Biglia Claims Arsenal and Real Madrid's Interest

Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht's defensive midfielder Lucas Biglia has claimed that he is being tracked by both Arsenal FC and Real Madrid. (Goal.

By winning the Champions League on Saturday, not only will Chelsea be playing in the Champions League again next season, instead of the Europa League, but they will avoid the Champions League qualification game after being given a number one seed by UEFA.

Joining Chelsea as the top seeds in the August 30 draw are FC Barcelona, Man United, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Arsenal, FC Porto and AC Milan.

In midweek league play Gent traveled to Brussels to take on Anderlecht and lost that one 3-1 thanks to a Milan Jovanovic brace and a Mattias Suarez strike in the European capital.

In a meeting of National Teamers at the AFAS Stadion, Jozy Altidore's AZ got the better of Sacha Kljestan's Anderlecht with a 1-0 win in the opening leg of their Round of 32 series. Adam Maher scored the game's only goal in the 35th minute. Kljestan started, with Altidore subbing on in the 76th minute.

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A rash of injuries and illness have left U.S. men's national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann with a weakened roster ahead of Wednesday's match against Italy, making his decisions on a starting lineup that much tougher.

The loss of Landon Donovan, Timmy Chandler and Jose Torres, coming on the heels of losing Oguchi Onyewu has left Klinsmann with a group that won't quite look like the nearly full-strength side he looked like he would have available in Genoa on Wednesday.

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On the heels of a campaign in which Sacha Kljestan was a focal point in helping lead Anderlecht to a Belgian league championship, the club is hoping to lock up the U.S. midfielder for the long term.

Kljestan's current deal with Anderlecht runs through 2014, but according to Belgian outlet Het Niuewsblad, Anderlecht is looking to extend Kljestan's stay in Belgium for two or three more years beyond then.

By Alan Duffy

Unquestionably one of the players of the season so far, Manchester City's Belgian captain Vincent Kompany has decided to use the medium du jour Twitter to launch a new competition which is sure to get the blue half of Manchester rather excited.

Looks like the 23 year old Argentinian striker/ winger has committed himself to remaining at Anderlecht to help them win the Jupiter League. He has been strongly linked with Arsenal with Wenger tracking him for months since the Europa Cup began. Suarez has scored 14 goals for the Belgian first division side.

There are an avalanche of Arsenal transfer rumours around saying that the Gunners have already signed a pre-contract with the Belgian giants Anderlecht to ensure that their pursuit of the Argentinian striker Matias Suarez cannot be hijacked before the summer transfer window. A respected Argentinian football journalist Javier Perez has announced via his twitter account [.

The Anderlecht striker Matias Suarez is trying hard to cloak the fact that he has signed a pre-contract with Arsenal to play at the Emirates next season, and is busy denying that he will be moving to Arsenal in January but he makes it quite clear that he will be doing his best for Anderlecht [...]

Sacha Kljestan took his regular place in the starting eleven for Anderlecht on Tuesday, in a 3-1 win over Gent at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. Their lead at the top of the SAS-Ligaen table is now nine points. After falling behind seven minutes in, Milan Jovanovic scored twice for Anderlecht, with Matias Suarez adding the third goal.

Sacha Kljestan and Anderlecht came away from Beerschot with only one point, while the D2 Americans had mixed fortunes in weekend Belgian action.

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European transfer deadline day has proved to be fruitful for one American abroad.

Mikkel Diskerud has been loaned from Stabaek in his native Norway to Belgian top flight club KAA Gent, the club announced on Tuesday. The loan comes with an option to buy at the end of the season and gives Diskerud a chance to prove his worth for a different club for the first time in his brief career.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Sacha Kljestan has quietly put together a solid season for RSC Anderlecht, but he made some noise in the club's latest win on Sunday.

Kljestan scored his third goal of the season (fourth across all competitions) in Anderlecht's 4-2 win over Racing Genk when he fired home a free kick from 30 yards out.

