Anfield Talk 21 August @ 11:13 AM EST
Curtis Davies has hailed Fernando Torres as "one of the best strikers in the world" and warned that
Aston Villa will have to be at their best to contain the Liverpool star in Monday's Premier League
clash at Anfield.
Central defender Davies is looking for Villa to erase the memory of last season's 5-0 drubbing in
the corresponding fixture, and bounce back quickly from last night's single goal reversal by Rapid
Vienna in the Europa League first leg qualifier.
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I'm in a parallel drawing mood so bear with me.
The last time Spurs won their opening fixture it was 2005. There was an Ashes series on, which was
heading to The Oval for its deciding fixture. Spurs had been to Asia in pre-season and had picked
up some trivial silverware in the form of the Peace Cup.
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With the Premier League about to spark into life this weekend, COS reporter Adam Hennessey casts
his eye over the players he feels will have an impact this coming season, but players who readers
may not know much about.
Aston Villa are known for having a highly productive youth setup. In recent years, the likes of
Gabriel Agbonlahor and Craig Gardner forcing their way into the Villa senior set up, and now the
latest product of the Villa academy is ready to make a name for himself.
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Another good bit of business from Martin O'Neill.
Aston Villa have agreed a £7million deal with Middlesbrough for striker Tuncay Sanli.
Villa made their move after increased interest from Tottenham and offers from German clubs
Stuttgart and Cologne.
Boro manager Gareth Southgate expressed surprise that the Turkey international was still at the
club last week but a deal has now been reached with £5m up front and £2m to follow in add
ons.
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SoccerLens 10 August @ 06:16 AM EST
The glorious days of preseason football are wrapping up (thank GOD) which means that days and
days of meaningless games and cups will no longer have to be ignored by fans of the beautiful
game.
Now don't get me wrong, I understand the necessities of preseason football; the players have
been off for an entire two months and they need to get back into shape and gain their match fitness
again.
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Days away from a new Premier League season and reporter Oscar Chamberlain takes a closer look at
the up and coming stars ready to make their mark this term.
Fabian Delph (Aston Villa)
The young Englishman is still only 19 but seems to have been linked with a big money move to the
premiership everyday for the past two years.
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Alessio Secco, nonostante la sconfitta contro l'Aston Villa e la perdita di un milione di euro,
bonus assegnato dagli organizzatori per la vincente della Peace Cup, è sereno ed è contento dei
colpi di calciomercato fatti per la sua Juventus. «Al di là del risultato che lascia l'amarezza
– dice a Tuttosport – la Peace Cup ci consegna sensazioni positive che ci permettono di
guardare con fiducia al futuro.
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If it were up to Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light division -- department: Lime, specifically -- my summer
wouldn't qualify as having even started yet, despite the calendar now reading August/Agosto. (I
haven't brought one out, sadly. I'm presuming I won't by autumn, either, by which I'll have then
denied myself a summer, which may or may not retard the space-time continuum.
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Gallery, Images, Photos & Pictures of Aston Villa's Luke Young 2009/2010 Season. Teams/Clubs: Aston
Villa Players/People: Luke Young Events/Matches: Aston Villa v Arsenal Peace Cup, 2009. Portsmouth
v Aston Villa Barclays Premier League, 2009. Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa Barclays Premier League,
2009.
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Gallery, Images, Photos & Pictures of Aston Villa's Luke Young 2009/2010 Season.
Teams/Clubs: Aston Villa
Players/People: Luke Young
Events/Matches: Aston Villa v Arsenal Peace Cup, 2009. Portsmouth v Aston Villa
Barclays Premier League, 2009.
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Gallery, Images, Photos & Pictures of Aston Villa's Bradley Guzan 2009/2010 Season. Teams/Clubs:
Aston Villa Players/People: Bradley Guzan Events/Matches: Aston Villa v Juventus Peace Cup, 2009.
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Gallery, Images, Photos & Pictures of Aston Villa's Bradley Guzan 2009/2010 Season.
