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"E' finita la ricreazione, ora bisogna ripartire". Così si era espresso il ct azzurro Marcello Lippi nei giorni che hanno preceduto il test amichevole disputato ieri sera contro la Svizzera a Basilea e, soprattutto, a chiusura di un periodo davvero magro per i colori della nostra nazionale, con le due figuracce rimediate nella Confederation Cup (contro Egitto e Brasile, ndr). Click to continue reading...

Swiss defender Tranquillo Barnetta has been linked with a possible move to Arsenal but according to his representative, Franco Moretti, no official approach was made by the club.

Speaking to Sport.co.uk, Moretti said:

Up until now nobody has asked about Tranquillo from England, there has been no interest from English clubs.

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Potential Arsenal target Tranquillo Barnetta is strongly being linked with the Gunners' after asking to leave Bayer Leverkusen. The 24-year-old versatile winger, who has made 27 appearances for Switzerland, scoring 6 times - has previously been touted to join Arsenal with the former St. Gallen star's drawing comparisons to Freddie Ljungberg. Click to continue reading...

Bayer Leverkusen have revealed that their Swiss midfielder is attracting the interest of a number of clubs- including Arsene Wenger's Arsenal. Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta is seemingly a wanted man. The Werkself have made it known that a number of top European clubs are keeping tabs on their midfield star. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool takeover talks are back on, according to financial news source Bloomberg, with owners Tom Hicks and George Gillet ready to sell the club to a Kuwaiti investment group. The Kuwaiti consortium that have already shown an interest in buying the club have revealed this week that both parties are willing to negotiate, meaning the [. Click to continue reading...

Czech Republic The Czechs topped their group in the qualifiers losing just once and leaving tournament favourites Germany clinging on in 2nd (how's that work out?). With Cech between the sticks, it's no surprise they go into the competition with one of the stingiest goals against figures. I can't see them conceding much in the group [. Click to continue reading...