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Showing posts with label David Beckham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Beckham. Show all posts
Saturday, 26 March 2016
Monday, 7 March 2016
Carneiro Calls for Mourinho Public Apology
Eva Carneiro has called on José Mourinho to make a public apology to the former Chelsea team doctor as part of a settlement in her employment case.
Carneiro is claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea and has a separate personal legal action against the former manager Mourinho, who left the club in December, for alleged victimisation and discrimination.
She arrived for a private employment tribunal in Croydon on Monday along with her legal team and her husband, the polar explorer Jason De Carteret.
Her barrister, Mary O’Rourke QC, told ITV News: “We’re not expecting a resolution today. The two sides are so far apart financially. And we want Mr Mourinho to make a public apology.” ITV said Carneiro was claiming “substantial damages”.
She was criticised by Mourinho and dropped from first-team duties following the draw with Swansea on the opening day of the Premier League season last August.
Any settlement proposed by the judge must be agreeable to Carneiro, Chelsea and Mourinho, otherwise the case would be scheduled to proceed to an employment tribunal which would be heard in public on 6 June.
Witness statements and documents, including texts and emails, are likely to be made public, while Carneiro, Mourinho and representatives from Chelsea could be called to appear as witnesses.
That could be difficult for Mourinho, who is keen to return to management and has been linked with a move to Manchester United, with Louis van Gaal’s position under scrutiny.
However, there is also the prospect that Chelsea, who have refused to comment on the proceedings, and Mourinho could settle the case at any time. Carneiro in January appeared at a tribunal hearing for three hours, but no settlement was reached.
The 42-year-old doctor was dropped from first-team duties after then-Chelsea manager Mourinho criticised her and the first-team physio Jon Fearn for going on to the pitch to treat Eden Hazard on the opening day of the season.
The action meant that Chelsea were temporarily down to nine men against Swansea, and afterwards Mourinho called Carneiro and Fearn “impulsive and naive”.
Carneiro did not appear on the bench again for first-team duties and later parted company with the club.
Mourinho was cleared of using discriminatory language towards Carneiro following an investigation by the Football Association.
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Emmanuel Petit Talks Football
Modern-day footballers only care about money and not the game, says former France midfielder Emmanuel Petit.
The 45-year-old won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with France and played for Arsenal and Chelsea.
Petit told the BBC World Football Show: "Back in the days before earning a lot of money you had to prove your value year after year. You had to win titles.
"This is the big difference with nowadays. Footballers nowadays are just focused on what they are earning."
He added: "There will always be people who don't care about the club, result, if they win a trophy or if the fans are happy."
The Frenchman started his career at Monaco and won the Premier League with Arsenal in 1997-98 before spells with Barcelona and Chelsea.
"It's not just football. Society has changed a lot. I think humanity is in danger," he said.
'Something has been broken' at Chelsea
Asked why Chelsea, currently 15th in the table, had started the Premier League season so poorly, he said it was a mental problem, not a physical one.
"They didn't lose their talent, their potential. It's in their mind, in their heart something has changed. In some way, they have lost their anger, they have lost their desire," Petit said.
He says Chelsea's problems are typified by the plight of centre-half and skipper John Terry, who was an unused substitute in the 2-0 victory over Arsenal last Saturday.
"John Terry was in the best XI of the Premier League last year, he was the captain of the champions," he added.
"Then all of sudden everything changed in the space of a few weeks. That showed me that something has been broken during that time."
Petit says he regrets leaving Arsenal for Barcelona in 2000 and also reveals he may have made another error by not swapping the Nou Camp for Manchester United.
He claims former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson called him a couple of times when he was in Spain because he knew he was unhappy at Barca.
"Maybe I should have gone to Manchester United and had a chance to play at Old Trafford with Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and co. Another mistake from myself."
Petit moved to Barca in 2000 on a four-year deal. Coach Lorenzo Serra Ferrer was fired before the season ended as Barcelona finished fourth in La Liga and the Frenchman joined Chelsea just 12 months after leaving Arsenal.
"I arrived at a very bad time. There was a war in the dressing room between Dutch and Catalan players," he said.
"And on top of it we had a manger who didn't have enough strength or charisma to manage the team.
