Archive for April, 2010
26 Apr 2010 – 14:15:21
Veteran defender Jody Craddock has challenged Wolves to grow into an established Premier League force after successfully avoiding relegation.
The Molineux outfit’s safety was confirmed following Burnley’s 4-0 home defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
Craddock was part of the Wolves squad which was relegated from the Premier League six years ago and [...]
26 Apr 2010 – 14:50:26
Roberto Martinez has spelled out his blueprint for success at Wigan Athletic after setting his sights on European qualification.
The Latics were assured of their Premier League status for another season after other results went their way despite losing 3-2 to West Ham United over the weekend.
Both rather than be involved [...]
26 Apr 2010 – 15:08:36
Wolfsburg rubbished speculation linking them with a summer move to sign Germany international defender Christoph Metzelder from Real Madrid.
The 29-year-old is out of contract at the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season and Metzelder is certain to move on for pastures new.
However, Wolfsburg managing director Dieter Hoeness has [...]
26 Apr 2010 – 15:13:52
Borussia Dortmund’s hopes of signing Poland striker Robert Lewandowski look to have been dashed by Lech Poznan’s valuation of their player.
The 21-year-old has been linked with a number of clubs, but Dortmund insist that they will not be held to ransom.
General manager Michael Zorc told Sport 1: “The player would [...]
26 Apr 2010 – 15:33:34
Roma head coach Claudio Ranieri has urged his players to retain the belief that they can pip Internazionale to the Serie A title this season.
A surprise 2-1 home defeat by Sampdoria left Roma two points behind Inter with three games to play and Ranieri remains upbeat about his side’s prospects.
He [...]
26 Apr 2010 – 15:39:44
Internazionale boss Jose Mourinho has dismissed rumours linking him with the short-term job of leading Ghana at this summer’s World Cup finals.
The Black Stars are currently under the charge of Serb Milovan Rajevac and he has been backed to remain in charge for the world showpiece in South Africa.
Ghanaian FA [...]
26 Apr 2010 – 15:50:10
Internazionale supremo Massimo Moratti says that his club are fully focused on their Champions League semi-final second leg clash with holders Barcelona.
Inter retook top spot in Serie A at the weekend as Roma lost 2-1 at home to Sampdoria, but Moratti thinks that domestic matters will be on the back-burner [...]
26 Apr 2010 – 16:19:55
Real Madrid’s France international striker Karim Benzema has admitted to being frustrated at a lack of regular starts during his first season with the Spanish giants.
The 22-year-old former Lyon frontman has scored eight times in 28 appearances for Real to date, having started on 17 occasions – only four of [...]
26 Apr 2010 – 16:29:06
Valencia president Manuel Llorente has hinted that head coach Unai Emery’s future with the club depends on Los Che qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
Emery has guided Valencia to third place in the table and Llorente is happy with the way things have gone so far this term.
He told Super [...]
26 Apr 2010 – 16:13:59
Real Madrid legend Raul may have played his last game for the club after suffering an ankle injury which has ended his season prematurely.
The 32-year-old Spain forward suffered a sprained ankle in the 2-1 weekend win over Real Zaragoza and has been ruled out for at least four weeks, meaning [...]