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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has heaped praise on midfielder Michael Ballack after his match-winning performance at Bolton Wanderers.It was Ballack's third league goal since arriving from Bayern Munich and Mourinho is happy with the way the German has settled in."I am pleased with Ballack, not just because he scored the winning goal, " he said. "I am pleased with everything. It was crucial in this

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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has backed troubled striker Craig Bellamy to bounce back after he was found not guilty of two assault charges earlier in the week.The Wales international returned to training on Thursday after a five-day hearing in Cardiff and will be named in the Reds' squad to face Wigan on Saturday."It is important that this is over as far as he is concerned. It is good that he

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Andriy Shevchenko insists he's happy at Chelsea and not angling for a return to AC Milan.But Shevchenko, 30, admitted his indifferent form since his £30m arrival during the summer had sparked speculation he is not happy in England.He told Chelsea's website: "If that means there is opinion and criticism I respect that."I give 100% all the time and I am committed and hungry for success with Chelsea

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Chelsea are monitoring Dida's contract talks with AC Milan.Milan directors are growing exasperated over the Brazilian's insistence on putting off negotiations for a new deal.Corriere della Sera says Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is waiting in the wings to secure Dida to a pre-contract agreement in January ahead of Bosman move to London over the summer.

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Inter Milan ace Hernan Crespo has slated former club Chelsea.The unhappy Argentinian was speaking as Chelsea moved to deny increasing speculation that £30million flop Andriy Shevchenko could be on his way out.Shevchenko's legendary status has been tarnished since a summer move to west London - just as Crespo's was when he arrived three years ago. Other overseas attackers to have reputations

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AC Milan powerbrokers are busily working on a loan agreement for unhappy Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko.Gazzetta dello Sport says a move in January can happen, despite suggestions the Ukrainian's non-EU status will work against him.Milan president Silvio Berlusconi and his No2 Adriano Galliani have been working on a deal for Sheva for over a month with a view to taking the striker on-loan for

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Real Madrid sports chief Pedja Mijatovic says the club is prepared to allow striker Antonio Cassano to leave in January."It's probable that Cassano will leave Madrid if the player confirms his desire and the club finds a satisfying solution," said Mijatovic on Wednesday."This year we need all of our men, but if he is determined and wants to change then we will consider what the possible options

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Despite making five changes from his line-up, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson saw his team earn a 3-0 win against Everton last night.Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrice Evra struck for the hosts either side of the interval, with John O'Shea adding an audacious third just before the end.With major tussles against Middlesbrough and Manchester City ahead, plus next week's make-or-break Champions

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has all but conceded they're out of the title race after last night's poor 2-1 defeat to Fulham.The Gunners trail leaders Manchester United by 16 points following the hot-tempered London derby at Craven Cottage, which saw Philippe Senderos dismissed for two bookings.The defensive lapses that surfaced in their previous two away games - defeats by West Ham and Bolton -

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes they can turn the heat on Manchester United by going on winning run after last night's 1-0 victory at Bolton Wanderers.Mourinho was delighted at the way they applied themselves following the draw at Old Trafford three days ago.He said: "There could have been eight points difference between us now if we had not played well in these two games."We could have lost

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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez was left frustrated after yesterday's disappointing 0-0 draw with Portsmouth.Benitez blasted Portsmouth for their time-wasting and claimed that referee Alan Wiley should have taken stronger action.Benitez said: "They were time-wasting from the first minute, their goalkeeper was taking time walking across his area for goal kicks from very early on."The referee only put

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Real Madrid sports chief Pedja Mijatovic is convinced the team's impressive season so far will convince David Beckham to sign a new deal.Beckham has yet to celebrate a major trophy success since moving to Madrid in 2003, but following the sweeping changes at the club this summer and the team's decent start to the season, optimism is high at the Bernabeu that Real will soon end that barren

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The FIFA World Player of the Year 2006 will be Fabio Cannavaro, Ronaldinho or Zinedine Zidane - with Thierry Henry not on the shortlist.FIFA's award is voted for by the coach and captain of all 207 national teams, who each pick their top three players of the year.Barcelona's Brazilian Ronaldinho has won it for the last two years and despite having a poor World Cup, he is the front-runner

