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[from the AP] Ajax, Besiktas and Fenerbahce have shown interest in acquiring Jozy
Altidore from Villarreal in addition to Premier League clubs, and a loan and permanent
transfer both are possibilities for the 20-year-old American forward.
"A lot of the top clubs around Europe have been in touch, and we're just looking at what's the
best for Jozy's career at this point," his agent, Lyle Yorks, said.
I confirmed that eons ago, first thing this morning, but have yet to get the full details. Here is
the gist, but check back for updates or perhaps some comments.Meanwhile, I'm going to go file a
missing persons report on the Sion press officer.Elsewhere, Ajax are having a little trouble
signing up AZ Alkmaar striker Mounir El Hamdaoui, meaning Jozy Altidore could still be in the
picture for them.
Where is the sniper?
(Full disclosure: I'm wearing an Orange Netherlands kit while I type this, I'm not Dutch, but I
enjoy Eredivisie, Ajax and Robin van Persie)
The Netherlands and Brazil played what should have been one of the best matches thus far in the
2010 World Cup on Friday.
photo by Ben Queenborough/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
A day before the U.S. men's national team friendly against Brazil, Jozy Altidore revealed that
although his club future is uncertain, he'd like to stay with Villarreal.
Arsene Wenger linked with bringing in Dutch failure to the Emirates, surely not!
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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has offered Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger the chance to sign
Anfield misfit Ryan Babel , according to The People.
Liverpool supporters got their hands on the club's new shirt on Friday – for free!
To mark the launch of the club's new Standard Chartered sponsored strip, a specially arranged film
shoot saw a mass shirt swap culminate with tops given away to lucky onlookers.
The idea was the brainchild of Liverpool FC kit manufacturers Adidas who were in the city to
capture footage for an advertising campaign to promote the new kit.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It's no secret that Chelsea is intrigued by Sergio Aguero, but that partnership looks closer to
becoming a reality after the Argentine striker revealed he is excited at the possibility of playing
for the Blues.
Greg Seltzer at Major League Soccer soccer dot com has rounded up the latest transfer rumors
surrounding American players.
JOZY ALTIDORE: I had this pegged from the beginning, but couldn't confirm until
now; we can add Turkish giants Besiktas to the list of Jozy admirers.
1 Year On... 10 Best Youngsters at U-20 World Cup 2009 [Progress Update pt.2] is a post from:
Just Football
A year ago on Just Football we identified who we considered the ten
best young prospects at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt. But how have these future stars fared
since covering themselves in glory a year ago?
Top-class ridiculous tactics from the Special One Jose Mourinho has pulled some stunts over the
years, but this is definitely up there with OTP's favourites. With key players Xabi Alonso and
Sergio Ramos on yellow cards, Real Madrid cruising at 4-0 up against Ajax, and already through to
the knockout stages, the Special One allegedly [.
Holland released their 23-man roster for Wednesday's friendly against the United States.
GOALKEEPERS (3): Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse Arnhem), Michel Vorm
(Utrecht) DEFENDERS (7): Edson Braafheid (Celtic), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), John
Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord),
Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax) MIDFIELDERS (8): Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Mark van Bommel
(Bayern Munich), Orlando Engelaar (PSV Eindhoven), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Stijn Schaars
(Alkmaar), Wesley.
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Good enough to play in Armenia? Apparently not.
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While you would expect Major League Soccer to be behind the giants of Europe and South America
in the race for strongest league in the world, the folks at the International Federation of
Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) may have taken things a little too far.
Way back in the olden days, when this blog first started ranking clubs in 2007, the top club in
the rankings was Inter Milan. Internazionale went on to lead the rankings for much of that first
season. As clubs from England and Spain have dominated the UEFA Champions League recently, however,
clubs from Italy have had a tough time returning to the top spot.
Kljestan, Beasley, White are winners; Adu, Feilhaber not so much
With the sound of shutting transfer windows across Europe in midweek, it's time to examine the
moves made and not made by key Americans across the pond.
