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December 3, 2008

Klaas Jan Huntelaar to join Real Madrid in January

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Some big transfer news ! And it is really big !!! Real Madrid have announced that highly rated Ajax striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar will join them in January. Los Blancos will pay Ajax an initial €20m fee which could rise to €27m depending on his appearances and other clauses. When the deal does officially go [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Eredivisie, Soccer transfers and rumours, la liga

December 2, 2008

Burnley 2-0 Arsenal- Carling Cup quarterfinal

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Arsenal's Carling Cup campaign came to an end on Tuesday night at Turf Moor when they were beaten 2-0 by a well organised Burnley side. Kevin McDonald scored both the goals for Burnley, who have now added Arsenal to Fulham and Chelsea in the list of London clubs they have knocked out of the Carling [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Carling Cup

Hamburg fined 35,000 euros

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German club Hamburger SV have been fined €35,000 by the DFB Discplinary Panel for the behaviour of their supporters against Werder Bremen's Frank Baumann when the two clubs met in the Bundesliga on November 23. Werder skipper Baumann was struck on the left cheekbone by a mobile phone battery thrown from the crowd at the Nordbank [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , German Bundesliga, Hamburger SV

December 1, 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon D’Or

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Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2008 Ballon D'Or award, according to an announcement made by French magazine France Football at 0200 GMT. Ronaldo picked up a massive 446 votes out of a possible 480, and was the only player on the lists of all the 96 journalists. Barcelona's Lionel Messi came second with [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Premiership, Statistics

FA Cup 2008/09 Third Round Draw

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The draw for the third round of the FA Cup has been made. Defending champions Portsmouth are up against Bristol City. Three all Premiership ties- Sunderland against Bolton, Hull vs Newcastle and Spurs vs Wigan. Histon, who shocked Leeds United in the second round, have drawn Swansea. Here are the ties ( Bold indicates all [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , FA Cup

November 30, 2008

Stuttgart 2-0 Schalke- Win on German debut for Markus Babbel

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Former Liverpool defender Markus Babbel enjoyed a winning start to his Bundesliga managerial career as VFB Stuttgart beat Schalke 04 2-0 at home on Sunday. This was Babbel's second game in charge of Stuttgart, having earlier overseen the midweek draw against Sampdoria in the UEFA Cup. Substitute Jan Simak and striker Mario Gomez scored in [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , German Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart, match reviews, schalke

Celtic 1-0 Inverness

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Scottish giants Celtic bounced back from their midweek European disappointment to beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 at home and increase their lead over second placed Rangers to seven points in the SPL. The game was a quiet affair, with winger Shaun Maloney scoring what was to be the winner in the 29th minute. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Celtic, SPL, match reviews

November 29, 2008

Hearts 2-1 Rangers

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Hearts handed Rangers their second away defeat of the season when they beat Walter Smith's Rangers 2-1 at Tynecastle. All the three goals came in a six minute period in the first half ( 20′-26′). Marius Zaliukas and Laryea Kingston were on target for Hearts, with Christos Karipidis heading into his own net from a [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Hearts, Rangers, SPL, match reviews

November 27, 2008

Man City join race for Steven Fletcher

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Manchester City are the latest club to join the growing list of admirers of young Hibs striker Steven Fletcher. Fletcher, a product of the youth academy at Easter Road, was also linked with a £4m move to Real Madrid in the summer. Middlesbrough, Bolton, Everton and Aston Villa are among the other Premiership clubs that [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Premiership, SPL, Soccer transfers and rumours

November 26, 2008

Laszlo to hunt for a striker in January

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Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo has said that acquiring a striker is on the top of his January shopping list. The Scottish club currently have just one main striker in the form of Christian Nade after Jamie Mole and Mike Tullberg both received injury set backs earlier this week. Mole is suspected to have a broken [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Hearts, SPL

October 25, 2008

QPR sack Iain Dowie

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After a little over five months of being in charge of Queens Park Rangers, Iain Dowie has been shown the door by the London club. Dowie, who replaced Italian Luigi De Canio in May, leaves Loftus Road with a record of eight wins, three draws and four losses in his fifteen games. He had signed [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Championship, Queen's Park Rangers, iain dowie

October 21, 2008

Norwich City 5-2 Wolves- Leroy Lita scores hat trick

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Former Reading striker Leroy Lita grabbed a hat trick as Glenn Roeder's Norwich City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-2 at home. The result, Wolves' third defeat in their last four games, sees Mick McCarthy's side conceding their top spot in the Championship table to Birmingham City, who beat Crystal Palace thanks to a late goal from [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Championship, match reviews

Newcastle United 2-2 Manchester City

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A late equaliser from Stephen Ireland broke Newcastle hearts as Manchester City escaped with a 2-2 draw at St.James Park. Newcastle, playing without influential striker Michael Owen, received an early setback when defender Habib Beye was sent off in the 12th minute for a challenge on Robinho by referee Rob Styles. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Manchester City, Newcastle United, Premiership, match reviews

October 20, 2008

Ramos fears for future after Spurs lose to Stoke

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Pressure is mounting on Tottenham's Spanish manager Juande Ramos. In Sunday's only Premiership clash, Spurs lost to Stoke City 2-1 to leave them alone at the bottom of the table with just two points from eight games. This is Spurs' worst ever start to a league season, and if history is anything to go by, [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Premiership

October 18, 2008

Ajax to sign Danish starlet

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Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam have beaten off competition from Chelsea and Barcelona to win the signature of Danish youngster Christian Eriksen. Eriksen, who currently plays for Odense Boldklub, will join his team mates at the Amsterdam Arena on January 1. He will join Ajax's renowned youth program. 16 year old Eriksen, born on Valentine's Day 1992 [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Ajax, Christian Eriksen, Eredivisie, Soccer transfers and rumours