Guus Hiddink could be making an announcement as early as next month about his future. He has a
contract with as Russia's head coach until the end of June 2010 and now with the failure to qualify
for the World Cup it is thought he will quit and become Technical Director at Chelsea. Hiddink had
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The boys cover everything management with talk on Luciano Spalletti, Roberto Mancini, and of
course...
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Anfield Talk 03 November @ 04:47 PM EST
According to The Daily Mail, Roberto Mancini has opened the door on the possibility of succeeding
the under-fire Rafael Benitez as Liverpool manager.
The in-demand Italian recently settled his £5.5 million-per-year contract with Serie A giants
Inter Milan, having parted ways with the San Siro club in May 2008.
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Serie A Talk 03 November @ 08:37 AM EST
I think it is fairly safe to say things are not going to plan at Real Madrid's Santiago
Bernabeu. After a summer of unprecedented spending they were supposed to challenge for honours on
all fronts and regain their place at the top of La Liga from Barcelona.
In all fairness they're only a point behind Barca but the Real hieracrhcy are known for being a
bit trigger happy when it comes to managers.
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Beckham returns to AC MilanAC Milan have confirmed that David Beckham, currently playing for LA Galaxy in the MLS, will go
back to the Rossoneri in January. David said this about his return to AC Milan.
"I had to give myself the best chance to play in the World Cup, playing on loan with
Milan will help me do that.
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The Offside 02 November @ 12:50 PM EST
Is it just me, or are football clubs digging deep deep holes for themselves every time they sign a
manager to a big money multi-year contract? News broke over the weekend that former Inter coach
Roberto Mancini had finally reached a settlement with his old club. A settlement that apparently
made him €8m richer.
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Ora è ufficialmente sul mercato. Questa volta, però, non parliamo di calciatori ma di mister.
Concluso il rapporto con l'Inter (con una buoniuscita finale di 11 milioni), Roberto Mancini torna
sul mercato. Quale sarà , a questo punto, la sua destinazione? Lo jesino, "disoccupato di lusso",
scalpita e ha voglia di rimettersi in gioco, tornando in panchina.
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Futbolita 22 October @ 03:49 AM EST
I never thought I would see the day but there are increasing calls from the Inter faithful for
Jose Mourinho to leave.
The self styled "special one" who won the Champions League in 2004, as well as league titles in
Portugal, England and Italy, is under intense pressure as Inter's alarming European form continues
to slide downwards.
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Anfield Talk 17 October @ 12:03 PM EST
Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho has stoked up old rivalries with former Premier League adversaries
Arsene Wenger and Rafa Benitez, claiming he has to win trophies to keep his job.
The former Chelsea manager, speaking about the pressures of managing in Serie A, drew less than
complimentary comparisons to the recent records of the Arsenal and Liverpool managers, saying:
"[Arsene] Wenger has been Arsenal's coach for 15 years but he hasn't won even a Carling Cup for six
years.
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First, the international week is incredibly boring. Second, I thought I'd start a new post here
on the Italy Offside: Great Serie A games. A post that will show videos of some of the greatest
Serie A games of all time. For the first post I decided to stay fairly recent. We go back to the
2004/2005 season.
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Antonio Cassano has reinvented himself. Not only has he changed his physical approach by losing
weight, he has changed his mental approach too, becoming not only more mature, but also a leader.
He is now someone who visits hospitals and gives signed shirts to sick children. He is now someone
who can carry a team on his back, provide assists for his teammates, and entertain the crowd.
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Soccer Pie 25 September @ 06:22 AM EST
It has been 16 months since the „Special One" took over Inter's bench and now
we are free to say that he made no impact. There hasn't been any progress and it is time for
Massimo Moratti to ask himself what was wrong with Roberto Mancini.
The fact that Inter defended the title cannot be considered success and most of Italian football
fans will agree with me on this.
