Football Corner Archives for July 2008

July 30, 2008

Spurs and Arsenal continue to impress, whilst Liverpool play out bore draw

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Tottenham demolished League One side Leyton Orient tonight to continue their terrific pre-season campaign. Juande Ramos' men strolled to a 5-1 victory after conceding an early first-half goal before putting five past the Orient keeper Glenn Morris.

Darren Bent scored a second hat-trick in three days to give Spurs the victory. Click to continue reading...

Nike pull the plug on Premier League...

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midfielder Joey Barton. Nike have today pulled the plug on their sponsorship deal with Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton. The England international recently received the backing of Magpies boss Kevin Keegan following his release from prison yesterday.

Barton, 25, has a long history (so long I can't even remember) of off field trouble and it comes as no surprise to me that (scum bag) Barton has finally lost the sponsorship deal. Click to continue reading...

Wenger completes signing of yet another young talent

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Arsenal have today completed the signing of Weder Bremen midfielder Amaury Bischoff. The French-born Bischoff has signed for the Gunners for an undisclosed fee after weeks of speculation about the 21-year old's future at Bremen.

The Portuguese under-21 international admitted earlier this month that a chance to join the Premier League giants would be too good to turn down and so that has proved. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's pursuit of £18 million midfielder ends

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Liverpool's pursuit of Aston Villa midfielder is over tonight after the Midlands club confirmed the player will be staying at Villa Park. The England international has been linked with a move to Anfield for months now after he confirmed that he was interested in a move to Merseyside club.

Barry, 27, was valued at £18 million by Villa, a price which Reds boss Rafa Benitez felt was too much for the Villa captain. Click to continue reading...

Spurs wrap up £18 million Bentley deal and excpect more to arrive at White Hart Lane

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Tottenham are tonight on the verge of signing Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Bentley after months of speculation over the players future. Bentley had linked with a move away from Ewood Park since he admitted last month that he wanted to leave Rovers leading to intense speculation that he would join either Spurs or Aston Villa. Click to continue reading...

£6 million Liverpool midfielder heading for Manchester exit !

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Man City are supposedly ready to table a bid of £6 million for Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun according to reports in the Daily Mail today.

Since joining Liverpool in 2007 from West Ham, Yossi Benayoun has made 30 appearances for The Reds but has been used a lot in Rafa's rotation policy. Click to continue reading...

Real Madrid set to sign £10 million Chelsea and Liverpool target !

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Real Madrid will complete the signing of Dutch ace Rafael Van Der Vaart according to reports in the Spanish newspaper Marca today.

Currently playing for Hamburg, Van Der Vaart is well above his depth at the Bundesliga club, and has been linked with a move away from them for some time. Liverpool and Chelsea have also been mentioned along with Madrid amongst the clubs vying to snatch up the 25 year old. Click to continue reading...

July 28, 2008

Villa swoop in with bid for £10 million Gunners target !

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Aston Villa have made a bid for Spanish midfielder Ruben de la Red according to Spanish newspaper Marca today.

The 23 year old joined Getafe from Real Madrid last year in a deal which gave the La Liga champions an option to take the Spaniard back after the conclusion of the season, which they have since done. Click to continue reading...

Spurs to forget about Keane quick by bringing in £18 million Chelsea & Arsenal target

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Tottenham have today sold Robbie Keane to Liverpool, but they are certainly not waiting around to sign a replacement striker. They will use the majority of the money from the Keane sale on Arsenal and Chelsea target Andrei Arshavin.

The Russian international has been linked with a move to White Hart Lane for weeks now as speculation mounts the player is ready to make the move to England. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool purchase perfect strike partner for Torres for £20 million

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Liverpool have today completed the signing of Tottenham striker Robbie Keane for a fee that could rise to £20 million. The Republic of Ireland international has been linked with a move to Anfield for weeks now after Rafa Benitez admitted his interest in the player, whilst Keane expressed his interest to join the club. Click to continue reading...

