Robin Van Persie, Arsenal
Arsenal's Robin Van Persie Is Top Premier League Goal Scorer 2011-12
Robin Van Persie had a sensational season and scored 30 goals this year playing for Arsenal FC - making him the leading goal-scorer in the Premiership. Rumors are flying that Van Persie may end up at Manchester City.
Wayne Rooney was the second highest goal-scorer in the Premier League with 27 goals.
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Euro 2012 Update - Poland v Greece
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Poland automatically qualified for the tournament as co-host, but hasn’t played a competitive match since 2010 World Cup qualifying. Poland’s debut at the European Championship four years ago ended in disappointment with zero wins in three games. Since then Poland hired a new coach, revamped much of the squad and featured players who have found success in one of Europe’s toughest leagues.
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As co-host of Euro 2012, Poland is hoping the changes make a difference when they take on Russia, Greece and the Czech Republic in Group A.
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”It is our goal to advance from the group and I am convinced we can do it,” Poland coach Franciszek Smuda said. ”But this is a group that you can be wrong about. Russia is an excellent team. I think they are the favorites to advance from our group. Greece also is very good.”
”Last year showed that we can play with strong opponents,” said Smuda.
”OK, so we didn’t win, but we were good to watch. Against Germany, France, and Portugal we fought as equals despite the fact that we don’t have a team that has played with that lineup at a tournament and hasn’t played against those sorts of opponents.
”That’s why I’m optimistic and why Poles are optimistic.”
”Taking over this post, I thought that you could easily find 11 players, and good players at that. But it turns out that it’s actually very hard to find 11 good players,” he said. ”We aren’t in a situation like the Germans are right now, where we could put together three national teams from our roster. We can only put together one, and we have to pray to God that we don’t have any injuries.”
What Smuda can draw on are three top-class players – the Borussia Dortmund trio of Robert Lewandowski, Jakub Blaszczykowski and Lukasz Piszczek, as well as Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Poland’s attack will be centered on the 23-year-old Lewandowski, who is coming off a stellar campaign for Dortmund. Lewandowski scored 22 goals in 34 matches, finishing the 2011-12 campaign third best in the league.
”We are playing at home and we will do our best to advance from the group and it will be a great success for these boys,”
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Sergio Aguero, Manchester City and Barclays Premier League Trophy
\Sergio Aguero and his Manchester City teammates celebrated their Premiership victory during a victory parade around the streets of Manchester on May 14, 2012 in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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2013 Champions League Placement
Arsenal FC clinched a spot in next season's Champions League along with Manchester United and Manchester City. Arsenal has attained placement for a 15th straight Champions League season.
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger will hopes striker Robin van Persie will sign a new contract before he links up with the Netherlands for the European Championship.
"Will Champions League football help to keep Van Persie? It makes it easier to attract good players and keep them,'' Wenger said. "The intention is to speak with him before he leaves for the Dutch camp.''
Tottenham Hotspur is in fourth place, however they must wait another six days before learning their fate. Fourth place normally secures a spot in the qualifying rounds - but if Chelsea beats Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final on Saturday, the Blues will clinch a spot in next season's competition.
Tottenham Hotspur Harry Redknapp remarked about being in a tight place.
"Fourth position, I couldn't have asked for more than that,'' Redknapp said. "I look at the league and I'm not silly. You think Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, who have spent a fortune.
"If we could have got in there, we would have been delighted and that is how I am about it all. We have finished fourth and I couldn't be more pleased.''
"I could hear the crowd cheer but I was only concerned with us winning today,'' Redknapp said. "All that mattered was that we won the game because if we didn't win today, Newcastle could have won at Everton and we'd have been fifth.
"It was just important we won the game and that was the only concern I had.''
"When we finished fourth in 2010, Man City were just arriving. It is going to be even more difficult next year,'' Redknapp said. "Man United and Man City are not going to be out of the top four: that's impossible. So you are looking for two places. Chelsea? I don't think Mr. Abramovich will stand for them finishing outside the top four again.
"So suddenly there is Arsenal, us, Liverpool, Newcastle all scrapping. And who knows? A Russian could come along and buy someone like Wigan and then they will be pushing for the league. That's how it works isn't it?''
"I cannot say the season has been a failure,'' Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. "We have qualified for the 15th time. Only three clubs have done that in Europe. That means it's not as easy as it looks.
