the two time fifa world best player is currently without a club although he still has 2 years to go according to his contract.there has been a rift lately with barcelona`s most priced asset as the playmaker`s dip in form has been attributed to his late night clubbing and missing of training sessions.
the player was said to have been made to warm the bench until his form improves..the case was delt a further blow when fans started booing at him when he could not dribble as he used to.
the player is said to be nursing an injury but close sources has it that the player has vowed never to play for the bacelona team again
teams like international milan ,chelsea and manchester city were said to be after him with ac milan leading the pack
ac milan president said after beating inter milan 2 goals to 1 that watching the strengh of the team he feel ronaldinho is no longer needed at san siro.
he went further to say that personal agreements had been finalised with the player and that it was the management of bacelona that had stalled the transfer process with their asking price.he said they were not ready to pay the 40million euros but just a little over half that price which is 25million euros.
other teams that showed interest ealier had also backed off because of the asking price
MANCHESTER UNITED IN MATCH FIXING SCANDAL
The most popular team in the world has been delt a blow in their with allegation of match fixing and bribery of officials.
the news broke some weeks ago when a coach in the EPL first made the report and it was followed by subsequent reports of other coaches names of the coaches have been withheld pending investigation
Fifa boss sepp blatter is said to have asked for a cover up since an alligation of such magnitude in the most popular league would do the world of football a great deal of harm.
some of the complains were that officials of manchester united were always allowed into the dressing rooms of referees after half time or in certain instances before a match which is not allowed by law.
there are fears that when news of the allegation leaks out in the open interest in football which the EPL has helped generate would be at it`s all time low after what happened in italy.
the case is still n the allegation and counter allegation stages.
source..oops
WHO COACHES CHELSEA NEXT SEASON
There have been rumours flying around that ivam grant might pave way for a substantial coach with impressive credential at the end of the 2007/2008 EPL season but critics of the isreal coach might be disappointed since Roman Ibromovic is highly impressed with the coach after securing a place in the finals at moscow
ibromovic is said to be a long time fun of frank rijkaard,the coach of Bacelona fc and would have loved to bring him to chelsea but for his contract with bacelona which frank refused to break
Rijkaards chances was delt another blow whencaptain of the team John Terry was openly campaigning for Grant to be maintained as chelsea`s coach
ZIDANE REVEALS TRUE AGE
zinedine zinane,one of the most talented footballers of all time in an exclusive interview revealed to stitchessports his true age.
in his recount,he wondered why questions were never asked about his age even though all the signs were visible ,clearly indicating the bald head and the fact that after a period although his skills were all intact he lost his speed as well as the ability to play for 90min and yet a question about his age never came up.
he went further to say that he believed that his fans wanted to continusly see him on the field and so never tolerated the idea of questioning his age especially since his great skills and and his great scoring ability were all still at his beg and call.
he then finally reavelled that the was not going to reveal his true age but all that he was going to say was that he is much older that what is been speculated.
the soccer legend who won the fifa world cup for france and scoring two great goals in the final,champions league winner with real madrid, fifa world best player on three occasions and runner up on numerous occasions,european cup winner in 2000 as well as a host of other trophies like the la lige and the seria A
HUNT FOR FIFA BEST PLAYER AWARD 2007/2008
there are those who think that the race to the fifa world best this year has not been that interesting with loads of players playing below their capacity and the remaining simply refusing to impress with people like thierry henry and ronaldinho leading the pack of unimpressive footballers for this season. canavarro has also being largely unimpressive since joining real madrid with kaka also falling short with the list of impressive players.
few players are said to have impressed compared to other year with names like christiano ronaldo and lionel messi leading the pack.ronaldo is increaingly gaining the upper hand after sucessfully helping manchester to the finals the most sought after trophy in soccer and als winning their domestic league trophy for them
the real test will come in the continental competitions where winner may take all.any player who overwhelms in that copetition might just walk away with the tryphy
recent opinion polls suggested that christiano ronaldo is leading the pack with 38% and messi with 32% kaka droped two places with 25% and the remaining 5% being sheared by fabregas and a host of other players
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