Just a wild mess of 'em today:

• Despite Roma rift, Baptista is staying.
  
• Van der Vaart considering his options.
  
• Crew to dump Robbie Rogers?
  
• Xavi dying to get Cesc at Barca.
  
• Exiting Madrid: Guti?
  
• Yaya: I might move, not to City.

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(video gol highlights di Roma-Bologna)
ROMA (4-4-2): Doni; Motta (dal 28'st Cicinho), Mexes, Juan (dal 1'st Andreolli), Riise; Perrotta, Pizarro, Brighi, Guberti; Vucinic, Menez (dal 28'st Baptista). (A disp.: Julio Sergio, Faty, Cerci, Okaka). All.: Ranieri.
BOLOGNA (4-3-2-1): Viviano; Raggi, Moras, Portanova, Lanna; Mudingayi, Mingazzini (dal 39'st Marazzina), Tedesco; Valiani (dal 35'st Vigiani), Adailton (dal 17'st Osvaldo); Di Vaio. Click to continue reading...

See, I told you I'm a bit good

Let's face it. We all remember Julio Baptista once played for Arsenal on a season long loan from Real Madrid. Jose Antonio Reyes went the other way in the same deal. I don't know about you but for the life of me, I can't remember much of his performance during that season bar for one.

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La Roma ha avviato ufficialmente i contatti con il Palermo (e i procuratori del calciatore) per il forte centravanti uruguayano Edinson Cavani. Il giovane attaccante, nato a Salto (un dipartimento a circa 500 km da Montevideo) nel 1987, edal 2007 nelle fila rosanero (91 gare, 24 gol, in Serie A), è entrato nel mirino della societ� giallorossa, che è alla spasmodica ricerca di una punta. Click to continue reading...

The Carling Cup draw has been made, and we'll be facing Liverpool for the first time since the unlikely pairing of Aliadiere and Baptista led us to a remarkable 6-3 triumph at Anfield in January 2007.

Some may be disappointed that the kids have to face such a big side so early in the competition, but I'm not.

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Hello all, this post is just a follow up to the previous one. It really was a strange game yesterday. Moments when Arsenal are two nil down in a game are rare. And that percentage is further reduced when you throw in the phrase, "two nil down within the first 5 minutes". Obviously like every Gunner out there I was stunned. Click to continue reading...

Nilmar scores three against Chile

Even without the suspended Luis Fabiano, Brazil still managed to find the net four times against a spirited Chile in Salvador on Wednesday night.

All eyes had been on Flamengo man, Adriano, but it was Villarreal's recent acquisition, Nilmar, who put away three of Brazil's goals.

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� Brazil manager Dunga chooses his squad for Argentina and Chile... � Goalkeepers: Júlio César (Inter Milan) Victor (Grêmio) Defenders: Maicon (Inter Milan) Daniel Alves (Barcelona) Filipe (La Coruña) André Santos (Fernerbahçe) Luisão (Benfica) Miranda (São Paulo) Lúcio (Inter Milan) Juan (Roma) Midfielders: Josué (Wolfsburg) Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos) Felipe Melo (Juventus) Lucas (Liverpool) Elano (Galatasaray) Ramires (Benfica) Júlio Baptista (Roma) Kaká (Real Madrid) Forwards: Nilmar (Villa Real) Robinho (Manchester City) Luís Fabiano (Seville) Adriano (Flamengo) � Posted in Natioanl Teams Tagged: Dunga, World [. Click to continue reading...

Adriano: They call me mellow yellow

Dunga has called up 22 players for the World Cup qualifying clashes against Argentina in Rosario on September 5th and Chile in Salvador four days later. �

Flamengo forward, Adriano, is the name that stands out. The player is one of the top scorers in the Campeonato Brasileiro with ten goals to his name.

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Surprises are the return of Adriano, who even fat is the top striker scorer of Campeonato Brasileiro, the return of Lucas, from Liverpool, and the new chance for left-back Filipe Luís. Miranda, the best defender in Brazil, was called one more time. Pato was left out again, a clear sign that Dunga is not happy with him after the striker's disappointing performances at the Olympics and the Confederations Cup.

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Diego Tardelli

Coach Dung has called up 22 players for the international friendly vs Estonia in Tallinn on 12th August.

