Torres zungumza basi

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Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has revealed the club remain locked in talks with Fernando Torres over the striker's Anfield future.

Hodgson has been boosted in recent days by the capture of Joe Cole on a free transfer and captain Steven Gerrard's pledge to remain with the club next season, and is now hoping Torres will commit to returning Liverpool to the top tier of English football.

Torres is yet to return to the club following his involvement in Spain's victorious World Cup campaign, but Hodgson is optimistic the talks will lead to a positive breakthrough.

"Christian Purslow, the club's managing director, has been talking to Fernando Torres for the last two days so there have been lots of words. But I haven't spoken to him,'' Hodgson said in quotes reported by the Sun.

"I was confident Steven Gerrard would stay with Liverpool because he is the heart and soul of the club. It would have been a major blow to lose him. Steven Gerrard has pretty much said he's staying and that's a big boost. It was a major day yesterday with the signing of Joe Cole in tandem with Gerrard saying he is staying. Hopefully he will soon be followed by Fernando Torres.''

Joe Cole to play for Liverpool

Former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has agreed sign for Liverpool on a free transfer, subject to a medical

It has been reported that Cole, 28, was offered wages of £90,000-a-week to stave off interest from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Cole left Stamford Bridge at the end of last month after Chelsea decided not to offer him a new deal.

Cole will head to Liverpool for his medical in the next 48 hours when his move to Anfield will be rubberstamped. It may be seen as a statement of intent from new manager Roy Hodgson, who was expected to make few major signings this summer due to the club's financial constraints.

With Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard thought to be considering their futures on Merseyside, supporters will hope the signing of Cole will indicate an ability to challenge for a place in the top four this season.

It essentially means that Cole and Yossi Benayoun are swapping clubs, with a payment of £5 million in Liverpool's favour.

Cole is the second summer arrival at Liverpool after Serbia forward Milan Jovanovic joined following the expiration of his contract with Standard Liege. Hodgson is still on the look-out for a new left-back with Fabio Aurelio having left and Emiliano Insua on the verge of completing his move to Fiorentina.

Cole is expected to wear the number seven shirt.

Todays soccer news

Fiberglass is not leaving Arsenal:
Arsene Wenger insists Cesc Fabregas loves Arsenal and says speculation linking him with a move to Barcelona "has to stop".
Talk over the move has been a constant in the media throughout the summer since Fabregas revealed he was keen to return to Camp Nou, with former Barca president Joan Laporta and his successor, Sandro Rosell, both talking up the move.


Ashley Cole will stay with Chelsea:
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti insists there is no possibility defender Ashley Cole will be joining Real Madrid this summer.Cole, 29, has been strongly linked with a move to the Bernebeu, with the player reportedly unhappy with the tabloid intrusion into his life in England. However, Ancelotti has now said he is "100%" certain that Cole will be staying at Stamford Bridge.


Insua moves to Fiorentina:
Fiorentina have agreed a fee with Liverpool over defender Emiliano Insua.
Emiliano Insua was a regular starter in Rafael Benitez's final season
Insua, 21, played regularly at left back under Rafael Benitez last season, but it appears new manager Roy Hodgson is happy to allow the player to move on as he reshapes his squad.


Hodgson coy on Cole:
Roy Hodgson has confirmed he has spoken to Joe Cole but played down talk he is on the verge of joining Liverpool.


Balotelli agent hints at Chelsea interest:
Mario Balotelli's agent has suggested Chelsea may have joined the race for the Inter Milan striker.

Meya muuaji bado kesi haijaiva.

Kesi ya mauaji inayomkabili aliyekuwa Meya wa Jiji la Mwanza, Leonald Bandiho Bihondo, pamoja na watuhumiwa wenzake watatu imepigwa kalenda kwa mara ya tano jana, huku ikielezwa kuwa sampuli ya damu ya aliyekuwa Katibu wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Kata ya Isamilo, marehemu Bahati Stephano (46), imepelekwa kwa Mkemia Mkuu wa Serikali kwa uchunguzi.

