Arsenal fullback Bacary Sagna has rejected interest from Real Madrid and Juventus, it has been revealed.
Both European giants are chasing the France international ahead of the winter market.
But a source close to Sagna told Futbol Mercado: "It is true that Juventus are interested in him, but he does not want to leave Arsenal. Click to continue reading...

The work to get the Wizards stadium built out at the Legends continues to move ahead, and today we find out that the Wizards and OnGoal have "sweetened" the deal for the STAR Bonds that would help finance the building of the stadium. According to the KC Business Journal, the Wizards, OnGoal, and Cerner have made some changes to their request to the state in hopes of getting the STAR Bonds. Click to continue reading...

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Rafael Marquez spoke to the media in Mexico as he prepares for international duty with the Mexican national team in World Cup qualifying. Marquez talked about his contract with FC Barcelona which ends in June of 2010.

Marquez has seen less playing time over the past season and a half due to injury and the emergence of Gerard Pique.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE Marouane Chamakh won't be joining the glorious Gunners in January after all, according to Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud, a man, it has to be said, who isn't at all shy of the glare of publicity.

The Daily Mail reports this morning that Triaud has hit out at Arsene Wenger for his pursuit of the Morrocan striker, who is out of contract next summer.

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Paul Pogba's agent and mother, as well as FIFA, have spoken out about the recent claims made by Le Havre about our supposed tapping up.

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"So far, no contractual claim against the player Paul Pogba and/or the club Manchester United has been lodged by the French club, Le Havre, at Fifa.

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A big story that broke late Friday was this one in The Times which stated the actual figure paid for Carlos Tevez was £47 million rather than the more widely reported (at the time of the transfer) £25 million:

Manchester City are paying an astonishing £47 million fee to Carlos Tévez's private "owners" in a move that obliterates the British transfer record.

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Usually we take the time to parse carefully through the statements of football's big wigs as they bury the truth deep below their public statements. But George Gillette's blather in an interview with a Toronto radio station hardly needs a lot of in-depth analysis.

Seeing through his palpable nonsense is easy from the start as he claimed Liverpool were "in outstanding shape" as a club because "Economically, it's never been stronger.

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UEFA's Executive Committee meets next week to consider recommendations that could change the face of European club football. "Financial fair play", as UEFA calls it, is the key item on the agenda, as the recommendations of the Professional Football Strategy Council (PFSC) made last month are up for approval (the PFSC was created in 2007, and consists of UEFA's vice-presidents and representatives of clubs, leagues and the players).

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The deal manager Pep Guardiola wanted most is finally complete after weeks of negotiation. 22 year old Ukrainian international and ex-Shakhtar Donetsk center back Dmytro Chygrynskiy will be coming to the Camp Nou. Shakhtar Donetsk president Rinat Akhmetov agreed to the terms of the transfer after Joan Laporta was determined to satisfy Guardiola's desire for a defender.

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Siena management decided to introduce some novelties in their doping control. Actually each player will take a lie detector test before the control. This is the first such example in European football and if this proves useful, other big leagues will certainly use this method too.

The players will have to prove through a lie detector that they weren't been abusing stimulating substances.

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REAL MADRID had a tough time negotiating with Liverpool FC forXABI ALONSO but managed it finally. FC BARCELONA got ZLATANIBAHIMOVIC in a complex 3 way deal initially with Samuel Eto´o& Hleb in the operation.SFS has managed to get its hands on theEXECUTIVE Master of Business Administration guide to"Negotiation". Click to continue reading...

David Beckham is set to stay at Milan until the end of the season after the Rossoneri agreed a 'timeshare' deal with Los Angeles Galaxy. The England international has become a firm favourite at San Siro but had ben due to return to LA this weekend. However, after weeks of negotiation it seems the 33-year-old will stay at Milan until the end of the season. Click to continue reading...