Here’s the Newfanzone World Soccer Report by Our Man Paul Ayorinde
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News from Germany;
– After an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Kevin Trapp, Eintracht Frankfurt have signed former Germany goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand on a free-transfer.
– Former Borussia Dortmund defender Christoph Metzelder has doubts about Ciro Immobile’s ability to replace Robert Lewandowski and questioned the transfer fee the club paid for the Italian striker. “The ‘Klopp System’ is a real challenge for a new player. Also when you come from a different league where the way of working is different, it is not easy to adjust. It takes time; it was the same with Lewandowski. But you have to ask yourself: Does Immobile, as a ‘box striker’, fit into Klopp’s system?” He said
“Against Arsenal he did a good pressing job but, against a team where Dortmund needs a striker who can play a bit more, something Lewandowski was perfect at, can Immobile do it? This is where I have some doubts.” He added
German Bundesliga Matchday 6 fixtures:
Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund
Frieburg vs Bayer Leverkusen
Paderborn vs Borussia Monchengladbach
FC Koln vs Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart vs Hannover 96
Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen
Augsburg vs Hertha Berlin
Hamburger SV vs Eintracht Frankfurt
News from France;
– AS Monaco will be the subject of investigations by UEFA with regards to a possible breach of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. Monaco will not be punished to the same effect that PSG were at this stage, but it is possible that UEFA will withhold prize money for the Champions League.
– St Étienne’s Captain Loic Perrin and French international Stephane Ruffier have signed contract extensions until 2018.
– Paris Saint-Germain head coach Laurent Blanc has confirmed Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be used in Saturday’s Ligue 1 encounter away at Toulouse but should be ready for the Champions League game against Barcelona on Tuesday.
French Ligue 1 Matchday 8 fixtures:
AS Monaco vs OGC Nice
Toulouse vs Paris Saint-Germain
Lille vs Bastia
Lorient vs Evian Thonon Gaillard
Metz vs Reims
Montpellier vs Guingamp
Bordeuax vs Rennes
Lens vs Caen
Nantes vs Lyon
Marseille vs Saint Etienne
News from Italy;
– Former defender Moreno Ferrario suggests that Napoli are currently suffering from a lack of leadership in the locker room. “Everything started from the Champions League preliminary round, no-one seems to be able to get over that result, I think something in the locker room isn’t right, whilst without naming names, already from the beginning of pre-season one player wasn’t happy for something while another wanted to leave but in the end remained but now they do not play like they were last year.” Ferrario said.
– Hellas Verona manager Andrea Mandorlini says he will look to take advantage of Roma’s weaknesses on Saturday, but admits they have very few. “If you look at the numbers it’s a very strong team, almost unbeatable.” He said
– Fiorentina’s attacking crises continues as they lose Joaquin Sanchez to a muscle-strain injury. He is set to be out of action for 2weeks
– Inter President and owner Erick Thohir says the club is fully committed to fulfilling UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations.
– AS Roma manager Rudi Garcia has remarked at Francesco Totti’s evergreen appearance as he celebrates his 38th birthday on Saturday. “Let’s not remind Totti how old he actually is. He feels as if he’s still 28. He is essential to us, enormous. As I said in Parma, my pleasure is to see him taking the pitch with pleasure when he plays for Roma. You simply can’t play until that age without a gift and without the physique he’s got. He’s got a more powerful structure in comparison to the rest.” Garcia said.
Italian Serie A Matchday 5 fixtures:
AS Roma vs Hellas Verona
Atalanta vs Juventus
Sassuolo vs Napoli
Cesena vs AC Milan
Chievo Verona vs Empoli
Inter Milan vs Cagliari
Torino vs Fiorentina
Genoa vs Sampdoria
Udinese vs Parma
Palermo vs Lazio
News from Spain;
– Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has rubbished speculation that Cristiano Ronaldo is unhappy in Spain and open to a move back to Manchester United. “Cristiano is happy here, very motivated to be here, and all madridismo is delighted with him, So these reports are nonsense” He said
– Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has rubbished suggestions Luis Suarez is fat and insists the striker is operating at his normal weight. “Suarez overweight? Not at all, that’s just press talk. That’s his normal weight, he was like that in Liverpool too,” he said
– Judge Pablo Ruz has refused to bring charges of fraud against FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and the financial vice-president, Jesus Faus, over the signing of Neymar. The judge states there is insufficient proof of the active involvement of Bartomeu and Faus in the crimes of misappropriation of funds and hide them from Tax Agency, as claimed in the complaint lodged by Barcelona member Jordi Cases.
Spainish BBVALiga Matchday 6 Fixtures:
Villarreal vs Real Madrid
Barcelona vs Granada
Atletico Madrid vs Sevilla
Athletic Bilbao vs Eibar
Levante vs Rayo Vallecano
Getafe vs Malaga
Deportivo La Coruna vs Almeria
Real Sociedad vs Valencia
Cordoba vs Espanyol
News from England;
– Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stated that the primary reason why he failed to sign additional defenders in the summer transfer window was due to a lack of quality players available to buy.
– Louis van Gaal will choose between newcomers Tom Thorpe and Paddy McNair as he decides which centre-back will make his Manchester United debut against West Ham on Saturday.
– Sergio Aguero and David Silva have been passed fit to return to the Manchester City side against Hull City on Saturday.
– Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho declined the opportunity to respond to Manuel Pellegrini’s “small team” taunt, but suggested the Manchester City manager should commit to his own vow of silence when it comes to discussing rivals. “I don’t have a reaction. I think you (the media) should, not me. It was not once or two or three times that he said he doesn’t speak about referees. He killed Mark Clattenburg (after City’s draw at Arsenal). It was not one, two, three, four times, he said he doesn’t speak about me or my team’s opponent. He did it once more. I think it’s for you to comment. When I said I don’t want to speak about him. That’s what I try to do. If you want the story you have to speak with him not with me. I keep in my place. I follow my line.” Mourinho said
– Robin van Persie has revealed Louis van Gaal held a one-hour inquest into Manchester United’s shock defeat at Leicester and that tempers were still flaring the following day.
– Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutierrez who is receiving treatment for testicular cancer in Argentina says that the club’s treatment of him has left him “hurt”. “I don’t want to say if they were good or bad, I can’t judge. What I can say is that it hurt me very much when they told me to look for another team after I had the surgery.” He said
– Everton captain Phil Jagielka is desperate to end the club’s 15 years winless run away against Liverpool.
English Premier League Matchday 6 Fixtures:
Liverpool vs Everton
Crystal Palace vs Leicester City
Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Hull City vs Manchester City
Manchester United vs West Ham United
Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers
Sundeland vs Swansea City
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspurs
West Bromwich Albion vs Burnley
Stoke City vs Newcastle United
News from other part of the World;
– FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that Michael’s Garcia report into alleged World Cup voting corruption will not be made public, despite several high-ranking figures urging the governing body to disclose the findings.
– Kaka regrets not joining Manchester City in 2009, the Premier League champions’ former chief executive Garry Cook has claimed.
– According to reports, More than 40 of the world’s top female soccer players are preparing to sue FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association in a Canadian court next week after the two organizations missed a Friday deadline to reconsider staging next summer’s Women’s World Cup in Canada on artificial turf fields.
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