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Italy coach Marcello Lippi insisted his team is full of born leaders all over the pitch ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Montenegro in Podgorica. Lippi was reacting to claims in the Italian press that the world champions lack a player with natural charisma. “It’s not true that this team doesn’t have a leader, there’s (Gianluigi) Buffon, (Gianluca) Zambrotta, (Fabio) Cannavaro, (

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Fabio Capello suggested Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was guilty of double standards after failing to be as critical of Alan Hutton’s inclusion in the Scotland squad as he was about Ledley King’s call-up for England duty. Spurs centre-back King was withdrawn on Tuesday from England’s squad for Saturday’s friendly international against Slovakia and next week’s World Cup qualifier with Ukraine.

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Juventus chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc said on Wednesday that the Italian giants will sign a star player in the summer. Juve are currently trailing Inter Milan by seven points in Serie A with only nine games remaining. Following their elimination from the Champions League by Chelsea earlier this month, club coach Claudio Ranieri said they needed bigger stars to compete for the top honours.

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Bulgarian authorities gave the green light on Wednesday to the sale of top Bulgarian football club CSKA Sofia by its Indian owner, businessman Pramod Mittal, to a Bulgarian company. The country’s competition protection committee said on its website that the “acquisition of 100 percent of CSKA’s shares by the Bulgarian Titan Sport company” will not contravene national anti-monopoly legislation.

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Barcelona youngster Bojan Krkic insists he has no intention of leaving the Camp Nou at the end of the season. Speculations have suggested that the 18-year-old would be interested in a move away from the club in order to get regular first-team football next season. “I have never even thought about going, firstly because I have faith in my chances, something that was reaffirmed to me last year, and

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent on Wednesday denied that his client is looking for a move away from Inter Milan. However, Mino Raiola confirmed that another client of his, Brazilian left-back Maxwell, will definitely be leaving the San Siro at the end of the season. Ibrahimovic sparked speculation about his future on Sunday when he said after his two-goal starring role in Inter’s 3-0 home win over

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World anti-doping chief John Fahey on Wednesday accused FIFA and UEFA of ignoring reality, after they rejected rules that ease out-of-competition drugs testing of individual footballers. “One of the key principles of efficient doping control is the surprise effect and the possibility to test an athlete without advance notice on a 365 day basis,” the World Anti Doping Agency President said in a

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Ivory Coast star Didier Drogba could be ready to extend his Chelsea contract, according to his agent. Drogba has been linked with Europe’s top clubs as it appeared he was likely to leave Stamford Bridge earlier this season. Drogba’s current contract keeps him with the Blues until 2010. “Didi has a deal with Chelsea, so he is relaxed about his future,” he said in the Daily Express. “It was very

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Steven Gerrard has admitted he is keen on signing a new contract with Liverpool. The Reds skipper has two years left on his current deal and reports have linked him with several clubs, including Real Madrid and Chelsea in recent years. “I have never been happier throughout my whole career than I am at the moment,” he said. “I have two years left on my contract and if there was a chance to extend

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FIFA and UEFA on Tuesday formally rejected rules that allow anti-doping authorities to locate individual players for out of competition drugs testing. The governing bodies of European and world football said in a joint statement that there were fundamental differences between an individual athlete and those involved in team sports that needed to be taken into account in the World Anti Doping

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According to Voetbal International, reigning Eredivisie title holders PSV are interested in signing Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. The forward’s current deal with the Hoops expires at the end of this campaign. PSV are unhappy with the performances of their current strikers and are reportedly ready to offload Danny Koevermans and Danko Lazovic in the upcoming transfer window. They have

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Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon believes Inter will win the Scudetto this season. The Old Lady are seven points behind the Nerazzurri in the race for the Scudetto. “Inter will surely win the Scudetto because they have a big lead over us,” Buffon said on Sky Sport 24. “They are a very balanced side and so it is difficult when you let them get an advantage. “However, there is obviously some hope we

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Bayern Munich boss Jurgen Klinsmann was delighted the defending Bundesliga champions ground out a 1-0 win over Karlsruhe to narrow the gap on leaders Hertha Berlin to just a point. “The three points were what mattered,” said Klinsmann despite his side’s average performance as a single first-half strike from Argentina striker Jose Sosa gave Bayern the three points. With leaders Hertha Berlin

