
David Beckham has stuck up for Mario Balotelli in the ongoing row over his ill-advised back heel in Manchester City’s friendly. Blues boss Roberto Mancini immediately replaced the 20-year-old, so unimpressed was he by Balotelli’s conduct, leading to a touchline row that heightened fears about a lack of discipline in the City camp. [...]
Jul 26 2011 | Posted in
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Uruguay superstar Luis Suarez will cut short his holiday in a bid to play in Liverpool’s Barclays Premier League opener. Suarez was instrumental in leading his country to the Copa America title and was named as the tournament’s most valuable player. As a result of his exploits for the national team, Liverpool have [...]
Jul 26 2011 | Posted in
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New Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann has promised to fill the void left by Manuel Neuer’s departure after impressing in the club’s DFL-Super Cup triumph. Schalke claimed the honours in the curtain-raiser to the German Bundesliga season with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over reigning league champions Borussia Dortmund, in which Fahrmann saved two spot-kicks. Following [...]

Alan Shearer believes the Barclays Premier League 2011/12 title will be a battle between Manchester United and Chelsea once again. He predicts next season will see fellow title contenders Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool fail to mount a serious challenge, leaving Sir Alex Ferguson’s side to duke it out with new Blues manager Andre Villas-Boas [...]
Jul 25 2011 | Posted in
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The Daily Mail has reported that Liverpool’s Alberto Aquilani is set for a second loan spell in Italy – this time with Florentina. The Italian international has been tipped for a stay on Merseyside after receiving glowing praise from both Liverpool owner John W Henry and first-team coach Steve Clark after impressing in several of [...]
Jul 25 2011 | Posted in
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BBC Latest News: Malaysia coach K Rajagobal believes his side’s World Cup hopes remain alive despite Saturday’s 5-3 loss to bitter rivals Singapore. A second half Malaysia rally, which included goals from ace striker Safee Sali and Abdul Hadi Yahaya, had brought the score back to 4-3 before Singapore veteran Aleksandar Duric grabbed his second [...]

After beating Venezuela 4-1 to nab third place at the 2011 Copa America, Peru goalkeeper Raul Fernandez lauded his side’s newfound self-belief. It has been a long 28 years since Peru reached the podium in this competition, and Fernandez believes that their success is down to coach Sergio Markarian helping them believe in themselves. “It’s [...]
Jul 24 2011 | Posted in
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Chelsea could only manage a 1-0 victory over a Malaysia XI during a pre-season friendly as part of their Asian Tour. With 12 substitutions, this was always a training exercise for new manager Andre Villas-Boas, whose players were struggling with the tropical heat in the South-East Asian nation. Both Arsenal and Liverpool had triumphed at [...]
Jul 21 2011 | Posted in
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Martin Jol has conceded his squad needs bolstering if Fulham are to compete across all the competitions this season. The Cottagers began their competitive campaign with a Europa League tie on June 30 and have an arduous-looking season ahead. Fulham have so far coped by relying heavily on youth prospects in their ties with Faroese [...]
Jul 20 2011 | Posted in
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Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka has vowed to fight for his place under new manager Andre Villas-Boas. With England Under-21 striker Daniel Sturridge back from an impressive loan spell at Bolton, Fernando Torres insisting he is ready to justify his £50million price-tag and evergreen Didier Drogba ready to go again, there had been suggestions 32-year-old Anelka [...]
Jul 20 2011 | Posted in
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