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Saturday, 21 May 2016

TERRY NEW CONTRACT A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT SAYS CAHILL

Gary Cahill has welcomed John Terry's contract extension as a "great boost" for Chelsea players and fans. Terry's long association with the west London club had looked to be coming to an end, 17-and-a-half years after he made the first of his 703 appearances. At the start of the year, the centre-back said he would not be staying past the end of his contract in the summer, but Chelsea said an offer may be forthcoming and it arrived this...

BARCA EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH NIKE

Barcelona have agreed to extend their deal with kit manufacturer Nike, with reports in the Spanish media saying it is the most lucrative agreement of its type in the world. La Liga champions Barcelona said in a statement that details of the contract would be revealed at the club's next general assembly. But reports in Barcelona newspapers Diario Sport and Mundo Deportivo said the deal -- which they said would run for another decade...

ARSENAL CLOSE IN ON XHAKA TRANSFER

Arsenal are hoping to announce the signing of Borussia Monchengladbach's Granit Xhaka shortly, a club source has CCS The development comes after photos emerged online of the Switzerland midfielder posing in an Arsenal kit at the club's training ground. Xhaka, 23, flew to London on Friday to undergo a medical and agree personal terms with the Gunners, with both sides eager to get the deal done before Xhaka joins the Switzerland ...

RONALDO TAKES ICE BATH 3AM TO RETAIN TOP PERFORMANCE SAYS ANCELOTTI

Former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's dedication, explaining how the Portuguese bathed in ice at 3 a.m. Ronaldo, 31, scored 48 goals in 35 games in the 2013-14 season and won the Champions League under Ancelotti before the manager was sacked and Rafa Benitez brought in this summer. Ancelotti, who is due to take over at Bayern Munich in the summer, said the striker went to extraordinary lengths to ensure he...

MARTIAL HAS SAME QUALITIES AS RONALDO DE LIMA SAYS CANTONA

Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has compared striker Anthony Martial to Brazilian former Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo. Martial scored United's late winning goal in the FA Cup semifinal against Everton to secure his club's place in Saturday's final against Crystal Palace. Cantona -- a Cup final hero for United when he scored the only goal of the final against Liverpool in 1996 -- believes 20-year-old Martial was "very clever" to opt for a...

WATFORD FC APPOINTS WALTER MAZZARI AS NEW MANAGER ON A 3 YEARS DEAL

English premier league side Watford have announced that former Inter Milan and Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri will take over as head coach on July 1. Mazzarri will succeed Quique Sanchez Flores as boss at the Premier League side after the Spaniard parted company with the club at the end of the 2015-16 season. The Italian has agreed a three-year contract at Vicarage Road, as revealed by his agent on Friday, becoming the Hornets' eighth...

FULL EURO 2016 24 TEAMS SQUAD

Euro 2016 is almost set to kick off, so here are all the squads who have announced their provisional squads to date. The deadline for finalising the final 23-man squad is May 31. ALBANIA: TBD AUSTRIA: Goalkeepers: Robert Almer (Austria Vienna), Heinz Lindner (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ramazan Oezcan (Ingolstadt). Defenders: Aleksandar Dragovic (Dynamo Kiev), Christian Fuchs (Leicester), Gyoergy Garics (Darmstadt), Martin...

Friday, 20 May 2016

DAVID GINOLA DOING GREAT AFTER A NUMBER OF HEART BYPASS OPERATION

Former France international David Ginola is "doing well" after undergoing a life-saving quadruple heart bypass operation overnight, according to his surgeon. Ginola, 49, was airlifted to hospital after collapsing while playing football on Thursday. There were initially conflicting reports about his well-being, with a tweet from his official Twitter account on Thursday merely confirming that he was in hospital "for some tests." However,...

BAYERN MUNICH WELCOMES ANCELOTTI IN TO THE BAVARIAN FAMILY

Incoming Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelottti is looking forward to join German giants and champions. The Italian manager is taking over from Pep Guardiola at the Allianz Arena this summer and will begin his role at the club on July 1. And speaking to the Financial Times in an extensive interview, Ancelotti spoke of his positive impression of Bayern as a club. "I have not had so many meetings with them, but I think it is a family," Ancelotti...

