Should Rooney seek his fortune abroad?

November 13, 2009

Manchester United fans will doubtless be pleased by Wayne Rooney’s latest comments pouring cold, or at least lukewarm water on the idea that he might move to Barcelona, or anywhere else for that matter.

Good news for United it may be, but I’m not so sure it’s in England’s interests for so few of the country’s leading players to try their luck abroad.

Whenever this subject comes up, I can’t help but look to the great strides made by Spain at international level, progress that must have been aided by the far more adventurous attitude taken by some of their players in recent times.

Spain used to have a similar reputation to England in this regard, with virtually everyone happy to stay at home and enjoy the riches available from clubs swimming in cash from huge TV rights deals. Heading into the 1998 World Cup, every member of the Spain squad played for a Spanish club, while four years later Gaizka Mendieta was the only export (and he was about to come home, after confirming a lot of prejudices in a nightmare season with Lazio).

Fast forward to Euro 2008, where a Spanish squad featuring Pepe Reina, Alvaro Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres (all Liverpool) and Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) swept all before them.

Perhaps it’s a coincidence, but I suspect not. In the past, tensions always seemed to rise in the Spanish camp as long tournaments wore on (I covered them at Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2004) but last year there was a new confidence about them.

Wouldn’t it be beneficial for England if their better players spent some time abroad, learning new languages, experiencing different cultures and absorbing new ideas?

I’m not specifically talking about Rooney, who I’m sure will go on and achieve even more at United. But would it really be so bad if players like him followed the example of Steve McManaman and David Beckham and tried something different.

PHOTO: Steve McManaman lifts up the European Cup at Madrid’s landmark Cibeles fountain May 25. Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 in the Champions League final at the Stade de France in Paris May 24 to secure their eighth European title.

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Milan and Madrid draw to move closer to qualification

November 4, 2009

AC Milan and Real Madrid took a small step towards qualification for the Champions League knock-out rounds following a 1-1 draw at the San Siro on Tuesday.

Ronaldinho’s penalty cancelled out Karim Benzema’s opener for the visitors as the stalemate left both teams a point clear of Marseille, who thrashed FC Zurich 6-1, at the top of Group C.

There was no revenge for Madrid for their 3-2 defeat to the Italians at the Bernabeu two weeks ago but they were the better side, particularly before the break.

It was all Real at the start of the first half as the visitors dominated, much like they did in the early stages of the home match.

On 6 minutes a deflected Benzema shot was tipped over the bar by goalkeeper Dida while Sergio Ramos fired just wide in the 13th minute.

Just after that Gonzalo Higuain made space for himself on the edge of the box but curled his effort over before Benzema held off Alessandro Nesta in the area after latching onto Marcelo’s pass in the 20th minute but fired wide of the far post.

Milan finally came to life in the 24th minute with a quick break as Clarence Seedorf fed Alexandre Pato who cut inside Alvaro Arbeloa but Iker Casillas came out and spread himself well to block the Brazilian’s shot.

Real deservedly went in front in the 29th minute as former Milan star Kaka beat Seedorf on the edge of the area and fired in a fierce daisy cutter that was too hot for Dida to handle, allowing Benzema to fire the rebound into the far corner for his first goal in seven matches.

But 10 minutes from the break Ronaldinho equalised from the spot after Pepe was harshly penalised for handball when he slid in rashly to block Zambrotta’s cross, the ball hitting his arm from barely a yard away.

Moments later Pato brilliantly took a long ball from Andrea Pirlo on his chest, held off Raul Albiol and shot past Casillas and in off the far post but he was penalised for a foul that was not clear, although the Brazilian didn’t protest.

The first clear chance of the second period went to Milan but captain Massimo Ambrosini somehow headed Pirlo’s free-kick miles wide from five yards out.

Just as they had done in Madrid, Milan were giving a much better account of themselves in the second half and Marco Borriello rose highest in the box but glanced his header from Pirlo’s corner well wide.

In the last 10 minutes Filippo Inzaghi came on for Borriello and he came within inches of scoring a winner when Pato’s right wing cross found him eight yards out but falling over he directed the ball up and onto the roof of the net.

And another sub, Raul of Real, was denied in the last minute as Dida, making up for his gaffe in Spain, made a stunning one-handed save to deny the Spaniard,

MILAN, Italy (AFP)

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Senna set for Spain return

August 27, 2009

Marcos Senna has been recalled to the Spain squad for the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifying home double-header against Belgium and Estonia.

