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Djibril Cissé prend sa retraite et débarque sur Yahoo Sport

L’attaquant international français a décidé de mettre un terme définitif à sa carrière à l’âge de 35 ans. L’ancien joueur de Marseille devient consultant pour Yahoo Sport.

Djibril Cissé a tout tenté, sans y parvenir. Malgré son envie et sa détermination, le joueur formé à l’AJ Auxerre a décidé de mettre un terme à sa carrière à 35 ans. « J'ai aimé être footballeur. Jusqu'à maintenant, le ballon a été toute ma vie. J'aurais aimé poursuivre une carrière interrompue malgré moi mais il me faut admettre aujourd'hui que le football, c'est fini », nous a-t-il confié en exclusivité.

L’international français (41 sélections, 9 buts) avait décidé de sortir de sa première retraite sportive, annoncée en octobre 2015, pour retrouver un club. Son opération de la hanche réussie, il ambitionnait de rejouer au plus haut niveau avec l’objectif affiché d’atteindre la barre des 100 buts en Ligue 1. Mais faute d’avoir réussi à convaincre un club, le compteur de l’ancien joueur de l’OM restera bloqué à 96. Désormais, Cissé veut tourner la page du football et profiter de sa nouvelle vie remplie de projets. « C'est avec la même passion que je vais entièrement me consacrer à la musique, à la mode et à Yahoo Sport », a-t-il détaillé. « Je vais m'investir corps et âme dans ma carrière de DJ, de producteur et de consultant ainsi que développer ma marque de vêtements. Merci à tous pour votre soutien. L'aventure continue, une autre vie commence. Un lion ne meurt jamais », a-t-il conclu. L'ancien attaquant de Liverpool interviendra désormais régulièrement sur Yahoo Sport : chroniques, Facebook Live, reportages, immersion dans son univers... "Nous allons réaliser avec Djibril des vidéos originales, innovantes et différentes" précise Alexandre Delpérier directeur des programmes, des contenus et de l'info de Yahoo. 

 Retrouvez son interview sur Yahoo Sport en intégralité.

Suivez-le avec le hashtag #cissesuryahoo

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季中選秀/敲出全壘打卻被忽略　高杰自嘲總有天會一棒成名

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　　以優異打擊表現獲得教練賞識擔任中心棒次並入選亞運培訓隊大名單、目前效力於台北市興富發成棒隊的外野手高杰可說是目前業餘甲組最不受到注目的強打者之一。高杰與其他出身台東的阿美族球員一般，家境並不富裕，僅能憑不斷揮舞手中的球棒，力圖被職棒球團賞識而有翻身的機會。

　　據高杰回憶，台東棒球場首次舉辦職棒賽事時由兄弟象出戰誠泰Cobras，他因欣賞陳江和的美技守備而開始認真投入棒球訓練；一開始僅僅因為喜歡打球加上個性不服輸而持續苦練；雖然起步比他人晚，但在就讀嘉義大學棒球隊時期開始他打出一些成績也入選國訓隊，發現自己實力其實沒有比別人還差，才開始有了朝職棒舞台奮鬥的夢想。

　　國訓隊時期是高杰開始嶄露頭角的階段。他認為「萬人迷」王光輝教練對他的影響最為深遠；除了教導他面對不同球數、球種時的打擊策略外，也是少數看出他有打擊天分的教練之一。王光輝教練曾虧他說：「全壘打牆放在那邊不是用來看，是要讓你打過的。」教練認為他的打擊技巧不錯，但身體強度不足，要求他自行加重他的重量菜單；並鼓勵他若想進入職棒，就得以張志豪的打擊型態為目標，強化自己的肌力、追求簡潔完整的揮棒軌跡。

　　退伍後加入台北市興富發棒球隊磨練的這兩年高杰在隊上表現相當穩定也拿過不少個人打擊獎項，他歸因於自己不斷持續加強的重量訓練。目前他臥推已可達到120kg、深蹲蹲舉可達至170kg，光論肌力而言已達職棒水準；但不知為何，他總是得不到媒體鎂光燈的焦點。

