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September 30, 2008

Milan Almost Chose Gunners Ace Over Ronaldinho

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Italian agent Enzo Bronzetti has revealed that AC Milan almost ditched their efforts to sign Ronaldinho to pursue Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor. Milan were known to be interested in the Togolese striker but were put off by the Gunners' hefty £35million asking price. But according to Bronzetti, the San Siro giants were close to making a big offer [. Click to continue reading...

Afellay Doubtful For Liverpool

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Dutch champions PSV will probably be without their highly rated playmaker Ibrahim Afellay for the Champions League match against Liverpool.

Dutch giants PSV lost their first Champions League match 3-0 against Atletico Madrid and need a good result in the away match against Liverpool. However, they will most likely be missing key man Ibrahim Afellay. Click to continue reading...

Raphael Honigstein in Germany

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Worries about the future are now undermining Jürgen Klinsmann's sun-drenched, pro-active, motivational California-isms.

Bad times for Bavarian giants, on pitch and in parliament.






Bavarians lacking motivation... Click to continue reading...

September 28, 2008

United and City to lock horns for £80 million striker

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Rivals Manchester United and Manchester City are to lock horns in a battle to sign Lyon striker Karim Benzema. The French international has become of of Europe's hottest properties in recent months and he has caught the eye of both Mark Hughes and Sir Alex Ferguson in particular.

Lyon recently said they would not let Benzema leave for anything less than £80 million, a price that City could certainly meet now they are super rich. Click to continue reading...

Real Madrid want £10m Liverpool star: Would Rafa sell?

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This disillusioned Anfield man is apparently not keen on signing a new contract and according to this source this has led to interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid. Real Madrid are keen on Liverpool defender Daniel Agger (The People) Agger, 23, is a top-quality centre back who has impressed the Merseyside crowd . Click to continue reading...

September 26, 2008

Manchester City set to swoop for Madrid wonderkid

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Argentine wonderkid Sergio Aguero is on the wish list of big spenders Manchester City, according to reports that emerged last week. But it seems that his current club, Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, have denied any such link-ups. An Atletico Madrid spokesperson has emphasised that they have no bid from Manchester City . Click to continue reading...

Gunners legend considers future in La Liga

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Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has today admitted he may consider leaving Barcelona if he does not get more first-team action.

The French international has made just over 50 appearances for the La Liga giants since joining last summer, however he has admitted he may consider leaving in January. Click to continue reading...

September 25, 2008

QPR's Vice Chairman, Amit Bhatia Official Site Statement of Thanks

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Very nice words; but to state the obvious: No mention of the recent ticket price issue - or what the final resolution is.

QPR Official Site - BHATIA: SIMPLY FAN-TASTIC
QPR Holdings Ltd Vice-Chairman, Amit Bhatia, has today (Thursday) issued the following message to QPR supporters. Click to continue reading...

Goal.commentary: The Time Is Right For Donovan’s Return To Europe

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With this week's reports that German giants Bayern Munich are sniffing around, Goal.com's Seth Vertelney urges LA Galaxy star Landon Donovan to go abroad again. Click to continue reading...

Europe’s New Derby County

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Meet Sporting Gijon. While CD Numancia have picked up the tag of plucky underdog, beating Barca and only narrowly losing to Real & Villarreal, Gijon have done just the opposite. Like Numancia they've been gift back-to-back games against the Spanish giants. They, however, succumbed to two defeats with combined scorelines of 13-2, giving them 19 [. Click to continue reading...

September 24, 2008

Gunners May Battle Chelsea For Barca Wonderkid

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Arsenal are thought to be battling Chelsea for Barcelona wonderkid Gerard Delofeu. The 14-year-old has been billed as the 'new Ronaldinho' and has caught the eye of Gunners' boss Arsene Wenger. The youngster has yet to sign trainee terms with the Catalan giants and could be snapped up by Arsenal, in a very similar way the Emirates [. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea striker claims he’s ready to “take up new challenges”: Seria A is calling his name!

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Chelsea star Didier Drogba has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge for quite some time now but he has so far consistently emphasized that he is sticking onto the Premiership giants. This time the Ivory Coast international has said something similar but he has added a new twist. ... Click to continue reading...

Cervi close to Celtic deal

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Dominic Cervi has completed a second trial with Scottish Premier League giants and Champions League competitors Celtic. Click to continue reading...

September 23, 2008

He's back in the goals, but he can't beat last season, can he?

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Yes, Manchester United midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo is back in the goals after a summer of uncertainty over his future at the club. The Portuguese international returned to the United first team last week against Villarreal following a summer of speculation that he was going to move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea struck with injury blow

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Premier League giants Chelsea have been rocked by the news that instrumental defender Ricardo Carvalho shall be out of action for at least a month due to injury. Carvalho has been confirmed to have suffered medial collateral ligament damage. He picked up the injury during Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester . Click to continue reading...

September 22, 2008

Chelsea sign Arsenal reject!

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Last week Premier League giants Arsenal rejected Brazilian international midfielder Mineiro after the 32-year-old failed to impress manager Arsene Wenger. But in football, as in life, one man's loss is another man's gain and Chelsea are using this ideology to the full. The Blues have signed Mineiro on a free transfer . Click to continue reading...

Dynamos FC, Cotonsport Reach African Champions League Semi-Finals

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Dynamos FC of Zimbabwe and Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon made it through to the final four of the 2008 African Champions League this weekend, with crucial wins in their respective final group games. In Harare, Dynamos took on Egyptian giants Zamalek knowing a win would send them through to the semi-finals regardless of results elsewhere. Click to continue reading...

September 21, 2008

Bayern Munich 2-5 Werder Bremen

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Werder Bremen repaid Bayern Munich for their 4-0 drubbing last season by stunning the German giants 5-2 at the Allianz Arena. In front of a capacity 69,000 crowd Bremen pumped in five, before Tim Borowski, signed from Bremen in the summer, pulled two back for Bayern. It was Bayern's first home loss of the 2008-09 [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal hit £37m JACKPOT!

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Premiership giants Arsenal are looking strong and in great shape on the pitch. And off it, the Gunners appear in excellent health, too. They have just announced a profit of £37 million from last season, with income rising by 11% to £232m even though they failed to win any silverware. Arsenal ... Click to continue reading...

Le Havre 0-1 OL- French Ligue 1

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After coming back from a two goal deficit to draw with Fiorentina in the Champions League, French giants Olympique Lyon won their weekend domestic fixture by beating Le Havre AC 1-0 at the Stade Jules Deschaseux. Lyon, who had Sidney Govou sent off in the second half, held on to their one goal lead, given [. Click to continue reading...

September 19, 2008

Change behind the scenes at Arsenal

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Stan Kroenke, the American businessman who owns 12.4% of Arsenal has today been appointed to the board of the Premier League giants. He is officially now a non-executive director of the club after receiving an invitation from the board earlier this week.

"We are delighted to welcome Stan to the Board of Arsenal," said Peter Hill-Wood, Arsenal chairman, on the club's official website. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool striker would love to join German giants

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Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt has today admitted he would love to move to German giants Hamburg and link up with manager Martin Jol. The Dutch international has been linked with a possible move to the Bundesliga side all summer and now it is claimed Kuyt may be interested in a possible move come January. Click to continue reading...

Scolari adds spice to Sunday's clash by admitting : "I want Ronaldo"

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Chelsea manager Luis Filipe Scolari has been quoted in several papers today as saying he would love to sign Manchester United midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo.

The pair worked together during Scolari's time as the Portuguese national team manager and supposedly had a great relationship. With the game between Chelsea and United fast approaching, this will certainly add spice to what already is going to be fantastic match. Click to continue reading...

Kuyt to leave Liverpool?

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Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt, these days of course featuring as a right-sided midfielder, has come under transfer speculation after admitting that he is a huge fan of the former Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol. Jol was sacked by Spurs earlier last season and is currently coaching the German Bundesliga giants SV . Click to continue reading...

Madrid fans STILL want Ronaldo!

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Spanish and European giants Real Madrid might have terminated their interest in Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo but it seems their supporters haven't. An online poll conducted by the Madrid-based Spanish sports daily Marca has revealed that the player fans would most like to be part of the current squad . Click to continue reading...

September 18, 2008

AC Milan - FC Zurich LIVEBLOG TONIGHT

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Follow tonight's UEFA CUP game between Serie A giants AC Milan and Swiss Uefa Cup hopefuls FC Zurich here on Switzerland World Cup Blog, tonight. Starting at 8.30 PM (European Time), 7.30 PM British Time. Will Abdi and co. come back from Milan with Zurich's result of the century? Click to continue reading...

Barca midfielder rejected the chance to move to Arsenal

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Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has today admitted he turned down a move to Premier League giants Arsenal.

The brother of Arsenal defender Kolo has today claimed both Arsene Wenger and his brother were trying to persuade him to move to England and sign for the Gunners but Yaya wasn't interested. Click to continue reading...

September 17, 2008

Champions League Recap-MatchDay 1

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It was an interesting beginning to the 2008-2009 Champions League campaign with Romanian upstarts CFR Cluj grabbing the headlines as they stunned Italian giants Roma with a deserved 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma now face a must win game in Match Day 2 away to Bordeaux who were thrashed 4-0 by Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal snubbed by Celtic chief

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Premiership giants Arsenal might be a haven for top-quality players, especially top-quality young players, but it seems that when it comes to boardroom responsibilities, the Gunners are not too lucrative. It has been reported that Arsenal were trying to lure Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell to a similar post at the . Click to continue reading...

ALL THE BULL: Signings, Releases and Shtuff

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You know what happens when you take two days out of your work week to take a small vacation? You get two times the work on your desk to hammer out when you get back. Thats what.

Here is whats happening in the world of the Bulls:

+ Details have emerged on the nature of the Macoumba Kandji transfer package.

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September 16, 2008

Liverpool to offer defender a new contract to keep him at Anfield

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Premier giants Liverpool are set to offer Daniel Agger a new deal in an effort to convince him to stay on at Anfield, according to reports. Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! The Danish international has struggled with injury and also fallen victim to rotational policy lately, but he was . Click to continue reading...

AFC U-16 Championship 2008

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Group A:Singapore,Bahrain,Iran,Uzbekistan Group B:Korea Republic,India,Indonesia,Syria Group C:China,Australia,Turkmenistan,Saudi Arabia Group D:Japan,Malaysia,UAE,Yemen Our boys have been drawn alongside giants Bahrain,Iran and Uzbekistan.I think we are in the hardest group of all.The team will be training in Japan to toughen up themselves for the competition. Click to continue reading...

INCOMING: Dejair to CD Chivas USA

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CD Chivas USA have signed Brazilian midfielder, Dejair. According to the official press release:

"A product of the Botafogo youth system, attacking midfielder Dejair joins Chivas USA from Brazilian club ABC FC of Natal, which he led to the 2008 Rio Grande do Norte state championship. Click to continue reading...

September 15, 2008

Chelsea chasing PSG midfielder for January window: Could he be Essien’s replacement?

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Premier League giants Chelsea already have a large squad and are gunning both for the Premiership title and the UEFA Champions League trophies. But they seem to be bent on adding reinforcements still. It has now emerged that the Blues are tracking the highly rated Paris Saint Germain midfielder Stephane Sessegnon. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City Sign Ronaldo!

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Premiership side Manchester City pulled off a coup at the start of this month when they signed the world class Brazilian international Robinho from Spanish and European giants Real Madrid for a whooping 42 million euros. And now the ADUG-blessed Premier League club appear to have signed Ronaldo! No, not the . Click to continue reading...
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