Toni Kroos unhappy with current wages

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Mar 19, 2014

Kroos is unhappy with his salary at Bayern Munich, in comparison to some of their more well-known players, and is likely to leave the Allianz Arena in the summer.

The 24-year-old, who is being compared to a young Ballack, who was a Bayern star in his own right, is attracting attention from David Moyes’ side as well as Real Madrid.

“I think he has been checking out his market value and he will know where he is in the salary structure,” Ballack told Bild.

“It’s important to know you’re valued and it is perfectly legitimate that he looks around.”

This news comes as a boost for United who currently have their eye on the star midfielder

Written by Steve Milne

SIXTH Arsenal player set to commit future at club

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Mar 19, 2014

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Arsenal Football Club have opened talks with defender Laurent Koscielny over a new deal which would see him commit his future for the forseeable future and would make him the sixth player to extend his stay in the last fortnight.

If Koscielny does put pen-to-paper over a new deal, he will join team-mates; Per Mertesacker, Tomas Rosicky, Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Gedion Zelalem in committing to the club for the next few years.

Manager Arsene Wenger has been criticised in recent years about how he deals with player’s contracts, and after losing both Robin Van Persie and Samir Nasri due to their contracts expiring, the Frenchman has shown his change by securing the future of five players already, with Koscielny set to be the sixth.

The French centre-back has been superb for Arsenal this season and has developed a sensational partnership with Per Mertesacker at the heart of The Gunners’ defence, and if the club can get the defender to sign a new deal, it would be yet another massive boost for them off the field as they prepare for the title run-in and the FA Cup Semi-Finals.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Poll reveals Manchester United fans blame Sir Alex Ferguson!

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Mar 19, 2014

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According to a recent poll, the majority of Manchester United fans blame Sir Alex Ferguson for this season’s failures due to him hand-selecting David Moyes to replace him.

Ferguson retired at the end of last season after winning United their 20th Premier League title, and after stepping down from the hot-seat at Old Trafford, he recommended Moyes to the board as his replacement.

Red Issue, which is a Manchester United fan forum, set up the poll recently and a staggering 40.57% of the fans that took the poll blame Sir Alex for picking Moyes to replace him.

United owners, the Glazers, have been blamed by 32.55% of those who have taken part, while 17.45% feel it is in fact Moyes’ fault that United are currently in seventh place in the table, a whopping 18 points behind leaders Chelsea.

A long with those poll results, 4.25% believe this season’s failures is due to the current players at Old Trafford, and a small 3.77% blame chief executive Ed Woodward.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Arsenal to sign two ‘world-class players’ this Summer

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Mar 19, 2014

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is preparing a busy Summer at the club and is ready to sign another two ‘world-class players’ after securing Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid last year.

The Gunners boss is desperate to keep building his squad and to take it from strength to strength in order to bring it back to it’s glory days, and according to reports, two more world class players could be arriving at the Emirates Stadium this Summer.

Wenger splashed £43million last year on bringing Ozil from Madrid and he will now be looking for a few more players in order to push on and challenge for silverware yet again next season.

Arsenal are still fighting in this season’s Premier League title race and are also firm favourites to win the FA Cup after reaching the Semi-Finals where they will face last year’s winners Wigan Athletic.

According to reports, Wenger has been given the green light by the board to go out and spend big once again this year after they boasted some impressive financial figures, and it is believed that a striker and a winger are high on the Frenchman’s wishlist.

The Gunners will also be looking into a new right-back and goalkeeper due to Lukasz Fabianki’s departure and Bacary Sagna’s expected transfer away.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Ross Barkley takes dig at David Moyes

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Mar 19, 2014

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Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has revealed that despite enjoying working under David Moyes, he believes new boss Roberto Martinez is a better tactician.

The 20-year-old Englishman was given his full-debut by Moyes back in 2012, but he has really grown and developed into one of England’s promising youngsters this season under Martinez and he has put that down to the Spaniard being more tactically smart.

During an interview, Barkley was asked about the difference between working under Moyes and working under Martinez, and the midfielder admitted that it was better working with the former-Wigan boss due to him being better tactically.

‘He’s similar to David Moyes as they both like to take over the training session and be the main man. But Martinez is more tactical. We do a lot more tactical work which is good for me because I’m young and still learning.’

