Real Madrid Star Mesut Oezil 'Proud' To Play For Germany

Germany padlock horns with Turkey on Friday in what assures to be an entertaining Euro 2012 qualifier and it will also are a particular game for playmaker Mesut Oezil. The Real Madrid star Mesut Oezil was born and raised in Gelsenkirchen, except is of Turkish descent

"For me, there was not at all an issue of playing for another team other than Germany. I was born here, I am happy here and I am arrogant to play for Germany," Oezil said, according to fifa.com.

"My family comes from Turkey, and I have lots of friends there who call me and are very arrogant of me. They follow what I am doing in Madrid and I am very pleased that they support me. That creates me very happy. If I be to score a goal, I would impulsively react and we will have to see what happens.

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Chelsea Star Florent Malouda Hails Boss Carlo Ancelotti

Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda says he is in the most excellent form of his life and has accredited director Carlo Ancelotti for his ever-improving displays in a Chelsea shirt.

Malouda had at first struggled to make an crash at Stamford Bridge following his big money move from Olympique Lyonnais, other than his progress on the pitch coincided with Ancelotti’s arrival from AC Milan.

Last period Malouda scored 15 goals as Chelsea wrapped up a historic double and the French winger is in no doubt about the extent off Ancelotti’s taking part in his and the team’s achievements.

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Lassana Diarra: I Am Not Willing To Be A Spectator At Real Madrid

Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra has obtainable his main hint yet that he will leave the Santiago Bernabeu during the January move window, saying he is not pleased with his playing time so far this expression.

The past Arsenal and Chelsea deep-lying midfielder has been remote out of Jose Mourinho’s first team this season, with the Portuguese tactician opting for the combination of Xabi Alonso and new adding up Sami Khedira in the middle of the park.

Diarra has made a manifestation in six of Madrid’s eight matches this term, but has only featured from the start in three of those encounters, and the Frenchman, speaking to the media ahead of his nation’s Euro 2012 ties versus Romania and Luxembourg, deems that level of involvement as unacceptable.

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FIFA/CAF 2010 World Cup Symposium To Be Held In Cairo

FIFA in teamwork with the amalgamation of African Football (CAF) will host a conference from October 13-15 in Cairo to analyze the 2010 FIFA World Cup, CAF's media section announced on Monday.

The conference is meant to provide a platform for the technological and tactical analysis of the 2010 World Cup in relation to the growth of football on the continent.

The fifty-three National Associations allied to CAF will be represented by their head coach and technical director, according to CAF’s statement.

CAF leader Issa Hayatou will open the practicum on October 13, in the Egyptian capital.

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Gonzalo Higuain: Deportivo Demolition Demonstrated What Real Madrid Are Capable Of

Real Madrid picket Gonzalo Higuain believes that the 6-1 destruction of Deportivo on Sunday evening cabinetS what the team is capable of, and he is hopeful that the team can maintain this standard going forward.

Deportivo were swept aside at the Santiago Bernabeu, with the Argentine providing a goal and two assists in a rampant win that edged los Blancos ahead of Barcelona in the Primera Division table.

Speaking to journalists in the wake of the match, the striker said he was relieved that the players have finally demonstrated what they are capable of when they play to the best of their ability.

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Serie A Preview: Inter – Juventus

Back into Form

In new coach Rafael Benitez Italian and European champions Inter in progress the season on a slow note. Other than the Beneamata have since picked up impetus and are now comfortably balanced on top spot.

Inter have 10 points from five matches and are joint-top of the Italian first separation with Lazio. The Nerazzurri undergo a 1-0 defeat to Roma in Rome last weekend but healthier in style from that loss with a 4-0 hammering of Werder Bremen in the Champions League in midweek.

The Nerazzurri have a huge home record and the San Siro is their stronghold. Inter’s defence has looked solid as ever as they are at present the defensive side in Italy, having approved just three goals.

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Serie A Preview: Napoli – Roma

Back Among The Top Six

Similar to several of the Champions League hopefuls Napoli too have bear a rather uncaring start to the 2010-11 campaign by their high standards but have now in progress to come into the groove.

Last weekend Walter Mazzarri’s side came from at the back to defeat Cesena 4-1 away from home. The win pushes them to sixth place in the table with eight points from five matches, just two behind leaders Inter and Lazio.

On Thursday evening Napoli held Steaua Bucharest to a 3-3 draw in a Europe League group game gone from home and seems to have regained their momentum and form that approximately saw them qualify for the Champions League places towards the end of the 2009-10 campaign.

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