WORLD CUP 2014: Ronaldo set to be FIT for the finals

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Jun 8, 2014

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to be fit for the World Cup finals after partaking in a full training session.

The 29 year old winger was a severe doubt for Portugal’s opening fixture against Germany in Salvador, after suffering a knee injury.

Ronaldo enjoyed another fine season at Madrid, netting 31 times in the La Liga campaign.

The Portuguese captain also helped Madrid to a first European Cup win for 12 years, following a 4-1win over Atletico Madrid in Lisbon.

However, Portugal had concerns over the player recent injury problems he suffered.

The FPF statement read: “Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul Meireles integrated with the remaining group of players.”

Portugal will fly out to Brazil this evening, following the conclusion of a New York training camp.

By Ben Reardon

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QPR and Stoke after Barry

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Jun 8, 2014

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Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City are set to battle it out for Gareth Barry.

Barry, aged 33 was released by Manchester City in the summer, and is a reported target for both clubs.

Redknapp is looking to beef up his midfield, folloeing QPR’s promotion to the Premier League via the play-off’s in May, and views Barry as a suitable target.

The midfielder enjoyed a fine season at Everton, proving that he can still cut it at the top level.

Barry has played under Mark Hughes before, with Hughes having signed the midfielder for £!2 million from Aston Villa in 2009.

By Ben Reardon

@BenReardon1

Costa confirms Chelsea move

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Jun 8, 2014

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Spanish international forward Diego Costa took another step closer to confirming his transfer to Chelsea after revealing that ‘it looks like’ he is set to join Jose Mourinho’s side.

It is understood that everything is in place for this transfer to be completed and with confirmation from Costa last night, the transfer is expected to be officially announced very shortly.

Costa spoke after Spain’s 2-0 win against El Salvador last night and said:‘Am I going to Chelsea? It looks like it.’

Chelsea have been increasingly frustrated at the way Atletico Madrid have delay to push through this deal, as Chelsea want the Costa deal done before the start of the World Cup.

A Chelsea source said: ‘Chelsea have made an offer to Atletico Madrid in compliance with the buyout terms in Diego Costa’s contract, and Chelsea have been advised that the player has provided notice to Atletico Madrid invoking the buyout clause and directing the club to accept Chelsea’s offer.

‘Chelsea looks forward to entering into formal transfer documentation with Atletico Madrid as soon as possible so that the player can concentrate on the World Cup.’

By Ollie Brown

Loic Remy is Arsenal’s number-one target

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Jun 8, 2014

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According to reports, Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy, is Arsene Wenger’s number-one transfer target this Summer.

The Frenchman, who spent last season on-loan at Newcastle United, has caught the eye of three Premier League sides after his brief time in England, but it’s believed that Arsenal is his favoured destination due to Thierry Henry being his childhood hero.

Along with Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea have shown interest in the French striker, but according to reports, it’s Arsenal who are leading the way, and it’s Remy who is Wenger’s number-one priority this Summer.

The Gunners heavily relied on Olivier Giroud last season as their only main-striker, so Wenger is keen to address that issues first this Summer, and it appears Remy is his man.

A French expert had this to say: “Remy wants to play Champions League football. Arsenal is his favourite destination and he is the forward that Arsene Wenger is following the most closely,”

“He tried to sign him before he went to Marseille a few years back and I think that if he performs well at the World Cup, then things could move quite quickly after that.”

“Wenger likes his versatility, he can play on the right, on the left and in the centre and he is very much like a young Thierry Henry. I think that’s what is appealing for Wenger”.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Fernando Torres expected to leave Chelsea

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Jun 8, 2014

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According to a national reporter, Fernando Torres’ time at Chelsea is all-but over after they complete the signing of Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa.

Darren Lewis of the Daily Mirror, has been speaking to talkSPORT about the Spaniard’s future, and he claims that due to their new Summer signing, Torres is expected to be sold in order to raise more funds and clear space in the side.

With Samuel Eto’o already leaving the club on a free, it’s also widely reported that Demba Ba may join the duo out of the club, with more attacking arrivals expected, but Lewis believes it’s time for Torres to leave Stamford Bridge.

“I think he knows that his future at Stamford Bridge is all but over,” Lewis told the Transfer Tavern.

“The likes of Inter Milan have taken a look at him, as have Atletico Madrid.

“[A return to Atletico] would be a wonderful homecoming for him and it may well be that he will feed off the confidence and love from the club that didn’t want lose him in the first place.

“As far as Torres is concerned, I don’t expect to see him in a Chelsea shirt next season. I think he’ll go elsewhere and I think he’ll take a pay cut to do so.”

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Arsenal see Chambers as Sagna replacement

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Jun 8, 2014

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Southampton youngster Calum Chambers has emerged as a leading candidate to take over from Bacary Sagna, who has opted to join Manchester City on a free.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has sent scouts to keep tabs on Chambers after he impressed in his debut against West Brom last season. Two scouts were sent out to watch the right-back in action for England Under-19s during the player’s recent Euro qualifying matches.