He added: ‘Roberto Martinez has come in and given everyone confidence. He’s a positive man and doesn’t say anything negative. I’m an Evertonian so I want the club to be up at the top end of the table and it’s great to be a part of it.’

Moyes has endured a torrid time at Old Trafford this season and things went from bad to worse last weekend as they fell to a 3-0 defeat at home to fierce-rivals Liverpool, which has all-but ended their hopes of Champions League football.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Everton to offer new deal to Arsenal, United and City target

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Mar 19, 2014

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Everton manager Roberto Martinez is desperate to offer right-back Seamus Coleman a new deal as a reward after his superb season at Goodison Park, but also to keep potential buyers at bay, as reports suggest Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City are all interested in the Irishman.

The Toffees have got a whole host of young talent coming through in Merseyside, and Martinez is desperate to keep hold of them all so that he can build a team around them, but when the likes of Arsenal, City and United come in for them, the chances are they will jump at the chance just to play at the highest level.

Coleman has had a real breakthrough season under Martinez and has found a new attacking role from right-back which has seen him add goalscoring to his game, but with the Summer transfer window just a few months away, bigger clubs are preparing to make bids for the promising right-back.

Arsenal are fearing that current right-back Bacary Sagna will leave the club on a free once his contract expires, whilst United and City both want to add more talent to their sides, but Martinez is standing strong and insists that he will not be selling his stars this Summer.

He said: “We won’t offer encouragement to any club over Seamus. He is on a long-term contract and we want to ensure we grow together and we need players like Seamus.

“Yes, it is the intention to offer him a new contract. We are already thinking about Seamus, Ross (Barkley) and John Stones. We want to reward them, even James McCarthy.

“That is something we will look at this summer. They are players with long-term contracts. It is not a decision just to keep them at the club; it just highlights the next step of their development and rewards them for their performances.

“Seamus has got a long-term contract. James and Ross are the same. But we want to reward them.”

“We hope they will feel excited about developing with the football club and I think with the young players we have got in the club – Seamus, Ross, James McCarthy – they are footballers I believe to be of the highest, highest level.

“We need to grow together. The way we work at the club, there is a structure in the salaries and everything goes down to your role at the club.”

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Liverpool and Arsenal chase Belgium ace

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Mar 19, 2014

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PSV Eindhoven youngster Zakaria Bakkali is attracting interest from Premier League duo Liverpool and Arsenal, as well as La Liga giants Real Madrid.

The Belgium striker is stalling over signing a new contract in Holland, and after numerous reports have broken out claiming that three giant clubs in world football are chasing his signature, the 18-year-old may be set to leave PSV in the Summer.

According to reports, Liverpool are the club leading the race for Bakkali, but his current employers are trying to persuade his agent to stay for a few more years as it would be good for his development as a player, rather than join an elite club at such a young age.

Despite being highly-rated, PSV have only started Bakkali seven times this season in the league and on a few of those appearances, there have been Liverpool scouts in the crowd monitoring his performances.

However, it was claimed by an unnamed PSV source that Arsene Wenger is highly interested in the 18-year-old as well.

“Bakkali is a player that Wenger rates highly.

“Arsenal have kept an eye on him and are aware that other teams want him, so could move in the summer to buy him.”

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Didier Drogba admits contract dispute with Chelsea

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Mar 19, 2014

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Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba has admitted that he never would have left Premier League side Chelsea if the two parties could have agreed a contract back in 2012.

The Ivorian international eventually left Stamford Bridge on a free and joined a Chinese team before then moving to Turkey, but after returning to The Bridge last night for a Champions League game, the much-loved striker admitted that it was a fall-out regarding contracts that made him leave the club.

Drogba was given a huge reception when he returned to the place he became a legend, and the news that he would have stayed on if the right deal was offered may annoy most of the fans who would have loved to see him stay, especially after his match-winning penalty in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

He said: “Why did I leave Chelsea? I didn’t want to talk about that, but I would have stayed if we could find a satisfactory agreement for both parties.”

Drogba couldn’t help Galatasaray produce a shock at The Bridge last night as they fell to a 2-0 defeat thanks to first-half goals from Samuel Eto’o and Gary Cahill.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Chelsea target set to pen new deal at club

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Mar 19, 2014

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Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin is set to deal Premier League side Chelsea a real-blow by signing a new deal at the San Siro, just two months after he was close to sealing a move to Stamford Bridge.

