It's a new day and a new week, and soon enough, some big names could have new homes, if what's in today's transfer roundup is true. Chelsea have given AC Milan permission to open talks with Didier Drogba, but strangely enough, they aren't willing to sell Andriy Shevchenko back to his old club. Rumor [.

Anderson Wants to Move to Inter Milan Manchester United midfielder Anderson has revealed that he dreams of moving to Inter Milan and playing for Jose Mourinho. Analysis: First it was Real Madrid, and now it looks like Inter Milan is developing into Sir Alex Ferguson's nemesis. Anderson hasn't gotten the kind of playing [.

We've moving towards the last week of the transfer window, and there are still some transfer sagas yet to be resolved. While there's little new news on any of them in today's roundup, there is a fair amount to report on, with the Premier League and Serie A stealing all of the headlines today. [...]

Obviously, the big rumor out there is that Kaka has already agreed to terms with Manchester City, with a transfer fee in the neighborhood of £70 million. However, most of the mainstream media has yet to report on this story. As such, we'll store that one away in the file until it becomes [...]

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While a return to AC Milan now seems a more likely destination, that has not stopped rumors that he will be in MLS. This time they have him linked with Red Bull New York.

"Fellow striker Andriy Shevchenko, relegated to the reserves this week and mooted in some quarters as another recruit for former club AC Milan this summer, could also have another offer – from the USA.

It's the weekend again, and while we sit back and take in the second round of Premier League action (or follow whatever league it is that's your favorite), there's still plenty to talk about on the transfer front as we move closer to the end of the transfer window. England Real Madrid have finally relented [.

Bastian Schweinsteiger is, and let's call a spade a spade here, an ugly bastard. An ugly bastard dude with money and fame, which tends to attract shallow beer-guzzling, pseudo-model types like Ms. Brandner over there. (See....nearly every WAG imaginable.) And they're in love, which is nice. But she's not the only one who's in love [.

One of the funniest videos I've ever watched. There are several more similar to these on YouTube, obviously with different themes.
Caution: If you have a problem with bad language and borderline racism, this may not be the video for you. If you are one of those people, come on, it's a joke.

You know what tomorrow's date is don't you kids? It's July 1st 2008. Which means the transfer window blows open in less than 24 hours and all those rumours swirling around outside will be allowed in. - Emmanuel Adebayor continues to be linked with a €50m move away from Arsenal, and he isn't doing much to [.

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This comes from our friends at the BBC Rumours and Gossip column:
Andriy Schevchenko looks set for an exit out of Chelsea and is considering playing in America's MLS League, although AC Milan are poised to take him back to the San Siro. (Daily Star)
This is not the first time this rumor of Sheva coming to MLS, has been brought up.

"Soccer is a world made of numbers". A phrase which would make any mathematician proud, with the eternal claim that you can find mathematics anywhere. And where better to find numbers than Goal Totals: the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), the famous (and often criticized) organization that chronicles the history of football, [.

1. Chelsea are serious about winning the Premier League Beating Portsmouth 4-0 at home with a swagger is one thing. But titles are won by going away to Wigan and winning 1-0, without even playing particularly well. Which is exactly what Big Phil's men did yesterday, courtesy of a 4th minute Deco free kick.

Today's Transfer Rumor Roundup focuses on two Premiership clubs that promise to spend big, as well as a third that could join them. We'll also take a look at one player who went from franchise cornerstone to someone who could leave in January, as well as Tottenham's continued quest for a new goalkeeper.

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Yet more fuel to the rumors we posted about Sheva coming to MLS.
Ukrainiansoccer.net speculates:
" Increasingly, it looks as if Shevchenko's future lies with the US Major League Soccer."
One question would be, where COULD he go (assuming MLS salary cap rules are adhered to)?

Picked this up, complete with caption, over at the generally extremely accurate Yahoo photo site. But even the best strike out once in awhile. Either that or Chelsea's Andriy Shevchenko has been vacationing with ManU's Cristiano Ronaldo and picking up some tanning tips. (I believe that the #39 would actually be the player who most breaks [.

