EPL Talk 20 November @ 06:45 AM EST
Jan Molby is a player that I have a lot of time for. The Danish footballer was a maestro in
midfield. While he's best remembered as being a pivotal player for Liverpool during his time there
between 1984 and 1996, he has a special place in my heart for being a pioneer with the club I
support, Swansea City, where he introduced a beautiful style of play as player manager which laid
the groundwork for Roberto Martinez's arrival, much later, in 2007.
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Seguimos con el análisis de los equipos que hicieron historia. Así, aprovechando la reciente
visita del Milán a Madrid (con sorprendente victoria milanista) queremos recordar
en Retrofootball el equipo que cambió la manera defender a finales de los años 80.
Un entrenador semi-desconocido por aquel entonces, llamado Arrigo Sacchi,
logró formar una "squadra" temible que ahogaba desde la defensa a cualquier rival.
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First off, I noticed that I forgot to put links to the international cup tournaments and to
prior annual rankings in my post for 1989. If you read that post and noticed those missing, I have
gone back to that post and remedied that. Sorry.
1990 seemed fairly similar to 1989 in the big scheme of things.
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La Liga Talk 12 October @ 12:39 PM EST
Seconds out...
Joan Laporta is one of those mysterious characters in world football; a man who
has never fully gained universal respect for his efforts at Barcelona mainly due to his
unfavourable approach to controlling the club. Put on top of that the fact he acquired the role of
president via the unfulfilled promise of bringing David Beckham to the club (who we all know ended
up at Barca's bitter rivals Real Madrid) and its not hard to see why Catalonians have always felt a
bit cautious with him at the helm.
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Frank Rijkaard has enjoyed an absolutely brilliant start with Galatasaray. The team has NOT lost
one single game since he has been appointed. Won all the 6 games in the Super League and qualified
to the group stage in UEFA Europa league. Along with his assistant, Johan Neeskens, he has probably
created the best coaching staff in club's history.
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Dirty Tackle 15 September @ 06:16 AM EST
According to Sport, back in January 2008, a secret meeting between a then unemployed
Jose Mourinho and Barcelona directors Marc Ingla and Txiki Begiristain, who were looking for
someone to replace Frank Rijkaard as manager. At the suggestion of Mourinho's agent, Jorge Mendes,
the meeting was held in the boardroom of a bank in Lisbon "to avoid being recognized".
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed the reason for the replacement of Dutch manager Frank
Rijkaard at the start of the 2008/09 season.Speaking to Catalan paper La Vanguardia, Laporta
said,"Frank lost his authority in the dressing room".He said he was displeased with the lax rules
imposed by Rijkaard which allowed players to do as they pleased.
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Barcelona President Joan Laporta has resisted the urge to repeat his unfortunate comments from the
summer ‘06. And for good reason. After winning the double in the '05-06 campaign, Laporta boldly
predicted that Barça would go on to win six titles the following season. Instead, the Blaugrana
went on a 2-year title drought that effectively ended Frank Rijkaard's tenure at the Camp Nou.
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Barcaloco 25 August @ 09:39 PM EST
AP Photo/Paul White
FC Barcelona and goalkeeper Albert Jorquera today decided to cancel the players contract with
the team. Jorquera's contract was scheduled to expire in June 2010 but FC Barcelona manager Pep
Guardiola had decided that they will part ways with the 30 year old.
Jorquera had been part of the Barcelona system for 15 years, six with the senior squad and nine
with the youth squad.
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Standing left to right: Joop Hiele, John van 't Schip, Frank Rijkaard, John Bosman, Wim Koevermans
(?), Ruud Gullit Seated left to right: Marco van Basten, Wilbert Suvrijn, Hendrie Kruzen, Jan
Wouters, Adrie van Tiggelen Hendrie Kruzen played five internationals for the Dutch team. The ex
Heracles, Den Bosch and PSV player
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Aqui deixo o link (http://www.gaziantepspor.org.tr/haber_detay.asp?habid=1003) com algumas fotos do
jogo e a constituição da equipa. Foi um jogo bastante difícil, pois sofremos dois golos aos 8' e
21' e ficámos a jogar sobre pressão. Aos 37' o Julio César marcou um golaço e fomos para o
intervalo bastante motivados, pois sentimos que seria possível dar a volta ao resultado.
