Saturday, July 20, 2013

Off The Post

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• The Sun use Tito Vilanova’s cancer to create a Cesc Fabregas to Manchester United story
• Hey Big Spender! Be careful what you wish for, Arsenal fans
• Stoke City to offer free travel to away fans next season
• Video: Southampton players walk over hot coals
• Barcelona confirm Tito Vilanova has resigned due to ill health
• Christian Benteke signs new contract at Aston Villa
• Video: Chelsea training in Kuala Lumpur
• Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova set to resign due to illness
• Video: Manchester United training in front of 20,000 fans in Sydney
• Video: Liverpool training in Jakarta

The Sun use Tito Vilanova’s cancer to create a Cesc Fabregas to Manchester United story Posted: 20 Jul 2013 04:28 AM PDT It clearly isn’t the most shameful thing that the Sun newspaper has ever done, but their take on the news that Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova has been forced to resign after a relapse in his battle with cancer is still pretty hideous. Rather than showing their support for a man clearly facing a battle for [...]

Hey Big Spender! Be careful what you wish for, Arsenal fans Posted: 20 Jul 2013 03:33 AM PDT It was the only finish to the season Arsenal fans could hope for. Having been told that Arsene Wenger had money to spend, but with the January transfer window not offering up the right players, the Gunners snaffled fourth place, the key to the promised land of the top bracket player. The club could offer [...]

Stoke City to offer free travel to away fans next season Posted: 20 Jul 2013 03:28 AM PDT Stoke City have their detractors (largely regarding their playing style) but you have to give credit where it is due, and the club made an announcement yesterday that should be warmly applauded by all football supporters. The club have revealed that from the beginning of this season they will offer free transport to and from [...]

Video: Southampton players walk over hot coals Posted: 20 Jul 2013 03:12 AM PDT Inspirational managers have long been said to have players who would walk over hot coals for them. Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino opted for a more literal approach. Under the guidance of former Barcelona handball coach Xesco Espar, the players took part in a series of team-building exercises, including walking on hot coals. The manager went [...]

Barcelona confirm Tito Vilanova has resigned due to ill health Posted: 19 Jul 2013 11:40 AM PDT Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova has stepped down to undergo further cancer treatment. The news was confirmed by president Sandro Rosell at a press conference this evening. Rosell said that routine tests had found that Vilanova needed more treatment. He said: “Tito Vilanova will continue treatment of his illness, he will not be able to continue [...]

Christian Benteke signs new contract at Aston Villa Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:51 AM PDT Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke has withdrawn his transfer request and signed a new contract at the club. Benteke had been linked with moves to other Premier League clubs, most notably Tottenham, after asking to leave. But he’s now signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2017. Benteke said: “I [...]

Video: Chelsea training in Kuala Lumpur Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:37 AM PDT Chelsea’s pre-season tour has rolled on to Malaysia. The Blues squad trained in Kuala Lumpur ahead of Sunday’s match against a Malaysia XI. Frank Lampard was a notable absentee. The Achilles injury that forced him out of the victory over a Singha All Star XI shortly before kick-off prevented him from training.

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova set to resign due to illness Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:08 AM PDT Tito Vilanova is expected to stand down as Barcelona coach later today. The Catalan side have called a press conference for this evening and rumours coming out of the club suggest that president Sandro Rosell will announce Vilanova’s departure. Vilanova missed a large chunk of last season when he travelled to New York for cancer [...]

Video: Manchester United training in front of 20,000 fans in Sydney Posted: 19 Jul 2013 08:53 AM PDT Some 20,000 fans watched Manchester United in an open training session in Sydney ahead of tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against the A-League All Stars. Robin Van Persie and goalkeeper David De Gea both trained with the squad after joining the pre-season tour in Australia following their extended time off. Both players are likely to play some [...]

Video: Liverpool training in Jakarta Posted: 19 Jul 2013 08:18 AM PDT Liverpool have prepared for tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against an Indonesia Select XI with a training session in the stadium. New signings Iago Aspas, Luis Alberto, Kolo Toure and Simon Mignolet all took part in the session, which was a pretty light one judging by the relative lack of action captured by the camera crew.

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