Manchester City are closing in on Fernando from Porto. The 26-year-old midfielder will cost the Premier League champions £15m. Full story: Daily Mirror Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has urged fellow Spaniard Cesc Fabregas to rejoin the Gunners. Midfielder Fabregas, 27, looks set to leave Barcelona this summer. Full story: Metro Paris Saint-Germain are ready to offer £61m to prise away Eden Hazard from Chelsea. But the 23-year-old winger says he is happy after being given the number 10 shirt at Stamford Bridge. Full story: Daily Mail Only a medical stands between Diego Costa and Chelsea. The 25-year-old striker is set to join the Blues for £32m. Full story: Daily Telegraph Wales midfielder Jonny Williams says Swansea City want to sign him. The 20-year-old is currently with Crystal Palace but said: I spoke to my agent who said Swansea were interested. Full story: Wales Online Louis van Gaal believes Holland could have David Moyes to thank for turning Robin van Persie back into their World Cup lethal weapon. Full story: Daily Mirror Roy Keane has pulled out of his role as a pundit for the World Cup so he can take the assistant managers job at Aston Villa. Full story: Daily Mail Former Swansea boss Michael Laudrup has ruled himself out of the Southampton and West Brom jobs by revealing he will only consider an offer from a big club. Full story: Talksport Thirteen British football matches are among those thought to have been fixed last season, according to a leading organisation of betting companies. Full story: Daily Telegraph Former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia is in talks with Brighton over the vacant managers job at the Amex Stadium. ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd Steven Gerrard says England are practising penalties ahead of the World Cup but insists it bears no relation to the pressure on players during the shootouts England have been beaten on penalties in six of their last 10 major championships, the last two years ago when they lost to Italy in the quarter-finals of the European Championship. Fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff Mexican side Pachuca claim Chelsea have an interest in winger Jurgen Damm and say talks over the players future will commence in due course. Andres Fassi, the clubs vice-president, has revealed the Premier League club have been tracking the progress of the Mexico-born right winger but revealed talks are yet to start. Damm was previously linked with Manchester United, where he underwent a two-week trial in early 2013 when he was plying his trade with Estudiantes Tecos. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Mark Schwarzer is delighted that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants him to remain at Stamford Bridge next season. The veteran goalkeeper joined the Blues last summer on a one-year deal and, as expected, played as Petr Cechs understudy for most of the campaign. However, despite making just four Premier League appearances during the season, he is keen to stay at Chelsea. Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff Portugal winger Nani claims team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is relaxed amid injury fears ahead of the FIFA World Cup. The Portugal Football Federation confirmed the Real Madrid star was suffering with a muscle injury on the back of his left thigh as well as left-leg patellar tendonitis on Tuesday. Ronaldos absence at the competition would represent a major blow to Portugals chances of reaching the latter stages but Nani says the FIFA Ballon dOr winner is relaxed. Ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has lost confidence in his own game, according to former Germany captain Michael Ballack. The 25-year-old Ozil moved from Real Madrid to Arsenal last year for a reported fee of £42.5million. But he failed to live up to his lofty pricetag, scoring seven goals in 40 appearances in a season that did not go to plan for the Germany star. And Ballack, a veteran of 98 caps for Germany, said he feels Ozil has lost confidence after making the move to the Premier League. Its difficult to say where his head is going to be at the World Cup - I saw him play for the national team at the weekend and I was not surprised, not scared, but a little bit concerned, by his performances actually, Ballack said at a promotional event. Dddddddddddddddddddddddddddd Argentina are favourites to claim a third FIFA World Cup title, according to former England international Michael Owen. While Alejandro Sabella decided to overlook Carlos Tevez his Argentina team are still tipped to progress deep into the tournament in Brazil after being drawn in Group F alongside debutants Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nigeria and Iran. Argentina have won the World Cup on two occasions - in 1978 and 1986 - but they have failed to make it past the quarter-finals since losing to West Germany in the 1990 final in Italy. Owen, who represented England at two World Cups in 2002 and 2006, believes Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi will help inspire Argentina to success in the familiar comforts of South America aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Argentina are favourites to claim a third FIFA World Cup title, according to former England international Michael Owen. While Alejandro Sabella decided to overlook Carlos Tevez his Argentina team are still tipped to progress deep into the tournament in Brazil after being drawn in Group F alongside debutants Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nigeria and Iran. Argentina have won the World Cup on two occasions - in 1978 and 1986 - but they have failed to make it past the quarter-finals since losing to West Germany in the 1990 final in Italy. Owen, who represented England at two World Cups in 2002 and 2006, believes Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi will help inspire Argentina to success in the familiar comforts of South America. Ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd Netherlands captain Robin van Persie will be fit for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil, according to Coach Louis van Gaal. Van Persie has been working his way back to full fitness after spraining his knee during Manchester Uniteds UEFA Champions round-of-16 tie against Olympiakos in March. The 30-year-old was ruled out for six weeks and returned to Holland to undergo rehabilitation, though he came back for the final three Premier League games of the season, scoring against Hull City. Van Persie has played no more than 80 minutes in each of the Netherlands past two For these and more, search for our Radio face book page and like it i.e 87.9fm VOK Radio .
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