Bundesliga: Bayern Munich - Borussia Monchengladbach Borussia Monchengladbach will look to keep their UEFA Europa League hopes alive when they welcome champions Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Lucien Favre's men sit in eighth place, three points and two positions off Eintracht Frankfurt, who occupy the last UEFA Europa League spot.
A win for Monchengladbach could prove vital in their bid to secure European football next season, as seventh-place Hamburg host Bayer Leverkusen while Freiburg look to retain their grip on fifth spot when they meet Schalke.
Monchengladbach have been in patchy form of late, winning just three of their last six games, these victories coming against already relegated Greuther Furth, Augsburg and Mainz. <
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Category: News Views: 745 Added: SkyDate: 17.05.2013 - 03:47
Martinez not looking to sell The FA Cup winners will be playing Championship football next season after their demotion was confirmed following the 4-1 defeat to Arsenal on Tuesday.
Wigan's fall into the second tier has led to increased speculation regarding the future of a number of their first-team, with likes of James McCarthy and Callum McManaman linked with moves away from the DW Stadium.
However, Martinez, whose future is another said to be in doubt, insisted Wigan have no need to start selling prized assets and will get a fair price for their players if they do wish
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Category: News Views: 618 Added: SkyDate: 17.05.2013 - 03:44
Beckham: I wanted to go out on top David Beckham has put his decision to retire down to a desire to leave the game at the very top.
The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder will retire from professional football at the end of the season and said it was always his intention to bow out on a high, with the French side having just clinched the Ligue 1 title.
Speaking on Thursday to former England and Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville on Sky Sports News, Beckham said: "I always secretly said to myself I wanted to go out at the top.
"If you had said to me eight months ago that I'd have been playing in the French league, winning the French Cup and the league, finishing like this, I would have said absolutely no chance. I just feel now is the time."
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Category: News Views: 616 Added: SkyDate: 17.05.2013 - 03:39
Mourinho: We will all miss Ferguson
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho says that "we will all miss" Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson after the Scot retires.
The Portuguese is in awe of the Red Devils boss and the length of time for which he was in charge of the club but is not surprised by how well he did.
Mourinho told The Offisde Rule podcast: "We will all miss him and, for me, it will be difficult to go to Old Trafford, especially for the first time, to play against Manchester United without such a figure
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Category: News Views: 779 Added: BetterDate: 17.05.2013 - 00:35
Tottenham cannot think about Arsenal Hugo Lloris wants his team-mates to concentrate on their own performance against Sunderland as opposed to worrying about Arsenal.
Tottenham know that if Arsenal win at Newcastle, they cannot make it into the top four of the Premier League and will miss out on UEFA Champions League qualification.
Lloris believes that they should just focus on beating Sunderland rather than worrying about what their North London rivals are doing.
"We can't think about the Arsenal result," he told the club's official website. "We have to think about our performance, we need three points and from there, we can see what happens.
Category: News Views: 640 Added: SkyDate: 16.05.2013 - 23:43
Ferdinand keen to stay at Manchester United after England retirement After announcing that he was retiring from England duty on Wednesday, Ferdinand is hopeful that it will enable him to stay fit and earn a new deal at United.
The 34-year-old is out of contract at Old Trafford in 2014, but now wants to focus on his club career and earn a new contract at United.
"Hopefully I've got a couple of years left," he told The Sun. "I owe it to United to do this - it's a big decision to retire from England.
"But my body is telling me it needs to be in the right con
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Category: News Views: 688 Added: SkyDate: 16.05.2013 - 23:42
Lampard eager to sign new Chelsea contract Frank Lampard remains hopeful that he can come to an agreement with Chelsea over a new contract to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge.
The midfielder arrived 12 years ago from West Ham and became Chelsea's all-time leading scorer with two goals against Aston Villa last Saturday.
However, the England international has had to wait to enter contract discussions with the club, who initially announced he would not be offered a new deal.
Lampard has scored 17 goals this season and with the end of the campaign in sight, he finally looks set to be rewarded for his performances.
"There's no news (on my new Chelsea contract)," he said. "I'm hoping to stay and th
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Category: News Views: 635 Added: SkyDate: 16.05.2013 - 23:40
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