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Vier kandidaten voor Euro 2016
Bij de Europese voetbalbond UEFA zijn vier aanmeldingen van in totaal vijf landen binnengekomen voor de organisatie van Euro 2016, zo meldt de bond dinsdag. Frankrijk, Italië, Turkije en Noorwegen/Zweden hebben zich kandidaat gesteld.
Bij de Europese voetbalbond UEFA zijn vier aanmeldingen van in totaal vijf landen binnengekomen voor de organisatie van Euro 2016, zo meldt de bond dinsdag. Frankrijk, Italië, Turkije en Noorwegen/Zweden hebben zich kandidaat gesteld.
FERNANDO TORRES is ready to sign a new £22million deal with Liverpool. The Spanish striker's advisors have told the club's American owners that the player will ignore overtures from across Europe to agree new terms this summer. That would see the wages of the 24-year-old leap by £20,000 a week to £90,000 - with an extra year added to his existing deal. Torres signed a bumper six-year deal when he joined from Atletico Madrid for £23m in 2007. Although he's struggled with injury this season, he's become one of the most wanted strikers in the world and Manchester City are among those considering a massive bid. But Torres has no intention of quitting Anfield, regardless of the boardroom and managerial uncertainty. Earlier this week, he rubbished claims he'd leave the club unless Rafa Benitez stayed as manager. Talks have been on the back-burner while the club resolves Benitez's situation but rewarding Torres is a top priority at the end of the current campaign.
Premier League-clubs azen op Deens wonderkind
Simon Kjaer vertrekt in de zomer mogelijk naar de Engelse Premier League. Volgens The Sun zijn vanuit Engeland Chelsea en Liverpool in de race om de handtekening van het Deense wonderkind, die op dit moment onder contract staat bij het Italiaanse Palermo.
"Ik kan niets zeggen over specifieke clubs, maar het is wel zo dat de top clubs in Europa hem volgen", aldus Mikkel Beck, manager van de negentienjarige speler, tegenover de kwaliteitskrant. "Wij hebben geen idee wat er gaat gebeuren. Hij is op dit moment erg gelukkig bij Palermo."
Clubs die Kjaer willen inlijven, hoeven geen hoofdprijs voor hem te betalen. Hij heeft namelijk een afkoopsom in zijn contract staan. Eerder stond de international van Denemarken onder 21 onder contract bij het Deense FC Midtjylland.
Simon Kjaer vertrekt in de zomer mogelijk naar de Engelse Premier League. Volgens The Sun zijn vanuit Engeland Chelsea en Liverpool in de race om de handtekening van het Deense wonderkind, die op dit moment onder contract staat bij het Italiaanse Palermo.
"Ik kan niets zeggen over specifieke clubs, maar het is wel zo dat de top clubs in Europa hem volgen", aldus Mikkel Beck, manager van de negentienjarige speler, tegenover de kwaliteitskrant. "Wij hebben geen idee wat er gaat gebeuren. Hij is op dit moment erg gelukkig bij Palermo."
Clubs die Kjaer willen inlijven, hoeven geen hoofdprijs voor hem te betalen. Hij heeft namelijk een afkoopsom in zijn contract staan. Eerder stond de international van Denemarken onder 21 onder contract bij het Deense FC Midtjylland.
Studio PRIME
Premier League
Manchester United - Liverpool
Commentaar: Wim Heidbüchel
Zaterdag 14/03 om 13:25
PRIME SPORT
Na dit seizoen zal Manchester United meer dan waarschijnlijk op 18 titels komen, een evenaring van het record van… Liverpool. Er staat dus behoorlijk veel op het spel in dit duel dat bekend staat als “the hate game”.
> jammer dat de match niet op zondag is :(
Premier League
Manchester United - Liverpool
Commentaar: Wim Heidbüchel
Zaterdag 14/03 om 13:25
PRIME SPORT
Na dit seizoen zal Manchester United meer dan waarschijnlijk op 18 titels komen, een evenaring van het record van… Liverpool. Er staat dus behoorlijk veel op het spel in dit duel dat bekend staat als “the hate game”.
> jammer dat de match niet op zondag is :(
David Villa trekt volgende zomer waarschijnlijk naar Manchester City. De club van Vincent Kompany onderhandelt met Valencia om de topschutter van het EK naar de Premier League te halen, weet 'Voetbalkrant'.
De kans dat Manchester City Villa effectief naar Engeland haalt, is groter dan met Ronaldinho en Kaka. Villa mag dan wel het goudhaantje van Valencia zijn, de Spaanse club lijkt toch geneigd om de speler te laten gaan. Valencia verkeert immers in financiële problemen en kan het geld goed gebruiken.
