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Jose Mourinho asks Cristiano Ronaldo not to spoil the England Cup final, Daily Mirror reports. "Chelsea" coach Jose Mourinho publicly criticizes his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo once again. "It will be very, very, very sad if such a great sight as the Cup final is spoiled," Mourinho said. "I would very much like it to be a great final, worthy of Wembley. And that all eleven of my players would play until the end of the match, not be thrown off the field.” (Daily Mirror)
One of the leaders of "Milan" Gennaro Gattuso expressed his opinion about the upcoming Champions League final, Channel4 reports. "Liverpool" forces opponents to play poorly, barricading themselves in front of their goal, so we will need great efforts of will not to lose self-confidence," Gattuso said. "Regardless of who wins, "Milan" and "Liverpool" now, like two years ago, we reached the final, so the teams deserve the greatest praise." Asked about the fact that "Milan" is not worthy of the final, Gattuso retorted: "We (Italians) proved everything in the World Cup. What else do we need to do for everyone to believe in the power of Italian football, maybe fly to the Moon?" (Channel4)
During an interview with Newsweek, Andriy Shevchenko said: "I want to finish my career at Chelsea. I am a player of this club, and I want to finish my career right here in London. Now there are many rumors, but I want to assure everyone that none of them are true. Yes, this season was not the best in my career, but I will do everything so that in the next season I show the game that many expect from me. "Milan" in my career - a thing of the past. (Newsweek)
"Real" defender Fernando Gago, in an interview with Marca, said that the team believed in their abilities after the match against "Barcelona" (3-3). "This match changed us, we became one body," said the Argentine. "Now we look at everything much more professionally, and team spirit allowed us to achieve great results." (Marca)
"Bayern" striker Roque Santa Cruz confirmed his interest in Seville's "Betis", Bild reports.
Brussels' "Anderlecht" and Belgian national team defender Anthony Vanden Borre will transfer to "Fiorentina". Earlier, the Belgian club rejected "Fiorentina's" offer. After such a decision by the club, Van den Borre began terrorizing the team management with hooligan outbursts. First, the defender refused to play in the Belgian Cup final, then, after clashing with the head coach, he left the practice. The club management removed Van den Borre from the main team lineup, the defender is now training independently and waiting for the end of the contract to move to Florence. (Calciomercato)
AC Milan's Inter president Massimo Moratti denied rumors of Marco Materazzi's departure from the club: "Marco Materazzi would like to see many clubs in his ranks both in Italy and abroad," noted Moratti. "However, he is an Inter player and is proud to wear our club's jersey." Moratti also commented on rumors that "Real" was targeting Zlatan Ibrahimovic. "I will say this: it won't be that simple for even "Real"." (Calciomercato)
French midfielder Claude Makelele's agent stated that he will soon meet with the "Chelsea" club management to discuss his client's future. During the season, there have been multiple reports that the midfielder will leave the "Blues" this summer. Possible suitors to acquire Makelele were mentioned as "Villarreal" and "PSG". The player's agent James Lademi, in an interview with Sky Sports, stated that Claude Makelele will first speak with "Chelsea". (Sky Sports)
