“It is nonsense. I just play where the coach tells me. I do not think we should talk about it as he is a very different player to me. We’re talking about the best player in the history of football.”
The Arsenal manager has compared his prized asset to Leo Messi, while the Dutchman has claimed he is too busy to enter into negotiations on a new deal at present.
Cesc Fabregas’ proposed move to Barcelona has been completed, with Arsenal finalising terms with the Catalan giants. Spanish media estimates the transfer to be worth approximately €40m.
Spanish media say the Arsenal midfielder has agreed terms with Barca, but there has been no official confirmation. Is the saga finally about to come to an end?
With the loss of both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri looking increasingly likely, Arsenal are preparing themselves for a frantic last few weeks of the transfer window.
Find out the latest hot-tempered player Man City have their eyes on, which Premiership winger will go on strike in order to ensure his £9m move goes through.
Find out why Blackburn won’t be signing anyone anytime soon, what club are offering Peter Crouch a way out of Tottenham and which award Sepp Blatter has just won.
Find out what player Terry wants Chelsea to sign, how Tevez has denied claims he is motivated by money for the 451st time and what Fabregas must do to prove he is “a real man”.
Find out which club is paying millions for a relatively unknown player, who André Villas-Boas has in mind to bolster his Stamford Bridge revolution and what rumours are keeping Rafael van der Vaart awake at night.
ONE OF AMERICA’S biggest child beauty pageant organisers is set to spend €20,000 staging their first-ever Irish contest in September.
The Herald reports today that beauty bosses said it will be open to “babies, toddlers and teens” and will also include a heat with kids in swimwear.
Some parents believe that contests celebrates their children’s beauty, helps them learn about camaraderie and boosts their self-confidence. While others think that beauty pageants send out the wrong kind of message to children and that the costumes and make-up involved sexualises kids.
So, today we would like to know: Would you enter your child in a beauty pageant?
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