Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is hoping to raise £15million from the sale of misfits Andrea Dossena and Ryan Babel – and wants to splash some of the cash on Dutchman Eljero Elia.
Roma and Napoli are set to battle it out for the signature of Italian international Dossena when the transfer window opens in January. Click to continue reading...

By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

It's been all business in the Uruguayan and Costa Rican camps this week, ahead of their first-leg playoff match at San Jose's Saprissa stadium, with no bulletin-board material or off-key quotes to rile each other up.

Instead, it's generally been a pleasant environment for players, media corps and managers, both of whom have praised each other's squad's games and achievements but have also divulged very little information on their respective teams' workouts.

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Wout Brama will make his debut in the selection of Oranje. The 23 year old midfielder of Dutch leader FC Twente is over the moon with his selection. "I am so happy, I still can't really believe it," Brama responded to media questions. "I was actually shopping for furniture when the Click to continue reading...

The Ligue 1 in France showcased one of the most important clashes of the season, as Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille clashed to produce a game that will be remembered for many years to come. There were five goals scored in the final 15 minutes of the game, and Jeremy Toulalan scored an own [. Click to continue reading...

Let's start this off by congratulating our two new continental champions. South Korea's Ponang Seelers took the AFC Champions League title this weekend with a 2-1 defeat of Saudi club Al-Ittihad. In Africa, the CAF Champions League title was won by Congo Democratic Republic's TP Mazembi who defeated Nigeria's Heartland FC.

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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is looking at Hamburg's Dutch midfielder Eljero Elia to help solve his Anfield crisis.
Benitez has sent scouts to watch the 22-year-old midfielder this season and is desperate to strengthen his squad, despite him being under pressure to save his job.
Under-fire Benitez has suggested agreeing a deal for Elia - who joined Hamburg from FC Twente for £7m in August - and then allowing him to stay in Germany until next summer as he is so keen to get him. Click to continue reading...

For the record, the photo accompanying this article is from Thursday's Boca Juniors match with Chacarita Juniors at the Bombonera. It had no effect on the rankings, but I wanted to post a photo of my own to the entry.

For the first time in over a month, a club remained at the top spot of the rankings for consecutive weeks as Chelsea solidified its position at the top with a pair of 4-0 victories over Bolton Wanderers this week.

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It's gonna be a couple of really heavy content days from me in both usual places, so let's kick that izzle off early...We begin with Dutch leaders FC Twente who tear Groningen apart with three fine goals - so let's just see them all.Everton's Louis Saha gets his side back in with a properly blistering drive (WARNING: Mind your volume, the audio is a bit crackly at the start). Click to continue reading...

In the opening five minutes of Sunderland against Liverpool today, a red balloon played a decisive role in the first goal when Darren Bent's shot at goal resulted in the ball being diverted when it hit the red balloon in the penalty box. The ball went one way towards the goal, while the balloon went the other way and past the post.

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17.09.2009 - UEFA-Cup
Fenerbahce - Twente Enschede 1:2

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Van Persie scores the 1-0 Oranje tested the patience of the fans in De Veste in Enschede against Japan. In the final phase of the game, a weak Oranje shrugged the tenacious Japan off, winning 3-0. Elia, the former Twente player, made the difference in the second half as a sub, giving Click to continue reading...

FC Twente is almost certain of the group stages in the Europa League. The current number 1 in the competition had to work harder for it than originally thought: 3-1. The Azerbedjan club scored the first goal and put Twente on the backfoot early in the game. New signing Ruiz scored Click to continue reading...

Led by Ibrahim Afellay as their guide, PSV has found the door to the group stages of the Europa League. With the 0-1 win in Tel Aviv, the Eindhovenaren achieved their goal in Europa. Afellay was position as holding midfielder next to Timmy Simons, just like he was against Twente and Click to continue reading...

Ao ver as imagens da chegada a Lisboa da equipa do Sporting , após eliminarem o Twente, notei como é ténue a separação entre o sucesso e o insucesso e a correspondente fina linha que separa o carinho do insulto. Não foram estes mesmos atletas e técnicos que tão maltratados foram após o jogo de Munique, há uns meses atrás? Click to continue reading...

Missed it, didn't'cha? Drama, drama, drama all the time in the Champions League. While champions Barca are off in the States working on their tan and brand profile, there are some real, actual games going on back on the continent - and some big teams are already going home. In fact, one of last season's big [. Click to continue reading...

After yesterday's post from the Sparta-Twente match, comes this piece of action from Boquita of Corinthians who is having a little trouble taking a corner.
Sparta's solution was much more effective!
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What do you do when a defender has backed you all the way up to the corner flag, and you have no where to go?
In this game between Sparta Rotterdam and FC Twente at the weekend, in the first round of Eredivisie matches, rather than the Sparta forward just kicking it against the defender and out for a throw or corner, he gets his team mate to remove the offending corner flag so that he can cross the ball in. Click to continue reading...

[101 Great Goals] The corner flag is the underappreciated woodwork of the modern game. While the goalposts get all the glory - and the occasional kiss - corner flags just sit around idly and only joining the action on rare occasion. But Sparta Rotterdam appreciate the corner flag's work. With the ball on the line (yes, [. Click to continue reading...

