Aguero to return to Manchester City after failing to recover from injury with Argentina The striker left for international duty despite not featuring since Feb. 24 and will now make his way back to the Etihad Stadium after being assessed by medical staff.
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will return to England on Wednesday after failing to recover from a knee injury while on international duty.
The 24-year-old met up with the Argentina squad on Monday, but Alejandro Sabella’s medical staff deemed it unwise to risk him in the upcoming World Cup qualifying doubleheader against Venezuela and Bolivia.
Ezequiel Lavezzi is expected to replace Aguero in the Argentina starting lineup,
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Category: News Views: 854 Added: SkyDate: 20.03.2013 - 00:31
Bayern-Juventus will be likea Champions League final, says Rummenigge The Bavarian chief is of the opinion that the two European giants are set for a tough encounter in the last eight of the competition
Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes that the club’s Champions League quarterfinal clash with Juventus is the sort of match which would befit the final.
The two European giants have been drawn against each other having knocked out Arsenal and Celtic respectively in the last 16.
Rummenigge, a former Bayern and Inter star, expressed his opinion that it will be a difficult tie for the Bavarians but one that will be entertaining due to the quality of the two s
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Category: News Views: 885 Added: SkyDate: 20.03.2013 - 00:28
Newcastle assistant John Carver charged with misconduct by FA The Magpies coach faces possible action following a halftime bust-up with Wigan players and staff in reaction to Callum McManaman's horror challenge on Massadio Mairdara.
Newcastle assistant manager and former Toronto FC coach John Carver has been charged by the Football Association with misconduct over his involvement in a halftime alternation during his side's Premier League fixture against Wigan on Sunday.
Carver was seen approaching Wigan player Callum McManaman at halftime following the forward’s horror challenge on Magpies defender Massadio Haidara, and had to be restrained by other staff and players.
Category: News Views: 813 Added: SkyDate: 20.03.2013 - 00:23
Ramos:I want to go down in the history of Spanish football The Real Madrid defender is adamant la Roja can qualify for World Cup 2014, while David de Gea, Isco and Javi Garcia are all delighted to be part of the senior set-up
Sergio Ramos is hopeful he can go down in history ahead of reaching the 100-cap mark for Spain this week.
The Real Madrid defender is on the verge of becoming the youngest ever player to bring up a century of appearances for his country - beating Lukas Podolski’s previous mark - though he called for focus ahead of crucial World Cup 2014 qualifiers against Finland and France this month.
"On a personal level, it'll be a moment to enjoy," he
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Category: News Views: 890 Added: SkyDate: 20.03.2013 - 00:20
Germans comfortable on synthetic turf Germany assistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick insisted his team will be prepared for the challenge of playing on synthetic turf in Kazakhstan.
The squad have been training on a similar facility in Frankfurt ahead of making the long trip to central Asia for their World Cup qualifier.
Joachim Loew's side are in pole position in Group C of UEFA qualifying for the 2014 tournament in Brazil, and are strong favourites to beat the hosts in Astana.
And Flick was confident they would vindicate that favouritism at the Astana Arena on Friday.
"I think we've shown a couple of times now, however, that we can handle this - we've already played a few matches over there," Flick
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Category: News Views: 822 Added: SkyDate: 20.03.2013 - 00:14
Lampard: Ferdinand has England future Frank Lampard believes Rio Ferdinand still has a future with England, calling him a player of 'fantastic quality'.
The Manchester United star pulled out of the squad for England's upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers, but Lampard says he is good enough to return to the side.
"I was sorry for him (Rio Ferdinand) and the team because he has been in fantastic form and sorry to lose a player of fantastic quality, but this is about the squad getting the results it needs," Lampard said at an England press conference on Tuesday.
"You see his performances against Real Madrid, particularly away where he was
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Category: News Views: 868 Added: SkyDate: 20.03.2013 - 00:13
Richards wants action on Qatar World Cup English Premier League chairman Dave Richards believes it is unsafe to hold the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup in June due to the excessive heat.
A member of UEFA's Professional Football Committee, Richards thinks it would be catastrophic for the European leagues if they were not given time to prepare for a winter competition.
"FIFA have started throwing in the medical reasons for why we can't play (the 2022 World Cup in June) and UEFA are starting to say we're going to have to play in the winter," Richards said.
"I do think that somewhere along the line bodies have got to come together and start dis
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Category: News Views: 891 Added: SkyDate: 19.03.2013 - 22:46