"Politics and nationalism was too much for me in the dressing room. I was so happy to join Barcelona but I just wanted to concentrate on football. Every day I was dealing with things I wasn't supposed to do. As soon as I arrived people said 'don't try to learn Castilian [Spanish], you have to speak Catalan'.
"I said 'I'm in Spain, no?' and they said 'no, you're in Catalonia'.
I'm fed up with that kind of thing. I understand their identity but when it's too much, it's very close to racism. We're talking about football - not religion or politics. I wanted to leave. I thought I made a big mistake."
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
SVG Writes Off England 2014
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Sven-Goran Eriksson has written off England's chances of winning the World Cup next summer.
The 65-year-old Swede, now coach of Chinese Super League team Guangzhou R&F, led England to the quarter-finals in 2002 and 2006.
He told BBC Radio 5 live: "I don't believe they can win the World Cup in Brazil. Maybe in Russia in 2018. There are a lot of young players coming in.
"I think it's easier to win it there than in Brazil."
Roy Hodgson's side secured qualification for Brazil by winning their group but only find themselves in the second pot of seeds for the 6 December draw for next summer's tournament.
They will have to make history if they are to repeat their solitary World Cup win of 1966, as no European side have won the competition in South America.
FA chairman Greg Dyke has also played down England's hopes next year and targeted success in the 2022 World Cup.
Eriksson believes another run to the last eight, matching his own best with England, would not represent failure for Hodgson, whose predecessor Fabio Capello saw his team beaten by Germany in the second round in 2010.
He added: "Expectation does not seem to be what it was in the past and I think that's very good for the team.
"The quarter-finals would be very good. It is time for a semi-final or final."
However, Eriksson believes a winter break in English football is needed for success.
"It's not that difficult. Take one week in January and give the players a week off, then take them in and prepare for the game after," he said.
"I think everyone agrees if you take a break it will be very good for England.
"Is that the main thing holding England back? For sure, it's one thing, maybe the easiest thing. I know players would love it and they would feel better for the rest of the season."
Meanwhile, Eriksson has defended his former England captain David Beckham's professionalism following recent criticism from ex-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson over the player's celebrity lifestyle.
Writing in his latest autobiography, the Scot remarked that Beckham was the "only player I managed who chose to be famous".
Eriksson added: "David Beckham, for me, every time he came to England camps he was an extremely professional football player. You asked yourself 'how could he handle it?' Wherever we went it was chaos.
"I think players were very much all right with that; it took the pressure off them. He was very professional then and he has been all his life.
"He was very good all the time he was captain."
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Beckham Ponders MLB Franchise
Since leaving the Los Angeles Galaxy in December, and retiring from the game after a five-month stint at Paris Saint-Germain, Beckham has been mulling over the location for a prospective MLS franchise.
The former England captain has now made up his mind and he will pay a discounted rate of $25m (£16m) to start an MLS expansion team in Miami, someone with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because plans are not yet being publicly discussed.
The option of becoming a team owner was included in the MLS contract that Beckham signed when joining the LA Galaxy in 2007. "We know that Miami is one of the most passionate soccer markets in North America," the MLS executive vice president, Dan Courtemanche, said. "We have met with David Beckham regarding ownership of an expansion team, and we look forward to David one day owning an MLS club."
There are currently 19 MLS teams and the league commissioner, Don Garber, hopes to expand to 24 by the 2020 season. A 20th team is already in place to begin playing in 2015 after the Premier League club Manchester City and their partner, the New York Yankees, paid an expansion fee of $100m to launch New York City FC.
The MLS still has to give Beckham the go-ahead to make Miami the location of the franchise.
Beckham is looking to raise several hundred million dollars of investment to fund the setup costs, including putting together a squad of players and building a stadium, although the franchise could initially play in an existing venue.
Monday, 2 April 2012
Beckham's Unhappy Substitution
David Beckham stormed out after suffering the embarrassment of being substituted at half-time during LA Galaxy's 3-1 home defeat to New England Revolution on Saturday night.
The former England captain, 36, did not speak to reporters as he left the Home Depot Center after being told by boss Bruce Arena to make way for youngster Michael Stephens.
Beckham flirted with a move back to Europe with megabucks Paris Saint-Germain this summer but elected to sign a new two-year deal in California.
