MAVHARIVHARI (Rumours) & INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Walter Ferreira, the physio behind Luis Suarezs recovery from knee surgery, suspended cancer treatment to see the 27-year-old Liverpool striker score twice in Uruguays World Cup win over England. • England captain Steven Gerrards display against Uruguay was so bad, according to Spanish newspaper AS, they did not give him a rating for his performance. • Barcelona want Liverpool striker Suarez, already a target for Real Madrid, and believe a £70m bid will activate a release clause. • Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic, 28, is set to reject the chance to join Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal or Chelsea to sign for Wolfsburg. • AC Milan have told Arsenal they must spend £29.5m to sign former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, 23. • Crystal Palace will enquire about a deal for Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha, 21, once manager Tony Pulis returns from media work in Brazil. • New Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is considering a move for Esteban Cambiasso, 33, who is leaving Inter Milan on a free transfer this month. • Manchester United and Chelsea are set to miss out on Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos, 24, who wants to join Real Madrid once his contract expires in 2015. • Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Chelseas title challenge next season will benefit from Cesc Fabregass winning mentality and Premier League experience. • England midfielder Jack Wilshere apologised to fans after his team failed to progress to the World Cup knockout stages. Gutted doesnt come close to how I am feeling right now. Sorry to all the fans who came out and supported us, and everyone back home, he tweeted. • Triathlete Jonathan Brownlee wrote about his World Cup experience on Twitter: I went to Spain and they lost. Came home and England lost, now in Switzerland and they are losing... where next?! Germany? • Goals help make a striker popular - and in-form Manchester United and Netherlands striker Robin van Persie has accumulated 10 million fans on Facebook. • One Brazilian family is sending more good fortune than most to their team - by crossing their fingers. All 14 members of the Silva family were born with an extra digit on each hand. Independent • Safet Susic has talked up his striker Edin Dzeko ahead of Bosnia-Herzegovinas crucial Group F clash against Nigeria on Saturday. Susic believes that Dzeko deserves to be mentioned alongside the best players in the world. Dzeko is as important to us as Ronaldo for Portugal, Neymar for Brazil or Messi for Argentina, he said of the 35-goal frontman in Cuiabas Arena Pantanal. • Germany star Mario Gotze is adamant that his sides 4-0 drubbing of Portugal in their opening group game will count for nothing when they face Ghana on Saturday.
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 05:04:53 +0000
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