Only one thing to talk about today, and that is with the confirmation that Stan Kroenke has now joined the Arsenal board, a quite remarkable turnaround from when Peter Hill-Wood claimed 'we don't need his sort'. That view has been softened not only to stave off the interest from Usmanov, but also because Kroenke does seem to [. Click to continue reading...

Zola has emerged as the London club's preferred candidate ahead of the former Italy coach Roberto Donadoni and, with personal terms having effectively been agreed, confirmation of his appointment as West Ham's first foreign manager could be made later today. Click to continue reading...

Whilst United fans were sweating over Dimitar Berbatov's transfer last night, being forced to wait until 12.40am before confirmation finally came through. However, David Gill claimed last night that the club were never worried, despite a late bid coming in from our local rivals Manchester City. When asked if he was at any point concerned about the [. Click to continue reading...

After staying up until close to 1am to get the official confirmation through, I am fairly relieved that I can now say Dimitar Berbatov is a Manchester United player. At the start of the day, upon hearing that City had tabled a new British transfer record for the player, I must admit I got a [...] Click to continue reading...

Thanks to SkySports, we now have video of Berbatov shaking hands at Old Trafford. We are waiting for confirmation of the signing, but this seems to be the best proof available right now. Click to continue reading...

Both Andriy Voronin and Steve Finnan have left Liverpool today for Hertha Berlin and Espanyol respectively but still there is no sign of Reds target Albert Riera completing his move to the club. The Espanyol midfielder has been linked with a move to Anfield all summer and it is only now that Liverpool are getting their skates on to sign him. Click to continue reading...

Stupid decision to go away for the weekend. Stupid stupid stupid old me.

I can only go by the radio commentary and a grainy web stream from Fox Sports Australia, but my ears and eyes had a wonderful afternoon; we were fabulous.

The contrast to the Fulham game could not be more extreme, and thank the lord for that.

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We finally got some confirmation that two deals went down today that we've been talking about for a couple days now. LA Galaxy ships striker Carlos Ruiz to Toronto FC for a first and second round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft and salary budget considerations. The Galaxy also sign veteran midfielder/defender Eddie Lewis. Click to continue reading...

Djibril Cisse is set to spend the season on loan with Sunderland after the Black Cats agreed an "agreement in principle" with Marseille over the transfer of the striker.Cisse has been expected to head for England this season, with Manchester City among the clubs he was linked with, particularly as his wife still lives in the north west. Click to continue reading...

Simply confirmation to the BBC that I am the same Ralph Wallace who frequents 606. I forgot to copy that private message, but I hope this will be enough proof. Click to continue reading...

Somebody over at EA Sports reads BrooklynVegan something fierce and I ain't mad at that. The tracklisting for FIFA09 was released today and I could have sworn I was looking at a list of bookings for the Mojave stage at Coachella festival. It's almost as if the target demo for this game is people who have ever uttered the phrase "what time does Daft Punk go on? Click to continue reading...

The latest Hollywood gossip is that US national teamer Eddie Lewis has left the cast of Derby County, a tragic comedy about a professional soccer team set in rural England. The 34 year old veteran is said be joining the mid-season production of the LA Galaxy after the director passed on fellow American Cory Gibbs for the role. Click to continue reading...

Crazy couple of hours here but I did just some confirmation that FC Dallas has traded for striker Jeff Cunningham from Toronto FC in exchange for a third round pick in next year's SuperDraft. Its a deal that I've discussed for weeks now and it finally come to a conclusion. I will admit I thought this [. Click to continue reading...

Speculation is rife that Robbie Savage could make a shock return to his old club Leicester City amid a fall out with Derby boss Paul Jewell. Earlier this week Jewell declared himself publicly unhappy with Savage's performances in training stating that "Robbie wasn't happy about not being first choice and I wasn't happy with the way he reacted in training", this statement coupled with Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric's confirmation that Savage's name had been mentioned whilst considering new signings. Click to continue reading...

  According to a report by German newspaper Hamburger Abendlatt, a top Hamburg executive, Dietmar Beiersdorfer, is on his way to the the Olympics to scout Michael Bradley.  This is just another confirmation of what YS reported a few days ago, and it comfirms that there is still wide spread interest in Bradley, even though there [. Click to continue reading...

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Dave McIntyre in the Ealing Gazette and on his BBC 606 Blog

Dave McIntyre/BBC 606 Blog What a week
Lee Cook is back at QPR, the signing of Kaspars' Gorkss has finally gone through and Daniel Parejo will join on loan from Real Madrid on Monday assuming Rangers don't go one better and agree a deal to sign him outright. Click to continue reading...

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Those of you wondering just when the Chicago Fire-Toronto FC deal is going to be completed may not be waiting much longer.

Sources have told SBI that Chad Barrett is in Salt Lake City today with Toronto FC, which faces Real Salt Lake tonight (9pm).

