Basle v Chelsea – live Europa League

Posted on April 25, 2013 by adminsports

EUROPA LEAGUE LIVE: Basle v Chelsea – follow the semi-final as it happens from St Jakob-Park

By
Dan Ripley

PUBLISHED:

03:00 GMT, 25 April 2013

UPDATED:

17:17 GMT, 25 April 2013

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Basle v Chelsea

Fenerbahce v Benfica

Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Europa League as Chelsea visit Basle in the first leg of their semi-final at St Jakob-Park.

The Blues remain on course to win a European trophy in successive years following last season's Champions League triumph, but face a tough test when they travel to the Swiss league leaders.

Basle have already proven their pedigree against Premier League opposition having eliminated Tottenham in a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals.

Send me your thoughts on the action at dan.ripley@dailymail.co.uk or via Twitter @Ripinho.

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18.16: From Sportsmail's Neil Ashton:

Interesting Chelsea team in training last night. Luiz defensive midfield, Ramires right, Moses left, Hazard in behind Nando, but no Mata.

18.13: If that's not good enough for you though, if the Europa League ends up at Stamford Bridge this season, Chelsea will become only the fourth side to win all three of UEFA's major club competitions.

They would join Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich (good company) in having won the Europa League, the Champions League and the European Cup-Winners' Cup.

Chelsea won the latter in 1970/71 and 1997/98 and it's still a competition I miss after being scrapped in 1999 (bring it back UEFA!)

The Italian job: Chelsea's Gianfranco Zola and Gianluca Vialli lift the 1998 European Cup-Winners' Cup

18.10: For a club often accused of lacking history compared to its current stature, you sure can't fault Chelsea's recent record at trying to make up for lost time.

After becoming the first London club to be crowned European champions last year, the Blues are now attempting to become the first team to win the Europa League a year after becoming champions of Europe.

It's not quite the desired order to achieve the double – but it's uncharted territory nonetheless.

18.05: Kick-off is not for another two hours but we have plenty to keep us going between now and then, including the team news which should be with us in around an hour's time – possibly quicker.

18.00:
At many times this season, the Chelsea ship has taken a number of
hammer blows and has looked anything but stable, but for all the
turbulence we have seen at Stamford Bridge, the Blues are
just one step away from yet another European final.

Rafael Benitez may not be a manager
remembered fondly by the majority of the west London club's fans, but the Spaniard is on the brink of leading Chelsea into the record books

Good evening folks, welcome to Sportsmail's live coverage of the Europa League semi-finals.

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On the charge: Chelsea remain on course to lift the Europa League trophy

Napoli match-fixing scandal: Paolo Cannavaro, Gianluca Grava and Matteo Gianello banned as club are docked points

Posted on December 18, 2012 by adminsports

Napoli deducted two points for part in match-fixing scandal as shamed defenders Cannavaro and Grava get six-month bans

PUBLISHED:

10:50 GMT, 18 December 2012

UPDATED:

10:50 GMT, 18 December 2012

Serie A title hopefuls Napoli will be deducted two points after defenders Paolo Cannavaro and Gianluca Grava were handed six-month bans for failing to report match-fixing.

Former Azzurri goalkeeper Matteo Gianello has been banned for 39 months for admitting an attempt to fix Napoli’s top-flight meeting with Sampdoria in 2010, with Cannavaro and Grava punished for failing to report their knowledge of Gianello’s actions and Napoli penalised as the players’ employer.

A disciplinary commision statement published by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) today read: 'Two penalty points for Napoli and a 70,000 euro fine.

Shamed: Paolo Cannavaro was banned for six months for failing to report match-fixing

'A ban of three years and three months for Matteo Gianello and bans of six months for Paolo Cannavaro and Gianluca Grava.'

Gianello, now a free agent, confessed to attempting to fix the outcome of Napoli's Serie A match at Sampdoria in May 2010.

Cannavaro and Grava denied any wrongdoing but are set to miss the rest of the season for failing to report Gianello's activities to the authorities at the time.

