Footy's rumour mill.. (believe at your own peril)

[yinyang]

Tevez fiasco, now onto by frogs PSG? Berba to ruskkies? Spurs Defoe as a scouser?:p:*:

Tuesday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP
French side Paris Saint-Germain are believed to have made a £25m bid for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez, 27, after City turned down a £21m bid from Italian giants Inter Milan.
Full story: Daily Star

Everton are set to give a trial to 30-year-old USA striker Edson Buddle, who currently plays for German second division side Ingolstadt04.
Full story: Liverpool Echo

Tottenham have placed a £20m pricetag on England striker Jermain Defoe, 29, who had been linked with a £10m bid from Liverpool.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Striker Dimitar Berbatov, 30, is at the centre of a battle between Russia and Germany. The £30.75m striker is wanted by CSKA Moscow, Anzhi Makhachkala, Bayern Munich and one of his former clubs, Bayer Leverkusen.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Meanwhile, United are set to go head-to-head with Serie A giants Juventus for the signature of 19-year-old Basel midfielder Granit Xhaka.
Full story: talkSPORT

Lokomotiv Moscow are plotting to scupper Arsenal's attempts to land Cologne striker Lukas Podolski, 26, by blowing them out of the water with a £20m summer bid.
Full story: Metro

Marseille striker Loic Remy, 25, has turned his back on a January move to Tottenham.
Full story: the Sun

Liverpool are eyeing a move for £5m-rated Swansea striker Scott Sinclair, 22.
Full story: Daily Star

New QPR manager Mark Hughes is stepping up his bid to sign Fulham striker Bobby Zamora, 30.
Full story: London Evening Standard

Blackburn winger Junior Hoilett, 21, looks likely to remain at the club beyond the January transfer window, despite reported interest from Tottenham and a diminishing contract which expires in the summer.
Full story: International Business Times

And Rovers have priced wantaway defender Chris Samba, 27, at £15m - and claimed the defender, a target for QPR and Spurs, owes them money after they gave him a six-figure loan to pay for improvements to his house.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Freiburg striker Papiss Cisse, 26, says he is "flattered" by the interest shown in him by Premier League side Sunderland.
Full story: Goal.com and Bild (in German)

Liverpool have stolen a march on a host of European clubs by inviting Swedish side IFK Norrkoping's 14-year-old striker Abdul Aziz for a trial at the club.
Full story: talkSPORT

Tottenham could be set to make a renewed bid for Atletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente, 26, who could cost up to £24m.
Full story: Footybunker

OTHER GOSSIP
Striker Fernando Torres, 27, is believed to have asked Chelsea for extra training sessions to work on his finishing in a bid to end his goal drought.
Full story: London Evening Standard

Midfielder Joey Barton, 29, has ruled out a move from QPR in January and insists he is happy to fight for his place under new manager Mark Hughes.
Full story: talkSPORT

Bolton manager Owen Coyle believes the club can beat relegation without defender Gary Cahill, 26, who has joined Chelsea.
Full story: Bolton News

Declan Rudd's ankle injury could force Norwich manager Paul Lambert to make an unexpected foray into the transfer market for experienced goalkeeping cover.
Full story: Eastern Daily Press

Defender Jamie Carragher, 33, admits he's flattered that Liverpool want him to stay at Anfield beyond his playing days but insists he is focused purely on winning back a regular place in Kenny Dalglish's side.
Full story: Liverpool Echo

AND FINALLY
Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes, 37, was apparently so in need of a new pair of football boots before his surprise comeback from retirement that he had to pop into his local sports shop and buy a pair for £40.
Full story: Metro
Prince William can only laugh when asked about Alex McLeish's appointment as Aston Villa manager.
Full story: Birmingham Mail

 

[jw5]

Tevez fiasco, now onto by frogs PSG? Berba to ruskkies? Spurs Defoe as a scouser?:p:*:

Striker Dimitar Berbatov, 30, is at the centre of a battle between Russia and Germany. The £30.75m striker is wanted by CSKA Moscow, Anzhi Makhachkala, Bayern Munich and one of his former clubs, Bayer Leverkusen.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Hurray!!!!

