TRANSFER GOSSIP
Bottom-of-the-table West Ham hope to sign Joey Barton from Newcastle in a £5m deal in January, with the controversial midfielder's future at St James' Park in doubt following the sacking of his manager and mentor Chris Hughton.Full story: Daily Mirror
Out-of-favour goalkeeper Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is wanted by Spanish outfit Malaga.
Full story: Daily Mail
Tottenham misfit David Bentley is wanted by his former club Blackburn, with a £1m loan switch likely for the winger.
Full story: Daily Mail
OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson may be forced to reverse his decision not to speak to the BBC as the Premier League plans to introduce rules that will require managers and players to talk to the press after every match or face a fine.Full story: Guardian
Fabio Capello believes Tottenham's Harry Redknapp and Blackburn's Sam Allardyce top the list of potential candidates to replace him when he steps down as England manager in 2012.
Full story: Daily Mail
Capello, meanwhile, has insisted his England side are improving under his leadership, and put down last month's dire showing in the 2-1 friendly defeat to France down to too many young, inexperienced players being selected.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Aston Villa defender James Collins has been disciplined by his manager Gerard Houllier for visiting a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning, just hours before the team travelled to Liverpool for Monday's 3-0 Premier League defeat.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
AND FINALLY
Around 1,000 Spartak Moscow supporters have blocked one of the Russian capital's main roads in protest at the fatal shooting of one of the club's fans on Sunday night. Full story: The Independent
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Bottom-of-the-table West Ham hope to sign Joey Barton from Newcastle in a £5m deal in January, with the controversial midfielder's future at St James' Park in doubt following the sacking of his manager and mentor Chris Hughton.Full story: Daily Mirror
Out-of-favour goalkeeper Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is wanted by Spanish outfit Malaga.
Full story: Daily Mail
Tottenham misfit David Bentley is wanted by his former club Blackburn, with a £1m loan switch likely for the winger.
Full story: Daily Mail
OTHER GOSSIP
Full story: Guardian
Fabio Capello believes Tottenham's Harry Redknapp and Blackburn's Sam Allardyce top the list of potential candidates to replace him when he steps down as England manager in 2012.
Full story: Daily Mail
Capello, meanwhile, has insisted his England side are improving under his leadership, and put down last month's dire showing in the 2-1 friendly defeat to France down to too many young, inexperienced players being selected.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Aston Villa defender James Collins has been disciplined by his manager Gerard Houllier for visiting a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning, just hours before the team travelled to Liverpool for Monday's 3-0 Premier League defeat.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
AND FINALLY
Around 1,000 Spartak Moscow supporters have blocked one of the Russian capital's main roads in protest at the fatal shooting of one of the club's fans on Sunday night. Full story: The Independent
XAVI QUESTIONS FIFA ON BALLON d'Or
Barcelona midfielder Xavi has slammed the decision to exclude Inter star Wesley Sneijder as one of the three finalists for the FIFA Ballon d'Or
The 26-year-old Dutchman was previously considered one of the favourites for the award before the three finalists were announced due to his crucial role in Inter's treble achievement in 2009-10, and leading the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa.
The Spain international also spoke about the Blaugrana's recent victory over Real Madrid, and their form in the Champions League.
"For me, beating Real Madrid is at the top of my list, as they are one of our biggest rivals," he told Sport.es. "It was a fantastic thing, especially the scoreline.
"A lot of people don't support us for doing so well in both the league and Champions League. They cannot wait to lay the boots into us.
BEST ELEVEN OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
With 16 teams having booked their places in the knockouts, Goal.com picks out the best performing XI of players from the Champions League group stage...
Best Formation: 4-3-3
Goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer - Schalke 04
The World Cup goalkeeper may have some flaws positionally, organisationally, and from crosses, but he is surely the best in the world at shot-stopping. The giant German conceded just three goals in six games as Schalke topped Group B.
Defence
Darijo Srna - Shakhtar Donetsk
One of only three players to make it into three Champions League Team's of the Week, Srna was a key player as Shakhtar topped Group H. The Croatian's attacking thrusts from right back make him one of Europe's best full backs.
Nemanja Vidic - Manchester United
Group C winners Man Utd conceded just one goal in six games in the groups, and their leader at the back was Vidic. The Serbian especially was a rock in the two games with Valencia.
