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| Ukraine eye England’s Redknapp for manager post Posted: 20 Nov 2012 07:48 AM PST
Englishman Redknapp, 65 (picture), sacked by Spurs in June, emerged as favourite when Ukrainian Football Federation (FFU) chiefs met today, a statement said on the federation's website http://www.ffu.org.ua/ukr/ffu/about/ffu_news/10755/ "The praesidium took the decision to begin talks with Redknapp's representatives relating to him working in the post of chief coach of the national Ukraine team," the statement said. FFU official Mikhail Fomenko, in comments quoted by the website, said Redknapp fitted the bill. "He has a lot of experience, coaching talent and knows how to motivate footballers," Fomenko said. "In whatever team he led Redknapp very quickly improved the quality of the play and achieved significant progress. Today he is an expert in the game and one of the best England coaches," Fomenko said. Redknapp enjoyed an eventful four-year spell as Spurs manager, taking them from the bottom of the Premier League to victories over European giants in the Champions League. He was heavily linked to the England job before the Football Association appointed Roy Hodgson in May. Ukraine's soccer chiefs first turned to retired striker Shevchenko to fill the post left vacant by Oleg Blokhin who departed to coach top Ukrainian club Dynamo Kiev. But Shevchenko, 36, who played for AC Milan and Chelsea as well as Dynamo Kiev in a glittering career, turned the job down yesterday saying it was "premature step" for him. Ukraine sit in fifth place in their 2014 World Cup qualifying group, with two points from three games. – Reuters |
| Schumacher wants to savour his second F1 farewell Posted: 20 Nov 2012 07:38 AM PST  German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher poses with the Legend of Sport trophy at the German Sports Press Ball in Frankfurt in this file photo of November 10, 2012. – Reuters pic The seven times world champion, who was racing for Ferrari in 2006 and is now ending a disappointing three year comeback with Mercedes, has made clear he is calling it quits for good this time. The 43-year-old German, whose place will be taken by 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton next season, said the Sao Paulo circuit – a ramshackle bowl steeped in motor racing passion – was a fitting place to round off an astonishing career that began back in 1991. "I always enjoy the enthusiasm of the fans, and it's simply a great circuit which has seen many memorable events and always produces spectacular races as the unique layout guarantees plenty of action," Schumacher said in a team preview for Sunday's season finale. "For me, it's also the circuit that brings back my memories of Ayrton (Senna)," added the man whose first title, with Benetton in 1994, came after the great Brazilian's death at Imola that year. Triple champion Senna won at Interlagos in 1993 with the young Schumacher standing alongside on the podium in third place. The German has gone on to win the race four times. "My departure from Formula One will probably be less emotional for me this time than in 2006, when we were still fighting for the championship and everything was much more intense," said Schumacher. "This time round, I will be able to pay more attention to my farewell and hopefully savour it too. I have had fantastic years in Formula One and a lot of support from fans around the world, and I wish to particularly thank them for that." Schumacher will leave with his legacy perhaps less glittering than before but with most of his records intact and unlikely to be matched for years, if not decades, to come despite the best efforts of Red Bull's championship leader and compatriot Sebastian Vettel. Those records include his seven titles, 91 race wins, 155 podium finishes and 68 pole positions. Schumacher has scored more points than any other driver, led more laps and set more fastest laps. His 13 wins in 2004, 19 successive podiums (2001-02) and 24 consecutive scoring finishes are so far unrivalled. His comeback, after three years out, has been a pale shadow of his dominance with Ferrari and he has been on the podium just once – a third place at this season's European Grand Prix in Valencia. Mercedes have not scored a point in their last five races while Schumacher, who was a title contender in Brazil in 2006 when Spaniard Fernando Alonso won his second title with Renault, has drawn a blank in his last six. "I would be happiest if I could say goodbye with a strong race, and I am sure we will be doing everything we can to make it happen," said Schumacher. – Reuters |
KIEV, Nov 20 – Ukraine want former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp to take charge of their national team after being turned down by Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: ALL To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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