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.

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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.

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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.

• 'No chance' of Muntari staying at Sunderland, says agent (03/05/2011)
• Inter Milan's Muntari won't stay, Lyon's Mensah may at Sunderland (03/05/2011)
• Sunderland unlikely to sign Muntari permanently (03/05/2011)
• Agent: No chance of Muntari staying (03/05/2011)
• Sunderland: No move for midfielder (03/05/2011)

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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.