazio penalized"

ROME, May 3 - "We were really bad, with these episodes lose against you badly. With the strictness of Floccari would have gone differently. " A Hernanes did not go down to defeat last night against Juventus, Lazio defeat experience especially for the second episode of the penalty not given by Mazzoleni to Floccari.

"For a player is painful - added during a conference at the Link Campus University - when there are episodes like the one in Naples, when he was taken to set a goal Brocchi. Every Sunday there is unfortunately a mistake. I think you have to start using technology, why do not we use a tool that can help to have more justice in the world of football.

Zola could be part of the staff of Ancelotti confirmed next year

"I tell you something: Matthew disengages when al-Jazeera in English

No, this time it is not his wife's stories, Lothar Matthaus is moving back into the public eye. This time it's footage that shows the German soccer's most capped player as experts on the Arab television station al-Jazeera. Since the World Cup in the summer of 2010 Matthew commented on al-Jazeera. And what with the cameras running well honed and family safe sounds, sounds in the supposedly free time from the same camera but a whole dramatic pieces.

Mourinho could follow Barcelona-Real hotel

MADRID, May 3 - Two thousand police officers of the Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra will ensure this evening on the second leg of the semifinals of the Champions Barcelona - Real Madrid, and after the incident and the controversy of going was described as "very high risk" by 'minister of the interior Felip Puig Catalan, Spanish press reports.

Real coach Jose Mourinho sent off in Madrid last week and now suspended, will follow the game from a private box. The safety of the Portuguese sources have told La Vanguardia of Barcelona, "can only be guaranteed in a box." The coach may also watch the match dallhotel. After the first leg, lost by 0-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu Real Madrid, Mourinho had harshly attacked the boat, accusing him, among other favors to benefit from the referees, and said that 'shame' if he won the Champions League in 2009 as the Barca coach Pep Guardiola.

Alvaro Negredo targeted by Sunderland

Column, "Off": When is AC Milan lament soon banned

There are some rules in football, the world does not need. Everyone knows that just as for the discipline of the players, some of the trouble lies: red for emergency and penalty in the penalty area - must it really be? Veteran footballers think this is excessive. Even the often arbitrary warnings in pack formation, where the shutter time must be guessed, the audience suspect.

Now comes an idea from Italy, at least clean up the problem of herd formation and facilitate, by the way the referee's life considerably. The designated champions AC Milan announces that he wants to introduce the new season, a code of conduct that has the sports information service already received a label: "The anti-protest" rule.

Double yellow pepper. Chiellini, rigor and red

ROME, May 3-There are two major faults in the match Mazzoleni, both in the second half and both decisive: Pepe grace that deserves two yellows in a few minutes, does not give a penalty to the net Lazio (resulting in red to clear chance on goal) for Chiellini foul on Floccari. FIRST TIME - Off side of Matri: right on the cross to net Barzagli is offside, the assistant Di Liberatore waiting to see who exactly receives the ball, since it can also intervene Chiellini, who started in place.

Here's Balotelli chant that goes around the web

For readers of Daily Soccer Buzz. it, here's the video of the Manchester City fans sing the chorus dedicated to brand new Mario Balotelli, on the train that takes them away, toward the match against Blackburn. The verses refer to events outside the field that marked the English experience of the former Inter.

Reference is made to darts thrown to the boys of the Academy, the wild ride in the car and his allergy to grass lawn games. But when it comes to football player, SuperMario is a world-class. Here's the video with the verse and the translation of the verse: "Balotelli, he's a striker, he's good at darts, an allergy to grass But When he plays he's fuc ..

EM Host: hooligans riot after Cup final in Poland

EM-hosts Poland is to re-Kawall football in the pillory: Due to riots on Tuesday evening at the Cup final between Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan (1:1, 5:4 forthcoming) in Bydgoszcz, the government announced in Warsaw consequences. "There will be a strong reaction of the government. can not go on it, "said government spokesman Pawel Gras.

Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has also turned on. Tusk told the police and the Home Secretary to give him information about the riots. After the final whistle hooligans stormed the pitch perimeter advertising demolished, damaged an auditorium and attacked photographers. Only the use of water cannons, the police bring the situation under control.

Lazio, the last shot 8 years ago with Juventus

ROME, May 3 - Catania has taken another important step toward salvation. And the thrust of the Massimino is proving decisive. In the last six home games, in fact, the rossazzurri earned 15 points out of 18: five wins and one loss (the heavy 1-4 two weeks ago against Lazio). And their final crescendo is also evidenced by the ranking of the last nine rounds that sees them eighth in length from Juventus and Lazio.

Ramsey: "It 'was a special moment"

Aaron Ramsey has reopened the Premier League. Chelsea should thank him (and oversights arbitration) may be declared if still in the race next Sunday and if you can play for the title at Old Trafford incredibly. But the Arsenal player, who returned after a long injury, this time is important: "It 'was a special moment for me - said the Welsh player." This was worth the wait, many people helped in one of very difficult time and I hope that this goal will give them the same satisfaction that has given me.

