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News from Germany:
– Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng has set a new Bundesliga record: going undefeated in his last 50 games (44 wins and six draws.) The German defender last suffered a Bundesliga defeat more than two years ago, when Bayer Leverkusen took all three points from the Allianz
Arena in late-October 2012.
– Marco Reus will be unavailable for Germany’s next two matches after sustaining another ankle injury.
– Germany’s highest sporting award, the Silver Laurel Leaf, has been presented by the country’s federal president Joachim Gauck to the national team for their achievement in winning the FIFA World Cup in Brazil this summer.
German Bundesliga Matchweek 11 results:
Hertha Berlin 0-2 Hannover
Augsburg 3-0 Paderborn
Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Mainz 05
E. Frankfurt 0-4 Bayern Munich
Freiburg 2-0 Schalke 04
Hoffenheim 3-4 FC Cologne
Werder Bremen 2-0 VfB Stuttgart
Wolfsburg 2-0 Hamburger SV
B. Dortmund 1-0 B. Monchengladbach
News from France:
-Lucas Moura believes that Paris Saint-Germain are a better team with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in their ranks and is relieved to have him back in the side.”With Zlatan, we are stronger,his return is very important. He is our reference point, our goalscorer.” He said
– Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has said Zlatan Ibrahimovic should never have been in his matchday squad, let alone able to make a contribution to the French champions’ 2-0 victory over Marseille. “He’s intelligent. He knew very well that he couldn’t play for more than 30 minutes, and only at the end of the game. He trained with us for the last few days because it’s Ibra and we wanted to take a psychological advantage for the game. The only risk I took was to include him in the squad because, after only two days work with the ball, he shouldn’t even be in the squad. I didn’t want to play him, and he understood that very well.” Blanc said
French Ligue 1 Matchweek 13 results:
Rennes 1-0 Lorient
Lens 1-2 Bordeaux
Bastia 2-0 Montpellier
Caen 1-2 Nantes
Evian Thonon Gaillard 1-0 Nice
Toulouse 3-0 Metz
Lyon 3-1 Guingamp
Reims 2-0 Lille
Saint Etienne 1-1 Monaco
Paris Saint Germain 2-0 Marseille
News from Italy:
– Juventus forward Carlos Tevez said he knew exactly what he was doing as he scored his version of Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup goal against England on Sunday afternoon at home to Parma. “I knew that I just had to free myself from my marker,then I just had to win another one-on-one and shift the ball to the right. I knew which way to send it past the goalkeeper because I was coming so fast at him that he had no chance of diving. It was all planned.” Tevez said
– Italy coach Antonio Conte believes Mario Balotelli should not be treated any differently from his peers but has urged the Liverpool striker to prove himself following his recall to the national side.
“Personally, I’m not going to pay attention to talk about the club. People try to exaggerate each situation and I feel sorry for him. Today he is here and he has to answer to me. I will judge him by what he does in the next seven to nine days. I’m worried that people see Balotelli differently to the others. Balotelli is a normal footballer,just like the others.
We don’t need to differentiate Balotelli from the others, he’s just one of the 23 players. Balotelli has significant experience with the national team, he has played at a World Cup and a European Championship, but that’s not enough. He needs to catch my eye and I have to see if he can adapt to our type of football. If he can, he can play in the starting lineup, but he can also be on the bench or in the stands. My duty is to see how I can use them [the players] in this national team. This route has today provided Balotelli with the chance to show what he can be. Should he not prove himself, it’ll
be for a reason.”
– Napoli have issued a statement stating that Lorenzo Insigne’s surgery on his cruciate ligament knee injury has been successful but have not given an estimated return date for the Italian striker.
– Marco Verratti will be allowed to stay with the Italy squad after being given the all-clear by medical staff. “The boy is suffering from insertional tendinitis
to his left groin,the tests that were carried out showed no muscle injury. He will now follow a programme of physical therapy and be constantly monitored over the next few days.”revealed Azzurri head doctor Enrico Castellazzi.
