A quick glimpse of Galatasaray SK reveals a few things. First, Galatasaray currently sit atop the Turkish Super League, three points ahead of rivals Beşiktaş JK, after already having won last year's title. Secondly, they are into the last 16 of the Champions League and face a compelling tie with Schalke 04.
In which Johan Elmander uses his post-match interview to go through the subtle intricacies of
Galatasaray's first Super Lig title win since 2003 after their 0-0 draw against Fenerbahce
yesterday...
Germany manager Joachim Low has refused to offer an extensive explanation for his side's shocking 4-4 draw at home to Sweden, admitting that the entire dressing room was left speechless after throwing away a four-goal advantage.
A pair of early goals from Miroslav Klose and a goal apiece from Arsenal's Per Mertesacker and Real Madrid's Mesut Ozil propelled Germany into a comfortable lead in Berlin before chaos ensued in the final half hour.
Holy God! After cruising to a 3-0 half-time lead in Berlin, courtesy of brace from Miroslav Klose and a goal from Arsenal giant Per Mertesacker, Sweden's men looked well and truly shafted (that's a feeble attempted at a Mannschaft pun, by the way.
Can England escape from this group? (Getty Images)
By Geoff Reid
Group D England
Somehow for some reason England is ranked 6th in the world, which it's known that FIFA's ranking
system is flawed and nobody takes very seriously, but you wouldn't think they were with the tone
new manager Roy Hodgson has been using, and other leading pundits and coaches.
England 1-0 Sweden: English youth reaps win - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Gareth Barry's deflected header gave England their second win in three days as the Three Lions
beat Sweden 1-0. Barry's goal on 20 minutes was the country's 2,000th goal and the only goal of
this game as Fabio Capello's men cruised to victory at Wembley.
The summer transfer market window doesn't officially open until July 1st, but that has not
stopped clubs getting an early jump and announcing completed deals. Who will be the big spenders
this summer ad who will be the biggest name to get transferred this summer?
Here is a list of all the confirmed Premier League deals during this transfer window.
Michael Steele/Getty Images(Bleacher Report)While Everton's Phil Jagielka and Blackburn Rovers
Christopher Samba are great candidates for the gaping hole in Arsenal's defense, there is only one
player that truly has the all around skill set to be Arsene Wenger's next central defender.
That player is Bolton Wanderers and England National Team defender Gary Cahill.
Name: Thiago Alcantara Age: 20 Height: 5′7″ Position: Midfielder Current team: FC Barcelona
Rumor has it that Owen Coyle has eyes for young Spain and Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara
and would like nothing more than to bring him to the Reebok for his first taste of the English
Premier League.
A list of the top EPL players to be released on free transfers this summer has
been announced, with some high profile named players now without a club. Jonathan
Woodgate, Patrick Vieira and Matthew Upson will be on
the hunt for new clubs, while Manchester United finally released Owen Hargreaves
after he only played 11 minutes in 2 full seasons.
The silly season posts on this blog will focus mainly on what has actually taken place and will
not be a continuous rumor mill for fan boys drooling over their prospective future starting
elevens. As is clear from the blog title, it will also be about Swedish players and not just any
Swedish players, but the ones most likely to be playing for the national team either now or in the
near future.
OTP gives you the lowdown on all the Euro 2012 teams. 10 word description: Unfancied best
runners-up in decent form. Need 'good' Zlatan. Coach: Erik Hamren The 54-year-old is well known in
Scandinavian football having managed in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Since taking over from Lars
Lagerback in 2009, he's given a very good account [.
Hamren has called up the troops for action and its time for a little analysis of what is coming
our way on the 7th of October. Here is the full squad:
Andreas Isaksson, Johan Wiland
Mikael Lustig, Pierre Bengtsson, Andreas Granqvist, Daniel Majstorovic, Olof Mellberg, Jonas
Olsson, Martin Olsson
Emir Bajrami, Christian Wilhelmsson, Rasmus Elm, Johan Elmander, Alexander Gerndt, Samuel
Holmen, Tobias Hysen, Kim Källström, Sebastian Larsson, Anders Svensson, Ola Toivonen, Pontus
Wernbloom, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
So these are the guys who are going to go toe to toe with the Finns.
Co-host Ukraine being the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament with a Group D match against Sweden. The
match will take place at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine with kickoff scheduled for 20:45
local time.
Ukraine manager Oleh Blokhin
"We're like a good horse waiting for the race to start – we want to get going, but we're still
waiting.
Maisum jogo das eliminatórias da Euro 2012, foi realizada no dia 03/06/2011, na cidade de
Chisinau-MDA, no Zimbru Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções da Moldávia (85º no ranking da FIFA)
e a seleção da Suécia (28º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram: Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2002Gothenburg 06/06/2001 SWE6:0 (1:0)MDA First stage2002Chisinau 28/03/2001 MDA0:2 (0:0)SWE First
stage Eliminatórias Continentais
Solna 29/03/2011 SWE2:1 (1:0)MDA
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Knut Kircher-ALE
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Ola Toivonen, aos 11 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador
do PSV-HOL, que marcou seu terceiro gol pela seleção nacional.
Guardian: Which former player would you bring back to your club?
Paul Scholes and Thierry Henry have returned to former clubs, but which old stalwarts would you
like to make a comeback? After the comebacks of Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes, we asked Premier
League fans who they would like to see return.
Why Bolton's troubles run deeper than Owen Coyle's management
Owen Coyle is facing major problems at Bolton – and if they go down it could put the whole
club's future in doubt. Why on earth is no-one talking about Bolton's £110million debt? People
watched Portsmouth unravel and they're fighting for their very existence.
