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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• Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin to be sold with Barcelona's Bojan Krkic or Shakhtar Donetsk's Willian eyed as potential replacements (03/05/2011)
• Fulham vs Liverpool Premier League Live Fixtures Schedule (04/05/2011)
• Liverpool FC Chase Barcelona Youngster (Transfer Rumours-1st March) (01/03/2011)

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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.

• Allegri pleased as Milan close in on title (04/05/2011)
• Pato facing spell out (18/04/2011)
• AC Milan moves within 1 point of Serie A title with win vs. Bologna (02/05/2011)
• Allegri delighted with Pato (06/04/2011)
• Milan lose Alexandre Pato for three weeks to thigh injury (18/04/2011)

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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.

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 .

• Norwich chief executive wants statue of Delia Smith at Carrow Road (04/05/2011)
• Norwich City Secure Promotion to Premier League (03/05/2011)
• Paul Lambert one step ahead as he steers Norwich to Premier League (03/05/2011)
• Norwich City's rise to the Premier League delights skimpily-clad vice-captain Russell Martin (03/05/2011)
• McNally promises Norwich survival (03/05/2011)

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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.

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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.

• A stroke of transfer good fortune for Tottenham (17/03/2011)
• Kenny Dalglish tips Joe Cole to be revitalised at Liverpool after his lucky Birmingham strike (27/04/2011)
• EPL Transfer Rumors: Joe Cole, Carlos Cuellar, Diego Forlan and Gael Clichy (25/04/2011)
• Liverpool make £8m plus Joe Cole transfer bid for Aston Villa ace (13/04/2011)
• Goal may resurrect Joe Cole's Anfield career, believes Kenny Dalglish (28/04/2011)

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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

According to reports TMW, in its sole, Chelsea could dramatically, confirm Carlo Ancelotti, but not all. There's a juicy news: Gianfranco Zola could in fact return to Stamford Bridge as part of the technical staff of coach Former Milan.

• Ancelotti admits Chelsea fortunate to beat Tottenham (01/05/2011)
• Chelsea boss Ancelotti happy turning up pressure on Man Utd (01/05/2011)
• Chelsea boss Ancelotti tells Roma to wait convinced Real Madrid will come knocking (03/05/2011)
• Chelsea skipper Terry: Title tilt down to GREAT Ancelotti (03/05/2011)
• Chelsea boss Ancelotti calm despite matchwinner Kalou strop (01/05/2011)

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"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.

• Karanka: Mourinho is incensed, just like everyone at Real Madrid (04/05/2011)
• Jose Mourinho's El Clasico Antics Could Cost Him the Manchester United Job (03/05/2011)
• Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 1 (3-1 agg) (03/05/2011)
• Barcelona reaches Champions League final after 1-1 draw with Madrid (03/05/2011)
• Tie with Real Madrid punches Barcelona's ticket into CL final (04/05/2011)

Alvaro Negredo targeted by Sunderland

According to reports the British tabloid The People, the Sunderland striker seems interested in Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo. The 25 year-old Spaniard was already a target of Tottenham and Liverpool.

• Reds Eye Negredo (04/05/2011)
• Sunderland unlikely to sign Muntari permanently (03/05/2011)
• 'No chance' of Muntari staying at Sunderland, says agent (03/05/2011)
• Sunderland: No move for midfielder (03/05/2011)
• No Black Cats deal for Muntari (03/05/2011)

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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.