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Injured Ferdinand misses World Cup

June 4, 2010

It’s official: Rio Ferdinand will not be taking part in the World Cup in South Africa. The center back injured his knee this Friday morning and medical staff has confirmed that the injury will see him miss the World Cup. Definitely a heavy blow for England, who lose their squad captain. The injured Ferdinand will [...]

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Benitez leaves Liverpool

June 4, 2010

Liverpool has announced that they have officially terminated Rafa Benitez’s contract. It was a mutual decision, based on the fact that Liverpool failed to achieve any of the goals set for this last season. The club officials declared that Benitez will always be a part of the history of the club, since he’s linked with [...]

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Man City – 35 million Euros for Ibrahimovic

June 3, 2010

British press is practically unanimous in stating that Manchester City has offered 35 million Euros for Barcelona’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But Barcelona is not willing to sell him for that money. The Blaugrana payed Inter Milan 70 million Euros last year and is not going to sell him for such a comparatively small amount. Barcelona will [...]

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Arsenal rejects offer for Fabregas

June 3, 2010

An announcement from Arsenal has stated that Barcelona made an offer for Cesc Fabregas, which was rejected by the Gunners. The London side stated that their captain has a contract valid until 2015 and is too valuable for the team and for their future plans to be negotiated. They didn’t mention how much Barcelona offered [...]

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West Ham offers Boa Morte a new contract

June 2, 2010

The former Portuguese international, winger Luis Boa Morte, is well on his way to prolonging his contract with West Ham. The player’s contract ends on June 30th, but he has received a proposal for a new contract, according to the Hammers’ official website. The player was injured throughout most of the season, but made an [...]

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Best World Cup Calendar

June 1, 2010

Just a quick post to let you know of this very useful tool. The Spanish sports newspaper La Marca has come up with a very good World Cup Calendar, with a very sleek design and that is also very useful. It allows you to browse matches by team, day, the stadium where it’s played and [...]

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Liverpool wants Simao

May 30, 2010

Simao Sabrosa, Atletico Madrid’s talented winger that played a major role on his club’s conquest of the Europa League this year, is once again being targeted by Liverpool. Back when he was still playing for Benfica, Rafa Benitez came close to signing the player and a few years later the club and the player look [...]

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Aguero: “We are too dependent on Messi”

May 29, 2010

Sergio “Kun” Aguero feels that the Argentinian national team cannot be so dependent on Messi’s form and inspiration, and cannot rely that he who is, arguably, the World’s best player solves every problem on his own. He is, though, very keen on acknowledging his countryman’s quality. Aguero says he’s happy Messi is in the squad, [...]

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Everton on the lookout for Aimar

May 29, 2010

Everton is interested in Benfica’s playmaker, the Argentinian Pablo Aimar. The Liverpool side’s wishes may stumble uppon one particular detail, though: Aimar is set to play for Benfica in the Champions League next year, while Everton cannot offer him that. It was rumoured that Everton was interested in another player that’s currently in Portugal, Sporting [...]

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Man United closes in on Van der Vaart

May 28, 2010

According to the Daily Mirror, Manchester United is preparing to make a bid on Real Madrid’s Dutch midfielder Rafael Van der Vaart. United is reportedly willing to pay around 24 million Euros to see Van der Vaart, who has finally found his place in the Merengue starting eleven this season, play in a Red Devils [...]

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Capello denies Inter Milan move

May 27, 2010

Fabio Capello, England’s national manager, has been the main focus of the Italian press when discussing potential candidates to replace Jose Mourinho at the helm of Inter Milan. But the Italian has been paramount in denying these claims, saying that he’ll only leave the English national team if they fire him and that he’s happy [...]

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Man City moves for Aguero

May 25, 2010

In view of strengthening their forward line for next season, Man City is rumored to be considering signing Atletico Madrid’s superstar Aguero. The citizens will have to pay 60 million Euros for the forward, since the club’s president, Enrique Cerezo, will not sell the player for anything less than the release fee in his contract. [...]

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