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Beckenbauer Denies Bribes Paid for 2006 Wcup FOOTBALL | Page 4 NBA | Page 6 Beckenbauer LeBron moves To Advertise here denies World into eighth on Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 Cup bribe NBA all-time allegations scorer list Thursday, December 22, 2016 CRICKET Rabia I 23, 1438 AH Captaincy question GULF TIMES hangs over Cook with England stagnating SPORT Page 10 SUPERCOPPA 2016 ‘Qatar capable of hosting great World Cup’ Juventus centre-back Giorgio Chiellini was speaking ahead of his team’s Italian Cup showdown against AC Milan, which takes place tomorrow By Sahan Bidappa “It is my second time in Qatar and Madrid and Barcelona greats Raul “Historically Milan is a strong team Doha the atmosphere now is very good for Gonzalez and Xavi Hernandez to play and it will be a good match. We ex- players and the weather is wonderful professional football in Qatar. pect a high level competition between for football. Aspire is something won- In the absence of fellow key defend- the two teams. This season they are in nlike his fearsome personality derful, the facilities are just fi rst class,” ers Leonardo bonucci and Dani Alves, the top level of the league; we expect a on the football pitch, Giorgio Chiellini said. Chiellini will have to play an even big- highly competitive match and we have Chiellini is soft-spoken off With Qatar hosting the World Cup ger role tomorrow against Milan and full respect for them because they are the fi eld. The Juventus and in 2022, Chiellini said he won’t hang the left-back expects a tough test from contenders for the championship this UItaly centre-back has a well-earned around playing football till then but San Siro side. season,” Chiellini said. reputation as a football bully, brute and expected the tournament to be a huge brawler but there is a huge discrepancy success. “I hope we can have a very Milan set for Doha Super Cup aft er 24hr delay between his on and off -pitch personas. good World Cup in 2022. We feel the The 32-year-old will be a key fi gure passion for football among the locals AC Milan have flown to Doha It was even suggested that Milan for Juventus in the Italian Super Cup fi - here. Qatar is capable of hosting a great yesterday for the Italian Super Cup would forego the final if they failed to nal against AC Milan at Al Sadd stadium World Cup,” the defender, who has final against league and Cup winners fly out yesterday. tomorrow night. And one can expect played 90 times for Italy, said. Juventus after a 24-hour delay due to But a statement by the club said: “A Chiellini to get back to his brutal best. Chiellini whose Juventus contract technical problems, the club said. few hours from our departure for But yesterday, the Italian at the As- will come to end next year, ruled out any CEO Adriano Galliani was fuming on Doha, the squad has been training at pire Zone was all smiles as he blended move to Chinese Super League, current- Tuesday after Milan, the beaten Cup (their training complex of) Milanello.” in, posed for selfi es with the local fans ly world football’s most lucrative market. finalists last season, were prevented Galliani had complained late on while also taking part in a training ses- “I cannot talk about my future now. from flying to Qatar when their plane Tuesday: “Juventus are already relax- sion with his Juventus teammates. It is impossible to talk about China, was stranded in London. ing in the heat, they’ll be training in It’s the Italian’s second time in Doha Australia, Qatar and the MLS. I wish Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini (second left) during training yesterday. He said the delay would give Juven- temperatures 20 degrees higher than and he enjoys coming to the Qatar the best for the players who decide to tus an “unfair advantage” because at Milanello. capital, especially with weather this play in China,” is all he would say. fer radar, with the 32-year-old having the Italy national side. they have been training in the searing “We’ll arrive at night-time and only time of the year here far less cold than Earlier this year Chiellini was among previously worked with Blues’ man- Chiellini also said he would not fol- heat of Doha since Tuesday. have one day to prepare.” in Turin. those said to be on the Chelsea’s trans- ager Antonio Conte in Turin and with low in the footsteps of former Real Gulf Times 2 Thursday, December 22, 2016 SPORT SPOTLIGHT Juve’s Marchisio looking to end 2016 on a