<![CDATA[Sport Soccer World Leagues Category RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.686 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:12 +0200 <![CDATA[Benitez close to joining Napoli]]> http://www.iol.co.za/benitez-close-to-joining-napoli-1.1521671

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez is on the brink of joining Napoli for next season, according to Italian press reports.

]]> 1.1521671 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:12 +0200 <![CDATA[Inter fires Stramaccioni as coach]]> http://www.iol.co.za/inter-fires-stramaccioni-as-coach-1.1521589

Inter Milan reportedly fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni, five days after ending in ninth place in Serie A.

]]> 1.1521589 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:12:42 +0200 <![CDATA[Prince William tips Bayern for CL title]]> http://www.iol.co.za/prince-william-tips-bayern-for-cl-title-1.1521408

Bayern Munich got some royal backing ahead of their Champions League final clash against and Borussia Dortmund.

]]> 1.1521408 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:03:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Bayern, Dortmund eye CL glory]]> http://www.iol.co.za/bayern-dortmund-eye-cl-glory-1.1521233

Wembley will reverberate to the roar of German voices as Bayern Munich and Dortmund meet in the Champions League final.

]]> 1.1521233 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:49:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Dortmund’s want-away weapon]]> http://www.iol.co.za/dortmund-s-want-away-weapon-1.1520409

Borussia Dortmund's biggest weapon in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich will be Robert Lewandowski.

]]> 1.1520409 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:21:00 +0200 <![CDATA[CL final: Klopp v Heynckes]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cl-final-klopp-v-heynckes-1.1520396

Jupp Heynckes and Juergen Klopp have different styles and are different stages of their career, but they share a dream.

]]> 1.1520396 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:11:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Force Robben to use his right foot]]> http://www.iol.co.za/force-robben-to-use-his-right-foot-1.1520390

Arjen Robben right foot is ineffective, yet time and time again he gets away with switching to his left foot without hassle.

]]> 1.1520390 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:57:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Time for Bayern to win in Europe - Ribery]]> http://www.iol.co.za/time-for-bayern-to-win-in-europe-ribery-1.1520214

Franck Ribery says Bayern Munich owe it to their fans to win the Champions League in Saturday's final against Borussia Dortmund.

]]> 1.1520214 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:01:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Pellegrini confirms Malaga exit]]> http://www.iol.co.za/pellegrini-confirms-malaga-exit-1.1520141

Manager Manuel Pellegrini, strongly linked to the vacant Manchester City post, is leaving Malaga at the end of the season.

]]> 1.1520141 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:11:44 +0200 <![CDATA[Mourinho still has hunger for success]]> http://www.iol.co.za/mourinho-still-has-hunger-for-success-1.1519359

Outspoken and colourful, Jose Mourinho has proven time and again that success is never far from his golden touch.

]]> 1.1519359 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Spanish media savour Mourinho’s exit]]> http://www.iol.co.za/spanish-media-savour-mourinho-s-exit-1.1519273

Spain's press bid a caustic farewell to self-anointed Special One Jose Mourinho, jeering his divisive three-tear reign at Real Madrid.

]]> 1.1519273 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:52:05 +0200 <![CDATA[Real, Mourinho agree to part ways]]> http://www.iol.co.za/real-mourinho-agree-to-part-ways-1.1518853

Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho have agreed the Portuguese coach will leave the La Liga club at the end of the season.

]]> 1.1518853 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:26:59 +0200 <![CDATA[Napoli in Benitez talks]]> http://www.iol.co.za/napoli-in-benitez-talks-1.1518809

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis was in London Monday to meet Rafael Benitez in a bid to lure Chelsea's Spanish manager to the Serie A club.

]]> 1.1518809 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:05:00 +0200 <![CDATA[PSG blocking Ancelotti’s move to Real]]> http://www.iol.co.za/psg-blocking-ancelotti-s-move-to-real-1.1518352

PSG’s owners are holding Carlo Ancelotti to his contract after Real Madrid expressed interest in the coach.

]]> 1.1518352 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Ancelotti poised for PSG exit - reports]]> http://www.iol.co.za/ancelotti-poised-for-psg-exit-reports-1.1518221

Rumoured Real Madrid target Carlo Ancelotti will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, according to media reports.

]]> 1.1518221 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:10:12 +0200 <![CDATA[My worst season ever - Mourinho]]> http://www.iol.co.za/my-worst-season-ever-mourinho-1.1517972

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho described his side's season as the worst of his trophy-laden, colourful career.

]]> 1.1517972 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:04:37 +0200 <![CDATA[Ancelotti mum over PSG future]]> http://www.iol.co.za/ancelotti-mum-over-psg-future-1.1517902

Carlo Ancelotti has yet to decide whether he will stay on as Paris Saint-Germain coach - or even when to announce his decision.

]]> 1.1517902 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:01:49 +0200 <![CDATA[Scholes ‘sad’ to see Beckham retire]]> http://www.iol.co.za/scholes-sad-to-see-beckham-retire-1.1517716

Paul Scholes says his former Manchester United and England teammate David Beckham's decision to retire is a “sad day”.

]]> 1.1517716 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:19:00 +0200 <![CDATA[How Messi sent Becks into retirement]]> http://www.iol.co.za/how-messi-sent-becks-into-retirement-1.1517413

David Beckham joked that a Lionel Messi’s pace and skills were too much to handle during their Champions League tie.

]]> 1.1517413 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:57:00 +0200 <![CDATA[End it like Beckham]]> http://www.iol.co.za/end-it-like-beckham-1.1517253

The most famous of 'Fergie's Fledglings', David Beckham, will hang up his boots at the end of the 2012-13 season.

]]> 1.1517253 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:58:00 +0200