May 10th, 2012
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Fulham manager Martin Jol has said that the club has not received any offers for star striker Clint Dempsey. The USA international is expected to depart Fulham at the end of the season. He has helped Fulham make it into the top half of the table after scoring more than 20 goals this season alone. He has only one year left on his current contract and has been linked with a number of clubs across Europe. However, Martin Jol said that the club are yet to receive a concrete bid for the player. It is thought that Clint Dempsey has already agreed a move to Italian club Roma.
The 29-year-old has been surprising packages of the season. Hence, Fulham are extremely keen on signing him on a new contract according to Martin Jol, but the player is yet to agree on the deal offered to him right now. Dempsey has scored 16 goals in the Premier league alone and a number of British clubs are also queuing up to sign him. Arsenal and Tottenham have been regarded as the front-runners for his signature when it comes to the British clubs, although the player is keen on moving to a different country.
“Of course it’s nice if they are positive about him. I’m very positive about a few Liverpool players because I like them a lot but it doesn’t mean we can afford to buy them. If a manager does that, it’s different because it’s a tap-up, but if it’s an owner, he probably doesn’t know about the rules and agreements. I’m not bothered about it,” Martin Jol said after the Liverpool victory. Fulham managed a historic win at Anfield after securing a 1-0 win. Clint Dempsey was not on the scoresheet, but Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel’s own goal was enough to seal the victory.
April 24th, 2012
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Pierluigi Collina is regarded to be one of the best ever referees in the world. He has refereed some of the best games in the world, but according to the former FIFA referee, the goal Ronaldinho scored at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea was easily his best ever.
Ronaldinho is regarded as one of the best players in the world, and he had a memorable three years at Barcelona when he was just unstoppable. Chelsea were up against it when they were drawn against Barcelona back in the 2004-05 season. However, they raced to a 3-0 lead before eventually finishing the match through a narrow goal from John Terry. The match finished 4-2 and is regarded to be one of the best Champions League matches ever.
Now, Pierluigi Collina has said that the goal Ronaldinho scored in the match for Barcelona from a standstill is the best he can ever remember. Ronaldinho was given the ball just outside the penalty area. After trying to start a new trick over Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho, Ronaldinho decided to go for the goal when the ball and the player were in a standstill. Yet, despite all odds, the ball flew into the net much to the amazement of those inside the stadium. Now, Collina has recalled this goal to be the best ever he has seen.
“The goal that impressed me the most was Ronaldinho’s strike at Stamford Bridge. A shot from the edge of the box that no one expected, it surprised everyone. I was lucky enough to officiate matches in magnificent stadiums,” Collina added.
“But I never refereed at the Bombonera. I have watched some of Boca Juniors’ matches and the atmosphere in that stadium is intense. That is a stadium where I would have liked to have refereed,” Collina told Uefa.com.
April 3rd, 2012
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March 28th, 2012
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Brazil have created a huge controversy after naming out of form player Ronaldinho in the squad for the London Olympics. Only three players over the age of 23 can be included into the Olympics squad. After picking number of players over the age of 23, Brazilian coach Mano Menezes surprised everyone by including Ronaldinho in the squad. The former Barcelona great was marginalised by the previous manager Dunga, and was overlooked for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The players taken for the Olympic squad include the likes of Thiago Silva, David Luiz and Ronaldinho.
The former Barcelona player is currently plying his trade in Brazil after having moved to Flamengo – the Brazilian club – from Italian giants AC Milan a few seasons ago. Even though he has lost most of the talent that made him one of the most feared players in the world, Mano Menezes has obviously saw something in him that would help him at the Olympics. A squad comprising 53 players has been announced for now, but it will be shortened to just 18 players when the competition kicks off in the summer. Players like Lucas, Alexandre Pato, Neymar, and Paulo Henrique Ganso have been included in the squad as the players under 23.
The Olympics tournament should involve players only under 23 years of age, but the Brazil manager Menezes had a total of 16 players over the age of 23 in his preliminary squad. However, after announcing the squad Menezes said that he is extremely confident that Brazil will be able to clinch gold at this year’s Olympic tournament. The tournament will be held from July 26th to August 11th. The last time Ronaldinho was in the Brazilian Olympic team, they snatched the silver medal in China with Argentina winning the gold.
March 6th, 2012
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