
| Posted: Sunday April 1, 2007 11:28AM; Updated: Sunday April 1, 2007 12:33PM
Former Real Madrid star Zinedine Zidane could follow ex-teammate David Beckham to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Bild says Adidas, which have both players on their books, is in talks with MLS and Galaxy officials about sponsoring a deal for Zizou to come out of retirement and play alongside Beckham in a sensational midfield pairing. According to a source close to the negotiations, Mexican soccer legend Cuauhtemoc Blanco is expected to arrive in Chicago early this week to sign a contract to play for the Fire. Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer or Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich are the front runners in a bid to buy the 92 percent shares available in Dundee. Alex Ferguson must reportedly pay £13m if he is to succeed in bringing Juventus striker Raffaele Palladino to Manchester United this summer. Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson is angry no action is being taken against Middlesbrough captain George Boateng for his verbal attack on Cristiano Ronaldo. In the aftermath of Boro's FA Cup quarterfinal defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford, Boateng claimed Ronaldo was risking serious injury because of the embarrassment he was causing to opponents with his trickery. Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez could be set to offer Craig Bellamy, John Arne Riise or Mark Gonzalez to Italian giants Juventus in the hope of bringing striker David Trezeguet to Anfield. Barcelona president Joan Laporta has told Ronaldinho that he can stay at Barcelona for "as long as he likes." The Brazilian's future at Camp Nou has been uncertain in recent weeks as reports have AC Milan keen to unite him with compatriot Kaka at San Siro. Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder has told his under-performing squad they are all playing for the futures at St. James's Park. Roeder will spend the remainder of the season scrutinizing his squad and has threatened a mass clearout in the summer following another year of disappointment. | |||||||