 

[yinyang]

Re: Friday's trivia

Sun's gossip and intrigue ...includes peacock CR back to England??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

 

[Gallego99]

Re: Friday's trivia

Sun's gossip and intrigue ...includes peacock CR back to England??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

Methinks the Spanish and Portuguese contingent @ REAL is coming to a boil How else would one explain the special one's desire to return to UK recently.

A few months ago, I read an article about Ramos and Casillas complaining to Mourinho about the peacock's selfish attitude @ the front line. I thot the players that mattered should have been Benzema, Higuain or any of the attacking midfielders and they are the ones who should have raised the issue with Mourinho. Player power perhaps or is it just the Spaniards way of telling their poorer neighbors that they call the shots at REAL.

Ferguson also made a similar remark not so long ago when he was asked about his possible successor at OT-the special one was uppermost in his mind.

 

[yinyang]

Re: Sun gossip

Naught boy Balotelli to AC??


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

Tuesday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP
AC Milan are leading the chase to sign Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli and hope to clinch his signature during the summer, according to reports in Italy.

Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester United will have to act fast if they want to sign Udinese defender Mehdi Benatia as mega-rich Russian club Anzhi have entered the race to sign him.

Full story: talkSPORT

Demba Ba insists that he is happy at Newcastle and is not looking to cash in on his signing-of-the-season status with a big money move away.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Wolves have joined the chase for Huddersfield Town goal machine Jordan Rhodes.

Full story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP
Former England captain John Terry has told coach Fabio Capello that he will be available for the European Championship in the summer.

Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea deny claims that owner Roman Abramovich held 'showdown' talks with manager Andre Villas-Boas before the club's 3-3 draw with Manchester United on Sunday.

Full story: Metro

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been backed by Lyon manager Remi Garde to succeed Laurent Blanc as France coach after Euro 2012.

Full story: Inside Futbol

Former QPR manager Neil Warnock is chasing a £1m contract pay-off from the Premier League club.

Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish will order his players to acknowledge their supporters at the end of games after many of them ignored their away fans after the defeat at Newcastle.

Full story: Birmingham Mail

Former Serbia boss Raddy Antic, 63, has applied for the Leeds United manager's post after Simon Grayson was sacked.

Full story: Yorkshire Evening Post

AND FINALLY
Brazilian star Neymar recently notched the 100th goal of his career on his 20th birthday - but instead of presenting him with a celebratory cake, his Santos team-mates decided to turn him into one.

Full story: Metro

 

[yinyang]

Re: Enter 2011

Wed's tivia... AVB to Inter?? And more of Capello's rebellion

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

TRANSFER GOSSIPChelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is among the candidates being considered by Inter Milan as their new coach for next season.
Full story: talkSPORT

Juventus winger Milos Krasic, 27, could be off to Chelsea in the summer after his agent admitted there is a mutual admiration between his client and the Blues.
Full story: Metro

Hazard has made over 25 appearances for Belgium
Arsenal are ready to fight London rivals Chelsea for £30m-rated Lille winger Eden Hazard, 21.
Full story: the Sun

Newcastle striker Demba Ba, 26, has no plans to quit the north-east despite the release clause in his contract which could see him move on this summer.
Full story: Daily Star

Chelsea will start the rebuilding of their squad in the summer by completing a deal for 23-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk winger Willian.
Full story: London Evening Standard

Arsenal are eyeing a move for Daniel Sturridge, 22. The Chelsea hitman is believed to be unhappy with his wide role.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City have joined Manchester United in pursuit of 23-year-old Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea are believed to have signed 15-year-old Denmark Under-17 defender Andrea Christensen from Brondby on a free transfer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Raul Albiol has made 31 appearances for Spain
Manchester City are poised to make a move for Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol, 26, at the end of the season.
Full story: talkSPORT

