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Blackburn Have Not Discussed A New Contract With Dunn

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 20 November @ 08:22 PM EST

According to Peter Fraser at Sky Sports News, Blackburn midfielder David Dunn admitted that the club has yet to have discussions with him regarding a contract extension. His current deal with the club ends after this season. Dunn said,

"My contract is up at the end of the season .

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Harry Redknapp Rules Out Move For Foster

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 20 November @ 08:03 PM EST

According to Sky Sports News, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp ruled out any possible move for Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster. He said,

"If United wanted to loan him, and I don't know if they do, it would be a problem for him to go somewhere and not play.

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Agent Claims Roma Are Interested In Pavlyuchenko

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 19 November @ 08:58 PM EST

UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, the agent of Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko admitted that Roma are interested in his client. Oliver Wendt told romagiallorossa.com:

"It is true, yesterday Daniele Prade was in London to better understand the situation of Pavlyuchenko but we don't know the real intentions of the Giallorossi .

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Everton & Birmingham Linked With Serbian

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 19 November @ 08:39 PM EST

According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, Everton and Birmingham are both interested in Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic. Jovanovic's contract ends after the season so the club might decide to cash in on him in January.

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Tom Heaton Looking To Leave Manchester United

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 19 November @ 08:21 PM EST

According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, Manchester United goalkeeper Tom Heaton will leave the club when his contract ends. The 23-year-old's advisor, Tony Coton, said,

"Tom's contract is up in the summer and he will be leaving Manchester United .

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Santa Cruz Admits Robinho Has Talked About Barcelona

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 18 November @ 02:49 PM EST

According to James Riach at Sky Sports News, Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz admitted that Robinho has openly admitted that he would like to play for Barcelona. Santa Cruz told Catalunya Radio,

"Of course he talks to us about it .

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Corry Evans Hopes To Be Loaned Out

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 18 November @ 02:33 PM EST

According to Sky Sports News, 19-year-old Manchester United starlet Corry Evans is hoping to be loaned out so that he can continue his development. Evans is considered to be one of the top prospects for the Red Devils.

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Gattuso’s Agent Denies Link With Manchester City

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 18 November @ 02:21 PM EST

According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, there is no truth in the rumor linking AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso with Manchester City. Gattuso's agent, Andrea D'Amico said,

"There is no truth in the Manchester City link .

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Bacary Sagna Not Looking To Leave Arsenal

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 17 November @ 08:00 PM EST

According to Simone Bargellini at Sky Sports News, Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has no desire to leave the club despite rumored interest from Juventus. His agent Christophe Mongai told tuttomercatoweb.it,

"Juventus have contacted us, but not recently and, in any case, they have never made an offer to Arsenal .

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16-Year-Old Nielsen To Train With Tottenham

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 17 November @ 11:58 AM EST

According to Richard Torgerson at Sky Sports News, Tottenham have invited Valerenga striker Havard Nielsen to train with the club.

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Ritchie De Laet Not On O’Driscoll’s Radar

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 16 November @ 12:40 PM EST

According to Sky Sports News, The Star is reporting that Doncaster boss Sean O'Driscoll is not interested in Manchester United youngster Ritchie De Laet. O'Driscoll said,

"We watched Manchester United reserves and there were four or five players that we would like .

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Dossena’s Agent Hopes LFC Let His Client Go

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 16 November @ 12:27 PM EST

According to Simone Bargellini at Sky Sports News, Roberto La Florio, the agent of Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena, has urged Liverpool to let his client go. He told Radio Kiss Kiss,

"The will of Andrea returning to Italy is now clearly established .

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Fulham Target Not Looking To Leave Club

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 16 November @ 12:15 PM EST

According to Simone Bargellini at Sky Sports News, Palermo goalkeeper Rubinho has no desire of leaving despite being targeted by Fulham. Rubinho's agent Joao Santos told Mediagol.it,

"Rubinho has a four-year contract with Palermo and he is an important player at the club .