　　高杰自嘲地說：「我真的是超級邊緣人啦！去年我同梯的陳勤宗在測試會中擊出全壘打被球迷、媒體大肆討論；自己準備今年測試會很久，對自己的調整狀況與爆發力都相當有信心，滿心期待能在測試會中好好發揮。我上去打時相中投手球路後一棒把球扛出牆外，那時發現看台上議論紛紛，心裡想這次穩了。結果下來後，跟其他選手說我打全壘打居然都沒人注意到！原來我打出去那時，前一個選手張育豪因為自打球痛到在地上翻滾一直沒人來處理他，全場的目光焦點都被他吸引過去啦！不過沒關係啦，有得到球團推薦通過測試最重要。有機會站上職棒舞台的話，總會有一棒成名的機會喔！」從言談之中仍可看見高杰幽默與樂天的性格，是名在心態上自我調適能力強的選手，相信離他期許自己一棒成名的那一天不會太遙遠。

更多球員獨家專訪與賽事花絮，就在 熱心冷眼看體育FB粉絲團！

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HOT FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP: Messi, Vardy, Kane, Kalinic, Morrison

Stanley Accrington is back with the morning’s paper chat and it seems Chelsea’s poor run of form this season has led the power brokers at the Bridge to one conclusion; buy all the form players in the Premier League, while Manchester City are chasing Lionel Messi, which is tough as he is very fast.

In the big news of the morning, the Sun are reporting that Lionel Messi's agents have had initial discussions about a deal with Manchester City that would see the 28-year-old Barcelona and Argentina forward join on a weekly wage of £800,000. This initially looks like pie-in-the-sky nonsense, which is leaked to the press so the magical Argentine can bump up his current contract with the Catalan giants. However with the Guardian, via Cadena Copa, reporting Pep Guardiola has agreed to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season to take over from Manuel Pellegrini, maybe there are some legs in the Messi rumour.

Addressing their poor form, Chelsea are lining up January moves for Leicester's England striker Jamie Vardy, 28, and Tottenham's Belgium midfielder Mousa Dembele, 28 (Daily Mirror) and a summer move for Dembele's Spurs team-mate Harry Kane, 22, but Jose Mourinho's side will wait until the summer before making a bid for him according to the Daily Mail. Buying Dembele would be a lesson in short-termism given it’s taken three years for Spurs to find a manager to get anything productive out of the mercurial/bone-idle Belgian.

Chelsea are also considering a move for former Blackburn striker Nikola Kalinic in January. The 27-year-old Croatia international has scored 10 goals in nine Serie A matches for Fiorentina this season, which is in stark contrast to his time at Ewood Park where he scored 7 goals in 44 appearances and was laughed at a lot. Who is laughing now eh?

LA Galaxy midfielder Steven Gerrard says he is disappointed his former club Liverpool did not sign 19-year-old England midfielder Dele Alli before Tottenham did according to the Evening Standard in London. Liverpool and 18 other Premier League clubs share in that disappointment, Stephen. Don’t worry, maybe there is a new Jay Spearing just ready to burst forth from the Anfield academy.

In other top flight news, Swansea forward Andre Ayew has suggested he could leave for a top Premier League club in January, with Liverpool reported to be interested in the 25-year-old while Bournemouth are planning a £6m move for Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gale, 25, in January to replace the injured Callum Wilson (23), so say the Mirror.

Elsewhere, Leeds boss Steve Evans says a deal has been provisionally agreed to extend Sunderland midfielder Liam Bridcutt's loan move for the remainder of the season. Lucky Liam, we say.

The ‘Boss of Goss’ Kevin Darling will be back on Monday 30th.

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Transfer window woes forgotten as Norwich City outclass Bournemouth and have Anfield in their sights

