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Kamis, 03 Februari 2011

Can Luiz supplant Terry at Chelsea?

After his £21million move to Chelsea, David Luiz believes he can get into the Blues' starting back four.
Luiz, a recent addition from Benfica, is aware that competition will be stiff at Stamford Bridge.
In quotes referenced by the Sun, he said: "I always knew there would be competition because Chelsea is a big club and you have to be a top player to play here.
"It is a big challenge for me but I have a strong desire to get a place in this group.
"I want to establish myself and learn from my new team-mates to become a better player and have more skills.
"The best league in the world is the Premier League, so I am so happy to be here playing with and against big players.
"All great players want to play against other great players and I hope this is my time."
The Brazilian admitted he sought the advice of compatriots Ramires and Alex before leaving Benfica.
He added: "I talked with Ramires a lot before my transfer and he always said he hoped I would come here.
"He told me it is a special place and he would be happy if I came here.
"Now we can play together again after our year at Benfica together.
"I have also known Alex for a long time. I have a lot of admiration for him.
"I like his football, his personality and obviously we have both played in the national team, so he is somebody who I know well."
The 23-year-old centreback made 72 appearances for Benfica, scoring three goals in the process.

Repsol Honda trio set the pace at MotoGP test session

Casey Stoner's new Repsol Honda team enjoyed another encouraging day as the first official MotoGP test session of 2011 continued at Sepang in Malaysia.
Former world champion Stoner followed up his first-place finish on Tuesday with a second place on Wednesday, behind team-mate Dani Pedrosa.
Fiat Yamaha rider Ben Spies was third fastest, one ahead of the third Repsol Honda rider, Andrea Dovizioso.
Valentino Rossi was 13th as he makes his comeback after shoulder surgery.
Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo, who was second fastest in Tuesday's session, had to settle for seventh place.

Vodafone network 'hijacked' by Egypt

Mobile phone firm Vodafone has accused the Egyptian authorities of using its network to send unattributed text messages supporting the government.
Vodafone was told to switch off services last week when protests against President Hosni Mubarak began.
But the authorities then ordered Vodafone to switch the network back on, in order to send messages under Egypt's emergency laws, the firm said.
In a statement, Vodafone described the messages as "unacceptable".
"These messages are not scripted by any of the mobile network operators and we do not have the ability to respond to the authorities on their content."

Mubarak 'fears chaos if he quits'

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said he would like to resign immediately but fears the country would descend into chaos if he did so.
In his first interview since anti-government protests began, he told ABC News he was "fed up" with power.
It came as Cairo saw another day of violence with clashes between the president's opponents and supporters.
Mr Mubarak warned that the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood party would fill any power vacuum if he stepped down.
The BBC's Paul Adams says this is a version of the narrative the president has used in the past to explain 30 years of political suppression aimed, primarily, at the Brotherhood.