Blackburn could get just £675,000 compensation for 21-year-old winger Junior Hoilett in the summer if Bayern Munich follow up their interest and sign him.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has admitted he expects to spend next season on loan and confirmed Steve McClaren's FC Twente have expressed an interest in his services.
Full story: Inside Futbol

OTHER GOSSIP
Striker Mario Balotelli, 21, has handed Manchester City a boost by hinting he plans to stay put for at least 18 more months.
Full story: the Sun

Sir Alex Ferguson is poised to make Javier Hernandez, 23, a key man in the champions' title run-in after his goalscoring display against Chelsea on Sunday.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Everton defender Sylvain Distin says Steven Pienaar was irreplacable for Everton as he hails the playmaker's return.
Full story: Liverpool Echo

Aston Villa fans have planned a demonstration against under-fire manager Alex McLeish this weekend.
Full story: Daily Mirror

FABIO CAPELLO GOSSIPFabio Capello will on Wednesday meet Football Association chairman David Bernstein for showdown talks that will determine if he remains England manager.
Full story: Daily Mail

Capello's England contract finishes after Euro 2012
England manager Fabio Capello will not budge from his position on John Terry and the England captaincy when he meets FA chief David Bernstein on Wednesday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fabio Capello has received the backing of Sir Alex Ferguson but is looking increasingly isolated within the Football Association amid growing criticism of his public opposition to the removal of the England captaincy from John Terry.
Full story: Guardian

AND FINALLY
After announcing himself to the Premier League with a brief cameo during Liverpool's stalemate with Tottenham, the Anfield cat has now racked up over 24,000 followers on Twitter in less than 24 hours

 

[yinyang]

Thurs 9/2 trivia

Latest on Capello's quitting. Consensus seems Harry R. And Barca to cough up gbp50mil for Gareth Bale??:p

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

Thursday's gossip column - Fabio Capello fall-out

MEDIA REACTION TO FABIO CAPELLO'S RESIGNATION
Tottenham are braced for an approach from England for Harry Redknapp but are desperate to hang on to their manager until end of the season.
Goal.com

'Arrivederci! Capello quits as England boss after meeting with FA'
Full story: Daily Mail

'Capello quits as England boss'
Full story: the Sun

'Fabio Capello resigns as England manager'
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Capello is driven away from Wembley after resigning as England coach
'Fabio Capello quits as England coach'

Capello resigns due to irreconcilable differences with FA'
Full story: La Gazetta dello Sport (in Italian)

TRANSFER GOSSIP
Barcelona are looking at ways of raising cash to fund a massive summer bid for Tottenham's £50m-rated winger Gareth Bale, 22.
Full story: Daily Express

Chelsea are believed to be lining up a £50m swoop for 25-year-old Atletico Madrid striker Falcao.
Full story: Daily Star

Liverpool are keen on Barcelona's Seydou Keita. The £2m-rated midfielder, 32, currently playing for Mali in the African Nations Cup, has been frozen out at the Nou Camp.
Full story: the Sun

Bolton manager Owen Coyle is believed to have issued a "come and get them" invitation to Championship clubs for some of their out-of-favour stars.
Full story: Bolton News

Hamburg hope to tempt 22-year-old midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson back to Germany when his loan deal at Swansea expires at the end of the season.
Full story: talkSPORT

Former Blackburn captain Garry Flitcroft insists Rovers must resolve their differences with wantaway defender Chris Samba, 27, immediately or face a daunting task in avoiding Premier League relegation.
Full story: Lancashire Telegraph

Several top clubs are already lining up to sign Blackburn's highly-rated 21-year-old striker Junior Hoilett, who could leave the club for a bargain price when his contract expires in the summer.
Full story: Metro

