Fulham have had a £10million bid for Espanyol’s Pablo Daniel Osvaldo rejected. Tottenham and Everton have also watched the striker, 25, but Espanyol want closer to £17m.
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Fulham £10m offer for Pablo Daniel Osvaldo rejected
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park will open June 9th as Kansas City’s first soccer-specific stadium and Major League Soccer’s newest, state-of-the-art home field when Sporting Kansas City plays the inaugural match in the $200 million venue against rivals Chicago Fire at 9:00 p.m. CT.
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Schedule of Events for Inaugural Match at Livestrong Sporting Park Announced
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – If asked what they did with the early stages of their lives, very few Angelinos would respond with anything close to a story about growing up in Iran, moving to Europe on their own at age fourteen and finally coming to Southern California four years later.
Romelu Lukaku is one of the hottest properties in European football, and the young Belgian international striker is said to have most of the world’s biggest clubs hot on his tail. The leader in the clubhouse for his services now appears to be Chelsea FC , with rumors coming out that a deal could be finalized as early as next week. According to Lukaku, there are multiple English clubs who have …
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Chelsea FC Transfer Rumors: Blues Close To Signing Anderlecht And Belgium Forward Romelu Lukaku
Roderick Royal calls distribution dishonorable.
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Birmingham council president criticizes unnamed city official who leaked legal memo to The News
Iceland coach Eyjólfur Sverrisson said “I could have chosen two 23-man squads” after naming his selection for their U21 finals debut, including nine members of their senior side.
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Sverrisson makes his Iceland cut
Hamburger SV has signed England youth team international Michael Mancienne from Chelsea for a fee of around ?2 million ($2.9 million). The Bundesliga club said on its website Tuesday that the 23-year-old defender signed a four-year contract after undergoing a medical. Mancienne, who has played for England from under-16 to under-21 levels, was on loan at Chelsea’s Premier League rival…
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Hamburg signs England prospect Michael Mancienne
It’s transfer season once again and Arsenal are mostly being linked to £10-15 million rated players. Considering Arsenal’s limited outlay in recent years, that’s the range one would expect from Arsene Wenger. One such player linked with a move to the Emirates is Aston Villa ‘s winger Steward Downing. A solid attacking player and although he’s reluctant to extend his contract with Villa, Arsenal …
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Arsenal FC Transfer Prospects: Stewart Downing Shouldn’t Be a Target for Wenger
AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi believes that team-mate Thiago Silva is the best defender on the planet at the moment. The Brazil international centre-back joined the Italian champions in 2009 and in two seasons has proved himself to be comfortable in Serie A.
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AC Milan’s Filippo Inzaghi: Thiago Silva is the best defender in the world
According to www.skysports.com , Ivory Coast and Lille star Gervinho, 24, will make an announcement this week on his future. Fresh from spearheading his French club to the Ligue Un title, the dreadlocked forward has attracted a number of suitors from England, Germany and Spain. ”I love the Premier League, but I have interest from Germany and Spain also…during the …
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Newcastle United Transfer Rumours: Gervinho to Join Magpies?
Juan Jose Lopez’s side are currently in the lower reaches of the Primera Division in Argentina, and are fighting for their lives to avoid a shock relegation, and are currently in a poor financial state.
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Napoli offer €15 million for River Plate’s Erik Lamela – report
Stoke City Football Club have not tabled an offer for Carlton Cole. The England international is sure to leave West Ham United following their relegation from the Premier League, and it has been suggested Stoke are interested.
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Stoke City deny making bid for Hammers striker
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has warned star attacker Antonio Cassano that he is not guaranteed a place in the starting line-up despite his impressive performance this season.
