Quotes from Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentis today state the club are interested in a swap deal involving Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko and Edinson Cavani. A delegation including De Laurentis came to England a few days ago, with the press led to believe this was regarding talks with Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez about taking [...]
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Yesterday I announced that Reading were close to appointing Nigel Adkins as their new manager, well today they have done exactly that. The 48-year-old was axed by Southampton in January and many said it was an unfair dismissal. Royals’ owner Anton Zingarevich was obviously one who agreed and has signed the Englishman on a deal [...]
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Today’s biggest news came from the Championship as Blackburn Rovers sacked manager Michael Appleton after just over two month in charge. The 37-year-old joined the club on January 12 from Blackpool after only 65 days in charge there. Michael Owen has announced he will retire from football at the end of the season. The [...]
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After a crazy night in the Europa League the world of football has comparatively calmed down today, a day which is as much about fixtures as anything else. The Champions League and Europa League quarter-final draws were made, and I’ve listed them both at the bottom of the article. The other fixtures confirmed were [...]
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Tonight saw the last games played in the last 16 of the Champions League and we now finally know our quarter-finalists. Five teams took a lead in to the second leg and only one of those teams didn’t progress. Only two teams that played the first leg at home progressed too, adding to the opinion [...]
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Michael Laudrup has signed a one-year extension to his current deal, keeping him at Swansea until 2015. The Dane led the Welsh club to their first major trophy in his first season in charge and is now looking forward to a bright future, which sees the Swans competing in Europe next season. Wayne Rooney [...]
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Afternoon all, After their exit from the Champions League this Tuesday, news is getting worse for Manchester United as striker Wayne Rooney looks set to leave the club according to the papers from this morning. The Sun has bee nreporting that United are looking at getting £25 million for the England international. Where as The [...]
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Tottenham and Manchester City are set to battle it out for Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo in the summer. The 27-year-old was reportedly chased during the January window by Spurs but Sevilla stood firm on their £15 million asking price. Spurs host Inter Milan tomorrow night and then they travel to Liverpool this weekend, the club [...]
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There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding Rafa Benitez today with some suggesting this would be his last day in charge of Chelsea. The Spaniard hit out at these claims though, saying that he fully expects to see out the contract that sees him stay at the club for the rest of the season. [...]
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Swansea are close to agreeing a new contract with manager Michael Laudrup, according to chairman Huw Jenkins. The Dane has been touted as a possible successor at Manchester City, Chelsea and even Real Madrid after guiding The Swans to Capital One Cup glory and a possible top ten finish. Robert Huth has decided not [...]
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