And we're off! Leaving all the pre-season shenanigans and friendlies and tours and tournaments behind us... Last week we saw NAC, Twente and PSV impress in Europe and last weekend the Eredivisie kicked off! And as many of you posted already: with some surprises on match day 1. Champions AZ lost the plot against Click to continue reading...

É um facto que João Moutinho é um excelente jogador e que não vira a cara à luta em nenhuma circunstância. Agora, daí até ser o atleta ideal para marcar as grandes penalidades do Sporting vai uma grande distância. Ontem contra o Twente, o jovem capitão leonino coleccionou mais um penalty falhado à longa lista que vem de anos anteriores. Click to continue reading...

Even before the national competition starts, FC Twente will face their biggest game of the season this Wednesday in Lisbon. The Tukkers will need to qualify for the fourth round of the CL, the last hurdle towards the Millionaire's Ball. "We do have some challenges this season," said coach Steve McClaren before Click to continue reading...

Sporting: alemão apita primeira mão com o Twente José Eduardo Bettencourt, quer um conselho? Hum...! Português fácil mas entendível!
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Arsenal's path to the Champion's League group stages has been clarified somewhat today with the draw for the qualifying round of the Champions League.

Arsenal are automatically in the "Play-off" round along with Atletico Madrid, Lyons, VfB Stuttgart and Fiorentina. We will be joined by the winners of the following matches:

Sparta Prague  v Panathinaikos Â

Shakhtar Donetsk  v Timisoara (Rom)

Sporting Lisbon  v Twente Â

Celtic v Dynamo Moscow Â

Anderlecht  v Sivasspor (Tur)

The draw for the "Play-off" will take place on 7 August.

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Whatever level of sport you play at stepping down at the peak of your career to play at a lower level is practically unheard of. These guys are born winners and focus on winning and everything that goes with it.
Craig Johnston stopped completely at 28, but can you imagine Ronaldo stepping down to division 2 anytime soon, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, or Roger Federer at their peak stepping down to local tournaments only. Click to continue reading...

Whenever people walk up to Edson Braafheid and ask him whether the step from Twente to Bayern isn't too big, he friendly hears them out and tells them he doesn't move to Munich to warm the bench. He bases his confidence on his own strength, but also on his recent Click to continue reading...

Marko Arnautovic is an Austrian striker with great potential. He is currently plying his trade at FC Twente. According to Skysports he has an estimated value at 12 million pounds, and may potentially go up as 40M provided he improves his game.

He had an amazing goal scoring rate while playing in the Under 19 games in the Dutch league.

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The summer transfer window hasn't even opened yet, but a couple of big names from Europe's top leagues are already on the move to new destinations, and a few others could soon have new addresses. Who are those players, and where are they going? We've got all of that and more in today's transfer news roundup, which includes news and rumors from England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and even Turkey.

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Man City have denied making a €150m bid to for one Lionel Messi, activating his buyout clause. A bid which wouldn't bat a solitary eye. You know...no one's actually supposed to be able to use those clauses. They're strictly prohibitive measures. Barcelona will supposedly raid London, bringing Cesc back home and extraditing Ashley Cole. Click to continue reading...

Heerenveen celebrate sweet success, finallyJust what is it with the English and penalties?Steve McLaren came within a penalty shootout of winning silverware with FC Twente in his first season in... Click to continue reading...

FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede that recently finished the 2008/09 season in second place in the Dutch Eredivisie. They are currently managed by former Middlesbrought and England manager Steve McClaren. Yesterday, FC Twente, Diadora and players Jeroen Heubach and Blaise Nkufo presented the club's home kit (or "thuistenue" [. Click to continue reading...

Very confusing... The Eredivisie is done. Ended. Stopped. Last games played. But then, on Thursday, the Play Offs commence... Probably for the last time. Anyway, AZ is the champ. We knew that. FC Twente is second and will play for CL football (congrats to all of the mthere...especially Steve McClaren who's Click to continue reading...

AMSTERDAM (AP)—Marco Van Basten resigned as coach of Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday after the club failed to qualify for next season's European Champions League.
The 1992 FIFA Player of the Year became coach of the club last July, after he quit as coach of the Netherlands following the European Championship. Click to continue reading...

Congrats to FC Twente who placed second in the 2008-09 Eredivisie and now will play in UEFA's Champions League next season. Read about Twente's qualification in Goal.com's Eredivisie Round-Up: Twente Secure Top Two Finish Click to continue reading...

This young man reminds a lot of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. And it's not just the Balkan roots but the play too. His career path started in a similar way; he drew European club's attention by scoring goals in Eredivisie. Marko Arnautovic is Twente's strongest weapon and he was influential in their quest for the Champions League.

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We learned a number of things last week. AZ are deserving champions. There's no longer any such thing as a Big Three, only a Bigger Budget Three. Steve McClaren looks like a good bet to hold on to second place in the league and win the Dutch Cup with FC Twente, registering one of Twente's finest ever seasons. Click to continue reading...