UEFA Europa League Match Predictions 16 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are predictions for all the Europa League matches on February 16, 2011. Times listed are GMT or local UK time.

UEFA Europa League League Match Predictions

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bilbao, 17:00 Lokomotiv wins 2-1

Ajax v Man Utd, 18:00 Man Utd wins 1-0

AZ Alkmaar v Anderlecht, 18:00 AZ wins 2-0

Lazio v Atletico Madrid, 18:00 0-0 Draw

Legia Warsaw v Sporting, 18:00 Sporting wins 2-1

Plzen v Schalke, 18:00 Schalke wins 3-0

SV Salzburg v FC Metalist Kharkiv, 18:00 Salzburg wins 3-1

FC Porto v Man City, 20:05 Man City wins 3-1

Hannover 96 v Club Brugge, 20:05 Hannover wins 1-0

Steaua Bucharest v FC Twente, 20:05 1-1 Draw

Stoke v Valencia, 20:05 Stoke wins 1-0

Trabzonspor v PSV Eindhoven, 20:05 PSV wins 1-0

Udinese v PAOK Salonika, 20:05 Udinese wins 1-0

Wisla Krakow v Standard Liege, 20:05 2-2 Draw

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UEFA Europa League Match Predictions 16 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Yes, Predictification is back! And if you think we have a lack of confidence in our UEFA Champions League predictions, you ain't seen nothing yet! The Europa League, as was its predecessor the UEFA Cup, is nearly impossible to predict. Why? Well, some clubs put in their best lineups while others put in scrubs because they place less emphasis on this tournament than they do in their own domestic leagues.

The long and painful climb out of financial ruin for Rangers is just getting started as administrators meet with players today.

Rangers, who were docked 10 points after formally entering administration earlier this week, could face a tax bill of around $156 million. The playing staff, which includes USA internationals Alejandro Bedoya, Maurice Edu and national-team captain Carlos Bocanegra, have been given assurances that there will be no immediate cuts.

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Another week, another bout of speculation over whether Tim Ream will make his Bolton debut.

At the very least, he appears destined for a place on the bench for the first time since making his move from the New York Red Bulls to the Premier League.

Mix Diskerud makes his Gent debut while Sacha Kljestan and Anderlecht just cannot be beaten in weekend Belgian action.

Sacha Kljestan and Jozy Altidore will once again square off as AZ try to finish off Anderlecht, while Jermaine Jones and Schalke will be confident of reaching the final 16 when they welcome Czechs Plzen.

In the Europa League meeting of US National Team players, Jozy Altidore's AZ got the better of Sacha Kljestan's Anderlecht 1-0 on the night and 2-0 on aggregate. Maarten Martens scored AZ's goal in the 54th minute. Kljestan got the start and Altidore subbed on in the 44th minute. Kljestan was yellow carded in the 53rd.

BY DAVID GUBALA

The Europa League crown now lies amongst one of sixteen teams left in the competition after a quite decisive round of 32. The two Manchester clubs still remain in the tournament, although they reached the next round in very different manners.

Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has added Brek Shea and Sacha Kljestan tohis squad for the USA's friendly international against Italy after losing threeplayers to injury.Timothy Chandler and Jose Francisco Torres dropped out of the squad forWednesday's match in Genoa with hamstring injuries while Landon Donovan isstruggling to recover from a bout of bronchitis.

Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has added Brek Shea and Sacha Kljestan tohis squad for the USA's friendly international against Italy after losing threeplayers to injury.Timothy Chandler and Jose Francisco Torres dropped out of the squad forWednesday's match in Genoa with hamstring injuries while Landon Donovan isstruggling to recover from a bout of bronchitis.

The prolific Anderlecht striker Matias Suarez has been linked with a move to Arsenal since early January, and he has been earmarked as the perfect backup/partner to Robin Van Persie next season. It was widely reported that Suarez had even signed a pre-contract to join the Gunners in the summer, and the player himself made [.

