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Arsenal may have a Champions League game to play tonight, but already the tension is building ahead
of the Derby against Spurs on Sunday afternoon. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has added to the rising
tension with his comments today that he is expecting his new striker Emmanuel Adebayor to cop
plenty of abuse at the [.
What's in a name?
Ducky, Nickspinkboots, Maddy (although BFZ has no clue as to
where this man has disappeared) - names that I first saw when I entered BFZ long ago. Strange
pen names, I thought to myself. A few weeks later I wrote my first article and have written a few
more after that.
Major stagnation period going on right now. It's the time when the previous season is old enough
for you to stop thinking of it as ‘this season'; it's also the time when the calendar leers at
you for looking ahead to next season. Stagnation time. It's all deserted on the field, the
tumbleweed is wantonly tumbling on the Emirates turf as a hauntingly slow version of ‘The Wonder
Of You' plays and Eboue diligently attends his summer knitting classes.
BERLIN, Germany — German-born Turkish international Nuri Sahin, who is leaving Borussia Dortmund
for Real Madrid, has been voted Bundesliga player of the 2010-11 season by his peers, Kicker
magazine said Monday. The 22-year-old midfielder was voted best outfield player with 46.1 percent
of the vote, the magazine's survey of 298 players showed, followed in [.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Ajax have completed their swoop for FC Twente ace Theo Janssen in a reported
€3million (£2.6m) deal. The 29-year-old, a key performer for Twente this term, has joined the
Eredivisie champions on a two-year contract, with the option for a third year. Janssen, voted
player of the season by Dutch newspaper De [.
LONDON, England Harry Redknapp has already pulled off the transfer coup of the summer, sources have
told ESPNsoccernet, by snatching Barcelona youngster Cristian Ceballos from under the noses of
Chelsea. Ceballos, 16, was hailed as Barcelona's new superstar four years ago when he became an
internet sensation, featuring in a video juggling a ball [.
TURIN, Italy — Luigi Delneri confirmed on Saturday that as expected he would not be Juventus
coach next season after he failed to guide them to either a trophy or barring a miracle a place in
European competition next season. The 60-year-old who arrived this season after a successful spell
with Sampdoria where he [.
GLASGOW, Scotland — Neil Lennon ended a troubled first full season as Celtic manager with glory
in the Scottish Cup after his side beat Motherwell 3-0 on Saturday. Ki Sung-yueng and Charlie
Mulgrew scored either side of Stephen Craigan's own goal at Hampden Park. Lennon has faced death
threats, had parcel bombs sent to him [.
LONDON, England A British soccer player is suing Twitter over information published on the
messaging website, the BBC reported on Friday, fuelling a growing debate in Britain over the right
to privacy and press freedom in the internet age. The unnamed professional player began proceedings
at London's High Court this week, accusing the U.
OSLO, Norway — Nearly 100 of Norway's topflight football players went on strike Friday demanding
the right to choose their own boots and other equipment. The strike, affecting nine of the league's
teams including leader Tromsoe, forced the Norwegian football association to postpone matches
scheduled for Sunday and Monday.
LONDON, England Sir Alex Ferguson has been named Barclays Manager of the Season, with Nemanja Vidic
taking the player's prize. Manchester United clinched the Premier League title with last weekend's
draw at Blackburn and will receive the trophy at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Red Devils have also
made it through to the final [.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico goalkeeper Jose de Jesus Corona has been dropped from the national
squad to defend next month's CONCACAF Gold Cup after television cameras caught him headbutting the
trainer of a rival team during the league playoff semifinals. Corona, who plays for Mexico City's
Cruz Azul, was involved in a fight between [.
MILAN, Italy — Veteran forward Filippo Inzaghi on Wednesday signed a new one-year contract with
AC Milan tying him to the club until the end of next season when he will be 38. But midfield
playmaker Andrea Pirlo revealed that he would be leaving the champions Milan after 10 years. "I'm
here to say goodbye," [.