Valencia-voorzitter Fernando Gomez bevestigde in de Spaanse pers dat beide clubs aan het onderhandelen zijn. Manchester City is bereid om de vraagprijs van 40 miljoen euro neer te tellen en wil zelfs nog verder gaan. Voorlopig is er nog geen officieel bod uitgebracht.
De kans dat Manchester City Villa effectief naar Engeland haalt, is groter dan met Ronaldinho en Kaka. Villa mag dan wel het goudhaantje van Valencia zijn, de Spaanse club lijkt toch geneigd om de speler te laten gaan. Valencia verkeert immers in financiële problemen en kan het geld goed gebruiken.
Valencia-voorzitter Fernando Gomez bevestigde in de Spaanse pers dat beide clubs aan het onderhandelen zijn. Manchester City is bereid om de vraagprijs van 40 miljoen euro neer te tellen en wil zelfs nog verder gaan. Voorlopig is er nog geen officieel bod uitgebracht.
dit is hoe een training moet zijn zwaar afzien
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Prem Preview: Manchester United - Liverpool
FORM GUIDE
Manchester United
Mar 11 Man United 2-0 Inter (Champions League)
Mar 07 Fulham 0-4 Man United (FA Cup)
Mar 04 Newcastle 1-2 Man United (Premier League)
Mar 01 Man United *0-0 Tottenham (Carling Cup)
Feb 24 Inter 0-0 Man United (Champions League)
Liverpool
Mar 10 Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid (Champions League)
Mar 03 Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland (Premier League)
Feb 28 Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool (Premier League)
Feb 25 Real Madrid 0-1 Liverpool (Champions League)
Feb 22 Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City (Premier League)
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United
Ferguson's defence remains light on personnel, with Gary Neville, Wes Brown and Rafael da Silva all sidelined, but Rio Ferdinand is expected to start after coming through Wednesday's win over the Nerazzurri unscathed. The very capable Jonny Evans will be on stand-by.
Rooney is likely to partner Dimitar Berbatov in attack, although Carlos Tevez - who scored at Anfield in October - may well feature in some capacity.
Possible XI: Van der Sar - O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra - Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs - Berbatov, Rooney
Liverpool
Albert Riera should return to the starting lineup after missing the midweek mauling of Madrid through suspension. Ryan Babel will most probably make way, despite a bright showing against the Merengues.
Danish defender Daniel Agger is still hampered by a back problem, but Yossi Benayoun - who hasn't played since scoring at the Bernabeu last month - is a chance to make the squad as he recovers from a hamstring problem.
Possible XI: Reina - Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio - Mascherano, Alonso - Kuyt, Gerrard, Riera - Torres
PLAYER TO WATCH
Manchester United
After his controversial comments during the week, all eyes will be on Wayne Rooney as he attempts to kill off Liverpool's title hopes. The 23-year-old is perhaps not in the finest form of his career, but everyone knows what the former Evertonian is capable of.
Liverpool
At the other end of the park, Fernando Torres will be aiming to notch up his first strike against Man United. The ex-Atletico Madrid star has already shrugged one monkey off his back this week by netting against his old crosstown rivals, and he'll be the man the Reds look to as they attempt to re-enter the title race on Saturday.
PREDICTION
The Mancs must fancy themselves to effectively close the book on their rival Reds' domestic campaign. A draw would do them little harm, while the visitors cannot afford anything but a win. With the virtual threat of elimination hanging over their heads, Rafa's mob might well produce a continental-class performance - but don't count on it.
Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool
Mike Maguire, Goal.com
FORM GUIDE
Manchester United
Mar 11 Man United 2-0 Inter (Champions League)
Mar 07 Fulham 0-4 Man United (FA Cup)
Mar 04 Newcastle 1-2 Man United (Premier League)
Mar 01 Man United *0-0 Tottenham (Carling Cup)
Feb 24 Inter 0-0 Man United (Champions League)
Liverpool
Mar 10 Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid (Champions League)
Mar 03 Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland (Premier League)
Feb 28 Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool (Premier League)
Feb 25 Real Madrid 0-1 Liverpool (Champions League)
Feb 22 Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City (Premier League)
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United
Ferguson's defence remains light on personnel, with Gary Neville, Wes Brown and Rafael da Silva all sidelined, but Rio Ferdinand is expected to start after coming through Wednesday's win over the Nerazzurri unscathed. The very capable Jonny Evans will be on stand-by.
Rooney is likely to partner Dimitar Berbatov in attack, although Carlos Tevez - who scored at Anfield in October - may well feature in some capacity.
Possible XI: Van der Sar - O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra - Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs - Berbatov, Rooney
Liverpool
Albert Riera should return to the starting lineup after missing the midweek mauling of Madrid through suspension. Ryan Babel will most probably make way, despite a bright showing against the Merengues.
