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Transfer Talks - 9th January, 2015

Transfer Talks - 9th January, 2015

Saturday 10 January 2015 / No Comments

Liverpool are considering a move for Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuaín. The Argentina international has a £30 million release clause. (Daily Express)

Liverpool are not close to agreeing a contract extension with Raheem Sterling. (Talksport)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is lining up a £25 million bid for Atletico Madrid striker Mario Mandzukic. (Daily Express)

Borussia Dortmund are considering a move for Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom, who is out of contract at the end of the season. (DailyStar)     

Gonzalo Higuain, valued at £30 million, is a target for Liverpool in January's transfer window as Mario Balotelli and Rickie Lambert failed to make an impact at Anfield.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned that any player caught smoking on club duty will be sent to train with the youth team for the rest of the season. (The Times)

Newcastle could turn to Real Madrid assistant boss Paul Clement to fill their managerial vacancy. (The Sun)

Wolfsburg are lining up a £23m deal for Chelsea and Germany forward Andre Schurrle. (Daily Mail)

Everton want to sign Spurs winger Aaron Lennon, with the 27-year-old also attracting interest from West Ham, Stoke, Sunderland and Hull.(Mirror)

Andre Schurrle won the World Cup with Germany in the summer but is not a first choice player for Chelsea under Jose Mourinho.

Tottenham fear they will not be able to sign Burnley striker Danny Ings in the January transfer window, and are also expecting a similar outcome with another transfer target in the shape of Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph. (The Telegraph)

Sheffield United are set to return to Dundee United with an improved bid of around £200,000 for Gary Mackay-Steven. (Daily Record)

Wolves are in talks to sign Arsenal striker Benik Afobe on loan. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic is expected to join Schalke in the next few days. (Daily Mail)

Courtois signs a new deal with the blues!

Courtois signs a new deal with the blues!

Thursday 11 September 2014 / No Comments

Chelsea Football Club have announced that Thibaut Courtois has signed a new five year contract with the club.

The Belgian International joined the blues from Genk in 2011 and returned to Stamford Bridge this summer having spent the previous three seasons on a successful loan spell Atletico Madrid, where he played a key part as he lifted both the La Liga and Europa League titles. He kept a impressive number of clean sheets last season, 20 to be exact. He was also an important member of the Belgian side that reached the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals in Brazil this summer.

Courtois said, "I am very happy with this new deal. Its really nice to have signed this contract and play for this club for another five years."

"My future was already sorted out but it feels great to know that I am going to be here for another five years and now I can just concentrate on my football."

The 22 year old has started each of the three games of this season for Chelsea, impressing fans with his shot-stopping and dominance in his area.

Match winner Milner praises City Character

Match winner Milner praises City Character

Wednesday 11 December 2013 / No Comments

Match Winner Miner enjoying win over current champions.

James Milner said Manchester City FC showed "great character" to come from two goals down and win away to UEFA Champions League holders FC Bayern München. The England midfielder, who earned his side a second-half penalty before scoring the clincher himself, told UEFA.com the result was "massive" in terms of gaining confidence for the knockout stage. Meanwhile, Thomas Müller said Bayern "showed they were still human" as the Group D victors' record ten-match winning streak in the competition came to an end.

James Milner, Manchester City midfielder
We made it difficult for ourselves. Obviously we did not start well. They were sloppy goals to give away and it is not the ideal start when you are up against one of the best teams in the world. Still, it shows the character we have in the dressing room to come back from two down and win against a very good team. It is a massive result for us going forward. We are going to come up against another top team like Bayern in the next round so the confidence we have gained will obviously go a long way.

It is nice because there is a lot of competition for places in the squad, so when you get your chance you want to get out there and perform. It is pleasing to be involved and to be creating. I enjoyed it on the left-hand side. It makes it a bit easier for me to come in and get my shots away. We will take it a game at a time. Obviously we are going to get a tough draw, finishing second, but the fact we can come to Bayern München and win says a lot about the quality in the squad.

