Tottenham Want Barcelona Forward David Villa, But Not For £12m: Nightly Soccer Report

Here are tonight’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Tottenham want Barcelona forward David Villa, but not for £12m — The Guardian
• Chelsea’s Marko Marin is set to join Spanish club Sevilla on a season-long loan deal — BBC Sport
• Dutch international defender Erik Pieters signs 4-year deal with Stoke — Stoke City
• Newcastle continue to look to France for new recruits as manager Alan Pardew is overruled — Telegraph
• Cardiff make new offer for Cetic’s Victor Wanyama — The Mail
• Subbuteo catalogue, 1969 — The Football Attic
• Sunderland agree fee with Arsenal for goalkeeper Vito Mannone — The Telegraph
• Newcastle players WILL wear club shirts after Wonga row — The Independent
• Gary O’Neil to sign new West Ham contract after agreeing terms — Sky Sports
• Mark Halsey banned from referees’ summer conference — The Mail

International soccer

• Hoddle says England should target Euro 2016 rather than the World Cup to win trophy — BBC Sport
• Brad Friedel: “U.S. should have a conveyor belt of talent” — Pro Soccer Talk
• Simon Kuper: The Brazilian lesson — Financial Times
• FIFA responds to Brazilian protests with $100 million social fund — Pro Soccer Talk

Eredivisie

• De Boer and assistant Spijkerman commit to Ajax — UEFA.com

Major League Soccer

• Graham Zusi’s contract extension makes him a Designated Player in all but name — Sporting KC
• San Jose Earthquakes have signed U.S. national team center defender Clarence Goodson — FOX Soccer

Ligue Un

• Djibril Cisse goes on Twitter rant after Montpellier refuse to sign him — Pro Soccer Talk

Championship

• Wigan Athletic striker Mauro Boselli is set to leave the club to join Club Leon — Sky Sports
• Nuno Gomes: Blackburn Rovers striker has contract terminated — BBC Sport

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