SPORTS UPDATE WITH EMMAH ATAI: Manchester City will risk possible expulsion from next season’s Champions League if they fight the sanctions Uefa impose on them for being in breach of Financial Fair Play. City, who can take a giant stride towards the Premier League title by beating Aston Villa tonight at 10:45pm, learned yesterday that Paris Saint-Germain have been hit by far harsher sanctions than had been expected for their own breach. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will make his comeback from injury in tonight’s 11:00pm Ligue 1 home game against Stade Rennes that is expected to see Paris St Germain clinch their second consecutive French title. Welsh winger Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrids crucial La Liga trip to relegation threatened Valladolid tonight at 11:00pm. Coach Carlo Ancelotti said Bale suffered a knock in his sides 2-2 draw with Valencia on Sunday, which left Real five points behind leaders Atletico Madrid but with a game in hand. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a sensational backheeled stoppage time equaliser in that game to keep Madrid in the hunt and Ancelotti also confirmed the Portuguese will start despite not taking a full part in training on Tuesday. Manchester United will not appoint a manager before the end of the Premier League season. There was widespread expectation that Louis van Gaal would be confirmed as David Moyes successor today, but sources say that no announcement is likely until after Sundays game at Southampton at the earliest. Swansea have appointed Garry Monk as their new manager on a three-year contract. Monk, who assumed the role of head coach in February, took over on a temporary basis after previous manager Michael Laudrup was sacked amid arguments about his coaching staff. The former Swans defender, who has guided the Welsh club to Premier League safety with one game to play, against Sunderland, will be assisted by current coach Josep Clotet. TRANSFER GOSSIP: Real Madrid have made Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 27, their chief transfer target ahead of Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero, 25. Everton manager Roberto Martinez is prepared to wait until after the World Cup to try to sign on-loan Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, 20, on a permanent basis. Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna, 31, wants to stay in England when his contract runs out this summer, with Chelsea and Manchester City leading the chase to sign the Frenchman. West Ham are to make an £8m move to bring back striker Demba Ba, 28, from Chelsea. FUFA has today announced that the Uganda Cranes 2015 AFCON first leg preliminary tie against Madagascar will be played at the Rabemananjara- Mahanganga stadium on 18th May Uganda, who last featured in the 1978 AFCON in Ghana, have been drawn to start their campaign against lowly-ranked Madagascar, before facing the winner between Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea in the last hurdle in the preliminary round of the qualifiers. The Cranes are expected to start preparations for the preliminary round of the 2015 AFCON tomorrow with the local-based players and the Tanzania-based professionals who are on holiday reporting to camp.
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 16:47:21 +0000
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