Why striking absences are the key to Bolton's decline
Owen Coyle has struggled this season because he has lost two thirds of last season's strike
force. Daniel Sturridge and Johan Elmander have gone. Kevin Davies has been isolated and it shows
in his form and performances.
Stanley Chou/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) Behind all the current Craig Bellamy and Sebastian
Coates transfer news for the Reds is the continuing possibility of young French striker David N'Gog
and his proposed move to Bolton Wanderers.
N'Gog is a left over prodigy of the Rafael Benitez era and he has so far totaled 94 appearances for
the club scoring 19 goals for the Reds.
Skysports.com understands Bolton Wanderers have made a bid to sign Liverpool striker David
Ngog.
Bolton boss Owen Coyle is in the market for attacking additions after Daniel Sturridge returned to
Chelsea after an impressive loan spell and Johan Elmander joined Galatasaray.
Turkish forward Tuncay is close to finalizing a loan move to the Reebok Stadium and Coyle is now
stepping up his interest in Ngog.
An understrength Liverpool side lost 3-0 to Galatasaray in Istanbul, their second successive
pre-season defeat by that scoreline.
Having been defeated at Hull on Saturday, manager Kenny Dalglish sent out a virtual reserve side in
the first half at the Turk Telekom Arena, with only Andy Carroll considered a genuine first-team
starter.
Kenny Dalglish acknowledged his disappointment at seeing Liverpool go down to a 3-0 friendly defeat
to Galatasaray on Thursday, but believes the game can stand his squad in good stead for the season
ahead.
Two first-half goals from former Anfield forward Milan Baros and a stunning volley from Johan
Elmander condemned the Reds to defeat in Istanbul.
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Rumors abound that Wanderers have an interest in wayward striker Robbie Keane but it seems that
as soon as talk surfaced, fans and media alike said "absolutely not!" Keane hasn't enjoyed the form
that earned him a sale to Liverpool a few years back in the last couple of seasons so it is easy to
see where the fans are coming from and let's not forget the fact tat his wage demands are simply
exorbitant.
With the fixtures for this upcoming season now published it will be interesting to see which
Scottish manager shows the greatest stomach for the English Premier League fight. As it stands when
the season kicks off on Saturday, August 13, there will be no fewer than seven Scots managing their
respective clubs.
With the fixtures for this upcoming season now published it will be interesting to see which
Scottish manager shows the greatest stomach for the English Premier League fight. As it stands when
the season kicks off on Saturday, August 13, there will be no fewer than seven Scots managing their
respective clubs.
Will Ivan Klasnic break out and earn a starting job?
Top Scorer: Ivan Klasnic
I struggled with this category. Our shortage of strikers made it so there was no obvious option. In
the end I went with Klasnic for several reasons. He's scored 5 times in preseason, which will build
up his confidence.
The Premier League season is over but astute fantasy footie managers should transfer their focus
from the locker rooms to the board rooms this summer as the transfer season heats up and potential
Fantasy Premier League targets come on ... Continue reading →
El cierre de registros es el 31 de Agosto, la temporada inicia el 13 de Agosto, ya cuando estamos a
solo 9 dias de iniciar,via el show de la premier league nos enteramos de los movimientos, estos
son:
ARSENAL
Altas: Gervinho (Lille), Jon Toral, Hector Bellerin (Barcelona), Carl Jenkinson (Charlton)
Bajas: Gael Clichy (Manchester City), Denilson (Sao Paulo), Mark Randall (Chesterfield), Roarie
Deacon (Sunderland), Thomas Cruise y James Shea
ASTON VILLA
Altas: Shay Given (Manchester City) y Charles N'Zogbia (Wigan)
Bajas: Ashley Young (Manchester United), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Nigel Reo-Coker, John Carew,
Moustapha Salifou, Robert Pires, Isaiah Osbourne, Harry Forrester, Arsenio Halfhuid, Durrell Berry,
Ellis Deeney, Calum Flanagan (all released), Brad Friedel (Tottenham).
Just a list of the 123 players released by Premier League clubs this summer nothing more,
nothing less.
In alphabetical order...
Arsenal; Thomas Cruise, Roarie Deacon, Mark Randall.
Nigel's chips are up at Villa Park
Aston Villa; Durrell Berry, John Carew, Ellis Deeney, Calum Flanagan, Harry
Forrester, Arsenio Halfhuid, Isaiah Osbourne, Robert Pires, Nigel Reo-Coker, Moustapha Salifou
Birmingham; Marcus Bent, Lee Bowyer, Sebastian Larsson, James McFadden,
Mitchell McPike, James O'Shea, Stuart Parnaby, Kevin Phillips, Daniel Preston, Luke Rowe, Robin
Shroot, Maik Taylor.
By now, almost everyone is aware that the USMNT lost to Jamaica on Friday 2-1. The loss means
that Tuesday's rematch against the Reggae Boyz is almost a must-win game. The Yanks will need to
perform much better in the return leg to get the result they need.
It wasn't all doom and gloom for the United States' teams this weekend.
Football disobeyed the mighty will of Zlatan Ibrahimovic as England beat Sweden 3-2. Zlatan
scored exactly none of the match's five goals -- though he did set up Sweden's first with his
levitation kick (see below) -- and his frustration only grew throughout the match. As Sweden fought
back to take the lead in the second half before eventually losing it again, the primary target of
Zlatan's fury was England keeper Joe Hart.
Unlikely to impact significantly on Fergie's stated goal of ‘closing the gap' to Barcelona,
Young should however fit seamlessly into the Scots attack. Has certainly spent enough time at Villa
and has showed impressive character amid frustrating times at Villa Park.
