Chelsea are struggling to find their Premier League form and according to reports the Blues are set to strengthen their squad in January.
One of Tottenham’s star players Luka Modric has emerged as their top target, but it seems they could have to wait until the summer to sign the Croat ace.
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It seems that Modric and Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti have a friend in common Dinamo Zagreb vice-president Zdravko Mamic.
Mamic believes that Modric is set to leave White Hart Lane and Chelsea is lining up a bid for the talented playmaker.
Mamic told the Sun newspaper: I was with Ancelotti for lunch. I was very proud when I heard what he said about Modric,
Luka is top of his list, his first pick when it comes to new signings. I m not Modr…
J.League leaders Sagan Tosu sacked coach Yoon Jung-hwan on Friday, claiming he had lost the trust of the squad.
Sagan sit top of the J.League after 18 rounds with 37 points, ahead of second-placed Urawa Reds on goals scored.
But their success so far this season was not enough to save Yoon, with technical director Takayuki Nagai claiming the South Korean coach did not do enough to keep his fringe players happy.
Attention and care (toward players), said Nagai, when asked what the problem with Yoon was.
There s no problem with those who are playing, but there are those who aren t playing. It s his way of leading [those who aren t playing that concerns the club].
Nagai confirmed that assistant coach Megumu Yoshida will take over from Yoon.
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Rafael van der Vaart will miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a calf problem, the Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) have announced.
The Hamburg captain was hoping to feature at his third World Cup as the Netherlands aim to improve on their final defeat to Spain at the 2010 event in South Africa.
But the 31-year-old has not been able to shrug off a calf issue, with Louis van Gaal s decision to leave him out of his final 23-man squad being announced on Wednesday.
A KNVB statement read: Rafael van der Vaart is missing the World Cup in Brazil.
The Dutch national team player has a (strained) calf muscle in his right leg.
National coach Louis van Gaal has decided not to include him in the final selection.
This leaves Van der Vaart provisionally on 109 i…
The mother of Rio and Anton Ferdinand has died after a battle with cancer.
Janice St Fort, who was 58, passed away in hospital with her family at her bedside.
The news comes just two years after former Manchester United defender Rio lost his wife to breast cancer.
A statement released by the family read: We are heartbroken to announce that our amazing mum Janice passed away today after an ongoing battle with cancer.
She was an inspiration to us all and was loved by everyone who knew her. She died at Guy s Cancer Unit, London Bridge Hospital, with her loving husband Peter and us, her four children, at her bedside.
She was a devoted mother to us all, and she was the most incredible grandmother to our children.
The whole family are devasta…
Bayern Munich put further pressure on Borussia Dortmund ahead of their tricky clash with Mainz by opening up an eight-point gap at the top of the Bundesliga with a 5-0 win over strugglers Werder Bremen.
Pep Guardiola s men went into Saturday s encounter at the Allianz Arena having preserved a five-point lead over Dortmund with a 0-0 draw at Signal Iduna Park last time out.
And they had little trouble in swatting aside a Bremen team minus the services of the suspended Zlatko Junozovic and Clemens Fritz, who both received fines for deliberate bookings against Hannover last weekend.
France winger Kingsley Coman had a hand in Bayern s opening two goals, setting up the impressive Thiago Alcantara for the first just nine minutes into proceedings in Bavaria.