Robin van Persie is unlikely to leave Manchester United for Lazio, but Miroslav Klose is set to stay in Rome, according to sporting director Igli Tare.
Netherlands international Van Persie faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford, with speculation rife that manager Louis van Gaal is willing to offload former Arsenal man in a bid to restructure his forward line.
Serie A side Lazio have been touted as a possible destination, although president Claudio Lotito last week told Corriere dello Sport to leave this thing it’s all b******t in response to the rumours.
Tare has now suggested that Van Persie is not on Lazio s radar, but Klose who joined from Bayern Munich in June 2011 is set to stay at Stadio Olimpico with a Lazio side that will play in the UEFA Champions…
Japan coach Norio Sasaki made no excuses for his team s Women s World Cup Final loss to United States, saying their opponents were simply too strong .
Carli Lloyd struck a hat-trick inside 16 minutes as USA beaten by Japan in the 2011 final made an incredible start in Vancouver, taking a 4-0 lead.
Japan did manage to cut the gap to two, but Jill Ellis team were always on track and ran out 5-2 winners.
My players have given their all in every match, and overall they’ve had a great tournament here in Canada, Sasaki said.
Today, though, the Americans were simply too strong. In the first few minutes, it seemed as if every shot ended up in the back of the net.
But we never gave up fighting for our supporters in the stadium and back home in Ja…
Tottenham have announced the departures of assistant manager Kevin Bond and first-team coach Joe Jordan.
The pair follow Harry Redknapp out of White Hart Lane after he was sacked two weeks ago for failing to agree terms over a new contract.
It was Redknapp who brought both men to north London upon his appointment in October 2008 as Juande Ramos successor, with Bond joining immediately and Jordan following on November 7.
An announcement on Tottenham s official website said: Kevin and Joe joined after Harry s appointment in 2008. We should like to thank them for their contribution and achievements during their time at the Club and wish them all the best for the future.
Bond worked as a coach and assistant to Redknapp at Portsmouth performing a similar rol…
Chelsea can win the Premier League title on Sunday after John Terry and Ramires struck late to give them a 3-1 come-from-behind victory at Leicester City.
Jose Mourinho s side extended their lead over both Manchester City and Arsenal to 13 points with a gutsy win at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday that showcased their character.
And now Chelsea, unbeaten in 14 league games, can secure English football s greatest prize for the first time since 2010 with victory against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Leicester, who had won four matches in a row to move out of the relegation zone they had occupied since November, lost Andy King and Robert Huth in the first 25 minutes to injuries, but still took the lead on the stroke of half-time through Marc Albr…
Tottenham could miss out on signing Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, according to the French club s advisor Bernard Laporte.
Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas has targeted the Frenchman as a long-term replacement for current number one Brad Friedel, who recently turned 41.
However Laporte, who works closely with Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas, has revealed that any move for Lloris is potentially off until Luka Modric s switch to Real Madrid is finalised.
Regarding Hugo Lloris, he should stay at OL and not join Tottenham, Laporte told French radio station RMC.
Until the transfer window closes, you never know. If Modric goes to Madrid, things may move forward.
But as he has started the Championship, Hugo is less hot to leave. He wants to continue at…
Gary Neville believes Arsenal may be guilty of failing to focus properly ahead of important matches as Manchester United prepare to visit the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Arsene Wenger s men have not beaten United in the Premier League since May 2011, a run of eight games stretching back to the infamous 8-2 thrashing the Gunners suffered at Old Trafford in August that year.
A decorated United stalwart as a player, Neville knows exactly what it takes to get the better of fellow heavyweight teams, the right-back having ended his career with a haul of eight league titles, many of them won at the expense of Arsenal.
And he has doubts over Arsenal s mental state as Wenger s side seek to bounce back from a chastening 3-2 Champions League loss to Olympiacos.
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Heiko Westermann and Hamburg have come to a mutual agreement not to renew his contract.
The centre-back joined Hamburg in 2010 and has made 173 competitive appearances for the Bundesliga club.
But, after Hamburg survived relegation in a play-off for the second straight year, Westermann who boasts 27 caps for Germany has agreed to end his spell at the Imtech Arena.
Westermann s contract with Hamburg expires next Tuesday.
Heiko has given his all for Hamburg for five years, chairman Dietmar Beiersdorfer told the club s official website.
We have the highest respect for his highly professional attitude and wish Heiko all the best for the future.
Westermann added: I hope that the proposed, new route will be exactly right for Hamburg and th…
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has joked that he is behind Romelu Lukaku s reported decision to turn down a new contract with Everton.
Lukaku s current contract runs until June 2019 and Everton manager Ronald Koeman had said that the Belgian international was close to signing a long-term extension to his deal at Goodison Park.
However, widespread reports on Tuesday suggested that Lukaku has turned down an offer from Everton as we wants a move to a Champions League club next season.
Carragher recently met with Lukaku for a television interview at Finch Farm and later responded to reports that the 23-year-old s new deal had fallen through.
Carragher, who donned the colours of his the Reds rivals for the interview, tweeted: I knew putting the Everton train…
Marcelo Diaz insists Chile will not rise to any provocation from Uruguay players in their World Cup 2018 qualifier at the Estadio Centenario on Tuesday.
When the pair met at Copa America 2015, Mauricio Isla earned the hosts a 1-0 win over the 2011 winners in the quarter-finals.
The meeting was overshadowed by a confrontation between Gonzalo Jara and Edinson Cavani, with the Uruguay striker dismissed for reacting to the Chilean prodding his backside with a finger by raising his hand to his opponent s face.
Jara was retrospectively suspended for the remainder of the tournament while Cavani missed his nation s first two World Cup qualifiers as a result of his ban.
Diaz has called on his team to ignore any subsequent goading from the opposition on Tuesday a…
Bayern Munich great Giovane Elber is confident Robert Lewandowski will spurn interest from Real Madrid in order to remain at Allianz Arena.
Lewandowski eclipsed former Brazil forward Elber as the most prolific foreigner in Bayern s history by notching a hat-trick in the 6-0 crushing of Hamburg on Saturday.
The treble elevated his tally to 142 competitive goals for the Bavarian club, surpassing Elber s previous record of 139.
But rumours of an off-season exit were fuelled by Lewandowski s hiring of Pini Zahavi as his agent in February.
Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly given Madrid his blessing to pursue the Poland international as a successor to Karim Benzema.
This shows that Cristiano Ronaldo is not stupid. Everyone wants to have such a play…