FOOTBALL BRIEFS
Zidane interested in coaching Algeria
Zinedine Zidane has
been named as a possible future coach of Algeria after a meeting with
country’s president earlier this month.
Algerian reports
said the French World Cup star, whose parents hail from the north
African country, expressed interest in a possible future role when it
was discussed as courtesy call to President Abdelazziz Boutefika.
Glimmer of hope for Beckham
A Finnish doctor
set to perform surgery on David Beckham’s Achilles’ tendon said Monday
there is a “glimmer of hope” the injured England star will recover in
time for the World Cup.
Surgeon Sakari
Orava said Beckham could not be expected to be fit just three months
after surgery but that he did not rule it out.
“I suppose it would
be realistic to presume he would not really be fit enough, but there
have been these miraculous incidents when a person has been fit enough
to play top level football three months after (surgery),” Orava told
Finnish broadcaster YLE.
“There’s a little glimmer of hope still alive here,” Orava added.
Beckham, 34, was
injured on Sunday during the final minutes of AC Milan’s 1-0 Italian
league win over Chievo Verona when he was by himself with the ball at
his feet.
Ikenwa double drops Dempo
Nigerian striker
Ekene Ikenwa scored twice as Salgaocar Sports Club recorded an
impressive 3-2 win over I-League leaders Dempo Sports Club at Nehru
Stadium .
Three-time
champions Dempo opened the scoring after 33 minutes through Ranty
Martins, but Salgaocar were back on level terms just six minutes later
as Brazilian defender Luciano Sabrosa netted.
Ikenwa made it 2-1
four minutes before the break only for India international defender
Anwar Ali to pull Dempo level on the hour mark.
Ribery shuns Bayern contract talks
Franck Ribery has
rebuffed Bayern Munich’s first approach to commence negotiations over a
new contract, and told them to wait until the end of the season. The
Frenchman’s deal expires in 2011, but the Bavarian giants are keen to
commit him to a new agreement or else they may be forced to sell him
this summer.
Ribery had hinted
that a decision would be made in March and Bayern Munich’s progress to
the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, thanks to last week’s
elimination of Fiorentina, appeared to be one of the determining
factors.
Struggling Tigers sack Brown
Hull City have relieved manager Phil Brown of his duties and placed him on gardening leave with immediate effect.
The Tigers lost 2-1
at home to Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday, with Nicklas
Bendtner scoring a last-gasp winner. The defeat left Hull second bottom
of the standings, three points from safety.
We would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Phil for the
major success achieved during four seasons in charge. However,
retention of Premier League status is paramount. A statement on Hull
City’s official website on the sacking of Phil Brown A statement on the
club’s official website said Brian Horton and Steve Parkin would take
charge of the first team until further notice.
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