Statistical Analysis of Penalty Shoot-outs
by Steve Amoia for Keeper Skool
I was reading an interesting article in La Gazzetta dello Sport. They quoted a British Professor, Jon Billsbury of the Open University, about a web site that he has created for the specific purpose to study penalty kick shoot-outs.

Stephen Appiah, one more to add to the list of top stars wanting to play in Italian football. The last 7 days have seen the return of Andriy Shevchenko to Milan, the confirmed loan move of Philippe Senderos also a Rossoneri, as well as the permanent signing of Rolando Bianchi from Manchester City to Torino.

Adriano Galliani has revealed today that AC Milan will make a move for former striker Andriy Shevchenko should Chelsea make the Ukrainian available, says Goal.com. Shevchenko was at AC Milan during the peak of his career between 1999 and 2006. Then he moved to Chelsea for a reported transfer fee of £30 million, but he [.

AC Milan
In: Mathieu Flamini (free, Arsenal), Gianluca Zambrotta (€8.5 million, Barcelona), Marco Borriello (€10 + Davide Di Gennaro, Genoa), Christian Abbiati (loan return, Atletico Madrid), Ronaldinho (€25m, Barcelona), Andriy Shevchenko (loan, Chelsea), Philippe Senderos (loan, Arsenal)
Out: Alberto Gilardino (€13 million, Fiorentina), Yoann Gourcuff (loan, Bordeaux), Ricardo Oliveira (€10 mil, Real Zaragoza), Luca Antonelli (co-ownership, Parma), Davide Di Gennaro (part of Marco Borriello deal, Genoa), Cafu (released), Serginho (retired), Ibrahim Ba (retired), Valerio Flori (retired), Ignazio Abate (co-ownership, Torino), Dario Simic (undisclosed, Monaco), Alberto Paloschi (loan, Parma), Cristian Brocchi (undisclosed, Lazio), Massimo Oddo (loan, Bayern Munich)
Atalanta
In: Jaime Valdes (undisclosed, Lecce), Christian Vieri (free, Fiorentina), Luca Cigarini (co-ownership, Parma), Alessio Cerci (loan, Roma)
Out: Antonio Langella (undisclosed, Udinese), Fernando Tissone (undisclosed, Udinese), Andrea Lazzari (co-ownership, Cagliari), Zlatan Muslimovic (undisclosed, PAOK), George Forsyth (loan, Alianza Lima)
Bologna
In: Sergio Volpi (free, Sampdoria), Marco Bernacci (undisclosed, Ascoli), Christian Zenoni (undisclosed, Sampdoria), Diego Manuel Rodriguez (loan, Penarol), Coelho (loan, Corinthians), Gabi Mudingayi (€6m, Lazio), Davide Marchini (loan, Triestina)
Out: Riccardo Bonetto (loan, Livorno)
Cagliari
In: Federico Marchetti (undisclosed, Albinoleffe), Andrea Lazzari (co-ownership, Atalanta), Carlos Matheu (undisclosed, Independiente)
Out: Cristian Del Grosso (undisclosed, Siena)
Catania
In: Tomas Kosicky (undisclosed, Inter Bratislava), Julian Di Cosmo (undisclosed, Igea Virtus), Ezequiel Alejo Carboni (undisclosed, Red Bull Salzburg), Pablo Ledesma (undisclosed, Boca Juniors), Nicolae Dica (€2m, Steaua), Giuseppe Colucci (undisclosed, Verona)
Out: Juan Manuel Vargas (undisclosed, Fiorentina), Adriano Mezavilla (loan, Perugia), Mauro Minelli (loan, Triestina), Gianluca Pegolo (loan, Parma)
Chievo
In: Stefano Sorrentino (free, AEK Athens), Mauro Esposito (loan, Roma), Kerlon (undisclosed, Cruzeiro)
Out: Matteo Alberti (undisclosed, QPR), Giovanni Marchese (loan, Salernitana), Victor Obinna (undisclosed, Inter), Pablo Granoche (loan, Triestina), Mirco Gasparetto (loan, Pisa)
Fiorentina
In: Alberto Gilardino (€13 million, AC Milan), Stevan Jovetic (€8 million, Partizan Belgrade), Felipe Melo (€13m, Almeria), Gianluca Comotto (undisclosed, Torino), Juan Manuel Vargas (undisclosed, Catania), Jefferson (free, Parana), Luciano Zauri (loan, Lazio), Sergio Almiron (loan, Juventus)
Out: Tomas Ujfalusi (free, Atletico Madrid), Fabio Liverani (undisclosed, Palermo), Christian Vieri (released), Daniele Cacia (undisclosed, Piacenza)
Genoa
In: Abdelkader Ghezzal (undisclosed, Crotone), Davide Di Gennaro (part of Marco Borriello deal, AC Milan), Francesco Modesto (Reggina), Andrea Gasbarroni (undisclosed, Parma), Salvatore Bocchetti (co-ownership, Frosinone), Giuseppe Biava (undisclosed, Palermo), Steve Pinau (undisclosed, Monaco), Sokratis Papastathopoloulos (€4m, AEK Athens), Diego Milito (undisclosed, Real Zaragoza), Davide Brivio (loan, Vicenza)
Out: Marco Borriello (€10 million + Davide Di Gennaro, AC Milan), Abdoulay Konko (undisclosed, Sevilla), Leon (undisclosed, Parma), Alessandro Lucarelli (undisclosed, Parma), Fabiano (loan, Reggina), Silvano Garibaldi (loan, Pisa), Danilo (undisclosed, Celta Vigo), Steve Pinau (loan, Hibs)
Inter
In: Stefano Giacomelli (loan, Foligno), Luis Antonio Jimenez (permanent deal, Ternana), Mancini (€13m, Roma), Sulley Muntari (€16m, Portsmouth), Victor Obinna (undisclosed, Chievo), Ricardo Quaresma (€18.

