Monthly Archives: August 2009

Patrick says non

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Patrick Viera Inter MilanLooks like Patrick Vieira is saying ‘non’ to Arsenal preferring to stay at Inter, despite rumours suggesting he could return to the Premier League to join up again with Arsene Wenger. Spurs were also rumoured to be keen on signing the French midfielder

It had been rumoured that Vieira could leave the Serie A champions to secure regular first team football in the build up to next summer’s World Cup.

And while we’re talking about Arsenal and Milan (well OK this is the other Milan) AC Milan are reportedly about to place a £30m bid for Spanish central midfielder Cesc Fabregas

4 days to go til the season starts and the stories come thick and fast…

First blood to the blues

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Community Shield trophyWell, the traditional curtain raisers been and gone.
Chelsea managed to get one over on Manchester United on penalties (when will teams learn how to take them?) after a 2-2 draw in the Community Shield at Wembley.

But some things never change….
Sir Alex had a good old rant at referee Chris Foy when he did not award United a foul after Michael Ballack’s foul on Patrice Evra and seconds later Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard scored.

“If the referee sees it properly it is a red card,” said Ferguson.
“He has clearly elbowed him. The referee had a clear view of it, he was in line, he should have seen it.”

United had taken the lead through Nani, but second-half goals from Ricardo Carvalho and Lampard then gave Chelsea the lead. Wayne Rooney struck an injury-time equaliser before Petr Cech saved from Ryan Giggs and Evra as Chelsea won the shoot-out 4-1

So the season starts next weekend, has Carlo Ancelotti got the edge on Sir Alex ? We’ll have to wait and see…

Bring it on !


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