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Barcelona are set to make an improved bid of £31 million for Arsenal captain Cesc
Fabregas as the Catalans up the ante in their quest to land the midfielder.
The European champions will test Arsenal's resolve once again with a bid of £31 million for
captain Cesc Fabregas who Barca coach Pep Guardiola has identified as a top summer target.
It is being reported this evening that the Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is still adamant that the
Blackburn defender Christopher Samba is the right man to strengthen the Gunners' defence from
set-pieces next season, and has decided to increase his bid. Wenger originally went for Samba in
January but was turned down point blank, and [.
PARIS, France French soccer star Zinedine Zidane launched a legal complaint on Friday against a
comedian for insulting him in a sports magazine over his support for Qatar's successful bid to host
the World Cup, his lawyer said on Friday.ac Lawyer Alberto Brusso said he was suing comedian
Christophe Aleveque and the magazine Sportmag [.
LONDON, England - West Ham United have beaten out rivals Tottenham Hotspur to take over the London
2012 Olympics stadium, according to the BBC. The decision is set to be announced later this week
after both English Prmeier League sides submitted bids to the Olympic Park Legacy Company, an
unsourced report on the BBC's website said.
KRISTIANSTAD, Sweden Brawling parents at a youth soccer tournament in Sweden had to be separated by
police as several players looked on in tears, Swedish news website The Local reported Tuesday.
Fighting broke out in the stands during a semifinal match of the Alliansen indoor soccer tournament
at which 12-year-old boys were competing.
LONDON, England — Arsenal great Thierry Henry has returned to training with the Premier League
side in a bid to maintain fitness ahead of the start of the Major League Soccer season in the
United States. Henry, who plays for the New York Red Bulls in MLS, scored 226 goals for Arsenal in
a successful [.
DOHA, Qatar FIFA has announced that there are no plans to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to
winter to alleviate concerns over the country's climate. As temperatures can reach 50 degrees
Celsius in the summer in Qatar, there had been strong indications that FIFA was ready to move the
tournament. President Sepp [.
NYON, Switzerland — UEFA has chosen Israel to host the Under-21 European Championships in 2013.
UEFA's Executive Committee voted for Israel's bid ahead of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England and
Wales. Israel's victory comes after it was edged by Denmark in the contest to host the 2011
edition. Compensation for that defeat was offered when UEFA [.
Inter Milan have denied reports linking them with a January move for Tottenham Hotspur sporting
star Gareth Bale. Reports had suggested the reigning Serie A champions were preparing a £40million
swoop for Spurs' talented winger after being on the receiving end of two excellent performances by
Bale in the Champions League sport competition.
LONDON, England — A football club based near London's Olympic Stadium has written to British
Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to block West Ham's planned move into the venue after the
2012 games. West Ham has been named as the preferred bidder to take over the stadium, beating a
rival bid from Tottenham.
EDMONTON, Alberta — Canada has a 50-50 chance of hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015.
Canadian Soccer Association General Secretary Peter Montopoli confirmed only Canada and Zimbabwe
are left in the bid process. A decision is expected March 3. The FIFA Women's World Cup is FIFA's
second biggest property, behind only the men's [.
MANCHESTER, England Manchester City have swooped to snatch Celta Vigo starlet Denis Suarez from
under the noses of Barcelona. Celta's chairman Carlos Mourino has confirmed that the Spanish
Under-17 midfielder will move to Eastlands for an initial fee of €1 million which could rise to
€3m depending on appearance- and performance-related clauses in the [.