Striker Dimitar Berbatov, 31, expects to remain at Manchester United beyond this season but has reiterated his disenchantment at his lack of playing time at Old Trafford.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Arsenal striker Andrey Arshavin, 30, is holding on for a summer move back to former club Zenit St Petersburg rather than move to Anzhi Makhachkala over the next three weeks while the Russian transfer window remains open.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City's 26-year-old defender Aleksandar Kolarov is a transfer target for Serie A giants Juventus.
Full story: talkSPORT

Anderlecht's 26-year-old striker Dieumerci Mbokani is being targeted by Liverpool. The 26-year-old's agent has also admitted that his client is being scouted by English clubs and could move abroad.
Full story: Inside Futbol

OTHER GOSSIPJose Mourinho will not leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, according to midfielder Jose Callejon, 24.
Full story: talkSPORT

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish is hoping to convince 25-year-old striker Gabriel Agbonlahor about the benefits of yoga - using Ryan Giggs as the prime example.
Full story: Birmingham Mail

West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison, 19, looks set to be hauled in front of senior Hammers staff to explain comments he made on Twitter.
Full story: Daily Mail

Former Norwich City winger Adrian Forbes, 33, believes the Canaries have bagged themselves a bargain in the form of transfer deadline day signing Ryan Bennett.
Full story: Eastern Daily Press

Everton fan group 'Trust Everton' has launched a plan to buy the club's £15m Finch Farm training ground.
Full story: Liverpool Echo

Blackburn are believed to have have cancelled a visit from the Indian national team due to fresh fears over the future of boss Steve Kean.
Full story: Daily Star

French winger Sylvain Marveaux, 25, has admitted his season could already be over with Newcastle.
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle

Swansea's 29-year-old midfielder Ferrie Bodde faces a fight to save his career after news that he has suffered a third cruciate ligament injury which will rule him out until next season.
Full story: South Wales Evening Post

The Brazilian club Corinthians are keeping their striker Adriano "detained" inside the team's hotel in an effort to force him to lose weight.
Full story: Guardian

Manager Alex McLeish has urged French winger Charles N'Zogbia, 25, to do his talking on the pitch for Aston Villa rather than on Twitter.
Full story: Express & Star

AND FINALLY
The now world famous 'Anfield cat' may have found a home after a former Liverpool steward came forward claiming he was a local stray - and he's named after manager Kenny Dalglish.
Full story: Metro

 

[yinyang]

Wed trivia

MU going for Real Madrid's german midfielder Khedira? And Chelskis to snatch from MU's cradle with 18yr old Pogba?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

Wednesday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP
Manchester United are interested in Real Madrid's German international midfielder Sami Khedira, with the 24-year-old weighing up his options.

Full story: Daily Mail

French side Montpellier slap a massive £16m price tag on 25-year-old striker Olivier Giroud, who is an Arsenal target.

Full story: talkSPORT

Khedira has attracted the attention of Man United
Chelsea are still tracking Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba - but Sir Alex Ferguson remains hopeful that he can get the highly-rated 18-year-old to sign a new deal.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle United are understood to have Bolton Wanderers' former Wolves midfielder Mark Davies, 23, on their summer transfer shortlist.

Full story: Newcastle Chronicle

Everton will not ask to extend Landon Donovan's loan from LA Galaxy as they want to make sure that they can borrow the US international next season too.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Lille's Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard, 21, has encouraged Real Madrid and Barcelona to act quickly if they want to stop him making a shock switch to Tottenham.

Full story: Metro

Javi Garcia's agent claims that two Premier League clubs, along with other sides around Europe, are chasing the Benfica midfielder. Manchester City and Manchester United have both been linked with the 25-year-old.

Full story: SkySports News

OTHER GOSSIP
Carlos Tevez's comments about being "treated like a dog" by Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini could earn the striker another club fine.

Full story: Times (subscription required)

Tevez has returned to Manchester from Argentina
Former City winger Nicky Summerbee slams Tevez's recent conduct but believes the Argentine could help them win the title this season.

Full story: talkSPORT

Liverpool have no intention of selling under-fire striker Luis Suarez despite reports claiming that the Reds want to offload the 25-year-old Uruguayan this summer.

