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Ambrosini: Torres and Villa are "scary"

Ambrosini: Torres and Villa are "scary"Maria Enzersdorf, Austria  - Italian midfielder Massimo Ambrosini admitted Thursday that Spain strikers Fernando Torres and David Villa "are scary."

Following training at the Italy camp in the Austrian town of Maria Enzersdorf near Vienna, Ambrosini talked to reporters about the team's Euro 2008 quarter-final clash against Spain Sunday.

Mauro Camoranesi in turn admitted that he likes how Spain play.

"They are a team that try to get to the opponent's goal by touching the ball a lot. And as players, I very much like (Cesc) Fabregas and Carlos Puyol, who has had great continuity in his performances at his club and at the national team for many years," Camoranesi noted.

Ambrosini spoke of the relationship that Italy players have with coach Roberto Donadoni, which the coach described as "special" on Wednesday.

"He can understand the players' state of mind because he was a player too, and moreover he starred in these kind of tournaments. That is very important, and we are all united around him," the midfielder stressed. (dpa)


Arsenal ready to go to war with Barcelona over Fabregas

Arsenal ready to go to war with Barcelona over FabregasLondon, Feb 9 : Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and the board at Ashburton Grove are reportedly ready to go to war with Spanish giants Barcelona to ensure that skipper Cesc Fabregas does not leave.  Read more »

Premier League title is in Manchester United’s hands: Neville

Premier League title is in Manchester United’s hands: NevilleLondon, Feb 9 : Manchester United defender Gary Neville claims the Premier League title is back in their hands following Chelsea’s slip-up against Hull City on Saturday.  Read more »

Karthik, Raina and Sreesanth in squad for Kolkata Test

Karthik, Raina and Sreesanth in squad for Kolkata TestNagpur, Feb 9 : Shell-shocked by the massive loss to South Africa in the first cricket Test, the Indian selectors dropped two young seamers and brought in Dinesh Karthik and Suresh Raina to  Read more »

ECB may oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire

ECB may oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire  London, Feb 9 : England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is likely to oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire.

The Guardian reported that, as per the tie-up, both the  Read more »

Button’s worrying over lagging behind Hamilton may lead to “downward spiral”: Coulthard

Jenson ­ButtonLondon, Feb 6 : Reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button has been advised by his friend David Coulthard that he should not panic if he has to spend half of the season behind teammate Lewis Hamilton.  Read more »

Schumacher having fun, “sleeping like a baby” preparing for F1 return

Schumacher having fun, “sleeping like a baby” preparing for F1 returnLondon, Feb 6 : Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has said that he is having fun and “sleeping like a baby”, as he prepares for his F1 return.  Read more »