Ferguson prepares £15 million bid for Gunners Legend

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has today switched his attentions from Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov to Barcelona front man Thierry Henry. The former Arsenal striker has been linked with United in the past after an average first season in La Liga and it now thought Ferguson is ready to bid £15 million for the Frenchman. Click to continue reading...

July 27, 2008

Utd line up Spurs coach as Fergie's number 2 !

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Man United are lining up Spurs' assistant manager Gus Poyet according to reports in the Mail on Sunday.

The Uruguaian coach joined the club just last year and has proved an instant hit at the club for which he previously played. Second in line to Juande Ramos, this is already the 40 year old's third job in his short coaching career after spells at Swindon and Leeds.

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Spurs close in on Robinson replacement !

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Spurs haven't wasted anytime in lining up a replacement for Paul Robinson as the Londoners are supposedly ready to bid for Swedish keeper Johan Wiland according to reports on Sky Sports today.
After Robinson's exit to Blackburn last week, Spurs are on the hunt for a new shot stopper at White Hart Lane with the 27 year old, who is currently playing for Elfsborg, thought to be one of the club's top Summer targets. Click to continue reading...

United turn attention to Inter star !

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Newcastle are planning a Summer swoop for Inter Milan defender Nicolas Burdisso according to reports in todays papers.

It's publicly known and hoped for by Newcastle fans that Kevin Keegan is looking to recruit new defenders at St.James. The likes of Anton Ferdinand, Richard Dunne and Fabricio Coloccini have all been linked with The Geordies but a move is yet to materialise. Click to continue reading...

July 26, 2008

Liverpool to forget about Barry and move for £16 million Spaniard

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Liverpool are today preparing to forget about signing Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry and instead move for Valencia winger David Silva. Reds boss Rafa Benitez has been chasing Barry for months now but he has been priced out of a move for him by Villa boss Martin O'Neill. (The Sun)

He has now decided to move for Spanish international David Silva, who has been linked with a whole host of Premier League clubs in recent weeks as it becomes more and more likely he will leave Valencia this summer. Click to continue reading...

Transfer merry-go round continues ; Spurs, Rovers and Villa all involved

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The transfer merry-go round has continued today with Aston Villa completing the signing of Blackburn Rovers keeper Brad Friedel whilst Tottenham have sold keeper Paul Robinson to Blackburn.

The Brad Friedel deal was put on hold until Rovers boss Paul Ince had completed the signing of Spurs' Paul Robinson. Click to continue reading...

United set to sign £35 million Argentine

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Manchester United are set to sign Carlos Tevez on a permanent basis for a fee believed to be £35 million. All the money from the sale will go to Tevez' owner Kia Joorabchian, who is the head of Media Sports Investments.

Tevez made a big impression at Old Trafford last season scoring 18 goals since his move from fellow Premier League side West Ham. Click to continue reading...

July 25, 2008

Arsenal will win the league this season

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That's the opinion of our readers anyway. In a recent poll run of Football Corner, we asked you, the readers, to tell us who you think will win the Premier League title this season and in our closest poll to date Arsenal just came out on top.

They won by just a mere three votes to Liverpool in second, in a poll that saw 2,634 express your opinion. Click to continue reading...

Spurs in poll position to sign £24 million rated attacker !

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Tottenham appear to be leading the race to sign Andrei Arshavin according to reports in the Daily Mail today.

After helping his club side of Zenit St.Petersburg to UEFA Cup success and bringing Russia to the semi finals of Euro 2008 after initially being outsiders, Andrei Arshavin is one of the most sought after players by Europe's big guns this Summer. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool to complete £18 million deal for Premier League ace within days

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Liverpool are to complete a £18 million move for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane within days. The Republic of Ireland international has been linked with a move to Anfield for weeks now after he admitted the chance to move to Liverpool would be too good to turn down. (Daily Telegraph)

Spurs boss Juande Ramos was keen to hold onto the 27-year old, with fellow Spurs front man Dimitar Berbatov also looking likely to leave White Hart Lane this summer. Click to continue reading...