The prolific Anderlecht striker Matias Suarez has been linked with a move to Arsenal since early January, and he has been earmarked as the perfect backup/partner to Robin Van Persie next season. It was widely reported that Suarez had even signed a pre-contract to join the Gunners in the summer, and the player himself made [.

Europa League on GolTV: Atletico Madrid - Besiktas at 1pm and Manchester United - Bilbao at 5pm. AZ - Udinese 3pm - GolTV Jozy Altidore's AZ open their Round of 16 series with Udinese at home. AZ advanced at the expense of Sacha Kljestan's Anderlecht, with Udinese beating PAOK. AZ lead the Eredivisie, with Udinese 4th in Serie A.

Cuando Josu Urrutia se postuló a la presidencia del Athletic Club de Bilbao y buscó al argentino Marcelo Bielsa para ofrecerle el proyecto, no se estaba equivocando. Tampoco lo hicieron los socios que votaron este verano – se llegó a la máxima participación en elecciones en la historia del club – para hacer presidente al ex-jugador y buscar con su proyecto cosas más importantes para un equipo que junto con Real Madrid y Barcelona nunca ha descendido de la máxima categoría.

With all due respect to Beyoncé, it was Anderlecht's Sacha Kljestan to drop a hit on Wednesday night. The U.S. midfielder buried a corner kick header on six minutes to give the hosts a quick start in a 2-1 win over Zulte-Waregem.Clip to come...- Greg Seltzer

Sacha Kljestan's strong 2011-2012 season continues.

The American midfielder tallied his fifth goal of the season Wednesday, opening the scoring in Anderlecht's 2-1 victory over Zulte-Waregem. The win wrapped up the regular season for Anderlecht, which finished atop the Belgium Pro League standings and will take a three-point advantage into the six-team league playoff hexagonal, where the top two finishers qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Liverpool are plotting to sign Anderlecht forward Matias Suarez and pair him...

Liverpool are strongly rumored to be interested in signing Anderlecht forward Matias Suarez and the marksmen is valued around £20 million by the club

The Reds technical director Damien Comolli has watched the 23-year-old Argentinian in recent months – but Liverpool are just one of three Premier League clubs monitoring the player.

Liverpool are rumoured to be preparing a move for Anderlecht star Matias Suarez, after technical director Damien Comolli was spotted watching the player in action.
According to reports in the Mirror, the 23 year-old has emerged as one of the club's top transfer targets, as they look to make adjustments to their squad over the summer months.

L to R we have the rather unfortunately named Slawomir, as well as his partner in crime, Marcin. Images via Reuters and Google.

On Saturday night, FC Koln's Slawomir Peszko and Anderlecht's Marcin Wasilewski partied the night away in Cologne, Germany. After last call, they got into a witty, drunken exchange with a taxi driver that ended with the pair being dropped off at the police station.

1. Daniel Zitka (Anderlecht) Anderlecht keeper Daniel Zitka was on his way to hospital with a broken leg when one clumsy stretcher bearer stumbled and went head-first into the turf. The clown then had the cheek to milk his own injury for all it was worth! 2. Internacional v Confianca After a less then comfortable [.

1. Daniel Zitka (Anderlecht) Anderlecht keeper Daniel Zitka was on his way to hospital with a broken leg when one clumsy stretcher bearer stumbled and went head-first into the turf. The clown then had the cheek to milk his own injury for all it was worth! 2. Internacional v Confianca After a less then comfortable [.

After securing Lukas Podolski yesterday, Arsene Wenger's next priority is to secure a top class defensive midfielder as cover for Alex Song, and everyone is reporting that the Rennes young star Yann M'Vila is the top target for Arsenal. But with competition coming in the form of Man United for M'Vila's signature the price for [.

Sacha Kljestan claims the Jupiler Pro League title with Anderlecht, while Mix Diskerud has to watch Gent lose from the bench in weekend Belgian soccer action.