Teams/Clubs: Aston Villa
Players/People: Bradley Guzan
Events/Matches: Aston Villa v Juventus Peace Cup, 2009.
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Gallery, Images, Photos & Pictures of Aston Villa's Brad Friedel 2009/2010 Season. Teams/Clubs:
Aston Villa Players/People: Brad Friedel Events/Matches: Aston Villa v Atlante Peace Cup, 2009.
Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa Barclays Premier League, 2009. Manchester United v Aston Villa
Barclays Premier League, 2009.
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Gallery, Images, Photos & Pictures of Aston Villa's Brad Friedel 2009/2010 Season.
Teams/Clubs: Aston Villa
Players/People: Brad Friedel
Events/Matches: Aston Villa v Atlante Peace Cup, 2009. Bolton Wanderers v Aston
Villa Barclays Premier League, 2009.
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The 2009 Peace Cup concluded on Sunday with English side Aston Villa taking on Italian side
Juventus. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.
Aston Villa Edges Juventus 0-0 (4-3 on penalties) Video Highlights
Aston Villa outlasted Juventus after it had to go to penalties to win the 2009 Peace Cup.
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Un solo gol preso in tutto il torneo (da Cristiano Ronaldo in semifinale), nei 90 minuti. E questa
grande prestazione difensiva e di squadra non è bastata per portare a Torino il trofeo. C'è
rammarico, in casa dei bianconeri per non essere riusciti, per un soffio, ad aggiudicarsi la Peace
Cup, prestigioso torneo di calcio organizzato dal Siviglia.
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(highlights di Juventus-Aston Villa)
Sconfitta ai rigori per la Juventus che viene piegata dopo 120 minuti di grande calcio, nella
finale della della Peace Cup sivigliana. Questi i risultati di calcio dell'ultimo atto del
prestigioso evento andaluso. C'è voluta dunque la lotteria dei penalty per aggiudicare il trofeo,
che è andato dunque alla compagine inglese, più lucida dal dischetto rispetto a quella di Ciro
Ferrara.
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E' ritornata la pace tra la Juventus e David Trezeguet. E si può, dunque, camminare insieme nella
stessa direzione, verso un obiettivo comune. Niente da fare per il Milan, quindi, che aveva messo
gli occhi sul forte ed esperto attaccante juventino. Artefice di questo rinnovato idillio tra
calciatore e una delle squadre di calcio più gloriose d'Italia è stato il torneo spagnolo
(chiuso, ricordiamo, con la sconfitta in finale dei bianconeri, ai calci di rigore, con l'Aston
Villa), il quale ha visto il franco-argentino protagonista, anche se non con una prova esaltante,
della finale.
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Some countries in Europe have already begun the domestic calendar, a few started their cup
competitions this weekend, while other teams are wrapping up their preseason schedules. Here's a
few notes from the past few days:
- Michael Bradley and Borussia Mönchengladbach got past FSV Frankfurt in the DFB Pokal Cup.
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American goalkeeper Brad Guzan's heroics last night earned the 2009 Peace Cup for Aston Villa as
they beat Juventus 4-3 on penalties after 120 scoreless minutes of soccer. The Italians, who beat
Real Madrid 2-1 in Friday's semi-final, and Villa both failed to convert a host of chances
throughout the course of the match.
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US National Team keeper Brad Guzan stopped an Alessandro Del Piero penalty to give Aston Villa the
Peace Cup title on Sunday. The game ended scoreless in regulation and overtime, with Villa winning
4-3 on penalties. Guzan also made a save on Vincenzo Iaquinta. "Brad was wonderful. He had a
fantastic tournament," Villa manager Martin O'Neill said.
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The highly-anticipated Peace Cup title came down to a shootout between Italian power Juventus and
EPL side Aston Villa recently.
Gigi Buffon versus Brad Guzan.
Advantage: the young American, who made three saves to lead his team to the win.
So in the last week or so, we'll seen the USMNT's No.