Some found happy new homes, but most of the name ex-pats overseas stayed put, either due to
choice or a tighter European market largely focused on bargains and youth promotion.
Cada vez me convenzo mas que en Holanda es donde hacen las campañas de publicidad deportivas
mas originales y divertidas, como que los holandeses tienen una forma de pensar diferente que el
resto de los europeos.
Es que para mostrar la nueva camiseta del Ajax del 2008 realizaron una excelente campaña
planeada por Adidas y TBWA para promocionar el cambio de uniforme del club holandés, consistió en
un intercambio de camisetas, regalaban la nueva playera del Ajax y la gente que pasaba por ahi les
daban la que traían puesta.
1) Nobody plays "total football" any more, so please stop referring to it unless you are
providing helpful historical context. Even if you call it Totaalvoetbal, teams would get
slaughtered if they tried it against modern tactical sides.
2) The current Dutch team aren't the "heirs" of anything except perhaps the drills created and
overseen by coaches and trainers at Ajax's football academy.
Arsenal's newly-signed Japanese youngster Ryo Miyachi shows his technical ability in the video
below.
The teenager, who was also said to be on the radars of European giants AC Milan and Ajax, will
sign for the Gunners after his contract with Chukyo High School expires at the
end of September.
Zlatan scored 2 goals today for AC Milan he has now scored in The Champions League for an amazing 5
different clubs (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, and AC Milan) wow. But instead of giving
him props for ... Continue reading →
Veteran keeper has a 'mare Other than a brief and unsuccessful flirtation with Ajax, goalkeeper
Sander Boschker has played for FC Twente for more than 21 years and clocked up over 500
appearances. The 40-year-old has not been their first-choice keeper this season, but on account of
his service they handed him a Champions League [.
Liverpool will let Glen Johnson join Juventus, but only if the Italians include striker Amauri in
any potential deal.
According to the Daily Mail, the Merseysiders have reluctantly accepted Johnson wants out of
Anfield and Juventus are ready to pounce for the England defender.
However, Liverpool will reportedly attempt to get as much out of the deal as possible by demanding
Juve offer Italy forward Amauri plus cash if they are to sign Johnson.
As one player appears to be heading for the Anfield exit another seems set to continue his
Liverpool tenure.
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Liverpool winger Ryan Babel is reportedly close to an Anfield exit, with Sunderland
ready to renew their interest.
By Ollie Irish
This morning's shorts...
"Jog on"
Martin Jol has made a dig at his old club Tottenham by insisting they are not big enough to sign
Ajax's Luis Suarez.
The Uruguayan striker has enjoyed two impressive seasons in Amsterdam, and Spurs are reported
to have joined the list of Saurez admirers but Ajax coach Jol has told them to jog on.
This is the second part of the Thomas Vermaelen interview which was arranged by Walter Broeckx of
the Official Arsenal Benelux supporters club, and a great friend of Untold Arsenal. If you missed
the first part it is here. - WB: Did you ever think of leaving Ajax after you were named captain?
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has vowed to bolster his defensive ranks over the
summer hiatus, after admitting that his side have been guilty of some 'average' defensive
performances last year.
Former Ajax centre-back Thomas Vermaelen has proven to be a shrewd acquisition
on Wenger's part, but sporadic injuries have marred an otherwise impressive debut season in the
Premier League for the Belgian.
How a Soccer Star Is Made - NYTimes.com As we're waiting for the World Cup to get under way and
don't have much other than transfer speculation and injury news to contemplate, I give you this
(very) long but excellent look at youth academies and the business of producing young talent
(mostly at Ajax with some discussion of Fulham, DC United, and the US developmental program as
well).
Four years ago, I predicted 12/16 teams right to advance to the round of 16. I missed
Ecuador/Ghana/Switzerland/Ukraine, picking Poland/USA/South Korea/Tunisia instead. I did get France
going to the final, though I predicted Brazil to defeat them to win the title. Eight years ago, I
also got one of the final two correct (picked England over Germany).