Mwanasheria wa Serikali mkoani hapa, Patrick Donasian, alitoa maelezo hayo mahakamani jana wakati kesi hiyo ilipotajwa.

Katika kesi hiyo ambayo watu wengi walihudhuria wakiwemo ndugu wa watuhumiwa, watumishi wa Halmashauri na ya Jiji la Mwanza pamoja na baadhi ya wafanyabiashara maarufu jijini hapa, Donasian alidai kwamba upelelezi wa kesi hiyo haujakamilika.

“Mheshimiwa hakimu, ninaomba mahakama yako tukufu itaje tena kesi hii kwa sababu upelelezi wake bado haujakamilika,” alisema Donasian.

Alidai mbele ya Hakimu Mkazi Mfawidhi mkoani hapa, Eugenia Rujwahuka, kwamba ofisi yake inaendelea na taratibu za upelelezi wa kesi hiyo, ikiwa ni pamoja na kupeleka sampuli ya damu ya marehemu Bahati Stephano kwa Mkemia Mkuu wa Serikali.

Hakimu Rujwahuka alikubaliana na ombi la wakili wa serikali na kuamua kuwa kesi hiyo namba 16/2010 ije tena mahakamani hapo Julai 30, mwaka huu kwa kutajwa.
Kutoka Nipashe.


Katika kesi hiyo, Bihondo anatetewa na wakili wa kujitegemea, Deo Mgengele.

Marehemu Bahati Stephano aliuawa Mei 14, mwaka huu saa 6:30 mchana kwa kuchomwa na kisu akiwa ofisini kwake na kufariki wakati akikimbizwa kwenda Hospitali ya Rufaa Bugando kwa matibabu.

Washitakiwa wengine ni Jumanne Oscar, mkazi wa mkoa wa Kigoma ambaye anadaiwa kumchoma kisu marehemu, Baltazar Shausi pamoja na Abdu Ausi ambao ni wakazi wa kata ya Isamilo jijini Mwanza.

Wote wanashtakiwa kwa tuhuma za kuhusika na mauaji ya marehemu Bahati Stephano.

Bihondo ambaye amemaliza muda wake wa udiwani wiki iliyopita, baada ya kuvunjwa kwa Baraza la Madiwani Jiji la Mwanza, alikamatwa Mei 19 mwaka huu, wakati akiwa kwenye uwanja wa ndege Jijini Mwanza, baada ya kutajwa na watuhumiwa wenzake.

Haruna Moshi, huu ni wendawazimu

Aliyekua kiungo wa Simba na timu ya taifa ya soka, Taifa Stars, Haruna Moshi 'Boban', amepoteza nafasi ya kuwa mtanzania wa kwanza kushiriki katika michuano ya Ligi ya Europa baada ya kuvunja mkataba wake wa kuichezea klabu ya Gefle IF ya Sweden aliyoanza kuichezea Novemba mwaka jana.

Klabu ya Gefle IF, itaanza kucheza mechi yake ya kwanza ya hatua ya makundi ya Ligi ya Europa dhidi ya Liverpool.

Akizungumza jijini Dar es Salaam jana, wakala wa mchezaji huyo, Damas Ndumbaro, alisema kuwa licha ya Boban kupoteza nafasi hiyo, amesikitishwa na maamuzi ya kiungo huyo kuvunja mkataba na timu hiyo kwa sababu alizozitaja (Boban), ambazo zinaonekana wazi kwamba si za msingi.

Ndumbaro alisema kuwa wakati akiwa Gefle, Boban alikuwa akilipwa mshahara wa kila mwezi wa Dola za Kimarekani 5,000 (sawa na Sh. Milioni 7.4), na kushangazwa na kauli kuwa kiungo huyo alikuwa hataki fedha hiyo ikatwe kodi.

Ndumbaro alisema vile vile kuwa, Boban alikuwa akihitaji kulipwa fedha zinazotokana na mapato ya milangoni, pengine kama utaratibu wa nchini ulivyo , jambo ambalo katika nchi zilizoendelea halipo.

