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/ 4263 days agoSouthampton Signs Saphir Taider From Inter Milan And Sends Dani Osvaldo The Other Way
Southampton FC has announced the signing of Algerian midfielder Saphir Taider from the Serie A club Inter Milan. The 22-year-old will join the St. Mary's club on a season-long loan from the Italian side, with striker Dani Osvaldo moving in the opposite direction on the same basis. According to Southampton's website, the players are not […]
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/ 4263 days agoAtletico Madrid's Javier Manquillo Completes Loan Move To Liverpool
Liverpool have announced the signing of Atletico Madrid right-back Javier Manquillo on a two-season loan. The 20-year-old defender will be Brendan Rodgers' seventh signing of the summer after Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Emre Can, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren and Divock Origi (who was immediately loaned back out to Lille). Manquillo underwent a medical on Merseyside […]
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/ 4264 days agoFrank Lampard Takes His First Day Of Training At Manchester City [PHOTO]
Manchester City have confirmed the arrival of Frank Lampard today. The former Chelsea midfielder has signed a full-time contract with New York City FC, but will be available for Manuel Pellegrini's side on loan for the next six months. Chelsea's all time top scorer reached an agreement with the Premier League club where he will […]
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/ 4264 days agoPremier League Referee Howard Webb Retires From Officiating
In a surprise announcement made today, the Premier League released a statement saying that Howard Webb was officially retiring as a match referee and would be appointed technical director of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL). Webb will now be responsible for overseeing the technical direction and standards that govern the on-field performance of […]
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/ 4264 days agoLiverpool And Bayern Munich Agree On Fee For Goalkeeper Pepe Reina
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is on his way to the Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, according to the English newspaper, The Times. The German giants have had a bid of approximately £2million accepted for the 31-year-old player, who spent last season on loan with Napoli. It was believed that Rafa Benitez wanted to keep Reina on a permanent […]
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/ 4265 days agoChilean International Gary Medel On His Way To Inter Milan, Says Report
In a story that has been gathering steam all weekend, Sky Sports Italia is now reporting that Cardiff City defensive midfielder Gary Medel is flying to Italy to finalize a move to Inter Milan. The 27-year-old has been linked with a move away from Welsh club since it was relegated at the end of last season. There […]
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/ 4265 days agoFemale Coach Set For First Match In Charge Of Men's Side
In June, Corinne Diacre was appointed by French second division side Clermont Foot to replace Helena Costa after her abrupt resignation (which took place a day before she was to take charge of training). Upon her exit, Costa stated that she left her position with Clermont because male colleagues sidelined her (signed players without her […]
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/ 4265 days agoReal Madrid Officials Pictured With Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao's Agent [PHOTO]
Intrigue continues to grow in Spain as pictures surfaced on Twitter of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and the club's director general Jose Angel Sanchez having dinner with the agent of Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao, Jorge Mendes. The picture shows the three men at one of the restaurants at the Santiago Bernabeu and […]
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/ 4265 days agoMan City’s Jack Rodwell Set To Join Sunderland On 5-Year Deal
Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell is on the verge of joining Gus Poyet's Sunderland side in the next few hours. The two clubs are reported to be in "advanced talks" regarding the player and Rodwell has arrived at Sunderland to have his medical. The 23-year-old product of the Toffees youth academy left Everton for Manchester […]
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/ 4265 days agoTottenham Close to Signing Villarreal Defender Mateo Musacchio For £17million
Reports from Spain have been surfacing over the past few days linking Villarreal defender Mateo Musacchio with a £17 million move to Tottenham Hotspur. Today, news from England says the deal is in place and the 23-year-old will soon be arriving at White Hart Lane. When the deal is announced, Musacchio will become the fourth new […]
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/ 4265 days agoSteven Naismith Buys Everton Tickets For Unemployed Supporters
Everton striker Steven Naismith has bought tickets for his club's home games to donate to unemployed people across Merseyside. Naismith grew up in a working class family Ayrshire in the west of Scotland and spent a good amount of time in Glasgow – a city that, at time, has seen high levels of unemployment. Although […]
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/ 4266 days agoBarcelona President Believes Club's Image 'Has Suffered' Over The Past Twelve Months
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who ascended to his position midway through the 2013-14 season, believes his club's image has been tarnished due to the controversial transfer of Neymar from Santos last summer. The club was also given a 14-month transfer ban in April because FIFA ruled Barcelona had broken rules governing the signing of […]
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/ 4266 days agoAS Monaco Manager Leonardo Jardim Insists Radamel Falcao Will Stay
The past few days have seen an increase in reports from Spain and France linking Monaco striker Radamel Falcao with a loan move to Real Madrid. As unlikely as the rumors may seem, respected news outlets have been commenting on the deal being "imminent" with the only issue holding the transfer back being in the […]
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/ 4267 days agoDarren Fletcher Should Be The Next Captain Of Manchester United
One of the better stories in sports is being hidden in the shadows of the media spotlight which has been focused on the arrival of Louis van Gaal to Manchester United. Taking nothing away from the Dutch manager's ability to re-focus and re-energize a squad of players which finished in seventh place last season in […]
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/ 4267 days agoKoke Admits: "It Was Difficult To Say 'No' To Barcelona"
Earlier this summer, Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke was targeted by La Liga giants Barcelona as a possible replacement for some of the club's aging stars. Xavi Hernandez had turned 34 in January and Andres Iniesta just reached his 30th birthday in May. So the Catalan club identified Koke as the perfect piece to slide into […]