Football News | Football Gossips | Football Transfers | Football Saga | Football Rumours: 11/01/2009

Ronaldo to start against FC Zurich

Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in Real Madrid's squad for their Champions League game with FC Zurich on Wednesday night. Ronaldo has missed Real's last 10 games with an ankle injury and was also unable to play in Portugal's World Cup qualifying play-off with Bosnia-Herzegovina. However,...

Juventus coach Ciro Ferrara insists his team will be taking nothing for granted against Bordeaux on Wednesday night despite having one foot in the Champions League knockout phase. The Serie A outfit travel to France knowing they will join Bordeaux in the next round by at least...

Fernando Torres stayed behind on Monday, as expected, as Liverpool flew out to Hungary for their Champions League clash with Debrecen. The Spain striker has remained on Merseyside for treatment on his groin injury. Manager Rafael Benitez told the club's website: "We thought it...

Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe revealed how he made a last-minute change of boots before his goalscoring frenzy against Wigan that sent his club back into the Barclays Premier League top four. Spurs development coach Clive Allen, himself a prolific striker in his playing days,...

AC Milan are sweating over the fitness of striker Marco Borriello ahead of their Champions League clash against Olympique Marseille. Borriello is struggling with a knee injury and is doubtful for tomorrow's Group C encounter at the San Siro. The Italian forward was the inspiration...

Roman Pavlyuchenko is waiting to hear back from Roma after reiterating his desire to leave Tottenham. The Russian striker's future has been the subject of speculation for some time, with Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane and Peter Crouch all ahead of him in the pecking order. Pavlyuchenko...

Gennaro Gattuso has no intention of leaving AC Milan, according to club coach Leonardo. The Italy international is a reported target of Manchester City and the Italian media have claimed Gattuso is pondering a move away from the San Siro in the winter transfer market. "I have...

Valencia remain firmly on the coat-tails of the Primera Division pace-setters after easing to a comfortable 3-1 victory over nine-man Osasuna at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra.Goals from David Villa, David Albelda and Carlos Marchena ensured a routine victory for Unai Emery's men,...

Louis van Gaal's future as coach of Bayern Munich is looking even more bleak after his side were held to their fourth draw at the Allianz Arena this season by Bayer Leverkusen. Mario Gomez gave Bayern the lead in the eighth minute, but in-form striker Stefan Kiessling replied six...

Superb Spain bounced back from an early deficit to put 10-man Austria to the sword in a one-sided international friendly at the Ernst-Happel Stadion in Vienna tonight. Returning to the scene of their Euro 2008 final triumph over Germany, Spain suffered an early setback when Jakob...

Yaya Toure will not be joining Manchester City after his agent stated that there are far bigger clubs interested in signing his client.The Ivory Coast midfielder was linked with the Eastlands outfit after his brother Kolo stated that he would like to play alongside his sibling, but...

Inter Milan's Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar has agreed a new contract with the club, keeping him at the San Siro until 2014. The 30-year-old, who signed for the Nerazzurri in 2005, has penned a three-and-a-half-year extension to his current deal after finalising terms with Inter...

AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani intends to attract disgruntled fans back to the San Siro by offering reduced ticket prices. Attendances for the Rossoneri's home matches have been in decline this year, with Serie A matches regularly down on recent seasons. More than 75,000...

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is planning showdown talks with manager Harry Redknapp after the international break during which he will "insist" on being allowed to leave the club in January. The Russian has been largely frozen out at White Hart Lane this season and fears...

Germany have called off their friendly with Chile in Cologne on Saturday following the suicide of goalkeeper Robert Enke. Enke, who had been suffering from depression, was struck by a regional train travelling between Norddeich and Hanover at a railway crossing in Neustadt am Rubenberge...

Captain John Terry put Chelsea five points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League with a second-half winner at Stamford Bridge.Terry glanced home a 76th minute free-kick from Frank Lampard although United claimed Didier Drogba was in an offside position.United...

Roma coach Claudio Ranieri has lashed out at Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira after an elbow by the Frenchman in Sunday's 1-1 draw left Daniele De Rossi with a fractured cheekbone. The Giallorossi departed the San Siro with a point, leaving them 13th in Serie A, but with a...

Zdenek Zeman has denied being approached by Lazio despite reports linking the Czech with being a possible replacement for under-fire coach Davide Ballardini.Zeman was in the stands on Sunday and watched AC Milan beat Lazio, 2-1."I can only say that I have not spoken to any Lazio...

Roma are refusing to release goalkeeper Doni and defender Juan for Brazil's friendlies against England and Oman.Doni and Juan missed Roma's 1-1 draw with Inter Milan on Sunday due to a thigh injury and a calf strain respectively, and the club want the players to receive treatment...

