The MLS and the Los Angeles Galaxy have approved David Beckhams mid-season loan to AC Milan.
AC Milan’s sporting director Umberto Gandini has stated that Beckham will only stay until the MLS decides to call him back.
“The deal is for as long as David wishes but I think he’s committed to MLS and LA Galaxy will bring him back after a couple of months I think,” he told Sky Sports News.
“I think he will have to go back to MLS by the time it starts and training before that. A final date has not been agreed yet, but obviously it’s down to MLS to decide.”
“David is committed to LA Galaxy. We thank them for letting him play and train with us,” he added. “Only David knows his future. He has a commitment to MLS and I’m sure he’ll fulfill that.”
“At our club Beckham will have a lot of people and a lot of players that have his ability and his status so I think he will be very beneficial for him and the English game.”
“David is coming as a Milan player. He will train with the other Milan players and his selection will be up to the coaches as it is everywhere.”
English manager Fabio Capello also felt that Milan had made a good signing.
“Milan has made a good acquisition,” said England manager Fabio Capello, who coached Beckham at Real Madrid and England. “In Madrid, I dropped him from the team because he signed with Los Angeles, but he continued to come and train and I put him back on the team.”
Beckham will link up with the Italian club on December 20th in Dubai for medical testing, and will be unveiled a week later. Beckham’s stay will only be for 3 months, as he will be returning March when the MLS begins again.
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Manchester United chiefs have already opened talks with Olympiakos for defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos. United are reportedly ready to pay £3 millon the 16-year-old.
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Tony Adams, Manager of Portsmouth, has told new Spurs manager Harry Redknapp he will not give up his players.
Adams said, “I will fight Harry if he wants any of my top players. I’m delighted other clubs want them but it will be my job to keep them here.”
Adams as show some willingness to let players go if they want to.
“If anyone wants to go I’ll let them. I want players who want to play for us. If they don’t, it’s no good in the long run making them stay.”
He added, “I’ve already spoken to the players and no one has suggested they want to go.”
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Julio Grondona, the head of the Argentine federation, has confirmed that Diego Maradona is the manager for Argentina.
“There is a before and after Maradona in Argentine soccer, which is full of success, results and good competition,” said Grondona.
Lionel Messi, who Maradona criticized earlier, seemed eager to start under the superstar.
“Those are things that you say at the time. I know Diego appreciates me and I don’t hold any grudges,” Messi told Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday. “There’s no problem. He’s a great and I admire him for what he gave to Argentine football.”
Already the papers have expressed their doubts in Maradona.
“Excitement and controversy: Maradona heads to the national team,” read La Nacion’s headline Wednesday. La Nacion sports columnist Daniel Arcucci questioned whether “Diego was risking the Maradona myth” by taking on the position.
Maradona celebrates his birthday Thursday, and this will likely be the best gift of all. We wish him all the best.
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Freddie Ljungberg has officially joined MLS expansion team Seattle Sounders (horrible name by the way).
Ljungberg, who was released by West Ham this summer after his contract expired, seemed excited to begin his career with the club during their 2009 campaign.
“Fortunately, I had many opportunities and offers from around Europe and the rest of the world during the last few months, including Seattle to play in MLS,” he said.
“After thoughtful considerations I decided this opportunity with Seattle was the right one for me. Seattle is a great city. I know this part of the world quite well.
“The club itself has such great ambition and the fans over here are very passionate about their team. I am very excited about the potential of the club and cannot wait to start the new season in 2009.”
Ljungberg’s contracted is rumored to be about $20 million
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Sir Alex Ferguson has publicly stated that Peter Kenyon’s switch from Manchester United to Chelsea in 2003 was not a loss, and it might even be a blessing in disguise.
In an interview with GQ Magazine published in The Times, Ferguson said: “No. Definitely not. Peter Kenyon? He wasn’t a loss.
Kenyon was made chief executive of the Manchester club in 2000. Working quickly he brought in Rio Ferdinand, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Juan Sebastian Veron. But when a very public chase of Ronaldinho lead to disappointment (he ended up at Barcelona) and the transfer of David Beckham to Real Madrid left many doubting his decisions.
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Fox Soccer corespondent Keith Costigan caught up with Hull City’s manager Phil Brown, and got in a few questions about his amazing run.
Despite attention from Manchester City and Paris Saint Germain, Ronaldo wants to stay with Flamengo in Brazil next year.
“Despite that I had conversations with important teams like PSG and Manchester City, if I could stay in Brazil it would be great as I have been in Europe for 16 years” stated the three time FIFA player of the year.
“Flamengo is the favorite,” declared the Brazilian striker. “It is my dream to play for Flamengo. (The club) is in pole position right now.”
Ronaldo began working with Flamengo over the summer to try and regain his once goal scoring form after rupturing a tendon in his knee during a game while at AC Milan in February. To make matters worse Milan released Ronaldo in June with the expiration of his contract.
“It won’t work If I’m well physically but not as fast as before. And I need to able to lose weight too, which could be another problem,” Ronaldo added.
While he is currently a free agent, Ronaldo has reiterated he wants to wait until January to make a decision.
“If in January I feel that something is missing, if I realize that I won’t be able to play as well as before, I will retire.”
“I want to wait until January to see If I’ll be in condition to wear a team’s jersey again,” he added.
However, Ronaldo seems confident that he will be playing somewhere come January.
“The doors are getting opened and I am sure that I will be working in 2009,” Ronaldo told SporTV.
