Aston Villa must beat Sunderland - Lambert Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has said his side have to beat fellow strugglers Sunderland if they are to avoid relegation from the Premier League.
Speaking after Monday night's 3-0 defeat to Manchester United, Lambert was quick to look forward to next Monday's relegation battle.
"We've got to win it," he told reporters.
"Sunderland are going well but it is an opportunity for us. We are at home. We know what we have to do and that's a good thing."
Villa were resoundingly beaten by a Robin van Persie hat-trick as United sealed their 20th title at Old Trafford.
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Category: News Views: 754 Added: SkyDate: 24.04.2013 - 01:02
Blind eyes Ajax stay Daley Blind has signed a three-year contract extension with Ajax, the Dutch club has confirmed.
There had been suggestions that the full-back could leave the Amsterdam Arena as his current deal was set to expire in the summer.
However after negotiations with the Dutch outfit the 23 year-old has decided to extend his stay until at least 2016.
Club director Marc Overmars told the official Ajax website: "We have an agreement and everyone is very satisfied. Daley will play the next three years with Ajax.
"All doubts disappeared. Daley is a full international and at Ajax we hope this will continue."
Blind has made 63 Eredivisie appearances since coming throu
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Category: News Views: 752 Added: SkyDate: 24.04.2013 - 01:00
Schurrle told to make his mind up Andre Schurrle has been told to make a decision regarding his future by Bayer Leverkusen chief executive Wolfgang Holzhauser.
The German midfielder has been linked with a move to Chelsea,
with the club's director of sport Rudi Voller reportedly meeting for talks with the
European champions last week.
No deal has been agreed as yet however, and Holzhauser is
keen for Schurrle to make up his mind in order to allow the BayArena outfit to
make contingency plans.
He told German news agency SID:
"Last year, we had an enquiry, but it came very late. This time, it
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Category: News Views: 755 Added: SkyDate: 24.04.2013 - 00:56
Liverpool captain Gerrard to receive testimonial Liverpool have announced that Steven Gerrard will receive a testimonial match this summer, with all proceeds going to charity.
The Merseyside club will face current Greek champions Olympiakos at Anfield on August 3. The Steven Gerrard Foundation is set to be the main beneficiary.
Liverpool's captain famously scored a last-gasp screamer against the Greek outfit in a 2004 UEFA Champions League tie, with the English side going on to lift the trophy that season.
"I am delighted to be honoured by Liverpool FC with a testimonial match and particularly thrilled that Olympiakos have accepted my invitation to play the fixture," Gerrard said.
Category: News Views: 734 Added: SkyDate: 24.04.2013 - 00:53
Messi:Bayern even stronger than last year The Argentine is aware of the Bundesliga champion's strength and is relishing the prospect of a potential final against Real Madrid
Lionel Messi has stressed that Barcelona must be on top of its game against Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League final at Wembley.
The Argentine attacker feels Bayern has been in impressive form so far in the 2012-13 campaign and believes it is even better than last year, when it lost the final to Chelsea on penalties.
"Any opponent in these semifinals was going to be tough, but Bayern this year are very, very good. They have been playing at a very high level and scoring a lot of goals," Messi told The Times of India.
Category: News Views: 1290 Added: SkyDate: 23.04.2013 - 14:30
Super Lig: Trabzonspor 1:0 Eskisehirspor Trabzonspor made it three wins in their past four Super Lig outings when they got past Eskisehirspor 1-0 on Monday.
A fifth-minute goal to Adrian Mierzejewski was all Tolunay Kafkas' men needed for maximum points at the Eskisehir Ataturk Stadyumu.
They climbed above their opponents on the table to eighth on 40 points, with Eskisehirspor one point shy in 10th.
Both are well clear of the relegation zone - with Istanbul BB the closest side in the danger area in 16th spot on 33 points.
Category: News Views: 991 Added: SkyDate: 23.04.2013 - 14:28
Russian Premier League: Rostov 0:3 Terek Grozny Rostov's struggles in the Russian Premier League continued on Monday, as Terek Grozny claimed a 3-0 win over the relegation candidates.
Ailton Almeida scored in the 10th minute for the visitors to the Stadion Olimp 2, putting away the assist from Oleg Ivanov.
Their advantage was doubled just four minutes later in disastrous fashion for Rostov, as striker Jan Holenda got the final touch into his own net.
Four minutes after the half-time interval, Adilson made it three and Almeida got an assist to top off a horrible day for Rostov.
The losers remain within one point of the relegation playoff spots, while Terek Grozny are three points shy of the European playof
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Category: News Views: 941 Added: SkyDate: 23.04.2013 - 14:27
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