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Schuster Wants Eto’o - Report

El Mundo Deportivo states that Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster is eager to bring Samuel Eto’o from Barcelona to the capital, although he’ll face some oppositionin order to do so…

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Don’t know which transfer would be harder. Madrid quest for Ronaldo or signing a player from Barcelona. Why Barcelona would sell anyone to Madrid who they are trying to catch is beyond me.

Messi sulks over Barcelona’s Olympics snub

Lionel Messi is upset that Barcelona are fighting FIFA over his release for Argentina’s Beijing Olympics campaign.

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While I could understand Barcelona wanting to prevent Messi from playing in the Olympics it’s just not worth it if the player is going to be unhappy. Playing for ones country should always come first.

Ferguson: Ferdinand best defender in Europe

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has lauded Rio Ferdinand as arguably the best defender in Europe.

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Ferdinand isn’t even the best defender on his own team.

Inter To Sign Muntari Today

According to reports in Italy, Inter will officially complete the signing of Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari before the end of today.

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When Harry Redknapp says: “I don’t know anything about it. It’s a new one to me.” that means something is up. Find is hard to believe that Redknapp isn’t clued in on any major decisions involving his players.

Reports: Mutu Certain To Join Roma

The Italian press are unanimous in agreeing that Adrian Mutu will almost certainly leave Fiorentina in order to join Roma.

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20 million euro’s for a 29 year old can change a lot of minds it appears. A Mutu-Totti partnership could be the type of tandem that Cassano-Totti was suppose to be.

Giovinco agent ready for Juventus contract talks

The agent of Sebastian Giovinco says the attacker is happy at Juventus and keen to sign a new contract.

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Why Juventus haven’t locked Giovinco up is beyond me. They should do everything possible to sign him up and keep him happy long term.

Meira Completes Galatasaray Switch

Portuguese defender Fernando Meira has completed his move to Turkish side Galatasaray from Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart.

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Nice signing by Galatasaray. Meira won’t win any player of the game awards but he is a fine centre back. Captaining Stuttgart to the Bundesliga title in 2007 will be the crowning moment in his career.

Inter Land Brazilian Wunderkind

Vasco da Gama prodigy Philippe Coutinho Correia has been landed by Internazionale, according to the Brazilian club’s president…

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Will always think it’s bad for the game to see these kids leaving home so soon. At least Correia gets to develop more in Brazil before moving on to the pressure cooker that is Serie A in 2009.

Roma Close In On Malouda

Roma have edged closer to signing Chelsea winger Florent Malouda, according to the Corriere dello Sport.

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If Roma can manage to sign Malouda and Real Madrid’s Julio Baptista, Serie A will be an interesting league to watch with Roma, Juventus, Inter Milan, A.C Milan to go along with Fiorentina and Napoli all interesting teams to watch.

Essien inks new five-year Chelsea contract

Michael Essien has signed a new five-year contract at Chelsea.

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Great player, total team player and well deserving of that contract. When needed Essien has been willingly to play centre back and right back for the good of the team.

Madrid Have Asked About Kaká - Galliani

Real Madrid have reignited their interest in signing Kaká and have asked AC Milan about his availability which could indicate that the quest for Cristiano Ronaldo is stumbling.

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Galliani is a piece of work. It’s like he is trying to unsettled Kaka. A cynic would say he is trying to drum up interesting to drive his price even higher.

Monaco Complete Adu Signing

Freddy Adu has completed his switch to Monaco on a season-long move.

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The Olympics were going to seal Adu’s seat on the bench with Benfica this season so this move should be for the best. All for playing for one’s country just bad timing when it comes to Adu. Benfica however would be foolishly giving up on Adu without giving him a fair look.

Makelele Bids Blues Adieu

Claude Makelele is a Chelsea player no longer after Paris St Germain announced that they have reached a deal with the veteran French midfielder.

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35 year old players are generally not in a new coach’s plans and that appears to be the case here. Gave Chelsea five great years and has to be considered one of the best holding midfielders of his era.

Boss Mancini not heading to Moscow, says agent

MILAN, July 20 (Premier League) - Roberto Mancini’s agent has poured cold water on the idea that the former Internazionale boss will take over the reigns at CSKA Moscow.

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CSKA Moscow could offer Mancini a lot of money but it would still be considered a step down. Mancini is another coach who would be better off waiting a year to see which coaching jobs open up next summer.

Tiago Very Close To Atletico Madrid Move

According to reports in Italy and Spain, Tiago Mendes is very close to ending his Juventus nightmare, and signing for Atletico Madrid.

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Both team and player need to move on. Neither never fit into Juventus style of play and as the year went on the coach trusted him less and less. A move to Atletico will he`ll step into the role of follow Portuguese international Maniche would serve Tiago well.

Eto’o And Barça Differ Over Offers

Samuel Eto’o is confident that he has offers from Inter, Tottenham and Chelsea and may choose one of them to join, but Barça insist that they have not received any bids.

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After letting Ronaldinho move on to A.C Milan the last major order of business for Barcelona in the transfer market is to find Eto’o a new home.