Danish defender Daniel Agger is still hampered by a back problem, but Yossi Benayoun - who hasn't played since scoring at the Bernabeu last month - is a chance to make the squad as he recovers from a hamstring problem.
Possible XI: Reina - Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio - Mascherano, Alonso - Kuyt, Gerrard, Riera - Torres
PLAYER TO WATCH
Manchester United
After his controversial comments during the week, all eyes will be on Wayne Rooney as he attempts to kill off Liverpool's title hopes. The 23-year-old is perhaps not in the finest form of his career, but everyone knows what the former Evertonian is capable of.
Liverpool
At the other end of the park, Fernando Torres will be aiming to notch up his first strike against Man United. The ex-Atletico Madrid star has already shrugged one monkey off his back this week by netting against his old crosstown rivals, and he'll be the man the Reds look to as they attempt to re-enter the title race on Saturday.
PREDICTION
The Mancs must fancy themselves to effectively close the book on their rival Reds' domestic campaign. A draw would do them little harm, while the visitors cannot afford anything but a win. With the virtual threat of elimination hanging over their heads, Rafa's mob might well produce a continental-class performance - but don't count on it.
Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool
Mike Maguire, Goal.com
DALGLISH: WHY I BELIEVE WE CAN WIN TODAY
Kenny Dalglish 14 March 2009
After Tuesday night's tremendous performance and victory over Real Madrid, we couldn't be going to Old Trafford in better shape for today's crucial Premier League clash.
We all know how big this afternoon's game is and if we are to have any designs on winning the championship this year, then we have to beat them. It's as simple as that.
I have a genuine belief that we can take the three points, but we are going to have to repeat the way we played against Madrid, take our chances when they come along and hope for a fair bounce of the ball and a few decisions to go our way over the course of the 90 minutes.
Even if we do manage to beat them we will still then be hoping for help from other teams over the remaining matches of the season, but at this moment in time all we can do is look after ourselves and make sure of our own results.
United are a very good team who have done exceptionally well of late. There's no point being envious of them, you just have to admire the quality they have in their side and the results they have earned over recent months.
But they know they will face a tough test against us as we look to complete the double over them for this season. We've already won twice against Chelsea and if we can repeat that against United then it will show how far we have come and how much we are continuing to progress.
I have said before that the frustration this season is we have sorted ourselves out in terms of beating the top teams, but struggled in some games against sides we would probably expect to take three points off quite comfortably. As we know, though, there are no foregone conclusions in the Premier League and that's why I think there could still be one or two twists and turns before this year's title race reaches its climax.
The onus is very much on us this weekend. A draw wouldn't be too harmful to their title chances, but it probably would be to ours. We have to go there with the confidence and belief that we can get the result we all want. A victory for us would certainly make things interesting, although you'd still have to say United were favourites because of their points advantage and the extra game they still have to play.
If we can perform as well as we did in midweek then we definitely have a chance because I thought we were magnificent against Madrid.
After a performance and a result like that it's not right to single out individuals because the team display was so good, but it was especially nice towards the end to see Jay Spearing come on and get a run-out.
He was only on the pitch for a short time but I thought he did really well. He passed the ball well, won some tackles and would have enjoyed being out there playing for Liverpool in such a big match. I was really pleased for him.
People have spoken about Steven and Fernando being back together again and causing problems for the Madrid defence, but there was more to us than that on the night. The defence got their wish in keeping a clean sheet, Mascherano did a fine job in front of them and we created a number of chances through our attacking play. All over the pitch we were excellent and nobody would have left the field after the game feeling disappointed with their performance.
I don't think it's fair to say Madrid were poor on the night, everyone should just concentrate on how good we were. Some people have said they were surprised with Rafa's tactics and the way we went straight for them from the first whistle, but the manager had obviously looked at the opposition, realised they had little pace up front and nobody who could get in behind us, and so decided to stay nice and tight and take the game to them. It worked a treat.
At half time the Madrid players would have got a bit of a talking to and would have looked to come out in the second period and score a goal to give them a chance, but we managed to kill the match off with a great finish from Steven and from then on the result was never in any doubt.
The big thing on the night was that the result was justified. We deserved to win by that many goals.
How other clubs in Europe perceive that scoreline is up to them. A 1-0 win would have been fine for us and we'd have accepted it, but 4-0 on the night and 5-0 on aggregate was tremendous.
The important thing is we're in the draw for the next round. I'm sure some teams will want to avoid Liverpool, but at the same time there are probably teams still in the competition who we would prefer to avoid at this stage. It is often said that you have to beat the best teams to win this competition but that's not always true. You can draw the weaker sides and let the top teams be paired together and battle it out between themselves. It's all ifs and buts at the moment as far as the draw is concerned. Let's just wait and see what next Friday brings us.
