Mikael Silvertre s absence from the Manchester United first team will not have upset him very much, given that he has been injured for the most part of the past season. But, despite this Les Girodins de Brodeaux thought they could lure the French defender back to his homeland.
This is where they were wrong. Silvestre knows that he cannot hold down a regular starting spot at Old Trafford, but his salary and the possibility of a testimonial match in his honour have persuaded him to stay at Old Trafford, according to Sky Sports.
Yes, I think the possibility of Mikael Silvestre coming here has ended. He has a salary at Manchester United that he has no reason to forgo. Said Jean Louis-Triod, Les Girondins president.
Moreover, after 10 years at that club, there is a…
Double World Cup-winner Franz Beckenbauer says he expects Germany to win Sunday s Euro 2008 final against Spain in Vienna on penalties as the Germans have not missed in a shoot-out for 26 years.
Living-legend Beckenbauer, who won the 1974 World Cup as a player and as a coach in 1990, says he expects a high-scoring final at the Ernst-Happel Stadium on Sunday night, but expects penalty-kings Germany to sneak it.
Germany have not lost a penalty shoot-out at a major tournament since the 1976 European Championship final against the Czech Republic when current Bayern Munich manager Uli Hoeness fired over the bar.
Since then they have won five from five penalty shoot-outs.
Real Madrid s Uli Stielike was the last German to miss in a penalty shoot-out against…
Sevilla head coach Julen Lopetegui believes Chelsea are designed to win the Champions League, labelling Frank Lampard s men the best attacking team in England.
LaLiga outfit Sevilla host Chelsea on Wednesday with both teams having already booked their places in the last 16 from Group E.
And Lopetegui was full of praise for Lampard s side, who have scored 22 goals in 10 Premier League games to sit third in the table.
It s an exciting, tremendous challenge against a team that has been designed to be able to win the Champions League, he told a news conference.
A team with great footballers and they re currently the best attacking team in England. It will be a tremendous challenge against a very well coached team.
When we play against them, we kno…
Mateo Kovacic believes Chelsea s 1-0 victory over Leeds United on Saturday showed they can fight for this badge .
The Blues ended a six-game losing streak with a victory over struggling Leeds at Stamford Bridge, easing the pressure on under-fire boss Graham Potter.
A difficult season for Chelsea, who have spent big in the transfer window but failed to deliver on the pitch, has led to increasingly frustration from expectant supporters.
But after Wesley Fofana s first Premier League goal consigned Leeds to defeat, Kovacic expressed his gratitude for the backing the players were given.
I felt the crowd was behind us the whole game, the midfielder told Chelsea s official website. [It] is not easy, because we are in a bad moment.
Tenth place is not g…
Mauricio Pochettino is hopeful Harry Kane can return to the starting XI when Tottenham host West Ham on Thursday.
Kane concluded a stellar 2017 by breaking Alan Shearer s record for the most Premier League goals in a calendar year and outscoring Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi for club and country over the 12-month period.
The 24-year-old England striker was laid low by illness before Tuesday s 2-0 win at Swansea City and featured as a second-half substitute after understudy Fernando Llorente opened the scoring.
Yes, we ll see [if he will be fit to start], Pochettino told reporters.
Our decision was good because you can see on the pitch it was difficult to run after a few days with antibiotics.
We hope that now it is going well and he will be…