Mancini: The title race is over

    Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has conceded that the club can't win the Premier League title this season, with rivals Manchester United 15 points clear at the top.However, with an FA Cup semi-final still to contest against the winners of a replay between United and Chelsea, Mancini refused to be downbeat about their season, instead backing his side to cement second place in the league and finish the term strongly."It's over, but this doesn't change anything because we should do our best from now to the end," Mancini told reporters."Every top team, when you can't win a title, you should try to play well, try to win all the games, and we have the FA cup semi-final."We have Chelsea four points behind, Tottenham...

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Alexis agent set for Juventus talks

    Fernando Felicevich, the agent of Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez, is set to fly to Italy for talks with Juventus and Inter, Goal.com understands.The Chilean enjoyed a successful spell in Serie A with Udinese between 2006 and 2011, but left for Camp Nou for an undisclosed fee two years ago.However, he has struggled with form and injuries since moving to Catalunya, scoring just twice in his 20 Liga appearances this season.The Turin giants have been monitoring his situation for several months now as they look to bolster their front line, but could face competition from the Nerazzurri, who have joined the race for his signature in recent weeks.Felicevich will also discuss the future of another of his clients, Bianconeri midfielder...

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Why I will not recall Odemwingie anytime soon – Keshi

Stephen Keshi has indicated that Osaze Odemwingie’s attitude might keep him out of the national team for a long time. The West Brom forward, was excluded from the squad that went on to win the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa and Keshi revealed that he has shown no remorse, as he refused to congratulate the players and officials. “There is no doubt that Osaze is a good player, but he hasn’t shown the right attitude that he is ready to play for the country again. Nigerians won’t believe that Osaze has not sent a word or text messages of congratulations to us after the Nations Cup. This shows the kind of a person he is,” Keshi said.&nb...

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“The Best Team Lost” – Mourinho

Despite qualifying for the quarter-finals, Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, conceded that his team did not deserve to eliminate Manchester United. “The best team lost, we didn’t play well & we didn’t deserve to win,” the Portuguese said. The former Chelsea boss, went on to praise the attitude of Sir Alex Ferguson’s men, who fought on, even after Nani’s controversial dismissal. He said: “Man Utd have the mentality of lions. They are aggressive in a good way. They are giants and are fantastic.” On his potential return to English football, he added: “If somebody wants me one day I will be back (in English football...

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List Of 27 Players Who Left ARSENAL FC To Go And Win Trophies

THE harsh truth is any player joining Arsenal in the last eight years has had to forget about winning silverware. But 27 players who have walked out on the Gunners since their 2005 FA Cup triumph against Manchester United, have gone on to collect a combined 76 trophies… ASHLEY COLE Left 2006. 8 trophies. With CHELSEA — Premier League 2010; Champions League 2012; FA Cup 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012; League Cup 2007; Community Shield 2009. PATRICK VIEIRA Left 2005. 8 trophies. JUVENTUS — Serie A 2006. INTER MILAN — Serie A 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; Italian Super Cup 2006, 2008. MAN CITY — FA Cup 2011. THIERRY HENRY Left 2007. 7 trophies. BARCELONA — La Liga 2009, 2010; Copa del Rey 2009; Spanish Super Cup 2009; Champions League...

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Five transfers that could break the £80 million world transfer record

Rumours are abound of Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid this summer and, were it to happen, he would likely command a fee close to his world record £80million transfer to Spain from Manchester United. Whether it would exceed that enormous amount paid by the Santiago Bernabeu club in 2009 is up for debate, but it would certainly be expensive. In fact, with the spectre of Financial Fair Play on the horizon, it is questionable as to whether any transfer will ever surpass the record. GMF decided to scour the world to find the players that could be candidates to break Ronaldo’s record fee, or at least come close to it – five players that could conceivably be the next transfer blockbusters. We aren’t saying these transfers...

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