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Article by Pedro Gomes [Editor's Note: FY = Fiscal Year]
On December 12, Soccer Insider Steven Goff dropped a budgetary bombshell on the soccer world. He
revealed an inside look into the United States Soccer Federations's Budget for FY'13. No one knows
exactly how this journalistic wizard came to this information and quite honestly I don't think many
cared because its juicy details lit the Twitter Sphere ablaze with questions, comments, excitement,
and disbelief.
According to the Russian daily Sovietsky Sports, Zenit St. Petersburg are keen on re-acquiring the
Arsenal playmaker Andrei Arshavin for the original sum of €16.5 million that the North London
side paid for him back in 2009. The report suggests that Zenit are hoping to bring back the little
Russian with a view of appointing [.
Photo by Brad Smith/ISIphotos.com
When U.S. Soccer sealed the deal to make Jurgen Klinsmann head coach of the men's national team,
it was evident that the federation was making a big investment in Klinsmann and his outlook for the
program. Now it's clear just how big that investment was.
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov would swap his current situation with any Liverpool player in
order to fulfil his dream of playing for the Reds.
The 32-year-old began his career in his native Bulgaria with CSKA Sofia before being granted a move
to Celtic in the summer of 1999.
It was not until 2006 that Petrov finally realized his ambition of playing in the Barclays Premier
League, when he move to Villa Park for £6.
Liverpool have joined Spurs in the race for Marseille striker Loic Remy.
According to reports in France, Kenny Dalglish is interested in the French international striker
but also faces a fight with Arsenal for the 24 year old.
Remy almost joined Liverpool in the summer of 2010 however the Reds baulked at the £12.
Steve Goff of the Washington Post reports that Juergen Klinsmann will earn $2.5 million in base
salary to coach the U.S. men's national soccer team — more than four times higher than his
predecessor, Bob Bradley, and 13 times larger than women's coach Pia Sundhage.
No other details about Klinsmann's contract, including incentives and other payments, appeared
in the U.
Liverpool are being touted to make a shock January move for in-form Wolves striker Steven
Fletcher.
The Scottish striker, who has bagged six goals in ten appearances this season has reportedly caught
the eye of Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, who is growing concerned at his side's lack of goals this
term.
Osvaldo Alonso recently suggested some Premiership teams might be interested in acquiring his
services. Unsurprisingly, being as he is a professional soccer player, he is open to this
possibility. None of this should really come as news.
The question is: How much concern should this cause us as Seattle Sounders fans, who clearly
want our team to have as many highly talented players as is possible?
There's not much in the way of significant news circulating in the immediate wake of our grossly
disappointing 1-1 draw in Wigan on Saturday afternoon. What we do have, though, is a few
interesting tidbits to touch on. Let's take a look shall we?
To Naples, not London
Vargas opts to join Napoli
Disappointing news out of Chile, with Eduardo Vargas confirming he'll be joining Napoli in the
January transfer window.
It is being reported today that the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to make a £5 million bid
for the out of favour Wigan Athletic striker Hugo Rodallega. If sources are to be believed, the
Colombian has fallen out with manager Roberto Martinez and is looking to secure a move away from
the DW [.
With Liverpool in obvious need for a proven striker, especially with Suarez facing an eight-match
ban in the near future, one possibility is German hitman Lukas Podolski.
The Polish native is playing for German side Cologne and has scored 14 goals in 15 appearances
already this season.
He has also scored 43 goals in 95 games for his adopted Country, Germany in the past few years.
Trouble is brewing for Andres Villas-Boas and Chelsea after a number of poor performances have
left them out of the title race and raised concerns from players who are willing to quit the club
if their pleas are not addressed.
Truth be said, the longer Villas-Boas stays in charge the worse it gets for Chelsea and as a
matter of fact, he should be replaced as quickly as possible (however unlikely this may be).