Laurent Blanc: France coach on racism Pranger

Just ten months after the World Cup fiasco of 2010 is brewing over the French soccer again because a storm together. Head coach Laurent Blanc is accused of discrimination of young players. Of all the "Mr. Clean", the popular "President" who had made the "Bleus' last six wins in series with back strong and socially acceptable, is now on racism pillory.

More and more French people demand the dismissal of the 45-year-olds. "When Blanc is involved, he must go, of course, about none other than saying the black-capped player Liliam Thuram, 1998 by Mr Blanc in the victorious World Cup team équipe tricolore" of. "Thuram makes pressure," headlined on Tuesday, the sports paper L'Équipe "big on page one.

"Muntari will return to Inter next year '

ROME, May 3 - Sulley Muntari, at the end of the season, will return to Inter. According to the tabloid 'The Sun', Sunderland is not going to credit the Nerazzurri provided € 9 million for the repurchase of the 26 year old Ghanaian midfielder, who arrived on loan in January.

Malouda: "I want to become the Chelsea Giggs"

Florent Malouda wants to stay at Chelsea, for a long time. The French striker it wants to renew his contract with the blues and become a legend at Stamford Bridge: "I want to feel important for the club. I am 30 years old, I want to be Ryan Giggs and Chelsea's renewed for another year, until to 2014.

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Power struggle in Gladbach: Effenberg's Cabinet for revolt is taking shape

The criticism from fans followed the cozying of the Tiger: "ringleader" Stefan Effenberg to the withdrawal of love has responded and the fan project is a step toward the supporters of Borussia Moenchengladbach happened. "The door is open. We will talk with these people and convince them, "said the front man of the opposition movement" initiative Borussia ", on 29 May, the association wants to topple the top five-time champion.

The tie, seared by the arbitration proceedings: Valdano

Jorge Valdano, Director General of Real Madrid, said after the match against FC Barcelona the tie "has been seared by the arbitration proceedings." "It was an intense match, played where the two teams tried to seek by all means. Congratulations to Barca and their fans by going to the finals," said Valdano in TVE, who was critical of the performance of collegiate Frank de Bleeckere.

"This tie has been seared by the arbitration proceedings for the annulment of the goal by Higuain. We have more luck in the future. It was a tie matched where the imbalance was in Madrid just a man down in the last 20 minutes, "said Valdano. So the goal disallowed said Higuain. "Cristiano is desequilbrado falls, Mascherano knocks her back and the play follows its course.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Parker between Manchester City and Tottenham

The West Ham this summer could say goodbye to Scott Parker. The England midfielder is in fact much courted by two teams of Premier League, which Manchester City and Tottenham are ready to unleash a tender for the Hammers snatch. Roberto Mancini's team is ready to offer the Daily Mail, 12 million pounds for Parker, now it's the Spurs respond.

Naples, in the Champions League qualification is secure

ROME, May 3 - The last of the Lazio ko against Napoli Juve is happy. The team of Mazzarri, in fact, it is now mathematically in the Champions League. The only risk is still present, at least, is that finished fourth and should participate in the qualifying round. The Azzurri are at an altitude of 68 points, now safe.

Lazio (60 points) and Udinese (59 points) have to compete next Sunday, then only one of them is capable of passing or replacing the Naples, allowing the Neapolitan to enter the Champions League anyway. In both cases, the Azzurri would qualify as the fourth in Europe: a comparison with the loser because Lazio Reja exceed the Blues in points and is also an advantage (of goals) in the direct matches, while Udinese, engaging his rivals, it can have two victories in challenges with Naples.

Terry admits: "I've always believed"

After the defeat of Manchester United at Arsenal, the difference in ranking between the Red Devils and Chelsea has narrowed to just three points and John Terry admits to having always believed in a big lift for his team: "I've always believed. There was no doubt that we could face a bad time, but it was to get out as soon as possible.

It took some weeks to do it, but now that we have achieved that we are experiencing a great run of form. All we could do was to keep winning and put pressure, "according to TribalFootball.

Grosskreutz Master Series: "BVB coach Klopp has a dream come true"

Man I can only guess, to make these days even a walk in Dortmund. Then you get an idea of how much this championship means to people here. Everywhere there are happy faces, the radio will BVB songs played. From the houses hang black-and-yellow flags. I've already said: On the final day, when our president Reinhard Rauball us the championship trophy is passed, there will be a party, as she has seen the city and the entire Ruhr region before.

Lavezzi, how many spells but it is only the beginning

ROME, May 3 - Ezequiel Ivan Lavezzi El Pocho. Not since Maradona Napoli caught fire for the play of what can be fairly described as a true ace of the game of football. A tightrope walker capricious, an attacker just classify that can change the course of the game alone, with an acceleration or a spell.

Was also more continuous, today would be the elite of the best players in the world. Instead at the moment is a step back, ready to shoot but decisive. E 'arrived in Naples in 2007, when it was bought by San Lorenzo. Showed a lot, but not all the fantastic footage available.

