Real Madrid are ready to top Manchester United's offer for Carlos Tevez.
They have sounded out Tevez's owners MSI and Kia Joorabchian for when his deal expires this summer.
Anyway, on The Guardian Blog there is this, by Marcela Mora y Arauj, relating how Tevez's life story is being turned into a film, "Part documentary, part drama, the idea is to tell the player's story with Tevez playing himself." The article has a lot of interesting stuff in it, with details of Tevez's early life and a look at how he is loved, not only by his own team's fans, but by rival fans as well. It's a good read, here's a little excerpt on the place where he grew up:
Its nickname Fuerte Apache (Fort Apache) was allegedly coined by a journalist after a particularly bloody shoot-out that was reminiscent of a Wild West movie. The history of criminal power within the tower blocks is the stuff of Tarantino rather then Sergio Leone, though.
For some time, most of the gangs of bandits were ruled by "El Loco Jerry", whose "law" dictated that no thieving was to go on within the neighbourhood – all crimes should take place outside. Jerry met his comeuppance when he was dethroned by another criminal, who danced on his victim's corpse with a gun in each hand. Just to show who was in charge, you understand. Even though this passes for old hat back in Fuerte Apache, it's part of the legend of the place, one of the reasons it is said that even the police are too scared to go in there.
"I expect to be able to play with Cristiano at Madrid some day and I expect it to be soon."It is he who must decide. He has to choose Madrid, that is for sure, and I think that the Real Madrid executives want him.
"I hope that things go well. Cristiano already clarified his desire to come to Madrid, and it could not be, so we must hope."
The ex-Porto defender said said: "Cristiano's mother has a dream – to see her son playing for Real Madrid.
“It is well known that mothers have a lot of influence.
"It is a dream that his mother has but also one that he has.
"Now we'll see there is logic behind that dream."
Great, some logic would be nice for a change...
There's some quotes from a radio interview with Sir Alex in The Guardian, it's quite long and covers a lot of ground, worth a look:
...Ferguson insists a quintuple might be "impossible".
"It would be very difficult to do that," said the United manager. "You would need the luck and you would need to keep all your players fit. If we keep everyone fit then, yes, we'd have a chance. When you're in a competition, you've got to try to win it and, as long as you're still in that competition, you've got a chance. What we have done well recently is that we've had a lot of injuries but the squad has compensated and whatever team I have picked the players have just got on with it. But, realistically, I don't see it."
Some comments from Darren Fletcher, on his decision to sign a new contract last summer, do the rounds today, here from The Independent:
"The boss assured me I was needed and I was a vital asset and there were different qualities I could bring to the midfield," he said.
"Of course there wasn't a guarantee that I would definitely play more matches. He cannot guarantee you that but I just thought I'd give it another go. I believe I can do it and that is my attitude. It was a good decision."
There's a story in The Mail, where they "reveal that Manchester United have first option on" Wigan's Antonio Valencia, though everyone knew this anyway, I read it at least once last week.
The Mail also report on someone who isn't going to sponsor us, since when did things not happening become news?
And comments from Chris Woods in The Telegraph put into doubt that we'll be beating the British clean sheet record on Sunday, apparently. Woods, the current record holder had this to say:
"Edwin's achievement in breaking the Football League record last week was an unbelievable feat but, as far as I'm concerned, he is still quite a way from beating my British record.
"Nobody seems to be counting the goal he conceded in Japan, but if you take that into consideration, then his run in all competitions stands at nine games or 810 minutes.
"It was obviously a Fifa-recognised fixture, so I would have thought that any goals conceded in that game would count towards a British record. We are not just talking about league fixtures because my record covered both league and cup games."
I wouldn't want to accuse Woods of sour grapes, but well, his record, whether it be in "league and cup games", still seems to be in domestic competition. I'm assuming this because otherwise he'd have mentioned it as further evidence if there was some European fixtures involved wouldn't he? And another point would be that if he is right, then wouldn't Van der Sar already be the record holder for a British league? Given that Woods' record involved cup games as well? Whatever you call it it's still an amazing feat.
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