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Sinisa Mihajlovic: Fiorentina coach
MIHAJLOVIC - CLUB MUST DECIDE MY FATE

Sinisa Mihajlovic is hopeful of keeping his job as Fiorentina coach but has conceded the decision is out of his hands.
Fiorentina lost 1-0 at Chievo on Sunday to pile further pressure on the Serb.
Reports in Italy claim La Viola are considering a coaching change with former Palermo boss Delio Rossi as the leading candidate to replace Mihajlovic.
"Whether I stay or I leave does not depend on me," Mihajlovic told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"My conscience is clear, I am calm, it will be for the club to decide."
Mihajlovic was handed the club's backing after he was booed by a section of the crowd during last weekend's 1-0 win over Genoa.
Sunday's defeat in Verona was Fiorentina's fourth in the campaign and dropped them to 13th in the standings.
However, Mihajlovic believes his team is improving.
"We just have to keep going," he said.
"From the start of the season we've been playing well, apart from the first half against Juventus and Udinese. The defeat at Chievo was undeserved."
Fiorentina host AC Milan on November 19.

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Maxi Lopez: Linked with AC Milan
LOPEZ RECEPTIVE TO MILAN RUMOURS

Catania forward Maxi Lopez has claimed he would relish a move to AC Milan in the January transfer window.
Reports in Italy claim the Rossoneri are looking to reinforce their attack after Antonio Cassano was ruled out indefinitely after undergoing a heart procedure last week and Lopez is considered Milan's top target.
"I am aware of these rumours," Lopez told Corriere dello Sport.
"But I don't know anything more than that. If the Rossoneri want me then I'm ready.
"Milan are a great club, so it's normal that I would like to play for them. But I have to talk to Catania and my agent. We'll see what happens in January.
"I am certainly ready for another experience with a top club after Barcelona."
The 27-year-old joined Catania last year from FC Moscow and is under contract with the Sicilian outfit until January 2014.
The Argentina striker has scored two goals in six league appearances for eighth-place Catania this season.

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Jack Wilshere: Looking to start working harder
JACK WILSHERE STEPS UP RECOVERY

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is set to step up his rehabilitation from ankle surgery after x-rays on Monday revealed he was on course in his recovery.
Wilshere went under the knife six weeks ago after suffering a stress fracture in his right ankle during the summer.
The teenager had originally hoped the injury would heal itself with the help of a protective boot, however, he was forced to undergo an operation that is set to keep him sidelined into the new year.
After the initial frustration Wilshere, who is yet to make an appearance this season, is apparently now on track in his recovery after Monday's x-ray results.
"As I said had 6 week X-ray earlier and all going well," he wrote on his Twitter page.
"I can start to work a bit harder now."
The news will come as welcome relief for Arsenal after their early-season form was undermined by a rash of injuries.
A severely-depleted side was thrashed 8-2 by Manchester United at Old Trafford in August, but they have since won six of their past seven matches - including a stunning 5-3 success at Chelsea - to move back up the Barclays Premier League table.

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Harry Redknapp: Eager to return to the touchline
REDKNAPP EYES QUICK RETURN - BOND

Recovering Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp remains hopeful of making a return to the touchline for Spurs' next match, according to assistant manager Kevin Bond.
Redknapp has missed the north London club's past two games after he underwent minor heart surgery last week.
The 64-year-old has been advised by doctors to rest for up to five weeks, however, he could be back at work when Spurs host Aston Villa on November 21.
The international break has allowed Redknapp extra time in his recovery and, while Bond stressed his boss would heed the medics' advice, he admitted Redknapp was targeting a return against Villa.
"Whatever the doctors say, he needs to take his lead from them," Bond told Sky Sports News HD.
"These people know best and he might have to take a little bit longer.
"He's hoping that he will be back for our next game. I know initially that was his thoughts, that he would be back for the Villa game.
"If it needs to be longer, he will have to listen to those guys."
In Redknapp's absence Bond has taken on the managerial responsibilities alongside Joe Jordan and Clive Allen.
They masterminded the 3-1 success over Fulham on Sunday and Bond admitted the trio were content to stay in charge until Redknapp was fit to return.
"That's what Joe, myself and Clive and the other members of the coaching staff will do," said Bond.
"We will try and keep it going. Hopefully Harry will be back for our next game, but if he's not we will take our lead from him and try to do things in the same way as we always have done before.
"The players know what is expected from them and all we will try to do is to keep things going as sweetly as we can do until Harry returns."
Spurs' win at the weekend was their seventh in their past eight games to leave them outside the Barclays Premier League's top four on goal difference only.
With a game in hand Redknapp's troops are well placed to jump above fourth-placed London rivals Chelsea and defender Ledley King believes they can be the capital club to break Manchester's dominance of the title race.
Manchester City and United are positioned first and second in the table, but King insists Tottenham are ready to restore pride in the capital.
"I hope we can become the biggest challenger to the Manchester teams," he said.
"We're still learning, we're still taking one game at a time, but at the moment we feel we can win every game we go into."
King believes Spurs' success in surviving a second-half onslaught at Craven Cottage proves they now possess the stomach for a fight, a quality that has been missing in previous years.
"We didn't play well against Fulham in the second half and we got lucky at times, our goalkeeper Brad Friedel had to pull off a few good saves for us," he said.
"But when that's happening you have to dig deep, and we did that.
"What they say about the old Spurs sides is that when it gets tough they weren't able to stick it out.
"This is a different team. We're managing to grind out results.
"That's seven wins in eight games. You have to be a good side to do that, and you have to do all forms of the game.
"You have to defend and score goals, and we're doing that.
"We're confident at the moment, we feel we've got a really good team. Everyone is maturing.
"We've got players that are reaching ages now when they understand the game a bit more, and what's expected of them."