Mourinho fuels talk of Premier League return Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has fuelled speculation linking him with a summer return to Chelsea by admitting the club is "in his heart" and he will have to come back to the Premier League one day.
Mourinho has been the subject of intense speculation in the last few days, with reports suggesting the former Porto, Chelsea and Inter boss has agreed to return to Stamford Bridge this summer.
Now the Portuguese boss has spoken of his "big emotional connections” with the Blues, connections that mean one day he will "have to be back in English football, or at Chelsea.”
"I cannot deny that, despite this weather, I love it here, and as I said I have a house and I have big emotional connections with Chelsea and one day I think natura
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Category: News Views: 946 Added: BetterDate: 27.03.2013 - 16:08
Balotelli brace hands Italy win over Malta
The AC Milan striker has now scored 10 goals in nine appearances for club and country since leaving Manchester City in January, with his seventh-minute penalty putting Italy on the right track at Ta' Qali.
Gianluigi Buffon did have to deny Malta's Michael Mifsud from the spot, though, before Balotelli found his second goal at the end of a devastating team move just before the break.
Italy did enough against a lacklustre Malta side to pull three points clear of Bulgaria, who reached 10 points with a 1-1 draw in Denmark.
Malta remained bottom of the group without a point.
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Ibra set to face Barca after ban reduction
The Sweden international was dismissed during the first leg of PSG's last-16 meeting with Valencia and duly missed the return leg in Paris as Carlo Ancelotti's men completed a 3-2 aggregate win.
The French outfit appealed in a bid to allow Ibrahimovic to face his old club - with whom he played two seasons between 2009 and 2011 - next Tuesday, and UEFA this evening confirmed his eligibility for both the Parc des Princes clash and the return leg at the Nou Camp on April 10.
A statement published on uefa.com read: "The UEFA Appeals Body has accepted the appeal lodged by Paris St Ge
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Category: News Views: 824 Added: BetterDate: 27.03.2013 - 16:04
Spain edge 10-men France to retake top spot
A goal by Pedro on 58 minutes was enough to give Vicente Del Bosque's side the three points, and they will guarantee their place in Brazil next year if they can gain seven points from their final three qualifiers.
France gave a good showing of themselves but Spain created the better of the chances, and their task was made far easier when Paul Pogba was sent off on 78 minutes after picking up two yellow cards.
The European and world champions came into the match off the back of a shock draw at home to Finland but they were boosted by the return of midfielders Xabi Alonso and Xavi Hernandez.
Category: News Views: 781 Added: BetterDate: 27.03.2013 - 16:02
World Cup qualifying: Montenegro - England
Alone among England’s players, Rooney must have felt a flash of relief when this World Cup qualifying draw threw up a chance to return to Podgorica and set things right.
If Rooney did, in his own private sphere, England made the same mistake of 18 months ago, losing control of this match after half-time to finish it frazzled and still two points off the lead in Group H, with only 12 still to play for.
The warm reviews of the first 45 minutes gave way to an icy shower of anger as England’s fans vented their frustration at this ominous 1-1 draw. They have still not beaten this country of 6
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Category: News Views: 916 Added: BetterDate: 27.03.2013 - 15:59
Del Bosque pleased with ´important´ win Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque believes his side proved their doubters wrong by beating France 1-0 in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
The reigning world champions produced an accomplished display in Paris to seal all three points as Pedro scored the game's only goal in the 58th minute.
Del Bosque praised his team following the win that took them back to the top of Group I with three games left to play.
"People always have doubts. So this result is important," the 62-year-old told AS after the win.
"We showed conviction to stick to our style. We played very well. We were a bit messy when they had 10 men but everyone played very well."
Category: News Views: 753 Added: BetterDate: 27.03.2013 - 15:55
World Cup qualifying: Mexico 0:0 United States The United States passed another huge test with an important 0-0 draw against Mexico in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.
It was only the second away point the USA has taken in Mexico in World Cup qualifying history.
Mexico failed to score at home at the Azteca Stadium for the second time in a pair of Hexagonal matches in Mexico City this year. El Tri played to a scoreless draw against Jamaica in last month's opener followed by a 2-2 tie in Honduras over the weekend. It now has three points in three games.
The USA lost their opener on the road against Honduras but bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in snowy Colorado on Friday. The nation's draw against Mexico puts the Americans in a very good position mov
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