high ‘2016 was bittersweet, but I look at the positives. I won two major trophies and now I can take a third, the first of the season’ By Sahan Bidappa Doha or Claudio Marchisio, 2016 has been a year to forget. The Ju- ventus midfi elder was laid low most of the year by injuries, Fwith a ruptured anterior cruciate liga- ment forcing him to miss the Euro 2016 and the start of the Serie A season. The Italian, who got himself injured while playing for Juventus in April, only made a comeback in the last week of October. While Juventus have con- tinued to dominate the Italian football, Marchisio underwent a painful recov- ery process for six months and is yet to regain his best form. “This year I missed a lot of things because the injury came at the end of the season,” Marchisio said yesterday in Doha. “It wasn’t easy to recover. I was working in the morning and after- noon. It wasn’t easy, and I’m still not at 100 per cent,” he added. However, the 30-year-old is look- ing at the future and wants to end 2016 on a high by winning the Italian Super Cup in Doha tomorrow. The Bianconeri face AC Milan at the Al Sadd stadium, aiming to win the trophy for the fourth time in fi ve seasons. And it’s a perfect opportunity for Marchisio to banish the personal trou- bles, while winning his third title of the year with Old Lady of Turin. “I’m a guy who doesn’t deal with it well when I’m out, I wanted to be strong and on the pitch. My 2016 was bittersweet, but I look at the positives. I won two major trophies and now I can take a third, the fi rst of the season,” he said. Marchisio, who has 263 caps with Juventus, is wary of Milan and believes they will be desperate to make amends for last year’s Coppa Italia fi nal defeat at the hands of Juventus. “It won’t be an easy match against Milan, who have already beaten us in Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio (R) during a training session at the Aspire Arena yesterday. Juventus will play AC Milan in the 2016 Super Coppa tomorrow. PIC: Noushad Thekkayil the league,” Marchisio said. “We will have to be very careful because they Cup will be played outside Italy, and “We will have to be very careful movement. They are only two points delayed by 24 hours due to technical come down to the smallest details. are a team with a lot youngsters, who Milan only qualifi ed for the match as because they are a team with a behind second-place Roma. Juventus, problems. “Our league defeat to Milan taught will want to show what they can do and Italian Cup runner-up after Juventus lot youngsters, who will want to however, is seemingly on an unstoppa- Marchisio believes that the prepara- us that we must not underestimate an- want to confi rm what they are doing. won both the league title and cup last show what they can do and want ble march to a record sixth Serie A title. tion will be key ahead of Friday’s en- yone. If you are not at your best against We want to end this year as we started season. to confi rm what they are doing. Juventus held their training session counter. “Our focus at the moment is any side at this level, you always risk it though, and make it perfect,” the But Milan has turned things around We want to end this year as we at Aspire yesterday, with Milan only on preparing ourselves as best we can by losing, not least in a game like this midfi elder added. this season under new coach Vincen- started it though, and make it making their way to Doha last night getting used to the playing surface and where one mistake can cost you the It is the ninth time the Italian Super zo Montella, fully embracing a youth perfect,” the midfi elder added. after their fl ight from London was the climate here in Doha. Finals always trophy,” the Italian noted. HELLO QATAR, SAYS JUVENTUS (L to R) Juventus’ Italian midfielder Claudio Marchisio, Argentinian forward Paulo Dybala, French defender Patrice Evra and Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuain. Juventus players during their training session at the Aspire Zone yesterday. PICS: Noushad Thekkayil Juventus’ Patrice Evra (R) greets Al Sadd’s Xavi Hernandez (L) yesterday. Evra then got adventurous... Gulf Times Thursday, December 22, 2016 3 FOOTBALL QATAR STARS LEAGUE Lekhwiya thrash Shahania 10-0 to create QSL record Yusef El Arabi notched up a treble while Moez Ali and Yusef Msakni grabbed a double each as Djamel Belmadi’s boys destroyed hapless Shahania Lekhwiya coach Djamel Belmadi looked a happy man.
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