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Una clamorosa indiscrezione arriva dalla stampa russa. Una notizia che, se confermata, potrebbe
creare un vero e proprio terremoto nell'ambiente giallorosso, già minato da una situazione
economica non florida. Luciano Spalletti avrebbe accettato di allenare lo Zenit San Pietroburgo,
con un triennale da 4 mln di euro l'anno piu' bonus legati ai premi, lasciando dunque la Serie A di
Calcio.
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Una clamorosa indiscrezione arriva dalla stampa russa. Una notizia che, se confermata, potrebbe
creare un vero e proprio terremoto nell'ambiente giallorosso, già minato da una situazione
economica non florida. Luciano Spalletti avrebbe accettato di allenare lo Zenit San Pietroburgo,
con un triennale da 4 mln di euro l'anno piu' bonus legati ai premi, lasciando dunque la Serie A di
Calcio.
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Calcioplus 14 August @ 03:19 AM EST
Secondo lo 'Sovietsky Sport' Roberto Mancini è sul punto di diventare il nuovo tecnico dello Zenit
San Pietroburgo. Secondo il quotidiano russo il tecnico ex Inter si dovrebbe sedere sulla panchina
del club russo a partire dalla prossima stagione, perchè non ha accettato di prendersi in carico
la squadra che è già a metà campionato.
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Something new for you now on SPAOTP. Here's Sp3ktor with the first in a regular series of round-ups
on Italian football - and what better way to start than a look at each of the twenty participating
clubs.
Atalanta
Very much a yo-yo club, these close neighbours to the Milanese giants finished a creditable 11th
last season.
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Italia e Serie A addio. Alessandro Rosina è ufficialmente un giocatore dello Zenit di San
Pietroburgo. Il giocatore del Torino, nato a Belvedere Marittimo (provincia di Cosenza) nel 1984,
non resta dunque a risollevare le sorti della squadra granata (nella quale ha segnato 33 reti in
139 gare), che ha conosciuto l'amara retrocessione in Serie B, ma tenta l'avventura con una delle
squadre di calcio più importanti della Russia.
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Soccer Pie 13 July @ 05:39 AM EST
Former Inter boss, Roberto Mancini revealed that he had been under pressure from Massimo
Moratti to put certain players in the starting line-up. Even though he did not disclose
any names, Italian media speculate that Recoba, Adriano and Figo are the players
in question.
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GolBlog 02 July @ 01:50 AM EST
L'onorata serie B
Non so se ci siano accordi tra Menarini e Moggi, oppure se la storia è finita prima di
cominciare, ma un fatto è certo: i proprietari del Bologna non vogliono restare da soli nel
club.
Il loro obbiettivo in buona sostanza è la costruzione dello stadio nuovo, che però non pare
una cosa immediata.
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Calcioplus 06 June @ 09:57 AM EST
Scherzi del calciomercato: Roberto Mancini contro l'amico e maestro Sven Goran Eriksson. Secondo le
indiscrezioni che filtrano dall'Inghilterra, l'ex tecnico dell'Inter è in cima alla lista del
Portsmouth, intenzionato a trovare un sostituto del tecnico Paul Hart. È quanto riporta il Daily
Star. Il club inglese, che starebbe pensando anche a Eriksson e a Slaven Bilic, ha accumulato circa
60
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Liverpool have begun their summer recruitment early this season as they have tested Portsmouth's
resolve by offering £2 million for French centre half Sylvain Distin, 31, according to a report in
The Times.
Distin, formerly of Manchester City, is wanted by Reds boss Rafael Benitez so that he can fill the
void left by departed defender Sami Hyypia, who has joined Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen in
search of regular first team football.
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SoccerLens 04 June @ 03:22 AM EST
Steve Bruce has been announced as new Sunderland manager after the North East club finally
agreed a compensation package with Wigan and personal terms with Bruce himself.
The delay in concluding the deal was attributable to Bruce's demand for a profitable ‘Image
Rights' package, it is rumoured.
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UPDATE: According to Sunderland's official website, Sunderland
have signed former Wigan Athletic boss Steve Bruce. Bruce signed
a deal with the club that will keep him there until 2012.