In-form AC Milan moved up to third in Serie A after inflicting a 2-1 home defeat on Lazio which leaves the Rome side hovering just above the relegation zone. Thiago Silva put the visitors ahead in the 21st minute before Alexandre Pato extended his team's lead before the break. Lazio...

Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by a determined Roma at the San Siro on Sunday night - but still moved five points clear at the top of Serie A. Mirko Vucinic put Roma ahead in the 13th minute, but Samuel Eto'o earned Inter a point early in the second half. Both sides looked...

Achille Emana has revealed his frustration at finding himself on the fringes of the Real Betis first team.The Cameroon international was the subject of much transfer talk over the summer following Betis' relegation into the Spanish second division.However, despite much reported interest,...

Sevilla winger Jesus Navas has been named in the Spain squad for the upcoming friendly internationals against Argentina and Austria. Navas has long been considered one of Spanish football's most promising players but he has yet to represent the senior national side, mainly due...

Real Madrid have announced they will not allow Cristiano Ronaldo to play for Portugal this week.Real's doctors have told the player that if he plays for his country after being named in the squad for the forthcoming World Cup play-offs he could suffer a major setback in his rehabilitation...

Racing Santander sacks Juan Carlos Mandia

Racing Santander have parted company with coach Juan Carlos Mandia following the team's poor start to the season.Mandia only took charge of Racing this summer following the resignation of Juan Ramon Lopez Muniz, but he could only guide the Cantabrian side to one win in their opening 10 Primera Division matches.The...

Werder Bremen moved up to second place in the Bundesliga and extended their unbeaten run to 19 games with a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund.Mesut Ozil gave Bremen the lead after 36 minutes only for Lucas Barrios to equalise nine minutes into the second half.Thomas Schaaf's team...

Robinho's father has admitted his son's future at Manchester City is far from certain. The Brazilian forward has been linked on a number of occasions with a move to Barcelona, and the player himself has hinted at his desire to play for the Catalans at some point in the future. Robinho's...

Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz intends to call up Cristiano Ronaldo for the upcoming World Cup play-offs against Bosnia-Herzegovina, despite the latest medical reports from Real Madrid saying the forward will be out of action for at least two more weeks with his ankle injury. Ronaldo...

Sevilla look set to welcome back striker Fredi Kanoute and midfielder Adriano as they seek a second successive win in La Liga against Villarreal. Kanoute has been struggling with a calf problem, while the Brazilian has been absent since suffering a thigh injury in the Champions...

Two sides coming off the back of morale-boosting European victories will lock horns in Serie A on Sunday as Inter Milan play host to Roma at the San Siro. Jose Mourinho's Inter claimed their first Champions League group-stage win of the season with Wednesday's 2-1 triumph at Dynamo...

AC Milan midfielder Ignazio Abate has identified Sunday's match against out-of-form Lazio as an ideal opportunity to build on their recent revival.Milan recovered from a stuttering start to be one of the form teams in Italy in October, going unbeaten through the month in Serie A,...

Rio Ferdinand is facing an extended period on the sidelines as Manchester United try to get to the bottom of his latest injury concern. Ferdinand has already been ruled out of Sunday's Premier League clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after failing to recover from a calf injury...

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie and Fulham's Roy Hodgson have been named Barclays player and manager of the month for October respectively. Van Persie has scooped the award after an electrifying month that saw the 26-year old score five goals and set up another two as the Gunners...

Fernando Torres returned to Liverpool's Melwood training complex on Friday after a whistle-stop trip to Valencia for a second opinion on his groin injury. The striker visited a Liverpool hospital on Thursday for further tests after flying back to Merseyside with the rest of the...

France veteran Patrick Vieira has lashed out after he was left out of Raymond Domenech's squad for the World Cup qualifying play-offs against the Republic of Ireland.The former captain is struggling for first-team football at Inter Milan and, despite his 107 caps, has not been included...

Germany coach Joachim Low has included Aaron Hunt in his squad to face Chile and the Ivory Coast in his side's last two friendly matches of the year next week.Hunt, who this week declared he had no interest in playing for England despite being eligible for both countries, is one...

Schalke manager Felix Magath has laughed off suggestions Bayern Munich are in crisis and has given coach Louis van Gaal his backing.Magath knows better than anybody how high the expectations are in Munich having been sacked as their coach shortly after leading the club to back-to-back...

Juventus defender Fabio Cannavaro is refusing to press the panic button as Inter pull clear in the Serie A title race.Jose Mourinho's side are seven points clear after second-placed Juve lost 3-2 at home to Napoli last week.But Cannavaro is determined his side will bounce back against...

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