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AC Milan’s Massimiliano Allegri cannot guarantee Antonio Cassano starting place
Manchester United Transfer News Sees Newcastle United Enter Race for Striker Dimitar Berbatov As Manchester United’s season came to an end, it became abundantly clear that striker Dimitar Berbatov’s time at Old Trafford was nearing an end. The talented striker scored 20 goals on the season for United, best on the team and tied for the lead in the Premiership, but with the emergence of the Javier …
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Manchester United Transfer News: Newcastle Looking to Bid on United’s Berbatov
Munich – On August 6th 2005 Nuri Sahin entered the annals of Bundesliga history before he had even kicked a ball in earnest as a professional.
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The search for a new number 8
Parma are closing on a deal for Fabio Borini. The young Italian striker has just helped Swansea City reach the Premier League, and the Liberty Stadium club are keen to keep him on a permanent basis.
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Italians close in on Chelsea striker
Valencia CF’s 24-year-old goalkeeper Vicente Guaita described it as “the most wonderful thing in the world” after signing a new three-year contract that will keep him at Mestalla until June 2015.
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Guaita extends Valencia contract
Juventus named former club captain Antonio Conte as their new coach Tuesday in place of Luigi Delneri.
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Former captain Conte takes charge of ailing Juventus
For the second consecutive season, a slow start doomed late-charging Everton and cost them a spot in the major European leagues next season. Although they were never a true threat to secure a top-four spot for a Champions League berth, the Toffees were definitely contenders for the Europa League heading into the season. The team never fully recovered from an 0-3-3 start, which included a home …
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Everton Transfer Rumors: 5 Players That Can Push the Toffees into European Play
Fiorentina owners Andrea and Diego Della Valle and Lazio president Claudio Lotito could receive custodial sentences over their role in the 2006 Calciopoli match-fixing scandal after a demand by the public prosecutor.
Greece can maintain their lead at the top when they welcome Malta while Croatia will look to avenge March’s defeat by Georgia and Israel travel to Lativa in the latest round of Group F games.
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Greece look to make home advantage count
Bayern Munich seem to have hit a roadblock in their hunt for a new centre-back. Manchester City have reportedly put a €20 million price tag on the Bavarians’ top choice, Jerome Boateng .
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Manchester City demand €20 million from Bayern Munich in Jerome Boateng sale – report
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are closing on Brad Friedel. Although Harry Redknapp continues to publicly back Heurelho Gomes, it is widely believed he is running out of patience with the Brazilian goalkeeper.
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Tottenham Hotspur closing on Friedel capture
Former Juventus captain Antonio Conte says he’s fulfilling a dream by becoming the coach. Conte was appointed as the new coach after agreeing to a two-year deal with the two-time European Champion on Tuesday. “It feels like I’m coming home as I have always dreamed of coaching this team,” Conte said.
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Antonio Conte named new Juventus coach
Magistrates in Naples have recommended that former Juventus executive Luciano Moggi be sentenced to five years, eight months in prison for his role in the 2006 match-fixing scandal. Moggi was the central figure in the scandal that resulted in Juventus being stripped of the 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles and relegated to Serie B.
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Schalke sporting director Horst Heldt insists that the club have still not accepted Bayern Munich’s bid for goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
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Schalke still to accept Bayern´s Neuer bid
The silly season has started in Soccer, with millions upon millions of dollars being spent on new reinforcements to shore up defences, bolster midfields and sharpen attacks as the coveted Champions League places and the League itself are eyed by clubs wishing to cash in on the millionaire prizes.
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Summer Soccer madness
ROME: Juventus on Tuesday signed former club captain Antonio Conte as the replacement for departed coach Luigi Delneri.
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Football: Juventus hire Conte to replace coach Delneri
James Tomkins, an unused substitute when England lost the 2009 final to Germany, has replaced Micah Richards in Stuart Pearce’s squad for the upcoming finals in Denmark.
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Tomkins replaces Richards in England squad
Eintracht Frankfurt have acted quickly in replacing Christoph Daum, by appointing one-time Bundesliga winner Armin Veh as their new coach.
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Eintracht Frankfurt appoint Armin Veh as new coach
