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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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Black Cats boss Roy Keane has withdrawn his clubs offer for David Nugent.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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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 ...
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Spurs Unwilling To Match Charlton 16 Million Valuation Of Darren Bent
2007-06-25 01:24:00
Amid a river of speculation about the future of their most prized asset Charlton Athletic have announced to SkySports News that they have not agreed to sell the player to anyone other than West Ham United. Charlton chairman Peter Varney told Sky Sports News ?West Ham matched our valuation? No other club has matched our ...
More About: Arsenal , Darren Bent , English Premiership , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal Confirm Henry Transfer To Barcelona
2007-06-23 15:19:00
Just days after finalising the season tickets for next season, Arsenal have announced that they will be selling club captain Thierry Henry . Ever since the departure of David Dein there has been a multitude of stories about the instability of the clubs future. A number of high profile players have made comments in the press about ...
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AC Milan Midfielder Donati To Sign For Glasgow Celtic
2007-06-23 12:17:00
Massimo Donati last night sealed a move to Celtic in a £3 million transfer from AC Milan . Donati will fly into Glasgow to sign on the dotted line at the beginning of the week and sign for the Scottish champions after passing a medical. It is rumoured that the Italian has signed a four year ...
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Thierry Henry Signs For Barcelona In 24 Million Transfer From Arsenal
2007-06-22 19:49:00
Arsenal captain Thierry Henry is on his way to La Liga runners up Barcelona . The club appear to have cashed in on the French striker just one season after getting him to commit his future to Arsenal. However there have been a number of changes this season behind the scenes, David Dein left following a ...
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Birmingham Sign Striker Garry OConnor From Lokomotiv Moscow
2007-06-22 19:09:00
Former Hibernian frontman Garry O’Connor looks set to join Steve Bruce’s newly promoted, Birmingham City who have agreed a fee, thought to be in the region of £2.7 million with the Scottish International’s present employers Lokomotiv Moscow . Once he passes his medical O’Connor will sign a two year deal and his first task will be ...
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Hollywood Finale Sees Beckham Win A Trophy At Real Madrid
2007-06-18 23:47:00
David Beckham was fit enough to start his final game for Real Madrid , his wife and children watching him from the stands of the Santiago Bernabeu with their new friends Hollywood phenomenon ?TomKat? Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, presumably in Spain to help the Beckham?s move to Los Angeles. The script of the season would be ...
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Joey Barton Completes Transfer From Manchester City To Newcastle United
2007-06-14 20:33:00
Sam Allardyce has signed Joey Barton for a fee of £5.8m from Manchester City, there had been some issues in completing the deal as City were reluctant to pay Barton a fee believed to be in the region of £300k. Barton leaves the Eastlands stadium following a training ground row with Ousmane Dabo. The 24 year ...
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Chelsea Sign Ben Haim From Bolton In A Free Transfer
2007-06-14 20:20:00
Jose Mourinho has made his second free transfer acquisition this summer, Tal Ben Haim has joined Steve Sidwell at Stamford Bridge. Ben Haim will give Mourinho the defensive options that he missed when John Terry and Carvalho were missing for periods of last season. The Israeli defender had been on his former manager Sam Allardyce?s shopping ...
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The Premier League release Fixtures For 2007-08 Season
2007-06-14 20:19:00
Fans of Premiership teams all over the world now know who their team will face on the opening game next season, as the Premier League have released the provisional fixture list. The fixtures are subject to change for Television, the sides involved in the UEFA Cup will no doubt play a lot of their games ...
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David Bentley Pulls Out Of England Squad For European Championships
2007-06-10 02:09:00
England under-21 manager Stuart Pearce takes a depleted squad to the European under-21 tournament in Holland because at the 11th hour Blackburn Rovers winger David Bentley pulled out of the squad. Bentley cited fatigue as his reason for not wanting to participate in the tournament. Bentley was an unused member of the senior squad that drew with Brazil and beat Estonia. Bentley claims that he is acting on the advice of members of the senior squad. These players who are much older and much more likely to succumb to fatigue than Bentley, most of whom have had long European campaigns; and probably have a much more hectic behind the scenes schedule. David Beckham would be one such example of a player who would travel to the ends of the Earth and drop everything to play for England. It could be seen as a club versus country row, Bentley putting his club ahead of his country. However the player believes that he is putting his country first! He believes that not playing this summer will mak...
More About: England , European Championships , Championships

