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London Giants Arsenal & Tottenham Hotspur are facing each other to land Werder Bremen's Brazilian midfielder Diego Ribas. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants to bring in a midfielder to give support to Fabregas at the heart of midfield. Although the fans prefer a hard tackling defensive midfielder, Wenger his turned his attention to adding more flair and attacking options through Diego Ribas. The 23-Year old Brazilian star who has been earlier linked with moves to both Arsenal & Tottenham maybe looking for a fresh ... Read More

The upcoming friendly international between Argentina and Scotland may see sparks fly, as tensions between Diego Maradona and Terry Butcher grow. Butcher is assistant to Scotland manager George Burnley, and was a member of the 1986 England squad beaten in the World Cup quarter-final as a result of Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal. Butcher has stated that the infamous goal meant he would never forgive Maradona, and he has refused to shake the Argentinian's hand on the touchline. Maradona, however, appeared unphased by the ... Read More

Napoli forward Ezequiel Lavezzi has stated that he will not leave Argentina, despite Chelsea's reported interest in the player. The 23 year old has been a key component of Napoli's success in Serie A this season, and has been called upon by new Argentina national side manager Diego Maradona for Wednesday night's friendly against Scotland. Speaking to Saturday's Gazzetta dello Sport, Lavezzi said: "I want to stay. I know Chelsea have looked at me but this issue is for my agent and the ... Read More

Diego Maradona has stated that he will quit his role as Argentina head coach if he isn't allowed to appoint Oscar Ruggeri as his assistant. Reportedly, Maradona has faced disputes with the Argentina Football Association over his choice of staff: "I will be the trainer with my technical staff I want, otherwise I will not come to Glasgow," said Maradona The Argentina FA's technical secretary Carlos Bilardo, however, stated Maradona was making empty threats: "He won't resign. I have spoken to Diego and told him ... Read More

According to Diego Maradona, Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez is concerned about his future at the club due to his lack of first-team action, having only made four league game starts. Maradona, the new Argentina national side coach, told The Sun that Tevez is now concerned about falling behind new signing Dimitar Berbatov in Sir Alex Ferguson's pecking order. Maradona said: "Tevez is worried about not being in United's first choice team. "He's got a challenge ahead of him to win himself a place among ... Read More

New Argentina coach Diego Maradona has hit out at England, ahead of his first game in charge of the national side, against Scotland. Maradona has claimed that the Scottish people love him as a result of his goals in the 1986 World Cup match against England, and as a result of the bad blood between the nations. "They love me in Scotland," "I am going to a country where they adore me because the Scottish celebrated the goals I scored against the English in 1986. "The ... Read More

48 year old Diego Maradona is tipped to become manager of the Argentinian national side in December. Although a national hero after his performance in the 1986 World Cup quarter finals against England, and having received critical acclaim by many as being the greatest football player of all time, he has not had a long stretch coaching a team and the choice to place him in this role less than 2 years before the 2010 World Cup may seem a risky and ... Read More

Vincent Kompany, the Belgium Olympic football team's top player, has been forced to quit the tournament and return to his German club Hamburg. The defender seemed set to defy the Bundesliga team and stay in China and help Belgium reach the Olympic quarterfinal. He was expected to play against New Zealand on Wednesday in Belgium's final group game. But Belgium team spokesman Nicolas Cornu said on Tuesday the federation had bowed to pressure from Hamburg to release him in time for the club's opening ... Read More