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Premier League

  • Manchester United and Liverpool are tracking Real Sociedad’s young left winger Antoine Griezmann. Griezmann has been playing at Real Sociedad since he
    was 13.
  • Bayern Munich’s Luca Toni was asked to play for the reserves, but refused to do so and is looking to move during the next transfer window. Premier League’s West Ham United have shown interest in signing the Italian.
  • Problems soar within bottom-placed Porstmouth as players didn’t receive their wages. New owner Sulaiman Al Fahim is struggling to raise funds for his new club and is believed to be £2million short of meeting the wage bill.
  • Rafael Benítez has never before erupted as he did at the Stadio Artemio Franchi after Liverpool suffered a defeat against Fiorentina in the mid-week Champions League clash. He kept his nerve even during the 2005 Champions League final versus AC Milan, when the Reds trailed by 3 goals, but couldn’t hide his anger on Tuesday after a lackluster performance by his team.
  • Michael Owen, Manchester United’s hero against their rivals Manchester City, has suffered an injury to his groin in the Champions League win over Wolfsburg and could be out for up to three weeks. The injury has also dampened his hopes of being selected for the World Cup Group 6 qualifier in Ukraine on 10 October.
  • Manchester City’s Emmanuel Adebayor has been fined £25,000 and given an additional two-match ban following his goal celebration against Arsenal.
  • Blackburn Rovers player Pascal Chimbonda was caught speeding in Nottinghamshire and has been given a six month driving ban after being found guilty.
  • Bolton’s Gary Cahill has been in the limelight after being selected in the England squad.
  • Daniel Agger made a comeback from a back injury, he played for the reserves on Tuesday. Benitez might consider him for the upcoming fixtures.

      • Serie A

    • Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero will be out for at least a month with a thigh injury.
    • League leaders Sampdoria are brimming with confidence heading into this weekend’s game against Parma. They defeated the defending champions Inter Milan last week, a victory that pushed them one point clear of Juventus.
    • AC Milan has shown a poor string of form lately winning just twice and scoring one goal in their last five league games, play against Atalanta this week.
    • Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi was banned from football for five years. Due to his leading role in a 2006 match-fixing scandal and could face a three-year jail sentence in a separate case.

      Bundesliga

    • Arjen Robben’s injury is not as severe as it was feared to be.Earlier, the Dutchman had limped out of Bayern’s 0-0 draw with Juventus. However, an examination of his right knee has revealed minor damage and will undergo surgery for it. He could be ruled out for up to 4 weeks.
    • Maniche has received a three-match ban following his red card against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Saturday. The Portuguese player was dismissed after a stamp on Leverkusen’s Arturo Vidal’s mid rift and will miss Köln’s crucial upcoming fixtures against FC Bayern München, Mainz 05 and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
    • The Financial Times Deutschland reported that three out of four accounts from which Schalke service their debts were empty. Schalke made a statement denying any financial problems and stated that all the accounts mentioned in the article were in credit, and that all instalments had so far been paid on time.
    • Bayern Munich failed to score in another match, despite this coach Louis van Gaal has remained upbeat.

      Primera Liga( La Liga)

    • Real Madrid face third placed Sevilla this week. Sevilla have shown great form, winning six consecutive games despite losing to Valencia in the season’s opening match. Madrid will be without their key player – Ronaldo, who picked up an ankle knock during the win over Marseille.
    • Xavi has expressed his ambition to play with Cesc Fabregas and claims that the Spaniard has “Barcelona DNA”

      • “I’d like to play with him. I’ve always said that in the national team I link up with Cesc very well, despite the fact that many say we can’t play together. We demonstrated in the final of the European Championship that isn’t true. I especially hope that Cesc comes. He is a football player with Barca DNA and he is showing at Arsenal that he is on another level. I would love him to sign and that we could play together at Barca. Clearly, a lot of his career is ahead of him and I think that in the future will be at Barca.”

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