"We were 17th in the league and in the first seven games we had lost four of them. When you have played seven games, there are 31 to go. It's very difficult to imagine you can finish third.''
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Sir Alex Ferguson, Man Utd Boss and Roberto Mancini, Man City Boss
Manchester United v Manchester City
Man City go into today's game level on 86 points - with City leading by eight on goal difference. City have only to beat QPR to win their first title in 44 years.
Man United clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, have to hope City slip up — if City draw United need to win, if City lose United need only a draw.
'Watch out, Manchester United will be back stronger next season, ' challenged Sir Alex Ferguson,
The “the odds are stacked against” Fergie's Manchester United side in Sunday's decisive final Premier League fixtures.
“I’ll be fine next season,” he said. “We’re not going away and I’m not either. You better let them know across the road.”
For ambitious City, a title victory would give them ascendancy in Manchester — for a season at least. It is a challenge that has enlivened Ferguson. The United manager has had to fight off Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea in his time at United and is relishing taking on City.
“We just accept it as a challenge,” he said. “We’ve done that well over the years and we’ll just do exactly the same. It’s not a club that’s afraid of that. We’ve always been able to accept that and it’s a challenge for me too. I don’t mind a challenge.”
Ferguson turns 71 this year but said that City’s rise had given him the motivation to keep going. Asked if he still had the desire to face a new challenge he said: “Definitely, absolutely. It’s taken three years off me and I’m feeling younger already!”
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Man City go into today's game level on 86 points - with City leading by eight on goal difference. City have only to beat QPR to win their first title in 44 years.
Man United clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, have to hope City slip up — if City draw United need to win, if City lose United need only a draw.
'Watch out, Manchester United will be back stronger next season, ' challenged Sir Alex Ferguson,
The “the odds are stacked against” Fergie's Manchester United side in Sunday's decisive final Premier League fixtures.
“I’ll be fine next season,” he said. “We’re not going away and I’m not either. You better let them know across the road.”
For ambitious City, a title victory would give them ascendancy in Manchester — for a season at least. It is a challenge that has enlivened Ferguson. The United manager has had to fight off Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea in his time at United and is relishing taking on City.
“We just accept it as a challenge,” he said. “We’ve done that well over the years and we’ll just do exactly the same. It’s not a club that’s afraid of that. We’ve always been able to accept that and it’s a challenge for me too. I don’t mind a challenge.”
Ferguson turns 71 this year but said that City’s rise had given him the motivation to keep going. Asked if he still had the desire to face a new challenge he said: “Definitely, absolutely. It’s taken three years off me and I’m feeling younger already!”
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If Manchester City defeat QPR at the Etihad Stadium, they will to win their first Premiership title since 1968.
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Both Man City and Man United have planned victory parades already - expecting Premier League victory.
‘Both clubs needed to give a week’s notice for a victory parade so the police and roads can be organised and both clubs have done that. They must be confident,’ said a source.
Manchester United have planned an open-topped bus parade on Wednesday. And Man City, poised to win a first title since 1968, have booked their open-topped bus tour on Monday.
The city of Manchester came to a standstill twice in a few days last year when both clubs went on open-topped bus parades.
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Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers
Manchester City boss, Roberto Mancini won Serie A twice as a player and as a manager took Inter to three titles. Mancini knows how to win.
Mancini has declared that tomorrow's Premier League title decider clash between Man City and QPR is not a personal battle between him and former City boss, Mark Hughes, who was sacked prior to Mancini's arrival at the Etihad Stadium in December 2009. There is speculation that Hughes will be out for revenge against his former club.
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"This is not important. On Sunday we play Manchester City against QPR," said Mancini.
"For me, they are a good team, they don't deserve to stay at the bottom.
"They want to do everything to stay in the Premier League and for this reason I think it will be a tough game.
"I don't know him very well - but it is not Mancini against Hughes or Hughes against Mancini. It is City against QPR.
"One team plays for the title, the other plays to avoid relegation."