Italian SerieA Matchweek 11 results:
Sassuolo 0-0 Atalanta
Sampdoria 2-2 AC Milan
Cagliari 1-1 Genoa
ChievoVerona 2-1 Cesena
Empoli 2-1 Lazio
Juventus 7-0 Parma
Palermo 1-1 Udinese
Fiorentina 0-1 Napoli
Inter Hellas 2-2 Verona
Roma 3-0 Torino
News from Spain:
-Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has hailed Carlo Ancelotti as the ideal coach at the Santiago Bernabeu. “Ancelotti is an outstanding coach in every aspect,He’s been at the top for 20 years, has won three European Cups and won in four different countries. There’s nothing else to say. I know that he fits the template. He’s very calm facing situations and that’s very important.” He said
– Xavi believes Barcelona are on the right track after coming from a goal down to beat Almeria 2-1 on Saturday, but admits the club need “nothing less than straight A’s” to succeed this
season.
“There will always be criticism,it may not have been an excellent Barca that we saw on Saturday, but we are humble enough to be self-critical.B-plus is not a good enough grade at Barca. We need nothing less than straight A’s.” He said
– Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has said he was pleased to see Chelsea striker Diego Costa looking “very good”as he scored in his team’s 2-1 victory against Liverpool at Anfield. “He looked very good, played almost the whole match and he was fine. It is true that the injuries to the pelvis are very difficult. All of us who have had them know that healing is a process and we have opted, whether right or wrong, that he not does join us this time.
There is nothing to it [Costa’s absence]. I am sure some over the past few days have seen it as a sign of weakness on our part, but it isn’t. We are football people, and are perfectly aware of Diego’s situation. The other day, I said he would play against Liverpool, and that is what happened. But to have him play two more matches would have been counterproductive to his health, so we opted not to recall him.” He said
– Cristiano Ronaldo claims he is in the best form of his life after a blistering start to the season. “Perhaps this is the best form I’ve ever been in but every year I try to improve on the previous one,” Ronaldo said
Spanish BBVALiga Matchweek 11 results:
Cordoba 0-0 Deportivo La Coruna
Almeria 1-2 Barcelona
Getafe 0-0 Elche
Real Madrid 5-1 Rayo Vallecano
Celta Vigo 0-0 Granada
Malaga 2-1 Eibar
Sevilla 1-1 Levante
Espanyol 1-1 Villarreal
Valencia 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad 2-1 Atletico Madrid
News from England;
– David De Gea believes Manchester United’s injury-hit defence has made him a better goalkeeper this season, but is confident the team will begin to find consistency in the Premier League. “It’s difficult when the players aren’t there but you have to adapt and concentrate on your job. The experience has definitely helped me improve.
My all-round performance has improved, but especially my concentration and being more tactically aware. I’ve really focused on my work in training to make sure I can produce the performances that are needed on the pitch. As a Manchester United player, you never stop learning and improving and you always have to strive to keep doing better.” He said
– Chelsea midfielder Oscar has signed a new contract keeping him at Stamford Bridge until 2019.
– Raheem Sterling believes Liverpool’s season will spark into life once Daniel Sturridge has returned from injury. “It will be a massive boost to have Daniel back playing. We have missed him, and the more quality players you have fit and available the better. He gives us that threat in the box and he scores goals. We’re all really looking forward to having him back in the team.” He said
– West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace is adamant that the club have no plans to cash in on Saido Berahino and will offer him a new contract. “I wish to assure our supporters that Saido Berahino will not be going anywhere in January or, I hope,next summer. It is not in our minds at all to trade a footballer the club has worked so diligently to develop. He is contracted to play for West Brom until at least the summer of 2017 and we are happy to sit down with him and discuss extending that commitment on terms which recognise his continuing improvement as a footballer and his growing importance to our own plans.” He said
BPL Matchweek 11 results:
Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea
Burnley 1-0 Hull City
Manchester United 1-0 Crystal Palace
Southampton 2-0 Leicester City
West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
QPR 2-2 Manchester City
Sunderland 1-1 Everton
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Stoke City
West Brom 0-2 Newcastle
Swansea City 2-1 Arsenal
News from other parts of the World:
– The seeds and pots for the Copa America 2015 draw have been announced. Host Country Chile,Brazil and Argentina are the seeded teams. In Pot 2; Colombia,Mexico and Uruguay. In Pot 3; Ecuador, Peru and Paraguay. In Pot 3; Venezuela, Bolivia, Jamaica. The official draw comes up on November 25th
– The five-man shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 has been announced. Yaya Toure has been nominated for the sixth consecutive year, along with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Yacine Brahimi, Vincent
Enyeama and Gervinho.
– Benfica midfielder Anderson Talisca has replaced the injured Lucas Moura for Brazil’s upcoming friendlies with Austria and Turkey.
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