Chambers has signed a 4 year contract at Southampton, but it is understood the fee involved will not be as high as Manchester United are currently willing to pay to sign Luke Shaw.

It is said that Wenger sees Chambers as competition for Carl Jenkinson and a player who has a very bright future.

By Ollie Brown

WORLD CUP 2014: Gareth Barry confident that Jagielka can see off Balotelli

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Ben Reardon

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Jun 8, 2014

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Gareth Barry has stated that he believes Phil Jagielka can handle the maverick Mario Balotelli when England play Italy.

England kick off their World Cup finals campaign against the Italians next Saturday in Manaus, where Balotelli will be hoping to gun down England.

The striker scored 14 goals in Serie A last season for AC Milan, and was also a teammate of Barry during his time at Manchester City.

However, despite Balotelli’s flair, Barry, who spent last season at Everton on loan, believes that Jagielka has the quality to keep out Balotelli.

Barry is quoted as saying by The People: “With the strengths Jags has got, he is not going to have a problem against Mario.

“The best compliment I can give him is that, until you train every day and play with someone, you don’t really know sometimes how good a player they are going to be and Jags is certainly in that category.

“I obviously knew he was a top player, but to see him close up every day and play with him, he is really top class.”

The Everton centre back played the full 90 minutes in England’s final warm-up game before the World Cup in their 0-0 with Honduras in a weather effected fixture in Miami.

By Ben Reardon

@BenReardon1.

Manchester United target Toni Kroos to leave Bayern for Real Madrid

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Jun 8, 2014

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Momentum is building in the Spanish press over Toni Kroos’ proposed move from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid.

Last week, Spanish paper El Confidencial reported that the 24-year-old Kroos, a long time Manchester United target, is now angling to engineer a move to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer.

El Confidencial claim that Kroos had “urged” Bayern Munich to listen to offers, “to sit and negotiate if Real Madrid make a move of submitting a proposal”.

Several days later, and it now appears that Real MAdrid have begun the acquisition process.

AS, who splash the Kroos to Madrid story on the front page of their Sunday edition, detail that the Los Blancos have already started talks with Kroos’ agent Volker Struth over the potential deal. As is widely known, Kroos is said to want to leave the Allainz Arena in order to raise his salary.

AS do mention Man United as a potential rival to Real for the German international midfielder, noting that Old Trafford would also offer Kroos what he is looking for in wages.

Nevertheless, from the Spanish perspective, it’s beginning to feel like just a matter of time before Kroos and Madrid reach a deal.

Written by Steve Milne

Balotelli “isn’t” making a Premier League return insists AC Milan president

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Jun 8, 2014

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AC Milan have dismissed claims that striker Mario Balotelli could be heading for a Premier League return despite interest from both Chelsea and Arsenal. The London duo have been linked heavily with the Italian, however Milan are declining to negotiate. President Silvio Berlusconi has insisted that Balotelli will not be making a Premier League return this summer and is desperate on keeping the striker.

‘AC Milan must return to have a lead role in Italy, in Europe and in the world,’ he said. ‘Balotelli? I believe that he will stay and will be part of the new team.’

Balotelli, who scored 18 goals for both club and country in 40 appearances last season is currently preparing for the World Cup with the rest of his Italy teammates.

By Ollie Carroll

Twitter: @OllieCarroll99

Liverpool transfer target Alberto Moreno “content” at Sevilla

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Jun 8, 2014

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Liverpool target Alberto Moreno has dismissed claims that suggest that he will be leaving Sevilla for Anfield this summer. According to reports in Spain earlier this week, Liverpool and Sevilla have agreed a deal over the left-back which is rumoured to be worth up to £18 million. However, Moreno has propelled unsureness about the possible switch as he claims to be happy at Sevilla.

‘All I know is that I’ve been a Sevillista since I was a kid. My future? I do not know about that,’ he said. ‘That’s a matter for my father and my agent to deal with. I have four years I am dedicated to play and I’m happy here.’

Despite not being in Spain’s squad for Brazil, the 21-year-old remains as one of the most exciting young prospects in Europe.

By Ollie Carroll

Twitter: @OllieCarroll99

There has been no contact from Arsenal on Bony

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Jun 8, 2014

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It seems that the rumours about Arsenal looking at Wilfried Bony as a possible summer signing are wide of the mark, or a bit premature at least. The Ivorian striker’s excellent debut season in the Premier League with Swansea City, has made him a potential transfer target, but his current club claim to have had no contact with Arsenal or any other club, a report in The Express reveals.

Maybe Arsene Wenger is deploying some of that famous French patience of his, or maybe he is just not that keen on the 25-year old. After all, despite outscoring Olivier Giroud in all competitions, they hit the same number of 16 goals in the league. There were rumours that the Swansea boss Garry Monk had slapped a £25 million price tag on his forward, while others claimed that Bony’s contract included a release clause of around £20 million, but Monk does not seem to think so, because he is very confident of keeping the star striker.

He said, “There have been lots of stories, but we’ve had absolutely zero contact from anyone about Wilf and the fact is that as a club, we don’t care anyway.

“We don’t want to lose Wilf. We want him to stay with us and for him to be part of our future and the fact is that he is under contract.