But the decision looks to have backfired with the defending MLS Cup champions having lost two of their opening three games of the new season.
'I'm sure he is not pleased about it,' said Arena. 'But that's not the issue in the game. The issue in the game was that 11 players from New England soundly outplayed 11 players from the Galaxy. And coach Arena admitted that the decision to haul off Beckham at half-time had angered the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan star.
'I don't [know] of any players that would be happy about coming out at half-time. I just felt we needed a little bit more.
'We needed to make a change in the midfield. It was purely a coach's decision.
'I couldn't change 11 players. That's what I told the team at half-time. If I had 11 substitutions, I would have considered that. I can't give you all the answers right now, that's for sure. It wasn't good.'
Robbie Keane, who captained the Galaxy on Saturday with Landon Donovan out injured, demanded an improvement from his team-mates.
He said: 'We did the exact same as what we have been doing in the last few games, conceding sloppy goals.
'It is stuff you do when you are a kid. We didn't do it properly, so I guess we have only got ourselves to blame.
'It will be a long week for the boys. It is up to everyone to pick their heads up and be men and get on with it. It wasn't good enough from any of us.'
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Becks Tweets Nothings with Warne
David Beckham has ruled out a future in management when he finally hangs up his boots.
The 36-year-old former England star is weighing a number of contract offers to continue playing as his five-year deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy comes to a close, and while Beckham insists his hunger to play is as strong as ever, he has no ambitions to move into management once he does call it a day.
Beckham spoke to the Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper during the Galaxy's post-season tour of Australia, and revealed he had not enjoyed working as an assistant England boss Fabio Capello at the last World Cup.
'I didn't like it at all,' he said. 'I don't know how managers and coaches do it. I love working with kids and coaching kids, but being a manager is one of those things that has never interested me. I enjoyed being part of that whole experience, but being on the sidelines was difficult.'
Beckham revealed he has received several offers to continue playing, not only from Paris St Germain but from other clubs, adding that he will not be rushed on a decision.
'I have got a big decision to make now,' he said. 'I said I wanted to wait until the end of the season and it is the end of the season now, so I need to take some down time and decide what I need to do next.
'I'd have to decide in the next few weeks, maybe before Christmas, maybe just after. But I'm going to take my time. It's a big decision.
'I've had other offers (besides PSG), which is nice, especially when you're 36, some people would say towards the end of my career. I've got options and offers but I'm still a Galaxy player right now and that might not change.'
One part of Beckham's decision is the desire to be fit to play for Great Britain at next summer's Olympics.
'I hope to be part of the Great Britain team,' he said. 'Everyone knows how passionate I am about playing for my country and to represent my country in an Olympics would be pretty incredible, especially as the Olympics is in a part of London where I grew up as a kid.'
Beckham could opt to remain with the Galaxy who have offered a new deal, but if he does leave Beckham said he will look back on his time in America as a huge success.
'(It's been) amazing,' he added. 'It's been such a great experience on and off the field. Off the field I accomplished everything I wanted to accomplish. I wanted to be part of a league that was growing, I wanted to see the interest grow and we've seen that in the last five years. I wanted to be successful on the field, whether it's my last year or not, and we won the championship, which was nice.
'I knew that this league and this sport could grow in this country, but I didn't expect it to grow as it has in the last few years. I've seen the interest levels go up. Now the MLS is talked about around the whole world, which it wasn't before, so it's been nice to see the growth.'
Beckham met up with old pal Shane Warne when the Australian cricket legend turned up to watch LA Galaxy take on Melbourne Victory in the final match of their Asia Pacific Tour on Tuesday.
Beckham posted a picture of him with Warne and tweeted: 'here is a pic of me and cricketing legend, Shane Warne....top man. Great to catch up with him. Off to the game, wish us luck!'
Friday, 18 November 2011
Beckham Appalled at Blatter Comments
Former England captain David Beckham has called Sepp Blatter's comments on racism "appalling".
Blatter, 75, appeared to suggest on Wednesday that racial discrimination could be settled with a handshake.
Beckham said : "I think the comments were appalling. A lot of people have said that.
"I don't think the comments were very good for this game. [Racism] can't be swept under the carpet and it can't be sorted out with just a handshake."
