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Arsenal have been linked with quite a few Borussia Dortmund players this season since playing them
twice in the Champions League, especially the young genius Mario Gotze, but in typical Wenger
style, the Gunners have instead bought another midfielder from the Bundesliga club. The 19 year-old
Thomas Eisfeld is available for less than half a [.
Aside from the usual suspects, Mario Gotze and Eden Hazard, or the likes of Lukas Podolski and
Moussa Sow rumoured to join the Gunners, there is one player who is almost certain to sign a
permanent deal with the club next summer. Yossi Benayoun, whose goal gave Arsenal the win against
Aston Villa, is the [.
Over the last few weeks the speculation has been increasing that Eden Hazard will be signing for
Real Madrid sooner rather than later, but there may be hope for us yet according to the players
agent John Bico. Bico said, "He has shown from the beginning of the season that he is able to play
[...]
Last month we brought you the news that Arsenal had been keeping a close on Ousmane Drame of
Italian Serie B side Padova. Well they have taken their interest a step further and are now in
talks with the players agent according to Italian website Mediagol. Drame, 19, is in high demand
and his agent [.
Exclusive: Read all about it, Shay Given decides that he actually wants to play football after
joining, basically Newcastle again... Given AVTV exclusive by rbondy007 Quick rundown: Aston Villa
is a big club (Used to be), joke about goalkeeper age best years to come (Cheap laugh) , It will be
a pleasure to play [.
Braga have scooped up Guimaraes' striker Douglas and signed him to a 4 year contract after the
striker did not sign back on with Guimaraes. The 25 year old Brazilian scored one goal in the past
campaign.
May 20, 2011 German giants Bayern Munich have bolstered their squad for the 2011/12 season by
signing second division top scorer Nils Petersen from Energie Cottbus. Petersen, who has signed a
three year contract, has cost Bayern a reported three million euro fee. Petersen is Bayern's first
signing of the summer window as they aim [.
Just received this breaking news from FCD....
FC Dallas has acquired 18-year-old Colombian striker Fabian Castillo from Deportivo Cali,
the club announced today. Terms of the deal will not be disclosed per league and team policy, and
are subject to receipt of the player's visa, International Transfer Certificate and a medical
exam.
PORTLAND, Ore.— The Portland Timbers announced today the signing of midfielder Freddie Braun and
goalkeeper Jake Gleeson. Both are products of the Timbers' development team, the Portland Timbers
U-23s. Timbers general manager/technical director Gavin Wilkinson made the announcement. In 2010,
Braun and Gleeson guided the Timbers U-23s to a record-setting season in United Soccer Leagues' [.
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 [.
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.
POSTED: February 2nd 2011 NewsUpdate LONDON, Feb 02: Wayne Rooney has warned Manchester United to
beware Chelsea even though they dealt more efficiently than either the champions or Arsenal in
disposing of Aston Villa 3-1. Arsenal are five points adrift and Chelsea 10 points adrift behind
but strengthened in attack and defence by the £70m [.
BARCELONA, Spain It's not like it was a gigantic to surprise to any experts who bet on soccer or
any soccer fans in general, but it's still worth noting: Barcelona has advanced to the Copa del Rey
final. Barcelona already had an astounding 5-0 lead over Almeria after the first leg between the
teams [.
LIVERPOOL/NEWCASTLE Andy Carroll last night launched a scathing attack on Newcastle United owner
Mike Ashley for selling him against his wishes to Liverpool for £35m in the most extraordinary
transfer deadline day in memory. The England striker said that he had been "pushed out the door" by
Ashley whose chairman Derek Llambias negotiated a [.
LONDON, England Chelsea have continued their extensive deadline day spending with the £21.3
million signing of Benfica's Brazilian defender David Luiz. Having signed Liverpool striker
Fernando Torres for a fee rising to £50 million, Chelsea have also strengthened their defence with
the acquisition of Luiz from the Portuguese club.
LIVERPOOL, England —Chelsea has agreed a fee with Liverpool to sign Fernando Torres in what could
be British football's most expensive transfer. A Liverpool statement says the Spain striker "has
now been given permission to speak to the London club." British media say Chelsea will pay about 50
million pounds ($79.
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom — Liverpool has agreed to pay a club-record fee to Newcastle for
striker Andy Carroll. If the Reds complete the signing of the England international, it paves the
way for Spain striker Fernando Torres to leave Anfield for Chelsea. A Liverpool statement says the
club has had an offer accepted for Carroll [.
Very few managers have found a way of upsetting the media, club hierarchy, and just about everyone
else except the fans and players in the same way that Jose Mourinho has, a feature of his
personality that has left the outspoken Portuguese in a perilous position just half-way through his
first season at Real Madrid.
Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has joined Liverpool from Ajax after completing a medical
and agreeing personal terms with the club...
Suarez has become new Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish's first signing since managing the club for
a second time with the Reds have reportedly settled on a £22.
LIVERPOOL, England Luis Suarez is set to complete his transfer to Liverpool on Monday after he
passed his medical and agreed terms with the club. The Reds have announced that all necessary
medical checks have been carried out on the Ajax striker, with a statement on their website
confirming: "Luis Suarez has successfully passed [.
ROME, Italy — AS Roma booked an Italian Cup semi-final against Inter Milan on Thursday after a
2-0 win at Juventus achieved with second-half goals from Montenegrin Mirko Vucinic and Rodrigo
Taddei. Vucinic bagged the opener after 65 minutes after taking a pass from Daniele De Rossi in his
stride and Taddei then produced an [.
ROME, Italy — Italian football badboy Antonio Cassano celebrated his return to his former club
Sampdoria on Wednesday as his new team AC Milan ran out 2-1 winners in their Italian Cup
quarter-final. Brazilian striker Pato struck twice Sampdoria's new signing Massimo Maccarone
getting the hosts goal to give Cassano some revenge against [.
It has been difficult to explain the recent down-turn in Chelsea's fortunes on the pitch these last
few months. Following a breathtaking start to the season in which they won their first five games,
and had breathing space at the top following indifferent starts by their rivals, they are now only
just recovering following a [.
BOLTON, England Bolton Wanderers have announced the signing of defender David Wheater for an
undisclosed fee from Championship outfit Middlesbrough. The former England Under-21 defender has
signed a three-and-a-half year deal and linked-up with his new team-mates for the first time on
Thursday morning at the club's Euxton-based training complex.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Forward Kenny Cooper has signed with Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers.
The 26-year-old had 40 goals in 90 games for FC Dallas from 2006-09. Cooper then signed with 1860
Munich and scored three goals in 15 games in all competitions. He spent part of this year on loan
at Plymouth as it [.
LONDON, England — An injury-time goal from Sunderland's Ghanaian international Asamoah Gyan
denied Newcastle home-and-away victories over their northeast rivals as Birmingham and Aston Villa
drew in the Premier League on Sunday. Newcastle, seeking to bounce back from their shock FA Cup
exit to lowly Stevenage last week, looked to be heading to a 1-0 [.
MANCHESTER, England Carlos Tevez scored twice as Manchester City survived a late fightback to beat
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 to move to the top of the English Premier League today. The Argentinian
international Tevez struck his 14th and 15th goals of the season while Ivory Coast brothers Kolo
and Yaya Toure both netted as City [.
I've steered clear of the whole transfer window so far and have only briefly mentioned Mr David
Beckham once in passing, but with Redknapp stating on TalkSPORT that the deal is all but done now,
with Levy just finalising some of the finer details with Beckham's advisers in California, I think
it's safe to say we've made our first signing of 2011.
