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/ 5726 days agoGojko Kacar Completes Move To Hamburg
Serbian starlet Gojko Kacar has today completed a move to Hamburg from recently-relegated Hertha Berlin. After Hertha were relegated last season, Kacar was linked with all of the biggest clubs in Europe. After a long negotiation process, Kacar has signed for Hamburg. The young Serbian has spoken about his delight at the move: "I am […]
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/ 5726 days agoKhedira Announces Desire To Join Real Madrid
Stuttgart and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira has today spoken of his dream to play for Spanish giants Real Madrid. After Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho announced his interest in the young midfielder, transfer speculation surrounding Khedira has been rife and rampant. Now, though, Khedira has come out and spoken of a potential move to the […]
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/ 5727 days agoLiverpool’s New Era: The Beginning
So it’s come to this, a once-great European side reduced to selling their best players and bringing in a crocked creative midfielder? This isn’t going to be Inter Milan’s best year. Wait, that was last year, it’s Liverpool this time.
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/ 5727 days agoWolfsburg Deny The Transfers Of Key Players This Summer
Wolfsburg have announced their intentions of holding onto Bosnian duo Edin Dzeko and Zvejzdan Misimovic this summer. The pair have coem under intense transfer speculation all summer, and it was thought that deals had been agreed for the pair to complete mega-money moves out of Germany. The club's managing director, Dieter Hoeness, has declared that […]
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/ 5727 days agoVan Gaal Admits Tymoshchuk Is Not Needed At Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich's head coach Louis Van Gaal has announced today that Ukrainian midfielder Anatoliy Tymoschchuk could be on his way out of Bavaria this summer. Van Gaal spoke to Kicker magazine in Germany about the midfield situation at Bayern Munich, and what could change this summer. "In my opinion, a player should be allowed to […]

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/ 5728 days agoMaicosuel Moves Back To Brazil After Hoffenheim Stint
Hoffenheim's attacking midfielder Maicosuel has moved back to Brazil with Botafogo after failing to settle in with Hoffe last season. Before Maicosuel joined Hoffenheim, he was on loan at Botafogo in Brazil from Cruzeiro. After impressing in the Brazilian State Championship with Botafogo, Cruzeiro opted to sell the young midfielder to Hoffenheim for nearly 5 […]
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/ 5729 days agoRibery Charged After Underage Prostitution Scandal
Bayern Munich and France winger Franck Ribery's summer just keeps getting worse. From failing with France at the World Cup, to facing up to three years in prison for having sex with an underage prostitute. This story first broke in 2009, when Ribery was first questioned with regards to a prostitution ring in France. It […]
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/ 5729 days agoJoachim Loew Extends Germany Contract Until 2012
German national team coach Joachim loew has signed a contract extension that will see him lead Germany into the European Championships in 2012 in Ukraine and Poland. Should Loew impress at this tournament, he will surely be given another extension to lead Germany into World Cup 2014 in Brazil. After a very impressive display with […]
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/ 5729 days agoHamburg Set To Sign Heiko Westermann
Schalke boss Felix Magath has announced today that Heiko Westermann is set to move to Hamburg after a transfer has been agreed between the two sides. Magath stated that the move was based on first-team football, and that Westermann would not be played regularly in the center of Schalke's defense. From Soccernet.com: "Heiko has quit […]
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/ 5730 days agoVan Gaal Disappointed With Ribery; Announces Transfer Targets
Louis Van Gaal spoke to Kicker magazine about his Bayern Munich side and what he would like to change to reinforce the side for the coming season. Van Gaal spoke specifically about Franck Ribery as well, who he believes Die Roten fans have not seen the best of yet. "Bayern pay the players very well, […]
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/ 5730 days agoWolfsburg Changes Continue As Rever Heads Back To Brazil
Steve McClaren has been ringing in the changes as he prepares to challenge for a European spot this season. McClaren just recently took over Wolfsburg as head coach just previous to the World Cup, and has been cutting out all of the dead weight in the squad, and bringing in very competent reinforcements. So far, […]
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/ 5730 days agoVan Gaal Explains Germany World Cup Exit; Announces National Team Desire
Bayern Munich's head coach Louis Van Gaal has spoke to Kicker magazine in Germany about Germany's World Cup exit, and his ambitions after Bayern Munich. Van Gaal spoke to the fact that Germany decided to sit back against Spain, a team that if attacked, he believes, would have been beatable. "That was the only game […]
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/ 5731 days agoHamburg Hold Juventus In Pre-Season Match
Hamburg battled out a 0-0 draw with Italian giants Juventus today in a pre-season match between the two sides. Whilst Hamburg did have quite a few chances to take the lead, strong goalkeeping and a bit of pre-season rust kept it all square. Hamburg lined up quite strongly, with only few players coming from the […]
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/ 5732 days agoThe Special One Admits Khedira Is A Real Madrid Transfer Target
Sami Khedira's already impressive career just seems to keep on getting better. From winning the Bundesliga title with Stuttgart at only 19 years old, to captaining the German U-21 side to European glory in 2009, to reaching the World Cup semi-final with the German national team in 2010, to now being considered a transfer target […]
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/ 5732 days agoBerg Moves Back To Holland With PSV On A Year-Long Loan Deal
Hamburg's Marcus Berg has agreed a one-year loan deal with PSV, after falling down the pecking order at his club after failing to impress in his first season. Having played 30 games for HSV and only scoring 4 goals, Hamburg have decided that the young Swedish star is in need of a year out on […]