Former Barcelona boss Frank Rijkaard has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant Feyenoord coaching post.
The Rotterdam club parted company with Gertjan Verbeek last week, leaving assistant coach Leon Vlemmings in charge on an interim basis.
Rijkaard has been out of work since stepping down as Barca coach at the end of the 2007/08 season, and recent reports have linked him with the Feyenoord post. Read the rest of this entry →
Lyon striker Fred’s proposed exit from the club has still not been finalised because the player himself is “stalling”, according to administrative director Marino Faccioli.
The Brazil international has outlined his determination to quit the French champions after losing his regular place in the first team and having become disillusioned with life at the Stade Gerland.
Les Gones had been reluctant to let him go but he was dropped from the squad for the weekend’s 2-0 win at Grenoble, and club president Jean-Michel Aulas yesterday confirmed the 25-year-old could leave. Read the rest of this entry →
Describing himself as a “warrior”, Brandao showed no signs of inhibitions as he was presented to the world as an Olympique de Marseille player yesterday evening.
Éric Gerets finally has the striker he has been craving for several months as it was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian striker Brandao had signed a three and a half year deal with the Provence club. Although the Ukrainian club initially held out for €10 million, various sources report the actual value of the deal to be between €6 million and €8 million. Read the rest of this entry →
Towering Serbian striker Darko Kovacevic underwent a successful heart operation in Spain but it might just have ended his playing career.
Olympiakos striker Darko Kovacevic has successfully undergone heart surgery in Spain, though his football career in is serious doubt.
The 35 year-old Serb was suffering from a narrowing of the arteries of the heart, though it was confirmed in an official statement on his club’s website that he had been treated. Read the rest of this entry →
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