Football News & Gossip from
the British Papers
Updated every morning, we bring you a round up off all the
latest football stories which are doing the rounds in the
back pages of Britains newspapers. Of course to keep tabs
on Sven we will occasionally refer to the front pages too!
We will give you a daily dose of football transfer news, transfer
speculation, player bustups, form, fitness, transfer bungs,
mystery investors, badly behavoured players, tapping up scandals,
the managerial merry go round, pre-match hype as well as all
the comments and predictions as the season draws to a climax
and the build up to the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 begins.
Saturday Gossip
Chelski
boss Jose Mourinho has vetoed a proposed move for England
captain David Beckham. (Daily Mail)
Stuart Pearce has revealed that he is working without a contract
as Citeh boss, meaning he could walk out with no need for
new employers to pay compensation. (Various)
Chelski
could be about to bring full-back Wayne Bridge back from his
loan spell at Northern Ireland
for the visit to Barcelona. (Daily Mirror)
Wigan
chairman Dave Whelan says he turned down the chance to buy
Man Yoo. (Daily Express)
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o could be interested in moving
to Chelski. (Daily Express)
Martin O'Neill is still first choice for both the Newcastle
and England manager jobs. (The Times)
Sir Alex Ferguson could be about to drop striker Ruud van
Nistelrooy for Sunday's Carling Cup final. (Daily Mirror,
Daily Mail)
Should United win the game at the Millennium Stadium, injured
midfielder Alan Smith will receive a medal. (The Sun)
Real Madrid are on the verge of giving up on their pursuit
of Gooners
striker Thierry Henry. (The Sun)
Gooners are set to extend keeper Jens Lehmann's contract
by another year. (The Sun)
The Gunners will give Ashley Cole a £4m per year contract
to stop him leaving for Real Madrid. (Daily Mail)
Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov has paid a fortune for TV rights
so he can watch their game against Partick Thistle in the
comfort of his own home. (Daily Record)
Nacho Novo is ready to quit Rangers and head back home to
Spain after five years in Scotland. (Daily Record)
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last 7 days:
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Of course most of the gossip is nonsense, but some of it
is true. We at Goal Flashers merely report what has already
been written in the papers and are in no way associated with
the articles as they appear when we see them. You will notice,
however, that we do enjoy speculating on the stories as much
as you do. Ours and your comments
are highlighted in green.
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