Pep Ingin Boyong Alaba Ke City
Pep Guardiola Ingin Memperkuat Lini Belakang City..
Pep Guardiola ingin menambah kualitas lini belakang Manchester City musim depan. Pelatih asal Spanyol itu pun mengincar bek sayap Bayern Munich David Alaba.
Gonzalo Higuain Pengganti Diego Costa Di Chelsea?
Higuain menjadi sosok penting dalam perjuangan Napoli membidik gelar Serie A dan The Blues menganggapnya sebagai sosok tepat untuk membuat mereka kembali ditakuti.
Chelsea akan melayangkan tawarannya untuk penyerang Napoli Gonzalo Higuain pada musim panas ini jika Diego Costa memutuskan pergi meninggalkan Stamford Bridge, demikian seperti diklaim Fichajes.net.
Pemain internasional Argentina itu menjadi sosok kunci dalam usaha Partenopeimengupayakan gelar Serie A musim ini, dan sejauh ini ia telah mengemas 24 gol dari 25 penampilannya di liga.
ony Sucipto: Turnamen Hanya Tutup Inti Permasalahan
Tony menegaskan, semua pemain mulai dari klub ISL hingga level di bawahnya ingin kembali mencicipi kompetisi.
Bek Persib Bandung Tony Sucipto mengungkapkan, sejumlah turnamen yang digelar belakangan ini, maupun ke depannya hanya menutup permasalahan sesungguhnya di persepakbolaan nasional.
Sejak kompetisi Indonesia Super League (ISL) 2015 dihentikan akibat konflik antara PSSI dan kementerian pemuda dan olahraga (Kemenpora), sejumlah turnamen digelar.
Setelah Piala Kemerdekaan digulirkan Tim Transisi yang diikuti tim Divisi Utama, Piala Presiden dan Piala Jenderal Sudirman pun dihelat dengan melibatkan klub ISL. Menurut Tony, turnamen ini hanya menutup permasalahan sesungguhnya.
“Pastinya gerah, karena masalah seperti ini sudah hampir setahun. Kita pemain mau berontak minta kontrak sama klub, klub juga pasti menunggu dari yang atasnya juga, PT Liga [Indonesia] atau PSSI, karena klub kan punya saham di sana,” cetus Tony dikutip laman Simamaung.
“Pastinya kita sebagai pemain pengin cepat-cepat ada kompetisi yang memang mencakup semuanya, mulai dari ISL, Divisi Utama ke bawah. Intinya kita pemain ingin berkompetisi yang jelas, dan lagi bukan untuk tim ISL saja, tapi semua.”
“Selama ini kan turnamen-turnamen cuma yang di ISL saja, yang di divisi utama enggak ada aktivitas dari Maret [2015] sampai sekarang. Jadi, turnamen yang saat ini seolah-olah hanya menutup masalah gede.”
Why Alex Teixeira will be January's hottest transfer target
The Brazilian is the second top goal scorer in Europe this season and has been linked with a January move to Chelsea. Goal gets the lowdown on Shakhtar Donetsk's star man.
With the January transfer window set to open in less than a month, clubs across Europe are preparing to open their checkbooks and bolster their squads ahead of the second half of the season.
Top of the wish lists of several teams will surely be Shakhtar Donetsk star Alex Teixeira, whose 25 goals in all competitions make him the second top goal scorer on the continent this term.
Chelsea has subsequently been linked with a move for the 25-year-old as it bids to arrest a disastrous start to the campaign and Goal has taken a closer look at the Brazilian star...
Top of the wish lists of several teams will surely be Shakhtar Donetsk star Alex Teixeira, whose 25 goals in all competitions make him the second top goal scorer on the continent this term.
Chelsea has subsequently been linked with a move for the 25-year-old as it bids to arrest a disastrous start to the campaign and Goal has taken a closer look at the Brazilian star...
January will mark five years since Teixeira joined Shakhtar from Vasco da Gama, but it is only now that he is completing his rise to prominence.
After Douglas Costa left Shakhtar for Bayern Munich in the summer, Teixeira has emerged as his club's new talisman and enjoyed the most prolific season of his career to date.