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The show Futbol de Primera on XM Satellite Radio's XM Deportivo had a report with an interview withPachuca president Jesus Martinez in which he asserted that Pachuca is working closely with both MLS and USL with the posibility of bringing the franchise to the United States and put a team in one of the above mentioned leagues. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger was left with another gap to fill in his depleted midfield following confirmation that veteran Brazilian Gilberto Silva has joined Greek side Panathinaikos. The departure of the long-serving 31-year-old World Cup winner - a member of the 2003-2004 'Invincibles' side - comes a day after the sale of unsettled Alexander Hleb to Barcelona. Click to continue reading...

I just got word and then saw some more confirmation from Luis Bueno over at Sideline Views that Brad Guzan is indeed leaving Chivas USA to head to EPL side Aston Villa. A source confirmed that Guzan is on his way to Aston Villa in a deal that has been finalized and will see Guzan [...] Click to continue reading...

It seems that David Trezeguet has had enough.

In all honestly, I knew this was bound to happen, but it still makes me sad when a player hangs up his international boots, especially when they are forced into it.

While I freely admit that I don't think Trezeguet has a place on the team anymore (even without Domenech's help), nothing will ever erase his years of devotion to the NT.

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David Trézéguét's 20 goals last season for Juventus in Serie A were not good enough for Domenech and he did not include him in France's losing Euro team .So now "The awful Euros and the (re)confirmation of the (same)coach " have led Trezegol to call it quits also saying that besides there being too much Domenech there was also too much politics and too less football.

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"The awful Euros and the confirmation of the coach have led me to this irreversible decision," the 30-year-old told reporters at Juve's pre-season training retreat. "I see soccer differently from how they see it in France. The Euros were very negative but what annoys me more is that Domenech is staying," he said. Click to continue reading...

I've just got confirmation from the club that they do intend to provide a live feed of the RailHawks U23s v. Burnley FC match on Thursday, July 10th. The game will be shown on USL Live will be FREE.
This is great news for Burnley supporters who will be looking to see their club's first exhibition of the new season and great exposure for the RailHawks and WakeMed Soccer Park over in England. Click to continue reading...

Several U.S. media outlets this morning identified the Argentine defender rumored to be heading to the Galaxy for the last week or so as 29-year-old Huracan player Eduardo Dominguez, based, in turn, on several reports out of Latin America.

Galaxy officials declined comment when I inquired about Dominguez today, which is sometimes the same as a confirmation, so read into that what you will.

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In further confirmation that the MLS Summer Silly Season is firmly upon us, we received the following email below yesterday afternoon and sat on it while we did what we could to confirm at least parts of this story. That confirmation has now come in the form of this article in the Columbus Dispatch. Click to continue reading...

Boy, I sure am posty today! I've got some roster news and an Open Cup game to preview for you, so take a few minutes from calling back clients, or in my case, filing, and read. - Confirmation on the earlier injury news, with Goff confirming that Santino Quaranta is out 2-3 weeks. But [...] Click to continue reading...

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After reports in the Italian press and on the message boards, now official confirmation.
QPR Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: ARGENTINEAN ACE JOINS
Queens Park Rangers have swooped to clinch the signing of highly-rated Argentinean midfielder Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's chief executive Rick Parry has confirmed the signing of Udinese left back Andrea Dossena, according to the club's official website and other fansites. Earlier in the month, Liverpool were to linked with Dossena for £7m, and now Parry has given the media confirmation. "We are now ready to confirm the signing of Dossena," said the chief [. Click to continue reading...

Happy Tuesday to you all.

Let's begin with the ongoing saga of Samir Nasri. Yesterday the player seemed to confirm a 4 year move to Arsenal on his official website, prompting news sites and various copycats to go into overdrive. Nasri's official site then went down and later talk of the deal being done was played down by the player's agent, the horrible Jean-Pierre Bernes who said:

Discussions are continuing between the two clubs and the player.

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We now have official confirmation in the form of this report that one of our rumors from last year is in fact true.

Although still in the exploratory phase, the idea is to boost capacity at the $72-million stadium by 50 per cent to 30,000 seats from 20,000, officials confirmed yesterday. Click to continue reading...

Enough of that. Having no real transfer news to report - other than the confirmation that Lehmann is exiting - I can move on. There was good news and bad news for Gunners at Euro, as the French were knocked out at the hands of Italy. William Gallas went the full 90 in central defense, although hardly did anything worth mentioning.

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Morning all. Quite surprising news this morning tells us that we have signed Cardiff's Aaron Ramsey. I don't think the deal has been finalized but it is by the BBC and they don't usually completely make up stories like some other papers and websites. It's 5 million quid, straight up, according to reports and comments from Cardiff. Click to continue reading...

A sea of orange.

Love it.

• Man Utd reports Real Madrid over CR7 saga. [Guardian]
  
  
• Portuguese FA suspends 26 refs. [ESPN]
  
  
• Over 200 hooligans detained now. In part for Nazi chants. [Yahoo!]
  
  
• Ribery to snub 31 million pound Chelsea offer?

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Mornings gooners thought i'd repost an old entry now that i'm on goonernews to get it a little more of a read and perhaps some discussion. I'l post a fresh and fragrant new post today or tomorrow. Cheers for those of you who have checked out my new rookie blog and thanks must go to the various other Arsenal blogs who have given me much advice and support on this new venture and people say media is a competitive dog eat dog world ey! Click to continue reading...