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Pele warns Neymar against early move to Europe

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:11 AM PDT

LONDON, Aug 3 – Brazil great Pele says in-demand compatriot Neymar should follow his example and stay with Santos rather than move to Europe.

The striker's performances for Santos have drawn comparisons with Pele at the same age and the 19-year-old (picture) has been linked to both Chelsea and Manchester City in the English Premier League.

However, the 70-year-old Pele, who won three World Cups and spent virtually all his career at Santos, thinks Neymar would be best served by developing at home.

"He can be a great player, he can be like (Lionel) Messi or Ronaldo, no doubt," Pele told reporters at an event in London to launch an opus for the New York Cosmos, where he ended his career.

"But I think it's a little complicated for him to move to a club in England or Italy at the moment. The marking is very tight there.

"He would find that a little difficult because he's very young. The game is very physical in England and Italy. Maybe in Holland or France or even Spain it would be better for him."

With Brazil hosting the World Cup in 2014, Pele believes it would be good for his country's chances to keep Neymar away from the clutches of Europe's biggest clubs.

"I think it is very difficult to keep him in Brazil," Pele said. "Santos is my team and he started there with us. I hope he stays there until more or less the 2014 World Cup but it will be a little difficult to keep him here.

"He hasn't reached his potential yet, but he is already an excellent player." – Reuters

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Williams chief wants even more F1 races

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:11 AM PDT

LONDON, Aug 3 – Williams chairman Adam Parr has gone against the grain and declared he wants more races on the already packed Formula One calendar.

Several teams have said they are uncomfortable with the thought of a record 21 grands prix next year, although Turkey looks set to be dropped to bring the number down to 20, still a logistical and mental challenge for F1 participants.

However, Parr (picture) thinks shorter event weekends could open up space for other races as the sport continually expands to new markets with a first Indian Grand Prix due in October.

"I think the number of races can increase a little bit. We might have to look at the format of the weekend but we could do a couple more races," Parr told reporters.

"There are ways of increasing revenues."

All the talk in the paddock at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix was about F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone changing his mind and letting Pay TV channel Sky Sports show all the races in the UK from next year with the BBC broadcasting just half.

It will be the first time some races are not on free-to-air television in one of the sport's biggest markets but Parr reckoned the decision was inevitable given the huge costs in F1 and the BBC being forced to cut back on spending.

"We understand they will still be doing a full (highlights) broadcast at 6pm which actually for a lot of people is a better time than it is now," said Parr, who has attempted to reduce F1 costs and is implementing a major personnel revamp at his struggling team.

"The fundamental challenge is that Formula One is a very, very expensive show. It is not two blokes with a couple of tennis rackets and a pair of plimsolls all of which was provided free.

"If you go to Cirque de Soleil and you see cutting edge performers in an amazing facility constantly updating the show, it costs you £100 (RM487.52) for a good ticket, or you can go to your local circus with a couple of mangy elephants and a rather droopy clown and it costs you £10. People are capable of distinguishing." – Reuters

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