Furious Spurs report Man Utd, Liverpool to authorities

Tottenham have reported Manchester United and Liverpool to the Premier League over their pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane.

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No idea why teams report other teams in these kind of cases. Didn’t Tottenham see how successful Manchester United report to Fifa over Ronaldo was? FIFA basically laugh in their face.

Seedorf Wont Release No.10 Shirt

According to reports in Italy, Clarence Seedorf is still refusing to hand over his No.10 shirt to new signing Ronaldinho, and this has prompted director Leonardo to step in and try and convince him.

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Nor should he have too but if he doesn’t give it up A.C Milan should show Seedorf out the door.

Roma Eye Beleaguered Reyes

AS Roma are believed to have stepped up their interest in Atlético Madrid winger José Antonio Reyes.

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From playing in the Champions League final two years ago now founds himself out of a teams plans for the second straight season. Would still be a smart move for Roma has Reyes is like one of those stocks you buy low right now but could still sell very high in the future.

Liverpool To Enter Eto’o Frame

Samuel Eto’o could make a surprise move to Liverpool if the Premier League club fail in their bid to prise Robbie Keane away from Tottenham Hotspur.

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I wouldn’t bet on this happening but Rafa Benítez needs to do something in order to please the Liverpool faithful who must be getting restless with the lack of big name transfer activity. An Eto’o/Torres striker partnership would be fun to watch.

Barcelona Dismiss Robinho Reports

Barcelona have dismissed reports linking them with a move for Robinho and the unwritten agreement not to sign each others players that exists between the clubs has also resurfaced.

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A transfer between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the end of day would just be too much work for both teams. Barcelona would have to defend the purchase and Real Madrid would have to defend the sale. Each team would receive backlash from fans and journalist alike. Just not worth it when you want to start the season on a positive note.

Keane: Loyalty a two-way street in football

Roy Keane has warned his Premier League counterparts that loyalty works both ways amid the rumbling row over Real Madrid’s pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Don’t agree with everything Keane says but everything said in this article is spot on. I could not of said it any better myself.

Benfica Sign Pablo Aimar

Benfica have won the race to sign Real Zaragoza star Pablo Aimar.

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Being a fan of Portuguese football (but not any one certain team) I’m happy Aimar choose to play for Benfica. Aimar is a class player which the Portuguese top league can always use.

Ex-Man Utd assistant Queiroz refuses to comment on Ronaldo

Carlos Queiroz refused to be drawn out on the Cristiano Ronaldo saga during his official unveiling as the new Portugal coach on Wednesday afternoon.

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Smart move, I’d stay as far away as possible from that tricky subject too. While Queiroz left United to coach Portugal I’m sure he’d love to return one day.

Eto’o In Uzbekistan To Sign Mega Deal

Samuel Eto’o could make an incredible move to Uzbekistan side Kuruvchi after flying to the country to discuss a mega offer to play for them.

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Well this news is just weird. Arsenal can cry poor yet a team from Uzbekistan can make a pitch for one of the game’s best strikers.

Hleb In Barcelona For Medical

Aleksandr Hleb has flown to Barcelona on Wednesday to undergo a medical before putting pen-to-paper on a three-year deal at Camp Nou, the Catalan club have announced.

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I’m sure Hleb is going to love the questions about him replacing Ronaldinho that are bound to come his way.

Atletico Madrid launching bid for Porto’s Gonzalez

Atletico Madrid are set to make an offer for Porto midfielder Lucho Gonzalez.

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Lucho Gonzalez has one shot left to make the Argentina’s National Team for the next World Cup. With qualifiers starting up again soon Gonzalez feels that he’ll need to play in a bigger league in order to do so.

Ranieri Not Worried By Piacenza Defeat

Juventus boss Claudio Ranieri says he is unconcerned despite the disappointing friendly defeat to Piacenza last night.

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Nor should he be, it’s a meaningless game. In these friendlies you want to see which players play well together and hope no one gets hurt.

Real Madrid push on with Van der Vaart bid

Real Madrid are pushing ahead with a bid for Hamburg midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.

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The figures being quoted that of a 4-6 million euro bid is almost insulting. Yes, Van der Vaart is in the last year of his contact but unless an offer of 15 million comes Hamburg’s way they should keep it.

With Van der Vaart Hamburg have a shot at the Champions League, without him they have none. The difference playing in the Champions League as suppose to the UEFA Cup would make keeping Van der Vaart a better option than selling him for such a low fee.

Porto given all-clear to play in Champions League

LAUSANNE, July 15 (Champions League) - Porto will play in the Champions League this coming season after an appeal by Benfica and Guimaraes against their reinstatement was dismissed.

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That puts an end to that. Didn’t think that Porto would manage to make their way back into the Champions League but I was wrong.

Barry Lying Low After Outburst

Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry has reportedly gone into hiding to avoid the backlash of his ongoing transfer saga…

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Smart move, Barry knows that he’ll be moving on. Maybe not as quickly as he’d like but it’s highly unlikely that Barry will suit up for Villa next season.