Ancelotti Admits Trying To Sign Liverpool Midfield StarBy Vanessa KellerOctober 19, 2014 12:45 BSTSteven Gerrard was never a real option for AC Milan due to his commitment to Liverpool.(Getty)Carlo Ancelottti has admitted he tried to sign Steven Gerrard while the now-Real Madrid manager was at AC Milan, but the Liverpool captain refused to leave Anfield under any circumstances.Having played for Liverpool for the vast majority of his life, Gerrard has often been the subject of potential offers from other clubs as he shone for the side, with Sir Alex Ferguson even admitting he had an interest in the midfield star.And now Ancelotti has joined the chorus of admiring managers though he revealed that Gerrard never considered leaving Anfield for seemingly greener pastures."We had sounded him out but Gerrard's bond with Liverpool was unbreakable,Supra TK Society Mid Men," he told The Sun on Sunday."I don't remember exactly what year it was but we did try. Of course, I wanted to pair him up with Pirlo, it was a fantastic combination. Putting Gerrard in midfield with Pirlo. It would have been fantastic."Having gone without a Premier League title in his entire career with Liverpool, Gerrard has insisted he has no regrets over staying with the side who came within a game of winning the title last season. He has won countless other honours with the Reds including the Champions League,2011 New Supra Skytop Purple Gold White Mens, two FA Cups and three League Cups as well as many individual accolades.Meanwhile Ancelotti also addressed rumours that Real Madrid might be making a play for Liverpool youngster Raheem Sterling, insisting that the current Champions League trophy holders are not in the market for a striker."Sterling is a player of great quality, certainly one of the best in Europe," the manager explained. "But we already have extraordinary talent here."To think of another striker for the Real Madrid attack is really extremely difficult. It's clear that Sterling is not in our plans."
Hong Kong Protests: 20 Demonstrators Injured in Fourth Night of ViolenceProtestors claim Hong Kong riot police beat civillians with batons without provocationBy Fiona KeatingOctober 19,Supra TK Society High Tops Grey Black Green, 2014 16:44 BSTRiot police move into a protest site during clashes with pro-democracy protesters at the Mongkok district of Hong Kong.(Reuters)Dozens of riot police in Hong Kong pushed into a crowd of protestors at the barricades in Mongkok, repeatedly striking them with batons.Some demonstrators had to be carried away on stretchers while others were treated for head wounds, fractures and bruising, according to AFP journalists at the scene.In a statement issued on Sunday, police said they used "minimum force" as the crowed "suddenly attempted to charge" their cordon lines. But protestors deny provoking officers.An eyewitness said that she had seen four people with head injuries with "serious bleeding" as well as a fractured back."One of the men with a head injury had been hit by a police baton three times," Carla Chau, a medical student volunteering at a first aid station set up at the Mongkok site,Supra TK Society High Tops Gold Black, told Channel News Asia. Some injured protesters were taken to nearby Kwong Wah hospital.One protester said that police had reacted when a front line of demonstrators blocking a key road opened their umbrellas."They hit us without any reason when we were standing behind the roadblock. I was hit by a po