Busquets calls Marcelo a "mono" which means monkey in Spanish...
Drogba to stay at Chelsea
Seydi was quoted as saying by Sky Sports: "A lot was said over a possible departure of Didier Drogba.
"That is not the order of the day. He stays at this club, which he knows very well."
Courier Andy sleeps with the Champions League Cup!
Courier Andy, 32, was so scared when he was asked to pick up the trophy from one exhibition and take it to another the next day that he made his missus sleep in the spare room while he shared his bed with the cup.He said: "I was told not to leave it unattended for a second."
"I kissed it then took a few photos. What footie fan wouldn't? I'm only human." he added.
He also admitted: "Danielle (his partner) was taken aback when I said I wouldn't feel safe leaving it downstairs. I had my hand on one of the handles all night."
Andy delivered the cup safe and sound next day from Birmingham's NEC to Pinewood Studios near Slough, Berks.
Ronaldo: Oi Messi! I wish I could always play against ten!
On Pepe's dismissal, Ronaldo said: "With eleven against eleven we did not suffer and everything was under control. We were not playing well, but it was all controlled."We went down to ten and they scored two goals. Coincidence?
"It is always the same, every year, I do not understand. I do not understand, really, it is very difficult to play well."
On Messi he added: "He was very good, but against ten it is very easy. I wish I had had the opportunity to play against 10."
Redknapp slams Real Madrid, Barcelona shame: Horrible, disgraceful RUBBISH!
In his column for The Sun, Redknapp wrote: "The English gave the world football - but while other countries play as well as us they don't do it the same way."It seems the Beautiful Game suddenly turned ugly this week with that horrible, disgraceful rubbish we witnessed in Madrid.
"I'd been excited all day in anticipation of the Real Madrid v Barcelona Champions League semi-final. It was going to be a real treat.
"But afterwards the whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth.
"Play-acting, fouling, baiting the referee - cheating, basically. The players lost the plot.
Ex-Villa, Chelsea star Townsend faced by angry Real Madrid fans believing he was ref Stark!
Townsend told the Daily Mail: "I went into a restaurant and was eating when I noticed people looking at me. Some of them started taking pictures and then someone came and gave me a pot plant, saying, 'This is for you' with a funny look on his face.
"There were 10 of us around the table thinking, 'What is going on here?' When I stood up I got booed and when I went to the loo I got followed there and back. A waiter escorted me to my seat... I didn’t know why!
"Then people came up to me, talking aggressively in Spanish and there was a man shouting at me from the other side of the restaurant. It was all getting out of control.
"Then it dawned on me. Because I still had my UEFA accreditation around my neck they thought I was the referee. To them I was Wolfgang Stark! So I had to turn around and tell them I was from English television."
"There were 10 of us around the table thinking, 'What is going on here?' When I stood up I got booed and when I went to the loo I got followed there and back. A waiter escorted me to my seat... I didn’t know why!
"Then people came up to me, talking aggressively in Spanish and there was a man shouting at me from the other side of the restaurant. It was all getting out of control.
"Then it dawned on me. Because I still had my UEFA accreditation around my neck they thought I was the referee. To them I was Wolfgang Stark! So I had to turn around and tell them I was from English television."
Ancelotti acknowledges Tottenham's talent
Ancelotti said: "They can attack with [Gareth] Bale, they can counter-attack with [Aaron] Lennon, they can use their abilities in the air with [Peter] Crouch and they have [Rafael] Van der Vaart who is a very good player who can play in the hole, so they have a lot of skills up front."We have to be able to control this and to use our play to win the game."
Ferdinand disgusted by Barcelona divers
Rio Ferdinand was disgusted by the diving of Barcelona players last night against Real Madrid.After Barcelona's Pedro fell to the ground clutching his face after a harmless collision with Alvaro Arbeloa in the first half,Ferdinand tweeted: "This diving is a joke/embarrassing. When Pedro watches that do you think he'll think 'What was I doing!?'"
Chelsea set to miss out on Santos starlet
The 21-year old has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea after a string of outstanding performances this season alongside the similarly in-demand Neymar, with Carlo Ancelotti thought to be a huge admirer of his talents.
Taiwo agrees Milan move
French daily L'Equipe reports that he has agreed a three-year deal at the San Siro.
Taiwo's contract with the Ligue A side was due to end in June and he will move to the seven-times European champions for free at the end of the season.