While he has thrived domestically, scoring 22 goals already from his attacking midfield role, the 25-year-old has also shone in the Champions League. He has found the back of the net three times in five games, scoring twice in the 4-3 defeat to Real Madrid in his last European outing.
n November, Teixeira gave a lengthy interview to Lancenet, during which he revealed Chelsea, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain had all contacted his agent to register their interest.
The Brazilian - who has yet to receive a senior international cap - went on to label the Premier League as the best division in the world, while speaking of his admiration for Jose Mourinho.
The Blues manager is no stranger to acquiring South American talent from Shakhtar, having signed Teixeira's compatriot and former teammate Willian in 2013.
With two-and-a-half years remaining on his current deal at the Donbass Arena, it could take a fee of upwards of 30 million pounds ($45M) to secure his signature, though it would be a small price to pay if he could reproduce his goalscoring form in England and rescue Chelsea's stuttering campaign.
The Brazilian - who has yet to receive a senior international cap - went on to label the Premier League as the best division in the world, while speaking of his admiration for Jose Mourinho.
The Blues manager is no stranger to acquiring South American talent from Shakhtar, having signed Teixeira's compatriot and former teammate Willian in 2013.
With two-and-a-half years remaining on his current deal at the Donbass Arena, it could take a fee of upwards of 30 million pounds ($45M) to secure his signature, though it would be a small price to pay if he could reproduce his goalscoring form in England and rescue Chelsea's stuttering campaign.
The Bosman Ruling may have freed footballers from 'slavery' - but the elite now own football
Twenty years ago today, Jean-Marc Bosman won a court case that changed the game forever - but did the Belgian's just victory actually do more harm than good?
Dec. 15, 1995 is one of the most significant dates in football history. For some, it was the day on which footballers were finally empowered. For others, it was the day on which the game stopped being a sport and became a business. As with any dramatic shift in power, the truth lies somewhere in between. What is beyond dispute, though, is that the old system had to change.
In the spring of 1990, Jean-Marc Bosman’s two-year contract with SA Royal Club Liegois was entering its final few months. The Belgian was offered a new deal that would have seen his weekly wage reduced by 75 percent. Unsurprisingly, Bosman rejected it. He was promptly placed on the transfer list.
In May of the same year, Dunkerque made the then 26-year-old a better offer but the French outfit was unable to agree a fee with RC Liegois. Consequently, Bosman, having refused to accept the massive wage cut put to him by RC Liegois, was suspended indefinitely by the Royal Belgian Football Association, leaving him in limbo. It was at this point that Bosman boldly decided to challenge the legality of a system at odds with the European Union's laws on the free movement of workers.
"I went with someone I knew from my neighborhood to the law firm," he explained. "Liege had 15 days to respond and they did not answer. We contacted the Belgian federation and they did not respond. And so the court case started."
It would last five years, meaning Bosman spent what should have been his prime taking on lawyers in a court house rather than opponents on a football field. His sacrifice would not prove in vain, though, with the European Court of Justice eventually ruling in his favor.
In the spring of 1990, Jean-Marc Bosman’s two-year contract with SA Royal Club Liegois was entering its final few months. The Belgian was offered a new deal that would have seen his weekly wage reduced by 75 percent. Unsurprisingly, Bosman rejected it. He was promptly placed on the transfer list.
In May of the same year, Dunkerque made the then 26-year-old a better offer but the French outfit was unable to agree a fee with RC Liegois. Consequently, Bosman, having refused to accept the massive wage cut put to him by RC Liegois, was suspended indefinitely by the Royal Belgian Football Association, leaving him in limbo. It was at this point that Bosman boldly decided to challenge the legality of a system at odds with the European Union's laws on the free movement of workers.
"I went with someone I knew from my neighborhood to the law firm," he explained. "Liege had 15 days to respond and they did not answer. We contacted the Belgian federation and they did not respond. And so the court case started."
It would last five years, meaning Bosman spent what should have been his prime taking on lawyers in a court house rather than opponents on a football field. His sacrifice would not prove in vain, though, with the European Court of Justice eventually ruling in his favor.
Dec. 15, 1995 is one of the most significant dates in football history. For some, it was the day on which footballers were finally empowered. For others, it was the day on which the game stopped being a sport and became a business. As with any dramatic shift in power, the truth lies somewhere in between. What is beyond dispute, though, is that the old system had to change.