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Fratelli Bianconeri eccomi qui, di ritorno (ahimè) in ufficio, dopo le ferie, già terminate.
Ovviamente ho seguito quotidianamente sia il mercato, sia la preparazione, sia la Peace Cup, nelle
due ultime partite su LA7. Allora, innanzitutto devo dire che sono abbastanza soddisfatto della
campagna acquisti di quest'anno, soprattutto degli acquisti di Felipe Melo e Diego.
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If you need a penalty kick converted to win a tournament there aren't many players you would
rather have standing at the spot than Alessandro Del Piero. The World Cup winner and Juventus
legend figured to have the edge when he faced off against Aston Villa goalkeeper and U.S.
International Brad Guzan with one kick to make to secure a Peace Cup title.
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If you need a penalty kick converted to win a tournament there aren't many players you would
rather have standing at the spot than Alessandro Del Piero. The World Cup winner and Juventus
legend figured to have the edge when he faced off against Aston Villa goalkeeper and U.S.
International Brad Guzan with one kick to make to secure a Peace Cup title.
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In case you missed it on Sunday, Aston Villa's Brad Guzan and Eric Lichaj became the first American
medal winners of the new campaign after a spot kicks victory over Juventus in the final of the
preseason Peace Cup.Guzan was a hero on the day, most notably for staying cool to stop an overly
cheeky Alessandro Del Piero with the trophy on the line.
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Sporting Lisbon has reportedly told Aston Villa they have to move fast if they're going to bring
Miguel Veloso to the club. The Peace Cup champions are said to be looking for five more signings
and Veloso would be a...
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Alla fine della sua partita più sbiadita, qui in Spagna, la Juve perde ai rigori la finale
della Peace Cup contro l'Aston Villa (4-3), lasciando agli inglesi i due milioni di premio,
accontentandosi della metà : avrebbe potuto farcela, ma prima Del Piero con un tiretto centrale ha
sbagliato il tiro della vittoria, poi Legrottaglie ha sparato fuori quello della condanna.
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Martin O'Neill's side beat the Old Lady of Italian football to lift the Peace Cup after both
sides fought out a scrappy goalless draw. Watch some pretty horrendous penalties from Juventus
including Alessandro Del Piero trying a cheeky one, only to see his tame effort roll very slowly
indeed straight at Brad Guzan
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OTWT home office is a buzz as ESPN 360 is up and running that means more preseason games for the
second installment of the preseason notebook.
• After a terrible Champions League Final United's Anderson looks like he is going to grow up a
little.
• He might not be Ronnie, but few are, Valencia might be better then people think.
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Worried about their prized asset being taken out by would be opposition hackers. Real Madrid have
protected themselves in the event of Cristiano Ronaldo suffering a serious injury by insuring his
legs for the sum of €100m.
Apparently, the former Manchester United man, who became a record signing following his €94m
switch to the Bernabeu, has been given unique treatment in keeping with his importance to the side,
and that Real acted quickly to ensure that they would be compensated in the event of Ronaldo being
unable to play again, in the event of injury.
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It's a light day of action in the soccer world, but there are at least a few matches worth
taking in if you can see them.
Start with the Peace Cup in Spain, where Aston Villa will take on Juventus in the final. Brad
Guzan and Eric Lichaj started for Villa in the semifinal and should start yet again today.
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It's a light day of action in the soccer world, but there are at least a few matches worth
taking in if you can see them.
Start with the Peace Cup in Spain, where Aston Villa will take on Juventus in the final. Brad
Guzan and Eric Lichaj started for Villa in the semifinal and should start yet again today.
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(Juventus-Real Madrid 2-1. Cannavaro, Ronaldo (rig.), Salihamidzic)
E' stata una partita vera, dai ritmi e dall'agonismo da gara ufficiale, con interventi anche poco
"ortodossi". Non è mancato, lo spettacolo, neanche le occasioni da rete come dimostrano i
risultati di calcio finali.
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