Archive for the 'Rafa Benitez' Category

March 5th, 2012
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Rafael Benítez Wants Top Flight Return | Makes a pitch for Chelsea’s opening

via the Guardian: "If they want me to have the best, they can say you can manage a team at the bottom of the table or manage a team at a top of the table and try to win trophies. That is my idea, to have the option of a top side and try to win trophies. If they love me, they will understand. "I have had two or three offers from clubs and one from ...
April 16th, 2011

Rafa Benitez Moved To Tears at the Hillsborough Memorial

Rafa Benitez returns to Liverpool and is moved to tears at the Hillsborough Memorial, April 14, 2011.
December 21st, 2010

Inter Milan set to officially confirm sacking of Rafael Benítez on Wednesday

According to reports, and despite Rafa's recent insistence that everything is fine, Inter Milan's club's president, Massimo Moratti, is in the process of negotiating the manager's payoff with the pair's relationship having fractured beyond repair in recent weeks. Benítez claimed Inter's fifth trophy of the year on Saturday, but the tensions spilled ...
September 14th, 2010

FC Twente v Inter Milan – Champions League Highlights

Dutch debutantes FC Twente gave Inter fans early signs that defending the Champions League title is going to prove no easy task for new Inter boss Rafa Benitez. Twente will take the point and look to scrape another one when they face Inter Milan in the return leg.
June 25th, 2010

Rafa Benitez Lays Blame On Christian Purslow For Liverpool Exit

Now that Rafa Benitez has moved on and found himself a new job, the time to lay blame is upon us... Up first, Managing Director Christian Purslow. "It was really sad," Benítez said when discussing his departure in an interview with Radio City today. "I was on holiday so it was a surprise that everything was going on in this way, but at the end of ...
June 8th, 2010

Rafa Benitez To Be Presented As New Inter Milan Manager

Just days after mutually walking away from Anfield, Spaniard Rafa Benitez is set to unveiled as the new head coach of Champions League winners Inter Milan on Wednesday according to an official statement released by President Massimo Moratti. (more...)
June 3rd, 2010

Liverpool Confirm Rafa Benitez’ Exit From Anfield

Liverpool has officially confirmed the exit of Spaniard Rafa Benitez by "Mutual Consent" after six years in charge at Anfield. 'Kenny Dalglish is to assist the Liverpool managing director, Christian Purslow, in the search for a replacement. Roy Hodgson, Martin O'Neill and Louis van Gaal are among the bookmakers early favourites for the post.' Hit ...
June 2nd, 2010

Liverpool offer Rafael Benítez £3m to quit effective immediately?

From the guardian: Liverpool have given the clearest indication yet that Rafael Benítez's six-year spell in charge is drawing to a close by offering their manager £3m to leave Anfield. The Spaniard, entitled to £16m if sacked this summer, has been offered the lesser sum to quit with immediate effect. Benítez's position has been in ...