Weekly Football News, December 3 2012
Wenger emerges as a target for PSG: report
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has emerged as a replacement for big-spending French club Paris St-Germain as pressure builds on Carlo Ancelotti following the defeat by Nice over the weekend.
Since his arrival in 2011, Ancelotti has seen his side pipped by Montpellier for the Ligue 1 title last season and then watched them drop to fourth in the table after three defeats already this term.
Now, according to a report by French radio station RMC, PSG's Qatari owners are considering replacing the former Chelsea manager with Wenger.
Wenger is also feeling the strain of high expectations at the Emirates this season, with Arsenal slipping to 10th in the EPL table following Saturday's 2-0 reverse at home to Swansea and languishing 15 points adrift of leaders Manchester United.
"We are in this job to turn things around, and I am confident we will [because of] the quality of the players and the spirit we have," said Wenger after leading Arsenal to their worst start in his 16 seasons in charge.
"I believe it is a good chance to stick together and show we're a strong club."
Beckham made MLS "relevant": Keller
Former US national team goalkeeper Kasey Keller has praised David Beckham's six-year stay in the MLS as having helped the fledgling league prosper around the world.
Beckham helped LA Galaxy retain the MLS Cup with a 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo over the weekend in his final match for the club before he makes his final move to an as-yet unknown destination.
And Keller, who played in England, Spain and Germany before returning home to play in the MLS for the Seattle Sounders, said Beckham had been exactly what the North American league needed.
"It was at a time when the league needed something to give it a big global kick-start and there wasn't a bigger global personality in the game than David Beckham," he told Reuters.
"It just made the league relevant, made people take notice and because of that other teams were able to step up."
Since Beckham's arrival from Real Madrid, the league has enjoyed rising attendances and attracted other big name European players such as France's Thierry Henry and Ireland's Robbie Keane.
Ferguson: Jose could replace me
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Jose Mourinho is capable of replacing him in the Old Trafford hotseat - but stopped short of making any predictions about his likely successor.
Ferguson told an ITV4 documentary about Mourinho's past decade in management: "He can manage anywhere, absolutely. I'm not going to put any forecasts on what is going to happen at this club. I won't last forever, but Jose can manage anywhere, there is no question about that."
Despite having four years left to run on his contrast at Madrid, Mourinho has publicly expressed his desire to rejoin an English Premier League side in the future.
The former Porto and Inter Milan boss managed Chelsea for three seasons before leaving in 2007.
Dutch legends get chop
Dutch master Johan Cruyff has been sacked from his role as an adviser to Mexican club Chivas.
The former Barcelona coach was hired nine months ago to help turn around the club's flagging fortunes but has clearly not impressed the club's owners.
The club released a statement, which read: "The club has decided to terminate the services and consultancy with the company of Mr Johan Cruyff.
Meanwhile, former Dutch World Cup playmaker Johan Neeskens has been fired by big-spending South African club Mamelodi Sundown, who have struggled all season despite having assembled the most expensive squad in the league.
Compiled by Marc Fox
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