Once again, Ronaldinho Gaúcho has failed to make the cut. Also out are AC Milan forward Alexandre Pato, Internacional's left-back Kléber and Grêmio keeper Vítor.

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La Roma ha iniziato il ritiro di Brunico. Tra i molti assenti c'è anche il brasiliano Julio Baptista, attualmente in vacanza dopo la Confederation Cup che lo ha visto quasi sempre spettatore in panchina, chiuso da Robinho e soprattutto Luis Fabiano.
Intervistato dal Corriere dello Sport, il giocatore è pronto ad una stagione di successi, personali e di squadra: "Non ho mai pensato di andare via dalla Roma - ha detto "La Bestia" - Possiamo essere protagonisti e ottenere immediatamente un piazzamento Champions per il prossimo anno. Click to continue reading...

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The U.S. men's national team takes on Brazil this morning (9:55am, ESPN2) in what comes close to must-win mode if the Americans want to advance to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup.

Fresh from a disappointing 3-1 loss to Italy, the Americans have some positives to look back on and will get some very good tests from the five-time world champions.

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Good morning everyone... Felipe Melo is NOT amused!

In day ocho of the selecao's training session at the Super Stadium, Pretoria, the subs played a game against the Under-17 Super Sport United boys. In case you're wondering, SSU is a team that competes in the Premier Soccer League of South Africa.

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Sport bounce back to beat Flamengo

After five rounds of the Campeonato Brasileiro, Internacional finally failed to win after being held 1-1 away to Cruzeiro. �

Magrão had given Inter the lead but Wellington Paulista equalized early in the second-half. �

Cruzeiro's Kléber, who was linked with a move to Liverpool last week, was sent off for the third time in the season (twice in the Libertadores).

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Por Bob Stuka
El destino le sonríe a José María Del Nido. Hace unos días cumplió siete años al frente del Sevilla Fútbol Club en uno de los mejores momentos de su vida. Fundamentalmente, porque en su vida todo gira alrededor del Sevilla, que bajo su segundo mandato ha logrado sus mayores éxitos. Click to continue reading...

Both Nilmar and Kléber have been announced in the Seleção squad for Brazil's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Paraguay (6th and 10th June) and also the Confederation Cup which runs from 14-28 June.
Whilst the news will undoubtedly be well received by the player's, news of Nilmar and Kléber's international commitments will come as a blow to Inter who are at a key point of the season. Click to continue reading...

(highlights di Roma-Lecce 3-2)
ROMA (4-2-3-1): Artur; Motta, Diamoutene, Riise, Tonetto; De Rossi, Pizarro; Perrotta, Baptista (38'st Cassetti), Brighi; Totti (46'st Montella). In panchina: Julio Sergio, Loria, Brosco, Filipe, D'Alessandro. All.: Domenichini (Spalletti squalificato)
LECCE(4-4-1-1): Benussi; Polenghi, Fabiano, Esposito, Giuliatto; Munari, Zanchetta, Edinho (25' st Konan), Ariatti; Caserta (8' Papadopoulos); Tiribocchi (29' st Ardito). Click to continue reading...

Nada cambia. La canarinha de Dunga sigue mostrando la misma imagen, continua exhibiendo una serie de valores que suponen la antítesis de los que la llevaron a lo más alto nada más y nada menos que en cinco ocasiones. El seleccionador se obceca y es incapaz de corregir sus errores. No puede o, mejor dicho, [. Click to continue reading...

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Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger revealed the reasons why he opted not to keep Brasilian striker Julio Baptista, now with A.S. Roma. The Frenchman said: He was on loan and we had to pay a high price for his transfer. At the time we had the opportunity to buy Eduardo who could play left and central, he [.. Click to continue reading...

Ex-Arsenal striker Julio Baptista spoke to Arsenal's official website about how much he still respects the side and the players. He said: I'm still always in touch with Cesc Fabregas and Manuel Almunia. Whenever I have a chance to come back to London we arrange dinner with our wives and friends which is really good. Click to continue reading...

Having drawn A.S. Roma in the Last 16 of the Champions League, we will of course face Julio Baptista, who had a not-so-convincing spell with the Gunners but is performing really well with the Italians. The Brazilian believes Cesc Fabregas is the key in stopping Arsenal: Cesc is the key to the Arsenal team and you [. Click to continue reading...

