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Juventus keeper Buffon angry with Man City rumours

The agent of Gigi Buffon says the Juventus goalkeeper is angry over reports linking him with Manchester City.Reports in England claim City are ready to offer 35million euros to land Buffon after this summer's World Cup."Gigi (Buffon) is very annoyed because those rumours have no foundation," said...

Arsenal star Arshavin involved in traffic accident

Andrey Arshavin was involved in a car accident this week.Arsenal team-mate Nicklas Bendtner had what an ambulance spokesman called a "very lucky escape" earlier in the season when he crashed his Aston Martin into a tree - but Arshavin's collision was minor in comparison and only led to a damaged...

Liverpool boss Benitez pleased with Aquilani performance

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez was happy with Alberto Aquilani's goal scoring performance in victory over Portsmouth.Benitez stands by his assertion that Aquilani was a signing for the long-term and that people will not see the best of him until possibly next season.But he was pleased to see the...

Samba confident Blackburn keeper Brown can cover Robinson

Blackburn Rovers defender Christopher Samba says Jason Brown can cover for injured No1 goalkeeper Paul Robinson.Samba is confident the 27-year-old former Gillingham man can plug the gap left by his injured team-mate.He said: "We have keepers and whoever plays we trust to cover Paul Robinson and to...

Portsmouth administrator confirms Lloyd meeting

Portsmouth administrator Andrew Andronikou has met with potential new owner Rob Lloyd.Andronikou met Lloyd following Portsmouth's defeat at Liverpool on Monday night and told the Cheshire-based businessman he needs to see proof of funds before taking any offer seriously.Andronikou said: "I met him...

Reina delighted with manner of Liverpool win over Portsmouth

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina hailed their victory over Portsmouth.Victory against the Barclays Premier League's bottom side meant Liverpool bounced back from back-to-back defeats, against Wigan and Lille in the Europa League, with the return leg against the French side on Thursday."We knew that...

Liverpool skipper Gerrard free to face Man Utd after escaping FA action

The FA will not be taking action against Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard over his clash with Portsmouth's Michael Brown.It is understood the FA sought clarification from referee Stuart Attwell after Gerrard appeared to catch Brown with his forearm during the 4-1 win for Rafael Benitez's men at...

Hull deny Brown pushed out over Barmby, Bullard bust-up

Hull City chairman Adam Pearson denies Phil Brown was pushed out over a player bust-up.Pearson has rubbished rumours that Brown's departure had anything to do with a recent public bust-up between players Nick Barmby and Jimmy Bullard.He said: "I read those reports with staggering...