Alisema kuwa kabla ya kueleza hoja hizo, Boban alianza kukacha mazoezi ya timu kwa kudanganya kuwa ni mgonjwa, jambo ambalo lilimfanya akose motisha ya Dola za Kimarekani 200 kwa kila mechi (sawa na Sh. 295,000), ambazo zilikuwa zikitolewa na uongozi wa klabu hiyo.

"Pamoja na yote hayo, bado kampuni yangu itaendelea kumtafutia timu nyingine, ila ni lazima klabu itakayomhitaji kulipa Dola za Kimarekani 55,000 (sawa na Sh. Milioni 81) kutokana na kuilipa fidia Gefle ambayo bado ina mkataba na kiungo huyo.

Boban alisaini mkataba wa miaka miwili na klabu hiyo ya Sweden, ambayo nayo ilimnunua kwa thamani ya Dola za Kimarekani 50,000 (sawa na Sh. Milioni 74) kwa klabu yake nchini ya ‘Wekundu wa Msimbazi’, Simba.

Kiungo huyo alianza kutaka kuvunja mkataba na klabu yake hiyo tangu mwezi Aprili mwaka huu na katika jitihada za kumbakisha Ulaya, kocha mkuu wa Gefle alimtafutia timu nyingine, lakini Boban alieleza kuwa mazingira ya huko yanamuia vigumu kuendelea kucheza soka na kuwaeleza kuwa anataka kurejea Simba.

Klabu za Simba na Yanga, zinadaiwa kuwa hivi sasa ziko njia panda na zimesitisha nia ya kutaka kumsajili Boban kutokana na kuogopa ada ya uhamisho, ambayo inatakiwa kuambatana na fidia kwa klabu yake ya sasa ya Gefle IF.

Spain are the champions, I guess I was right.

Andres Iniesta struck a dramatic winner late in extra time to give Spain World Cup glory for the first time but condemned the Netherlands to their third defeat in a final.

By Paul Fletcher, Johannesburg

Iniesta drilled his left-foot strike across goal - but the Dutch were incensed after referee Howard Webb had failed to award their side a corner moments earlier when a free-kick took a sizeable deflection off Cesc Fabregas.

However, Euro 2008 champions Spain, who conceded only two goals during the tournament, deserved their victory after gradually taking a grip on a tense and bad-tempered contest that produced 14 yellow cards with Johnny Heitinga sent off on 109 minutes after picking up a second yellow card.


The Dutch, who lost in the 1974 and 1978 finals, were bidding to become the first side since Brazil in 1970 to go through World Cup qualifying and the finals unbeaten.

They had a glorious chance to take the lead in the second half but Arjen Robben, comfortably his team's most potent attacking weapon, could find no way past Spain captain Iker Casillas, who slumped to the floor and cried tears of joy after the final whistle.

Sergio Ramos was equally culpable of a glaring miss for Spain when he headed over and substitute Fabregas, as with Robben before him, also failed to convert a one-on-one chance.

But it was from a through ball by the influential Fabregas that midfielder Iniesta struck making Spain the first team to win a World Cup after losing their opening game of the tournament.

Spain also become the team to win to World Cup having scored the fewest number of goals - finding the net eight times in their seven matches. The previous mark was held by three teams including England in 1996.

The dramatic finale at Soccer City was in stark contrast to a hugely underwhelming opening 45 minutes, which was a brutal disappointment after the spectacular opening ceremony and moving appearance by former president Nelson Mandela that had preceded it.

Spain dominated possession in the opening minutes and looked to have the measure of an uncertain Dutch backline. Ramos almost put them ahead after just four minutes but his thunderous header was brilliantly saved by Maarten Stekelenburg.

The Netherlands could not get a grip on the game but were helped by a spate of yellow cards from referee Webb that disturbed the rhythm of the match.

Webb booked five players in the opening 28 minutes, although several crude challenges left him with little option.

Dutch enforcer Mark van Bommel was booked after going through the back of Iniesta, while Nigel de Jong was lucky to escape red after planting his foot in the chest of Xabi Alonso.

Robben did force a decent save from Casillas with a low left-foot strike after cutting inside during stoppage time.