The Colombian midfielder was wanted by Jose Mourinho and according to reports, the West London club made a £13million offer for the Milan man, but that was soon rejected by the Italian club as they wanted to hold out for more.

The 27-year-old was then in the final stages of completing a move to Juventus to take part in a swap deal with Mirko Vucinic, but that deal also collapsed and he remained an Inter Milan player.

Now, the Colombian is set to put pen-to-paper and sign a new 12-month extension, which will see him remain at the club until 2017 at least.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Inter Milan reported to be eyeing Chelsea’s Mikel ,Eto’o AND Torres

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Mar 19, 2014

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It is claimed that all three players are being considered by the Serie A club as possible signings this summer.

Eto’o, who had a two-year spell at Inter before leaving in 2011, scored Chelsea’s first goal. Mikel was an unused substitute.

And Torres, who started on the bench against Galatasaray, has two years left on his contract and will be aware that Jose Mourinho is searching for new strikers in the summer.

However, Ausilio warned last week that Torres’s wages might be too expensive for Inter but the Spain striker remains high on the list of targets for the Italian giants as they rebuild under new Indonesian owner Erick Thohir.

Inter boss Walter Mazzarri is also anxious to boost his attacking options and has also prioritised a defensive midfielder, with John Mikel Obi as another option.

However, Fredy Guarin has been tipped to sign a new contract at Inter, which would be a blow for Chelsea.

The Colombian midfielder has consistently been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge and there has been speculation that a bid could be tabled for him in the summer.

And Chelsea are again being linked with Atletico Madrid stars Filipe Luis and Diego Costa – Blues scouts were reportedly sent to watch the duo in action.

Written by Steve Milne

Brendan Rodgers warns fans not to expect big summer splurge

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Mar 19, 2014

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The Reds currently look on course to return to Europe’s top club competition for the first time since 2009, which has led to talk that the financial advantages bestowed by the competition may help to bring in big name players.

Liverpool have impressed this season, but with no European football to speak of at Anfield Rodgers has been able to rely on a relatively small pool of players to get his side through their domestic responsibilities.

Gossip columns have been alight with rumours surrounding possible targets of the course of the past few weeks, with the Merseysiders being linked with top names on an almost daily basis.

However, Rodgers says that spending money doesn’t guarantee success, and that Liverpool will be adopting a sensible approach in the transfer market:

“Teams spend a billion quid and it does not guarantee anything,” he is quoted by the Daily Star.

“We will be in the market for good and top players but there is more to it than that.”

“The money is great and we will be in the market to compete but what is important is still having a vision of how you want the club to progress.

“It is about coaching and man management and dealing with people, having a great staff, finding a cause for the players to fight for.

“All of that comes into it and that is something we have done in the period I have been here.”

Written by Steve Milne

“Moyes could be sacked by next week” says Ex-Manchester United star

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Mar 19, 2014

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Australian shotstopper Bosnich first arrived at Old Trafford in 1989 aged just 17, but failed to make much of an impact and headed home to Sydney United. His stay in Australia didn’t last long though, as Aston Villa swooped to bring him back to England in 1992 aged 20.

After over 200 appearances for Villa, Bosnich earned a move back to United in order to be Peter Schmeichel’s successor, but lost his place to Frenchman Fabien Barthez shortly after. He ended up with Chelsea, but his career in England ended in controversy after a failed drugs test.

Now retired, Bosnich is able to cast his eye over United’s current predicament, and whilst he believes that manager Moyes is a great person, the results just aren’t coming and poor results against Olympiacos in the Champions League and the Premier League home game against rivals Manchester City could lead to Moyes’ sacking by next week.

“David Moyes is a wonderful man but things have gone from bad to worse,” Bosnich said. “They’ve got big problems. You can see it out on the pitch. The two games (against Olympiakos and Manchester City) are huge.”

“The West Ham match will take care of itself, but the results against those two will determine whether David Moyes stays at the club.

“If we see another two abject performances, especially in the derby, I don’t think the board will have any choice but to appoint someone else,” he concluded.

