Showing posts with label hints. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hints. Show all posts

Monday, April 2, 2012

Yann M'Vila Hints at Arsenal Move

Yann M'Vila will not be a Rennes player come the start of next season, but what is not entirely clear is which club will be able to call him their own.

However, the French defensive midfielder who has been tracked by a number of top clubs including Arsenal and Manchester United, has dropped an interesting hint that the Emirates Stadium may be his destination this summer. The 21 year-old said:

"Inter, Arsenal, Real ... I will take the fun everywhere! These are great clubs. If the coach calls you and tells you he wants you to make you play, especially a French coach, it changes everything."
With a preference to play under a French coach, M'Vila seems to be suggesting that Arsene Wenger, well renowned for being someone who can, and quite often does get the best out of talented young players with promise, would be his favoured option to play under.

Wenger certainly admires the player, with interest paid to him last summer, but Rennes were unwilling to sell.

Circumstances have now changed, and with Rennes ready to sell, M'Vila is happy to talk about his options, continuing when asked about the suggestion that Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho had personally spoken to him about a move: “Mourinho calling me? he does not even have my number. But play at Real? Yeah, it would be an absolute blast! It would be great to play with Kaka and [Karim] Benzema.”

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

UK minister hints at England breakaway from FIFA

FIFA logoSports Minister Hugh Robertson has hinted that England could break away from FIFA if it does not address deal with allegations of corruption within the organisation.



Former Football Association chairman Lord Triesman claimed four FIFA members demanded "bribes" in exchange for backing England's failed 2018 World Cup bid.



"There is a desire to try and work and change FIFA from the inside," Robertson told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.



"If FIFA proves unable to do that, then I would say all options are possible."



During a parliamentary inquiry into England's failure to win the vote to host the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday, Triesman alleged FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, Paraguayan Nicolas Leoz, Brazilian Ricardo Teixeira and Thai Worawi Makudi all asked for "bribes" in return for backing England's bid.



FIFA president Sepp Blatter has pledged to take action if any evidence of wrongdoing is presented to football's world governing body.



Robertson has urged FIFA to adopt greater transparency in its bidding process and conduct similar reforms to those taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics campaign scandal.



"The first thing is the allegations are brought to the attentions of FIFA and make sure that happens in concert with the FA," he said.



"We have to back that up with evidence and I would hope FIFA follow the example of the International Olympic Committee, who went through a similar process after Salt Lake City.



"There is nobody currently bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics who doesn't believe their system is fair and transparent - FIFA needs to be in the same position."




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