AC Milan defender Thiago Silva has insisted that the Rossoneri are hungry for success again ahead of the highly anticipated Serie A clash against Juventus on Saturday evening at San Siro.
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Thiago Silva: AC Milan are hungry for success again
Berlin – Joachim Löw is relying on his tried-and-tested performers for Germany’s first friendly of 2012. Notwithstanding the absence due to injury of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Per Mertesacker and Mario Götze, the national team coach has selected 22 squad regulars from the EURO 2012 qualifying campaign for the game against France in Bremen on February 29th.
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First joint Germany call-up for Bender twins
Hamburg – For Ottmar Hitzfeld, the Champions League Round of 16 meeting between FC Basel and FC Bayern Munich has a particularly personal resonance.
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"Bayern aren’t particularly solid at the moment"
Bayern Munich face FC Basel on Wednesday in the Champions League’s Round of the 16, first-leg tie, eager to avoid slipping on the same Swiss banana skin which toppled Manchester United.
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Below-par Bayern out to avoid a slip in Basel
Former Leeds United, Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburg star Tony Yeboah has admitted to holding a fake passport upon his arrival in Germany.
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Yeboah admits to having fake DOB on passport
The Bologna bandwagon rolled on as first-half goals from Alessandro Diamanti and Gaston Ramirez led them to a 2-0 win against Fiorentina. The Rossoblu went into Tuesday evening’s game unbeaten in six Serie A games and on the back of a 3-0 win over Inter Milan on Friday.
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Bologna bandwagon rolls on
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has told his star-studded squad to set aside any dreams they have of playing in the Champions League final on May 19 and concentrate on their current plight.
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Hoeness warns Bayern stars to forget the final
Hanover – Having gone into 2010-11 widely tipped to struggle against the drop, Hannover 96 instead enjoyed their best-ever season in the top flight, earning a place in the Europa League at the end of it.
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Rejigged strategy keeps Hannover on course for Europe
Kaiserslautern – It may have been “very, very tough”, but there was no disguising the fact that Borussia Mönchengladbach boss Lucien Favre was also “very, very happy” with his side’s 2-1 victory away to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, a result which made them Borussia Dortmund’s closest challengers in the title race.
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No time for celebrations
Basel – Around 90 journalists crammed into the small conference room at the Swissotel Le Plaza in Basel on Tuesday afternoon, all of them eagerly anticipating the arrival of FC Bayern Munich ahead of Wednesday evening’s UEFA Champions League last-16 first-leg tie (kick off: 20:45 CET).
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Bayern better late than never in Basel
PSV defender Erik Pieters has played in his first football match after a four-month spell on the sidelines through injury. Pieters suffered a fractured foot in the Eredivisie match against Utrecht in October of last year which has left him unfit for action since.
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Former Leeds United and Eintracht Frankfurt striker Tony Yeboah has admitted he used a fake passport to change his date of birth. The Ghanaian was a star for the English and German clubs in the 1990s and forged a reputation for spectacular goals.
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Yeboah changed date of birth
Dortmund – Borussia Dortmund have extended the existing contract of midfielder Sebastian Kehl for one year, through to June 30th 2013, with the 32-year-old midfielder having the option to then stay on for a further season.
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Kehl staying on at Dortmund
Aue – Bundesliga 2 strugglers FC Erzgebirge Aue have announced the dismissal of head coach Rico Schmitt.
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Schmitt sacked by Aue
Munich – The big freeze of early February may have given way to somewhat bluer skies over Munich, but the atmospheric change for the better has yet to percolate down to FC Bayern’s Säbener Straße headquarters in the Bavarian capital.
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Time to thaw out in Munich
Kaiserslautern – “I can’t believe we went two behind so early on against a team renowned for their counters.” Kaiserslautern coach Marco Kurz was obviously disappointed with his side’s eventual 2-1 defeat at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday, but the way the Red Devils responded in the second half will surely have given him heart.
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Match lost, hope gained
They’re clubs from different worlds really, not just different countries. Chelsea are the kings of the Kings Road, the rich kids representing the high life lived between Sloane Square and Putney in one of the most moneyed areas of the affluent west London.
The Mirror claims L.A. Galaxy striker Robbie Keane may want an Aston Villa return this summer…
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Espanyol Back In For Gio?
Munich – There was nothing to separate Erzgebirge Aue and Eintracht Braunschweig in Monday night’s top Bundesliga 2 match as the two sides continued their respective winless runs with a 1-1 draw at the Erzebirgsstadion.
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All square in Aue
Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes that the club need the ‘selfish’ Arjen Robben back. The Netherlands international has come under intense scrutiny of late, with Franz Beckenbauer criticising him for not paying tribute to his team-mates when he scores.
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Rummenigge: Bayern Munich need the selfish Arjen Robben back
Berlin – The Hertha BSC Berlin press room hadn’t hosted an event of this magnitude in years. The presentation of Otto Rehhagel as the club’s new head coach on Sunday afternoon attracted hacks in their hoardes.
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Rehhagel returns to save Hertha
Munich – Hertha BSC Berlin contested their 1,000th Bundesliga match on Saturday but celebrations were tempered in the capital as Borussia Dortmund came away with the points. bundesliga.de presents more interesting stats from Matchday 22.
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Matchday 22: Facts and figures
Napoli have a largely full strength squad to choose from ahead of the clash in Naples – and most importantly, the ‘Big Three’ of Marek Hamsik, Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi are all expected to start.
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Napoli – Chelsea Preview: The Blues look to end a run of one win in six against the Serie A side
Borussia Dortmund defender Lukasz Piszczek dreams of winning both the Bundesliga title and the DFB-Pokal in the 2011-12 campaign.
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Lukasz Piszczek dreams of winning the double with Dortmund
Bologna captain Marco Di Vaio expects a difficult game against Fiorentina in Tuesday evening’s rescheduled Serie A clash (kick-off 5.30pm GMT). The match at the Stadio Renato Dall’ Ara was originally due to be played earlier this month, but was postponed due to heavy snow in Bologna.
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Bologna skipper rates Viola
Berlin – Unusually, there were only subdued celebrations when the final whistle blew on Borrusia Dortmund’s match away at Hertha BSC Berlin on Saturday, as the overriding feeling among the visiting players was that of relief, rather than joy, to have come away with all three points from a narrow 1-0 victory .
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Dortmund return to their roots
Cagliari secured a scoreless draw at Udinese courtesy of a dominant display from centre-back Astori as the Italian showed plenty of focus and personality to help his side maintain a clean sheet.
Munich – Hannover ruthlessly exploited Stuttgart’s defensive shortcomings, Borussia Dortmund eventually overcame a battling Hertha BSC, but could not pull further ahead of Borussia Mönchengladbach, who won in Kaiserslautern. Werder Bremen won the northern derby in Hamburg, while Bayern Munich dropped points against Freiburg. bundesliga.de rounds up the thoughts of the coaches…
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"Catastrophic"
Madrid, Feb 20 (IANS) Real Madrid maintained their 10-point lead over FC Barcelona after the 23rd round Spanish La Liga football Sunday when Catalan giants defeated Valencia.
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Barcelona win easy in La Liga, Real maintain 10-point lead
Lazio coach Edy Reja has apologised to the club’s fans following Sunday night’s humiliating 5-1 Serie A defeat at Palermo. The Romans conceded five goals for the first time this season as they suffered a heavy loss at the Renzo Barbera stadium.
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Lazio coach sorry for thrashing