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Bayern Munich have confirmed Owen Hargreaves has suffered a slight setback in his bid to make a return before the turn of the year.The England midfielder broke his leg against Arminia Bielefeld back in September.His efforts to be back before the Bundesliga winter break have suffered a complication and he has been forced to rest for a further fortnight."It's great to be able train again,"

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Manchester United defensive pair Mikael Silvestre and Wes Brown are considering their futures at Old Trafford.The Sun says Brown, who has started just one league game in the last nine, has seen boss Alex Ferguson to voice his frustration.The England centre-back, 27, was not even on the bench against Chelsea on Sunday and his contract is up at the end of next season.Frenchman Silvestre, 29, has

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AC Milan are preparing a massive double raid on the Premiership for stars Andriy Shevchenko and Steven Gerrard.Corriere dello Sport says Milan powerbrokers Adriano Galliani and Ariedo Braida are already in contact with Chelsea about taking Shevchenko back to the San Siro as early as January. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is willing to send Sheva back to Milan on-loan, though Galliani will press

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Former Lazio president Sergio Cragnotti has revealed he had deals in place for both Fabio Cannavaro and Ronaldo while he was in charge of the Rome club.Cragnotti said: "We had a deal for Cannavaro. He actually came to our office when he was leaving Napoli, but we did not reach an agreement over a fee and so was forced to abandon negotiations. But he was one of the footballers who came close to

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Chelsea are prepared to send striker Andriy Shevchenko away on-loan.The Sun says Sheva's former club AC Milan is the most likely destination - but Blues boss Jose Mourinho will let the Ukrainian switch only after the club have secured a replacement for the £30million flop.Mourinho has lost patience with Shevchenko, 30, who has bagged just three Premiership goals this term - costing £10m

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Chelsea are ready to offer Manchester City £15 million for teenage defender Micah Richards.The Times says Richards has been identified as the man to fill the right-back position that has given Jos頍ourinho such problems this season.Paulo Ferreira, Khalid Boulahrouz and Geremi have all failed to impress in the role and a bid for Richards can be expected before the transfer window opens in

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed on-loan Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard could still have an Old Trafford future."Tim has been doing really well at Everton, which is what we hoped for," said Ferguson."The potential has always been there because he has great elasticity, he is brave, has a good spring and is an excellent distributor of the ball. All he needed was the experience,

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Former Chelsea boss Gianluca Vialli is confident Andriy Shevchenko will prove value for money.Reports on Tuesday said Valencia's David Villa could be a £22m replacement for the out-of-form Shevchenko."I think it is quite normal when you are coming from a different country," Vialli told BBC Sport. "I think we will soon see one of the world's top strikers in the Premiership - there are no worries

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Valencia President Juan Soler has moved to dismiss rumours of a Chelsea bid for star striker David Villa, denying any contact between the two clubs and warning that any bid would first have to fulfill the terms of the Spanish international's buyout clause."We have no intention of selling him. But should any club be interested, they could sit down and negotiate his buy-out clause, which is

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Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has admitted the club would like to play in a bigger ground.The capacity at Stamford Bridge currently stands at 42,055 and Chelsea are keen to match the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal in the crowd stakes.Kenyon admitted ideally the club would be able to expand Stamford Bridge as he believes location is more important than size."We would like to have a

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Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce claims he could be in the market to bring Shaun Wright-Phillips back to The City of Manchester Stadium.Wright-Phillips has started just 17 matches in 16 months since joining the club from City in a £21 million transfer in the summer of 2005."If a price was set and Chelsea were prepared to sell him, just think what a big lift it would give everyone here for Shaun

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to revive his long-term interest in Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe.The Mirror says Ferguson is ready to make a £12 million swoop for Defoe - and believes that signing the England striker will see Manchester United wrestle the Premiership title from Chelsea.United are down to just two fit recognised strikers in Wayne Rooney and Louis Saha, and

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says their championship hopes this season ended with the club's move to their new Emirates stadium home.Wenger said: "Away from home this year we have done well. But we have gone to a new ground."Manchester United or Chelsea would drop a few points at the start if they did that - and that's what has happened to us."It is not completely logical. We have just moved in,

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While speculation swirls around the future of Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko, it's emerged that Blues owner Roman Abramovich is mapping out a role for the Ukrainian when he eventually hangs up his boots.Shevchenko has struggled for goals and form since his summer arrival in England and reports today state he has lost the confidence of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.However, despite his problems

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Inter Milan have offered cash, plus striker Adriano, to Juventus for goalkeeper Gigi Buffon.Tuttosport says a formal bid has been tabled for the Italy No1, which would see Adriano move to Juve along with a cool £15 million.However, Juve have rejected the offer, insisting Buffon's future won't be considered until they discuss his contract at the end of this season.

