Scolari: \`I refused to Barcelona.\`

The senior coach of Guangzhou, Luis Felipe Scolari, revealed that he had refused an offer of Barcelona, before the match predicted by football picks between the two teams at the World Club Championship.
Scolari told the audience that in January 2004, when Barcelona was looking for a replacement for Frank Rijkaard, had contacted him. `Then the President of Barca was Sandro Rosell and I was the coach of Portugal. We could discuss this and accept the offer of Barcelona, but I had a contract for two years with Portugal, and I wouldn`t hit the rocks. It would have been unethical. I missed this opportunity, but that`s life.`, said the Brazilian.
About the semi-final today, Scolari said: `One of the two teams will qualify. We have shown that it is not a small achievement to be a champion of Asia. I believe in my boys, I respect Barcelona, but I told them that we can deliver the surprise.`

Ronaldo: `I am staying at the Bernabeu.`

The striker of Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, said he intends to remain at the club. He described as speculative the claims that he will leave the Santiago Bernabeu.
`The claims that I am going to leave the club analyzed by basketball-predictions.com are speculative. It`s the same thing every year. I`m calm, I feel good. I have a contract for 2 years and I will stay here.`, started Ronaldo.
`Rafael Benitez is doing a great job. He is adapting well. And you have to give him time. In a team like ours, when things are not going well, people criticize. We have to give time to Benitez.`, added the Portuguese.
`I`m in a good period. I am improving, I am in a series of 5 wins. Now I feel great physically and mentally. I hope I helped with goals and assists.`, explained Ronaldo.

Former coach of Man Utd compared Messi and Lingard

The former assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, Renee Mulensteen compared the talents of Jesse Lingard from the Red Devils with the Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
Interestingly, a few days ago, the specialist compared Lingard to the Catalan giant Andres Iniesta.
`People say that Jesse is small because of the way that the Premier League is perceived as a whole.`, wrote Mulensteen on the official website of Manchester United.
`But look at players such as Iniesta, Xavi, Messi, David Villa and Juan Mata. They are slim, but that doesn`t matter if you have a quick wit, quick feet and a big heart. Jesse is a football player who owns it all. He is a bright talent and has great qualities and skills.`
`I always tell him to watch as many videos of Iniesta, because Jesse is the English version of Andres. There is still a long way to go, but he is exactly this kind of player.`, added Renee.

Chelsea lodged documents for a new stadium

The Chelsea management was submitted by the required documents in the municipality for the initiation of a comprehensive reconstruction of the Stamford Bridge Stadium. The new facility will be a capacity of 60,000 seats. Currently the home of the Blues collects 41 000 spectators.
It is expected to be made significant improvements to the stadium, `to contribute to the comfort of the fans` during the household of Londoners duels.
According to the stated plans, the area around the stadium in Hammersmith and Fulham will undergo major changes, announced by the municipality.
It is still unclear when exactly will begin large-scale redevelopment of Stamford Bridge.