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On Saturday, the English press writes about Roy Keane's reasons for leaving "Man Utd", Roman Abramovich's order at "Chelsea", and the relationship between "Chelsea" and "Barcelona" with Thierry Henry.
It is believed that the final straw for testing Roy Keane's patience was an unofficial remark that he would lose his team captaincy. (Various)
On the other hand, Roy Keane's future was sealed after a heated argument with assistant coach Carlos Queiroz on Thursday. (Various)
Nevertheless, R. Keane could have stayed at Old Trafford if he had apologized for his biting remarks about his teammates expressed in a famous interview on MUTV. ("The Daily Telegraph")
David Beckham is convinced that Gary Neville should take Roy Keane's captaincy position in the "Man Utd" team. (Various)
"Barcelona" does not lose hope of luring "Arsenals" star Thierry Henry to "Nou Camp". ("Daily Star", "The Sun", "Daily Mirror")
Australian national team coach Guus Hiddink is named as the most realistic candidate to take over Sven-Goran Eriksson as the coach of the England national team. ("Daily Star")
"Aston Villa" is interested in "Chelsea" defender Robert Huth. ("Daily Mirror")
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is trying to introduce order at Stamford Bridge and aims to dismiss Robert Huth, Glen Johnson, and Geremi. ("Daily Mirror")
In January, "Blackburn" intends to take advantage of a loophole that allows them to sign a contract with on-loan "Rangers" defender Zurab Khizanishvili. ("Daily Mail")
In order to secure a permanent place in the main team before the upcoming World Cup, "Chelsea" defender Wayne Bridge plans to have a serious conversation with head coach Jose Mourinho. ("The Sun")
Michael Ballack will leave Munich's "Bayern" and move to Madrid's "Real", not "Man Utd", partly because the Spanish giant promises to launch its own television in Germany in the near future. ("The Sun")
"Middlesbrough" head coach Steve McClaren has extended his contract with the club for four years. ("Daily Mirror", "The Times")
"Leeds" would like to loan "Tottenham" defender Andy Reid for two months. ("Daily Mail", "Daily Mirror")
"Sunderland" is exploring options to borrow "Ajax" forward Yannis Anastasiou. ("The Mirror")
Alan Curbishley is delaying signing a new contract with Charlton Athletic, further fueling speculation that he could take over as the Rangers coach from Alex McLeish. (Various)
Scottish Stuart Baxter, who rejected the South African national team's services last week, has received four offers from Norway and is likely to move to work at "Tromso". ("The Herald")
Italian "Palermo" intends to acquire Turin "Juventus" goalkeeper Antonio Mirante, thus breaking off talks about a potential move to "Hearts" represented by Craig Gordon, valued at 2 million pounds. ("The Herald")
