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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
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
Torres Transfer To Liverpool From Athletico Madrid Complete In The Morning
2007-07-03 22:41:00 Spanish striker Fernando Torres will complete his £26.5 million transfer to Merseyside from the Spanish capital tomorrow. Athletico have confirmed that they are selling their club captain and most prized asset. The club website indicates there will be a ?farewell press conference? tomorrow. The deal sees the Spaniard sign a six year deal worth about £90k ... More About: Madrid , Liverpool , English Premiership , Transfer , La Liga
Tax Man Chases Leeds Owner Ken Bates Halting Healy Move
2007-07-03 22:20:00 The Inland Revenue have lodged a challenge to the Creditors Voluntary Agreement which the club entered after going into administration at the end of last season. Going in to administration before the end of the season helped the club miss out on a ten point deduction next season. However the punishment seems like it could come ... More About: Championship , Move , Owner , Leeds , Heal
Reto Zeigler Leaves Spurs For Permanent Transfer To Sampdoria
2007-07-03 21:47:00 Spurs winger Reto Zeigler has joined Serie A side Sampdoria in permanent deal. The 21 year-old had made 15 appearances for the Italians during a loan spell last season. The Swiss international is the last reminder of Jaques Santini?s short reign as Spurs manager, he had limited opportunity and with Gareth Bale joining during the transfer ... More About: English Premiership , Transfer , Spurs , Perm
West Ham Safe As Sheffield United Lose Fight For Premier League Survival
2007-07-03 21:35:00 The independent arbitration panel have delivered the hammer blow that has sealed the Blades participation in the Coca-Cola Championship next season. Sheffield United appealed following the meagre £5.5 million fine West Ham received following a breach of Premier League rules regarding the ownership of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez. However the independent arbitration panel upheld the ... More About: Fight , English Premiership
Sunderland Withdraw Offer For Nugent
2007-07-03 01:05:00 Black Cats boss Roy Keane has withdrawn his clubs offer for David Nugent. Preston had given Sunderland permission to talk to the England international once they had agreed to meet their valuation of the player. It could be that Roy Keane?s legendary temper kicked in and he withdrew the offer due to the player?s stalling on ... More About: Championship , English Premiership , Draw , Under
Hargreaves Manchester United Deal Is Complete
2007-07-03 00:53:00 Owen Hargreaves is finally a Manchester United player one year after it was reported that he was given the guided tour of Old Trafford in an attempt to lure him to the Premiership. The move was by Hargreaves own admission the ?worst kept secret in football?. Hargreaves was available on a free transfer 18 months ago ... More About: Deal , Complete
Liverpool Legend Robbie Fowler Can Not Find A New Club
2007-07-03 00:42:00 The player many Liverpool fans call GOD is struggling to find a new home having been released from Anfield following the Champions League final defeat against AC Milan in Greece. Although he was prolific in both spells at Anfield Fowler found it difficult in his spells at Leeds United and Manchester City. Fowler will not be ... More About: Find , Club , Legend
Derby Capture Welsh Striker Earnshaw For Their Premiership Campaign
2007-06-29 16:41:00 Robbie Earnshaw has left Norwich City in a deal that takes him to Derby County, giving the African born Welsh man a second crack at the Premiership . Earnshaw had been part of the West Bromwich Albion side that was relegated two years ago. Although in his brief stint in the premiership he managed to etch his name ... More About: English Premiership , Campaign , Capture
Spurs Smash Transfer Record As Bent Signs For Tottenham
2007-06-29 13:12:00 Darren Bent has sealed his transfer out of the Valley, he will head north across the river Thames to White Hart Lane. He leaves relegated Charlton with a huge profit from his sale as they only paid £2.5m for him two years ago. The addicks may have to pay a percentage of the fee received ... More About: Tottenham , Darren Bent , English Premiership , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , Tottenham Hotspur
Rumours Of A Transfer For Nakamura From Celtic
More articles from this author:2007-06-27 12:48:00 NAKAMURA HOT PROPERTY? Once again, during the Summer transfer window clubs are chasing after Celtic ’s Asian midfield genius, Shunsuke Nakamura. The Japanese International has been linked today with a transfer to four unnamed ‘Big’ European clubs by an Italian Lawyer acting as his representative. Nakamura is one of Celtic’s key players after securing the championship with a ... More About: Scottish Premier League , Transfer , Rumours , Tran 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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