31 July 2005 Mourinho Pays Compliment to Ferguson "I can't possibly win as much as he (Alex Ferguson) has done because I won't stay in England that long and because what he has done is not possible any more in modern football. It is a record only possible in England because it is the only country where a manager can stay for such a long period. For him to stay there 19 years is incredible because at a club like Manchester United you can't go three or four seasons without winning trophies but every season for him has been silverware, silverware, silverware. I can't do that, but bringing the championship back to Chelsea after 50 years means that, in 30 years' time, if you ask a boy who is 10 now he will know Jose Mourinho." - Jose Mourinho 28 July 2005 Milan Issue Shevchenko Statement "With regard to what has been published by the English media today, Milan categorically deny that we are in negotiations with Chelsea for Shevchenko. In an effort to put an end to the speculation, Milan would again like to underline that the player is untransferable." Master Jaja Dies Brazilian legend Jair Rosa Pinto, who was more commonly known as Jaja has died aged 84 after losing a battle against a lung disease. Jaja scored 21 goals in 41 games for Brazil and played in the 1950 World Cup final which Brazil lost 1-2 to Uruguay. Master Jaja was credited for inventing the dead ball free kick and step-over and also coached a young Pele at Santos. 27 July 2005 Mexico Fined €480,000 Mexico have been fined €480,000 after two of their players (Aaron Galindo and Salvador Carmona) were sent home from June's Confederations Cup tournament after testing positive for nandrolone. The Mexican Football Federation carried out the tests before the start of the tournament and expelled the players after they had played in their team's victories over Japan and Brazil. Chelsea Deny Shevchenko Interest "It is our policy not to comment on speculation linking Chelsea to players but there are continuing, and totally incorrect, reports regarding Shevchenko that only serve to destabilise those players already at Chelsea. We are not seeking to sign a forward and we have total confidence in those we have." Robinho 'Transfer' Blocked The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) have refused to sanction Robinho's 'transfer' from Santos to Real Madrid. Real offered to pay €25 million, 60% of the player's buy out clause, while Robinho agreed to waive his rights to the other 40% but CBF general secretary Marco Teixeira (the brother of Santos President Marco Teixeira?) said : "We are informing you that it is impossible for us to send the International Transfer Certificate for the player. Santos will not accept the transfer without full payment of the buy-out clause in the contract, which is legally binding and fixed at €41 million." Ljungberg Extends Contract Freddie Ljungberg has extended his contract with Arsenal until 2009, when he will be 32. Serie A Chaos Continues Genoa have been been demoted to Serie C1 after being founed guility of fixing their Serie B league match with Verona, which they won 3-2, on the last day of the season. The result sealed their promotion to Serie A. The club's president Enrico Preziosi and general manager Stefano Capozucca have been given five year bans. Venezia's managing director, Francesco Dal Cin, was given a five year ban while Venezia goalkeeper Martin Lejsal (23) and striker Massimo Borgobello (34) were banned for five and six months respectively. Genoa are the third team to be relegated from Serie A this season. Messina and Torino were demoted due to the poor state of their finances but have two routes of appeal though the regional courts and the state council.