Despite making a strong start to the season, Napoli had fallen eight points behind league leaders and reigning champions Juventus, with today's deduction further distancing Walter Mazzarri's side as they slip into fifth place behind Inter Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina.

Slammed: Former Napoli keeper Matteo Gianello was banned for 39 months after admitting an attempt to fix a game against Sampdoria in 2010

FIGC prosecutor Stefano Palazzi had previously suggested a ban of 16 months for Gianello but a disciplinary tribunal recommended a lengthier suspension.

A one-point deduction was the original proposal for Napoli, with Cannavaro and Grava facing nine-month bans, but those verdicts have also been amended.

Napoli, Cannavaro and Grava are likely to appeal the hefty sanctions through the FIGC before approaching the TNAS tribunal court in Rome should they be unsuccessful.

The disciplinary commission also issued a two-point deduction for Lega Pro side Portogruaro while Crotone were acquitted of any wrongdoing in a 2011 match between the two sides.

Hitting the heights: Edinson Cavani (right) has helped Napoli to third in the Serie A this term

The FIGC's wide-ranging investigation into match-fixing, known as 'Calcioscommesse' saw Juventus head coach Antonio Conte suspended from the game for four months for failing to report his knowledge of match-fixing during his time in charge of Siena.

Conte's former club accepted a six-point deduction for their role in the scandal, with former Bari defender Andrea Masiello receiving a 22-month suspended prison sentence after admitting scoring an own-goal during a relegation decider.

Ex-Siena defender Emanuele Pesoli chained himself to the headquarters of the FIGC for four days in protest against a three-year ban.

Paolo di Canio and Gianluca Vialli on Southampton wish list

Posted on November 7, 2012 by adminsports

EXCLUSIVE: Di Canio and Vialli on Saints wish-list should Cortese sack boss Adkins

UPDATED:

23:11 GMT, 6 November 2012

Paolo di Canio and Gianluca Vialli are in line to replace Nigel Adkins if he is sacked as Southampton manager.

Chairman Nicola Cortese is said to be furious with the club’s start to the season and Monday’s 2-0 defeat at West Brom may be the final straw. Cortese and Adkins were in talks but the 47-year-old could still be there at the weekend as Cortese wants a replacement ready before axing his manager.

Target: Vialli

Target: Di Canio

Twin targets: Gianluca Vialli (left) and Paolo Di Canio

Di Canio, boss of League One
Swindon, Vialli, the former Chelsea manager and ex-Saints boss Gordon
Strachan are all under consideration.

However, Strachan would need a lot of persuading to return after leaving the club acrimoniously in 2004.

Sportsmail understands discreet overtures have been made to various third parties in a bid to draw up a list of potential new managers.

Favourite for the sack: Nigel Adkins' side are bottom of the Premier League

Another man to be mentioned is Harry Redknapp, who left the club to take over at Portsmouth in 2005.

The writing has been on the wall for Adkins for weeks now as Southampton have lost eight of their first 10 games since gaining promotion from the Championship last season.

They have a crucial home clash with Swansea on Saturday.

Manchester United told to pay 16m for Torino"s Angelo Ogbonna

Posted on September 20, 2012 by adminsports

Torino tell United they will have to pay 16m to land Italy defender Ogbonna

UPDATED:

05:42 GMT, 20 September 2012

Manchester United have been told they will have to pay 16million if they want to land Torino centre-back Angelo Ogbonna.

Talent: Torino say they want 16m for Angelo Ogbonna

Sir Alex Ferguson has been tracking
Ogbonna since the start of the Italian season and United scouts have
been running regular checks on the defender.

Torino’s sporting director Gianluca
Petrachi said: 'I guarantee there are observers of many foreign clubs
who follow our games, including United’s scouts.

'Most of the time they come just to see Ogbonna because he is a player who has great potential.

'Last year we refused 10m for him but it is clear he is worth more than 16m.

'Angelo has the desire to do better but I believe he should continue to grow with Torino.'

Ogbonna, 24, was part of Italy’s Euro 2012 squad after helping Torino storm to promotion.