CATALAN FLAG CAN BE DISPLAYED DURING COPA DEL REY FINAL ACCORDING TO SPANISH COURT

Catalan separatists can display pro-independence flags at the Copa del Rey final on Sunday, when Barcelona will face Sevilla for the title, a Spanish court ruled on Friday. The Madrid-based court accepted the appeal filed by Barcelona and a lawyer's association to challenge the Spanish government's ban of the flags announced earlier this week. Government officials had argued the ban of the politically charged flags formed part of...

MILAN PLAYERS SHOULD STOP BEEN SILLY AND MAN UP SAYS BERLUSCONI

AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has threatened his players that he will stop paying them if they do not save their season by winning the Coppa Italia. The Rossoneri are set to conclude another disappointing season without qualifying for Europe for a third straight year unless they beat Juventus in the final of the Coppa Italia this weekend. Ahead of that fixture, Berlusconi paid the team a rare visit at their ...

FIFA TO HAND 2 YEARS BAN TO NIERSBACH

FIFA's ethics committee adjudicatory chamber has recommended a two-year ban from all football related activities for Wolfgang Niersbach, the former president of the German Football Association (DFB). Niersbach, who is a current member of the FIFA Council and the UEFA executive committee, resigned in the wake of the 2006 World Cup scandal in November after allegations first published by German news weekly Der Spiegel in mid-October. The...

Thursday, 19 May 2016

A NEW TROPHY MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY MAN UNITED FUTURE SAYS VAN GAAL

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal shunted the spotlight away from his own future by claiming that it is more important for the club to win a trophy as they need silverware. The Dutchman is preparing his players for Saturday's FA Cup final at Crystal Palace at Wembley, which is a venue that he described as "the most prestigious temple of England." Having missed out on a top-four finish in the Premier League on goal difference earlier...

XHAKA BID TOO LOW CONFIRMS BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH

Borussia Monchengladbach have suggested that the bid they received for Arsenal target Granit Xhaka this week falls short of their valuation. Sources told CCS last month that Arsenal were confident of signing Xhaka, 23, and Gladbach sporting director Max Eberl confirmed this week that they have received an offer for the player, although he neglected to name the bidding club. Xhaka himself also declined to confirm whether Arsenal...

FULL COPA AMERICA 2016 SQUAD OF ALL 16 TEAMS

All 16 national teams competing at the Copa America Centenario in the United States in June have accounced 40-man provisional squads. Final, 23-man rosters must be submitted by May 20. Argentina (provisional) Mariano Andujar (Estudiantes), Geronimo Rulli (Real Sociedad), Nahuel Guzman (UANL), Sergio Romero (Manchester United), Agustin Marchesin (Santos Laguna), Mateo Musacchio (Villarreal), Gonzalo Rodriguez (Fiorentina),...

MARCELO IS NOT LORD AND MASTER IN BRAZIL NATIONAL TEAM SAYS DUNGA

Brazil coach Dunga says that he has stopped calling up Real Madrid left-back Marcelo for the national team due to the players' bad attitude and false public comments. Marcelo was not included in the Selecao squad for March's World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Paraguay and Uruguay, despite being fit to play for Madrid at the time, and was also left out of the panel for the summer's Copa America Centenario in the United States. A debate...

PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS LEICESTER CITY TO SIGN FOUR PLAYERS SAYS -SRIVADDHANAAPRABHA

Leicester City will look to sign three or four players this summer as they prepare for their first Champions League campaign, vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has said. Leicester's Premier League title success sees them qualify for next season's Champions League group stage, while they also take part in the International Champions Cup tournament this summer and will face the FA Cup winners in the Community Shield. The Foxes were able...

RONALDO AND JAMES RODRIGIUEZ OUT OF BRAZIL OLYMPICS

  Real Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez are both set to miss August's Olympic Games football tournament in Brazil. Portugal captain Ronaldo and Colombia midfielder James are both eligible to be selected as overage players for the tournament in Rio de Janeiro, but the duo will also be representing their countries earlier in the summer, with the former at Euro 2016 in France and the latter at the Copa America Centenario...