“He is our player so it will be down to us to decide whether he stays or not.

“There is always going to be speculation about someone who scored as many goals as Wilf did last season.

“It’s a part of football that when a player does well, he will be linked with other clubs.

“But Wilf is our player, so all the speculation doesn’t matter.”

Man United leading chase for Sanchez

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Jun 7, 2014

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Man United are leading the race to sign Alexis Sanchez, with reports claiming a concrete £20m bid has been made. The Barcelona star has had previous interest from Liverpool and Juventus.

The 25-year old still has two years left on his current deal but, like Cesc Fabregas, the new Barca boss Luis Enrique is willing to listen to any offers that come in for the winger. The Red Devils are keen to push through a move for Sanchez before the World Cup begins this week, as they fear his price could go up if he impresses for Chile.

Liverpool, who were previously interested, now seem likely to pursue a move for Xherdan Shaqiri of Bayern Munich and that means the path could be cleared for United to snatch up the Barcelona man.

By Charlie Gregory

@CharlieGLFC

Chelsea and Benfica eye moves for Sefa Isci

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Jun 7, 2014

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Chelsea are set to make a move for Anderlecht youngster Sefa Isci according to the player’s agent. The highly-rated 18-year old is also wanted by Benfica but Blues boss Jose Mourinho apparently plans to sign him up and then send him out on loan to gain first-team experience.

Isci’s agent, Saffet Balkan, is the one making these claims. He said: “Benfica and Chelsea are interested in Sefa Isci. Chelsea want Isci to loan to their partner club Vitesse. Benfica made an enquiry for Sefa after his performances against them in the Youth Champions League.

“Benfica were impressed with Sefa’s performances in the Youth Champions League and the Viareggio Cup.”

It appears then that both Benfica and Chelsea will go head-to-head to sign the promising young player this summer.

By Charlie Gregory

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Tom Ince rejects Inter move

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Jun 7, 2014

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Tom Ince has rejected the chance to join Inter Milan. The 22-year old looked set to emulate his father by moving to Italy, but he has instead decided to turn down Inter because he would rather stay in the Premier League.

The winger was in talks with the Serie A side last month and he was offered two different contracts, whilst he was also shown around the stadium and training ground. But after mulling it over, the player has decided to stay in England. He said: “After lengthy discussions with my family I have decided that my immediate future in the game lies in the Premier League.

“I am flattered to have received such strong interest from several big European clubs. But I believe at this early stage of my career I need to continue my football education in England. I would like to thank the clubs overseas for their interest and kindness. I still have ambitions to one day play in Europe. I am now looking forward to what lies ahead next season”

It has put Tottenham, Everton and Newcastle on high alert, with the clubs set to battle it out for his signature. Stoke, Swansea and Hull were all interested back in January too and could now rekindle their interest in Ince. Monaco however have pulled out of the running because of the winger’s rejection of a move away from England.

It could cost any interested team about £5m for his services.

By Charlie Gregory

@CharlieGLFC

WORLD CUP 2014: Kompany hails Belgium “Brotherhood”

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Jun 7, 2014

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Belgium captain Vincent Kompany has praised the team spirit within the Belgium camp, heading into the World Cup finals in Brazil this summer.

It is Belgium’s first major tournement, and a first World Cup finals since the 2002 competition in Japan and South Korea.

Ten years ago, the small nation famed for its chocolate, were placed 45th in the World rankings, though now, they sit quietly as one of the outside favourites in this summer’s show-piece.

There now seems to be a golden generation in the flatlands, with many players in the squad plying their trade in the Barclays Premier League.

In-fact, nine out of their possible starting 11 in their first fixture against Algeria, could be Premier League based.

Aside from Kompany, who will captain the squad in Brazil, the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Moussa Dembele, Eden Hazard, Kevin Miralles, Jan Vertonghan, Simon Mignolet are all part of the squad, along with Goalkeeper Thilbalt Courtois, who will return to Chelsea after a third season on loan at Atletico Madrid, where he helped the side win the La Liga title, and reach a European Cup final.

“There are many countries who can only dream of this kind of brotherhood,” Kompany told The Guardian.

It is that togetherness and idea of each others game, which has seved them catch the eye of the footballing landscape, that Kompany believes is the key to their current success.

“We all grew up together through the ranks and we are really good friends.

“I get on with anyone in my team and I am really happy when I play with them.”

Belgium’s squad is made up of a diverse nature, with several players in that squad of African origin.

Kompany is half Congolese, and countinued to the Guardian by speaking proudly of his African roots.

“I am 100% Congolese and 100% Belgian,” he says. “I am very proud of it. I represent Belgium in football and I represent Congo in so many different ways whenever I can. I don’t ever feel like justifying it. I am really happy to be both.”

It remains to been seen what Belgium can achieve this summer, however the future certainly does look bright.

Marc Wilmots side are in Group H, and are to play Algeria, Russia and South Korea in the group stage.

Belgium’s best ever finish at a World Cup was fourth in 1986, can they go even further this time round?

By Ben Reardon

@BenReardon1

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