Sean Dyche sacked by Watford

Posted on July 3, 2012 by adminsports

New Watford owners confirm Dyche exit with Zola awaiting Hornets' top job

UPDATED:

10:04 GMT, 3 July 2012

Sean Dyche has officially been removed as Watford manager following the club's takeover by the Pozzo family, clearing the path for Gianfranco Zola to take over.

Dyche learned on Monday that Zola was in the frame to take over after Giampaolo Pozzo revealed details of his plans to Italian press.

The former Hornets boss can consider himself unfortunate to lose his job, having guided his unfancied squad to 11th
place in the Championship last season.

Game over: Dyche has been sacked by Watford - despite a fine season

Game over: Dyche has been sacked by Watford – despite a fine season

And they pushed a star-studded Tottenham side all the way in their FA Cup fourth-round clash in January.

The Chelsea legend and former West Ham
boss could be joined at Vicarage Road by director of football Gianluca
Nani – a former colleague at Upton Park.

Scott Duxbury, West Ham's chief executive during Zola's time as manager, is thought to be in line for a role at Watford and is said to have brokered the deal.

The deal to buy the Hornets was
completed on Saturday and the new Italian owners, who already have
control of Serie A side Udinese and Spanish club Granada, look to be
moving quickly to install a new regime.

Zola has been out of work since being dismissed by West Ham in May 2010.

Back in the game: Zola has been out of football since leaving West Ham

Euro 2012: BBC beat ITV thanks to Gary Lineker: Brian Barwick

Posted on July 2, 2012 by adminsports

Brian Barwick: Euro triumph for BBC as Lineker's easy style wins out

UPDATED:

21:32 GMT, 1 July 2012

Two things happened at the quarter-final stage of this year’s European Championship – England went home after yet another penalty shootout nightmare – and ITV all but went home with them.

Both semi-finals were live only on BBC TV, whilst Sunday's final between Spain and Italy was shared by the two broadcasters.

For the BBC, this is always a nice way to finish a tournament – unlike England they always win it. Whatever the reason, whether it’s tradition, preference, personnel, absence of commercials or trust, ITV will have conceded another defeat to their rivals in this head-to-head.

Well oiled: BBC once more impressed, bettering the efforts of their rivals

And yet this time around, at Euro 2012, ITV put up a decent fight, certainly in the early stages of the competition.

I thought they had the better opening titles, theme music and studio set, critically based in Warsaw, and there was just a greater sense of confidence about their presentation and production than in recent times.

The BBC certainly picked up their own game after a sluggish start to Euro 2012 – not helped by initially presenting from the UK – and have subsequently finished strongly.

Gary Lineker began his broadcasting career with a short tense opening line in a highlights programme during Euro 96. He was nervous, and so was I, having helped him make some of the early steps in his post-football career.

Leading man: Gary Lineker

He is now completely at ease in his ‘second trade’ and seemed to enjoy the tournament. Presenters, like footballers, want to be involved in the biggest occasions – and Euro 2012 has allowed Lineker to do that.

I think he has been particularly at his strongest when coaxing answers and opinions out of studio guests like Harry Redknapp, David Moyes, Clarence Seedorf, Gianluca Vialli and Jurgen Klinsmann. With them, he was objective, sharp, inquisitive and inclusive.

In contrast, his exchanges with the two resident ‘Alans’ – Hansen and Shearer, can suffer sometimes from over-familiarity. Next stop for Lineker, a peak-time presentation slot on the Olympics. I wish him well.

Over on ITV, Adrian Chiles is an intriguing mix; a producer’s nightmare – ‘where’s he taking us now’ – but with an endearing manner that often involves asking the questions the fans at home want answered.

You sense that to Chiles, the programme’s running order is something to rest his coffee on – but in Chiles and Lineker, both good ‘live’ television exponents, you do have a choice of styles.

For all the hard work and hard cash put into recruiting the star studio guests, the viewer often spends more time in the company of the commentary teams as they describe the live action.

This time for me, BBC’s Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson pick up the winners’ medals. They work well off each other and are at their best when they lay off the comedy, and concentrate on ‘who passed to who’ and why.

Mark the commentator beats Mark the comedian every time.

