Rumours 5th March – Drogba was ready to play for City

Didier Drogba gave a ’thumbs’ up to an £18 million-plus-player transfer to Manchester City last year, but Chelsea ultimately decided to keep him rather than Luiz Felipe Scolari, acording to his agent. Chelsea striker Drogba has been linked to a host of clubs, and his representative, the Senegalese Thierno Seydi, has revealed that two teams made concrete offers to him. More…

The French soccer federation launched its bid to host the 2016 European Championship on Thursday. “We are now officially candidates to host the 2016 Euros and we launch the bid today”, French federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes said during a news conference. More…

Currently a player for Espanyol, a side that is dangerously close to relegation in La Liga despite last week’s victory over hometown rivals Barcelona, goalkeeper Carlos Kameni may be signing for Bayern Munich, who are still not satisfied with their replacement of legendary ex-skipper Oliver Kahn. More…

Real Madrid are planning to make Carlo Ancelotti their new boss this summer, according to Ernesto Bronzetti, Milan’s adviser in Spain. The Spanish giants sacked Bernd Schuster earlier this season and appointed Juande Ramos on an interim basis. More…

Roma captain Francesco Totti has hit out at the “ugly behaviour” of Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli last weekend. The highly-rated teenage striker did not win any fans in the Roma squad during Sunday’s 3-3 draw at the San Siro. After scoring for his side, Balotelli ran towards the visiting section and put his index finger to his lips as if to tell the Giallorossi supporters to hush. More…

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