MAVHARIVHARI (Rumours) & INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Fabio Capello refused to blame Igor Akinfeev for his blunder against South Korea, insisting that a top-quality keeper is entitled to make mistakes. • Brazil full-back Marcelo has insisted the referee denied his team a penalty kick in the 0-0 draw with Mexico in Salvador. • Roy Hodgson is preparing to return forward Wayne Rooney, 28, to a central role for Englands crunch match against Uruguay on Thursday. • QPR boss Harry Redknapp believes Uruguay will have no chance of beating England if striker Luis Suarez, 27, is not fit. • Daniel Sturridges goalscoring World Cup debut came as no surprise to the 24-year-old Liverpool strikers first coach at Cadbury Athletic, Pete Evans, who watched him net 50 goals in a season aged eight. If I was a gambling man I would have put money on him playing and scoring for England, but sooner than he has, Evans said. • Rubin Kazans France international midfielder Yann MVila, 23, is set to reject Liverpool and Arsenal in favour of a move to Inter Milan. • Arsenal and Liverpool also want Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, 28, who is keen to play in the Champions League after becoming a free agent. • The agent of Chelsea target Sefa Isci says the 18-year-old Anderlecht defender has rejected the chance of a move to Benfica. • Manchester City are unlikely to pursue their former youth-team goalkeeper Keiren Westwood, 29, who left Sunderland at the end of last season. City are looking to provide competition for first-choice Joe Hart after Costel Pantilimon joined the Black Cats. • Newcastle United have offered a deal to Hertha Berlins 22-year-old striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga. • Manchester United are likely to bid for Sami Khedira, who has also been a target for Arsenal, after Real Madrid told the 27-year-old midfielder he could leave. • Another of new United manager Louis van Gaals targets, Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 25, says he is staying with the German club for the immediate future. • Crystal Palace are moving closer to a £1.5m deal for former Everton midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, 29, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Anzhi Makhachkala from Spartak Moscow. • Middlesbrough are keeping tabs on Sammy Ameobi, with Newcastle open to offers for the 22-year-old forward. • Turkish side Besiktas want to take Fulham striker Kostas Mitroglou, 26, on a one-year loan deal. • Premier League newcomers Leicester City are interested in Port Vales out-of-contract defender Joe Davis, 20, who has been offered a new deal by the Valiants. • New Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 27, says he told Barcelona to let him leave, and claims they tried to stop him departing. • Stoke boss Mark Hughes has returned from holiday keen to resolve the future of 25-year-old midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who has again hinted at a move. • Brazil legend Pele had to listen to the first half of the World Cup hosts 0-0 draw with Mexico on the radio because of traffic jams in Sao Paulo.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 04:24:11 +0000
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