Luis Fabiano to Leave Sevilla

Luis Fabiano at the end of the season will leave the Sevilla,he revealed.

Luis is legally in contract with Sevilla until 2013 had been linked with a host of clubs across Europe before the January transfer window shut.


"Now we are in the middle of the season and perhaps it is not the best moment to speak, but it is clear that my cycle with Sevilla has ended," Fabiano was quoted on Brazilian website Globoesporte as saying.

"I have won many titles and have also played in the Champions League. [I've experienced] excellent things during the last few years but things in football don't always last.

"Clubs such as Corinthians, Santos and Inter Porto Alegre wanted me but Sevilla decided not to listen to their offers.

"The rumours and the blows have made the last few months complicated but personally I am content with my performances.

Fabiano has been capped 43 times for Brazil, and remains desperate to put a disappointing World Cup campaign last year behind him.

"Still my dreams lie with the Canarinha and my ambition is to help them triumph in the next Copa America," he was quoted as saying.

"I left the World Cup unhappy and now I want a title with Brazil."
Fabiano joined Sevilla from Porto in 2005.

Redknapp action against Mathieu Flamini

Uefa has been forced by Harry Redknapp to take action against Mathieu Flamini after claiming the AC Milan midfielder's challenge on Vedran Corluka could have broken the Tottenham Hotspur defender's leg.

Corluka was stretchered off at the San Siro 10 minutes into the second half of Tottenham's famous 1-0 win over Milan in the first leg of the last 16 Champions League tie.

Former Arsenal midfielder Flamini's two-footed lunge on Corluka only warranted a yellow card from the referee, but Redknapp is adamant the Frenchman should have been sent off.

Redknapp is waiting to learn the results of an X-ray on Corluka's injury and is optimistic the Croatia international has not broken his leg.

However, the Spurs boss is eager for Uefa to take retrospective action against Flamini for his 'horrendous' challenge on Corluka.

Why Roy Keane was a Far Better Captain Than Steven Gerrard

They say the devil's greatest trick was convincing the world he did not survive. On that note, Steven Gerrard's greatest trick has been convincing the world he is a great captain of a football team.

Gerrard pulled off such a good con job that he even became the English captain for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Yesterday I read an article about how Steven Gerrard is the greatest captain in the history of the Premier League.

Openly states that the amount of silverware a captain won with his club was not being careful as a factor in deciding who was the best.

Scotland fixtures announced

A predominately Thursday/Monday fixture schedule for Billy Stark's next UEFA Under-21 Championship campaign has been secured by the Scottish Football Association.

The Scotland Under-21 coach had been desperate to secure matches on those days to confirm there was no clash with Craig Levein's full national team.

Scotland starts their campaign at home to Bulgaria on Monday, September 5 before an October double header against Luxembourg away and Austria at home, followed by two matches in succession against top seeds Holland.