Queens Park Rangers continues to be the dumping ground for highly talented misfits. The Championship club has added another one to its ranks — expanding its squad to 31 players, mostly journeymen — with the loan signing of Ravel Morrison from West Ham United, who will spend the next 93 days trying to get the R’s back into the Premier League.
Morrison joins a QPR squad that already comprises:
Rob Green, Danny Simpson, Armand Traore, Richard Dunne, Clint Hill, Matt Phillips, Andy Johnson, Charlie Austin, Tom Carroll, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Will Keane, Suk-Young Yun, Kevin Doyle, Nedum Onuoha, Jermaine Jenas, Joey Barton, Aaron Hughes, Niko Kranjcar, Karl Henry, Luke Young, David Hoilett, Bobby Zamora, Brian Murphy, Max Ehmer, Alejandro Faurlin, Julio Cesar (on loan to Toronto), Yossi Benayoun, Gary O’Neil, Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Modibo Maiga.
Talk about a bloated squad who are trying to buy their way back into the Premier League. The wage bill at Loftus Road must be obscene.
Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:
Championship
Ravel Morrison joins QPR from West Ham on 93-day loan — The Guardian
Premier League
Manuel Pellegrini’s fine Manchester City game plan undone by one error — The Guardian
Arsene Wenger concedes world’s best team are the opponent but believes they can be beaten — The Mirror
Manchester City’s Manuel Pellegrini accuses referee of Barcelona bias — The Guardian
Fulham finally confirm that Rene Meulensteen has been let go — Fulham FC
How can Arsenal’s tactics tame Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich? — The Guardian
Italy boss Cesare Prandelli linked with Tottenham job after World Cup — The Independent
Manuel Pellegrini faces Uefa charge for referee attack — The Guardian
Gotze v Ozil: Why this stats battle may surprise Arsenal fans — Squawka
Inter Milan at the front of the queue to snap up Hatem Ben Arfa — Newcastle Chronicle
Joleon Lescott confirms he is set to leave Manchester City in the summer — MEN
René Meulensteen faces fight to secure a pay-off from Fulham — The Guardian
Manchester United players set for 25 per cent pay cut if they miss out on Champions League — The Mirror
The referee was right to give a penalty… and show Demichelis a red card — The Mail
Sky Italia claim Liverpool have “made a substantial offer” to sign Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna — 101GG
Cardiff City: Midfielder Gary Medel suffers injury blow — BBC Sport
Heurelho Gomes in talks with Leeds over loan move — Evening Standard
Ray Wilkins reveals he is suffering from same condition as Darren Fletcher — The Independent
Olivier Giroud: I did not commit adultery with Celia Kay — Metro
I had never heard of Manchester City until five years ago, admits Barcelona’s Dani Alves — Evening Standard
Michael Laudrup slams Swansea, claiming he had to wait 9 days to find out why he was sacked — The Mirror
Michael Laudrup hits out over ‘silly’ sacking by Swansea City — The Guardian
Swansea City full back Ben Davies is a shock target for La Liga title hopefuls Atlético Madrid — Wales Online
How the US could block the Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger — Ars Technica
Huge flurry of USA fans start supporting Villa — Aston Villa
Sources close to WWE deny talk of a Vince McMahon takeover at Newcastle United — Newcastle Chronicle
The average piracy site makes $4.4M each year on ads — VentureBeat
Dnipro v Tottenham: Ukraine unrest will not cause Europa League match to be postponed — The Independent
Roberto Martinez says Antolin Alcaraz finally over his injury problems — The Mirror
Why are Manchester United offering Wayne Rooney a £70m contract? — The Guardian
MLS
Chivas USA rebrand coming soon? Trademarks filed on Los Angeles SC and Los Angeles F.C. — SB Nation
Beckham’s soccer plans conflict with PortMiami’s business plan — Miami Herald
Bradley and Edu lead way as US soccer welcomes back its own — The Guardian
International soccer
FIFA “seriously” considering moving the 2022 World Cup away from Qatar — Pro Soccer Talk
Bradley disagrees with Klinsmann’s assessment of why more Americans aren’t playing in UEFA Champions League — SBI
Heads up on this United States-Ukraine match; report says security concerns are rising — Pro Soccer Talk
FIFA says Curitiba will host WC matches, but stadium completion will cut it close — Sports Illustrated
Roy Hodgson admits concern over fans’ safety in Brazil — The Guardian
Hoddle joins ITV ahead of World Cup (and he starts with England friendly next month) — The Mail
Scottish soccer
Call for cash as Hearts moves towards fan ownership — Inside World Football
UEFA
CSKA Moscow: Russian side punished again for racist abuse — BBC Sport
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