Tevez has his say on Cristiano Ronaldo
July 24, 2008
Argentinean and Manchester United forward has offered his advice on the Cristiano Ronaldo Saga, which for the time being, appears to be on the wane. Tevez has come out and said that he can understand his team mates desire to leave the club as the same... Read more »
Hleb thanks Wenger
July 24, 2008
Aliaksandr Hleb has left Arsenal on the best possible terms by praising his ex manager Arsene Wenger. Hlebs ₤12 million transfer from Arsenal to FC Barcelona has just been completed. The transfer however was not without controversy. The Belarusian... Read more »
Lampard´s staying, says Chelsea coach Scolari
July 24, 2008
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari insisted Frank Lampard was staying with Chelsea as reports broke that the club was set to make the midfielder Britain's highest paid footballer. “Frank is staying with us. Finished,” Scolari said. ... Read more »
Chelsea´s Scolari rebuffs Fergie mind games
July 24, 2008
Luiz Felipe Scolari refused to be drawn into a war of words with Manchester United's Alex Ferguson over the age of his squad, but insisted Chelsea's experience could win them the Premiership. Scolari sidestepped Ferguson's verbal... Read more »
Beckham won´t break my record and must be eased out, says Shilton
July 24, 2008
Peter Shilton has told David Beckham he will never beat his England appearance record and believes Fabio Capello’s side are doomed to failure in their bid to win the 2010 World Cup if the midfielder is in the side. Goalkeeper Shilton... Read more »
Joao Pinto ends career
July 24, 2008
Portuguese veteran Joao Pinto has announced his retirement after a career that started no less than twenty years ago. The forward began playing as a professional at Boavista in 1988 and represented Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Sporting Lisbon and Braga since... Read more »
AEK and Dellas part ways
July 24, 2008
Greek international player Traianos Dellas has been given the task of finding a new club to spend the next season, as AEK Athens have terminated the player’s contract. AEK announce on their official website that club and player failed to come to... Read more »
Club Brugge win ‘Coppa Sterchele’
July 24, 2008
Belgian side Club Brugge have won the first edition of the Coppa Sterchele. This match was held to honour François Sterchele, who passed away in May this year. For the occasion, Brugge organized a match with the player’s previous club, Germinal... Read more »
Igor Tudor announces retirement
July 24, 2008
Former Croatian national team player Igor Tudor has ended his career as result of an ongoing ankle injury. Tudor announced this to media on Wednesday. The 30-year-old injured his ankle three months ago in a match with Hajduk Split, and hasn’t been... Read more »
Sunderland sign Spurs´ Tainio
July 23, 2008
Sunderland completed on Wednesday the signing of Tottenham midfielder Teemu Tainio, with the Finland international's clubmate Pascal Chimbonda expected to follow shortly. The pair were on Wearside on Tuesday undergoing medicals, which... Read more »
Torino sign Milan´s Abate
July 23, 2008
Torino have signed AC Milan's Italy under-21 international Ignazio Abate under a shared-ownership deal, Italian news agency Ansa reported on Wednesday. The 22-year-old midfielder is part of Italy's Olympic Games squad and will join... Read more »
Mutu staying at Fiorentina, says president
July 23, 2008
Fiorentina president Andrea Della Valle insisted on Wednesday that star Romania forward Adrian Mutu will be staying at the club despite interest from AS Roma. Roma had confirmed earlier in the day that they have made an offer for the Romania... Read more »
Brazil lack airport facilities for 2014 World Cup: association
July 23, 2008
Brazil lacks the necessary airport facilities to host the 500,000-plus tourists expected to head to the country for the 2014 World Cup of football, a grouping of private aircraft owners said Wednesday. “Our airport infrastructure can't... Read more »
Bayern in the hunt for Euro flop Gomez
July 23, 2008
Bayern Munich's chairman of the board Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Wednesday he will fight to bring Germany striker Mario Gomez from VfB Stuttgart to the German giants. The 23-year-old, who won the last of his 14 caps in last month's... Read more »
Sparring between Scolari and Ferguson has begun and Scolaris response
July 23, 2008
Almost like heavyweight boxers tentatively testing their opponent in the early rounds of a title fight, Luiz Felipe Scolari and Sir Alex Ferguson have exchanged sparring tactics in an effort to unsettle their opponent. It began a day or two back when... Read more »
Barca rejects FIFA statement on Olympics row