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Soccer Pie 30 July @ 08:38 AM EST
Galatasaray continue to strengthen their squad for next season as the Turkish giants are
determined to reclaim the Super Lig title. They managed to sign Brazilian playmaker
Elano Blumer from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee and he is club's fourth big name
signing this summer.
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It should be no surprise that the LLTO Coach of the Year is none other then young rookie La Liga
Primera Division manager Josep Guardiola of Barcelona. Guardiola suceeded Frank Rijkaard as
Barca's coach for the 2008/2009 season and the former Barca star defensive midfielder brought with
him his championship winning ways.
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Galatasaray had a surprising draw today (1-1) against the Kazakh team Kobol in an away game. The
lights went off after 40 mins, postponing the game for 12 minutes. It was a qualifier game for the
UEFA Europa League. Frank Rijkaard's team consisted of mainly youngsters who won't, probably, be
playing in the preferred squad of the team.
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WVHooligan 16 July @ 06:00 AM EST
Editor's Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan.com each week. Today he returns to talk
about what's going on with legendary Brazilian Ronaldinho. Feel free to leave Geoff your thoughts
below.
In 2005 and 2006 he dazzled crowds with excitement in Barcelona and beyond with his skills and
beaming smile.
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While Florentino Pérez has been busy attempting to revenge his fantasy football
frustrations ("why won't The Sun let me have Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Karim
Benzema!?") on Real Madrid, another of Europe's less glamorous elite clubs has been undoing a
"sporting project" of their own.
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And suddenly Frank Rijkaard had time for other things. After five successful seasons in Barcelona,
Rijkaard and the club decided to part ways and suddenly the former AC Milan star had no obligations
anymore. "The rest was weird. When you work, you're more settled. You seem to be more at
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Harry Kewell says he rejected the chance to join Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona, as he prepares to
play under the new Galatasaray manager this season.
Kewell joined Liverpool from Leeds United in 2003, and he has now told Galatasaray TV that he not
only turned down Rijkaard's approach but a number of others in order to play for the English
giants.
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Hotting up.
IN:
Lisandro Lopez: JMA himself was supposed to be in Portugal today to personaly
finalize the deal for Lisandro, but management dropped a bomb today on Porto! In L'Equipe, Bernard
Lacombe announced that management had called-off the trip to Portugal today, as well as divulging
that negotiations for Toulouse striker Andre Pierre Gignac were underway(see more
below).
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Arsenal fans want a similar implementation of Barcelona's formation but it is not as simple as
4-3-3.
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"Pressure, pressure, pressure!" Pep Guradiola insists were it not for the suffocating pressuring
of opponents caused by his team, his side would not have been as successful.
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Frank Rijkaard is back in the top of European club football. After taking a rest for a year, the 46
year old Amsterdam born chose the hectic of Istanbul. Turkey's top club Galatasaray has seen some
decay over the years and it's up to Rijkaard to bring the club back to
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The Barcelona web site says that Chivas Guadalajara will be Barcelona's third opponent on their
tour U.S. tour this summer. The two teams will meet on August 9 at the San Francisco 49ers
stadium.
Guadalajara, known to their fans as ‘Chivas Rayadas', has the most Mexican League titles
having racked up 11.
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The Barcelona web site says that Chivas Guadalajara will be Barcelona's third opponent on their
tour U.S. tour this summer. The two teams will meet on August 9 at the San Francisco 49ers
stadium.
Guadalajara, known to their fans as ‘Chivas Rayadas', has the most Mexican League titles
having racked up 11.
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Turkcell Super Lig giants Galatasaray are looking to pounce for Liverpool's Ryan Babel during the
close-season, according to a report in the British tabloid The Daily Mail.
Apparently, newly appointed Cim Bom head coach Frank Rijkaard has identified the 22-year-old as a
primary target this summer.