Written by Steve Milne

Revealed by computer! The 2014 Premier League champions

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Mar 19, 2014

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Last weekends Premier League results again blew the title race wide open, with Chelsea’s lead at the top being cut down to 4 points. The teams behind all have games in hand on The Blues, and both Manchester City and Chelsea both have to play Liverpool at Anfield.

But who will win this season’s Premier League title? football stats experts Bloomberg Sports have been asking the same question this week, and have used a complex algorithm and supercomputer to calculate the standings after the final day.

They have calculated that Man City have 38.8% chance of coming out on top, making them favourites ahead of Chelsea. The Blues have a 34.7 per cent of winning the title, according to the Bloomberg calculations, while Liverpool are third with a 19.1 per cent opportunity, leaving Arsenal fourth with a 7.4 per cent chance of winning the league.

According to the calculations at this stage, the title race should go down the wire between City and Chelsea.

Rounding up the top 4 standings, the supercomputer predicts that Liverpool will finish up on 81 points, and Arsenal will grab fourth with 79. Manchester United’s miserable season is predicted to finish with them getting just 64 points, and finishing 7^th.

Crystal Palace, Cardiff, and Fulham are all predicted to be relegated.

See the full predicted table below!

By Ben Kelly

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Mourinho Not To Be Charged

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Mar 18, 2014

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Jose Mourinho will not face any action from the Football Association for his comments about referee Chris Foy.

The governing body has yet to come to a decision however on whether the Chelsea manager should face further action after he was sent to the stands by Foy towards the end of the match a Aston Villa on Saturday.

Mourinho was strongly critical of Foy’s performance following the 1-0 defeat, which also saw Willian and Ramires sent off, and suggested the official should not be appointed for future Chelsea games.

Press Association Sport’s understands that Mourinho’s post-match comments did not cross the line which would see the Chelsea boss land a misconduct charge.

Mourinho was careful not to question the integrity of Foy after the match, but he may still face action as the FA rule book says managers must not leave the confines of their technical hitch during the match.

He was sent to the stands after Ramires’ red card for a studs-up challenge on Karim El Ahmadi.

Asked about the challenge on Monday, Mourinho said: “Don’t you have other things to ask about that game more important than Ramires’ tackle on minute 92?

“I don’t want to answer, because I feel that what happened on minute 92 was a consequence of the other 92 minutes that we played before that.

“I’m sorry if I’m wrong or if you don’t agree with me, but I think if you want to ask you should ask about what made that tackle happen.”

After the match, he had said: “I tried to speak to Mr Foy twice. I tried to speak on the pitch, and I tried in the dressing room.

“In the dressing rooms I tried to ask politely, can you give me five seconds? And he refused.”

Mourinho’s dismissal was his second of the season – he was fined £8,000 by the FA following his touchline dismissal against Cardiff in October.

Written by George Coomber

Top Footballers to Watch Out for in the FIFA 2014 World Cup

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Mar 18, 2014

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The Making of Soccer Greats in 2014!

The UEFA Champions League is one of the most exciting football competitions, but it lacks the massive appeal of the FIFA World Cup. This year’s World Cup is months away, but the hype has already reached fever-pitch levels. Many fans cite the romantic nature of the Football World

Cup as the reason for loving it so much. Whatever the motivation, a global audience agrees: the FIFA World Cup is going to be an experience par excellence. This is especially true for younger players: breaking into the big leagues. The success or failure of individual players within country squads largely depends on their performance at the highest level of soccer competition.

The Football Hall of Fame

Not only can a solid performance in the upcoming World Cup in Brazil guarantee fame & fortune, it also catapults young hopefuls into the football Hall of Fame. Several notable soccer players are already shaping up for the big time. These include South Korea’s Son Heung-Min, Ghana’s Christian Atsu, France’s Paul Pogba, Mexico’s Diego Reyes, Chile’s Angelo Henriquez, Nigeria’s Kenneth Omeruo, Netherlands star Tonny Vilhena, Colombia’s Juan Fernando Quintero, England’s Wilfried Zaha, and Brazil’s Bernard.

Get the Scoop on FIFA World Cup 2014

Of course there are scores of other young guns looking to blow away the competition in the 2014

FIFA World Cup and time will certainly tell who is worthy of football immortality.

Click here for the full article on the upcoming FIFA 2014 World Cup tournament.

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