Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Werder Bremen's director of sport Klaus Allofs has played down talk of a split between the club and midfielder Diego, who is currently away on international duty at the Olympics with Brazil. Bremen were one of three clubs to turn to the Court of A...
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
... to the German media by his new Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf (left) and General Manager Klaus Allofs.Pizarro's first-team hopes were not helped when Mourinho was replaced by Avram Grant a few months later and the 29-year-old striker concedes his time in west London did not go as he had hoped.'It was okay, I mean I still had some positive experiences, but it certainly did not turn...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
... and 2001, on a season-long loan.The move came following an inquiry from Bremen director of sport Klaus Allofs, and while the former Bayern Munich striker still has a contract with Chelsea until 2011, he insists he is focused on helping his new team claim some silverware this season.'I wanted to fight (for a place at Chelsea), but then Klaus came and told me all about Bremen,'...
TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
... really happy to be back here and I hope things work out well for Werder." Bremen director of sport Klaus Allofs admitted that the 29-year-old had been a long-term target since it became clear his contract with Bayern would not be extended last year. "We were unable to pull it off back then, but we kept tabs on him," he explained. Pizarro has been given the number 24 shirt and is set...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
... the conditions for his involvement," said Andreas Muller, Schalke's general manager, with Werder's Klaus Allofs echoing those statements in regard to Diego.Those conditions include the provision of adequate insurance against injury, and the clubs have already contacted the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to finalise the terms of a deal."This decision is in line with FIFA's...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
... the conditions for his involvement," said Schalke general manager Andreas Muller, with Werder's Klaus Allofs echoing those statements in regard to Diego.Those conditions include the provision of adequate insurance against injury, and the clubs have already contacted the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to finalise the terms of a deal."This decision is in line with Fifa's appeal...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
"We will release Rafinha to play at the Olympic Games if the Brazilian Football Association quickly create the conditions for his involvement", said Schalke club general manager Andreas Muller, with Werder's Klaus Allofs echoing those statements in regard to Diego.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
"We will release Rafinha to play at the Olympic Games if the Brazilian Football Association quickly create the conditions for his involvement", said the Schalke general manager Andreas Muller. Werder's Klaus Allofs issued a statement expressing the same sentiments. The conditions the German clubs are seeking include the provision of adequate insurance against injury. The clubs are in...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
... in Beijing. "We have to look now and see if it makes sense to continue with a case," Bremen CEO Klaus Allofs told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. "It has to have a chance of being successful."
NHatky (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Berlin, Werder Bremen playmaker Diego defied orders from his Bundesliga club and left Germany on Tuesday to join Brazil's Olympic team, following the footsteps of Schalke 04 defender Rafinha who went absent without leave on Monday. Werder Bremen sporting director Klaus Allofs announced the club would take action after repeatedly warning ...
Liverpool FC - LFC Online (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
... clubs to release players over the age as a sign of goodwill.Werder Bremen's sporting director Klaus Allofs has said that the club will take legal action, insisting: "It's better for all parties to clear up the situation."While Liverpool must release Lucas Leiva and Ryan Babel to play for Brazil and Holland respectively, they are allowing Javier Mascherano to take part and may change...
LFC Online (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
... clubs to release players over the age as a sign of goodwill.Werder Bremen's sporting director Klaus Allofs has said that the club will take legal action, insisting: "It's better for all parties to clear up the situation."While Liverpool must release Lucas Leiva and Ryan Babel to play for Brazil and Holland respectively, they are allowing Javier Mascherano to take part and may change...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
... to report to a training camp Monday. After a 90-minute meeting Tuesday with Werder general manager Klaus Allofs, Diego left the club "without permission" to fly to Paris to join the Brazil team, Werder said in a statement. The Associated Press
The Independent (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
... after a meeting yesterday and, without permission, flew to Paris to join up with the Brazil squad.Klaus Allofs, the club's sporting director, said that the matter would go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). It is the Brazil players who are believed to be under the most pressure to join up with their squads because their current coach, Dunga, is under so much scrutiny that...
Footie Blog (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
Werder Bremen have dashed the Olympic hopes of Brazil playmaker Diego, telling the 23-year-old they will not release him and thus depriving the Games of perhaps one of the world’s most exciting young players Werder sporting director Klaus Allofs said there was no legal reason for clubs to release their players because, he said, the Olympics are not [...]