July 23, 2008
Barcelona on Wednesday dismissed a FIFA statement calling on clubs to release players under 23 for the Olympics, saying it will not reverse its decision to prevent Argentine striker Lionel Messi from competing in the Games. FIFA president... Read more »
Lamps on target as Scolari era starts
July 23, 2008
Frank Lampard underlined his value to Chelsea with a spectacular long-range lob as the Luiz Felipe Scolari era got under way with a 4-0 romp against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical on Wednesday. Argentine teen Franco Di Santo scored on his debut... Read more »
Ferguson challenges United´s youngsters
July 23, 2008
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has challenged his young stars to build on their impressive displays during the club's tour of South Africa when they return to England. United travelled to Johannesburg on Wednesday ahead of Saturday's... Read more »
West Ham sign Swiss star Behrami
July 23, 2008
West Ham said Wednesday they have completed the signing of Switzerland international Valon Behrami from Italian Serie A outfit Lazio for five million pounds (seven million euros). The 23-year-old, who has won 15 caps and can play either as... Read more »
Johnson´s Everton future in doubt
July 23, 2008
The future of Andrew Johnson at Everton appeared in doubt Wednesday after he missed a pre-season friendly at Preston amid reports the 26-year-old forward is poised to join Fulham. Reports on Merseyside said Wigan and Sunderland were chasing... Read more »
Emre joins Fenerbahce
July 23, 2008
Turkey midfielder Emre Belozoglu finally inked a four-year deal with Fenerbahce, the Anatolia news agency on Wednesday quoted the Turkish club as saying, two months after English Premiership side Newcastle said he could leave. The former Galatasaray... Read more »
Real Madrid coach wants to sign Eto´o
July 23, 2008
Real Madrid's German coach Bern Schuster wants to sign Cameroonian international striker Samuel Eto'o from Barcelona, sports daily Mundo Deportivo reported Wednesday. The 27-year-old has been deemed surplus to requirements by Barcelona's... Read more »
Bayern´s Ribery targets Champions League return
July 23, 2008
Bayern Munich's French star Franck Ribery has targeted a September return date for the German giants' Champions League campaign as he continues his rehabilitation from ankle surgery. The 25-year-old midfielder is still in plaster after... Read more »
Chelsea´s Essien hits back after Fergie jibe
July 23, 2008
Michael Essien insisted Chelsea were the Premiership favourites after Manchester United's Alex Ferguson kicked off the pre-season mind games by casting doubt on their ageing squad. The Ghana midfielder said the “world-class”... Read more »
Mertesacker suffers knee injury
July 23, 2008
Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker will have to miss out on the preparation for next season after injuring himself in training on Tuesday. The giant, who also helped taking Germany to the second place at the European Championships last month, had... Read more »
Fernando Meira joins Galatasaray
July 23, 2008
Turkish giants Galatasaray have added another player to their squad as defender Fernando Meira will be spending the next four seasons at the club. Recently it was revealed that Meira was on his way out at German side VfB Stuttgart, where he played the... Read more »
Roma make bid for Adrian Mutu
July 23, 2008
Romanian striker Adrian Mutu may leave Fiorentina to join AS Roma for next season. Roma confirmed that they made an official bid for the player. The 29 year old Mutu, who joined Fiorentina two years ago, found his way back to the top at ‘la Viola’... Read more »
Kompany to Olympics as Hamburg and Belgium come to agreement
July 23, 2008
Vincent Kompany will be representing his national side at the Olympics in Beijing. Hamburger SV and the Belgian FA finally came to an agreement. Belgium always wanted to select the player for the tournament, which is to be played in August, but Hamburg... Read more »
Ferguson casts doubt over Scolari and Chelsea
July 23, 2008
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Luiz Felipe Scolari that he faces a battle to inspire his ageing Chelsea squad to repeat the feats they enjoyed under previous Stamford Bridge manager, Jose Mourinho. Scolari, currently... Read more »
After quiet season, Henry´s gunning for goals
July 22, 2008
Thierry Henry has promised Barcelona fans that he's anxious to make up for last season's modest tally by scoring bags of goals in 2008-09. Handicapped by a series of injuries and forced to play on the left by then manager Franck Rikjaard,... Read more »
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