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Upson Has No Desire To Leave West Ham United

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 16 November @ 12:02 PM EST

According to Sky Sports News, West Ham United defender Matthew Upson has no desire to leave the club. He was quoted as saying,

"Losing at West Ham is not affecting my performance ... You take pride in that no matter where the team is."

"It is not easy and it probably is better to be somewhere where you are winning matches, but West Ham is where I am at.

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Barry Moat has not given up on buying the club.

Newcastle United Blog - NUFC news, blogs and debate. 16 November @ 04:57 AM EST
Barry Moat still thinks there's a chance of him buying Newcastle United in the future. Apparently, whilst Moat has no immediate plans to launch another bid, he will continue to think about how he might wrest the club for Ashley in the future. Speaking to Sky Sports News he said: "For one reason or another it didn't come [. Click to continue reading...

West Ham United Not Selling Carlton Cole

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 15 November @ 10:45 PM EST

According to Sky Sports News, West Ham United are not selling Carlton Cole despite interest from Manchester United. A spokesman of the club said,

"[Cole is] not for sale ... We want to keep all our best players and the suggestion that we need to sell because of a financial crisis is not true.

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Huntelaar Staying At AC Milan

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 15 November @ 10:37 PM EST

According to Sky Sports News, AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar does not want to leave the club despite interest from Tottenham. Huntelaar told Sky Sports Italia,

"I want to stay at Milan ... I had my chances at the start of the season, but I was not good enough to make the most of them.

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Babel Happy At Liverpool

Anfield Talk 14 November @ 11:05 AM EST
Liverpool winger Ryan Babel has dismissed reports that he is looking to leave the club in January.
Babel has struggled to hold down a regular place in Rafa Benitez's plans, making just two starts in the Premier League this term.
While the 22-year-old is keen to be playing more regularly as he looks to seal a place in Bert van Marwijk's Holland squad for next summer's World Cup finals, he insists he does not want to make a move away from Anfield in search of more first-team action. Click to continue reading...

Shit… Everybody Hide: Darius Vassell Chucked Out of Hotel and Axed by Club!

Caught Offside 12 November @ 02:17 PM EST

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Darius Vassell's future in Turkey has been cast into doubt after he was thrown out of his hotel where he was staying late at night.

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FTK Blog: FA bottles it over sanctions against Man U and Liverpool players

Arsenal Insider 12 November @ 07:44 AM EST

Sickening is how I would describe the Kung Fu kick meted out by Jonny "The Hitman" Evans of Man Utd against Drogba of Chelsea last Sunday. But lets be fair, Man Utd have included Kung Fu in its training ever since Cantona was accused by a Shaolin Master based in Moss side Manchester of having poor technique in his kung fu kick pictured above.

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Liverpool Full-Back Emiliano Insua Insists Title Challenge Is Not Over

Anfield Talk 10 November @ 03:04 PM EST
Liverpool full-back Emiliano Insua claims the Reds can still be crowned Premier League champions this season, but results must improve soon if that aspiration is to be fulfilled.
Despite dominating for large parts of the game, Liverpool could only manage a 2-2 draw against Birmingham City at Anfield on Monday night, a result that leaves Rafael Benitez's side sitting outside the top four and a full 11 points behind leaders Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

Aldo: Rafa's The Man

Anfield Talk 05 November @ 02:29 PM EST
Despite Liverpool's desperate start to the season John Aldridge still believes manager Rafa Benitez is the right man for the job.
The Reds' hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League are now out of their hands following Lyon's late leveller on Wednesday night. Click to continue reading...

Taarabt Wants To Leave Tottenham

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 05 November @ 02:03 PM EST

According to Sky Sports News, the Evening Gazette is reporting that Adel Taarabt wants to leave Tottenham. Taarabt was quoted as saying,

"Tottenham would like me to sign a new deal with them but, frankly, I don't fancy going back there now .

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Chan To Join Tottenham On Trial

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 04 November @ 07:02 PM EST

According to Sky Sports News, South China forward Chan Siu-ki is set to join Tottenham on trial. Chan has scored 22 goals in 27 appearances for his club.

