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While the list of MLS Combine invitees has been released, you cannot get a real sense of how the
2009 MLS Draft might shake out until you see the Generation adidas players that will be in the
mix.
Today's roundup starts off in a different order than usual, but that's because one of the
most-talked about transfer sagas is finally, finally over. Italy Well, this isn't a secret in the
least, or breaking news, but Ronaldinho is officially set to sign for AC Milan. AC Milan's offer is
a lot less [.
Manchester United's starlet Danny Welbeck netted a spectacular goal this weekend against Stoke! Now
the Ghana Football Association are hoping to persuade Welbeck to represent the birth place of his
parents. Although Welbeck was born in England and has already represented the English
national team at the youth level.
The St. Louis MLS expansion bid is set to receive a boost that could be the first step to
putting the midwestern City over the top in its quest for an MLS franchise.
St. Louis Cardinals star and recently-named National League MVP Albert Pujols is set to join the
St. Louis MLS expansion bid, a high-ranking official in the St.
Elma Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo's sister told the Sun "Cristiano wants to keep playing at
Manchester United," "Real Madrid keep making very strong advances for him. There is a lot
of speculation in the newspapers all the time about where he will go and what he is doing but
we know who he really is and what he [.
Premiership Talk is once again bringing you the news first as we can announce that the Alexander
Hleb deal between Arsenal and Barcelona is all set to be completed. The winger will finally
conclude a drawn out transfer and seal his dream move to Barcelona. Expect an official announcement
by the major media sources tomorrow or Tuesday.
Born to Moroccan parents, Mohammed Abdellaoue currently plays for Norwegian club Valerenga. The
23-year-old was born in Norway and has already made his debut for Norway earlier this year. And
will be in the squad for their match against Ukraine on Wednesday. There were a number of English
clubs at the Norwegian Cup final to watch [.
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Toronto's prodigal son is heading home.
Pulling off the biggest trade in its young history, Toronto FC has landed Canadian national team
star and three-time MLS Cup champion Dwayne DeRosario in a trade from the Houston Dynamo.
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While the list of MLS Combine invitees has been released, you cannot get a real sense of how the
2009 MLS Draft might shake out until you see the Generation adidas players that will be in the
mix.
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require something extra.
To take into account the number of hours of input to the Football Is Fixed blog, together with a
percentage payment towards the purchase of inside information included in blog postings, we need to
generate £25,000 ($50,000) annually.
Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has once again emerged as one of Europe's hottest transfer
targets. Last week the 24-year-old refused to sign a new contract with Ajax. Well, Ajax wasted no
time in signing Huntelaar's "replacement" for a record breaking deal. Ajax confirmed
the signing of Miralem Sulejmani for £12.
The latest striker to be linked with United is Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz. Reportedly Sir Alex is
preparing a £15 million bid for the Paraguayan goal scorer, but United is not alone. Man City,
who look to have already snatched up Blackburn's boss Mark Hughes, are also in the running for the
26-year-old, but who [.
Owen Hargreaves has flown to the United States after specialist in both Sweden and London failed to
find an answer to his persistent tendonitis. He has flown to Colorado to meet with world renowned
surgeon, Dr. Richard Steadman. From Ronaldo (O Fenômeno) to Kobe Bryant, Dr. Steadman's
clients include a long list of world class athletes.
With no Brazilian or Argentinian opposition to face over the next week, United are firm favorites
to succeed where Liverpool failed three years ago by becoming the first English team to be crowned
world champions under the new format. But with a nine-hour time difference and just three days to
acclimatize before tackling home favorites Gamba [.
Premiership Talk's informant out of Old Trafford is breaking major news tonight. Manchester United
chief executive David Gill was spotted returning to Old Trafford at 7:30pm GMT - an unusual time
for him to return to the stadium. Gill met up with Chief Operating Officer Michael Bolingbroke, the
man who has traditionally planned the financing for all of United's major purchases.
Ignacio González, who is a Uraguay footballer at Valencia has passed a medical and reports in
Spain are saying that he will go on loan to Newcastle United for a season. Ignacio González -
one year loan deal agreed with Valencia This is breaking news in Spain and we have had the news
tgranslated by some of [.
Carrick, Berbatov, Scholes....These are just a few of the players that will not participate in
Wednesdays Champions League clash against the runners-up in La Liga, Villareal. Carrick suffered a
broken metatarsal at Anfield. Berbatov also suffered an injury at the hands of Liverpool. United
will also be with out Paul Scholes.
Former Manchester United defender and recently hired scout, Jaap Stam, has been tracking another
Brazilian starlet. Douglas Costa, from Gremio, the same Porto Alegre club that produced soccer
phenom Ronaldinho and United's own Anderson. According to the players agent, Cesar Bottega, United
are prepared to offer as much as £20 million for the 18-year-old attacking midfielder.
Wayne Rooney was accused of stomping on the chest of Aalborg midfielder, Kasper Risgaard, during
Wednesdays Champions League 2-2 draw. A UEFA spokesperson said: "We are aware of the incident
and the disciplinary panel will study the footage and newspaper reports before deciding whether to
take action.
Cristiano Ronaldo will announce his decision to what has to be the toughest decision of his life,
this week While Sir Alex is convinced Ronaldo will not go anywhere, Portugal boss, Luiz Felipe
Scolari, has told Ronaldo "You have to take the opportunities when they come along
because they will not come again in your [.
