Tag: Players
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Serie A: Inter Milan players told to accept pay-cuts
Former AC Milan striker Paolo di Canio has encouraged Inter Milan’s players to accept pay-cuts. Reports suggest Inter’s title winning squad is being urged to surrender two months’ wages to help the club save €35m. “I would surely take a pay cut if the club is struggling, it’s fair to help,” Di Canio told Sky…
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Tottenham caretaker coach to players: Don’t call me boss
Tottenham caretaker boss Ryan Mason admits he doesn’t want to be called ‘gaffer’. Mason, 29, stressed to the squad — with many having been former team-mates — that he wants to keep things informal. He said: “One of the first things I said to them was that I do not expect to be called ‘gaffer’…
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Chelsea players relieved as Abramovich drove withdrawal call
Chelsea players are happy the club has withdrawn from the Super League project. Senior Chelsea players are understood to be relieved by the club’s decision to withdraw their commitment, says PA Sport. Top players at Chelsea are pleased with owner Roman Abramovich and the board’s quick move to cut ties with the short-lived breakaway project,…
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I know some players complain behind my back, Lampard reveals
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard knows there’s players talking behind his back. And the manager has laid down the gauntlet to those complaining as he attempts to snap their form slump. Lampard considered, “Player power can be two things, it can be a good thing and it can be a bad thing, and a lot of…
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COVID-19: Australian Open players to be shifted to new quarantine hotel
Australian Open organisers have been forced to tear up a quarantine accommodation plan for international players a month before the Grand Slam. The development followed a threat of legal action from apartment owners at a luxury hotel in Melbourne. Tennis Australia and government authorities had arranged for players to serve a 14-day mandatory quarantine at…
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January: Offloading players is Arsenal priority – Arteta
Arsenal will prioritise offloading players in the January transfer window, says manager Mikel Arteta. Midfielder Mesut Ozil, whose deal expires in summer 2021, has been left out of the Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League squads this season. Defenders Shkodran Mustafi and Sead Kolasinac have barely featured in the league in 2020-21. “We cannot sustain…
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LaLiga: Barcelona to offload six players in January
Barcelona are planning to sell as much as six players in the January transfer window, Marca reports. New manager, Ronald Koeman, is still shaping his squad at the Nou Camp, having completed no less than 14 deals in the summer. The likes of Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic were all moved out, while…
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Koeman puts 12 Barca players up for sale
Barcelona are set for a huge fire sale under new manager, Ronald Koeman – with 12 players reportedly up for grabs. Big names like Luis Suarez and Samuel Umtiti are facing the chop as the Spanish club looks to rebuild following their 8-2 Champions League humiliation and the prolonged Lionel Messi transfer saga. The Catalan…
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Players allowed to play for 3 clubs in a season — FIFA
Players will be allowed to play for up to three clubs, instead of two, during the course of a season, FIFA said. The global football body said this was a temporary rule change to alleviate the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the sport. It added that the move was “to avoid any concerns…
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Barcelona releases COVID-19 test results of first team players
All first team players of Spanish giants FC Barcelona have tested negative for COVID-19. The results of the mandatory tests they took on Wednesday returned negative. The players will now start training on Friday, as it’s been planned. The first sessions will be held in small groups. Highly reliable RAC1 report that all Barcelona players…