Senna, a key member of Spain’s UEFA EURO 2008-winning side, has recovered from the hamstring injury that forced him to miss this summer’s FIFA Confederations Cup tournament and the recent friendly with FYR Macedonia and takes his place in a 22-man party.

The 33-year-old midfielder is the only addition to the squad selected for the Macedonia match, with Osasuna defender Ignacio Monreal, who was called up for the first time to cover for the injured Sergio Ramos, retaining his place. Spain play hosts to Belgium on 5 September in La Coruna before meeting Estonia in Merida four days later.

Vicente del Bosque’s side have a 100 per cent record after six qualifying games, leaving them top of Group 5, six points ahead of second-placed Bosnia-Herzegovina and within touching distance of a place in next year’s finals in South Africa.

Squad: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Jose Reina (Liverpool), Diego Lopez (Villarreal); Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Ignacio Monreal (Osasuna), Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol (both Barcelona); Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Santi Cazorla (Villarreal), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Xavi (Barcelona), David Silva, Juan Mata (both Valencia), Albert Riera (Liverpool), Marcos Senna (Villarreal); Daniel Guiza (Fenerbahce), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), David Villa (Valencia)

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Play Fantasy Football manager with Real’s Pellegrini

August 24, 2009

Real Madrid’s 250 million euros spending spree has left new coach Manuel Pellegrini with the kind of headache most managers could only dream of.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Xabi Alonso, Raul Albiol, Alvaro Arbeloa, Esteban Granero and Ezequiel Garay have all been added to a squad that finished second in the league under Juande Ramos last year.

Pellegrini has made the most of pre-season friendlies to experiment with players and lineups, and they have lost only once in their eight warm up games, against Juventus in the Peace Cup. They have netted 22 goals, and conceded just six.

But with only a week to go until Deportivo Coruna visit the Bernabeu for their opening game of the new Primera Liga campaign, the Chilean has yet to make it clear what his best starting 11 will be, and what formation he will play.

There is no debate over the position of goalkeeper, so Iker Casillas is easy to put first on the team sheet.

In defence he can pick from Garay, Arbeloa, Albiol, Pepe, Christoph Metzelder, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo and Miguel Torres. Royston Drenthe has performed well at fullback in the last couple of matches.

Ronaldo, Kaka and Xabi Alonso will be guaranteed a place in midfield which leaves perhaps Lassana Diarra as the fourth component of a traditional 4-4-2. Arjen Robben and Granero have impressed in pre-season games while Fernando Gago, Guti, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart and Mahamadou Diarra wait in the wings.

And who to play in attack? Raul has topscored with four in the pre-season friendlies, so the evergreen captain and Benzema? Last season’s top scorer Gonzalo Higuain and the returning Ruud van Nistelrooy complete the choices up front.

Assuming everyone was available, the following 4-2-3-1 formation would be a tasty lineup in front of Casillas. Ramos, Pepe, Albiol and Drenthe at the back, Alonso and Lass Diarra holding the centre midfield, leaving Ronaldo, Kaka, and Robben to support Benzema up front.

Is Pellegrini tough enough to put Raul on the bench or does the fans’ favourite have to start? If you were in the hot seat, who would you play?

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Benitez reveals interest in Hull defender Turner

August 8, 2009

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez admitted on Saturday that he has held talks with Hull boss Phil Brown over a bid for defender Michael Turner.

Benitez desperately needs a centre-back after Jamie Carragher limped off with an ankle injury early in the first half of Liverpool’s 2-1 friendly defeat to Atletico Madrid at Anfield.

The Spanish coach is short of defenders as Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel are also nursing injuries, while Sami Hyypia and Alvaro Arbeloa joined Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid respectively during the close-season.

Benitez is believed to have offered six million pounds for Turner, with Hull demanding closer to 12 million pounds.

“I was talking with (Hull manager) Phil Brown, but I will not talk about figures. But maybe I was just talking to Phil about the weather!” Benitez said.

There was another injury scare for Benitez ahead of next Sunday’s Premier League opener at Tottenham as Spain striker Fernando Torres limped off with an ankle problem late on against Atletico.

Benitez said: “Carragher twisted his ankle, and because we have problems with injuries to our centre-backs, we decided to take him off as a precaution.

“We will have to wait to see how the injured players improve, but I feel they will be ready for our next game.

“We have two options. One is to bring in someone at the back and the other option is to keep working with the young players we have.

“We have three centre-backs to get fit and will need one more as a fourth. We have to decide what to do, but the one solution we can achieve is to work with the youngsters.