Avram Grant: Roman should not sack Ancelotti
“He won the Double last year, but had some problems this season after starting very, very well. But I don’t think you need to change your manager every month.
“Everyone needs to be patient to judge everybody. Not judge them after only one or two seasons.
“To judge someone in any position in football in a short time is a big, big mistake because things change very quickly.”
If Chelsea axe Ancelotti, Abramovich will be looking for his seventh Blues boss in eight years.
Mourinho: Drogba staying at Chelsea
"But everybody also knows the relationship that I have with (Blues owner Roman) Abramovich and Chelsea."
"Therefore if it were true that Chelsea wants to sell him I would be one of the first to know because we have got a very direct, friendly relationship and they have told me nothing."
"So I think that Didier is going to stay where he has to stay, where he has made history."
Liverpool secure biggest kit deal in English football history with Warrior Sports
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Warrior, a subsidiary of New Balance, will take over from adidas ahead of the 2012-13 season and it is expected to be a long-term relationship which puts Nike’s deal with Manchester United - worth £23.5m - into the shade.
The news comes as a huge blow to their current kit manufacturers as Liverpool's shirt is the fourth-highest selling replica in the world, behind Barcelona, Manchester United, and Real Madrid.
United's deal with Nike runs until 2015 and the club will be expecting to to negotiate a deal that places them in a higher price bracket to Liverpool.
Shevchenko targets audacious EPL return
The Ukrainian hitman is currently applying his trade with Dynamo Kiev but is expected to take his leave this summer.
Tony Pulis, whose Stoke side have punched above their weight ever since they were promoted into the Barclays Premier League, is attempting to lure the player back to the Premier League after his spell with Chelsea.
Mourinho slams referee
"In the first-half, the two teams were equal. We played compact and kept our shape throughout. A win is a win and a draw is a draw but we will take the positives from this game," he said in his post-match press conference.
"What we want is to have equal decisions for both teams. The rules are the same and I am tired of playing matches with ten men. Raul Albiol will miss the cup final for a foul that was nothing."
The Portuguese coach felt that Daniel Alves should have been sent off for Barcelona after the Brazilian brought down Marcelo. And Mourinho professed that he would relish the opportunity to come up against a ten man Barca side.
Capello chooses El Classico over Wembley showdown
The England manager was expected to attend the Manchester derby FA Cup semi-final but decided to stay in Madrid to watch ‘El Clasico’ — Real Madrid against Barcelona.
It is sure to give further ammunition to those who have claimed that Capello’s heart is
no longer in his job after his World Cup failure and is only going through the motions as England manager.
Chelsea target Guardiola
Guardiola openly admits his time at Barcelona is drawing to a close.
Guardiola said recently: “I think my time is ending here in Barcelona. I’m fine here, but when you’re at a club like this you cannot stay for too long.
“Next year will be the fourth consecutive season as coach of Barcelona.
“Such a club must have a lot of courage to take a coach for so long, because the players get tired of coaches and vice-versa.”
Contract stalemate could force Arsenal to sell Nasri
Talks have been on-going between the club and Nasri’s agent Jean-Pierre Bernes but so far no agreement has been reached.
Wenger is confident the player will stay, but if the stalemate continues Nasri will have only one year left on his deal with the club – and there would be threat that he could let it run down and leave on a free transfer in the summer of 2012.
That was the scenario with Mathieu Flamini three years ago when he allowed his contract to expire and eventually moved to AC Milan as a free agent. Arsenal want to avoid a repeat and if the deadlock is not broken, then the France international would be sold for a fee close to £12million.
Man Utd consider surprise return for Forlan
Diego Forlan has fallen out with Atletico Madrid boss Quique Sanchez Flores – opening the door for a sensational return to England in the summer.Spurs have been interested in signing Uruguay’s World Cup star for the past 18 months and will head the queue, but there is also surprise interest from his old club Manchester United.
The poor relationship with manager Flores means Atletico are ready to cash in on him and will entertain offers of around £9m.
Spanish octopuses predict outcome of El Clasico
Iker and Iniesta, two octopuses based in an aquarium in Spain, were presented with two boxes each containing a sardine. One bore the emblem of Real Madrid while the other bore that of Barcelona.The two tipsters belong to an aquarium in southern Spain. Their first test in the race to become the attraction's official oracle is Saturday's Spanish league match between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Iniesta, named after Barcelona playmaker Andres Iniesta, picked Madrid to win. The small Mediterranean sea octopus weighing 3.3 pounds nearly immediately snatched a sardine from a plastic tube featuring Madrid's logo Friday at the Sea Life Aquarium in Benalmadena.