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I giocatori della Roma che non sono partiti per Genova a causa di problemi fisici, si sono ritrovati oggi al centro tecnico Fulvio Bernardini. Juan, Pizarro, Baptista e Cassetti hanno svolto un allenamento differenziato, mentre Totti ha continuato la riabilitazione al ginocchio destro. Il capitano giallorosso ha lavorato in acqua e ha svolto una seduta di fisioterapia. Click to continue reading...

Giornata 2 was another exciting week of Italian calcio. Inter and Juventus got back on track with wins, but Roma, Milan, and Fiorentina fell back a step with losses. Lazio continues to impress (Mauro Zarate especially) and Atalanta show they are a solid side. Cagliari still finds itself without any points (like Milan) and Massimiliano Allegri looks set to be on Cellino's chopping block.

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Dal calciomercato che si è concluso il primo settembre, il più felice in casa giallorossa è sicuramente l'attaccante Stefano Chuka Okaka. Era stato fino all'ultimo in bilico, tra l'andare via al Bologna o rimanere. La sua gioia, la conferma il suo agente a Romanews.eu Domenico Scopelliti.
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DALLE PAROLE DEL PRESIDENTE ALLE OPINIONI DEI TIFOSI: IL PA REGGIO COL NAPOLI NON CAMBIA NULLA
«La Roma è forte e vincerà»
Rosella Sensi: «Le scelte di mercato sono state condivise con lo staff tecnico. Baptista meglio di Mutu»
«La Roma è molto forte ed è quella che volevamo». Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger told Sky Sports News that he has no interest in letting any more players leave the club and won't recruit any more bodies into the paper-thin Arsenal squad before deadline day ends in the next 4 hours. The 58-year-old Frenchman was speaking before the Arsenal Reserve side took on Chelsea at Undehill - a [. Click to continue reading...

SENZA PERROTTA,SCELTE QUASI OBBLIGATE
Baptista centrale. Cicinho c'è
La Bestia ha convinto da trequartista, sulla
sinistra giocherà Aquilani. Vucinic confermato
centravanti. Riise: «In quattro per lo scudetto»
Di GIANLUCA PIACENTINI
Senza Totti, Taddei e Perrotta, sarà una formazione
quasi obbligata, la prima di Spalletti in
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1 ALVAREZ
2 AQUILANI
3 ARTUR
4 BAPTISTA
5 BERTAGNOLI
6 BRIGHI
7 CASSETTI
8 CICINHO
9 DE ROSSI
10 JUAN
11 LORIA
12 MARANGON
13 MENEZ
14 MEXES
15 OKAKA
16 PANUCCI
17 PIZARRO
18 RIISE
19 TONETTO
20 VUCINIC
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Allenamento pomeridiano quest'oggi per la Roma in vista della gara di domenica contro il Napoli. Si vede per la prima volta in campo Menez. Il nuovo acquisto giallorosso fa già coppia fissa con il connazionale Mexes, che gli fa anche da traduttore. Aquilani e Perrotta non sono scesi sul terreno di gioco: il mediano di Montesacro nell'allenamento di ieri ha accusato dei problemi di affaticamento e, assieme al compagno di nazionale, si sottoposto ad una seduta di fisioterapia. Click to continue reading...

İnter ile Roma, Milano'da Süper Kupa Finali'ne çıkıyor. Maçın başlama saati 23:45, Ntv'den canlı. Mourinho'nun ilk ciddi sınavı. Roma'da gözler Baptista'da olacak. Click to continue reading...

Sheva'nın Milan'a dönüş yolunun tıkalı olduğunu yazmıştım. Çünkü İngilizler satmak istiyor, İtalyanlar kiralamak. Ancak Roma'nın da Sheva'ya talip olduğunu yazmış Telegraph ve Corriere dello Sport. Baptista'dan sonra sağlam transfer olur, tabii İngilizler blöf yapmıyorsa. Click to continue reading...

Real Madrid's love affair with Brazilian footballers seems to be slowly coming to an end. At its height, back in Florentino Pérez's last season as club president, the squad boasted five Brazilians in its ranks: Roberto Carlos, Cicinho, Baptista, Robinho and Ronaldo. As of today, with the sale of Julio Baptista to Roma for €12 million, this number now stands at two: Robinho and Marcelo. Click to continue reading...