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Arsenal UEFA Champions League Group H Fixtures
2007-08-31 01:16:00 Home Away Sep 19, Sevilla/AEK Athens (h) Oct 2, Steaua Bucharest (a) Oct 23, Slavia Prague (h) Nov 7, Slavia Prague (a) Dec ... More About: Champions League , Arsenal , Uefa , Champions , Uefa Champions League
2008 UEFA Champions League Draw For The Group Stage
2007-08-31 01:03:00 The draw for the Champions league was populated with the usual suspects and some new fringe teams. There were no less than six British in the draw. The big four from England Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are joined in the draw by the old firm from north of the border. Glasgow Rangers will ... More About: Champions League , Euro Football , Uefa , Arsenal Football Club
Ronaldinho Earns Spanish Nationality And Looks For A Move To Chelsea
2007-08-28 02:26:00 Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has given his management team till the close of the Transfer Window to secure the services of the World?s most flamboyant player. Even though his buy out clause is reportedly £85m, the Russian businessman has allegedly met with the players advisors. Barca Could Pay The Cost Of Increasing Taxes Ronaldinho is due to ... More About: Chelsea , Spanish , La Liga , Move
Manchester United Super Sub Striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Retires Through In
2007-08-28 01:44:00 Just when it looked like everything was back on track at Old Trafford with three points against Tottenham Hotspur and Louis Saha on the mend. When disaster strikes. One of his injured strikers announces that he is to retire from the game through injury. Champions League Winning Super Sub The good news for the Glazers and United ... More About: Manchester United , English Premiership , Manchester
Real Madrid Sign Heinze And Robben in £24 Million Transfer Swoop
2007-08-24 14:20:00 Having lost his legal action with Manchester United and the Premier League halting his move to Liverpool. Argentinean defender Gabriel Heinze has left England to join Spanish giants Real Madrid . The £8 million deal will see the defender line up alongside World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro in the Madrid defence, he has been drafted in ... More About: Real Madrid , Transfer , Chelsea Football Club , La Liga
Ferguson Gives Jol Backing Ahead Of Spurs Visit To Manchester United
2007-08-24 13:58:00 Sir Alex Ferguson has stated his support of Martin Jol in his position as Tottenham Manager following all of the media speculation surrounding the Dutchman?s position. All week there have been innumerate reports in the press linking Europe?s elite managers with the managers job at White Hart Lane. Many of the reports have stated that Jol ... More About: Manchester United , English Premiership , United , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Normal Service Resumes At The Lane As Spurs Thrash Derby
2007-08-21 00:44:00 After a poor start to their Barclays Premier League campaign Spurs needed to get back on track against Derby County. After two straight defeats to Sunderland and Everton the home support were restless, they had booed the players off the pitch at the end of the home defeat against Everton. The home side took just three ... More About: Service , English Premiership , Lane , Resumes
Rooneys Foot Injuries Are The Boots To Blame Or Is It Part Of The Modern Ga
2007-08-13 22:55:00 Wayne Rooney is suffering his third similar foot injury and his is not on his own England team-mates David Beckham and Gary Neville have also suffered similar injuries. While it is common place today, it is an injury that did not used to exist years ago, even though the players had to endure tougher challenges, ... More About: English Premiership , Injuries , Boots , Manchester United Football Club , European Championships
Hairline Fracture Injury Puts Rooney Out For Eight Weeks
2007-08-13 22:15:00 Manchester United & England will be without the services of Wayne Rooney after he picked up another injury involving broken bones in the foot. This time it?s a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same. A protracted recovery program that will hamper results for both ... More About: Injury , English Premiership , Manchester United Football Club , European Championships
Fantasy Football League Week 1 Round-up
2007-08-13 21:48:00 End of play on the first round of fixtures and one of the pundits is top of the table! A gamble on the strength of the Reading defence away to the Champions Manchester United appeared to pay off, especially when one of them was captain and man of the match Marcus Hahnemann. Second in the table ... More About: Football , Fantasy , Round Up , League , Week
