Handling pressure key for Moyes, says Miller
David Moyes' ability to handle the pressure of being Manchester United manager will determine if he is successful, according to Liam Miller.
Moyes has the huge task of following on from the remarkable achievements of Sir Alex Ferguson, with the first challenge of his maiden pre-season at the club already overshadowed by conjecture over Wayne Rooney's future at Old Trafford.
Miller knows all about dealing with the demands and expectation at the club, having spent two years at United in 2005 and '06.
He believes Moyes should not try and make too many changes in his first season in charge but admits it will be difficult
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Date: 19.07.2013 - 10:51
Bundesliga 2: St. Pauli Vs 1860 Munich - Betting Tip
St. Pauli Vs 1860 Munich – The summer break is over for the 2nd Bundesliga and this Friday starts the new season, where many excited matches are expected to take place. Out of three matches that are scheduled for Friday we have chosen to analyse the most interesting one where will play two old rivals from the 1st Bundesliga; St. Pauli and 1860 Munich, who both ended the last season around the middle of the table. Regarding matches played against each other, St. Pauli won both of them played last year, while Munich’s last victory was achieved three and a half years ago. Begins: 19.07.2013 – 20:30 CET
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Exactly because of that great ratio in their matches in the camp of St. Pauli and this time expect to win all thr
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Date: 19.07.2013 - 03:33
Fiorentina confirm Jovetic sale
Fiorentina have confirmed that they have agreed to sell Stevan Jovetic to Manchester City.
The Montenegrin attacker has been linked with a move away from the Stadio Artemio Franchi throughout the close-season following an excellent Serie A campaign last term.
Jovetic, 23, scored 13 goals in 34 appearances for Fiorentina in 2012-13.
He is set to become City's fourth signing of the transfer window, joining Fernandinho, Jesus Navas and Alvaro Negredo after Fiorentina revealed that they had reached an agreement with the Premier League club.
"(Fiorentina has) reached an agreement with Manchester City Football Club for the outright sale of Stevan Jovetic," a post on the club's Twitter account read.
The news comes just a day after Sevilla confirmed that striker Negredo
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Date: 19.07.2013 - 03:21
Federer, Haas, Almagro advance in Hamburg
Roger Federer safely made it to the quarter-finals of the German Tennis Championships with a straight-sets victory over Jan Hajek.
The number one seed needed just one hour and 11 minutes to complete a 6-4 6-3 triumph at the ATP 500 clay-court event in Hamburg on Thursday.
Federer, who is looking for his fifth title at the tournament, broke the Czech qualifier twice in the first set, and despite losing a service game of his own, comfortably took the opener.
The second was similarly straightforward for the Swiss, breaking once and allowing his opponent no opportunities to return the favour.
Next up for Federer is German Florian Mayer for a place in the semi-final after he beat 11th seed Feliciano Lopez.
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Date: 19.07.2013 - 03:19
Costa Rica boss eager for Honduras clash
Costa Rica manager Jorge Luis Pinto cannot wait for his side's CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final against Honduras on Sunday.
Both sides have lost once and won twice in their opening three Gold Cup fixtures, with Costa Rica missing out on a 100 per cent group C record following their defeat against the USA on Tuesday.
However, despite the loss against the Americans following a late Brek Shea goal, Pinto was pleased with his side's efforts.
"We feel that we played very well," he told the CONCACAF website.
"We’re going to continue to improve on what we're doing. I'm happy that collectively we improved our game and we have been able to do things better."
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Date: 19.07.2013 - 03:17