Chelsea Midfielder Lampard: John Terry, Ashley Cole & I Will 'Fight' To Become Chelsea Manager Next

Blues midfielder Frank Lampard and defender John Terry have exposed that they and team partner Ashley Cole are undertaking their coaching badges at the end of the season.

When they will finished as a player then fight with each other who is the next manager of Chelsea they jokes each other.

Could I come back as a Chelsea manager? Listen, I’d love to. Me, Frank and Ashley Cole are looking into doing our badges towards the end of this season," Terry told the Blues' official club magazine.

Chelsea midfielder Lampard then added: "We’re at least going to look into doing our badges by the time we pack up, put it that way. Then it’ll be a fight to see who can be Chelsea manager first!"

Blues players are also enjoying working with manager of Chelsea Carlo Ancelotti, who did his bit for team spirit at a meal the other night by undergoing the traditional initiation ritual of singing a song.

"To be fair to him he got up straight away but I can’t remember what he sang," said England captain john terry.

"Still when his wife came to say hello to him at a Champions League hotel, he got her up on a chair and singing in front of the lads – so fair play to him."

Chelsa star Lampard also exposed another superstition to add to Terry's apparently endless list of pre-match rituals.

"I know John likes to have a wee in the right hand side urinal," he joked.

"If I’m standing there and I’m ready to go but I see John coming up, I’ll move - you’ve got to have your captain right for the game!"

Defender of the team Terry admitted: "It’s true. When the dressing room was installed, for some reason I could only go there. And the foreign lads don’t really get why I’m waiting behind them when there’s plenty of spaces elsewhere!"

Manchester United are place to formulate a fly down for Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra

Manchester United are place to formulate a fly down for Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra, in proportion to reports from England.
The Mali international suffered a cruel knee injury last time of year, putting him out of battle for the mainstream of the campaign, and leading Los Blancos to swoop for his namesake, Lassana Diarra, from Portsmouth.Since his entrance and the purchase of Xabi Alonso from Liverpool, the 28-year old has found himself inaccessible at the Santiago Bernabeu, and according to The Daily Star Sunday, Sir Alex Ferguson wants to add the enforcer to his position as he aims to defend the clubs’ Premier League crown.
The Red Devils had formerly been connected with a move for Diarra when he was a Lyon player, but at the time he opted for a shift to Spain, and any move to England relies on Real Madrid’s judgment of the player.His representative has been quoted as saying, “For now, a move in January is possible but it will be very difficult. It depends how much money a club is agreeable to pay for the player, and how much the Real want for him.“His contract finishes in 2011, so he still has time to run.”

Mourinho hails departing Patrick Vieira

Vieira has seemed more and more likely to be heading out of the San Siro, having featured just 16 times in all competitions this season - with most of those coming from the bench.

The former Arsenal midfielder, who has been strongly linked with a return to the Premier League, has now made his last appearance in an Inter shirt after playing the full 90 minutes of the 1-0 triumph at Chievo.

Mourinho said: ''I should give a special mention to Vieira, who certainly played his last game with us. I don't know where he will go, maybe to England which he likes a lot, but we should thank him for what he has done in these years at Inter.

''The club decided not to renew his contract, which is coming to an end, and to accept the offer of another club. I will miss him but I don't have the right to demand anything from a club who has done so much for me.''

New Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is reportedly keen to offer the 33-year-old - whom he signed while in charge at Inter during 2006 - a return to England, initially on a loan deal, as Vieira aims to cement his place in the French World Cup squad.

Barcelona and Lyon are also said to be interested but it seems unlikely the former France captain will move to the Nou Camp, given that his prime objective is for more playing time with the World Cup around the corner.

Man City post record loss of 92.6 million pounds

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Manchester City recorded a loss of 92.6million pounds ($147.8) in the year to May 31 2009 -- the biggest annual loss ever reported by an English football club.

The figure, announced on the club's website (www.mcfc.co.uk) on Wednesday, does not include last summer's 117 million pounds spending spree on Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz and Joleon Lescott.

It does include the previous year's 50 million pound layout on Brazilian duo Robinho and Jo following the arrival of new owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan in September 2008.

Turnover increased by six percent to 87 million pounds, while attendances rose to 42,890 from an average of 42,081 in the previous season.

Ticketing revenues were ahead by 1.8 million pounds and TV revenues up 12 percent to 48.3 million pounds, mainly as a result of City's extended run in the UEFA Cup.

Player salaries rose to 39.4 million pounds from 25.4 million in the previous year.

City also announced that, just as Roman Abramovich has done at Chelsea, Sheikh Mansour has turned the 304.9 million shareholder loans he made to the club into equity

He has also purchased a further 89.6 million pounds-worth of shares as a "show of commitment."

"The financial year to May 2009 marked the beginning of a period of significant planned investment in all areas of the club; the playing squad, the youth academy, infrastructure, website and technology applications and our people," City said on the website.

"Not surprisingly, this substantial investment has had a significant impact on this year's financial results. This investment is also forecast to similarly impact the financial results of the next several years as the club seeks to achieve success both on and off the field."

The club's chief financial and administration officer Graham Wallace said: "The financial results reflect a period of rapid change at the club, the result of long-term planning and investment by the Board and our owners, to create a sustainable business in the future.

"We have always said that this transformation will take a number of years and these figures reflect that.

"The owners' decision to convert debt to equity is in line with their previously-stated financial strategy and is fantastic news for supporters of Manchester City, whose club is now on a secure financial foundation that gives a tremendous platform to build from in future years."

Veron is named best player in South America

Juan Sebastian Veron has been named the best player in South America for the second year in a row.
The 34-year-old former Manchester United and Chelsea flop led his hometown club Estudiantes La Plata to glory in the Copa Libertadores in July. He was also named the most valuable player in the tournament, which is South America's equivalent of the Champions League.
Veron has refound his form since returning to Argentina three-and-a-half years ago and was a fixture in Diego Maradona's limping march to next summer's World Cup finals.

Arriving at Manchester United as a £28million super signing in 2001, the midfielder left for Chelsea two years with his reputation in tatters and did little to regain it at Stamford Bridge.

But his turnaround has again been recognised in the award organised by Uruguayan newspaper El Pais, with Veron topping the poll by a landslide from Ecuador striker Edison Mendez and Chile hot shot Humberto Suazo.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti said,"Petr Cech as one of the best goalkeepers in the world"

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has described Petr Cech as one of the best goalkeepers in the world and expects him to bounce back from his recent jitters.
ncelotti's men have looked vulnerable from set-pieces and Cech's communication with his defenders has been highlighted after the Premier League leaders took just nine points from 18 in December.

However, He believes errors come from his goalkeeper wanting to take responsibility for his penalty area, which the Italian views as a positive attribute.
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'I said Petr Cech is one of the most important players for this team, one of the best goalkeepers in the world,' Ancelotti said.
'I chose him because he takes on responsibility in the box, he likes to come out to catch the ball. Above all, that's important in England, to have this kind of goalkeeper.
'A goalkeeper that takes responsibility can make the odd mistake. I prefer to have a goalkeeper who takes responsibility than one who just stays on his goal line and doesn't take that responsibility.'