In the spring of 1990, Jean-Marc Bosman’s two-year contract with SA Royal Club Liegois was entering its final few months. The Belgian was offered a new deal that would have seen his weekly wage reduced by 75 percent. Unsurprisingly, Bosman rejected it. He was promptly placed on the transfer list.
In May of the same year, Dunkerque made the then 26-year-old a better offer but the French outfit was unable to agree a fee with RC Liegois. Consequently, Bosman, having refused to accept the massive wage cut put to him by RC Liegois, was suspended indefinitely by the Royal Belgian Football Association, leaving him in limbo. It was at this point that Bosman boldly decided to challenge the legality of a system at odds with the European Union's laws on the free movement of workers.
"I went with someone I knew from my neighborhood to the law firm," he explained. "Liege had 15 days to respond and they did not answer. We contacted the Belgian federation and they did not respond. And so the court case started."
It would last five years, meaning Bosman spent what should have been his prime taking on lawyers in a court house rather than opponents on a football field. His sacrifice would not prove in vain, though, with the European Court of Justice eventually ruling in his favor.
In the spring of 1990, Jean-Marc Bosman’s two-year contract with SA Royal Club Liegois was entering its final few months. The Belgian was offered a new deal that would have seen his weekly wage reduced by 75 percent. Unsurprisingly, Bosman rejected it. He was promptly placed on the transfer list.
In May of the same year, Dunkerque made the then 26-year-old a better offer but the French outfit was unable to agree a fee with RC Liegois. Consequently, Bosman, having refused to accept the massive wage cut put to him by RC Liegois, was suspended indefinitely by the Royal Belgian Football Association, leaving him in limbo. It was at this point that Bosman boldly decided to challenge the legality of a system at odds with the European Union's laws on the free movement of workers.
"I went with someone I knew from my neighborhood to the law firm," he explained. "Liege had 15 days to respond and they did not answer. We contacted the Belgian federation and they did not respond. And so the court case started."
It would last five years, meaning Bosman spent what should have been his prime taking on lawyers in a court house rather than opponents on a football field. His sacrifice would not prove in vain, though, with the European Court of Justice eventually ruling in his favor.
Indeed, it feels as if the pendulum of power has swung too much in the players' favor. We have now reached a point at which the wages being paid to players are difficult to justify. Twenty years ago, the Vatican labelled Gianluigi Lentini's €13M transfer from Torino to AC Milan as "an offence to the dignity of work" but the transfer market has become even more ludicrous today, with Gareth Bale becoming the first €100M player two years ago and recent reports claiming that Manchester City would be willing to pay Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi over €1M per week to move to the Emirates.
Of course, the argument can be made that football is now part of the entertainment industry and that players deserve everything they get given that they are the stars of the show. However, it is not just the players who have made millions from the Bosman Ruling but also agents.
Of course, the argument can be made that football is now part of the entertainment industry and that players deserve everything they get given that they are the stars of the show. However, it is not just the players who have made millions from the Bosman Ruling but also agents.
Players require proper representation but there is surely something very wrong with a system which resulted in Premier League clubs handing over €180M in agents' fees this year alone? That figure is only going to rise, too, with agents becoming more and more prominent and powerful (see Jorge Mendes' influence at Valencia), making it difficult not to think of super-agent Eric Hall's famous quote: "The terrible thing about my job is that players get 80 percent of my earnings."
Given the money to be made on controlling players, is it any wonder that third-party ownership has now become a major problem. "This also blocks the free movement," Bosman points out. "At times, the players are hostages to bureaucracy. At times, they are not paid, and in these cases, FIFPro, the world union for players, must intervene in order to enforce the contracts of professional players, supervise them and make them feel protected."
Bosman fought the good fight - and won. Footballers everywhere owe him a debt of gratitude. But, 20 years on, football has yet to really come to terms with the fallout or to adequately deal with the repercussions. The Bosman Ruling created more problems than it solved. It was certainly not a disaster for football as Aigner claimed.
"If I could go back, I would not change one iota of what I did," he said last week. "It’s important that the battle continues and that's what FIFPro is doing to look after the rights of players. We’ve won a battle but we haven’t won the war."