Blatter sought to clarify his comments on Thursday but has attracted widespread condemnation in England, although reaction across continental Europe has been reasonably muted.
"I have no power over who goes or stays within Fifa and I don't wish to have, but there obviously is racism throughout soccer and life," Beckham added.
"Being around the England team I have seen the FA do a lot of work towards kicking racism out of the game, they have made huge strides in the last 10 or 15 years but it is still there."
Beckham was talking ahead of the MLS Cup final on Sunday against Houston which could be his final game for LA Galaxy.
The 36-year-old is coming to the end of his five-year contract and has been linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
Beckham said: "I'm concentrating on this game on Sunday - simple as that.
"My decision [about whether to move clubs] will come after that, once I get a bit of a rest and see where I am.
"Living in California is something special, something we've enjoyed in the last fve years. There have been moments we've sat back as a family and looked at how lucky we are."
Friday, 4 November 2011
Arena Claims Beckham is LA Inspiration
Los Angeles coach Bruce Arena called David Beckham an "inspiration" after he helped Galaxy reach the Major League Soccer Western Conference final.
Beckham, 36, set up one goal and won the penalty that provided the other as Galaxy defeated New York Red Bulls 2-1 in the second leg of their play-off.
Arena said: "He helped pick up the team [at 1-0 down]. He was an inspiration."
Galaxy, who won the tie 3-1 on aggregate, face Real Salt Lake in Sunday's final.
That match will be played at the Galaxy's home ground - but serves as an overall semi-final, with the Western Conference champions playing the Eastern Conference winners in the MLS Cup on 20 November.
Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo contest the Eastern final, also in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Galaxy are unbeaten at home this season, having won 13 and drawn five matches.
English striker Luke Rodgers, who played for several lower league teams in England before switching to New York at the start of 2011, opened the scoring for Red Bulls after being played in by former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry.
But Mike Magee nodded in a Beckham corner before half-time and Landon Donovan, who had a loan spell at Everton in 2010, scored from the penalty spot in the second half after Beckham had been fouled.
"His energy in the second half and earning the penalty, it was all David," added Arena.
Beckham, who was substituted with 10 minutes remaining, is yet to decide who he will play for in 2012.
He has spent five years in California with Galaxy but his contract expires at the end of this season.
The club has indicated it may offer the former England midfielder a new deal, while French side Paris Saint-Germain are also interested.
Beckham says he is keen to represent the Great Britain football team at the 2012 Olympics.
Monday, 11 July 2011
Harper's Dad Believes Jose is a Genius
David Beckham believes his former club Real Madrid have a 'genius' at the helm in the form of Jose Mourinho.
Beckham spent four years with Real between 2003 and 2007, helping the club to the Primera Liga title in what proved to be his final campaign in Spain.
Since then, Real have seen arch-rivals Barcelona reclaim their dominance at home and clamber to the summit of European football.
Mourinho is the man charged with the task of returning Los Blancos to the top of the pile, with his first season in charge at Santiago Bernabeu producing just a solitary Copa del Rey success.
Beckham believes the Portuguese tactician is the ideal candidate to lead Real to further silverware in the future, with his record at Porto, Chelsea
and Inter Milan the envy of most coaches.
and Inter Milan the envy of most coaches."They have one of the best coaches in the world. Mourinho is a genius and he has proved that with all the teams he has coached," the former England captain told Marca.
"Madrid are building a powerful side with important players and they can win all the competitions.
"They are a team that strikes fear (into their rivals) and I have no doubt they will be able to win everything."
Phenomenon
Beckham is currently preparing to line up against Real in a glamour friendly for LA Galaxy and admits he is looking forward to locking horns with Cristiano Ronaldo, the man who inherited his No.7 jersey at Manchester United.
"Ronaldo is a phenomenon and one of the best players (in the world). I look forward to seeing him," he said.
While Beckham was only too happy to take on a new challenge in America when the Galaxy came calling, helping to raise the profile of the game in the United States, he admits things could have been different had the Real presidency not changed hands in 2005.
Florentino Perez, the man who helped to take Beckham to Madrid, stepped down two years after his arrival and did not return to the post until 2009, by which time the Englishman had moved on.
"If Florentino had stayed, I am sure I would have retired at Real Madrid," Beckham said
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