It's Sunday yet again and as usual the papers are full of football transfer rumours, and quite a
few of them are about Arsenal. I reported yesterday that the latest goalkeeping rumours are saying
that Wenger has turned his attention to Ajax keeper Maarten Stekelenberg, after the deals for Shay
Given and Mark Schwarzer now [.
New AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri may have inherited a Rossoneri side that had
been weakened by instability in recent years.
However, it took only one week the final week of transfers, to be precise to convince Allegri
that owner Silvio Berlusconi is fully behind an initiative to restore the club's image as a
European giant.
By Ollie Irish
You're never quite sure when Carlos Tevez is going to issue an outburst against his employers.
For that reason, Barcelona haven't ruled out a January move for Man City's volatile captain, who
had a bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini only last weekend.
Por Halftown
Nacer en Manchester no siempre implica ser Red Devil, pero sí aficionado al fútbol. Pero cuando
el Manchester en el que uno nace no está en Inglaterra, sino en New Hampshire, EE. UU., jugar al
fútbol con un balón redondo es toda una excentricidad.
Charlie Davies es un tipo raro, en muchos sentidos excepcional.
Si,es epoca de recopilaciones y esta es muy espectacular , aunque la verdad los mejores regates
dribles y gambetas son los que hacen terminar el balón besar las redes.
Luis Suarez es el mejor ejemplo de lo que menciono en el párrafo anterior y hay otros que solo lo
hacen para lucirse de mas y quedar bien con la tribuna.
Sar and Taument highly enjoyed their game of "bunny-hop".... Feyenoord-Ajax used to be the clincher
in the power-clash between Amsterdam and Rotterdam in the Eredivisie. But it has been quite a while
(1994) since both clubs shared the number 1 and 2 positions. What is left over from Holland's
biggest football-match.
Sorry it took me so long, it's been a rough day...Let's start with a special link-up between Samir
Nasri and lob beneficiary Cesc Fabregas.Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel both starts and ends
this scoring play in style.Check out the Fenerbahçe fast break, with left back André Santos
completing the job.
Otro año más sin liguilla
Andrés Aguirre O./El Mundo de Tehuacán
A una fecha para que termina la temporada de la Tercera División Profesional, la escuadra
Guerreros de Tehuacán, se ubica en la séptima posición del grupo tres de la división de
ascenso, Galeana Morelos manda en este sector, donde ya se definieron los cuatro equipos que
califican directo a la liguilla del torneo.
Anfield boss hopes to spring major summer transfer coup.
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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will launch an ambitious move to bring Real Madrid's Dutch playmaker
Rafael Van der Vaart to Anfield this summer.
We've been trolling through the free agents this summer, and one player that stands out is a young
player Newcastle were said to be interested in a short 18 months ago. Urby Emanuelson Ajax left
sided midfielder/defender It's true that a lot of free agents available this summer are older
players who are way past their best, [.
Rafa Benitez believes Ryan Babel can maintain a prominent place in Liverpool's squad next season if
he maintains his new-found focus.
Having looked at one point during the winter transfer window as if he was on the verge of joining
Birmingham City in a £9m deal, the Dutch international knuckled down to feature in all bar two of
the Reds' final 23 games.
Just as one began to sense a feeling that the frenetic activity in the transfer rumors season had
started to ease off, more stories began popping up linking Manchester United to more players.
The...
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There are a number of players appearing at the 2010 World Cup who are well known by
football scouts, agents, acute managers and fans of their respective national teams but unknown to
everybody else. Once the tournament has ended some of these will remain unknown while others will
become familiar names and reference points for great moments in the tournament.
Emirates boss keen to recreate Ajax centre back pairing.
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ARSENE Wenger wants to give Thomas Vermaelen the perfect boost before the new season –
his former defensive partner Jan Vertonghen from Ajax.