The size of the TV audiences for Euro 2012 have been remarkable, and not just for the England matches – they are always blockbusters and continue to re-write TV history. However, it was often an early group game between two less glamorous sides that turned in an audience figure that The Voice would have died for.

Putting up a good fight: ITV got more right than wrong at Euro 2012

For the BBC and ITV it has all added up to a bumper three weeks – with the Corporation also currently in the throes of an exciting Wimbledon and London 2012 less than a month away.

A few closing thoughts. Lee Dixon continues to impress as a pundit, Roy Keane produced some magical stares and stunning short responses. Loved Balotelli’s close-ups, UEFA should control the excessive pre-match stadium PA noise – listening to respected radio broadcasters like Mike Ingham and Alan Green struggling to hear and be heard is not on.

Well done Sky Sports News for their comprehensive event reports and plaudits to the match directors and production teams who have delivered consistently high standards of match coverage.

Roll on Brazil and the 2014 World Cup.

Clarence Seedorf says farewell to AC Milan after a trophy-laden decade at the San Siro

Posted on June 22, 2012 by adminsports

Seedorf says farewell to AC Milan after a trophy-laden 10 seasons with the Rossoneri

UPDATED:

18:29 GMT, 21 June 2012

AC Milan have agreed to sign Chievo defender Francesco Acerbi and Genoa's Guinea midfielder Kevin Constant, but Clarence Seedorf is leaving after 10 years with the Rossoneri.

Milan, who lost their Italian league title to Juventus in May, are swelling their ranks having let several of the old guard leave the San Siro, including Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta, Filippo Inzaghi, Gianluca Zambrotta and Mark van Bommel.

Fond farewell: Seedorf

Seedorf, who won the Champions League in 2003 and 2007 with Milan to notch up four winners' medals in total, joined the band of departures – but did not reveal where he is going amid reports he will join Brazil's Botafogo.

Superb servant: Seedorf

'I am leaving after 10 fantastic years – they were intense years, so many seasons passed by so quickly like everything that's great in life, the 36-year-old Dutchman told a news conference.

'I thank everyone, truly everyone. What emotion. I will let you know soon about my future. I am taking my time. I have lots of offers.'

It is understood that Seedorf wants to play on for another two seasons elsewhere before returning to Milan as part of the staff.

Massimiliano Allegri's side have drafted in Fiorentina's Riccardo Montolivo and Nancy's Bakaye Traor for next term but with Mathieu Flamini set to be released, another midfielder should arrive before the season's opener in August.

Milan also said in a statement that the midfielder Sulley Muntari has had surgery on knee ligament damage and is expected to be fit in five or six months.

Gus Poyet urges Roman Abramovich to give Roberto Di Matteo Chelsea job

Posted on May 28, 2012 by adminsports

Poyet urges Abramovich to put Pep talks on hold and give Di Matteo permanent Chelsea job

UPDATED:

14:52 GMT, 28 May 2012

Gus Poyet has urged Roman Abramovich to hand Roberto Di Matteo the Chelsea job full time, and abandon his quest to land former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola.

Caretaker Blues boss Di Matteo remained in the dark about his future today after playing in the British Airways Football Legends Invitational Tournament in Barbados.

Give him a chance! Gus Poyet wants Roberto Di Matteo to be given the Chelsea job full-time

The event allowed him to catch up with former team-mates Poyet, Gianfranco Zola and Dennis Wise but lurking in the background was continued speculation over whether he would be appointed Chelsea manager on a permanent basis.

Di Matteo declined the opportunity to discuss the saga while in Barbados but Poyet provided an insight into how the Italian – who turns 42 tomorrow – was feeling.

'He's very relaxed,' Poyet said.

Greats: Both Poyer and Di Matteo (left) were playing in a legends tournament in Barbados

'He's just trying to get away from the crazy three months that he had.'

Those 'crazy' three months in charge at Stamford Bridge witnessed one of the most sensational achievements by a caretaker manager in the history of European football.

Yet, delivering the Champions League and FA Cup was not enough to guarantee Di Matteo the Chelsea job.

