MAVHARIVHARI (Rumours) & INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Midfielder Michael Essien could face punishment from the Ghana Football Association after coach Kwesi Appiah claimed Essien, 31, refused to warm up before his sides last group game against Portugal. • Diego Maradona has claimed forward Lionel Messi, 27, is under too much pressure to turn Argentina into World Cup winners. • Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard, 23, believes his side can stop Lionel Messi and beat Argentina when the two teams meet in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. • Russian MP Vladimir Zhirinovsky says coach Fabio Capello should appear before parliament and explain why his side performed so badly at the World Cup, going out in the group phase. • Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta rejects suggestions his side are a one-man team - but claims the players have been told to give the ball to influential striker Lionel Messi as much as possible. • Manchester United have been told they can sign Sporting Lisbons defensive midfielder William Carvalho, 22, as long as they meet his buyout clause. • Southampton are determined to keep hold of centre-half Dejan Lovren, 24, despite interest from Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal. • Juventus will try to sign Manchester Citys central defender Matija Nastasic, 21, on a loan deal as cover for 33-year-old Italy international Andrea Barzagli, who is recovering after having surgery on an Achilles injury. • Former Chelsea striker Samuel Etoo could stay in the Premier League, with Arsenal and Everton both interested in signing the 33-year-old striker. • Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis, 28, will have to force through a move to Chelsea after talks between the two clubs stalled. • Arsenal and Liverpool are set to compete for the signature of Chile and Barcelona striker Alexis Sanchez, with the 25-year-old striker set to cost at least £30m. • Aston Villas new assistant manager Roy Keane says he does not deserve his fearsome reputation in the game. • Harry Redknapp has been arguing with. club bosses at Queens Park Rangers, who want to stop him signing 35-year-old Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand. • Argentina legend Diego Maradona, 53, is to hold talks over becoming the new coach of Venezuela. • Australia forward Tim Cahill has not had much time off after his countrys elimination as he is back training with Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls.He writes on Twitter:WOW todays one of the hottest days of the year. Training done and finishing with an ice bath. • Manchester City team-mates in the quarter-final of the World Cup. Kompany writes on Twitter: What an amazing game Belgium v USA. Looking forward to a great match-up with Manchester Citys Argentines Martin Demichelis, Pablo Zabaleta and Sergio Aguero. • USA winger Alejandro Bedoya: What an experience it was playing in a World Cup. Thanks America & fans for believing. Blessed to be a part of this team. • Ahead of the France v Germany quarter-final on Friday, French playmaker Karim Benzema tweets former Real Madrid team-mate Mesut Ozil and says: See you on friday bro! • Swansea and Netherlands goalkeeper Michel Vorm on Twitter: Visited Favela Santa Maria, where my idol Michael Jackson recorded a famous video. Amazing day. • BBC pundit Rio Ferdinand on Twitter: Bumped into my favourite Nigerian player from World Cup 94. Sunday Oliseh. What a good guy. • USA goalkeeper Tim Howard on Twitter: Im proud to suit up with every one of these guys. Its a tremendous honour to represent this country & a ride Ill never forget. Thanks for joining us. • Brazil midfielder Oscar on Twitter: The whole of Brazil is supporting me and my promise is always to play the best I can for my team. • Goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, 36, has been dropped by Leeds because the clubs owner Massimo Cellino hates the fact the goalkeeper is born on 17 May. Cellino believes 17 is an unlucky number. • Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has already begun training for the new campaign, by practising some new goal celebrations. • Vincent Enyeama has been voted as Nigeria’s best player at the World Cup. • Brazil talisman Neymar has described Colombias James Rodriguez as a great player but hopes he and his team will overshadow the Monaco star in the World Cup quarter-final. • Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma has blamed Portugals unrealistic demands on captain Cristiano Ronaldo for the teams early elimination from the World Cup.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 04:29:26 +0000
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