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Fergie in fresh Blatter blast
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Fifa president Sepp Blatter's slavery remarks regarding Cristiano Ronaldo were 'unfortunate'.
Blatter claimed clubs that held players against their will amounted to modern day slavery, after commenting on the Red Devils' refusal to allow Ronaldo his 'dream' move to Real Madrid.
Ferguson, speaking ahead of Sunday's 2-1 pre-season victory over Portsmouth in Nigeria, feels Blatter's remarks were needless and has even hinted he may be regretting involving himself in the issue.
Ronaldo only put pen-to-paper on a fresh five-year contract with United in April 2007 and Ferguson fails to see how high-earning players could possibly be compared to slaves.
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Robbie Keane is expected to complete his transfer from Tottenham to Liverpool later today.
According to reports, a £20m fee for the Irish striker has been agreed and Keane is on the verge of finalising his move to Anfield. The Guardian reports that 'Keane will undergo a medical today and his £20m move from Tottenham Hotspur may be completed in time for the forward to make his debut for his boyhood heroes in Liverpool's friendly in Spain against Villarreal on Wednesday.'
The player is thought to have been offered a five-year deal worth £80,000 a week. Rafa Benitez has made no secret of his wish to sign Keane - prompting Spurs to report Liverpool to the Premier League - and pair the diminutive Irishman with Fernando Torres.
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Mark Bosnich has become the latest former high-profile Premiership footballer to be declared bankrup
The ex-Chelsea and Manchester United has, according to The Sun, 'hit rock bottom' and 'hasn't penny to his name' after being declared bankrupt at the High Court on July 16 for an undisclosed amount.
At his peak, Bosnich was regarded as one of the finest goalkeepers in the league and earned in excess of £40,000 a week.
However, he was sacked by Chelsea in 2002 after failing a drugs test and a friend of the Australian has told The Sun: "Mark lost everything because of drugs. He had a glittering career but it all went down the pan. The only way for him now is up."
Bosnich isn't the only former Manchester United and Aston Villa footballer to somehow manage to complete an incredible riches-to-rags fall from grace.
Last September, Eric Djemba-Djemba was declared bankrupt at a Birmingham court hearing. Having earned a £75,000-a-month salary at Manchester United and Aston Villa, the midfielder succeeded in frittering away approximately £3m. The Daily Mail reported that Djemba-Djemba, who is now in the employment of Danish club Odense, boasted a fleet of ten 4x4 cars, had 30 different bank accounts, and spent most of his money sending large items of furniture back to his African homeland and giving away cash to a variety of hangers-on.
The newspaper quoted one of his advisors explaining: "Eric is on a different planet. He simply has no notion of money.
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Nadal takes Toronto title
Rafael Nadal moved a step closer in his quest to oust Roger Federer as the world number one with a comfortable 6-3 6-2 victory over Nicolas Kiefer in the final of the Toronto Masters.
The number two seed overpowered his German opponent with a range of stunning groundstrokes and never relinquished his strong grip on the final after breaking early in the first set.
The title win, Nadal's fifth in succession, came in just under 90 minutes in front of a packed out Canadian crowd and ensured the 22-year-old remains hot on the heels of Federer, who is in grave danger of losing his four-and-a-half-year world number one status.
Nadal also extended his unbeaten run to 29 matches - his last defeat coming at the hands of compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero in Rome last May.
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