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Villarreal put the pressure on Champions League rivals Atletico Madrid and Malaga with a 2-0 home win over 10-man Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Goals from Spanish international Santi Cazorla and Mati Fernandez saw fourth-placed Villarreal move five points clear of chasing Atletico and Malaga who are in action on Sunday. For Bilbao, who had Markel Susaeta sent off late on, it was another setback as

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Chelsea missed a gilt-edged chance to pile pressure on Manchester United in the English Premier League title race as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday. Luka Modric’s superb strike early in the second half consigned Guus Hiddink to his first defeat since assuming control at Stamford Bridge on an interim basis, but while the Dutchman will be piqued at losing his unbeaten record,

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Danny Murphy and Zoltan Gera struck to hand Fulham a shock win over nine-man Manchester United and throw open the Premier League title race. Sir Alex Ferguson’s league leaders followed last weekend’s defeat to Liverpool with a second successive reverse that opened the door for Chelsea and Liverpool to close the gap at the head of the table. And to make a miserable afternoon even worse, Ferguson

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Hugo Sanchez became a legend at Real Madrid in seven trophy-laden seasons but on Sunday the Mexican will put sentiment aside as his Almeria side look for a first ever win at the Santiago Bernabeu. Legendary striker Sanchez starred for Real between 1985 and 1992, winning five league titles and four ‘Pichichi’ (top goalscorer) crowns, but now he wants to get one over on his old club. “It will be

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AC Milan face a tough trip to Napoli as they continue their push for a top three finish and automatic entry into next season’s Champions League group stages. Milan finished fifth in Serie A a year ago and spent this season in exile in the UEFA Cup until they were knocked out by Werder Bremen at the end of last month. But now, according to injured midfield general Gennaro Gattuso, the Italian

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Brazilian full-back Roberto Carlos has revealed that he would be interested in a return to Real Madrid if Florentino Perez wins the club’s presidential election. Carlos has just recently signed a one-year extension with Turkish side Fenerbahce. “I have a year left on my contract, but many things can happen with Florentino,” Marca quote him as saying. “I have renewed here and have another season,

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Theo Walcott’s hopes of a return to the England squad next week have been dashed by a knee injury that means another frustrating spell on the sidelines for the Arsenal winger. The 20-year-old, who had only just completed his recovery from a serious shoulder injury, suffered the fresh setback in training on Friday. “He will have a scan on his knee today and we are a bit surprised and worried

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Bayern Munich were celebrating mildly on Friday despite being drawn against Spanish giants Barcelona - one of the title favourites - in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The German champions had been hoping to play the first leg away from home, and that wish was granted in Nyon Friday where Manchester United drew FC Porto, Liverpool drew Chelsea and Arsenal were handed a tie with

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Lionel Messi wants to stay at Barcelona for the rest of his career, the Argentina forward said. “I have said many times that if it were up to me I would stay my whole life at Barca,” he said at a book presentation in the Catalan capital. “There are some things money cannot buy such as happiness and how good I feel here,” added the 21-year-old while replying to a question about whether he would

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Holders Manchester United were handed arguably the plum pick of the Champions League quarter-finals draw after being pitted against 2004 champions FC Porto here Friday. For the second year in a row four English teams feature in the last eight with Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool also looking for a quick and comparatively easy passage to the semi-finals. While 2006 finalists Arsenal were drawn to

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Germany captain Michael Ballack has been working hard to build bridges with his team-mates following last autumn’s spat with national coach Joachim Loew, senior players have revealed.Chelsea midfielder Ballack caused a storm here last autumn when he accused Loew of failing to show senior players enough respect and loyalty after veteran midfielder Torsten Frings was kept on the bench for two World

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Craig Bellamy’s hopes of making an early return to action in Manchester City’s UEFA Cup meeting with Aalborg on Thursday have been dashed after manager Mark Hughes ruled the striker out of the trip to Denmark.City are strong favourites to proceed to the last eight of the competition after a 2-0 first leg win and Bellamy had been optimistic about the chances of featuring in his first game since

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