Bosman was certainly right to take on the system - it's just a crying shame that healthy competition has been a casualty in the continued pursuit of freedom.
Given the money to be made on controlling players, is it any wonder that third-party ownership has now become a major problem. "This also blocks the free movement," Bosman points out. "At times, the players are hostages to bureaucracy. At times, they are not paid, and in these cases, FIFPro, the world union for players, must intervene in order to enforce the contracts of professional players, supervise them and make them feel protected."
Bosman fought the good fight - and won. Footballers everywhere owe him a debt of gratitude. But, 20 years on, football has yet to really come to terms with the fallout or to adequately deal with the repercussions. The Bosman Ruling created more problems than it solved. It was certainly not a disaster for football as Aigner claimed.
"If I could go back, I would not change one iota of what I did," he said last week. "It’s important that the battle continues and that's what FIFPro is doing to look after the rights of players. We’ve won a battle but we haven’t won the war."
Bosman was certainly right to take on the system - it's just a crying shame that healthy competition has been a casualty in the continued pursuit of freedom.
Liverpool target Marko Grujic - the new Nemanja Matic?
The Anfield club has held talks with the Red Star Belgrade teenager, who is also wanted by Inter and has attracted interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Roma.
Marko Grujic has emerged as one of the rising stars of Serbian football and Liverpool is the latest in a string of big European clubs to show an interest in the Red Star Belgrade teenager.
Goal understands Liverpool sent scouts to watch the 19-year-old impress in a 7-2 victory for Red Star over Cukaricki on Sunday.
The midfielder has since confirmed he has held talks with the Anfield club, but remains a Red Star player for the time being.
Inter has also followed Grujic's progress closely. Club director Piero Ausilio and Nerazzurri legend and former Red Star youth product Dejan Stankovic are understood to have held a meeting with the player following a Serbia Under-21 match away from home against Slovenia.
Paris Saint-Germain, Roma and Torino are also monitoring the teenager and it is easy to see why. A midfielder who operates as a screen in front of the back four, Grujic has already been dubbed the new Nemanja Matic, having risen through Serbia's youth ranks to help his side win the Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand earlier in 2015.
Having starred in a local youth tournament, Grujic joined Red Star's youth academy at the age of nine, catching the eye of Tomislav Milicevic, who previously discovered Stankovic and Vladimir Jugovic, another player to have represented Inter as well as Juventus, Lazio and Sampdoria.
Grujic made his Red Star debut during the 2012-13 season against Vojvodina and has gone on to make 26 appearances for the club, scoring four goals, as well as enjoying a spell at lower league side FK Kolubara.
Nicknamed 'Gruja', his performances have seen him become one of the darlings of the 'Marakana', or Rajkon Mitic Stadium. In a recent home game against Borac Cacak, supporters sang his name.
At 6'3'', Grujic is considered a defensive midfielder who is difficult to beat, with his main responsibility in the side to recover possession and launch attacks.
Grujic made his Red Star debut during the 2012-13 season against Vojvodina and has gone on to make 26 appearances for the club, scoring four goals, as well as enjoying a spell at lower league side FK Kolubara.
Nicknamed 'Gruja', his performances have seen him become one of the darlings of the 'Marakana', or Rajkon Mitic Stadium. In a recent home game against Borac Cacak, supporters sang his name.
At 6'3'', Grujic is considered a defensive midfielder who is difficult to beat, with his main responsibility in the side to recover possession and launch attacks.
Pato at a crossroads as search for January move continues
The window of opportunity is closing fast for the former AC Milan striker, who is hoping to leave Brazil in favor of a return to Europe but is struggling to find a new club.
At 18 years old, Alexandre Pato left Internacional for AC Milan in a 22 million euro transfer. 150 games, five-and-a-half years and 63 goals later, the striker returned to Brazil with Corinthians before joining Sao Paulo on loan.
Now 26, Pato, who is out of contract in December 2016, is looking for a return to Europe, with Corinthians hoping to part ways with a player who scored 12 goals in 39 games but has been deemed surplus to requirements.
As a result, Pato's representatives have been trying to find the striker a new club. Thus far, only Chinese outfit Tianjin Songjiang, coached by former Brazil boss Vanderlei Luxemburgo, has made a formal offer of 20 million euros for the striker - a bid which was accepted by Corinthians but turned down by the player.