What is it about Italy that foreigners love and ruminate even when they have moved across to other lands? Whatever it may be, Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko makes no mistake in underlining that he still loves Italy. Goal.com quotes the Ukrainian international telling The Sun: I feel nostalgic for Italy.

Andrei Shevchenko, for so long as useful to Chelsea as a master Swiss chocolatier in a teapot factory, could finally be on the move. The Guardian reports that: Sampdoria general manager Beppe Marotta has revealed his club are plotting an audacious swoop for Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko. Shevchenko has spent two .

The Boomerang Boys
21 Players That Had A Second Spell At One Of Their Previous Clubs
1. Peter Beardsley (Newcastle, 1983-87 and 1993-97)
2. Henning Berg (Blackburn, 1993-97 and 2000-03)
3. Lee Bowyer (West Ham, 2003 and 2006-)
4. Lee Clark (Newcastle, 1990-97 and 2005-07)
5.

Nicolas Anelka has something of a bad rep for a fantasy football striker. I've never been keen on having him in my squad - perhaps I bought into all those "sulking" rumours. Or the hype that he was going to be a hat-trick-per-game striker, and then felt let down when he wasn't. Or maybe its just cos he's French.

Barcelona's Ronaldinho has reportedly agreed initial terms with Italian giants AC Milan, according to his brother and agent Roberto de Assis. Ronaldinho is out of action for the rest of the season with injury but is said to be disillusioned with life at the Nou Camp and keen for a move.
Rivals Inter as well as English Premier League club Manchester City were reported to have been chasing the 28-year-old Brazillian megastar.

The English press always finds ways to entertain their readers: some of their pieces are quite interesting while some are ridiculously funny. Sometimes an article can be both at the same time, but that depends on the audience. Then, there is the odd article that can be read in its entirety. So, on this fine Sunday [.

