Our man Paul Ayorinde is back With the World Soccer Report. Which is a compilation of the latest football stories from across the globe but largely from Europe.
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News from Germany;
– Pep Guardiola has played down the importance of the Bundesliga standings at this stage of the season ahead of Bayern Munich’s clash with table-toppers Paderborn on Tuesday. “The table isn’t important yet, We have to focus on our own results and performances, not others.” He said
– Jerome Boateng has leapt to the defence of Bayern Munich team-mate Robert Lewandowski as his scoring struggles at Bayern Munich continues. “Lewandowski is a world-class striker, He will still score loads of goals.” Boateng said
– Borussia Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan faces a spell of up to four weeks out after picking up a foot injury in Saturday’s loss at Mainz.
German Bundesliga Matchday 4 results;
Frieburg 2-2 Hertha Berlin
Augsburg 4-2 Werder Bremen
Hamburger SV 0-0 Bayern Munich
Paderborn 2-0 Hannover 96
Schalke 04 2-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
VfB Stuttgart 0-2 Hoffenheim
Mainz 05 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
Wolfsburg 4-1 Bayer Leverkusen
FC Koln 0-0 Borussia Monchengladbach
News from France;
– Laurent Blanc’s job is not in danger despite Paris Saint-Germain’s poor start to the season, according to club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi. “Blanc’s job is not in danger, He will be with us until the end of the season.” The PSG chief said
– Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, who recently signed a contract extension, has revealed that his future was never in any doubt, despite being linked with Liverpool and Newcastle this transfer window. “I was under contract, so there was never anything there. There was lots of speculation with regards to a possible transfer, but I wanted to progress in the club where I was made. To have responsibility interested me. I had no reasons to leave.” He said
– Marcelo Bielsa has revealed he could leave Olympique Marseille at the end of the season because of a termination clause in his contract. “I do not like to make long-term plans. Besides, I have a contract for one year and not two with Marseille, at my request,” Bielsa told reporters at a press conference
French Ligue 1 Matchday 6 results;
Bordeaux 2-1 Evian Thonon Gaillard
Marseille 3-0 Rennes
Lorient 0-1 Reims
Metz 3-1 Bastia
Nantes 2-1 Nice
Toulouse 3-3 Caen
Lille 0-0 Montpellier
Lens 0-1 Saint Etienne
Monaco 1-0 Guingamp
Paris Saint Germain 1-1 Olympique Lyon
News from Italy;
– Lazio have confirmed that Ogenyi ‘Eddy’ Onazi has signed a new deal with the club, believed to be more than doubling his current wage. “Lazio communicates that the player Ogenyi Eddy Onazi has renewed his contract with the Biancoceleste club,” Lazio’s statement on their official website reads.
– Fiorentina striker Mario Gomez has been ruled out for three weeks through injury.
– AS Roma chief, James Pallotta has reiterated that Roma are not considering Kevin Strootman’s sale, amid continued links to Manchester United. “Kevin Strootman is not for sale and has never ever been discussed in that vein at Roma. They are wasting paper. We consider Kevin an integral highly valued partner in our long term plans.” Pallota said.
– The Lega Serie A have confirmed Stefan de Vrij’s suspension for Lazio, following his sending off against Genoa on Sunday.
– In response to midfielder Emil Hallfredsson losing his father overnight, Verona have cancelled tomorrow’s pre-game Press conference. The club earlier today released a letter of support for the 30-year-old Icelandic midfielder, expressing: “We are with you, Emil. We want you to feel our love, our strength, our heart.”
– Napoli boss Rafael Benitez says his squad rotation was not to blame for the 1-0 defeat to Udinese. “We should have won this game with the side we have, if we weren’t able to do so, then it’s because we made a mistake. It’s true we didn’t create much, but we had the game under control and we should have won it.” Benitez said.
Italian Serie A Matchday 3 Result;
Cesena 2-2 Empoli
AC Milan 0-1 Juventus
AS Roma 2-0 Cagliari
Udinese 1-0 Napoli
Atalanta 0-1 Fiorentina
Sassuolo 0-0 Sampdoria
Chievo Verona 2-3 Parma
Genoa 1-0 Lazio
Palermo 1-1 Inter Milan
Torino 0-1 Hellas Verona
News from Spain;
– Carlo Ancelotti has hinted that Karim Benzema will be dropped for Real Madrid’s midweek clash with Elche, with Javier Hernandez expected to start up front. “If tomorrow Karim does not play, he will understand, Against Deportivo he played very well,but we will change something tomorrow.”