Poyet could not understand why, claiming Di Matteo had demonstrated the merits of handing the reins to someone whose heart bled blue.

Kings of Europe: Didier Drogba sealed Chelsea's Champions League victory before quitting the club

'It would be common sense that he will stay,' said Poyet, part of the famous team from the 1990s that have since taken the managerial world by storm.

'I call him 'one of us', one of our generation – with so many managers.

'Mark Hughes, Gianluca Vialli, Ruud Gullit, Robbie Di Matteo, Dennis Wise, Dan Petrescu, myself, Didier Deschamps – there are so many – 'Chappy' (Albert) Ferrer.

'Why not one of us Why should it be somebody else all the time

Good friends: Poyet and Di Matteo played golf together at Wentworth last week

'I'm not saying that we didn't have good managers at Chelsea. I mean, (Jose) Mourinho was different class.

'But give us a chance.'

Billionaire Blues owner Roman Abramovich is reportedly determined to move heaven and earth to convince Pep Guardiola to abandon his planned sabbatical and become his ninth manager in nine years.

The outgoing Barcelona boss is the latest big name Abramovich is said to believe can deliver the brand of football he craves.

Di Matteo won the Champions League with an extremely defensive approach but Poyet insisted his former team-mate proved at West Brom he could throw off the shackles – with the right group of players.

'He does play like that – his style is that,' Poyet said.

'Everyone is compared with Barcelona. As soon as you pass the ball three times, you play like Barcelona.

'He likes to pass the ball, to keep the ball, to be in control, to do important things while you are in possession.

What more do you want Di Matteo led Chelsea to win the FA Cup and Champions League

'Of course, he needs to get the players to do that, and it's not going to be easy.'

Didier Drogba quit Stamford Bridge after bagging the winning penalty in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

Poyet believes that was just the start of what could be a significant revamp at Stamford Bridge.

'I thought it was needing a change in the summer,' he said.

'They need to see what they're going to do but it's not going to be easy.

'Difficult, really, for any manager – very difficult.'

Ultimate decision: Roman Abramovich will make the final call on who gets the Chelsea job

Andre Villas-Boas was sacked in March thanks to his doomed attempt at a revolution and Poyet warned whoever took over would also be cut little slack.

He said: 'It would be beautiful if you are the manager and somebody let you go a year with a transition. It never happens in football.

'Everybody talks about it but, really, it never happens.

'As soon as you don't win three games, there's no transition any more and you are out!'

Poyet was speaking at the second annual British Airways Football Legends Invitational Tournament at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, held in conjunction with the Professional Footballers Association and the Barbados Tourism Authority. For more information about Barbados, visit www.visitbarbados.org

Paul Casey and Colin Montgomerie to appear in Bahrain golf event despite unrest

Posted on April 12, 2012 by adminsports

Casey, Monty, Henman and Gullit still set to appear in Bahrain golf event despite unrest

UPDATED:

12:11 GMT, 12 April 2012

The Bahrain Invitational golf tournament will go ahead as planned this weekend despite continued civil unrest in the Gulf nation.

With golfers Paul Casey, Colin Montgomerie, Thomas Bjorn and Suzann Pettersen and sporting greats Tim Henman, Joe Montana, Ruud Gullit and Gianluca Vialli all due to be teeing-off, a spokesperson for the event released a statement to confirm their participation.

Controversy: Formula One faces a tough decision on whether to go ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, and talks are planned for Friday

Unrest: A Bahraini throws a tear-gas canister fired by riot police during clashes following a demonstration in solidarity with jailed pro-reform activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja

Unrest: A Bahraini throws a tear-gas canister fired by riot police
during clashes following a demonstration in solidarity with a jailed
pro-reform activist

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone is confident the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead next week, despite the on-going unrest.

Organisers
had to cancel last year's race at Sakhir due to civil unrest, but have been
adamant that this year's event is safe to go ahead despite continuing
sectarian divisions and street violence in the kingdom as well as
threats targeting the grand prix.

And Bahrain Invitational organisers IMG have confirmed that everyone due to be involved in the inaugural event will still be taking part.