Ricardo Carvalho - Real Madrid
Arguably the best defender in the group stages. Real Madrid kept five clean sheets in six games as they topped a tough group also featuring Milan, Ajax and Auxerre.
Michel Bastos - Lyon
Although the Brazilian played on the wing for Lyon, we move him back to his secondary position for our XI. A key reason why the French side qualified for the last 16 as he chipped in with three goals.
Midfield
Michael Essien - Chelsea
A beast in the middle of the park as Chelsea comfortably won Group F. The Blues only started to struggle this season when Essien got injured.
Claudemir - FC Copenhagen
The key influence in midfield as Copenhagen achieved an historic qualification to the knockouts of the Champions League behind Barcelona in Group D. The schemer memorably scored in the home draw with the Catalans.
Gareth Bale - Tottenham Hotspur
Truly announced himself on the European stage with a stunning performance home-and-away against Inter, blasting in a hat-trick at San Siro and running riot against Maicon at White Hart Lane. Scored four goals in the groups from left midfield.
Attack
Lionel Messi - Barcelona
Barcelona's talisman, unsurprisingly, in the groups as the Blaugrana raced into the knockouts by winning Group D. Scored six goals and made others as the little Argentine dazzled.
Mario Gomez - Bayern Munich
Really struggled last season and scored just once in Bayern'e entire journey to the final, but has found his feet this season. Six goals in the group stages mean that only Eto'o has scored more this term in the Champions League.
Samuel Eto'o - Inter
Goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer - Schalke 04
The World Cup goalkeeper may have some flaws positionally, organisationally, and from crosses, but he is surely the best in the world at shot-stopping. The giant German conceded just three goals in six games as Schalke topped Group B.
Defence
Darijo Srna - Shakhtar Donetsk
One of only three players to make it into three Champions League Team's of the Week, Srna was a key player as Shakhtar topped Group H. The Croatian's attacking thrusts from right back make him one of Europe's best full backs.
Nemanja Vidic - Manchester United
Group C winners Man Utd conceded just one goal in six games in the groups, and their leader at the back was Vidic. The Serbian especially was a rock in the two games with Valencia.
Ricardo Carvalho - Real Madrid
Arguably the best defender in the group stages. Real Madrid kept five clean sheets in six games as they topped a tough group also featuring Milan, Ajax and Auxerre.
Michel Bastos - Lyon
Although the Brazilian played on the wing for Lyon, we move him back to his secondary position for our XI. A key reason why the French side qualified for the last 16 as he chipped in with three goals.
Midfield
Michael Essien - Chelsea
A beast in the middle of the park as Chelsea comfortably won Group F. The Blues only started to struggle this season when Essien got injured.
Claudemir - FC Copenhagen
The key influence in midfield as Copenhagen achieved an historic qualification to the knockouts of the Champions League behind Barcelona in Group D. The schemer memorably scored in the home draw with the Catalans.
Gareth Bale - Tottenham Hotspur
Truly announced himself on the European stage with a stunning performance home-and-away against Inter, blasting in a hat-trick at San Siro and running riot against Maicon at White Hart Lane. Scored four goals in the groups from left midfield.
Attack
Lionel Messi - Barcelona
Barcelona's talisman, unsurprisingly, in the groups as the Blaugrana raced into the knockouts by winning Group D. Scored six goals and made others as the little Argentine dazzled.
Mario Gomez - Bayern Munich
Really struggled last season and scored just once in Bayern'e entire journey to the final, but has found his feet this season. Six goals in the group stages mean that only Eto'o has scored more this term in the Champions League.
Samuel Eto'o - Inter
Top scorer in the group stages with seven goals from six games, all of which were registered in Inter's first four matches in Group A. If it hadn't been for Eto'o's stunning start to the season, the Nerazzurri may now find themselves out of the Champions League and even further away from the Serie A pack.
Line-Up
Neuer
Srna - Vidic - Carvalho - Bastos
Essien - Claudemir - Bale
Messi - Gomez - Eto'o
Neuer
Srna - Vidic - Carvalho - Bastos
Essien - Claudemir - Bale
Messi - Gomez - Eto'o
No comments:
Post a Comment