Spanish sports daily "AS" publish that ATLETICO DE MADRID iscombing the market for a defensive
winger & may have set theireyes on SAINT ETIENNE young 22 year old promise MOUHAMADOUDABO. Apart
from his youth & projection, Dabo has the ability toplay on either flank thus making him a valuable
& versatile player.
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OCTOBER 31, 2009
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Etienne
4PM ET (21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT)
Saturday, OL make their descent into Le Chaudron and you can believe it will be hot- aka
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to kick-off the only derby that really matters.
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Wenger plays hardball
Thomas Vermaelen may be Arsenal's sole purchase during the current transfer window as
Saint Etienne's valuation of star midfielder Blaise Matuidi differs from Arsene Wenger's, and the
Gunners' boss is not prepared to pay £8 million for the player he deems to be a new version of the
talismanic Patrick Vieira.
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Wenger makes another move for impressive French youngster.
Arsene Wenger has made a fresh move for St Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi after
fearing Cesc Fabregas is facing an injury lay-off.
Arsenal captain Fabregas, 22, faces a race to be fit for Saturday's trip to Manchester United
and could be out for up to three weeks with a hamstring injury.
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Lyon are continuing their spending spree by shelling out €13m for St.
Etienne's Bafetimbi Gomis (plus another €2m in incentives). His cool name and
awesome hair will be further augmenting Lyon's ever expanding strikeforce. I'll have a post
featuring relevant information and stats about him once he has his press conference, but for now,
let's talk about how Lyon's mercato is going.
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Les Rosbifs 27 July @ 11:13 AM EST
Now we're never one to spread non-stories or blatant lies on Les Rosbifs, but rumours coming out of
Turkey this afternoon suggest that Sol Campbell will be on his way to join Super Lig side
Ankaragücü. This would make the Portsmouth central defender, who is currently out of contract,
the third Englishman to sign for [.
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goalpost.tv 09 July @ 04:39 AM EST
Ivory coast Midfielder Didier Zokora has been signed by Sevilla for an undisclosed amount. While
Sevilla boss had insisted till last week that the deal was off but Jose Maria Del Nido signed the
final agreement on Wednesday. Zokora has been signed for four years from Tottenham Hotspurs. The 28
year old has played 134 matches [.
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The Offside 05 July @ 03:14 PM EST
So, on the topic of club crests: Apparently I'm not the only person who spends time staring at
people's chests. (It's okay for me, though. I'm female. You, on the other hand, should probably
watch yourself.) Congratulations to our Gold Medal performer, Peter Katsiris, and thanks to
everybody for playing.
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This is the only new transfer gossip of the day from the press apart from the obvious Cesc
Fabregas measures which says Barca, Chelsea and Real are lining up a £50 million bid. We won't
sell, well not yet anyway.
Anyway more on Matuidi of St Etienne:
Career
Matuidi was born in Toulouse, to Angolan parents.
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EPL Talk 18 March @ 06:07 PM EST
Where does this idea of a European Super League keep coming from? Scratch that, WE know where the
idea comes from, The European Club Association, the collective of 135 clubs dotted around Europe,
keeps trying to push for this dreadful idea to come into fruition. I can't think of anything I'd
rather watch less than [.
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Soccer Pie 05 February @ 07:27 AM EST
Yaya Toure has revealed that he received an offer during the January transfer window, but the
midfielder plans to finish his career at Barcelona. Toure is under contract with Barca until 2011,
and the Ivory Coast international hopes he will hang up his boots at Camp Nou. More... Juventus
could be about to sack club doctor [.
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Sort of, anyway.
Alain Perrin took over management of St. Etienne last November, after the last
derby that took place in August. Today will be bittersweet for him because he won more trophies
than any other OL manager (four), led the squad to their first ever domestic double, and despite a
horrible injury crisis, was a hairsbreadth away from kicking Manchester United out of the Champions
League.
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The Offside 14 December @ 06:00 PM EST
First off, if you haven't taken our Weekend Quiz, stop by this post and make your guesses, then
come back here for the answers. (But don't read the comments first. Trust me here.) For everybody
else: I owe you a decent quiz. A quiz that wasn't done in a hurry. A [...]
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The Offside 11 November @ 09:00 PM EST
Stuff to read while you listen to Emmanuel Adebayor mimic a wounded cow in labor..... The
regression of the Roman derby. (Football Italiano) You're a lot more like Thierry Henry than you
think. Probably. (Reuters Soccer Blog) A gilded blueprint in Ukraine for 2012. (Guardian Unlimited)
More proof playing isn't a prerequisite for a proper WAG.
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SoccerLens 09 November @ 12:06 PM EST
Want to keep up with all of the latest news and info on your favorite Ligue 1 club? Want to read up
on your club's opponent ahead of a big league clash? We've compiled links to the official club
sites and news, squad, fixtures/results, and NewsNow sections for each Ligue 1 club so that you
[...]
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The Offside 26 September @ 12:30 AM EST
Pascal, current winger/forward for St. Etienne and one of their better players, is essentially
holding his own club ransom. With the Asian transfer window still open - and absolutely no
indication whatsoever of its date on the English-speaking web that I can find - Al Sadd announced
they'd agreed a deal sending Pascal to Qatar [.
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One derby down, one to go. Sunday Lyon will be traveling to Le Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to
take on A.S. St. Etienne in the second derby of the season. This is the 96th derby the two teams
have participated in. After having handled Grenoble Foot 38 in the first derby, Lyon will have to
contend with a St.
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The Offside 28 August @ 10:00 PM EST
Something to read while you hide from Storsjöodjuret the Swedish Sea Monster... Who's leaving
MLS next? (WVHooligan) No Team GB in 20120, but maybe a Team Scotland (Leaders We Deserve) French
reaction to Champions League draw (Forums Offside) Is this Darren Fletcher's year? (Soccer Training
Info) Sheva's return, in photos (Serie A Talk) Optimistic in Amsterdam (Ajax Offside) China puts a
totalitarian [.
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Lens Reserve and France U18 LB Thimothe Kolodziecjzak
Well, as the transfer window nears, Lyon look to bolster their defense as well as move out some
"surplus" stock. On the offensive side, everything seems to be finalized, and all that is
left is the anticipated departure of Milan Baros.
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Right. So Frederic Piquionne is a Lyon player. He was nabbed for
€4.5m on a four year contract from Monaco. Everyone is excited. Really.
*tumbleweeds*
Or maybe not. Umm...
A new player? What?
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