Saturday, June 03, 2006
Dein voted off FA board
Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has been voted off the FA Board by the Premier League.
Dein's place will be taken by Manchester United chief executive David Gill following a vote of all 20 top-flight chairman on the four Premier League representatives on the board.
The news comes as a surprise, with Dein having established himself as one of the most important figures in the game. Dein's ties to Arsenal were also cited by Jose Mourinho as one of the factors behind an unbalanced Premier League fixture list which provided Chelsea with five away games following their six Champions League group matches last term, while Arsenal played five of their games at home.
United's budget boosted by Obi's sale
English champions Chelsea have signed teenager John Obi Mikel after agreeing to pay £12 million ($22.4 million) to Manchester United who were also chasing the Nigerian midfielder.
The wealthy London club completed the deal on Saturday to end an 18-month battle over the talented player. Chelsea said they would also pay Mikel's former club Lyn Oslo £4 million. Half of the payments to United and Lyn will be paid in a year's time.
Fergie eye Riquelme
Sir Alex Ferguson aim to follow up on his interest in Villarreal's £15 million rated player. He will cut short his holiday to fly to Germany to see him play against his United stars Edwin van der Sar and Ruud van Nistelrooy when the two sides meet in the final group game.
Wenger: 'I bought Rosicky to replace Pires'
Arsene Wenger has revealed he swooped for Tomas Rosicky as soon as he discovered Robert Pires was leaving Arsenal and believes he has found the ideal replacement for the French winger. Pires ended his six-year stay at Highbury last week when he agreed a two-year deal with Spanish Champions League semi-finalists Villarreal. But in readiness for the 32-year-old's departure, Wenger was already tracking Rosicky who eventually signed for £7million from Borussia Dortmund 11 days ago. And although the Gunners boss admits the two players are not identical in style, he believes Rosicky, 25, can fulfil a similar role at the club. 'I took Rosicky to replace Robert. I moved very quickly after Robert told me he would go,' he told the club's official website. 'I wanted to secure [Rosicky] before the World Cup starts. He is a little bit similar position-wise to Robert.
Marseille Warn Ribery Suitors
Olympique Marseille have warned United and Lyon that their coveted winger Franck Ribery is not for sale.Marseille claim they have had contact from both clubs, but insist they are looking to hang on to the 23-year-old French international, who was voted France's Young Player of the Year last month."Manchester United representatives have also approached us and we told them the same thing, which is that Franck Ribery is not for sale." Ribery has caused a stir in the French camp after some dazzling performances for his country in the friendly matches leading up to the World Cup.Widely regarded as French Lique 1's finest player last season, Ribery is clearly enjoying breaking into Raymond Domenech's side. "United representatives have approached us and we told them that Franck Ribery is not for sale."Marseille chairman Pape Diouf"I feel really good in that team," he said. "Every time we train or play together, it's a lot of fun." Ribery earned the praise of Arsenal striker Thierry Henry when he came off the bench in the 1-0 win over Mexico at the weekend.
Ron: Ruud Row Has Been Blown Out Of Proportion
Cristiano Ronaldo insists his training ground row with Ruud van Nistelrooy was nothing more than "a storm in a teacup."Van Nistelrooy was omitted from the Reds' squad for their final game of the season with Charlton after a reported bust-up with the Portuguese winger.Ronaldo confirmed the pair had a disagreement but says the issue has been blown out of proportion."Quarrels happen in all teams, in all professions," explained the 21-year-old. "It's normal to have small disagreements. "That's what happened, something perfectly normal. People are turning it into something and it's only a storm in a teacup."The pair are currently preparing to represent their respective countries at the World Cup. Van Nistelrooy was an unused sub during Holland's 2-1 friendly win over Mexico on Thursday night. Earlier in the week, the Dutch striker scored the only goal of Holland's 1-0 victory over Cameroon, a close-range strike in the 23rd minute.Ronaldo, meanwhile, started Portugal's 4-1 win over Cape Verde Islands in Evora but came off in the 62nd minute, shortly after being shown the game's solitary yellow card. Paris St.Germain striker Pauleta bagged a hat-trick for the home side.
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