“Jamie will come in for treatment, and we will assess the situation then.

“For a twisted ankle you need two or three days to see how the injury settles down. I do not believe he will need a scan.

“Fernando Torres also came off with an slight injury on his ankle, but he also came off as a precaution because this was only a friendly.”

Sergio Aguero scored one for Atletico and created a second for Diego Forlan in the first half, with Lucas Leiva replying for Liverpool in the final minutes.

LIVERPOOL, England (AFP)

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Liverpool agree £20m deal for Roma star Aquilani

August 6, 2009

Liverpool are set to sign Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Roma after agreeing a transfer fee with the Serie A club.

Anfield boss Rafa Benitez moved quickly to land Aquilani, who will travel to Merseyside later this week for a medical, after reluctantly selling Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid for 30 million pounds.

It is believed Liverpool have agreed to pay around 20 million pounds (50.8 million dollars) for Aquilani, who rejected interest from Chelsea and Arsenal to join his childhood heroes Roma when he was 16.

The 25-year-old, who has 11 caps for Italy, may take a while to find his feet in the Premier league as he hasn’t played since March due to injury.

He made just 14 league appearances last season and had surgery on his right ankle in May.

“Alberto is a very good player and I’m delighted we’ve reached agreement with Roma for his transfer,” Benitez said. “Alberto has a winning mentality and great experience in both Serie A and the Champions League.

“He has long been recognised as a top class talent in Italy, captaining his country at both Under-19 and Under-21 levels before establishing himself in the senior national side.”

Benitez, currently in Norway for Wednesday’s friendly with Lyn Oslo, is working to a limited budget and had to wait until the Alonso deal was sealed before he had the cash to fund a move for Aquilani.

The Spaniard’s only other close-season signing of note has been England right-back Glen Johnson, who joined from Portsmouth 17 million pounds.

However, Benitez is still searching for another defender after Sami Hyypia’s departure to Bayer Leverkusen, Alvaro Arbeloa’s move to Real Madrid and injuries to Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel in pre-season.

He could plug that gap by raiding cash-strapped Portsmouth again for French centre-back Sylvain Distin.

LIVERPOOL (AFP)

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Liverpool agree deal for Roma star Aquilani

August 5, 2009

Liverpool are set to sign Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Roma after agreeing a transfer fee with the Serie A club.

The 25-year-old, who has 11 caps for Italy, may take a while to find his feet in the Premier league as he hasn’t played since March due to injury.

He made just 14 league appearances last season and had surgery on his right ankle in May.

“He has long been recognised as a top class talent in Italy, captaining his country at both Under-19 and Under-21 levels before establishing himself in the senior national side.”

The Spaniard’s only other close-season signing of note has been England right-back Glen Johnson, who joined from Portsmouth 17 million pounds.

He could plug that gap by raiding cash-strapped Portsmouth again for French centre-back Sylvain Distin.

LIVERPOOL (AFP)

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04/08/09: Transfer Rumors

August 4, 2009

‘Barcelona have offered €22m for the Shakhtar Donetsk defender Dmytro Chygrynskyi. Donetsk, who had slapped a €30m tag, have already used the player in this year’s Champions League, making him ineligible for the Catalonia side’s team sheet, if the deal goes through.’ – Sport

‘Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will not improve his original offer of £6m for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh.’ – L’Equipe

‘Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac has confirmed that he will be staying in France despite interest from several Premier League clubs.’ – L’Equipe

‘AS Monaco midfielder Diego Perez will not be leaving the club for Livorno after negotiations between the the two clubs have broken down’ – L’Equipe

‘While, French striker David Trezeguet is staying at Juventus after deciding that a prospective move to Serie A rivals AC Milan would be tantamount to a “betrayal” of the Turin club.’ – Gazzetta dello Sport

‘And the Lombardy based club Milan are hoping to sign AS Roma’sBrazilian international Julio Baptista in the event of failure of negotiations with FC Sevilla for Luis Fabiano.’ – Corriere dello Sport

‘Real Madrid player Michel Salgado has terminated his contract with the Spanish giants, after Alvaro Arbeloa’s arrival from Liverpool FC’ – Marca

‘Another player who could be packing his bags is, Rafael van der Vaart who arrived from Hamburg last year. And the player has admitted that he is no longer in Manuel Pellegrini’s team plans.’ – De Telegraaf

‘Mathieu Valbuena could leave for Bundesliga’s Hertha Berlin, as number of clubs pursue the Marseille playmaker’ – L’Equipe

