Fußball-Milliardäre tummeln sich nicht nur in der englischen Premier League, sondern sind fast schon omnipräsent und nennen zum Teil Vereine ihr Eigen, die nicht mal hartgesottenen Fußballfans ein Begriff sind.Die 10 reichsten Fußball-Milliardäre

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Stade Rennais' Carlos Bocanegra went the full 90 and AS Monaco's Freddy Adu came on in the 69th minute in a 2-1 home win for Rennes. Bocanegra was among the match's most efficient players with 73% of his passes being successful. Adu had only a handful of touches in the late going but did manage to take a shot which went wide of the Rennes goal. Click to continue reading...

Brush up on your high school French and follow along with Oguchi Onyewu and Standard Liege as they visit Beershot tonight in Jupiler League play. The match starts in 10 minutes (at 8:30 PM CET) here. Need translation help? No problem.

Elsewhere in the French-speaking world today, Carlos Bocanegra went the full 90 as Stade Rennais pounded three goals past Saint Etienne for a 3-0 win today at Stade Geoffroy Guichard. Click to continue reading...

Freddy Adu's AS Monaco faces their stiffest test of the season when league leader Olympique Lyon travels to the Rock tonight looking for three points. Adu looks set to start the game on the bench but look for Monaco to throw the kitchen sink at the Lyon juggernaut if they want to salvage at least a point. Click to continue reading...

American defender Carlos Bocanegra went the distance for Stade Rennais in a 1-0 win over Sochaux this afternoon. The win vaulted Rennes into 6th place (prior to the start of Lyon's match against Lyon) after a slow start to the season.

Elsewhere in France, AS Monaco topped Havre AC 3-2 without Freddy Adu even on the bench. Click to continue reading...

Stade Rennais Football Club is a French Ligue 1 football club from the city of Rennes. They feature former French international Sylvain Wiltord, United States defender Carlos Bocanegra and Ghanian legend Asamoah Gyan. Rennais are currently in 8th place in Ligue 1. Their 2008/09 Puma home kit features an embroidered Rennais club crest, screened sponsor design, as [. Click to continue reading...

Fresh home from international duty this week, Maurice Edu was not expected to play for Rangers this week against Kilmarnock. A late failed fitness test by Kevin Thopmson pressed Edu into duty as a starter in his debut for his new club before 50,000 home fans. Fellow American DaMarcus Beasley, also fresh back from Chicago, was also on the field as the Ibrox club found themselves down 1-0 in the early going. Click to continue reading...

Each Monday, we'll check in overseas to see how our two English teams and American players abroad have fared. It's especially interesting on Europe's frenetic answer to Labor Day, Transfer Deadline Day (you could also opt for The Guardian's aristocratic humor for your up-to-the-minute coverage):

EVERTON: Ouch.

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Here's the list for our World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Austria. These games make me nervous. After watching Austria in Euros, I'm thinking that they especially are underrated and could deliver a shock. (Like they did in that friendly with Italy last week. As my co-blogger Chris said, they scored four goals!

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It appears that Everton are not the only Premier League outfit chasing this Cameroonian international star as Arsene Wenger appears interested in putting in a bid. Why not join the debate at the COS forum? Stade Rennais midfielder Stephane Mbia has revealed that Arsenal have emerged as rivals for his signature, however . Click to continue reading...

Stade Rennais midfielder Stephane Mbia has been rumored plenty this summer with a move to Everton but the 22-year-old Cameroon international could be on Arsenal's radar too. The 22-year-old who just played at the Olympics however would rather head to... Click to continue reading...

Various UK news sources, including Sky Sports and the Globe and Mail are reporting that the final details are being worked out in a deal to bring American Maurice Edu from Toronto to Glasgow Rangers. After returning from Olympic duty in China, Edu was supposed to be in Glasgow yesterday for Rangers' home opener against Hearts to iron out a deal worth a reported $5 million. Click to continue reading...

By Alan
Soccer City FC

The Scottish Premier League and the French Ligue 1 both started last weekend with champions Celtic and Lyon opening their title defences with victories respectively.

Celtic hosted St Mirren in a scrappy encounter at Parkhead and it took a penalty by Barry Robson to claim three points for the Glasgow outfit. Click to continue reading...

According to the official websites of both Benfica and Monaco, American Freddy Adu has been loaned to AS Monaco (French first division) with an option to buy. The deal was struck Monday night after several weeks of negotiations. Adu is expected to join his teammates at "The Rock" after the Olympics. Click to continue reading...

US international defender Carlos Bocanegra has signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais. The 29-year-old centre back arrives at Rennes via Fulham where he played from 2004-2008.

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Today's turgid transfer twaddle... Chelsea fat-boy Frank Lampard wants a new contract deal at least as porcine as his belly. The Chubster is asking for a £30m four-year deal, and if he doesn't get it he'll go somewhere where he can thank you very much. (Daily Express) Chelsea and Tottenham are in a mad scramble for David [. Click to continue reading...