With a little over three months left until the Philadelphia Union kicks off their inaugural season
in Major League Soccer, the expansion franchise is said to be aggressively pursuing a sponsor for
the front of their team shirts, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Apparently, two companies
approached the club about front-of-the-jersey sponsorship deals early on, but team officials felt
like neither were a good fit for the brand that they are trying to create.
Both Stoke and Fulham have a double header on Gameweek 20, after missing out on Gameweek 17.
Arsenal and Bolton are the other teams that gameweek who benefit from the revised fixture list.
The tricky part for a lot of players is that by now many have shaped their teams into something
close to what they would like, making the dilemma not so much about who they should transfer in,
rather who they will transfer out.
UPDATE: Want to know how much your club spent on agent fees in 2009? We have
created a new page located under Site Features in the sidebar that lists every club and what they
spent. You can also click here to view the page.
November 30th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, the 20 English
Premier League teams combined to spend £70.
Wenger closes in on Brazilian midfielder.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is close to luring highly-rated youngster Zezinho also
linked with Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium after the Brazilian conceded he has played his last
game for Juventude.
We're not as against turf fields as many, but there is no doubt that MLS raises its stature and
increases its chance of success as a business (by attracting those who are put off by such fields),
when it converts to grass. Such is the case in Toronto, where Field Turf is no longer and grass
is on the way.
Père Noël must be a Lyon fan too!!!
Well, I hope you all got what you wanted for Christmas. I know I didn't get a certain French
coach's head in a box, guess I'll have to wait a bit longer for that one. I wasn't planning to
write anything till January, but my favorite time of the football year has rolled around once
again: Yes transfer time!
Sandro Ranieri waiting for a call from 'Arry?
Inter's football vice president said today that their highly-rated midfielder, Sandro Ranieri,
is not about to join Spurs. During a training session on Wednesday, Fernando Carvalho denied the
player was on his way to England and stated that the Brazil man will be appearing for the club in
next year's Libertadores.
"No nation embodies the values and spirit of the FIFA World Cup™ quite like the United
States," the US' official bid website boldly proclaims.
The World Cup bidding competition for the 2018 and 2022 finals is hotting up with one year to go
until FIFA's 24 man Executive Committee makes its decisions on the hosts for each tournament, and
it's interesting to take a look at the approach of the American bid at this stage.
In another effort to try and finalize the deal to bring the Wizards stadium out to the Legends
area, the Kansas Commerce Department has sweetened the deal for the Wizards and Cerner. The
Commerce Department has agreed to pay Cerner the $48.5 million worth of IMPACT (Investments in
Major Projects and Comprehensive Training) incentives up front.
100 Percent Soccer has learned that both clubs have DVD's of central defender Jorge Guaga, 28,
who has made 38 international appearances for the national team and made 224 appearances over the
last 10 years while scoring 13 goals for the likes of El Nacional, Colón, Emelec and Barcelona
(not that one).
Rodrigo Souto (in white)
French club PSG are believed to have offered around €4.5 million for Santos' defensive
midfielder, Rodrigo Souto.
Since signing from Figueirense in 2006, the 26-year-old has played 170 games and scored 11 goals
for the Vila Belmiro club.
Hugely underrated in Brazil, the player is one of the most effective in the country at winning
the ball and making the quick smart pass.
by TRAVIS CLARK
DURBAN, South Africa -- The arch over Moses Mobhida Stadium is already an iconic staple to the
Durban skyline. One of the brand-new stadiums built for the World Cup, the locals nearby claim that
it is the most impressive of the bunch.
As of December, there is still work to do on the stadium, despite the fact the entire structure
is complete and has held a competitive match.
by TRAVIS CLARK
DURBAN, South Africa -- The arch over Moses Mobhida Stadium is already an iconic staple to the
Durban skyline. One of the brand-new stadiums built for the World Cup, the locals nearby claim that
it is the most impressive of the bunch.
As of December, there is still work to do on the stadium, despite the fact the entire structure
is complete and has held a competitive match.
This weekend we felt the bitter pill of defeat.
We havent felt that one for a while and personally i feel it wasnt deserved.
First lets get one point straight. Both teams had their moments. As i predicted Higuain was
vicious.
I would have prefered a draw. Neither team deserved to win or lose on the day.
March of the Pygmies
So the Pygmaies march norf, doing a little injury hokey-kokey along the way just to keep themselves
warm; You put an Eboue in, you take an Denilson out....
Sigh.
There was some fighting talk from Wenger in his pre-match conference, saying that we're ready for
it.
We lost 2-1 to Benfica yesterday in a game which made no difference to either side (Bate beat
Everton 1-0 away). The funny thing here, however, is despite this match meaning nothing to AEK
(except a little pride) we saw some pleasing football from our players.
Benfica hit the post on a penalty early on which kept us in the game for quite a while but our
luck didn't last too long as Benfica scored two goals (the first one took a nasty bounce though
Saja still should have been able to save it) without response from AEK.
The agent of unsettled Liverpool left back Andrea Dossena, Federico Pastorello, has told the press
that the former Udinese star would prefer a move to Roma.
"Andrea Dossena has always liked Ranieri, although I haven't heard from anyone [at Roma]," he
revealed to AsRomaLive.it.
"Roma tried to acquire Andrea before he moved to Liverpool, but preferred [John Arne] Riise.
