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.
Friday Gossip
The Football Association are considering appointing Alan
Curbishley and Stuart Pearce as part-time England bosses,
with Trevor Brooking as full-time director of football. (Daily
Mail)
West
Ham boss Alan Pardew says it is a "shame" that
Gooners
did not have a single British player as they progressed to
the quarter-finals of the Champions League. (Various)
Chelski's chances of signing Michael Ballack increased after
Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti ruled out a move for the
midfielder. (Daily Telegraph)
Rafael Benitez has blamed his forwards for the club's exit
from the Champions League. (Guardian)
Anal Town's Lee Hendrie will ask to leave in the summer
if he is not given more first-team football. (various)
Citeh manager Stuart Pearce does not want a pay-off
if he is sacked. (All papers).
City are meanwhile desperate to keep hold of their captain
Sylvain Distin, who becomes a free agent at the end of next
season. (The Sun)
Hot Totty Slags keeper Marton Fulop wants to quit at the end of the
season. (Daily Star)
Under-fire Real Madrid striker Ronaldo insists his future
remains at the Bernabeu. (Daily Mirror)
Nigel Clough is set to follow in the footsteps of his father
Brian and become the manager of Nottingham Forest. (Daily
Mirror) That woudl be
Sticky Toffee Pudding Men boss David Moyes wants Boro's Australian keeper Mark
Schwarzer. (Daily Mirror)
Moyes is also keen on Wolves defender Joleon Lescott. (The
Independent)
Bolton have withdrawn their interest in Marseille's £10m-rated
Franck Ribery but are still keen to sign team-mate Abdoulaye
Meite. (The Independent)
Liam Miller will stay and fight for a place at Man Yoo rather than move to Leeds. (Daily Star)
Rangers are to face a Uefa probe after the windscreen of
Villarreal's team bus was smashed. (Daily Record)
Bernard Lacombe, Lyon's director of sport, says Paul Le Guen
is the perfect choice to take over at Rangers. (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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