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is chasing Valencia ace David Villa - as a direct replacement for Andriy Shevchenko.The Sun says Mourinho has run out of patience with Sheva and will try to land £22m Valencia ace Villa in the January transfer window.Mourinho has had Villa watched 10 TIMES this season. A source at the Spanish club said: "We've got to know Chelsea scout Juan Sol well as he has been to

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Owen Hargreaves is to plea to Bayern Munich chiefs to let him join Manchester United in January.The Times says United are aware of Hargreaves's intention to plead his case to Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bayern's general manager and chairman respectively, at the earliest opportunity.The events of August, when the German club stunned United with the level of their resistance to a £17

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AC Milan ambassador Leonardo says Andriy Shevchenko is struggling at Chelsea because they do not play to his former teammate's strengths.The Brazilian said: "Sheva is a world-class player who needs to feel a team is built around him. At Chelsea, the team is all important and not the individual."The way that Chelsea will see the best of him is if he is played at the point of the team with two

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly lost patience with goal-shy striker Andriy Shevchenko.The Sun says Sunday's dreadful 75 minutes against Manchester United appears to be the final straw for Mourinho and he wants to buy Valencia striker David Villa in January.As far as the coach is concerned, he has done everything he can to get the best from Sheva and now he no longer feels obliged to

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Bayern Munich supremo Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has slammed money-bags Chelsea and their owner, Roman Abramovich.Rumenigge said: "I doubt whether in the next 10 years there will be a German club in the final of a European competition."Given what Abramovich does every summer in the transfer market, how can German clubs stay competitive?"If Bremen get past Barcelona in the Champions League, that would

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Carlos Tevez has apologised to West Ham for storming out of Upton Park following his substitution during the 1-0 victory over Sheffield United.Tevez was replaced by Teddy Sheringham in the 67th minute of Saturday's Premiership match and reacted by stalking down the tunnel and leaving the ground before the final whistle, in a clear breach of club discipline.Tevez said: "I would just like to say

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Peter Kenyon has shrugged off criticism of Chelsea's spending by insisting the Blues have a much smaller squad than many of their rivals.Kenyon argued the millions spent by Chelsea in pursuit of success was nothing more than taking advantage of market forces and refused to accept they were acting against the best interests of the game."We have taken a conscious decision that the core of our team

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Manchester United star Wayne Rooney stands to earn a massive £100 million from his new six-year contract.The Daily Mail says the deal until 2012 will add £36m to his bank balance in salary alone.Add to that his earnings from commercial endorsements, image rights and bonuses for United and England, and Rooney's income over the life of his new contract will hit the £100m mark.He said: "I'm

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists he has no regrets over the departure of Nicolas Anelka after the Bolton striker's double on Saturday."Why should I have any regrets?" said Wenger when pressed on Anelka's departure from Arsenal. "He was the one who wanted to go. It's not me who wanted him to go. But I wasn't surprised by the goals he scored against us. We know he has the quality to do that kind

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The agent of West Ham United midfielder Javier Mascherano has ruled out a return to Brazil for the ex-Corinthians star."The possibility that Mascherano signs for Flamengo or any other Brazilian team is equal to zero. He has decided to go to Europe and it is here that he means to remain," declared the Argentine's agent, Walter Tamer.On the possibility of Mascherano leaving West Ham in January,

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LA Galaxy have been given the green light by MLS officials to move for Real Madrid's unhappy midfielder David Beckham.The former England captain, 31, will be at liberty to listen to offers from New Year's Day as his Real Madrid contract runs out at the end of the season.And MLS commissioner Don Garber said: "We have the money to sign stars like Beckham."Beckham is under contract with Real Madrid

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AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini says it's vital the club resists all offers from Real Madrid for star midfielder Kaka.Maldini, 39, said: "Kaka is the best player in the world. He's amazing because he has great room for improvement and is the first person who wants to make himself better."Milan will try to hold onto him at all cost."