June 1st, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, it looks as if
Sunderland has agreed to pay the £3m compensation for Wigan
Athletic boss Steve Bruce.
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Bizarre to say the least! Steve Bruce remains Sunderland's first choice to succeed Ricky Sbragia
despite claims from Roberto Mancini that he has been offered the manager's job at the Stadium of
Light. Accordingly, Sunderland officials are mystified by Mancini's claims, on Italian television
today, about an offer they insist was never .
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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, it looks as if Sunderland
has agreed to pay the £3m compensation for Wigan Athletic boss Steve
Bruce. The two clubs are now thought to be discussing the personal terms.
May 31st, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Sunderland made an
offer to coach Roberto Mancini.
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goalpost.tv 01 June @ 12:21 PM EST
It is that time of the year when managers have been weighed by the output of their wards, and
the ones that did not perform are given the pivotal push through the doorway, and out onto the high
road. This brings us to the point where we will observe the battle hardened conquistadors take to
the helm of those clubs that have not got their share of the loot this season.
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Soccerblog 31 May @ 06:45 PM EST
We bid farewell to Paolo Maldini, Luis Figo, and Pavel Nedved.
Men of unbelievable talent, longevity, and work rate. This was their last day, their last
season. We were privileged to see them play even when in opposition. Women all over the world weep,
the eye candy store has been ransacked.
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Roberto Mancini ex Inter boss ponders a move to Sunderland.
Photo from:http://www.flickr.com/photos/27795272@N03/2620900230/
Well its over.The Club seasons come to and end across the European continent while in South America
its fall and their seasons come to life. Roma were miserable this year.
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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Sunderland made an offer
to coach Roberto Mancini. Mancini told Sky Italia,
"I am honoured to have had an offer from Sunderland Football Club. It is a fantastic
opportunity ... It will be truly wonderful to lead such a prestigious and historic club in England
after a year of sitting on the sidelines.
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Autor: Konstantino Tsibis
SÃ, como acaban de leer en el titulo. Hoy, 9 de Febrero de 2009, Luiz Felipe Scolari fue despedido
como entrenador del Chelsea después de 25 jornadas de la Premier League.
Después de la mala temporada que tuvo el Chelsea con Avram Grant, llegando a 3 finales y sin tener
éxito en ninguna, se decidió despedir al entrenador israelÃ.
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La voglia di tornare ad allenare è sempre più forte. Il "riposo forzato" (che in tanti
vorrebbero) incomincia a stargli stretto. Ma, probabilmente, come afferma anche il diretto
interessato, non sarà sulla panchina di una squadra del campionato italiano. Il no al calcio
nostrano e, in particolare, alle big (Juventus e Milan) del calcio italiano e l'apertura ad una
possibile esperienza fuori dai confini nazionali arriva dalla voce dell'ex tecnico interista,
Roberto Mancini, tuttora in "vacanza": "Possibile che dall'anno prossimo io torni ad allenare.
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It's not a good sign when your players are nominating replacements for the job you are currently
holding.
Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni believes his compatriot Roberto Mancini would be the
ideal man to replace Jurgen Klinsmann should the current coach lose his job at the end of the
season.
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SoccerLens 16 April @ 12:27 PM EST
Who will be Chelsea's manager next season?
Whilst the fans ferventely hope that it is current interim boss Guus Hiddink who stays in his
position, the chances of the Dutch mastermind staying on are quite slim - considering he's told
everyone he's not staying, as has the chairman. The bookies have been taking bets on everyone from
ex Barca gaffer Frank Riijkard to Mourinho to Mourinho's predecessor, Roberto Mancini.
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Off the Post 10 February @ 02:04 AM EST
And the man to guide Chelsea to success until November 2009 is... With Chelsea and Luiz Felipe
Scolari's quickie divorce now complete, the search for a new love in the life of Chelsea FC can
begin. The bookies have made Avram Grant and Guus Hiddink the favourties. I suspect pride on the
part of both Roman Abramovich [.
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