Pablo Zabaleta, Manchester City defender
Personally I am very happy because it is not easy to get a win here. Well done to the boys for an incredible performance. It was a difficult start. We conceded two goals but then came back strongly and won in the end. It is time to enjoy the win. I think we showed great spirit. We said ahead of the game that it was important to do a job tonight. We played badly against Bayern at home and it was important to show another side to our game.

We knew it would be important to be solid at the back because they move the ball very quickly, but we did well defensively and we have some great players in attack who can always score goals. James Milner's finish was fantastic and I am really happy for him because he is a great player and a great lad who always works hard for the team.

Thomas Müller, Bayern midfielder
I think we showed our human side today. We were too careless at times. It was not as if we gave away chance after chance, but we did not look good on any of the goals we conceded. It is no secret that City are always good for a goal, but we got off to a great start and put them under a lot of pressure. After that we took our foot off the pedal. We need to get that winning mentality into our heads. Maybe it is understandable that we got a bit complacent after so many wins but we are professionals, so that kind of thing is not acceptable.

Manuel Neuer, Bayern goalkeeper
We made a lot of unforced errors. We could have done better on all the goals we conceded. Unfortunately we lost our hold on the game and we have only got ourselves to blame. Still, it was not the worst defeat ever. It would have been a lot worse if we had conceded a fourth [and relinquished top spot in the group].

Toni Kroos, Bayern midfielder
I think it is obvious that we were not able to keep our tempo from the first 25 minutes over the full 90. We went into the game full of motivation and were determined to win even though we were already through. Unfortunately we did not work as well as we did at the start, which obviously is not good enough. We let it slip. It is not as though we need a kick up the backside. We know we have to put the maximum into every match.

Champion's League News

Champion's League News

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Ronaldo, The record-breaking Machine!

Real Madrid put the seal on a fine Champions League group-stage campaign as they won 2-0 at FC Copenhagen on Tuesday - even if Cristiano Ronaldo did miss a penalty in the process.
Carlo Ancelotti's men have topped Group B by some distance and finish with 16 points from 18 after a record-breaking night.
Luka Modric's fine opener was the 31st successive European game in which they have scored, setting a new competition record, before Ronaldo made it safe after the break. The Ballon D'Or winner-in-the-making had a chance to make it two late on from the spot but those in the Danish capital were stunned as the normally-faultless frontman's effort was saved.

Ronaldo now has the record of becoming the first player to score nine goals in the group stages of the Champions League.
The loss, although expected, leaves Copenhagen out of both the Champions League and Europa League, even before Galatasaray and Juventus replayed their abandoned game, which ended in a 1-0 win for Galatasaray with a peach of a goal from Wesley Sneijder in the 84th minute which sent the Turks to the round of 16 of the Champions League while Juventus are knocked out of the competition and sent to the Europa League.

Benfica rallied to end Paris Saint-Germain's perfect record in this year's Champions League with a 2-1 victory but it was not enough to secure their place in the knockout phase. A Rodrigo Lima penalty and Nicolas Gaitan goal saw Benfica bounce back from Edinson Cavani's opener to leave them waiting on Olympiacos' result.
Olympiacos won 3-1 against Anderlecht, with former Benfica striker Javier Saviola netting twice, to shut the door on his former side.

Super-sub Tomas Wagner scored a last-minute winner to fire Viktoria Plzen into the Europa League on the back of a shock 2-1 Champions League win over nine-man CSKA Moscow, while Omer Toprak fired Bayer Leverkusen into the last 16 of the Champions League as his second-half goal was enough to claim a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad.

Wesley Sneijder's Killer Goal vs Juventus

Wesley Sneijder's Killer Goal vs Juventus

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Sneijder Sends Mancini's Men Into The Knockouts ! The Dutchman Turned Home A Precise Finish In The Final Five Minutes As Antonio Conte's Side Were Sent Crashing Out Of The Champions League.

Draw for World Cup!

Draw for World Cup!

Tuesday 10 December 2013 / No Comments

              The result for the draw of the World Cup Group Stages :

The "Samba" Ball!

The "Samba" Ball!

Tuesday 3 December 2013 / No Comments

Ladies and Gentlemen :

I present in front of you, the official FIFA World Cup 2014 ball,

The "brazuca!"