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| Liverpool takeover: Singapore billionaire Peter Lim could make higher offer for club On the eve of court battle to decide Liverpool's future Singapore billionaire Peter Lim reportedly ready to make higher offer for club. telegraph.co.uk |
Heart striker, Fury coach face bans Melbourne Heart striker Gerald Sibon has been offered a two-match ban by the match review panel while Fury coach Franz Straka faces a one-match ban. foxsports.com.au |
Newcastle United's Andy Carroll fined after admitting nightclub assault Newcastle striker fined £1,000 after admitting he assaulted a man in a nightclub. telegraph.co.uk |
Marseilles rallies past Lille Defending champion Marseille scored three second-half goals Sunday in Paris to rally from a goal down for a 3-1 win at Lille and move into second place in the French league. cbc.ca |
Ramires coping with 'huge' Chelsea pressure • ВЈ18m Brazil midfielder talks of 'huge pressure'• 'I'm not finding it very hard to adapt'Ramires, who signed for Chelsea from Benfica for ВЈ18.2m in January, has claimed he feels under more pressure at Stamford Bridge than at any other point in his club career. The Brazilian midfielder says the scrutiny he has experienced at the Premier League champions is a step up from that which he was under playing for their Portuguese counterparts, and Cruzeiro before that."At Cruzeiro and Benfica, there was also huge pressure to get good results," the 23-year-old said. "The difference at Chelsea is that the level of visibility is so much greater. That means you're singled out more when you play badly and there's more hype when you play well."Some foreign players have found it difficult to adapt to the speed and physicality of English football, but Ramires believes he has almost cracked it already.He said: "As well as being a player who tries to start moves when I have the ball, I've always liked a tackle, so that's why I'm not finding it very hard to adapt. I'm already getting used to the speed of the game over here. All I need to do now is to keep working hard to earn my spot in the side and help the team stay as successful as they've been in recent years."An injury to Frank Lampard two months ago gave Ramires his chance at his new club. "Since then, I've played a few times as a box-to-box midfielder, which is my original position and the same one where [the Brazil coach] Mano Menezes has been using me for the national team," he said. "But, to be honest, it's not hard for me to play anywhere in midfield. I'll play whichever way Ancelotti thinks works best for the team at any given time."And Ramires, who missed Saturday's win over Wolves with a groin injury, believes he can only get better, especially once he overcomes the language barrier."I'd never played in a country with a different language before, which makes things a bit trickier, but I'm taking English classes and hope to get a handle on it soon," he said. "There are times when I'll have an off day or not perform as well as expected, just like any other player, but that won't have anything to do with how I've adapted or not. The players here at Chelsea couldn't have welcomed me any better and the club provide me with everything I could need."Chelseaguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |