A year ago, TamU were getting a good seeing to at the hands of Norwegian giants Rosenborg in the Champions League Third Qualifying Round. The Trondheim club have a budget roughly 10 times bigger than TamU, so it was no surprise that Rosenborg ran out easy winners. No shame for a Finnish club in losing [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Andy Johnson (Everton), Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg), Bobby Zamora (West Ham), John Pantsil (West Ham), Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zoltan Gera (West Brom), David Stockdale (Darlington). Notable departures: David Healy (Sunderland), The club did a massive purging after narrowly escaping. Click to continue reading...

It's back! 1. Career path Valerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia, Besiktas, Lyon, Aston Villa (current) 2. Multiple choice In what year was Italy's Serie A founded? a) 1898, b) 1900, c) 1902, d) 1904 3. Picture round Who dis? (Clue: he has... Click to continue reading...

It's back! 1. Career path Valerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia, Besiktas, Lyon, Aston Villa (current) 2. Multiple choice In what year was Italy's Serie A founded? a) 1898, b) 1900, c) 1902, d) 1904 3. Picture round Who dis? (Clue: he has... Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Cup (perhaps soon to be known as the Europa League as we covered a while back) is in some ways more interesting to me as the diversity of nations represented is much higher. If Michel Platini is successful with his reforms, we may see more diversity soon in the Champions League but for [...] Click to continue reading...

NEWCASTLE UNITED Notable arrivals: Sebastien Bassong (Metz), Danny Guthrie (Liverpool), Jonas Gutierrez (Real Mallorca) Notable departures: Emre (Fenerbahce), Steven Carr, Daniel Rozehnal (Lazio). Rosenborg midfielder Per Ciljan Skjelbred is being linked with move to St James' Park Arsenal defender won't. Click to continue reading...

FULHAM Notable arrivals: Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg), Bobby Zamora (West Ham), John Pantsil (West Ham), Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zoltan Gera (West Brom), David Stockdale (Darlington). Likely: Andy Johnson (Everton). Notable departures: The club did a massive purging after narrowly escaping relegation. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg), Bobby Zamora (West Ham), John Pantsil (West Ham), Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zoltan Gera (West Brom), David Stockdale (Darlington). Likely: Andy Johnson (Everton). Notable departures: The club did a massive purging after narrowly escaping relegation last. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg), Bobby Zamora (West Ham), John Pantsil (West Ham), Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zoltan Gera (West Brom), David Stockdale (Darlington). Likely: Andy Johnson (Everton). Notable departures: The club did a massive purging after narrowly escaping relegation last. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg), Bobby Zamora (West Ham), John Pantsil (West Ham), Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zoltan Gera (West Brom), David Stockdale (Darlington). Likely: Andy Johnson (Everton). Notable departures: The club did a massive purging after narrowly escaping relegation last. Click to continue reading...

Kenny Cooper isn't leaving Dallas after all. The 23-year-old striker for FC Dallas had been linked with a move to Rosenborg and Cardiff City in recent days - with a move to Norway looking most likely. Dallas is saying no... Click to continue reading...

Kenny Cooper isn't going to Rosenborg. Or Cardiff City. Or anywhere other than Dallas, according to today's statement from FC Dallas GM Michael Hitchcock.

More on transfers that are or are not or might be or might not be happening in Wednesday's paper.

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This is getting quite ridiculous.  Yesterday, I got word from a reliable source that all Cooper had to do was sign his new contract and he was off to either Rosenborg or Cardiff City.  Now, that same source is reporting that FC Dallas has done a complete u-turn.  They're now prepared to keep Cooper in [. Click to continue reading...

Ah just when you thought the Kenny Cooper situation would get cooled off a bit a new twist takes place. According to one of my sources, the club have rejected two bids for Cooper; one being the $4 million offer from Cardiff City and the other being a $3 million offer from Rosenborg. The club also [.. Click to continue reading...

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(No, there are no updates on Kenny Cooper's transfer decision. It appears will be waiting at least one more day, if not longer for a final conclusion. If you are wondering what is taking so long, you may not realize everything involved in this big decision.

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The final set of Intertoto Cup fixtures took place over the weekend and the eleven winning clubs now advance to the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. Advancing are Aston Villa, Napoli, Stade Rennais FC, RC Deportivo La Coruna, SC Braga, SC Vaslui, SK Sturm Graz, Grasshopper-Club, VfB Stuttgart, IF Elfsborg and Rosenborg BK. Click to continue reading...

So y'all know that Big Kenny Cooper is being courted by Norway's Rosenborg right? But did you know that they've upped it from chocolates and flowers to diamonds and pearls? Or did you hear that in the face of losing one of it's best girls to some foreign dude, MLS has offered FrankenCooper a new & improved contract? Click to continue reading...

This weekend brings to a close the often-times confusing history of UEFA's least-popular competition, the Intertoto Cup. When I was first becoming interested in European soccer in the mid-'90s, I would hear the phrase "Intertoto Cup" mentioned, but without the Internet resources we have today, I could never quite figure out what it was. Click to continue reading...

The New York Times has an article about Kenny Cooper and Juan Toja leaving F.C. Dallas for Rosenborg and Steaua Bucharest respectively. I really think both players would be making mistakes, but especially Kenny Cooper. Kenny is on the verge of establishing himself as a top forward in MLS and is still young enough that there will be plenty of opportunities ahead for him if he stays in MLS. Click to continue reading...

TAMPERE UNITED won a dramatic tie against Buducnost Podgorica, the champions of Montenegro. A 1-1 draw in the away leg on 23 July was enough to see TamU through after a narrow victory in the home game a week earlier. TamU went 1-0 up through makeshift striker Henri Myntti, but had a nervous finish after [. Click to continue reading...

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With reports circulating about transfer deals being completed for both FC Dallas midfielder Juan Toja and forward Kenny Cooper, but MLS All-Stars denied that deals were done while a team source told SBI that multiple teams have made strong inquiries about Cooper.

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Good afternoon folks. I'm at BMO Field, where the MLS All-Star team went through its final training preparations. All the players were in attendance today except for Houston's Dwayne DeRosario and Pat Onstad, who are playing for Houston against D.

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For the second straight day we have a rumor involving a player from Norwegian club Rosenborg. Newcastle United are reportedly looking at Rosenborg playmaker Per Ciljan Skjelbred. The 21-year-old has been impressive this season in Trondheim but hasn't had an... Click to continue reading...

Hakan Yakin in talks. Frederik Stoor, right back, of Rosenberg: Several English clubs have shown interest for Fredrik Stoor after his breakthrough for both Rosenborg and the national team. Now Fulham have made a bid. "We have received an enquiry from Fulham, but I will not tell the size of the bid," director of sports Erik Hoftun tells [. Click to continue reading...

Earlier this season, Soccer City FC profiled Rosenborg's fall into the lower tier of the Tippeligaen. The Norwegian giant is now in third place after today's 3-1 victory over Aalesunds FK. Midfielder Alexander Banor Tettey started Rosenborg's tab and forward Steffen Iversen added a brace to complete the score sheet. Click to continue reading...