Pies' handy guide to Man City's new Belgian defender Name Vincent Kompany Age 22 Nationality Belgian Club history Anderlecht, Hamburg SV, Man City (current) Position Central defender Is he any good? I know that in Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series... Click to continue reading...

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel had cemented a position for himself at centre back with a series of solid performances this season, but now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after injuring ligaments in his right knee.
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TURKEY 1-1 BELGIUM
31' 0 - 1 Wesley Sonck
75' Belozoglu Emre (pen) 1 - 1

90'End Match
90'End Regular Time
89'Stijn Stijnen (Belgium) receives a yellow card. Reason: Dissent
85'Belgium makes a substitution: Tom De Sutter enters for Wesley Sonck
76'Belgium makes a substitution: Filip Daems enters for Axel Witsel
75'Goal ! Click to continue reading...

Ne zaman Belçika ile oynayacak olsak iki enefs gol gelir aklıma. Muhtemelen hemen her futbol severin olduğu gibi... Biri Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda yukarıdaki fotoğrafta yer alan Hakan Şükür golü, diğeri de İstanbul'daki eleme grubu maçında bizi yenmelerine rağmen Oktay Derelioğlu'nun golü. Click to continue reading...

Amid the frenzy surrounding Manchester City and the transfer of Robinho sending shockwaves through the world, Glauber Berti was another Brazilian international travelling through the revolving doors at Eastlands. The ‘one-cap wonder' arrives to strengthen Mark Hughes' defensive options. Click to continue reading...

Obviously the true bargains won't be known for some time, but there were a few transfers which caught the eye before the participants had even put on their new shirt. Eliminating loans made sure somebody has actually bought up the entire contract this summer, and everyone of these guys happened to come in at under [. Click to continue reading...

File this one under Holy Bloody Crap. Manchester City, a club that was in the third tier of English football not too long ago, is today the richest football club in the world, the fortune of their owners estimated at about $50 billion.

City wasted no time in flashing their newfound cash, offering about $200 million yesterday as they tried in vain to lure David Villa from Valencia and Mario Gomez from Stuttgart. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Robinho (Real Madrid), Vincent Kompany (Hamburg SV), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Gláuber Berti (FC Nuremburg), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea), Jo (CSKA Moscow) Notable departures: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Rolando Bianchi (Torino), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Geovanni (Hull City),. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vincent Kompany (Hamburg SV), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Gláuber Berti (FC Nuremburg), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea), Jo (CSKA Moscow) Notable departures: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Rolando Bianchi (Torino), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Geovanni (Hull City), Andreas Isaksson (PSV). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vincent Kompany (Hamburg SV), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Gláuber Berti (FC Nuremburg), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea), Jo (CSKA Moscow) Notable departures: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Rolando Bianchi (Torino), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Geovanni (Hull City), Andreas Isaksson (PSV). Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have completed the signings of 23-year-old Argentine international Pablo Zabaleta from Espanyol on a 5-year deal (roughly £6.5m) and 25-year-old Brazilian defender Glauber Berti from FC Nuremburg on a one year deal. This takes City's signings for the summer to 6 as Zabaleta and Berti join Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jo, Ben Haim and Vincent Kompany. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham are to re-ignite their interest in Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka. The Croatian international had been linked with a move to the North London side for quite a while until Corluka played in Manchester City's 1-0 defeat to FC Midtjylland, which saw the player become ineligible for a possible UEFA Cup campaign with Spurs. Click to continue reading...

Welcome back to a new season of Manchester City football!

Yes, I understand that two league matches, and a round and a half of UEFA Cup matches, have already been played. But, there hasn't been anything worth remembering until the Citizens 3-0 dismantling of West Ham this past Sunday. A friend of mine, who is a Hammers supporter, informed me that City was lucky that they were able to play most of the match a man up as West Ham midfielder Mark Noble was sent off in the 39th minute with his second yellow card of the day. Click to continue reading...

Hamburg coach Martin Jol always seemed a cool head. Sure, he looks like a movie character that would throw you off a bridge for looking at him sideways and you could always see his mind moving, but external reactions were a bit muted. This past week, he apparently snapped. This past week, he metaphorically pushed Vincent Kompany down those stairs in an odd snit. Click to continue reading...

