Youri Djorkaeff

Birth Date: March 9 1968
Birth Place: Lyon
Birth Nation: France
Height: 179cm
Weight: 74Kg
Nationality: French
Position: Midfielder

Youri Djorkaeff Rumours and Transfers

23 10 2007

Barcelona star Thierry Henry has claimed he would like to finish his brilliant career in the Major League Soccer.

Henry moved from Arsenal, where he made history, to Barcelona in the summer. The Frenchman has had a tough start to life with the Blaugrana, having scored a triple in eight games since his move to La Liga.

The 30-year-old has revealed that he does not plan to see out his career at Camp Nou, as he would be happy to play in the Major League Soccer, like former French world champion Youri Djorkaeff.

'I know that everybody knows how much I like the USA,' he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

'I would be very happy to play there but it is too early. I love American people, I also love their sports. I enjoy a lot watching NBA games and American football.'

01 10 2007

John Terry can play for Chelsea and England whenever he feels ready, according to an expert in facial injuries.

Terry was forced off with a fractured cheekbone during the Blues' draw with Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Saturday following an aerial challenge with Clint Dempsey.

That raised fears Terry might be set for a long spell on the sidelines, ruling him out of the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia on October 13 and Russia four days later.

But after undergoing surgery yesterday to repair the damage to the bone, maxillofacial specialist Professor Peter Brennan insisted the timing of Terry's return is for the 26-year-old to decide.

'It is unstable and if you were to knock it again the chances are the bone would go back in and he would require another procedure,' Brennan told Sky Sports News.

'If he's willing to take that chance, there's no reason why he couldn't (play).'

Should Terry make an unexpectedly early return to action he would almost certainly have to play wearing a protective facemask, as modelled in previous years by the likes of Paul Gascoigne and Youri Djorkaeff.

And Brennan added: 'If it's the cheekbone itself that usually has a lot more symptoms – you have some numbness of the face, eye movements can be affected, double vision.'