Events leading up to Norwich City’s meeting with Bournemouth last Saturday saw Alex Neil facing rumblings of discontent amongst fans and players alike for the first time during his short tenure. Firstly, Lewis Grabban’s refusal to sit on the bench at Rotherham represented an unprecedented challenge to Neil’s regime; a scenario that he is unlikely to have been faced with before in his short, and overwhelmingly successful, managerial career. To follow this, the deadline day sale of Bradley Johnson, last season’s talisman and player of the season, shocked and disappointed many amongst the Canaries faithful. Whilst the reported £6.5million figure represented a substantial sum for a player who has never quite proved his abilities at the top level, the lack of replacement, or moreover the failure to put this revenue towards a new central defender or striker, frustrated many. Incomings on deadline day were in the form of two loan signings, West Ham United’s Matt Jarvis and Congolese international Dieumerci Mbokani, and whilst the pairs respective performances last Saturday suggest they could prove to be two very shrewd additions, the general consensus amongst City’s supporters as the window slammed shut was one of disappointment. Neil has since confirmed that he had “two more deals” in place that fell through due to the selling club “pulling the plug” in the final moments of the window, so it is likely that the young Scot mirrored the fans feeling of slight discontent.

It was the combination of these events, furthered by Norwich’s no show at St Mary’s two weeks prior that resulted in a greater importance being placed on Saturday’s match-up with fellow newly promoted side Bournemouth. As they have done time and time again under Neil’s rule, with pressure and expectation on, his team once more produced the goods in emphatic style. Wes Hoolahan’s majesty pioneered a performance warranting of comparisons to Barcelona by Paul Merson on Soccer Saturday (okay, maybe that was a bit too kind!), as the Canaries well and truly put paid to the Cherries’ fans “Championee” brags in the early moments of the game. Hoolahan assisted last season’s top scorer Cameron Jerome in grabbing his first goal of the season to open the scoring, and then doubled the lead himself after the break before new signing Matt Jarvis capped off an impressive debut with a neat finish in the 67th minute to secure the 3 points for Alex Neil’s men. A late consolation goal for Bournemouth would have undoubtedly angered perfectionist Neil but it was not enough to dampen City fans’ spirits as victory took them to the lofty heights of 8th in the Premier League table.

With the Cherries picked off, Alex Neil’s attentions have turned to Sunday’s trip to Anfield as City prepare for their first match-up of the season against a member of the ‘big four’ (that’s if people still consider Liverpool as a part of that elite!). Recent history of the fixture is not favourable to the Canaries, as they have not defeated the Reds since their famous victory in the last game in front of the old Kop back in 1994, and have only ever won four times at Anfield in 27 previous attempts. However, it will take more than measly statistics to hold Alex Neil back, and with Liverpool having a stuttering beginning to the campaign coupled with mid-week European commitments and no longer boasting Norwich’s number one nemesis Luis Suarez in their front line, maybe, just maybe, ‘the spirit of ’94’ can be recaptured. Back then it was a solitary Jeremy Goss goal that led Norwich to victory, and Alex Neil’s men will be eagerly eying up the opportunity to become City’s new Anfield hero.

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Become the #1 Aston Villa fan voice on Yahoo Sport!

We’re looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Aston Villa fanatic who knows the ins and outs of the club and isn’t afraid to voice and blog his or her opinions.

Compete with other football pundits to become the #1 fan voice for your team on Yahoo Sport. One fan from each Premier League club will be offered a spot on Yahoo to write and post during the 2015-16 season, as well as:

- Have your content promoted across Yahoo UK, Yahoo Sport, the Yahoo Sport app and Yahoo’s social networks.

- Get paid £20 per article to write 1-2 pieces per week throughout the season.

- Receive a Yahoo Sport t-shirt or hoodie.

- One finalist will be picked to guest star in an exclusive Yahoo Sport video about the summer transfer window.

At the end of the season, Yahoo will select 3 grand prize winners from the 20 finalists. The grand prizes are:

- Have a coffee/pint with one of the Premier League’s rising stars on the pitch.

- Have a chat with a well-known football journalist to pick his/her brain about the industry.  

- A special grand prize (it’s a secret!) will be given for highest social shares at the end of the 2015-16 season.

See FAQs for prize details.

How do I apply?

Competition submissions will be accepted until 10th August 2015. To apply, please visit http://bit.ly/1Gj2BXa.

Our competition application form will ask you for your full legal name, pen name, email address, which football club you support, as well as a writing submission to show us your knowledge, writing skills and voice.

o   Assignment: Write 350-700 words discussing what Aston Villa has done and what they need to do in the summer transfer window.

For more information, please read our FAQs and General Competition Terms.

Cheers

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