But the match had degenerated to the extent that Alonso opted to shoot with a free-kick on the wrong side of 40 yards instead of a seeking out a team-mate.

Spain defender Joan Capdevila wasted a good chance shortly after the restart, failing to make contact with a Carles Puyol flick-on.

The bookings continued after the break and the contest occasionally threatened to boil over as the tension appeared to affect the players.

But there were also a few moments of real quality, none more so than a sumptuous through ball from the largely anonymous Wesley Sneijder that played Robben clean through on goal.

Robben delayed his shot but, equally, Casillas stood his ground as long as possible and brilliantly saved with his legs.


It was a head-in-hands moment for Robben, but one quickly followed for Spain when a completely unmarked Ramos headed a corner over the crossbar.

Robben's pace troubled the Spanish defence throughout and another burst from the Bayern Munich man unsettled Puyol, who appeared to impinge his opponent. Robben, just outside the penalty area, chose to stay on his feet and Casillas again denied him.

Spain had moved into the ascendancy as the match wore on, with Xavi increasingly influential.

Fabregas replaced Alonso in the 87th minute and quickly made an impression by collecting a superb Iniesta pass, but the Arsenal man could find no way beyond Stekelenberg, who saved brilliantly with his legs.

The complement was returned shortly afterwards but Iniesta opted not to strike from 18 yards and was eventually dispossessed by the excellent Gregory van der Wiel.

Heitinger became the fifth man to be sent off in a World Cup final when he pulled back Iniesta on the edge of the area, giving Webb little choice but to hand him a second caution, and that seemed to spur Spain on for a final effort.

Joris Mathijsen headed over for the Netherlands in what was their only good chance of the extra-time period before Iniesta struck his late and decisive blow.

Hivi serikali maana yake ni CCM? Kweli?

Najaribu kuelewa mambo mawili matatu juu ya nchi yangu ya Tanzania. Yaani siamini kwamba nchi nzima inatega sikio kusikia ni nini kinaendelea katika mkutano mkuu wa CCM. Naweza kulaamu TBC kwa upande mmoja lakini sitakuwa fair. Ila pale itakapotokea ya kwamba hawatarusha mikatano mikuu ya vyama vingine then nitawaambia wakanyonye***
Naelewa kwamba siko peke yangu ambaye sielewi swala zima la u CCM lakini imekuwa ngumu kukutana na mtu mwingine tunayekubaliana sawasawa na kwa uwazi kuhusu ujinga huu. Nimekutana na watanzania mbalimbali ambao tumekubaliana moja kwa moja kuhusu ujinga unaondelea Bongo lakini kwa sababu moja au njingine hawapo tayari kuweka hadharani na kusimama kidete kuelezea umma wanachofikiri.
Moyoni ninaiota siku ambayo CCM hawatakuwa madarakani tena. Naota kuona mali walizojipatia kwa mgongo wa umma zikichukuliwa na serikali kwa sababu sielewi sababu yoyote iliyowafanya wakaachiwa umiliki wa vitega uchumi vyote walivyokuwa navyo wakati nchi ilipokuwa ni chama kimoja. Lazima tuelewe ya kwamba wakati wa chama kimoja serikali na chama ilikuwa ni kitu kimoja kwa hiyo mali za CCM ni mali ya serikali.
Mimi naamini kabisa ni rushwa inayofanya watanzania wote kuangalia matokeo ya mkutano mkuu wa CCM. Wagombea wa chama hiki siku zote humwaga fedha nyingi kwenye kampeni. Binafsi nafahamu watu waliojenga nyuma wakati wa kipindi cha uchaguzi. Watu wanataka kujua ni wapi kwa kupata kula.
Binafsi naona aibu ya kuwa watu wanauza kura zao kwa sababu ya njaa. Nawaonea huruma vyama vya upinzani kwa sababu ya kutokuwa na uwezo wa kushindana. Na ninaamini baadhi ya vyama vya upinzni si vya kweli bali ni vibaraka wenye kazi ya kudhoofisha upinzani.