Kompany, Aguero to miss Everton clash Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed that Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero will miss Saturday's match against Everton.
Club captain Kompany has been out since suffering a calf injury during the FA Cup fourth-round victory against Stoke in January, and Mancini admits that losing him for this long has been a 'big problem' for his team.
Aguero has been in Argentina undergoing treatment on a knee injury, and has not featured since February 24.
His national side had hoped he could play in their upcoming World Cup qualifying games against Venezuela and Bolivia, but Mancini has re
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Category: News Views: 780 Added: SkyDate: 16.03.2013 - 00:38
Mourinho to put friendships aside Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno believes friendships will count for nothing when Jose Mourinho meets two of his former stars.
The Champions League quarter-final draw was made on Friday and the La Liga giants will face Galatasaray, who have Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba in their squad.
But Butragueno says despite the history shared between Real coach Mourinho and the Gala players who he coached – Drogba at Chelsea and Sneijder at Inter Milan – the friendship will not affect Mourinho's desire for victory.
"They have an extraordinary relationship, but that happens quite often, and now they have different goals and they will do their best to help Galatasaray," he told Goal.com.
Category: News Views: 773 Added: SkyDate: 16.03.2013 - 00:36
El Shaarawy turns attention back to Serie A AC Milan star Stephan El Shaarawy has urged his side to turn their focus to Serie A again after their Champions League elimination.
Massimiliano Allegri's men sit third in the table, trailing second-placed Napoli by only two points, and El Shaarawy has not given up hopes of automatic Champions League qualification just yet.
"We have to put Barcelona behind us and focus on second place in Serie A. We have 10 games left to make sure we play in next season's Champions League," El Shaarawy told Milan Channel.
"What we're doing at the moment seemed unthinkable at the start of the season. Our comeb
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Category: News Views: 837 Added: SkyDate: 16.03.2013 - 00:31
Premier League: Manchester United - Reading Manchester United top the Premier League by 12 points and look certain to win back the title this year. They have no more European matches to concentrate on which gives their league form a boost but with an FA Cup replay at Chelsea still ahead they will have plenty for their fans to look forward to. They are undefeated in 16 league matches, winning 14 of them and have been the stand-out team in England this year.
Reading are in a huge fight for survival at the bottom of the table and are now even on points with bottom placed QPR and could well go bottom after this game. They have lost 4 straight league matches
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Category: News Views: 1015 Added: SkyDate: 15.03.2013 - 22:39
La Liga :Real Madrid - Mallorca Los Blancos climbed above city rivals Atletico Madrid in the Primera Division table with their win at Celta Vigo last Sunday and now have rival Barcelona in their sights. Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is expected to start Saturday's clash against Mallorca after recovering from a shoulder injury.
Angel Di Maria is out with a hamstring problem and, along with long-term injury victim Iker Casillas, is the only confirmed absentee for the Santiago Bernabeu clash.
Midfielders Jose Luis Marti and Javi Marquez miss out for Mallorca through suspension, but Michael Pereira returns following a one-ma
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Category: News Views: 948 Added: SkyDate: 15.03.2013 - 22:32
Bundesliga: Dortmund - SC Freiburg
Still stinging from the derby loss to Schalke, Dortmund will hope to heap even more misery on struggling Freiburg. Borussia Dortmund may be through to the quarterfinal stage of the Champions League, but the club has effectively been dethroned as German champion and is now in a two-way battle for second place with Bayer Leverkusen, which hosts leader Bayern Munich in one of Saturday’s late kickoffs.
Although Dortmund has not lost to Freiburg since 2010, chances of a sixth straight victory over the Bundesliga’s eighth-place side will be hampered by the absence of defender Mats Humme
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Category: News Views: 1009 Added: SkyDate: 15.03.2013 - 22:22
Premier League: Swansea City - Arsenal After a spirited performance against Bayern Munich, Arsene Wenger will be keen to keep pace with fourth-placed Chelsea in the race for Champions League qualification. Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup will be without defender Chico Flores (ankle) and Kemy Agustien (thigh) for the clash with Arsenal at the Liberty Stadium.
Midfielder Leon Britton is expected to be fit after missing Saturday's defeat to West Brom with a hip injury, while striker Luke Moore should also make the squad after a calf problem.
Defender Neil Taylor (ankle) made a first appearance since September when appearing in a Under-21s clash in midweek but this game may come to early for the Welshman.
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Category: News Views: 946 Added: SkyDate: 15.03.2013 - 22:15