‘Defender Joleon Lescott will write to Everton chairman Bill Kenwright and ask to join big-spending Manchester City.’ (Daily Mirror)

‘However, Lescott has been told that despite his desire to leave Goodison Park he will not be allowed to move to Eastlands.’ – Daily Star

‘Manchester City will call a halt to their pursuit of Lescott if they cannot get him to Eastlands by the end of the week.’ – The Sun

‘With Xabi Alonso’s departure to Real Madrid imminent, Liverpool will replace the midfielder with Roma’s Alberto Aquilani.’ – Daily Mirror

‘The Reds have agreed a deal in principle with Roma and will splash out £20m on the Italian 25-year-old.’ – The Sun

‘But the Alonso transfer deal is in a make or break situation, as the deal enters the final stages of negotiations’ – Marca

‘Arsenal are on the verge of signing Chelsea’s Ivory Coast forward Salomon Kalou for £8m.’ – The Sun

‘Chelsea have moved closer to the £8m signing of AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo, who could arrive in time for Sunday’s Community Shield clash with Manchester United.’ – Daily Mirror

‘The Blues, meanwhile, have dismissed speculation linking midfielder Joe Cole with a move to London rivals Tottenham.’ – The Independent

‘Having completed a medical on Monday, Tottenham striker Darren Bent is expected to finally seal his £12m transfer to Sunderland on Tuesday.’ – Daily Express

‘Bent’s departure will pave the way for Spurs to step up their pursuit of Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.’ – Daily Express

‘Everton are preparing a £12m bid for Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour.’ – Daily Mirror

‘However, Defour is also on Liverpool’s wish list as they look to bolster their midfield options.’ – Daily Mail

‘West Ham are confident they can persuade right-back Lucas Neill to remain at the club.’ – The Independent

‘Bolton are looking to sign Valencia midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo on a free transfer.’ – The Sun

‘Hull will turn their attentions to Tottenham full-back Pascal Chimbonda, if their bid for Newcastle defender Habib Beye fails.’ – The Sun

‘Newcastle defender Sebastien Bassong is ready to hand in a transfer request in order to get a move to Tottenham or Manchester City.’ – Daily Mirror

‘Hull will battle it out with Fulham for Villarreal striker Jozy Altidore.’ – Daily Star

‘Nottingham Forest have launched a £2m bid for Bolton defender Danny Shittu.’ – Daily Star

‘Striker Amr Zaki could join Portsmouth on a season-long loan from Egyptian side El Zamalek.’ – The Independent

‘Hamilton Accies are close to deals for Leicester midfielder James Wesolowski and Spanish defender Luis Rubiales.’ – Various

‘Frozen-out Rangers forward Alan Gow is a target for Plymouth.’ – Daily Star

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Juventus beat Real to reach Peace Cup final

August 1, 2009

Juventus beat Real Madrid 2-1 Friday to reach the final of the Peace Cup as the big-spending Spanish club failed to shine in its first major pre-season test.

The Italians will meet Aston Villa on Sunday after the English Premier League side beat Porto of Portugal by the same score in Malaga.

Juventus got off to a flying start in the match in Seville when Fabio Cannavaro connected with a free kick from Alessandro del Piero to head the ball past Jerzy Dudek in the third minute.

Real leveled the score when the world’s most expensive footballer Cristiano Ronaldo scored his second goal — and second penalty — in a Real shirt.

The 23-year-old Portuguese star – who cost Real around 94 million euros when he joined from Manchester United — slotted the ball past Gianluigi Buffon in the 41st minute after Giorgio Chiellini brought down Raul.

Bosnian midfielder Hasan Salihamidzic restored the advantage for the Italians in the 49th minute with a glancing header from a corner by Alessandro Del Piero.

The match was Real’s first real pre-season test after matches against Ireland’s Shamrock Rovers, Saudi side Al Ittihad and Ecuador’s La Liga de Quito.

But three of the club’s big new signings — Kaka, Raul Albiol and Alvaro Arbeloa — and Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos were not selected,

All had been allowed to extend their holidays after taking part in the Confederations Cup in South Africa in June.

But Real coach Manuel Pellegrini was able to count on French signing Karim Benzema, who had recovered from a knock picked up in the match against La Liga de Quito.

The former Lyon striker, who joined Real for 35 million euros (50 million dollars) earlier this month, was substituted in the 72nd minute by Argentine Gonzalo Higuain.

Twelve clubs took part in the prestigious pre-season Peace Cup tournament.

The tournament began life in 2003 and FIFA recognised it as an international event in 2007.