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Angel Di Maria Not Looking To Leave Benfica

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 04 November @ 06:53 PM EST

According to Chris Burton at Sky Sports News, Benfica winger Angel Di Maria has no intentions of leaving anytime soon, despite being linked with Chelsea and Manchester United. Di Maria said,

"I am only thinking about Benfica and looking forward to playing the match tomorrow .

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Dossena’s Agent Plays Down Rumors With Napoli

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 04 November @ 06:51 PM EST

UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Andrea Dossena's agent Roberto La Florio played down any rumor that his client is set to join Napoli. He told tuttomercatoweb.it,

"We will wait until the international break to evaluate and talk to Andrea .

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Hodgson & Fulham In Talks Over New Contract

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 04 November @ 06:44 PM EST

According to Sky Sports News, Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is in talks with the club to sign a new contract. His current deal expires at the end of the season. Hodgson said,

"I am open to discussions ... Fulham has already got in touch with my agent.

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Riise Wants To Stay At Roma, Not Return To Liverpool

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 03 November @ 10:40 PM EST

According to Nadia Carminati at Sky Sports News, Roma defender John Arne Riise denied any rumor that he wants to leave the club for Liverpool. He said,

"I never said I want to return to Liverpool nor in England and I have never issued those statements .

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Manchester City Interested In Osasuna Duo

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 03 November @ 10:13 PM EST

According to Simone Bargellini at Sky Sports News, Manchester City are interested in Osasuna duo Cesar Azpilicueta and Nacho Monreal. However the club does not have any desire of selling either unless their buy-out clauses are met.

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Napoli Would Be Perfect Place For Dossena, Says Agent

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 03 November @ 09:20 PM EST

According to Simone Bargellini at Sky Sports News, Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena has been linked with Napoli. His agent Roberto La Florio said,

"It is clear that in January Napoli will sign new players, especially in the role of Dossena .

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Hull City Chairman Looking To Reduce Wages

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 03 November @ 09:09 PM EST

According to James Riach at Sky Sports News, Hull City chairman Adam Pearson is looking to lower the wages of the club. Currently the club's highest paid players are Jimmy Bullard, Geovanni, Daniel Cousin, and George Boateng.

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Fox Soccer Channel leaps in first year of TV ratings

The Netminder 02 November @ 01:30 AM EST
After a year as a Nielsen-rated channel, Fox Soccer Channel isn't quite challenging Monday Night Football in the cable ratings but can point to impressive growth across the board -- doubling or tripling its ratings from fall 2008 for most programming.
Here's the most impressive part: The ratings gain can NOT be explained by an upsurge in cable and satellite companies adding the channel, says FSC executive VP and GM David Sternberg. Click to continue reading...

Marlon King in jail and out of a job

Soccerblog 29 October @ 08:30 PM EST

Put behind bars for 18 months for groping a woman, and after she spurned his advances, breaking her nose.

He is terminated from Wigan although this incident occurred when he was loaned out to Hull.

"He is absolutely sacked - we will not tolerate football players who get sent to jail for 18 months.

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Top five Marlon King jokes

Off the Post 29 October @ 04:03 PM EST
Featuring two courtesy of the man himself 1. "I'm just out of your league. I'm a millionaire." Yes, the biggest joke of all is disgraced King's attempted chat-up line. 2. So Marlon King was jailed for failing to score at a club. Which one? Wigan, Hull, Middlesbrough? 3. Sky Sports News is reporting that a top footballer has [. Click to continue reading...

Anfield Legend: Get Behind The Manager And The Players

Anfield Talk 21 October @ 12:42 PM EST
Liverpool legend Ian Rush has urged the club's supporters to get behind Rafa Benitez and the team. The former prolific Anfield marksman claims it would be wrong to sack the Spaniard at this stage in the season, and instead urged the current squad to step up and drag the club out of its current crisis. Click to continue reading...