Holloway hails Crystal Palace fight Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway has praised his side's spirit after they won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs.
An extra-time penalty from Kevin Phillips ensured Palace ran out 1-0 winners against Watford in Monday's final at Wembley to secure a return to the top flight.
Holloway's men had dominated the second half following a cagey opening period, and the former Blackpool manager believes his side more than did enough to claim the spoils.
"We fought and battled it out, we had a tough few weeks before the play-offs, people were disappointed not to get in through automatic promotion," he told Sky Sports.
Category: News Views: 791 Added: SkyDate: 28.05.2013 - 01:42
Heynckes agent hints at Real return The agent of Jupp Heynckes has hinted that his client would be interested in a return to Real Madrid next season.
The German coach could complete the treble with Bayern Munich this term should his side add DFB-Pokal success to their UEFA Champions League and Bundesliga victories when they take on Stuttgart on Saturday.
However, Heynckes is set to leave Bayern at the end of the season, with former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola having been announced as his replacement in January.
Despite that, Enrique Reyes says that the 68-year-old has no thoughts of retiring and would welcome an offer from the Santiago Bernabeu club, whom he managed to 1997-98 UEFA Champions League glory in his sole season there.
Category: News Views: 673 Added: SkyDate: 28.05.2013 - 01:41
Benitez handed Napoli job Napoli have announced the appointment of Rafael Benitez as Walter Mazzarri's successor.
The Italian outfit's president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, confirmed the news on his official Twitter account on Monday, though the length of Benitez's deal has yet to be revealed.
The Spaniard last managed in Italy with Inter in 2010, but was sacked after just six months in charge following a poor start to their league season.
However, after rebuilding his reputation by guiding Chelsea to 2013 UEFA Europa League glory as the club's interim boss, the 53-year-old has been picked up by the Naples outfit.
Benitez had also been linked with Paris Saint-Germain, with the French sid
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Category: News Views: 662 Added: SkyDate: 28.05.2013 - 01:39
Bundesliga: Kaiserslautern 1:2 Hoffenheim Hoffenheim confirmed their place in next season's Bundesliga with a 2-1 win over Kaiserslautern in their relegation play-off second leg.
Markus Gisdol's men led 3-1 from the first leg and headers from centre-backs David Abraham and Jannik Vestergaard ensured they took a 5-2 aggregate victory.
Alexander Baumjohann's free-kick between those strikes threatened a comeback, but the hosts' efforts would prove in vain at the Fritz-Walter Stadion on Monday.
Kaiserslauten boss Stefan Kuntz made three changes to the side he named in the first leg, with Christopher Drazan, Steven Zellner and Albert Bunjaku replacing Dominique Heintz, Mitchell Weiser and Erwin Hoffer
Category: News Views: 636 Added: SkyDate: 28.05.2013 - 01:35
Petkovic hails Lazio performance Lazio head coach Vladimir Petkovic says his team won the Coppa Italia final because they were more of a unit than Roma.
Bosnian midfielder Senad Lulic scored the decisive goal for Lazio as they won the first ever Coppa Italia final between the two capital clubs and while Roma head coach Aurelio Andreazzoli dismissed the match as lacking quality, Petkovic said his team would look to build on their cup triumph.
Lazio defeated Roma 1-0 to lift the Coppa Italia for the third time in 10 seasons with Petkovic saying his players got the job done through teamwork.
"I think we were more a team than Roma tonight. They had individual players who could be dangerous, but we were great in managing our play and creating the right chances wh
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Category: News Views: 706 Added: SkyDate: 28.05.2013 - 01:34
Oxlade-Chamberlain optimistic of Arsenal success Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain believes Arsenal have a solid foundation to build on next season.
The London club endured another campaign without a trophy and failed to mount a serious challenge for the Premier League title.
However, Arsene Wenger's men went on a ten-game unbeaten run at the end of the season and secured fourth place ahead of rivals Tottenham with a 1-0 final-day victory over Newcastle.
And England international Oxlade-Chamberlain believes the club can carry that form forward into 2013-14.
"At Arsenal Football Club we want to be challenging for titles first and foremost," he told Sky Sports News.
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Category: News Views: 693 Added: SkyDate: 28.05.2013 - 01:31
Vilanova praises important signing Neymar The 21-year-old has signed a five-year deal with the La Liga champions after Santos accepted a 28-million euro offer.
Speaking after his side's 2-0 win over Espanyol on Sunday, Vilanova was thrilled to beat off rival suitors to capture their long-term transfer target.
"We have to congratulate the technical staff for the signing of Neymar," he told reporters.
"It is an important signing. We have been very attentive for some time because he could have had other, and better, prop
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