The statement read: 'Golf in Bahrain has a long history going back to 1934.

'We are looking forward to welcoming all the participants to the Bahrain Invitational and safety around the event is assured.'

IMG's global co-managing director Guy Kinnings said he was looking forward to the golf tournament, which will also see the aforementioned sports stars take part in community projects in the nation.

Bahrain-bound: Paul Casey

Bahrain-bound: Colin Montgomerie

Bahrain-bound: Paul Casey (left) and Colin Montgomerie (right)

'Bahrain is fast becoming one of the
world's leading players in staging large scale events,' he said. 'We
know it's going to be a fantastic event and look forward to welcoming
some of the world's most inspirational sporting figures.'

Political pressure in the nation led to last year's Bahrain Formula One grand prix being cancelled, and with the sport due to return there in a little over a week, there are concerns this year's race could also be called off amid fresh security concerns.

Rights holder Bernie Ecclestone will hold talks with Formula One teams in China on Friday, but while they debate whether to travel to Bahrain, the two-day golf tournament will be getting under way.

Roberto Mancini begs Balotelli to quit his smoking habit

Posted on December 31, 2011 by adminsports

Stub it out, Mario! Mancini begs Balotelli to quit his five-a-day smoking habit

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has revealed that controversial striker Mario Balotelli is refusing to give up a smoking habit thought to involve up to two packets of cigarettes a week.

Balotelli has been photographed with a cigarette in his hand and seen smoking when out with friends in Manchester.

What a drag: Balotelli puffs away on a cigarette

The Italian is not the first footballer to use cigarettes but last night Mancini admitted he has tried – and failed – to persuade the 21-year-old to give up.

The City boss said: ‘Yeah, yeah, I know this. I know that he smokes. For me, it’s not OK but I’m not his father or his mother.

‘If he was my son I would give him a kick on the a** but he is not my son! I told him that it is better you don’t smoke. I am against cigarettes always. For this reason my son doesn’t smoke. There are players who smoke in Italy and I think also here. I don’t think he smokes a lot – five or six a day. But I told him not to.’

Mancini was all smiles as he discussed his club’s most newsworthy player on Friday and clearly doesn’t feel Balotelli’s habit is having an impact on his performances on the field.

Up in smoke: Mancini wants Balotelli to kick the habit

Holland legend Johan Cruyff, former Nottingham Forest winger John Robertson and one-time Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli all smoked regularly during hugely successful playing careers, while England striker Wayne Rooney has also been photographed with cigarettes, as has Chelsea’s Ashley Cole.

The development is another sign of Balotelli’s headstrong character, though, and it would appear that he is partial to lighting up on more than just special occasions.

Balotelli is expected to be in the City squad to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, a game City feel they must win if they are not to be left behind by United’s resurgence.

No stranger to controversy: Balotelli has a habit of making the back pages

City will be knocked off the top of the Barclays Premier League table if United beat bottom club Blackburn at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.

Mancini said: ‘Up until now we got many, many points. It is difficult to keep that up. Until now us, United and Tottenham have had a fantastic season but if we want to win this title we will have to fight every game because United are very strong.

‘They are used to being at the top for a long time. But I don’t think for us it makes any difference whether we are on the top or behind by one point. I think we scored 53 goals in 18 games and we didn’t score any goals against West Bromwich last week. There will be some moments when we don’t score any goals. United won’t score five goals every game like they have the last two or three weeks, either. This is normal.

Firing blanks: City failed to score against West Brom

‘It’s important that we’ve scored 53 goals so far and we will score many more in the next 20 games of this championship.

‘United are strong. I never thought that this championship was finished because last year Chelsea had seven points more than United and didn’t win.

‘I think the situation can change in December and January but it is important to be on top at the end.’

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Manchester United told to pay 16m for Torino"s Angelo Ogbonna

Sean Dyche sacked by Watford

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Clarence Seedorf says farewell to AC Milan after a trophy-laden decade at the San Siro

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Paul Casey and Colin Montgomerie to appear in Bahrain golf event despite unrest

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