Full story: Liverpool Echo

Before he was stripped of the England captaincy for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, the Professional Footballers' Association urged Chelsea's John Terry to step down until after his trial.

Full story: Evening Standard

Wolves are to interview former Charlton Athletic manager Alan Curbishley as they move quickly to replace Mick McCarthy.

Full story: Guardian

AND FINALLYWest Ham striker Carlton Cole reveals to his Twitter followers his Valentine's Day gifts for his partner - an iron, cleaning products, Oxo cubes and a bottle of champagne.

Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa make a new signing - Gee the harris hawk - to keep magpies away from Villa Park after they were spotted digging holes in the hallowed turf.

Full story: Birmingham Mail

 

[Yi Dao]

I will do this to fight those spammers here.

 

[yinyang]

Re: Mon rumour mill

Thurs grapevine.. Lampard to PSG??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

Thursday's gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP
Zenit St Petersburg claim they are in negotiations with Arsenal to bring Andrey Arshavin back to the club on loan. "We had [initial] talks with them. Let's see how they respond now," the Russian club's general director, Maxim Mitrofanov, was quoted as saying.

Full story: Sovetsky Sport [In Russian]

Frank Lampard could be set to join ex-Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti at Paris Saint-Germain.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Meanwhile, Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole, 31, is set to leave the club after clashing with manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Full story: The Sun

Arsenal are planning to spend £55m on German pair Mario Gotze and Lukas Podolski in the summer as manager Arsene Wenger looks to reinvigorate his attack.

Full story: Bild [In German]

Juventus are understood to have outlined a four-year contract for Manchester United's 18-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba.

Full story: Daily Mail

Sunderland face competition from Sevilla and Saint Etienne in the race to land Atalanta midfielder Moussa Kone. The Ivorian has impressed this season while on loan at Serie B outfit Pescara.

Full story: talkSPORT

Al Ain have urged Sunderland to make striker Asamoah Gyan's loan move permanent in the summer. The UAE-based team paid £6m to get Gyan on a temporary deal, and are prepared to pay another £6m.

Full story: Daily Mirror

AC Milan are set to rival Manchester United in the race to snap up Benfica midfielder Javi Garcia. The Spaniard is believed to be valued at £17m by the Portuguese giants.

Full story: talkSPORT

Reading striker Mathieu Manset is set to join fellow Frenchman Nicolas Anelka at Shanghai Shenhua after the Chinese side made a loan bid for his services.

Full story: Daily Mail

OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea have turned to former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez to check whether he would consider taking over from Andre-Villas Boas at Stamford Bridge.

Full story: The Times (subscription)

England's interim manager Stuart Pearce is set to name an experimental squad on Thursday for the friendly against the Netherlands next Wednesday. Pearce spent yesterday calling senior players to tell them they would not be involved in the game.

Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham Hotspur hope to convince Harry Redknapp to turn down the England manager's job with a lucrative new contract offer.

Full story: Daily Mirror

After failing to land Alan Curbishley and Brian McDermott, Wolverhampton Wanderers are to turn to ex-Rangers boss Walter Smith as they look to appoint a new manager.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Alex McLeish has left the door open for a Robbie Keane comeback after insisting Villa have "whetted his appetite" for a Premier League return.

Full story: Birmingham Mail

Disney are the latest firm to see their offer of commercial work for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain rejected by Arsenal as the club look to protect their young winger from over-exposure.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Stewart Downing has admitted he is feeling the pressure to perform due to the "culture shock" of swapping Aston Villa for Liverpool.

Full story: Daily Mail

The Football League have scrapped the playing of the national anthems during Sunday's Carling Cup final between Welsh side Cardiff and English side Liverpool. The organisation wants to avoid booing of the anthems.

