WILL BECKS STAY?

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Paris St Germain manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that he wants the former England midfielder, David Beckham, to remain at the club beyond this season. Despite coming to the end of his career, Beckham still remains as one of the most wanted players in the world due to several aspects like marketing potential. The arrival of the 37-year-old has also given PSG a massive boost in the French league title race, as they have managed to extend their lead to 5 points in recent weeks. The former LA Galaxy man signed only a six month deal back in January.

His entire salary of around £ 1 million would be given to charity. Ancelotti, who has been at PSG for more than a year, has said that he would be happy to see that can extend his stay at the club, but it is a decision that he cannot make. He has urged the club and the player to come to an agreement that will see Beckham extending his deal. Beckham was recently in China as part of the PR agreement, which would have been a problem for many managers. However, Ancelotti has said that he has an incredible squad that would allow him to replace Beckham without a major problem.

He has also said that the marketing commitments were made before the player signed for PSG, and the club knew that they were going to lose the player for a couple of weeks.

“Extend his contract for another year? The decision has to be taken by the club, the player and the coach. But I am for it. There’s no problem at all. Everyone agreed to let him go there and he had made those commitments before signing for PSG,” said Ancelotti, whose team will be facing the Spanish giants Barcelona in the Champions league.

Playing football themed games

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There is no question that football is more popular now than it has ever been, with more families attending matches – thanks to the better facilities and all-seater stadiums – and a genuine global interest in leagues like the English Premiership – due mainly to the presence in it of star players from all countries and the screening of matches live across the world.

However, although this has been beneficial to football in lots of ways, it is hard to dispute that something has also been lost – something those who were fans before the 1990s will be particularly aware of. It is these fans who could find a video slots game like Shoot fits the bill pretty nicely.

For instance, although to some the name ‘Shoot’ that this slots game has been given, will not mean much beyond being a generalised football reference, but for older British fans it will instantly conjure up memories of the famous magazine of the same name. The game is billed as taking you back to “football’s golden era”, and this is backed up by the Trade’em up and Magazine bonus games. Read more “Playing football themed games”

WENGER WANTED VILLA

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The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he has been disappointed with the failure to sign the Barcelona striker David Villa after the Spanish club categorically said that the striker is not for sale. The former Valencia man is currently frustrated after a spell on the sidelines. He has not been a first-team regular under the management of Tito Vilanova, despite having completely recovered from the tibia fracture he suffered almost a year ago. As a result, Villa has clearly stated that he would like to leave Barcelona in the January transfer window in order to get regular first-team football.

However, Barcelona have been unwilling to sell the player due to lack of replacements. There has been a feeling that Arsenal needed another striker in order to compete with the club challenging for the top four positions. The lack of a goal scorer to replace Robin van Persie has been sorely felt by the team this season. Villa is one of the renowned goal scorers in the world, but Wenger has been unable to get the striker because Barcelona have been adamant that they will not sell the player. Wenger has also said that there is unlikely to be a great deal of movement in the final few days of the transfer window for Arsenal.

“Barcelona do not want to sell David Villa, they have made that very, very clear. What is important is that you bring in people to strengthen your squad or you are strong enough to do nothing. Bringing in anyone is to me what the modern game has become,” said the Arsenal manager. Wenger has also ruled out the possibility of negotiating further with the Spanish club, with whom Arsenal have done plenty of business over the last few seasons. Recently, Alex Song and Cesc Fabregas were sold to the Spanish club by Arsenal.

VILANOVA RETURNING TO TREATMENT

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The Barcelona president has revealed that the manager Tito Vilanova will be returning from his cancer treatment in January. Barcelona have been dealt a major blow with the news that the manager Tito Vilanova is suffering from cancer, which has come as a major shock to the world as well. The 44-year-old only recently took over as the manager of one of the biggest clubs in the world from Pep Guardiola. He has already had a hint of cancer back in 2011 and underwent surgery. Now, he has had a recurrence of the problem and will be missing a major chunk of the season.

However, due to the fact that there is no football in Spain during the Christmas and New Year period, Tito Vilanova will not be absent from the Barcelona touchline for a long period. Barcelona have made one of the best starts to a la Liga season under the regime of the new manager, as they have dropped just two points in the 17 matches so far. As a result, they have a nine-point advantage over the second placed team Atletico Madrid, while the main rivals Real Madrid are a massive 16 points behind them in the table, which makes Barcelona the odds on favourite to win the title this season.

“He’ll be back within 15 or 20 days but he must spend some days at the hospital and rest. He will mix work with his treatment. The most important thing is his health. Right now football comes second,” said the Barcelona president Sandro Rosell in a recent interview. All the members from the club have said that the return of the manager in full health is far more important than the football. The Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi was recently sported having a T-shirt in support of the manager.

ALBA FEELIN HAPPY

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The summer signing for Barcelona, Jordi Alba has said that he is finally feeling happy at the club after a slow start to his Barcelona career. The former Valencia defender Jordi Alba was the one major signing made by the club in the summer. He was signed for around £ 12 million, and he had an excellent Euro 2012 with the Spanish national team. He has been at Valencia since the start of his career, thus the move to Barcelona becoming the first one. As a result, it took him a little while to get acclimatised according to the Spaniard.

However, he is now completely settled at the club and is feeling more happy than ever. Barcelona currently have a three-point advantage over Atletico Madrid in the table. Unlike in previous years when Real Madrid have been the title challengers, the second team from Madrid are now threatening to dislodge Barcelona from the top of the table. Jordi Alba has said that it is about time people started giving credit to Atletico Madrid and regarded them as real title challengers. Due to the presence of one of the best strikers in the world – Radamel Falcao, Madrid have been able to keep in touch with Barcelona.

Jordi Alba has also said that he will not rule out Real Madrid from the title race, despite José Mourinho’s men falling 11 points behind them in the table. “I started a little slowly, but now I feel really good and confident. I’m fitting into the team and I want to get better with every day. They [Atletico] are having a great season and they are challengers for the league. They could easily overtake us. You can’t rule out anybody – a club like Real Madrid will fight until the last game of the season to win the league,” said Alba.

CASILLAS WAS PRAISE

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The former Real Madrid player Ruben De la Red has said that it is about time the Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas was rewarded for his outstanding performances with his club teams and also the Spanish national team over the last decades. The 30-year-old Iker Casillas is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He has won every major title with Real Madrid, while the last few seasons has also been extremely successful on the international front as well for the Spaniard. However, he is yet to win major personal accolades like the FIFA Ballon d’Or award.

The former Real Madrid player Ruben De la Red has made a case for the Real Madrid goalkeeper by saying that he should be given the award this time around. Iker Casillas comes on the back of the title winning season with Real Madrid, while he has also won the Euro 2012 title with the Spanish national team as well. His competitors in the form of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Andreas Iniesta have not been able to achieve just similar feat. Lionel Messi may have scored a lot of goals, Cristiano Ronaldo may have won the la Liga title, while Iniesta the Euro 2012, but Iker Casillas has won both the major titles.

“The truth is, goalkeepers maintain a different outlook to the rest of the team. To me, saving a goal is just as important as scoring one. Through that, Casillas has done enough to deserve the Ballon d’Or,” said the former Real Madrid player Ruben De la Red, who announced his retirement from professional football a few years ago. There have been reports that the goalkeeper Iker Casillas has fallen out with the Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo over the differences with regard to who should win the FIFA Ballon d’Or award.