Klopp Extends His Dortmund Contract

Jurgen Klopp (46), the Borussia Dortmund coach, has just extended his contract with 2 years, which will keep him in the club till 2018. The old contract was to have expire in 2016.

Klopp became the chief coach of the club in 2008 and has won three titles for the top German Bundesliga team, including leading them to the Uefa Champions League final against the eventual winner - Bayern Munchen.

There has been speculation linking him with a move to a number of high profile clubs across Europe, but with this extension, he put a stop to the speculations.

Jurgen Klopp

The general manager of the club, Hans-Joachim Watzke, said that one should not never separate things that belongs together and as a result they have extended the contract of the head coach again.

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''Since you should never separate that which belongs together, we 've extended the contract of our head coach and his team once again.''

Michael Zorc, the club's director of sports, added, ''He's the perfect coach for Dortmund.''

The contracts of Klopp's assistants, Peter Krawietz and Zeljko Buvac were also extended untill 2018.

After signing the contract, the coach said, ''We 're all still just a little bit in love with this club and the way things are progressing here.''

''We want to have the tranquility to plan the future of this wonderful club together.''

''Together we have written an exciting story here, maybe the most exciting and thrilling football story of the past few years.

''But I do not have the feeling that I have to start with any final chapter yet,'' he added.

Jurgen Klopp, talked to the media after Dortmund beat Real Madrid 4 - 1 in the Champions League match last season.

Some Major European League Results (26/10/13 & 27/10/13)

       EPL

Sunderland       2  -  1   Newcastle United
Chelsea            2  -  1   Man City
Swansea           0  -  0   West Ham
Tottenham        1  -  0   Hull City
Crystal Palace  0  -  2   Arsenal
Aston Villa       0  -  2   Everton
Liverpool          4  -  1   West Brom
Man United       3  -  2   Stoke City
Norwich            0  -  0   Cardiff City
Southampton     2  -  0   Fulham

Gonzalo Higuain of Napoli

Dutch Eredivisie

Roda JC            2  -  1   PSV
Feyenoord         1  -  2   Heracles
Zwolle               0  -  2   AZ Alkmaar
Vitesse               2  -  2   Groningen
Ado Den Haag   3  -  2   Twente
NAC                  5  -  0    Go Ahead Eagles
Cambuur            3  -  1    Utrecht
Ajax                   0  -  0    RKC


German Bundesliga

Stuttgart           1  -  1    Nurnberg
Wolfsburg        3  -  0    Werder Bremen
Hannover         1  -   4    Hoffenheim
Leverkusen      2  -   1    Augsburg
Bayern             3  -   2    Hertha
Schalke            1  -   3    Dortmund
Mainz               2  -  0    Braunschweig
Freiburg           0  -   3   Hamburg
M'gladbach      4  -   1   Frankfurt


Spanish La Liga

Vallecano            0  -  3    Real Valladolid
Levent                 3  -  0    Espanyol
Malaga                0  -  5    Celta de Vigo
Barcelona            2  -  1    Real Madrid
Elche                   0  -  1    Granada
Sevilla                 2  -  1    Osasuna
Villarreal             4  -  1    Valencia
Real Sociedad     3  -  0    Almeria
Atletico               5  -  0    Real Betis


French Ligue 1

Nantes                  0  -  1   Lille
Marseille              2  -  3   Reims
Bastia                   1  -  0   Nice
Guingamp            2  -  1   Ajaccio
Lorient                 2  -  1   Sochaux
Toulouse              0  -  5   Rennes
Valenciennes       0  -  1   Evian Thonon
Bordeaux             2  -  0   Montpellier
Monaco               2  -  1   Lyon


Italian Serie  A

Inter                 4  -  2  Verona
Sampdoria       1  -  0   Atalanta
Lazio               2  -  0   Cagliari
Udinese           0  -  1   Roma
Parma              3  -  2   Milan
Juventus          2  -  0   Genoa
Chievo            1  -   2   Fiorentina
Catania            0  -  0   Sassuolo
Bologna          1  -   0   Livorna
Napoli             2  -  0   Torino


Portuguese Premeira Liga 

Sporting Braga     0  -  1   Academica
Olhanense            1  -  0   Arouca
Rio Ave                0  -  1   Gil Vicente
Vitoria Setubal     0  -  0   Belenenses
Benfica                 2  -  0   Nacional
Porto                     3  -  1   Sporting Lisbon
Maritimo               1  -  3   Estoril Praia
Pacos Ferreira       1  -  3   Guimaraes

Uefa's Europa League (24/10/13)

Wigan Athletics      1  -  1   Rubin Kazan       
Apollon Limassol   0  -  0   Lazio
Valencia                  5  -  1   St Gallen
Swansea                  1  -  1   Kuban Krasnodar
Sheriff Tiraspol       0  -  2   Tottenham
Trabzonspor            2  -  0   Legia Warsaw
Anzhi Makhachka   1  -  0   Tromso
Shakhter Karagandy 1  - 1   AZ Alkmaar
PAOK Salonika       3  -  2   Maccabi Haifa
Dinamo Zegreb        0  -  0   PSV
Chornomor Odesa    0  -  1   Ludogorets Razgrad
Elfsborg                    1  -  2   Esbjerg
Red Bull Salzburg    2  -  1   Standard Liege
Zulte Waregem         1  -  3   NK  Maribor
Fiorentina                 3  -  0   Pandurii
Pacos de Ferreira      0  -  2   Dnipro
Bordeaux                  2  -  1   Apoel Nicosia
E. Frankfurt              2  -  0   Maccabi Tel Aviv
Dynamo Kiev           3  -  0   Thun
Genk                         1  -  1   Rapid Vienna
Slovan Liberec         1  -  1   Sevilla
Freiburg                    1  -  1   Estoril Praia
Lyon                         1  -  0   Rijeka
Real Betis                 1  -  0   Vitoria Guimaraes