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Roma coach Luciano Spalletti praised the Sampdoria crowd for their applause after Francesco Totti's incredible strike yesterday."The second goal from Totti was like the famous one scored by Van Basten at the European Championship," said Spalletti, "We all remember that one and we will remember Totti's, which in effect was hit from a tighter angle."Even the match officials have exclaimed 'Mama Mia

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Roma captain Francesco Totti has hit back at critics after his double against Sampdoria yesterday.Lega Calcio President Antonio Matarrese has questioned Totti's decision to temporarily halt his international career following World Cup glory.While Michel Platini, a former Juventus legend, has also blasted the No 10's snubbing of the national side and questioned his true worth as a player.Yet Totti

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he's unsure if his team can win the title this season after their defeat at Bolton.He said: "I don't know. But this team can improve a lot. In every game it is the same, we have a fantastic potential and yet we do not get what we should get out of it. That is down to experience and learning process but at the same time you feel this side has great quality and you

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists they were "the better team" after their 1-1 draw with title rivals Chelsea at Old Trafford.The draw allowed United to maintain their three point advantage at the top, although there was a palpable sense of disappointment the hosts had not managed to retain the lead Louis Saha gave them with his expert first-half finish.Still, Ferguson insisted

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was satisfied with the point his team earned in their 1-1 draw at Manchester United.Mourinho was delighted with his side's comeback after the interval - which he believes could have given his side the mental edge following Louis Saha's opening goal."To go to the end of the season with a difference of six points maximum is the reality of the Premiership and the reality

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West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson says the club is honoured to be mentioned as a possible buyer for Real Madrid's unsettled midfielder David Beckham."The way he has played at Manchester United and Real Madrid, he is a great player, and it's an honour he has been linked to West Ham," said Magnusson on BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme."I might be the incoming chairman at West Ham, but the

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West Ham United's new supremo Eggert Magnusson admits they're keen to land Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips."He has not been playing regularly at Chelsea, but he's a good player and he has great possibilities to do well," said Magnusson on BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme."Alan has told me he has already asked Chelsea about him. It came out of Chelsea that we have shown an interest,

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has challenged the club to stop living on past glories."I'll never forget the feeling of lifting the trophy and the fans will never forget 2005," he said. "That feeling will never go away. But as a player you can't dwell on lifting trophies in the past, you've got to want more in the future. I want to do it again and the team want to do it again. It's easy to live

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Former Chelsea captain Marcel Desailly says Manchester United have their name on this season's Premiership trophy.The ex-France captain, writing for the Observer, said: "This is going to be Manchester United's season and I've been saying it ever since the campaign started. Football goes in cycles and I just don't think Chelsea can be as dominant as they were in the last two seasons. They seem to

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Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insists they are not ignoring the club's local talent as they seek deals for Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors) and Gonzalo Higuain (River Plate).Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas admitted last week he didn't want to see the Argentines signed as it meant another first team place blocked for a local player. But Calderon insisted: "We must take advantage of every

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Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti is prepared to offer £70 million for Barcelona superkid Leo Messi.The Argentina international is the one player Moratti is prepared to break the bank for and he intends to test Barca's resolve with an extraordinary bid at the end of this season.Messi's buyout clause is £100 million and Marca says Moratti intends to push the boat out with a massive £70 million

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Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o admits football is the furthest thing from his mind at the moment as he recovers from knee surgery.The Cameroon ace is expected to return to action for Barca in the New Year and said yesterday: "The truth is that football right now is far from my thoughts. It is not my greatest focus right now. At the moment I am only thinking about myself and how my knee is doing."

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Holland coach Marco van Basten is emerging as favourite to succeed Carlo Ancelotti at AC Milan.DiarioSport says Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has ordered his No2, Adriano Galliani, to move for Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard.While both Rijkaard and Barca can go their separate ways at the end of this season courtesy of a clause in the Dutchman's contract, it's reported that both parties remain

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