Pato prefers a move to Europe, but the chances of joining a top club on the continent look increasingly slim as the January transfer window approaches the halfway stage.
Thiago Silva confident PSG can sign Messi but rules out Neymar move
The defender feels the Ligue 1 champions have a realistic chance of signing either the Argentine or the Portuguese international this summer
Thiago Silva believes signing Barcelona ace Neymar could be a bridge too far for Paris Saint-Germain, but feels his team-mate Lionel Messi or Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo could be more realistic options.
The Ligue 1 champions are expected to make a high-profile signing ahead of next season due to the potential departure of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has an expiring contract.
Each of this year's Ballon d'Or finalists have been linked with PSG, with Thiago Silva already suggesting Ronaldo could make the move to the Parc des Princes.
Yet he has now claimed Messi would be a realistic transfer target as well.
"I like Neymar a lot, but I think Barcelona will not allow him to leave," he told France 3.
Bola Zihad
Giovinco Ingin Kembali ke Juve
TORONTO – Penyerang Toronto FC, menyatakan dirinya akan kembali ke Juventus jika memiliki kesempatan bermain di eropa. Giovinco menjadi bagian Bianconeri sejak Juni 2012 hingga Februari 2015.
“Kembali ke eropa? Saya akan kembali ke Juve. Saya sangat senang dengan apa yang sudah saya lakukan di Juve, meskipun sebenarnya saya bisa melakukan lebih dari itu. Tapi itu bukan suatu kegagalan,” ungkap mantan pemain Parma tersebut, Okezonemengutip dari Football Italia, Sabtu (9/1/2016).
Bersama Si Nonya Tua, Giovinco berhasil mempersembahkan dua gelar scudetto serta dua piala Super Copa Italia. Tapi sepertinya, karier pemain Timnas Italia itu bersama juve tidak terlalu baik.
Di musim pertamanya berseragam Putih-Hitam, pemain berkepala plontos tersebut hanya mampu mencetak dua gol dari 31 pertandinga. Bahkan dua musim selanjutnya, Giaovinco tidak mendapat banyak kesempatan bermain dari pelatih Antonio Conte kala itu.
Giovinco akhirnya memutuskan untuk hijrah ke Major League Soccer (MLS) dan memilih Toronto FC sebagai pelabuhan selanjutnya. Bersama Toronto, pemain dengan tinggi 164 sentimeter itu seolah kembali menemukan permainan terbaiknya. Giovinco mampu mencetak 22 gol sepanjang 2015.
Terkait Ronaldo, Zidane Berikan Kabar Buruk untuk United
TORONTO – Penyerang Toronto FC, menyatakan dirinya akan kembali ke Juventus jika memiliki kesempatan bermain di eropa. Giovinco menjadi bagian Bianconeri sejak Juni 2012 hingga Februari 2015.
“Kembali ke eropa? Saya akan kembali ke Juve. Saya sangat senang dengan apa yang sudah saya lakukan di Juve, meskipun sebenarnya saya bisa melakukan lebih dari itu. Tapi itu bukan suatu kegagalan,” ungkap mantan pemain Parma tersebut, Okezonemengutip dari Football Italia, Sabtu (9/1/2016).
Bersama Si Nonya Tua, Giovinco berhasil mempersembahkan dua gelar scudetto serta dua piala Super Copa Italia. Tapi sepertinya, karier pemain Timnas Italia itu bersama juve tidak terlalu baik.
Di musim pertamanya berseragam Putih-Hitam, pemain berkepala plontos tersebut hanya mampu mencetak dua gol dari 31 pertandinga. Bahkan dua musim selanjutnya, Giaovinco tidak mendapat banyak kesempatan bermain dari pelatih Antonio Conte kala itu.
Giovinco akhirnya memutuskan untuk hijrah ke Major League Soccer (MLS) dan memilih Toronto FC sebagai pelabuhan selanjutnya. Bersama Toronto, pemain dengan tinggi 164 sentimeter itu seolah kembali menemukan permainan terbaiknya. Giovinco mampu mencetak 22 gol sepanjang 2015.
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