Premiership round-up

Sven-Goran Eriksson has parted company with Manchester City, who have been given permission to speak to Blackburn manager Mark Hughes. This may not sit too well with the faithful who supported retaining Sven after he had achieved his mandated top 10 finish.

Simon Hattenstone, a Guardian columnist and fan of the club, was outraged at the conduct of a certain Thai owner in his dealings with the former England manager. Whether having Sparky on board will cushion the blow, considering the nature of the article I read, is doubtful.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7430827.stm

In Italy, former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho assisted by Giuseppe Baresi will assume the management role at Inter Milan. They replace the incredibly succesful Roberto Mancini who has just won his third Serie A in a row. The club will formally announce the appointment Wednesday.

Considering Avram Grant was sacked by Chelsea for finishing runners-up in three major trophies, the life of the top managers is now becoming even more cutthroat than ever :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7431480.stm

Real Madrid winger Robinho says he might form part of the deal to take Cristiano Ronaldo to Spain. This amid continued speculation that Ronaldo could leave Old Trafford with the star refusing to put an end to the rumours. While I’m no fan of United, I believe any transfer away from Manchester, even Real Madrid, would be a step down.

Alex Ferguson says he’d rather keep him on the bench than sell him to a rival club. Doubtful whether his board would agree with turning down a bid in excess of 50 million pounds to prove a point.

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/08/06/02/SOCCER_Spa-Real_Madrid_Robinho.html&TEAMHD=soccer