Press Association Chelsea’s two Brazil internationals, Ramires, left, and David Luiz strike a pose with the FA Cup at Wembley. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Chelsea‘s defender David Luiz is confident of being fit for the Champions League final against Bayern Munich. The Blues are facing a centre-back crisis for the match...
The striker underwent surgery on ruptured ankle ligaments at the start of March and the midlands club have struggled in his absence, lying just three points above the Premier League relegation zone with two games to play. “The doc thinks he’s got a chance for the Euros, though, he’s talking about four or five...
He then lost Brazil international Lucas Leiva, seen as a pivotal figure in the Liverpool set-up, to a knee injury in November which required surgery and prematurely ended his involvement. Gerrard has returned to full fitness in the second half of the season and has been paired alongside Adam, Jordan Henderson and Jay Spearing....
Richardson, 37, took ten wickets in the match in last weekend’s draw with Surrey at The Oval, including Ramprakash who he had LBW in the second innings on a bowler-friendly pitch. “I was fortunate to go to Abu Dhabi with the MCC and Worcestershire were lucky with the weather for their pre-season matches while...
“We’ve all seen the sad events in Italy,” added Coyle in a reference to the death on Saturday of Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini after he suffered a heart attack on the pitch. While Muamba’s return to health is the priority for both himself and his club, Scottish manager Coyle said he could yet play...
Kevin McCarra Chelsea’s John Terry has two cracked ribs and will not play against Wigan Athletic on Saturday. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Roberto Di Matteo has admitted that he faces an anxious wait over John Terry‘s fitness but Chelsea‘s interim manager hinted that he may be forced to risk the defender at a critical time...
“We had a lot of injuries, things weren’t going our way and Tottenham were 10 points ahead, but we dealt with that, we continued playing our football and completely turned it around. “When people play at their full potential it makes the job so much easier. We need to learn to do this more...
“The boss didn’t buy anyone else because he was convinced I could do it, but I wasn’t even convinced I could do it. I had not really played there that much, and I hadnt thought about it much before. “The boss said, ‘I think you can do it, give it a go and see...
The 32-year-old former England defender, who spent three injury-ravaged years with La Liga giants Real Madrid, believes English clubs’ relative lack of success in Europe has highlighted a certain lack of quality in the domestic game. Arsenal,despite a fine second-leg performance against AC Milan, missed out on the Champions League quarter finals, and Man...
“If you talk about desperation, they played a player the other night (Tevez) who refused to go on the pitch, the manager said he’d never play again and he takes a five-month holiday in Argentina. What is that? Could that come under the description of desperation?” Which move shows more ‘weakness’? Ferguson’s comments serve...