Quite suprisingly (in my opinion), Santa Cruz has ended speculation linking him with a move to Man City by signing a new 4 year contract at Blackburn Rovers. Cruz will now be set to stay with the club until 2012, ending any possible interest from the likes of Man Utd, Arsenal, Tottenham, Villa and Man [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have completed the signing of young Belgian defender Vincent Kompany from German club Hamburger SV. The 22 year old, regarded as one of the brightest talents in Europe, joined Hamburg from Anderlecht in 2006 for two million euros. Kompany has signed a four year deal at Eastlands, and is expected to feature in [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City summer signing Jô notched a brace for his national side as Brazil defeated Belgium to capture the men's Bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. He appears likely to compete in City's third fixture of the season. The former CSKA Moscow striker could be back for the UEFA Cup match against FC Midtjylland next Thursday. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham's move for Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka could be back on after City agreed a fee for Hamburg defender Vincent Kompany. The Croatian international has been linked with a move to White Hart Lane for weeks now, however as yet nothing has been agreed. (Daily Mail)

Spurs boss Juande Ramos is keen to add to his defence before the close of the transfer window and Vedran Corluka is said to be his number one target. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have agreed to buy Belgium star Vincent Kompany from Hamburg.The German club, managed by ex-Tottenham boss Martin Jol, claim a fee has been agreed for the defender.Kompany, 22, has played 23 times for his country and is highly-rated in Germany.He would become City's third signing of the summer after striker Jo and centre-back Tal Ben Haim. Click to continue reading...

Bundesliga outfit Hamburg SV have reported that the Eastlands club has agreed to the signing of defender Vincent Kompany. The Belgian centre back has been impressive during his recent club and international duty and has been rumored for sometime with a move to England. It now appears that he will be joining Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

With Arsenal leaking personel faster than the Titanic, Wenger is looking to build on his capture of Nasri and set his sights on highly rated defender Vincent Kompany in accordance with his long-standing tradition of bringing Europes elite youngsters to North London. Kompany Click to continue reading...

Belgium's Olympic Football squad for Beijing 2008: Coach: Jean-François De Sart (46) Goalkeepers: Logan Bailly (22) (Racing Genk) Yves De Winter (21) (Westerlo) Yves Makabu-Makalambay (22) (Hibernian, Scotland) Defenders: Laurent Ciman (22) (Club Brugge) Sepp De Roover (23) (Groningen, Netherlands) Vincent Kompany (22) (Hamburg, Germany) Landry Mulemo (21) (Standard Liège) Sébastien Pocognoli (20) (AZ Alkmaar) Thomas Vermaelen (22) (Ajax, Netherlands) Jan Vertonghen (21) (Ajax, Netherlands) Midfielders: Marouane Fellaini (19) (Standard [. Click to continue reading...

The Sun reports that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger isn't looking to sign any defensive personnel during the summer months, with the Frenchman denying any current interest in Vincent Kompany. Wenger managed to woo Welsh whelp Aaron Ramsey from under the noses of Man Utd, something that was certain to have sent The Lord [. Click to continue reading...

So Setanta Sports has a weird article this morning, and it's got quotes from Arsene Wenger about Hamburg's center back Vincent Kompany. Kompany has been linked with us this summer as he could be just the type of defender we need, but Wenger has for some reason completely ruled it out.

"I have known Kompany for a long time, since he was 16. Click to continue reading...

Bayern said good bye to Oliver Kahn and Ottmar Hitzfeld, Hamburg said good bye to Huub Stevens and the Bundesliga Offside says good bye to another week of blogging. Anna bid farewell to Silvio Meißner. (Stuttgart Offside) ...and will soon have to do the same for Rapahel Schäfer. (Stuttgart Offside) Chris will say good riddance to Raphael van [. Click to continue reading...

Bochum 2 – 1 Hamburg

B: Sestak (45) Imhof (83)
H: van der Vaart (pen 86)

Hamburg failed to finish their chances again. This time they were punished for their failure by a resolute Bochum side. While the tempo of the game was dictated by Hamburg, who owned possession at 61%, it was a late first half injury time goal from newcomer Stanslav Sestak, who mopped a poor challenge by Nigel de Jong, which opened the scoring in this affair. Click to continue reading...