Full story: The Sun

The Arsenal Supporters' Trust has urged the club to slash ticket prices if they fail to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Full story: Daily Mail

Meanwhile, senior sources say Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could have £100m to spend on players in the summer.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

AND FINALLYA young mascot may have been the key to Chelsea's downfall at Napoli, after he gave two-goal hero Ezequiel Lavezzi a kiss on the cheek for luck.

Full story: Metro

 

[Yi Dao]

Re: tues grapevine..

Damn spammers again!

 

[yinyang]

Re: tues grapevine..

Damn spammers again!

Yours is spelled with CAPs

 

[Alessandro Matri]

Re: tues grapevine..

Yours is spelled with CAPs

Caps? Which one?

I don't spam and i hate spam. I had to do it to push those advertisers to page two otherwise monkeys see monkeys will follow and the front page of this section will be full of them.

 

[yinyang]

Tues grapevine.. Nani signs new contract. Chelski now progress on Barca's Pep G? And oh no, Roy H for England job??

Tuesday's gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP
Manchester United winger Nani, 25, is close to signing a new contract, which will keep him at the club until 2016.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)

Mats Hummels has won 13 caps for Germany and has been linked with a move to Manchester United
Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has ruled out a possible move to Manchester United this summer.

Full story: Metro

Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen, 24, who has been linked with Arsenal and Newcastle, says he has no intention of signing a new deal at Ajax and has reiterated his desire to join an English club.

Full story: Sky Sports

Liverpool are watching Colombian striker Jackson Martinez but face competition from Porto for the 25-year-old, who plays for Mexican side Jaguares Chiapas.

Full story: talkSPORT

Aston Villa are eyeing a move for Blackpool keeper Matt Gilks as they prepare to lose unsettled American keeper Brad Guzan, 27, who will be out of contract this summer.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Hamburg sporting director Frank Arnesen will fly in to London on Tuesday hoping that Chelsea will let him sign striker Romelu Lukaku on loan.

Full story: Daily Mail

CHELSEA GOSSIP
Guardiola's contract at Barcelona expires at the end of the season
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has made indirect contact with Pep Guardiola to discover if the Barcelona coach would be interested in becoming Chelsea manager next season.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)

But Barcelona's players are convinced Guardiola will stay at the Nou Camp.

Full story: the Independent

Abramovich will clear out some of Chelsea's biggest names this summer and is determined to see through the 'project' started by Andre Villas-Boas to create what one source described as a "hungry new team".

Full story: the Telegraph

Chelsea target Jose Mourinho will demand £12m a year and the funds to bring winger Cristiano Ronaldo with him from Real Madrid before returning to Stamford Bridge.

Full story: Daily Express

Villas-Boas is reported to have left the training ground in tears after his sacking, as the majority of the club's players did not say goodbye to him.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Rafael Benitez has implied he would be interested in taking over at Stamford Bridge by talking up his relationship with former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres and admitting he harbours ambitions to return to management with a "top club".

Full story: Metro

Former assistant boss Ray Wilkins says the Chelsea players should not be blamed for Villas-Boas's sacking - claiming they are a "delight to work with".

Full story: talkSPORT

Abramovich told the players what he expected of them in a private meeting at the club's training ground only minutes after he had personally sacked Villas-Boas.

Full story: the Independent

Villas-Boas had a secret meeting with Roma general manager Franco Baldini in February to discuss leading the team next season.

Full story: Goal.com

OTHER GOSSIP
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson is emerging as a serious rival to Harry Redknapp for the vacant England job.

Full story: the Sun

Striker Carlos Tevez is set to his first public appearance for Manchester City since returning in a reserve game against Bolton Wanderers.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)

Former Sunderland manager Steve Bruce could be in line for a return to management with Turkish side Besiktas.

Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn manager Steve Kean believes goalkeeper Paul Robinson deserves an England recall. The 32-year-old retired from international duty after being ignored by former coach Fabio Capello.

Full story: Lancashire Telegraph

AND FINALLY
A South Korean environmental group is appealing to Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung, who wrote in his 2006 autobiography that he used to drink juice made from boiled frogs to build up his physique, to help it protect the amphibians from a surge in consumption.