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Galatasaray have unveiled former Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard as their new manager on a two-year
contract to replace Bulent Korkmaz. Read on -- Rijkaard Takes Galatasaray Job via Sky Sports.
Luiz Felipe Scolari 's managerial career will take him to the land of Uzbekistan as he takes
control of reigning champions Bunyodkor, who currently top this season's table with a perfect
record of ten victories.
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SoccerLens 08 June @ 11:39 PM EST
These have been a disappointing few years to forget for the red half of the San Siro, not only
have AC Milan watched cross town rivals Internazionale manage to win the Serie A title back to back
for the last 4 years, but they have been slowly sinking from perennial Serie A and Champions League
challengers to UEFA cup participants.
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SoccerLens 07 June @ 01:17 AM EST
The news of Frank Rijkaard's appointment as the new manager of Galatasaray has certainly made head
waves across Turkiye. In the wake of Galatasaray's mediocre season the news of Rijkaard's signing
is a coup in Turkiye and has almost eclipsed the celebrations by Istanbul rivals Besiktas of their
well deserved league-cup double this season.
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Oranje in 1982 standing from left to right: Dick Schoenaker (Ajax), Ben Wijnstekers (Feyenoord),
Michel van de Korput (Torino), Ruud Gullit (Feyenoord), Hans van Breukelen (FC Utrecht), Frank
Rijkaard (Ajax). Sitting: Gerald Vanenburg (Ajax), Peter Boeve (Ajax), Edo Ophof (Ajax), Wim Kieft
(Ajax), Willy van de Kerkhof (PSV).
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El gigante del futbol turco, el Galatasaray, que terminó en quinto lugar de la
Super Liga de ese país ha llegado a un arreglo con el DT holandés Frank Rijkaard para
que tome las riendas del equipo y enderece el camino.
El quinto lugar obtenido en el último torneo les permite acceder a una plaza para la temporada
inaugural de la Liga UEFA Europa, anteriormente conocida como Copa
UEFA.
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Rijkard and Ahmet Turgut back in 2003 when he was the coach of Barca....
Galatasaray appointed Dutch technical director Frank Rijkaard as their new coach.
The club stated on its website on Friday that they agreed with former Barcelona coach Rijkaard to
replace Bulent Korkmaz, according to the report.
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Rijkard and Ahmet Turgut back in 2003 when he was the coach of Barca....
Galatasaray appointed Dutch technical director Frank Rijkaard as their new coach.
The club stated on its website on Friday that they agreed with former Barcelona coach Rijkaard to
replace Bulent Korkmaz, according to the report.
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Frank Rijkaard volverá a sentarse en los banquillos un año después de que abandonara su
puesto de entrenador del Barcelona. Lo hará en el Galatasaray turco, que si bien en un primer
momento mantuvo contactos con otros técnicos como Bernd Schuster o Juande Ramos, la opción del
holandés ha terminado siendo considerada la mejor para sacar a los 'leones' de la pequeña crisis
que han sufrido en esta pasada temporada.
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Psst, 'ow you like to spend next season on Chelsea's bench?Football's worst kept secret is a secret no more. Carlo Ancelotti was unveiled today as Chelsea's
new head coach, an appointment that surprised 0.001% of football fans – as soon as Ancelotti left
Milan, it was clear how this would play out.
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SoccerLens 31 May @ 12:25 PM EST
Carlo Ancelotti's contract at AC Milan has been terminated by mutual consent and technical
director Leonardo will replace Ancelotti as manager next season.
Ancelotti:
"In agreement with the club, we have decided to bring forward the expiry of my contract.
This beautiful adventure at Milan is over.
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Soccer Pie 30 May @ 02:05 AM EST
Most football fans would agree that Barcelona have got the best team in the
World at the moment and Champions league final against Manchester United proved that. You
can argue that United were not at their best on the day or that Barca were lucky to eliminate
Chelsea, but nobody can argue that Pep Guardiola's team play the best football in
Europe and still manage to win trophies.
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