Spurs Still Trying To Get Transfers For Mido Ghaly And More
2007-08-09 11:53:00 Having spent big this summer Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol looks intent on trimming his wage bill. So far the Dutchman has signed five new players and had a couple return from loan spells, which would have significantly increase the wage bill as would the improved contracts offered to key players during the closed season. ... More About: Transfers , Mido , Spurs , Tran
Will Beckham Be A Shining Star For LA Galaxy Against DC United
2007-08-09 05:22:00 David Beckham has yet to make his full debut for the LA Galaxy , he made a cameo appearance to announce his arrival in Los Angeles when Chelsea were in the States for their pre season tour. Beckham has been receiving flack from sections of the Galaxy faithful for his inability to pull on the shirt and ... More About: United , Star , Shining
Craig Gordon Joins Sunderland In Time For The First Game Of The Season Agai
2007-08-09 00:53:00 The new board at Sunderland have sanctioned the highest transfer fee for a goal keeper in Britain, the nine million pound deal is more than a million more than Manchester United paid for French World Cup and European Championship winner Fabian Barthez. Gordon has signed a contract that ties him to the Black Cats for five ... More About: Time , Season , Scottish Premier League , Game
Leighton Baines Joins Everton After Six Years At Wigan Athletic
2007-08-07 01:05:00 Wigan fans will be devastated to see last season?s player of the year leave just five days before the beginning of the new season. Baines will make the short trip across Lancashire to Goodison Park in Merseyside. Baines made sure not to burn any bridges on his departure from the JJB Stadium, he thanked the Wigan ... More About: Everton , English Premiership , Wigan , Wigan Athletic , Years
Fantasy Football At A Funny Old Game
2007-08-05 21:00:00 A new season is upon us and both players and managers are all stating their ambition for the season ahead, some being more bold than others while some are reflecting philosophical musings to confuse the press. We have put together a league on the Premier League?s website and we would welcome the challenge of the readers ... More About: Funny , Football , Fantasy , Game , Ball
Spurs Sign Germany Under-21 Star Kevin Prince Boateng From Herth Berlin
2007-08-01 00:36:00 The recruitment policy to acquire outstanding young talent is being followed closely by Martin Jol and his team. So far this summer Spurs have made Adel Taarabt (18) a permanent signing after his successful loan spell. They have also brought in youngsters Danny Rose (17), Younes Kaboul (21), Darren Bent (23) and Gareth Bale (18) ... More About: Germany , Berlin , Star , Prince
Ghaly Walks Like An Egyptian To Birmingham For Three Million
2007-07-30 22:27:00 After a few weeks of tracking Tottenham Hotspur?s Egyptian duo Birmingham city manager Steve Bruce has signed Hossam Ghaly. The deal for his fellow countryman Mido looks as though it may fall through as they parties can not agree personal terms. Ghaly has agreed and will join the Blues subject to receiving a work permit. The ... More About: Million , Walks , Ming
West Ham United Sign Freddie Ljungberg From Arsenal
2007-07-24 01:18:00 The mass exodus of the ?Big Names? from the Emirates Stadium continues just weeks after the departure of Thierry Henry, Freddie Ljungberg has left to join West Ham for a nominal fee that could rise to around £3million, the same fee that Arsenal paid for him seven years ago when they bought him from Halmstads. The ... More About: West Ham United , United , Arsenal Football Club
Arsenal Go On PR Offensive To Promote Stability And Attract Players
2007-07-17 01:38:00 Chairman of the board at Arsenal Peter Hill-Wood has told the club website that he has entered in to talks with Arsene Wenger about extending his contract beyond the twelve months he has left on his existing deal. The Frenchman was linked with the Real Madrid position following the dismissal of Fabio Capello. The uncertainty surrounding ... More About: Players , Promote , Arsenal Football Club , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Wayne Bridge Out For Months After Hip Surgery
2007-07-17 00:58:00 Chelsea will start the season without left-back Wayne Bridge after he went under the knife while on tour in the United States. The operation was performed to remove bone that was aggravating Bridge. Bridge is not the only left-back on the Stamford Bridge treatment table, his England team-mate Ashley Cole is also on the road to ... More About: Surgery , Months , Month