Full story: the Guardian

Mario Balotelli's girlfriend has told the Manchester City striker said she is not ready for marriage yet — but is happy for him to visit strip clubs, so long as he behaves himself.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)

 

[jw5]

Mats Hummels has won 13 caps for Germany and has been linked with a move to Manchester United

Hopefully this becomes real. One of the top 5 central defenders in the world imho.
The other 4 are Kompany, Vidic, Chellini and Pique.

 

[Luis Suarez]

Monday 12th March 2012

Gerrard: Reds not good enough

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has called for the players to do more to lift the side out of their current slump.

The Reds lost a third consecutive league match at Sunderland on Saturday - the first time that has happened since 2003.

It has left them in seventh, just two points ahead of Everton ahead of Tuesday's Merseyside derby at Anfield.

"The players need to take responsibility for where we are in the league," Gerrard said.

"It's just not good enough for a club like us to be there.

"We have to find a better level of consistency. We need a reaction and there's no better team to produce that against than Everton.

"It's important the players put in a performance and get a result for the fans.

"Everyone is a bit down after recent results but we want to put a smile back on their faces.

"It's a big week and we want to go into that Cup tie with Stoke on the back of a win."

Less than a month ago, Liverpool lifted the Carling Cup - their first trophy for six years - and many felt it would be the platform for them to push for Champions League qualification.

It has not turned out that way and Gerrard said they had to put their Wembley triumph behind them.

"The Carling Cup was a fantastic achievement but it's gone now, it's been put to bed. We have to forget about that," he told the Liverpool Echo.

"We wanted to build on winning the Carling Cup by pushing for the top four, but it hasn't happened so far as we've lost two on the bounce.

"We need to sort our league form out sharpish and try to get back to Wembley in the FA Cup.

"That Stoke game (a quarter-final this weekend) has become even more important than it was a few weeks ago.

"The frustrating thing is we went from a fantastic performance, an eight or nine out of 10 against Arsenal, to a three or four out of 10 against Sunderland.

"We didn't deserve to lose to Arsenal but on Saturday there were no excuses.

"You can look for the easy way out and say the pitch was bad and it was windy but the fact is we just weren't good enough on the day.

"As players we have to take responsibility for a bad performance.

"We just didn't get out of first gear in the first half; we improved a bit in the second half but as a whole it wasn't good enough."

Manager Kenny Dalglish said it was not just the squad who were accountable but all staff at the club.

"It is important the players take responsibility in every game but we are not in isolation," he said at his press briefing ahead of tomorrow's derby.

"It is not the players taking responsibility this week and someone else has to do it next week.

"Everyone needs to take responsibility. Everyone needs to stand up and be counted and stand together and see what we can do."
​

 

[yinyang]

Joke's on Torres..

12 March 2012 Last updated at 23:50 GMT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

TRANSFER GOSSIP
Manchester City and Chelsea target Gonzalo Higuain says he will not consider his long-term future until the end of the season. The 24-year-old Argentine says he is committed to Real Madrid's title challenge.
Full story: talkSPORT

Fulham's loan striker Pavel Pogrebnyak is also wanted by Aston Villa
Aston Villa are ready to battle Fulham for the signature of Pavel Pogrebnyak, 28, who has scored five goals in four games on loan at Fulham from Stuttgart.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal have joined Newcastle in the race to sign £5m-rated French midfielder Benjamin Corgne, 24, after Gunners scout Gilles Grimandi watched him again on Saturday.
Full story: Metro

Rennes manager Frederic Antonetti says 21-year-old French midfielder Yann M'Vila, who has been linked with Arsenal, will leave the club at the end of the season.
Full story: Goal.com

Liverpool look like they are losing out to Italian giants Inter Milan in the race for Udinese's 23-year-old utility man Mauricio Isla.
Full story: talkSPORT