Uefa Champions League Results (22/10/13 & 23/10/13)

Anderlecht          0  -  5    PSG
Galatasaray         3  -  1    Copenhagen
Man United         1  -  0    Real Madrid
Leverkusen          4  -  0    Shakhter Donetsk
CSKA Moscow   1  -  2    Man City
Real Madrid        2  -  1    Juventus
Benfica                1  -  1    Olympiakos
Bayern Munich   5  -  0    Viktoria Plzen

Podolski and Ozil of Arsenal

Schalke 04           0  -  3    Chelsea
Arsenal                1  -  2    Dortmund
Celtic                   2  -  1    Ajax
Steaua Bucharest  1  -  1   Basel
Marseille              1  -  2   Napoli
Porto                     0  -  1   Zenit St Petersburg
Austria Vienna     0  -  3   Atletico  Madrid
Milan                    1  -  1   Barcelona

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Bill Russel - The NBA Legend Arrested At The Airport

The NBA living legend, Bill Russel (79), was recently arrested at the Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, for having a loaded gun .38 caliber, Smith and Wesson hand gun in his luggage.

Mr Russel was arrested for a brief moment and released but the Transportation and Security Administration which discovered the hand gun during the search of his bag at the airport confiscated the gun.

Bill Russel

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Bill, who is in the hall of fame of Basketball, played for the Boston Celtics from the 1950's to the 1970's. In the course of his career, he won more titles than any other player that played or still playing the game. He won a total of 11 titles (11 NBA rings), he won one more than a former team-mate, Sam Jones, who won 10 titles.

The very tall former basketball player later issued a statement of apology. He said, ''Before boarding my flight from Seattle to Boston, I had accidentally left a legal firearm in my bag. I apologize and truly regret the mistake.''

''I was issued a citation by the TSA, whose agents couldn't have been more thorough and professional, when dealing with this. I really appreciate their efforts to keep air travel safe.''

Iker Casillas May Leave Real Madrid

The long time goalkeeper of Real Madrid, Iker Casillas (32), who has been relegated to playing a second fiddle, to the current Nr 1 choice goal-tender,
Diego Lopez, has indicated in an interview with a Spanish media, that if his lack of selection in the club continues, he will be leaving in January.

The former coach of the club, Jose Mourinho, who is now managing Chelsea, prefered using Lopez and the new coach, Carlo Ancelotti, is also doing the same thing, to the frustration of Casillas. Ancelotti uses Lopez in the Spanish La Liga and Casillas in the champions league.

Iker Casillas

 

Vicente del Bosque, the Spanish national coach and former coach of Real Madrid, still has confidence in Casillas, so he made him the first choice goalkeeper and captain of the national team. But he needs more play time at club level, or he risk the chance of being replaced by Victor Valdez, the Barcelona goalkeeper.

Iker Casillas - 2013 Season Saves

 

Iker Casillas, has played all his football career with Real Madrid. A couple of clubs have been monitoring his situation, in the club and are ready to pounce at the opportunity of signing him.

Some clubs are very eager to sign the very experienced keeper, who is still in good form, especially Arsenal, who are in search of a world class goalkeeper like him.

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Casillas is still weighing his options. He said, in the interview, that he will like to stay at Real, but if the situation does not change for him, he will be forced to leave the club, (probably in January when the transfer window opens again).

''Of course I want to stay here, winning more titles with Real Madrid,'' he said.

''I have been here since I was a boy, but the day will come, when maybe a decision will have to be made.''

''I have decided I want to be part of this squad for a long time, but if the situation dosn't change in 3 months and you ask the same question, perhaps I will answer, that I am planning to leave,'' he added.

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, said that the club is looking for a proven quality. ''...we will also look to buy a proven quality.''

Iker Casillas, was in a top form in the summer Confederation Cup in Brazil.
He has been doing very well for Real Madrid, in the champions league matches so far and also in the Spanish  2014 World Cup qualification matches.

Tomic's Father Banned From Australia Open

John Tomic, the father and coach of the ATP tennis player, Bernard Tomic, has been banned from appearing in January, at the Australia Open in any capacity - either as a coach or spectator because of his assault conviction.

Tomic Sr was arrested in May, in Madrid, on the allegation that he head-butted his son's practice partner, Thomas Drouet. He was punished with a 12 month suspension ban by the ATP. (ATP stands for Association of Tennis Professionals. It is the organisation in charge of Men tennis activities).

The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Australia tennis, Mr Craig Tiley, told the media that Mr John Tomic, will not be allowed to enter the premises of the Australia Open in January next year.

''...the four Grand Slam tournaments have an agreement with the ATP, to follow and support that organisation's decision in situations like this,'' Mr Craig Tiley, said.

''The Grand Slams as well as the ATP work together on this. The rule is he's not accredited and does not have permission to purchase a ticket. And the systems we have in place - John or anyone else who is banned, they are not allowed on the grounds and our security personnel, will take care of that appropriately,'' he added.

Last month (September), Mr Tomic was convicted of the offence by a Spanish court and was given an eight month suspended jail sentence.