Bagarre salvation, four for a place in the sun of the Premier

LONDON-A seat for four. It seems to be really well 'for training in the struggle for salvation or West Ham, Wolves, Wigan and Blackpool. After the fourth last day just ended all four competitors for the only place in the sun would stay in the Premiership again next year, have moved very little or with three draws in addition to the defeat of West Ham on the ground of Manchester City .

Situation so muddled and quite incomprehensible to 270 'from the end of the season. The West Ham team is made worse, in last place at an altitude of 32, but two clashes at home to Upton Park (Blackburn and Sunderland) and the head to head with Wigan could also go spectacularly in the race as long as we 'which encompasses all nine points at stake.

Opinion | "time out" Long live King Francesco Totti!

Actually, that title belongs yes Umberto Nicola Tommaso Giovanni di Savoia. Although his term of office was short-lived miserably. 33 days he was allowed to call themselves king. In June 1946 he was chased from the farm and announced the official end of the monarchy. But at least the term "last king" seemed reserved for him.

If not for Francesco Totti. Sunday night, against AS Bari AS Roma, a league match of the Serie A. One of the crazier variety. Three red cards, three penalty and the decision to 3:2 in favor of the Roma in the fourth minute of injury time. In Rome, was whether the good news the hell, they paid homage to Totti, the captain, the great-Romans.

Juventus-Lazio, Lotito heard by the Federal Prosecutor

ROME, May 3 - The Lazio president Claudio Lotito will be heard in the next few hours after federal prosecutor Stefano Palazzi. The hearing was decided after the statements made by Lotito last night after the league match Lazio-Juventus, won by Juventus 1-0 win in which, among other things, the Lazio president said, "what we are seeing is granted - in the words of Lotito - When I spoke of the 'task force', I meant to emphasize not my personal idea, but a series of institutions that want to commit because everything is in order.

Moratti on Tevez: "There is nothing"

Massimo Moratti, Inter's president, said that among the Nerazzurri Tevez and there is absolutely nothing, "Tévez? I also read me his name but at the moment there is nothing," he said in a laconic way the Inter patron.

The Tribunera: Ultimatum players from Real Madrid and Barcelona in ad

Games between Real Madrid and Barcelona played lately, are quite concerned with Vicente del Bosque. The pent-up emotions and conflicts provoked by statements and actions in the field, generated and itching at the Spanish coach, due to the loss that this situation could arise within the environment that until recent days had been presented in joint Champion World.

For this reason, Del Bosque decided to launch an ultimatum to his players to culminate in this "war" that began in the League Cup and Champions League. "Players who do not become creditors of our trust or transferred to the bad atmosphere reigning Selection will be consistent with their actions and they alone are responsible for winning or losing the privilege of belonging to the staff of the Spanish" he said the coach.

Reja: The penalty for Floccari? Maybe it had to shoot him ...

ROME, May 2 - "We are not part of that group that has some support, perhaps share reverse this penalty is given." After the knockout with Juventus, Lazio coach Edy Reja recriminated for the non-allocation of the penalty area to do it now in Floccari: "That is a penalty on Floccari very clear that he could turn the tide of the race.

I do not know what to do Floccari, maybe had to shoot. The president is right, the episodes count, there were several on which recriminations throughout the year. " "There's no point - Reja added to Sky - make judgments, you have seen pictures, I can not say anything and talk only of the race.

Everton, Howard admits: "We wanted to fight for Europe"

The Everton goalkeeper U.S. said that his team is not happy to occupy an area of the ranking that allows them to fight for the Uefa competition: "It is happy to be in mid-table and unable to fight for a place in Europe, "said the former Manchester United goalkeeper. Currently, the blues of Liverpool occupy seventh place with 48 each and are out of European competition.

Planning for the Future: The HSV-bye to the big stars

The upheaval at Hamburger SV is in full swing. Just two weeks before the final in the football league it is clear that the cut is in the squad again after the botched season will be even deeper than previously thought. "No one is indispensable," said interim Club President Carl Edgar Jarchow in an interview with the Hamburger Abendblatt clear.

In good quotes can even national player Joris Mathijsen, Guy Demel, Eljero Elia and Paolo Guerrero left the club. Other hand, return the borrowed Marcus Berg (PSV Eindhoven), Tolgay Arslan (Alemannia Aachen) and Wolfgang Hesl (SV Ried) back. "We want to form a team hungry for success. But the coach is a central figure, "Jarchow said of the new head coach Michael Oenning.

Dalglish: "If I came first ...."

Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool since his arrival has completely rebuilt the team bringing it up to fifth place. The reds in fact exonerated by Roy Hodgson, traveling to the low average ranking of funds and now the Anfield manager has any regrets: "I'd rather not talk about what would happen if I came first - said the Scot at the London Evening Standard - .

Because it would mean that the players were already doing much better and the club would probably have also had more success. "