Police Swoop On Newcastle Portsmouth And Rangers To Investigate Corruption
2007-07-16 23:43:00 The City of London asked local forces around the country to execute raids on Portsmouth , Newcastle and Glasgow Rangers as part of their investigation in to corruption in the game. The Police have indicated that this investigation is separate from the on-going Steven?s report that had unearthed dodgy dealings in transfers. Newcastle were quick to release ... More About: Scottish Premier League , Corruption
Broken Barnes To Miss Start Of Derby Premiership Campaign
2007-07-15 23:46:00 Derby County midfield sensation is still recovering from the foot injury that he sustained in the Play-off final in May. The Rams had hoped that he would have been fit and able to play a part in the pre-season build up to the premiership campaign. With just four weeks left until the Sunderland and Spurs kick ... More About: Premiership , Campaign , Start , Miss , Barnes
Rumours of Transfer Of American Wonderkid Freddy Adu to Celtic
2007-07-13 23:03:00 Okay it might just be another in a long line of rumours but now Freddy Adu - the 18 year old American wonderkid is being linked with a move to Celtic. Seemingly a meeting is lined up for next week in Denver when Celtic fly out for their game against the MLS All Stars. Again a ... More About: Transfer , Rumours , Tran
West Ham United Capture Craig Bellamy From Liverpool
2007-07-10 21:56:00 Welsh captain Craig Bellamy has joined East London club West Ham United as they prepare for life after Tevez. With the Argentinean poised to move to the North-West Hammers manager Alan Curbishley is trying to build a squad that he hopes will not struggle as much to remain in the Premiership. West Ham United are Craig ... More About: Liverpool , Liverpool Football Club
Malouda Moves To Chelsea In 14 Million Transfer From Lyon
2007-07-10 19:55:00 Jose Mourinho has finally spent some money in the summer transfer window. He has splashed out £13.5 million on Lyon winger Florent Malouda. Malouda will fly out America to join his new team-mates on their pre season tour, where they will play against David Beckham?s new club LA Galaxy. The French international will feel at home in ... More About: Chelsea , English Premiership , Transfer , Million
Lawrie Sanchez Secures Steve Davis Transfer To Fulham
2007-07-07 18:14:00 New Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez is continuing his pursuit of his Northern Ireland team members having already signed Aaron Hughes. This time he has secured the services of Villa midfielder Steve n Davis. Davis has moved to Craven Cottage after spending a season under the management of fellow countryman Martin O?Neill. Davis struggled to hold down a ... More About: English Premiership , Transfer , Aston Villa Football Club
Reo-Coker Slates West Ham After Transfer to Aston Villa
2007-07-07 17:50:00 West Ham United have sold their club captain for £8.5 million to Aston Villa . There had been rumours about the England Under-21 captain?s future after he submitted a transfer request at the end of last season. There was a changing room bust up that caused a rift between the player and the club. The press put ... More About: Arsenal Football Club , West , Transfer , West Ham
Spurs Sign French Starlet Younes Kaboul
2007-07-05 13:51:00 Martin Jol has continued his summer spending with the addition of the hottest property in French youth football Younes Kaboul. Kaboul the France under 21 captain joins from French club Auxerre. Kaboul will provide Spurs with the depth in defence that they lack toward the end of last season, when they struggled to cope with injuries, ... More About: Sign
Beattie Joins Mowbray At West Brom
2007-07-04 23:47:00 Celtic and Scotland International Striker Craig Beattie has signed for West Bromwich Albion in a £1.25 million tranfer deal, with a further £500,000 after appearances. Beattie had been on the fringes of the Celtic team since he made his debut in 2003, unfortunately Inury has curtailed the number of games he has played for Celtic. Tony Mowbray tried ... More About: Championship , Scottish Premier League
MARSHALL SIGNS FOR THE CANARIES
More articles from this author:2007-07-04 23:46:00 David Marshall today signed for Peter Grant’s Norwich City today in a reported £1 million transfer from Celtic Park. Marshall’s chances of First Team action had been limited at Celtic after the arrival of Polish International Artur Boruc and so he went on loan to Norwich during last season, only to have it cut short through injury. ... More About: Championship , Signs , Scottish Premier League 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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