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offer Rafael Benítez £3m deal to quit Anfield” plus 4 more- Liverpool offer Rafael Benítez £3m deal to quit Anfield - Fabio Capello commits to England until Euro 2012 - Birthday boy Rafael Nadal targets three prizes in one - Barcelona in ‘official’ talks with Arsenal over Cesc Fàbregas - Roger Federer could lose top ranking after Soderling defeat Liverpool offer Rafael Benítez £3m deal to quit Anfield Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:08 PM PDT Benítez joined Liverpool in 2004 Liverpool have begun to negotiate a severance deal with manager Rafael Benítez. The club will look to negotiate a deal with Benítez to end his time in charge of the Merseyside club, sources inside Anfield say. Benítez, who is currently on holiday in Sardinia, is currently entitled to up to £16 million if the board should decide he is not the right man for the job—a figure which the club believe is not beneficial to themselves or the former Valencia boss. The proposed package could see the 50-year-old walk away with around £3m up front should he accept the deal and leave the club after serving as manager for six years. According to reports, Champions League winners Inter Milan will renew their interest in the Spanish manager should he agree a deal with his current employers. Fulham manager Roy Hodgson and Bayern Munich boss Louis van Gaal are believed to top a shortlist of managers who Liverpool would like to appoint to replace Benítez, but a turbulent ownership situation and bleak finances may stop the Premier League club from clinching a deal with either of the pair. Sources close to the club have also suggested the Reds may look to make a temporary appointment until a long-term candidate for the managerial position can be found, a decision which could prove costly to the club with a crucial transfer window opening in less than a month’s time. - I helped to educate José Mourinho, says Louis van Gaal - Rafael Benítez entangled in political war at Anfield - The Premier League is a squad game nowadays Fabio Capello commits to England until Euro 2012 Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:49 PM PDT Fabio Capello and England flew out to South Africa last night (Photo: Paul Blank) England manager Fabio Capello has committed his future to the national side until 2012. The Italian boss has agreed an amended contract which will see him remain as England coach until after Euro 2012. The amendment to Capello's original contract removed a break clause which would have allowed him to walk away from the England setup after the World Cup came to an end in July. There had been worries ahead of the World Cup that Capello would take the vacant Inter Milan job following the tournament but yesterday's announcement that Capello had agreed a new deal put the rumours to bed. This will no doubt be a boost to the 23-man England squad who flew out to South Africa yesterday to begin their final preparations for the tournament which kicks off on 11 June. England's opening game of the competition will take place a day later when Capello’s side take on USA in Rustenburg. - Missing out on England spot made me stronger, says Rio - Fabio Capello refuses to rule out San Siro switch - Barça don’t worry me, says new Real coach Mourinho Birthday boy Rafael Nadal targets three prizes in one Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:39 PM PDT Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in straight sets The sun came out and the tennis took off. Suddenly, fans around the world remembered what they loved about this sport and this tournament. The showpiece event of the second quarter-finals day at Roland Garros needed sunshine, pitting as it did two fiery Spaniards—Rafael Nadal and Nicolas Almagro—against one another. Although Nadal, who turns 24 today, was 6-0 up in their head-to-head, Almagro had taken the first set in each of their last two matches. The most recent was in the semis at Madrid just weeks ago. Almagro came as close to beating his compatriot as anyone has managed in this year's tournament. He played his aggressive all-court game from the off, and got a 3-0 lead in the opening set with his trademark big serve and deep forehand. But Nadal soon pulled back the advantage using his now classic play against the one-handed backhand—he has years of practice against Roger Federer. Nadal's heavy top-spin forehand surges above his opponent's left shoulder to open the court for a lethal cross-court killer blow. And combined with a serve that is acquiring more variety, angle and penetration all the time, he was able to hold off the impressive Almagro 7-6 7-6 6-4. Nadal has gradually imposed himself on this year's French Open like the tightening of a thumbscrew. As if his arrival last week with all three clay Masters titles in the bag was not intimidating enough, he has now progressed to the semi-finals without losing a set. And this latest win means that Nadal has a perfect 20-0 record on the 2010 clay. So while the result—which took over two-and-a-half hours—will have hurt Almagro's pride, it should also hearten him. He will gain enough ranking points to take him into the top 20 from No. 40 less than three months ago. Along the way, he has also broken a three-match losing streak against his ninth-seeded compatriot Fernando Verdasco. If the Spanish battle raised the temperature, the match on the adjacent court between Jurgen Melzer and Novak Djokovic sent the mercury skyward. 