This year is the first time it has been held outside of South Korea.

SEVILLE, Spain (AFP)

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28/07/09: Transfer Rumors

July 28, 2009

‘Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa says he is close to completing a transfer to Spanish giants Real Madrid.’ – Marca

‘And another defender in the form of Andrea Dossena is possibly heading out of Anfield. The player’s agent has told Italian radio station Radio Kiss Kiss that Liverpool have accepted a £4.3m offer from Napoli for the 27-year-old.’ – Press Association

‘Real Madrid have said that Liverpool’s £30m valuation of midfielder Xabi Alonso is unrealistic. The Spanish club are not willing to pay more than £24m.’ – Daily Telegraph

‘But the Spaniard could be only 48 hours from signing from Liverpool to Real Madrid for around £30m’ – Marca

‘And in the event of Xabi leaving the club Rafa Benitez will sign Alberto Aquilani of AS Roma’ – Marca

‘Manchester City have struck a deal with Arsenal for the £15m signing of defender Kolo Toure, who will double his wages at Eastlands.’ – Daily Mail

‘Toure’s departure from Arsenal to Manchester City is set to spark a defender merry-go-round this summer. Joleon Lescott will also move to Eastlands from Everton, with Tottenham’s Alan Hutton and City’s Nedum Onuoha replacing him at Goodison Park, while Arsenal are to move for Fulham’s Brede Hangeland.’ – Daily Mirror

‘And Manchester City are also set for signing AS Roma’s Philippe Mexes.’ – Le Parisien

‘Manchester City and Bolton are leading the chase for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso, who is valued at about £15m.’ – The Sun

‘Burnley are ready to make an improved bid for Sheffield Wednesday striker Marcus Tudgay.’ – Daily Mirror

‘West Ham are struggling to keep defender Lucas Neill at the club after contract talks broke down. Turkish side Galatasaray are favourites to sign the 31-year-old.’ – The Sun

‘West Ham striker Dean Ashton is wanted by Hull after they failed to sign Bobby Zamora from Fulham.’ – Daily Express

‘Aston Villa are interested in Blackburn’s £6m-rated defender Stephen Warnock.’ – Daily Mail

‘Arsenal have joined the list of clubs linked with Roma striker Mirko Vucinic.’ – Daily Telegraph

‘Hull are poised to join Everton in the race for Tottenham defender Alan Hutton.’ – The Sun

‘Portsmouth are closing in on the signing of Hadjuk Split striker Nikola Kalinic as a replacement for Peter Crouch, who has joined Tottenham.’ – Various

‘And Pompey have offered defender Sylvain Distin a new contract to fight off Aston Villa’s £3m bid.’ – Daily Mirror

‘Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy and Portsmouth winger John Utaka are both targets for Stoke.’ – Daily Mail

‘Wigan have told former boss Steve Bruce, who is now at Sunderland, not to make another bid for midfielder Lee Cattermole.’ – The Sun

‘Everton manager David Moyes has launched a £7m bid for Alan Hutton after the Scotland defender was deemed surplus to requirements at Tottenham Hotspur.’ – Daily Record

‘Kilmarnock have agreed a contract with freed Rotherham striker Mark Burchill subject to a medical.’ – Various

‘It seems Plymouth are set to sign Reda Johnson after putting in a cash offer to Amiens and likely to beat Aberdeen to the defender’s signature.’ – L’Equipe

‘Hamilton are keeping tabs on 20-year-old former Rennes defender David Louhongou.’ – Daily Record

‘St Johnstone will complete the signing of former Inverness midfielder Filipe Morais on Wednesday.’ – Various

‘CA Lanus midfielder Matias Fritzler has turned out to be a potential transfer target for LA Liga side Sevilla, costing the club €3m’ – Various

‘Without a contract since leaving AC Milan in December 2008, Emerson could return to Santos.’ – L’Equipe

‘Nuremberg and Arsenal have agreed on a one year loan dedal for Norwegian central defender Havard Nordveit.’ – L’Equipe

‘Lyon have had their €12m offer for Daniel Güiza, accepted by Fenerbahçe.’ – L’Equipe

‘Chelsea could offer Claudio Pizarro and Michael Mancienne on loan to AC Milan for Andrea Pirlo.’ – Corriere della Sera

‘A long pursued target of Lyon, Bayern and Valencia, Saint-Etienne’s Mouhamadou Dabo is close to a Portsmouth switch’ – L’Equipe

By: Abhimanyu Rajput

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