It's been a good month for Chelsea and Luiz Felipe Scolari.  The new manager of the Blues has overseen a successful pre-season campaign including a morale-boosting 19 goals in 5 matches, while off the pitch Felipao has brought in Deco as the club's second signing of the summer behind Jose Bosingwa, whilst also seemingly retaining the services [.

It was Thursday. I opened up the "Most Sent Stories" list on ESPN.com to see what I'd been missing. Robinho's about to be turned into a gold-plated Mickey Mouse phone, I muttered to myself, guessing. Somebody beat Wigan in a hard-fought 1-0 game. Wrong. Wrong again. The most-sent soccer story on ESPN.

"Bilo-Syni" (White-Blues) come from Kiev, in Ukraine is one of the oldest and top teams in the Russian and Ukrainian leagues. They have won several honours including the UEFA Cup and European Super Cup. Famous players of past eras who have played in the Premiership include Andriy Shevchenko, Oleh Luzhny, [.

The Daily Mail reports that Chelsea star Andriy Shevchenko was spotted with his former AC Milan team mates when the Milanese players left the Emirates on Wednesday after drawing 0-0 with hosts Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League. The 31-year old Ukranian striker was spotted departing the stadium in the Milan bus.

Drogba scores twice to help Chelsea come from a goal down to preserve their home record, keep United's lead down to 5 points and perhaps most poignantly, deal a severe blow to Arsenal's title chances. Avram Grant has come under severe criticism this season, and perhaps (perhaps) it is no coincidence that the lack of [.

Apparently, these clubs have (or have had) players with the most Champions League semifinal appearances. Before you go through the list, try guessing who'd be on this list. Several Italians, of course, which is where Juve / Milan come in, and then there is the Madrid - Chelsea connection (bonus points if you can think [.

No real rhyme or reason for posting this, but it's an old SportsCenter commercial featuring anchor Scott van Pelt and Andriy Shevchenko, when the latter was still playing for AC Milan.
Hey, I think it's pretty funny.

New worldwide advertising campaign featuring five new images of David Beckham photographed by Mert and Marcus on Malibu beach
Press release
Milan, June XX, 2008– Giorgio Armani is pleased to announce that his friend and testimonial David Beckham will unveil a giant mural featuring an image from the new Emporio Armani Underwear advertising campaign for Autumn/Winter 2008-09 on June 18th, 2008, 5pm PST at Macy's in San Francisco.

Looks like Andrei Arshavin is being lined up as the new Golden Boy at Chelsea. It's no secret that the Russian facepuller/playmaker - twice brilliant and once rubbish at Euro 2008 - wants out of Zenit St Petersburg and into one of the big leagues. The expected destination was Barcelona, but seems Roman Abramovih has swooped [.

Just in case they aren't able to bring in Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, AC Milan are willing to sign Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko if the Blues make the huge flop available. Sheva had a great career at Milan before moving...

CHELSEA Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto) Notable departures: Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa). Possibilities: Frank Lampard (Inter Milan), Andriy Shevchenko (Sampdoria), Didier Drogba (Marseille), Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Philips (Portsmouth) Still brewing: It's been a quiet summer.

Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto) Notable departures: Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Claude Makelele (PSG), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa). Possibilities: Frank Lampard (Inter Milan), Andriy Shevchenko, Didier Drogba, Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Philips (Portsmouth) Drogba still on.

Chelsea Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto) Notable departures: Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Claude Makelele (PSG), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa), Ben Sahar (Portsmouth, loan). Possibilities: Andriy Shevchenko, Didier Drogba, Shaun Wright-Philips (Portsmouth) Tal Ben.

Deja vu ? Andriy Shevchenko did a John Terry in the Railways Cup game against Lokomotiv Moscow.This was the third consecutive shoot-out that Chelsea have lost.The two goals that came in the run of play here...
More on Shevchenko's Chelsea trauma here..

Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has fired a shot at his old striker Andriy Shevchenko by saying that he failed at Chelsea because he was too used to being treated like a prince at AC Milan. Mourinho, now manager at Inter, wasted no time in making his comments about his City rival's new signing.