29-year-old Melzer, the oldest man in the quarter-finals, has been enjoying his best ever Slam run—indeed he had never got beyond the third round before. But he wasn't about to stop at the quarters. The omens were not good when the Austrian went down two sets to love and was then broken at the start of the third set. He had never come back from such a deficit in his career before. And Djokovic, in his third Roland Garros semi, looked both confident and relaxed. The Serb, however, has been troubled by his serve all season and although he played well off the ground, he produced 10 double faults and just four aces in what became a nail-biter of a match. The left-handed Melzer took six games in a row to seal the third set and then fought through a highly competitive one hour 20 minute fourth set. The ninth game alone lasted 28 points and saw Djokovic save eight break points. It seemed appropriate then, that the set should end in a tie-break and that Melzer should win it. The final set brought out the best in both men: running down every shot, firing winners to all corners, and pounding their chests with a clenched fist at each break point won and saved. Djokovic's ball-bouncing got more frantic, and Melzer lost more break point chances. Tactically, it was intelligent, creative and thrilling, not least for the oft-repeated and highly effective play of powerful drives to the baseline followed by a drop shot and completed by a lob. If Melzer's downfall looked as though it would be his inability to convert 23 break points, his salvation eventually came from the 24th which allowed him to serve out the match 6-4 after over four hours. So it is now down to four men, only one of whom is actually seeded or ranked in the top four. Nadal flies the flag for the best in the world, accompanied by his 2009 Roland Garros nemesis, Robin Soderling. For the two to meet in the final on Sunday, they will both have to take on Grand Slam semi-final virgins, Melzer and Tomas Berdych. It is not what was expected, but it is no less exciting for that. And adding spice to the outcome are the prizes on Nadal's horizon: a fifth Roland Garros title, the unique record of the ‘clay slam’ and the No.1 crown. Nadal's birthday celebrations may have to wait just a few more days. - Rafael Nadal continues march towards fifth French Open title - Nadal beats Federer to reclaim Madrid Masters title - Roger Federer could lose top ranking after Soderling defeat Barcelona in ‘official’ talks with Arsenal over Cesc Fàbregas Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:14 AM PDT Fàbregas joined Arsenal from Barcelona seven years ago Barcelona have revealed they are in official negotiations with Arsenal over the potential signing of Cesc Fàbregas. The La Liga champions are quoted as having told the BBC that talks with the Gunners yesterday became “official”. “An informal conversation with Arsenal became formal on 1 June and now an official approach has been made to the club,” a Barcelona spokesman told the BBC. “Everyone knows that Cesc wants to play with Barca and everyone know we want him to sign but here there is a third actor that is Arsenal,” Barcelona director general Joan Oliver told the club’s official website. “Yesterday [Tuesday] we presented a concrete offer and have written to Arsenal,” he added. Fàbregas, 23, moved to Arsenal from Barcelona aged 16 and became captain at Emirates Stadium in 2008. The Spaniard has scored 46 goals for the north London side. The Spain midfielder last week spoke of his respect for Arsène Wenger after he told the Arsenal manager he wanted to leave north London this summer. “I respect him so much,” said Fàbregas. “He told me to concentrate on my football and the World Cup and he will deal with whatever happens in my future. “It was probably the greatest conversation I have had with someone in my life.” Fàbregas played alongside some of Barcelona’s current top stars, including Lionel Messi, before his move to Arsenal seven years ago. - One goal separates Barça and Real as El Clásico looms - More pressure in Russia than England, insists Arshavin - David Villa joins Barcelona’s school of excellence Roger Federer could lose top ranking after Soderling defeat Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:16 AM PDT Federer will lose his No.1 ranking should Nadal reclaim the French Open title Roger Federer risks losing his No.1 world ranking after he was beaten by Robin Soderling in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros yesterday. Federer, 28, won his first French Open title last year after he overcame Soderling in the final, but should Rafael Nadal regain his crown and seal a fifth title this year he will leapfrog the Swiss champion to the top of the ATP rankings. The Swiss, who yesterday failed to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in 23 tournaments, was unhappy at the damp weather which he believed favoured his Swedish opponent. “I’m not blaming the conditions or anything, but I think they were in his favour towards the end,” said Federer. “If you serve 225-230kph, you can still hit through the court on the serve. I may be lacking those five to 10ks extra to hit through a guy on the serve. “Of course, I’m disappointed to have lost three matches in the rain on clay this season: in Estoril, in Rome, and now here again.” When asked about the prospect of losing his No.1 ranking, Federer said he was more disappointed about his run in Paris coming to an end. “I am most disappointed that I can’t defend my title here,” he added. “I really felt like my tennis was good enough to come here and do it again, but that was not the case.” - Soderling and Berdych: Big men are first to French semis - Birthday boy Rafael Nadal targets three prizes in one - Federer’s French fancies: Records and Roland Garros You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. 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