Football News | Football Gossips | Football Transfers | Football Saga | Football Rumours: 05/01/2010

Own Goals rescue England

England needed two late own goals from Japan defenders Marcus Tanaka and Yuji Nakazawa to gain a 2-1 victory in their final World Cup warm-up match in Graz. Tanaka had stunned England by giving Japan a seventh-minute lead and Fabio Capello's side looked uncertain at the back. But...

Fabio Capello is down to his final three in England's World Cup X Factor. On Tuesday morning, Capello will make seven fateful telephone calls that will end the dreams of those who answer. The Italian already knows in his own mind 20 of the men he will call upon in South Africa...

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has warned he will not pay an 'exorbitant' fee for Cesc Fabregas. The Catalan giants have made securing the midfielder's signature their top priority this summer, with the Arsenal skipper having been strongly linked with a return to his roots for...

Adriano is looking to repair his battered image in Italy with a move to Roma this summer. The Brazil international was once considered one of the best players in the world while on the books of Inter Milan but his love of the nightlife combined with personal problems and injuries...

AC Milan sporting director Ariedo Braida insists Holland striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar will not be leaving the Serie A club this summer despite reported interest from Benfica. The 26-year-old arrived in Milan from Real Madrid last summer and is under contract for a further three...

Arjen Robben claims Rafael van der Vaart is desperate to join him at Bayern Munich. Van der Vaart has failed to hold down a regular first-team place at Real Madrid and his Holland team-mate Robben believes he is keen on a return to the Bundesliga where he starred previously for...

Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain has been linked with a big-money move to Manchester City, but Real Madrid say he's going nowhere. Reports on Thursday night suggested City were in talks with the Spanish giants over Higuain and his Bernabeu team-mate, midfielder Fernando Gago. But...

President Florentino Perez believes Jose Mourinho is the perfect man to give Real Madrid the "fresh impulse" he feels the Spanish giants needs in the wake of yet another disappointing campaign. Perez confirmed at a press conference at the Bernabeu on Wednesday evening that the...

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has confirmed the club have entered negotiations with Cagliari to recruit coach Massimiliano Allegri. However, Galliani has insisted the deal to bring Allegri to the San Siro is far from done. "It's premature," said Galliani to Gazzetta...

Atletico Madrid have confirmed the capture of young midfielder Fran Merida on a four-year contract. Merida has been at Arsenal since 2006, having previously been part of the youth set-up at home-town club Barcelona, but his deal with the Gunners expires on June 30. The 20-year-old...

Towering Serbia striker Nikola Zigic looks all set to sign for Birmingham after undergoing a medical on Tuesday night. The 6ft 8ins Valencia forward has been on Blues boss Alex McLeish's radar for some time and it's understood he flew in for tests on Tuesday evening ahead of a...

Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has questioned Jose Mourinho's football philosophy ahead of Saturday's Champions League final. Robben worked under Inter Milan boss Mourinho during his time at Chelsea and believes the Portuguese is happy to sacrifice attractive football for results. The...

Manchester City have launched their expected major spending spree this summer by tabling a £20million bid with Aston Villa for England midfielder James Milner - but it has been instantly rejected by the midlands club. City launched their initial bid on Wednesday night for Milner...

Inter Milan have dismissed reports that an approach has been made to Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez about replacing Jose Mourinho. Current Inter coach Mourinho is being tipped to join Real Madrid in the summer with the Serie A champions' president Massimo Moratti conceding earlier...

David Villa will be unveiled as a Barcelona player on Friday afternoon after completing a 40million euro transfer from Valencia. The Spain international has long been linked with a move from Los Che after five seasons at the Mestalla and has signed a four-year deal. Villa, who...

Ben Foster is expected to complete a £6million move from Manchester United to Birmingham later today. A fee was agreed between the two clubs last week and Foster is expected this morning for a medical that will seal his Old Trafford exit. Although he began last term with high...

Jose Mourinho celebrated a second straight Serie A title with Inter Milan but admitted he is unsure about where he will coach next season. Real Madrid are linked with Mourinho and the Portuguese tactician will not make up his mind about his future until he has coached Inter in...

Carlo Ancelotti has declared his intention to remain at Chelsea for the next 10 years. Although there was an element of tongue-in-cheek about how easy his first season at Stamford Bridge had been, it seems the Italian has had a ball. After overcoming the not inconsiderable setback...

Lyon clinched a place in next season's Champions League proper on Saturday after Lille slipped up on the final day of the Ligue 1 season. Les Gones went into the last day in the Champions League qualifying spots and needed to beat Le Mans and hope Lille lost at Lorient to sneak...

Barcelona retained their Primera Division crown as they thrashed Real Valladolid 4-0 at home amid a carnival atmosphere at the Nou Camp. After an uncharacteristically rocky start from Barca, nerves were settled when Luis Prieto inexplicably turned the ball into his own net under...