BARCELONA, Spain Barcelona defender Eric Abidal admits his recent battle against a liver tumour,
when he feared he might never play football again, has left him with a different view about his
priorities in life. Abidal underwent surgery in March following the discovery of the tumour, and it
was not known when the France [.
NYON, Switzerland — AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso was banned by UEFA for four matches
Monday after he head-butted a Tottenham coach at a Champions League match. UEFA's disciplinary body
"ruled that Gattuso had assaulted the Tottenham assistant coach Joe Jordan after the match," the
European football authority said in a statement.
SEATTLE, WA Finalists for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2011 were announced Thursday by
U.S. Soccer. Voting has already begun and continues through March 11. The results will be announced
in a few months. Here are the voting rules for the player category as detailed in the USSF press
release: The [.
WASHINGTON — D.C. United assistant coach Pat Onstad is coming out of retirement because the club
is in need of healthy goalkeepers. The team said Thursday that Onstad will begin working with the
team at training camp to prepare to play in the regular season. The 43-year-old Canadian was the
oldest player in MLS when [.
RENTON, WASH. The Seattle Sounders FC announced today that it has extended the contract of
midfielder Osvaldo Alonso through the 2014 Major League Soccer season. Alonso, voted the team's
most valuable player in 2010, is entering his third year with Sounders FC. Per club and Major
League Soccer policy, no further terms of the deal [.
WASHINGTON, D.C. D.C. United waived defender Julius James, the Major League Soccer club announced
on Thursday. In one and a half seasons in Washington, James played in 31 MLS contests, recording
two goals in 2,388. "We would like to thank Julius for his contributions to D.C. United and we wish
him well in the [.
LONDON, England Holy Mount Zion of England's all-Jewish Maccabi Southern Football League has been
suspended for league play after allegations were made that the team was using non-Jewish players.
According to England's The Jewish Chronicle, the team has been under suspicion for using non-Jewish
players after complaints had been made to the league by [.
PORTLAND, Ore.— The Portland Timbers announced today that they have acquired midfielder Sal Zizzo
from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money. Timbers technical director/general manager Gavin
Wilkinson made the announcement. Zizzo, 23, marks his second season in Major League Soccer (MLS)
after contributing one assist in 10 games (1 start) with Chivas USA in [.
BOLTON, United Kingdom — Daniel Sturridge kept up his impressive scoring record for Bolton to
inspire a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. The England
under-21 forward scored for the third straight match since joining on loan from Chelsea on transfer
deadline day, smashing home a swerving finish in the [.
CHAMONIX/LONDON Real Madrid won nothing last year yet they continue to top the table of the world's
richest clubs in the annual revenue assessment undertaken by accountant Deloitte. This is the sixth
successive year the record nine-times former champions of Europe have led the list. Spanish
champions Barcelona are second followed by Manchester United [.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Johan Cruyff has returned to Ajax on an advisory basis after agreeing to
become a member of one of three "sounding board groups". A meeting on Thursday night between
general manager Rik van den Boog, Ajax's board of directors and Cruyff confirmed the former Holland
playmaker's willingness to advise on technical issues.
Emmanuel Adebayor experienced mixed fortunes during his time in English football. Still the victim
of some less than favourable chants from Arsenal fans following his controversial big money move to
Manchester City, and with his ridiculous goal celebration against his former club that came shortly
after that move, his time at Eastlands wasn't much more [.
VANCOUVER, BC Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced Nizar Khalfan and Gershon Koffie as their first two
international player signings on Wednesday. The duo became the sixth and seventh signings from last
season's USSF D-2 Pro League squad and the latest in an ever-growing pool of African MLS players.
Eschewing big name signings like David Beckham [.
LONG BEACH, Cal. The Seventh Annual Cal South Soccer Nation Expo will be taking place on Saturday
and Sunday at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center — its first year in the city.
