Another Injury for Arsenal
Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has been ruled out for at least three weeks with an ankle injury.
Sagna headed Arsenal in front at Stamford Bridge last Sunday before collecting the knock prior to Didier Drogba’s double for the Blues.
The defender was forced to pull out of the France squad to face England on Wednesday night and could even be out for up to five weeks.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: “The first news that we have is that he could be out for quite a while. I have seen it again. He wanted to kick the ball out and he twisted his ankle. That made it a bad injury.”
Sagna is now likely to miss Arsenal’s triple header with Liverpool in the Premier League and Champions League at the beginning of April also the weekend match against Bolton.
He could also miss the Gunners’ crucial trip to Manchester United on 13 April.
The right-back has featured on a regular basis for Arsenal this season after signing from French side Auxerre in the summer.
Pires staying on at Villarreal
Pires has confirmed his stay at Villarreal by signed a one year contact
Veteran French international Robert Pires has agreed to a one-year extension to his contract with Spanish first division side Villarreal, the club announced on Thursday.
The 34-year-old midfielder’s current contract took him through to the end of this season in June but he had made it clear he wanted to stay on for another year.
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Ramos on Berba and Ronnie
Tottenham Hotspur boss Juande Ramos has reaffirmed his determination to keep hold of Dimitar Berbatov, while expressing his interest in Barcelona’s Ronaldinho.
Berbatov’s future at White Hart Lane has been the subject of ongoing speculation this season, and it was rumoured Manchester United were close to making a January move for the Bulgarian international.
he 27-year-old opted to stay at White Hart Lane; however his agent - Emil Dantchev - recently stated that the Spurs star would consider an offer from Milan, if the Italian giants ever come in for him.
But Ramos is adamant that Tottenham will fight to keep hold of the in-demand Berbatov.
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Terry wants armband back
John Terry has vowed to do everything he can to ensure that he is named as England’s captain on a full-time basis.
The Chelsea defender was installed as national skipper under previous boss Steve McClaren, but uncertainty continues to rein as to whether he will keep the job under Fabio Capello.
The Italian coach has made it clear that he intends to rotate the captaincy between a number of leading candidates before making a final decision once the World Cup qualifiers get underway in September.
Despite seeing Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand lead the team out in Capello’s first two games in charge, Terry insists that he is still the right man for the job and is determined to wrestle the armband back in the coming months.
Terry said,”“I want to keep that armband. I am really passionate about it.”
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Israel ban throws Chelsea´s Asian tour into doubt
Premier League giants Chelsea announced a mini-Asian tour on Thursday but said they may have to cancel the Malaysian leg if their Israeli coach Avram Grant is not allowed into the country.
Malaysia doesn’t has good terms with Israel and their Citizen. Chelsea has to Israelis; Chelsea manager Avram Grant and the midfielder Tal Ben Haim.
Chelsea has decided that they wont go to Malaysia without these players. The Football Association of Malaysia told a press conference that tour organisers would raise the issue with the foreign ministry in order to obtain clearance for the pair.
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