Wigan Sign Two From Toon ? Bramble And Sibierski
2007-06-05 01:54:00
Chris Hutchings has signed Titus Bramble and Antoine Sibierski from Newcastle United. Defender Bramble was released by Newcastle?s new boss Sam Allardyce, but Sibierski had been offered a new deal to stay at St James? park for another season. The Frenchman?s new deal with Wigan is for two years, he joins Bramble at the JJB stadium, ...
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Ranieri Rejects City To Become Manager Of Juventus
2007-06-05 01:45:00
The Tinkerman Claudio Ranieri has decided to turn down the offer of working at the Eastlands stadium and take over the sterling work of Stuart Pearce, in order to resume the mantle of Didier Deschamps. Ranieri was thought to be the chosen one of the consortium bidding to buy City . His appointment at Juve has been ...
More About: Juventus , Manager , English Premiership , Serie A

Porto Agree To Transfer Of Anderson To Manchester United
2007-05-30 23:04:00
FC Porto have agreed in principle to sell Anderson to Manchester United , completing Sir Alex Ferguson?s raid on the Portuguese league where it appears he has bought the new Ronaldinho and the new Cristiano Ronaldo. The details of the deal have yet to be finalised, the 19 year old has to agree personal terms before he ...
More About: English Premiership , Transfer

Manchester United Agreed Transfer Of Nani From Sporting Lisbon But The Deal
2007-05-30 22:57:00
After announcing that they wanted to hold on to Nani Sporting Lisbon have agreed to sell the player to Manchester United . United have released the following statement on their website: “Manchester United is delighted to announce it has agreed terms in principle with Sporting Lisbon for the purchase of the registration of Nani. “Personal terms have been ...
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Ryan Giggs Retires From International Football With Wales
2007-05-30 22:49:00
Welsh wing wizard Ryan Giggs has decided that this weekend?s game against the Czech Republic will be his last. Giggs is only 33 years old and was thought to have many years of international football ahead of him possibly playing until the 2010 World Cup Finals. In a 16 year international career Giggs has won just ...
More About: International , Football , Wales , English Premiership

Beckham Included In The England Team Against Brazil And Estonia
2007-05-29 23:35:00
The great Beckham debate has begun again, following his inclusion in Steve McClaren?s squad for the upcoming matches against Brazil and Estonia . All involved with brand Beckham will have been delighted at the increased elevation of his already massive profile. Many pundits, fans and ex-pros have all had their say and their reaction is mixed. As ...
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Owen Hargreaves Transfer Saga Continues As He tries to Move From Bayern To
2007-05-27 20:34:00
England midfielder Owen Hargreaves is expected to join Manchester United next week having already been shown round and undergone a medical at Old Trafford. Canadian born Hargreaves was courted by Manchester United last summer, but was told by the board at Bayern Munich that he would not be allowed to move until his contract expired in ...
More About: Euro Football , English Premiership , Transfer

Spurs Sign Bale In 10 Million Pound Transfer
2007-05-25 22:16:00
Martin Jol has begun his summer spending spree, as he prepares for more European football next season. The Dutchman has signed Gareth Bale from Southampton, after they failed in their bid to get Premiership football through the Championship play-offs. Bale is the second prodigious talent to make its way up the M3 to a new home ...
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Sylvain Distin Joins Portsmouth On A Free Transfer
2007-05-24 23:56:00
Harry Redknapp has added another veteran to his Dad?s Army style squad on the south coast. Sylvain Distin will move to Portsmouth when his contract expires with managerless Manchester City . Portsmouth almost lost their man when Liverpool placed an offer to tempt the Frenchman to stay in the North-West. The signing of Distin will add further ...
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Luckless Liverpool Lose To AC Milan In 2007 Champions League Final
2007-05-24 00:06:00
With a plane load of Liverpool fans with tickets stranded in John Lennon Airport, thousands of fans without tickets causing disruption at the ground in Athens it did not seem like a suitable environment for winning a sixth Champions League victory for Liverpool. Unlike the game in 2005 it was Liverpool who made all the early ...
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