– Real Madrid legend Hugo Sanchez has suggested that, unlike Xabi Alonso, Angel Di Maria is an irreplaceable loss for the European champions. “I guess as a coach Ancelotti would have liked Di Maria and Xabi Alonso to stay. But above all Di Maria, because there are several players who can replace Xabi. Di Maria was one of the best players in the world and was helping Madrid a lot, but the accounts have to be done.” He said
– Brazilian defender Miranda has conceded Atletico Madrid have been affected by the summer exits of Thibaut Courtois, Filipe Luis and Diego Costa. “It’s not normal for us to concede five goals, But we’re working hard on that and we’re going to correct what we’ve done badly in these last two games and it probably won’t happen again. I think we’re a group that’s still being formed during this start to the season. Important players have left, so it’s only natural that the team is a little slow responding.” He said
– Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has revealed that forward Neymar sprained his ankle in Sunday’s 5-0 La Liga rout of Levante.
– Diego Costa has denied claims he apologised to Chelsea fans for his part in their Champions League defeat to his Atletico Madrid side last season. “It is impossible that something against Atleti comes out of my mouth, how am I going to speak ill of a team that have given me everything? I’ll be careful and just say things when they have to be given.” He said
Spainish BBVALiga Matchday 4 Results;
Elche 0-2 Eibar
Deportivo La Coruna 2-8 Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Granada
Atletico Madrid 2-2 Celta Vigo
Espanyol 2-2 Malaga
Real Sociedad 1-2 Almeria
Villarreal 4-2 Rayo Vallecano
Levante 0-5 Barcelona
Cordoba 1-3 Sevilla
News from England;
– Vincent Kompany impressed by Eliaquim Mangala’s Man Ciy debut, “He was tremendous. I don’t think he’s played for five months. I think it is up to him how good he could be but it looks like he is eager to progress, which is important at his age as he is still young. Obviously you can see has all the basics to be more than a good defender. He will need some time, like everyone else, and with time he will improve. Going by this performance you will be looking forward to what he can achieve.” He said
– Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil believes that his performances are judged more harshly than those of other players. “I don’t play to prove others wrong, I play for Arsenal, i do have the feeling that I am judged more critically. That was already the case in the Bundesliga, and also at Real Madrid. But I have to live with that. It’s not the first time.” Ozil said
– Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Mathieu Debuchy will be out for three months after undergoing surgery on his left ankle.
– Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling insists his side should not look for excuses after they lost their third game of this fledgling Premier League campaign at West Ham on Saturday. “We should be winning with the players we have. We definitely have the quality to make the top four,” He said
“I wouldn’t say it [Champions League] is a factor this season. It’s more than we’re used to and the games are coming thick and fast, but that’s what we want. To be competing at the top end of the Premier League and in the Champions League. It’s down to us to get things right and get back to winning games.” Sterling added.
BPL Matchday 6 results;
QPR 2-2 Stoke City
Burnley 0-0 Sunderland
Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal
Newcastle 2-2 Hull City
Swansea 0-1 Southampton
West Ham 3-1 Liverpool
Leicester City 5-3 Manchester United
Tottenham 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
Everton 2-3 Crystal Palace
Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea
News from other part of the World;
– The 2022 World Cup will not take place in Qatar due to the high temperatures in the Arabian Peninsula, according to FIFA executive committee member Theo Zwanziger. “I personally think that in the end the 2022 World Cup will not take place in Qatar, Medics say that they cannot accept responsibility with a World Cup taking place under these conditions. They [the Qatari organisers] may be able to cool the stadiums but a World Cup does not take place only there.” He said
– The Confederation of African Football has omitted Nigerian referees for the 2014 Africa Women Championship billed for Namibia in October.
– Nigeria international and Guingamp forward Desire Oparanozie found the back of the net twice in her side’s 2-1 away win against Saint-Étienne on Sunday.
QUOTES OF THE WEEK:
– “Frank Lampard is a Manchester City player, when he decided to go to a direct competitor then love stories are over.” Jose Mourinho said after their 1-1 draw against Manchester City
– “I’m not satisfied with the result, i think we played 90 minutes against a small team just trying to defend; trying to just to keep 10 players in front of their goal.” Manuel Pellegrini said after their 1-1 draw against Chelsea
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