Inter Milan clinched a fifth consecutive Serie A crown after a nervy 1-0 final-day victory at Siena.Diego Milito scored the only goal in the second half of the match at Stadio Artemio Franchi as Inter finished the season two points clear of second-placed Roma, who were 2-0 winners...

Barcelona star Xavi has revealed he would 'love' to see Cesc Fabregas move to the Spanish club. Arsenal captain Fabregas admitted on Thursday he was considering making a return to his boyhood club Barca, opening the way for a £40million transfer. The midfielder joined the Gunners...

Midfielder Dejan Stankovic has called on his Inter Milan team-mates to make history by claiming a Coppa Italia, Serie A and Champions League treble. Inter head to Siena on the final day of the league season knowing a win will give them their fifth consecutive domestic title. Of...

Wigan have agreed terms to sign Paraguay defender Antolin Alcaraz from Bruges, the club have confirmed on their website. The 27-year-old central defender has been a virtual ever-present for the Belgian club, making almost 70 league and 16 European appearances since joining from...

Leonardo's coaching experiment lasted just one season at AC Milan as the Brazilian parted on amicable terms with his long-time club. The Brazilian played for many years at the San Siro before becoming a club executive and last summer he was put in charge of the first team following...

Diego Forlan shattered Fulham's Europa League dream with an extra-time winner to floor Roy Hodgson's brave battlers 2-1 in Hamburg.After rallying from the hammer blow of Forlan's first-half opener, levelling through Simon Davies, the Cottagers' hopes of marking the biggest night...

Ruud van Nistelrooy's international career appears to be over after the veteran striker missed out on Bert van Marwijk's 30-man preliminary World Cup squad today. Van Nistelrooy, 33, hoped he had done enough to prove his fitness during a loan spell with Hamburg this season after...

Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema have been omitted from France's 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup in South Africa.Vieira returned to the Barclays Premier League from Inter Milan in January and recovered some of his form, but...

Germany international defender Arne Friedrich is set to leave Hertha Berlin following their relegation to the second division after his contract was not extended.The 30-year-old's deal will be terminated automatically due to the club's relegation to the second division, although...

Italy coach Marcello Lippi remained true to his word by rewarding the players who helped the Azzurri to the World Cup finals with a place in his provisional squad for South Africa. There is no place for Francesco Totti, despite his form for Scudetto challengers Roma and widespread...

Jamie Carragher and Ledley King are the shock call-ups to England's provisional 30-man World Cup squad - but there is no place for Manchester United's Owen Hargreaves. Neither Carragher nor King has played a game for the Three Lions under Capello, although the Tottenham man was...

League Managers' Association chief executive Richard Bevan has backed Gianfranco Zola to bounce back from his sacking by West Ham and criticised the Barclays Premier League club for not providing the Italian with the right support at the top level.Zola was dismissed by the club's...

"It's been a hard three years, not winning the Premier League, but we've done it today and we deserved it."It's been inside of me for three years, seeing Man United lift it season after season and every single one of us has sat there and watched it. And now it's their turn to sit...

Barcelona survived a dramatic Sevilla fightback to win 3-2 and keep their Primera Division title defence in their own hands. With Real Madrid 5-1 victors at home to Athletic Bilbao with one round of matches to go next weekend, Barca could not win La Liga in Seville on Saturday...

Bayern Munich wrapped up the Bundesliga title with a 3-1 victory over already-relegated Hertha Berlin at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Louis van Gaal's men had been all but home and dry, leading Schalke by three points and 17 goals going into the final day of the season,...

Own Goals rescue England

Fabio Capello knows 20 of his squad

Fabregas keen on Barca switch

Adriano poised for return to Europe

Huntelaar - linked with Benfica

Van der Vaart struggling to get into Madrid team

Gonzalo Higuain - linked with Manchester City

Jose Mourinho - right man for Madrid says Perez

Massimiliano Allegri - AC Milan new coach

Merida contract with Arsenal expiring

Nikola Zigic set for Birmingham move

Robben in dig at Mourinho

James Milner - Manchester City target

Benitez linked with move away from Liverpool

David Villa heading for the Camp Nou

Ben Foster set for Birmingham switch

Future imperfect for J.Mourinho

Ancelotti wants long Chelsea stay

Lyon snatch Champions League place

Barcelona win Spanish Title

Diego Milito scored Inter's title winner

Xavi would welcome Fabregas

Stankovic hopes Inter can win the treble

Antolin Alcaraz joining Wigan from Bruges

Leonardo steps down

Atletico Madrid win Europa League

Van Nistelrooy left out of Holland squad

Benzema and Vieira fail to make in France Squad

Arne Friedrich moving on

Francesco Totti not in the squad

Fabio Capello has named his squad.

Zola sacked by West Ham

Chelsea win EPL Title in style

Barca beat Sevilla to stay at the top

Bayern Munich - Bundesliga champions

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