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Croatia National Team
Croatia Euro 2012 Preliminary Squad Chosen
Croatia National Team manager Slaven Bilic has chosen his Euro 2012 squad. Bilic confirmed he would step down after the finals. Croatia's campaign begins against Rep of Ireland on the 10th June followed by Italy and Spain. Tickets are available: Ireland v Croatia Tickets EURO 2012 10 Jun 2012 20:45 Miejski Stadion Poznan, Poland
"Ireland are tough, well-organised and defend very well. They only surprise could be if Trapattoni made them more offensive. But that would only make us happier," said Bilic.
Croatia Euro 2012 Preliminary Squad
Goalkeepers: S Pletikosa, D Subasic, I Kelava; G Blazevic,
Defenders: V Corluka, S Vrsaljko, D Lovren, J Simunic, I Strinic, G Schildenfeld, D Vida, J Buljat, D Pranjic
Midfielders: D Srna, O Vukojevic, I Rakitic, T Dujmovic, L Modric, M Badelj, N Kranjcar, I Perisic, I Ilicevic
Forwards: M Mandzukic, E Da Silva, N Jelavic, N Kalinic, I Olic
"This will be my last championship in charge," said Bilic.
"I've given my best and I thank you all, but the hardest job is still ahead of me.
"I wish my successor all the happiness in the world and hope to leave him some continuity."
"I'm sure you never comment on speculation or rumours so I will not comment on the story of Lokomotiv Moscow. When something happens, I will announce it."
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Euro 2012 – England National Team Update
Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson was recently asked who on his squad should be included in the England National Team squad for Euro 2012.
Fergie praised Rio Ferdinand’s “fantastic season”, remarking he is fit to be included in the Euro 2012 England national team squad.
“Experience is going to be important” said Ferguson.
Recently named England boss Roy Hodgson has said he will speak to Ferdinand about being involved with England.
Following allegations that England team-mate John Terry racially abused Ferdinand’s brother and QPR defender Anton, Ferdinand said he wanted to “concentrate on playing for Manchester United.”
Ferdinand has featured 36 times for United this season.
“He has done fantastic this season and has coped very well,” Ferguson said.
Ferguson added he thought that fellow United defenders Phil Jones and Chris Smalling should be part of the England squad as well.
Ferguson backs Hodgson to do a good job for England.
“Roy, as everyone has pointed out, has fantastic experience,” Ferguson said. “He is a good man and has the right profile for the job in every respect.
“I have always said that for that England job, you need to be in your 60s.
“Do you really need club football when, at that age, you could be managing your national team?
“I always said Jock Stein was the perfect age for managing Scotland. He had all that experience of managing Celtic. Roy has all that experience behind him.”
Poland and Ukraine will host the European Championships for the first time in 2012, welcoming 14 other teams and football fans from across the continent.
World champions Spain will defend the title won in Austria and Switzerland four years ago, when Chelsea striker Fernando Torres scored the only goal of the final against Germany.
The Germans, who like Spain went undefeated in winning the tournament in 1996, will also be back as Joachim Low’s team seek a fourth title in the competition’s 52-year history.
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FA Cup Final Update - Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez Score Hat-Tricks
In the run up to the FA Cup Final clash between FC Chelsea and FC Liverpool, fans are buzzing with excitement about Chelsea's mid-season success story and the recent hat-tricks by Torres and Suarez as well.
Spectacular hat-tricks were scored over the weekend by Chelsea's Fernando Torres (Spain) and Liverpool's Luis Suarez (Uruguay), who warmed up for Saturday's English F.A. Cup final.
Spainard, Fernando Torres joined the Blues after an $80 million transfer from Liverpool last year. He scored three goals in the 6-1 defeat of Queens Park Rangers. Torres also put the finishing touches of Chelsea's UEFA Champions League win at Barcelona.
Luis Suarez scored all of the Reds' three goals in his first hat-trick ever for the team in a 3-0 win at Norwich City.
"Every goal was a great goal but it's not a surprise because of the quality of the player he is," Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said. "I don't have a catalogue of the best hat-tricks ever, but certainly it was a fantastic hat-trick. But when you have got people of his ability there are no surprises.
"He is a fantastic footballer and a fantastic person. We are very fortunate to have him playing for us. And when he plays like that it is very difficult for anyone to stop him."
Saturday May 5th 2012 sees Wembley Stadium host the final of The FA Cup, the world’s oldest football competition. Over 700 clubs took part in this season’s tournament and this year’s final will be contested between Liverpool and Chelsea.
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