According to Robinho's agent, Vagner Ribeiro, the Brazilian striker is prepared to talk to Chelsea
over a possible move to Stanford Bridge. Why? Well if you haven't heard Real Madrid have done
everything in their power to lure Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United even offering a
deal worth £63million plus Robinho.
Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate, better known as Falcao has caught the eye of Sir Alex
Ferguson. The 22 year old Colombian goal scoring machine has scored 38 goals in 58 games for
Argentine football giants River Plate, leading River Plate to their first championship since 2004 .
At £15million, Falcao has emerged as an alternative to [.
*Breaking news reports out of England* are already calling the upcoming visit to the colonies by...
Wayne Rooney seems to have picked up a nasty virus while on tour with Manchester United in Africa.
"I doubt we'll get Rooney fit for the start of the season with the virus he's had." Sir
Alex told Sky Sports "It's a virus he picked up in Nigeria and it's not a nice one, but quite
a [...]
Valencia rejected Manchester United's bid for Spanish winger David Silva. What the hell is Sir Alex
thinking? Don't get me wrong, David Silva is a great player! But he plays left wing, we have Giggs
and we have Nani. It sounds like Sir Alex is getting desperate. Here is what Silva had to say
"I have no desire [.
"The crowd still chant Cantona's name and I told Cristiano 'Leave a hero like Eric' and one
day he will. But not yet." - Sir Alex I cant imagine the crowd chanting Ronaldo's name long
after he leaves, I could be wrong. It is that same crowd that stood and applauded for the guy who,
if [...]
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Former Houston Dynamo striker Nate Jaqua was one of 10 players chosen in Wednesday's MLS
Expansion Draft for Seattle Sounders FC, sources with knowledge of the list told SBI on Wednesday
afternoon.
Thank Christ. Some news out of Slumberland Sunderland. I navigate to the club's official site and
click on "Breaking News", a little giddy with anticipation.
But wait. Unfortunately, it's not a hot multi-million pound killer striker (or even Andy Johnson);
it's Grant Leadbitter. Yeah, I know.
Dimitar Berbatov, again the Bulgarian star has emerged as Uniteds primary summer target. Not just a
good choice, but an excellent choice. The 27-year-old has proven himself in the English Premier
League after two good seasons with Tottenham. So good in fact that Tottenham have slapped a
£30 million price tag on the striker.
Breaking news today that Joey Barton will be freed from the Manchester jail where he has been
serving a 6 months jail sentence. Joey Barton - freed from jail today
It is believed that Tottenham have finally agreed to sell Dimitar Berbatov for somewhere in the
neighborhood of £28million. This ends Uniteds year long pursuit of the Bulgarian striker.
Tottenham had rejected a £20million bid earlier this summer and claimed they would not sell
the 27-year-old Andy Garcia look alike for less than £30million .
Do clubs intentionally put out false or misleading reports about a players availability? Maybe to
break the composure or concentration of the opposing team? Both Gerrard and Torres were set to miss
Saturdays clash against Manchester United. But according to the clubs official website both players
completed a full training session and have been included in [.
After Portugal's exit from Euro 08, and between the Ronaldo, Real Madrid saga. Cristiano underwent
ankle surgery and was not expected to return until October. But since then Ronaldo has returned to
training and Sir Alex is seriously considering naming him to his squad for Wednesdays Champions
League clash against Villareal.
Diego Armando Maradona is visiting clubs around England to meet with some of his key players.
Although Maradona was there to meet with Carlos Tevez, he was received with great enthusiasm by the
rest of the squad. "We were like schoolkids really, around a star coming to school,"
Ferdinand said. Ferdinand, who marked his 30th birthday by [.
A disappointing loss for the defending Premier League Champions on Saturday, as Arsenal exploded
back into the title race with a convincing win over United 21-year-old Frenchman, Samir Nasri,
struck once in each half against Manchester United, in what is always one of the worlds most
anticipated football matches.
With every passing day you watched Landon Donovan training with Bayern Munich, you just knew his
trip to Germany would wind up being more than a training stint.
It has. According to multiple reports out of Germany and now confirmed on the Bayern Munich
website, Donovan is set to join Bayern Munich on a short loan from the start of January through
mid-March.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney insists Cristiano Ronaldo is "big enough" to rise
above rough treatment from opponents and their fans.Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson
complained after the 0-0 draw against Villarreal in the Champions League that Ronaldo was a victim
of systematic fouling in Europe and England.
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Former MetroStars standout defender and fan favorite Mike Petke is coming back to New York some
six years after leaving.
For 90 minutes, Sunderland - under acting manager Ricky Sbragia - played with 10 men firmly behind
the ball and hoped a solid rearguard performance would land them an unlikely point away to the
champions. And for 90 minutes, their spoiling tactics worked as United were left frustrated by the
sheer numbers stacked against them in [.
Ronaldo deserved the award, and he deserves the FIFA Player of the Year award too! Many argue that
Messi should have won the Ballon d' Or. No way, remember Messi was out for 6 very important weeks
last year, after tearing a thigh muscle during a Champions League match. It's simple, Messi's
Barcelona didn't win the [.