French midfielder Paul Pogba, 18, could be set to sign a new contact at Manchester United after being linked with a move away from Old Trafford.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Manchester United defender Ritchie De Laet, 23, has no intention of leaving the club on loan and has vowed to force his way into Sir Alex Ferguson's side.
Full story: SkySports

OTHER GOSSIPKenny Dalglish has launched an impassioned defence of his record at Liverpool, claiming he should not be judged by the club's league position alone and that kit deals are as important as victories.
Full story: Guardian

Meanwhile, Dalglish wants the FA to throw the book at Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger, who recently labelled Liverpool striker Luis Suarez a diver.

Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Anderson could be ruled out for the season
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United fear midfielder Anderson could miss the rest of the season after badly damaging his hamstring.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admits he is not sure whether he wants to be the new England boss.
Full story: the Sun

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart will not face any action from the FA for 'sledging' Swansea penalty taker Scott Sinclair before he missed at the weekend.
Full story: Daily Mail

AND FINALLYChelsea striker Fernando Torres was the butt of a joke at Didier Drogba's Foundation charity ball when the winner of a training session with the Ivorian offered to give it to the goal-shy Spanish striker.
Full story: Metro

France star Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt on Italian defender Marco Materazi during the 2006 World Cup final has been turned into a work of art called 'Who's afraid of the big, bad, wolf?' which is being exhibited in New York.
Full story: Marca (in Spanish)

 

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Carroll 'nervous' about returning to Newcastle with Liverpool
The Reds forward admitted he does not know what reception he will get from his boyhood club's fan after he left in a £35 milllion deal last January

 

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Aston Villa clash a must-win for Dalglish - former Liverpool defender Lawrenson
The Anfield great believes that the Scot deserves time to turn things around Anfield and has blamed a misfiring strikeforce for the Reds' current run of poor form

 

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Dalglish claims factors 'outside our jurisdiction' have hurt Liverpool

The 61-year-old praised the attitude of his players in training after the disappointment of their loss to Newcastle United and insists he has never let results get him down

Apr 5, 2012 3:40:00 PM

By Oliver Platt

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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has claimed that factors outside of the club's control have been partially responsible for their recent poor run of form.

Dalglish felt his side were denied a clear penalty in their 2-0 loss to Newcastle United on Sunday, insisting that Danny Simpson had handballed on the Magpies' goal line.

The 61-year-old praised his team's attitude to training despite their disappointing results and urged them to focus on improving their own performance.

"The players have come in Monday and they have trained yesterday and obviously there is a disappointment amongst everybody because of the recent run of results," Dalglish told reporters.

"The only way we are going to address that and rectify that is to work as hard as we have done.

"They've always worked hard in training, they've always been good trainers and we've just got to put any frustration or disappointment to the side and realise that they are good players that can alter and change things to our benefit that are in our jurisdiction.

"But there are other things that have happened that we cannot change, like things that are outside our jurisdiction that we have not had a break with. So there is no point in trying to address them."
Dalglish insisted that Liverpool's form had never affected his mood and that his team have already put the events of a controversial match at the Sports Direct Arena behind them.

Pepe Reina was sent off after appearing to headbutt James Perch, while Andy Carroll stormed down the tunnel after being substituted.

"Who picks me up? I've never been down, I've been disappointed but I've never been down," Dalglish maintained.

"We are fine, everything that happened this Sunday was addressed on Sunday and dealt with.

"Everything has been dealt with from the weekend so we just need to close the doors and move on now."

The former Blackburn Rovers manager felt that the frustration his players had showed could prove to be a positive and showed their will to win.

"They have been marvellously determined even through the results we have been getting," Dalglish added.

"Everybody needs to be picked up, but the best way to pick themselves up is to put on a winning performance.

"As I say that what they are determined to do. They don't like to come off a pitch having lost a game, the frustration and disappointment is something that is a virtue in some ways if we can control it.

"They can come in and train well whether they have played well or if they've played badly, their training has been very impressive."