According to organizers, the expo is the country's largest free soccer expo. To back up that point,
it was announced [.
GENEVE, Switzerland Lionel Messi scored a 90th-minute penalty to give Argentina a 2-1 win over
Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in the first international meeting of the two players on Wednesday.
Two-time world player of the year Messi also was the dominating early influence and set up Angel di
Maria to give Argentina a 14th-minute lead.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Ashley Young scored his first goal for England as Fabio Capello's side came
from behind to beat Denmark 2-1 in a morale-boosting win ahead of their Euro 2012 qualifier against
Wales next month. Aston Villa player Young, recently converted from winger to striker, came off the
bench to give England victory after [.
Sunderland new signing Sulley Muntari reckons the Black Cats need to bounce back from a
disappointing few weeks if they want to finish in the Premier League top six. The former Portsmouth
midfielder arrived in the north-east on loan from Inter Milan during January and made his debut in
Sunderland's disappointing defeat to Stoke City [.
?MANCHESTER, England - Want to eat like a City player? Want to replicate the pre and post-match
meals Carlos Tevez and Joe Hart enjoy? Well, here's your chance. Manchester City is posting the
recipes of their talented chefs over on their website, so fans have the chance to eat the same food
as the City squad [.
DALLAS, Tx. Of all the commercials seen during yesterday's Super Bowl, one seems to have captured
the imagination more than others; perhaps even more than Christina Aguilera's messing up of the
Star Spangled Banner and the pulsating end to the game itself. One ad where a child in the full
Darth Vader costume attempts [.
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam extended the contracts of Roly Bonevacia (19) and Rodney
Sneijder (19). Both midfield players renewed their contracts with the multi Dutch champions until
the summer of 2013. Bonevacia has been with Ajax since 2001 and made his debut in the top squad on
August 14, 2010 against Vitesse Arnhem.
FRISCO, Texas — Major League Soccer side Dallas has signed 31-year-old Brazilian midfielder
Ricardo Villar from Spielvereinigung Unterhaching of the German third division. Villar played for
Pennsylvania State University from 1997-01 after playing youth soccer at Sao Paulo. He was with
Hampton Roads and Pittsburgh in the U.
Just received a press release from the FCD front office that we have officially signed Brazilian
international midfielder Ricardo Villar. Villar has been quite the traveler over his career,
enjoying stints in Brazil, U.S.A., Austria, Asia, Germany, and Greece. I'm interested to see how
the pick up works out.
LONDON, England Chelsea's Ashley Cole has been named England's Player of the Year for 2010 the
first defender to win the award. Cole, who will draw level with Kenny Sansom on 86 caps to become
his country's most-capped full-back if he faces Denmark on Wednesday, was the stand-out performer
in a [.
BOSTON, Mass Young athletes often dream of becoming professionals. In some cases, they even forgo
college to take their chances on the big time. Leominster's Diego Fagundez is an even rarer
exception. Fagundez is not only going to skip college, he will be bypassing much of high school as
well to pursue a pro [.
LONDON, England Cesc Fabregas has been ruled out of Spain's international friendly against Colombia
on Wednesday because of a stomach bug. Spain's football federation says the Arsenal midfielder did
not make the trip from London to Madrid, which is hosting the game at the Santiago Bernabeu
Stadium.
POSTED: February 3rd 2011 NewsUpdate LONDON, Feb 03: Andy Carroll skipped nimbly around questions
about whether he is worth £35m with an ease which Liverpool hope he will display against opposing
defences after his English-player-record move from Newcastle on the eve of the transfer deadline.
Carroll, 22, has taken over the No9 shirt abandoned by [.
LIVE OAK, Fla. A Florida high school soccer goalkeeper has been charged with a felony count of
hitting an opposing player during a postgame brawl. The Suwannee County Sheriff's Office booked
18-year-old goalie Jared Andrew Hendry on a felony battery charge Friday, according to its website.
He was released on bond.