Vasco da Gama star Guilherme: I rejected Chelsea
Vasco da Gama star Guilherme has revealed he's rejected a move to Chelsea."If I wanted I would have already gone. I received proposals from Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Porto," he revealed.
"But I preferred to stay at Vasco. I want to make my career here before thinking about Europe."
Kenyan Chelsea fan dies minutes after Man Utd goal
“After Manchester United scored the first goal, she simply said, ‘United will win this match’ and then took three deep breaths before falling down,” her mother told Citizen TV.
Leaked: Official Chelsea adidas 2011/12 Home Shirt
The design features that stand out are the white aspects around the shoulders but also the two tone blue hoops used across the chest of the shirt.
The adidas three stripes run across the shoulders in blue, on the white background. Sponsors Samsung have their logo also in white in the centre of the kit and the Chelsea badge is on the players left chest and adidas have their logo across the right chest in white.
Corluka in angry clash with Spurs fan
He said: ‘I told one supporter he was an idiot. He was moaning during the match when he should have been supporting the team. I told him to support instead of criticising. But Kevin did not calm me down, I didn’t need calming down.’
Schmeichel: Rooney should leave
"I think it would be good for him to get away," Schmechel told Ekstra Bladet."It would be good for him to play for another club. Real Madrid under Mourinho, is someone that could handle him and get the best out of him.
"It is painful to say that that the best player you have, which he is at United, he is better off trying something new.
"United will probably not sell him to another English club, but a change of scenery would help."
Kuszczak to quit Man United
Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak has stated his desire to leave Manchester United because he is tired of sitting on the bench and fears for his place in the Poland set-up."I'm definitely leaving the club," Kuszczak said, according to The Sun. "My time in Manchester is coming to an end. I've worked hard for five years but I never played as much as I wanted. It's a shame the manager didn't really give me a chance. I always believed I can be Edwin van der Sar's successor. Unfortunately, Sir Alex has decided differently.
Justin Bieber trains with Barcelona
Justin Bieber trains with Barcelona yesterday after wearing their home strip in Madrid on Tuesday.
Leaked: Liverpool Away Kit 2011-12
A new photograph purportedly of Liverpool’s new away shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League has been leaked on the Internet.
The photograph, featuring Luis Suarez and a fellow Liverpool teammate, shows the Uruguayan striker modeling the dark gray shirt with red trim. The shirt color is such a dark gray that it looks to be almost black.
The shirt colors are consistent with the description of what Liverpool’s new away shirt will look like, according to the Liverpool FC website.
The photograph, featuring Luis Suarez and a fellow Liverpool teammate, shows the Uruguayan striker modeling the dark gray shirt with red trim. The shirt color is such a dark gray that it looks to be almost black.
The shirt colors are consistent with the description of what Liverpool’s new away shirt will look like, according to the Liverpool FC website.
Graham Poll: Chelsea once again fell foul of a poor penalty decision
He explained to the Daily Mail: “Chelsea once again fell foul of a poor penalty decision in the Champions League when Patrice Evra brought down Ramires late on.
“The referee was looking through players and struggled to see whether the France defender had nicked the ball first.
“UEFA are huge supporters of the additional official positioned behind the goal-line and this incident is exactly what he is there for.
“He had a clear unobstructed view and yet failed to help the referee.”
Carvalho admits he wasn't happy during final years at Chelsea
"It would have been easy to stay at Chelsea, where people respected me and moving on meant starting over again," Carvalho said in an interview with The Guardian. "But I needed a change, the challenge — and it was Real Madrid.
"During the last few years at Chelsea I wasn't so happy; I felt saturated. I needed to try something different, get some impetus. I'd become too comfortable. That's not a good thing. I had to show I was still a good player."
Drogba: "Say it to my face"
Drogba was walking off the pitch when one of the Blues' 3,000 travelling fans had a pop at him for wasting a late chance..
Furious Drog, who scored in the 1-1 draw, confronted the man and shouted: "Say it to my face, say it to my face.".
An eyewitness told The Sun: "The fan was giving him stick. Drogba stopped in his tracks and asked what his beef was..
"Paulo Ferreira then dragged him down the tunnel."
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