Stoke city chairman Peter Coates has confirmed the fact that club are in talks to warning West Ham striker Carlton Cole and previous Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate.

Goal.com exclusively revealed on Friday the fact that Potters experienced beaten QPR using the race to warning 6 million-rated England attacker Cole and Coates has now advised the fact that offer is near to completion.

"Cole's a participant the club is thinking about and Tony Pulis has liked him for just about any extended tim...
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Brazil global striker Alexandre Pato has granted a vote of self-confidence to instructor Mano Menezes in spite of his country's stuttering start in the direction of 2011 Copa America.

Widely regarded since the tournament favourites alongside hosts Argentina, Brazil have drawn their earliest two movement image games in the direction of Venezuela and Paraguay, looking a shadow of the past selves on each and every occasion.

However, Pato saw grounds for optimism subsequent their 2-2 draw with ...
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Brazil right-back Dani Alves gave an truthful appraisal of his exclusive personal basic performance while in the aftermath of his country's 2-2 draw in opposition to Paraguay within their next film game belonging toward the Copa America set stage.

The defending champions experienced been top 1-0 many thanks to some concentrate on from Jadson, who experienced been bundled at Robinho's expense. Paraguay equalised by means of Roque Santa Cruz past to some vital error from Alves led toward the de...
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Paraguay duo Lucas Barrios and Marcelo Estigarribia experienced been left to rue their side's failure to preserve on for just about any well-known acquire within Copa America since the defending champions Brazil scraped a 2-2 draw on Saturday.

Paraguay experienced fallen at the rear of to Jadson's opening intention but fought back again to think about the guide with aims from Roque Santa Cruz and substitute Nelson Haedo Valdez, only to decide Fred equalise most appropriate in the death.

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Brazil mentor Mano Menezes says that Paraguay would not have been completely deserved winners inside the two sides Copa America fit on Saturday.

The defending South American champions required a previous due equaliser to safe a 2-2 draw. Jadson gave Brazil the direct from the first-half but goals from Roque Santa Cruz and Nelson Valdez arranged Paraguay ahead. However, Fred saved his nations blushes by slotting home the equaliser from the dying minutes.

"It would have been com...
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