Bellamy stunned by demanding City

Manchester - Manchester City have placed a 4 million pound price tag on Craig Bellamy and put him on a collision course with boss Roberto Mancini. Bellamy was stunned that they are demanding any free for him.

City tough stance has scared off Everton and Bolton but having paid the bulk of Bellamy's wages during his loan to Cardiff, they do not see why they should let a player who cost them 15 million pound and has two years left on his contract go fot nothing. - Stay Tune!

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Neymar keeps Roman waiting

London - Brazil striker Neymar has insisted on keeping Stamford Bridge owner Roman Abramovich waiting on any move to London. "Let's see how things are as i don't want to make any decision right now. 

Abramovich is ready to pay Brazilian club Santos 35 million pound for him and then line the player pocket's with 20 million pound deal over four years. But Neymar may prefer Real Madrid and that is why he wants to keep his options open until after the Copa Amerika. 

He also wants to see whether Guus Hiddink takes up the coaching reins at Chelsea as expected and whether Mark Hughes comes in an his No 2. This all means Abramovich must play a waiting game over his top transfer target a game he is already used to as the Hiddink saga rolls on. 

Sources in Turkey said that Hiddink's future as their national manager will be resolved in the coming week - Stay Tune!

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Bayern join United, City and Chelsea for Nasri

Cash-rich Bayern Munich are poised to slug it out with the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea for the capture of Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri. The Germans whose repeated profits in recent years are said to have made them the fourth richest club in the world, have 200 million pound to spend and want Nasri to line up alongside and then become an eventual replacement for 28 year old, Franck Ribery, who is nearing the end of his contract.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is concerned that Nasri,23, and felow Frenchman Gael Clichy, who have a year left on their contracts are vulnerable to big-spending clubs. United's interest is genuine, especially as Wesley Sneijder's 250,000 pound a week pay demands have priced the Holland midfielder out of their reach.

That wage though would be no deterrent to City or Chelsea. Yet even then they would still have work to do in persuading the midfielder  to switch after he said he was happy at Inter Milan. United are also cooling their interest in Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell, who has become a target fot Tottenham where he could replace Luka Modric.

Despite the protestations of Manager Harry Redknapp, his Croatia midfielder looks certain to leave White Hart Lane. However anybody wanting Modric will have to see off Chelsea's longstanding interest in the player - Stay Tune !

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It's Fergusan vs Cantona as United take on New York Cosmos

Former Manchester United striker Eric Cantona will be up against Alex Fergusan in the Old Trafford dugout in August when the Frenchman takes charge of the New York Cosmos for Paul Scholes testimonial. Cantona director of soccer at the reformed Cosmos, and honorary president Pele will invite a selection of players from around the world to take on United on Aug 5 for the American club's first match in more than a quarter of a century.

I wish to congratulate Paul for such an incredible career at United and i am looking forward to returning to Old Trafford in my new role with Cosmos, "Cantona told the club's website (www.nycosmos.com) on Friday. The Frenchman, who retired in 1997 and was voted United Player of the Century, was a cult figure at Old Trafford where he enjoyed a colorful and often controversial spell.

I hope they (the fans) enjoy the night especially seeing the boss (Fergusan) and Eric battling it out in front of the dugouts, "said former England midfielder Scholes who retired last month. The Cosmos, a former powerhouse in the now-defunct North American Soccer League (NASL) who once had Pele and Franz Beckenbauer in their ranks, folded in 1985 but were relaunched last August.

They hope to join North American top professional league, Major League Soccer, when they have recruited players and found a stadium - Stay Tune !

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Giggs brother dumps wife after learning of eight-year affair

London - Cheating Ryan Giggs brother dumped his wife on sunday night after learning the football star had bedded her for eight-year. Rhodri Giggs 34, was devastated at being betrayed by both his brother and his wife of 10 months Natasha 28. Manchester United winger Ryan 37, was battling to save his marriage already rocked by the affair with model Imgen Thomas he tried to hide with a super injunction.

Shocked Rhodri was struggling to come to terms with the bombshell news. He said bitterly " I was with her on saturday but i'm not with her now". It emerged on sunday that Natasha and shamed Giggs cheated behind Rhodri back for eight year.

The revelation came after Giggs was unmasked as the mystery lover of Big Brother model Thomas. Legal experts said that by taking out a controversial super injunction to gag Imogen he may have been hoping to keep the lid on his other philandering. It could even have been used to stop Natasha finding out she had been betrayed too.

Meanwhile Giggs his carefully cultivated Mr Clean image reduced to tatters was in Spain fighting to save his marriage ti Stacey Cooke, 32. Heartbroken Stacey was already reeling from the news of Giggs fling with Imogen. Despite winning a High Court order, Giggs was exposed after being named in Parliament last month.

Rhodri had a less glamorous football career than his famous brother, palying for Torquay United. He was too upset to answer the door on sunday at his Manchester home, where a Manchester United flag was in window. But a Valentine Day posting on Facebook made clear he had believed he was happily married.

He wrote " The only thing i wanted to change when i met my wife was her name". She said " He has no morals. It was one thing having an affair with Imogen, but this is with his brother wife, for God's sake. And it went on for such a long time. We are all gutted for Rodri. 

Germany striker Klose signs two-year deal with Lazio

Germany striker Miroslav Klose has signed a two-year deal with italian giants Lazio after failing to agree on a contract extension with German League side Bayern Munich. 

Klose, who turned 33 yesterday finally signed the deal late on Wednesday night and joins on a free transfer with his Bayern contract to expire at the end of the month after four years in Munich. Bayern confirmed on Monday that talks over a new deal had broken down and Klose, the top-scorer at the 2006 World Cup, has wasted no time in finding a new club.

With 61 goals in 109 appearances for Germany, Klose comes to Rome-based Lazio with a wealth of experience and is closing in on Gerd Mueller's all time record of 68 goals for the German national side. His record of 14 goals in World Cup Final is second only to Brazil's Ronaldo.

But Klose has endured a disappointing season for Bayern making most of his 20 league appearances from the beach and scoring just one goal while Germany team-mate Mario Gomez netted 28 goals in 31 Bundesliga games for Bayern. He helped Bayern win the German League and Cup double in his first year at the club and played a key role as they reclaimed the league title in 2010 and reached the final of the Champions League.

After Karl-Heinz Riedle, Thomas Doll and Thomas Hitzlsperger, Klose becomes the fourth German to join Lazio. Klose had been strongly linked to both Turkish side Galatasaray and Spain's Valencia - Stay Tune !

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Poland edge Argentina

Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland beat Argentina  experimental team 2-1 in a friendly on sunday, sending the South Americans to their second defeat of an unhappy two-match tour. The defeat came a day after FIFA announced they were investigating possible match fixing in Argentina 4-1 defeat in Nigeria last wednesday when both sides were awarded controversial penalties.

Coach Sergio Batista, fielding European-based players on the fringes of the first choice squad, has also been criticised  by Argentina FA president Julio Grondona, who said the team prestige was being put at risk. Substitute Pawel Brozek scored the winner in the 67 minute as Poland, like Nigeria made their greater pace in attack pay while the Argentina generally failed to impose the possession game Batista preaches.

Midfielder Adrian Mierzejewski gave the home side the lead midway through the first half, easily slipping past a defender and giving keeper Adrian Gabbarini no chance. Argentina best move less than two minutes into the second half led to striker Marco Ruben equalising when he turned in the box on the right to send a diagonal shot into the bottom far side of the Wojciech Szczesny's net. Argentina are preparing to host the Copa America next month - Stay Tune !