Wednesday, 30 March 2011

The president of Brazilian club Santos has urged 19 year old Neymar to stay in Brazil

Santos President: "He is going to gain international recognition, and maybe get chosen as the best player in the world, playing in Brazil."


Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley hopes the team can battle for Europe every year

Managing Director: "Our vision for the club is to finish 10th or above every year, year after year. That is our target - we want to be challenging for Europe every season."


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson plans to add to his squad in the summer

Ferguson: "We have certain targets in mind at the moment anyway. I think two or three will be fulfilled, there's no question about that."


Arsenal emergency goalkeeper Jens Lehmann insists he is ready to play if Arsenal need him

Lehmann: "...now I have recovered a little bit and I felt quite fresh."


Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier is staying positive in their fight to avoid the drop

Houllier: "You have to remain positive. You can't spend your time reflecting on what happened."


Tottenham Hotspur have taken action over the decision that gave West Ham the olympic stadium

Club Statement: "The Club's lawyers have written letters to the OPLC, the Mayor of London, the Minister of Sport and the Secretary of State for Local Government and a separate letter to the London Borough of Newham raising a number of concerns with the processes which led to the award."


Tottenham midfielder Niko Kranjcar could leave White Hart Lane in the summer

Kranjcar: "I will be trying to find a football club where I can play regularly, like any footballer would"


Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Full Time Result: England 1-1 Ghana

Andy Carroll's goal put England 1-0 up at half time but a late goal at the end of the second half from Asamoah Gyan helped Ghana earn a draw at Wembley

Sky Sports: Match Report  

Steve Bruce is delighted to hear that Danny Welbeck has been called up by Fabio Capello for England's friendly against Ghana tonight

John Heitinga has dismissed rumours that he is unhappy at Goodison Park and the defender has said claimed that he is fully committed to the club

Micah Richards has been ruled out of the Manchester derby next month in the FA Cup

BBC Gossip Column - Transfers and Rumours - Tuesday

Santos star Neymar would welcome a move to the Premier League champions Chelsea

Neymar: 'It's a dream of every player to play at Chelsea. If one day it happens, I will be very happy to come."

Monday, 28 March 2011

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England and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard realises that he must work hard to keep his place on the England team

Lampard: "It is a good squad, a strong squad and never for any minute should anyone be resting on their laurels about getting picked."


Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam insists he is not distracted by interest from big clubs

Adam: "It's a privilege to be linked with these types of clubs but it's not just about me, it's about this club and my team-mates as well."


Tottenham defender William Gallas has extended his contract at White Hart Lane to two more years

Statement on the club's official website: "The club is delighted to announce that William Gallas has signed a two-year contract extension which runs until 2013."

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale has returned to training

Tottenham: "Gareth has reported no pain or stiffness after taking part in the running this morning and we shall continue to monitor him and see how he responds to his conditioning programme throughout the week."

Aaron Lennon has been ruled out of England's friendly against Ghana due to a minor hamstring problem

Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry is set to captain England this Tuesday

Manchester City and England midfielder Gareth Barry, is set to captain his country in their friendly against Ghana on Tuesday. England team mate, Andy Caroll is believed to be included in the starting 11 in Tuesday's match.

Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng will need knee surgery

The Manchester City defender picked up the injury while on international duty for Germany.

Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart believes manager Harry Redknapp is just like Jose Mourinho

VDV: "Mourinho is a coach who the players want to play for. Redknapp has a similar technique."


England manager Fabio Capello admits he forgot to tell Rooney he had already got a yellow card

Fabio Capello: "Usually we remind them. This time we didn't. Rooney misses the next game and when I told him he said 'Why?' "


Liverpool defender Glen Johnson was the only player not present at training for match against Ghana

England defender was granted a break to return to his club Liverpool because of his strict fitness regime.


Kevin Doyle out for up to two months with knee injury

Former Manchester United midfielder Bryan Robson is positive that he can have a full recovery after having surgery for throat cancer

Jose Mourinho claims he was hours away from becoming England manager in 2007



Jose Mourinho: "I was hours away - I almost signed up for the England national team"

Sky Sports: Full Story

Steve Kean has confirmed that Blackburn are interested in signing Ruud van Nistelrooy

BBC Gossip Column - Transfers and Rumours - Monday

Sunday, 27 March 2011

Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam believes that they can learn a lot from their 2-0 defeat against Brazil

Scotland manager Craig Levein has taken the positives out of their 2-0 loss against Brazil

Steven Gerrard has claimed that Capello spoke to him about the England captaincy

Highly rated Brazilian youngster Neymar scores both of Brazil's goals as they go on to beat Scotland 2-0

John Terry to miss England's friendly against Ghana this Tuesday

Capello to hold talks with Ferdinand after international break

Scott Parker is hopeful that he will get more opportunities in an England shirt after impressing in their 2-0 victory over Wales

Bent believes his goal against Wales has repaid Capello


          Bent: 'But the manager has picked me, stuck by me and I've repaid that with a goal.'

Steven Gerrard could make his return from injury for Liverpool next week against West Bromwich Albion

Craig Bellamy believes that the future looks bright for Wales under Gary Speed

Jamie Carragher has apologised for his terrible tackle on United winger Nani when The Reds beat Manchester United 3-1 at Anfield

Tottenham defender Michael Dawson is aiming to keep his place in the England squad

Darren Bent is hopeful that Ashley Young will stay at Villa Park

Wolves star Kevin Doyle could miss the rest of the season after he went of injured in Republic of Ireland's 2-1 win over Macedonia

BBC Gossip Column - Transfers and Rumours - Sunday

Saturday, 26 March 2011

Full Time Result: England 2-0 Wales


Both Frank Lampard and Darren Bent scored for England to help them go top of their group


Chelsea defender David Luiz is confident new signing Torres will score loads of goals


David Luiz: "I am sure that, as soon as the first goal comes, he will score loads of them because Fernando is a very special player."



Reds midfielder Lucas is happy at Anfield


Lucas: 'I have no reasons to go and I hope the club see things the same'


Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti hopes to stay at The Bridge until at least the end of his contract


Carlo: 'One day I will return to coach Italy, but I don't know when. The national side? Maybe after 2014.'