For now, though, all we're concentrating on is today's clash at Old Trafford. Our boys will be flying after midweek, but United had a good result against Inter as well and it goes without saying they'll also be up for this game.
I'm looking forward to a good match and a positive result to turn a good week so far into a great one for everyone involved with the club.
Kenny Dalglish 14 March 2009
After Tuesday night's tremendous performance and victory over Real Madrid, we couldn't be going to Old Trafford in better shape for today's crucial Premier League clash.
We all know how big this afternoon's game is and if we are to have any designs on winning the championship this year, then we have to beat them. It's as simple as that.
I have a genuine belief that we can take the three points, but we are going to have to repeat the way we played against Madrid, take our chances when they come along and hope for a fair bounce of the ball and a few decisions to go our way over the course of the 90 minutes.
Even if we do manage to beat them we will still then be hoping for help from other teams over the remaining matches of the season, but at this moment in time all we can do is look after ourselves and make sure of our own results.
United are a very good team who have done exceptionally well of late. There's no point being envious of them, you just have to admire the quality they have in their side and the results they have earned over recent months.
But they know they will face a tough test against us as we look to complete the double over them for this season. We've already won twice against Chelsea and if we can repeat that against United then it will show how far we have come and how much we are continuing to progress.
I have said before that the frustration this season is we have sorted ourselves out in terms of beating the top teams, but struggled in some games against sides we would probably expect to take three points off quite comfortably. As we know, though, there are no foregone conclusions in the Premier League and that's why I think there could still be one or two twists and turns before this year's title race reaches its climax.
The onus is very much on us this weekend. A draw wouldn't be too harmful to their title chances, but it probably would be to ours. We have to go there with the confidence and belief that we can get the result we all want. A victory for us would certainly make things interesting, although you'd still have to say United were favourites because of their points advantage and the extra game they still have to play.
If we can perform as well as we did in midweek then we definitely have a chance because I thought we were magnificent against Madrid.
After a performance and a result like that it's not right to single out individuals because the team display was so good, but it was especially nice towards the end to see Jay Spearing come on and get a run-out.
He was only on the pitch for a short time but I thought he did really well. He passed the ball well, won some tackles and would have enjoyed being out there playing for Liverpool in such a big match. I was really pleased for him.
People have spoken about Steven and Fernando being back together again and causing problems for the Madrid defence, but there was more to us than that on the night. The defence got their wish in keeping a clean sheet, Mascherano did a fine job in front of them and we created a number of chances through our attacking play. All over the pitch we were excellent and nobody would have left the field after the game feeling disappointed with their performance.
I don't think it's fair to say Madrid were poor on the night, everyone should just concentrate on how good we were. Some people have said they were surprised with Rafa's tactics and the way we went straight for them from the first whistle, but the manager had obviously looked at the opposition, realised they had little pace up front and nobody who could get in behind us, and so decided to stay nice and tight and take the game to them. It worked a treat.
At half time the Madrid players would have got a bit of a talking to and would have looked to come out in the second period and score a goal to give them a chance, but we managed to kill the match off with a great finish from Steven and from then on the result was never in any doubt.
The big thing on the night was that the result was justified. We deserved to win by that many goals.
How other clubs in Europe perceive that scoreline is up to them. A 1-0 win would have been fine for us and we'd have accepted it, but 4-0 on the night and 5-0 on aggregate was tremendous.
The important thing is we're in the draw for the next round. I'm sure some teams will want to avoid Liverpool, but at the same time there are probably teams still in the competition who we would prefer to avoid at this stage. It is often said that you have to beat the best teams to win this competition but that's not always true. You can draw the weaker sides and let the top teams be paired together and battle it out between themselves. It's all ifs and buts at the moment as far as the draw is concerned. Let's just wait and see what next Friday brings us.
For now, though, all we're concentrating on is today's clash at Old Trafford. Our boys will be flying after midweek, but United had a good result against Inter as well and it goes without saying they'll also be up for this game.
I'm looking forward to a good match and a positive result to turn a good week so far into a great one for everyone involved with the club.
in engeland gaan ze toch een pak dieper in op topmatchen als hier in belgie blijkbaar
Voorlopig 1-2 in ManU-Liverpool ^^
Ronaldo mocht openen vanaf de stip, Torres maakte gelijk en Stevie mocht ons op voorsprong brengen ook vanop de stip
Ronaldo mocht openen vanaf de stip, Torres maakte gelijk en Stevie mocht ons op voorsprong brengen ook vanop de stip