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Defender Paul Konchesky has signed a four-year deal with Liverpool, after completing his transactions from Fulham.
The 29-year-old Briton thus rejoins his former manger Roy Hodgson, who left Craven Cottage for Anfield Road earlier this year.
Konchesky usually plays left back, a position Liverpool has needed reinforcement to for some time now. Daniel Agger has played that [...]
August 31 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »
Blackburn Rovers have signed veteran striker Benjani on a one-year loan contract from Manchester City.
The 32-year-old Zimbabwe international joins a Blackburn team short on attacking options, and he might play already on Saturday’s home game against Arsenal.
Benjani, whose full name is Benjamin Mwaruwari, has been with Portsmouth and French side Auxerre earlier in his career. [...]
August 27 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »
Argentinian midfielder Javier Mascherano is leaving Anfield Road and is heading for Camp Nou and Barcelona Football Club.
The 26-year-old former West Ham players will join the Catalan team on a £ 16 million transfer fee which could increase to £ 22 million if certain criteria are met.
Mascherano had himself stated that he wanted out of [...]
August 27 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »
Arsenal have completed the signing of French defender Sebastien Squillaci from Sevilla.
Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the deal for the 30-year-old centre-back had been sealed after the Spanish club accepted an offer last week.
Squillaci will not play in Saturday’s Premier League game at Blackburn but will be eligible for the Champions League campaign.
The [...]
August 26 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »
Liverpool flop Alberto Aquilani has joined Juventus on a season-long loan. The player only arrived at Anfield before last season, but never made any impact at the Merseyside club.
Aquilani was bought as a replacement for Xabi Alsono after the latter’s departure to Real Madrid. Liverpool reportedly paid as much as £ 20 million for the [...]
August 21 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »
Dutch midfielder Edgar Davids has decided to make a comeback to professional football after two years of retirement, and has signed a “pay-as-you-play” contract with Championship team Crystal Palace.
37-year-old Davids last played with Ajax Amsterdam in 2008, which is also the club where he started his career.
Earlier in his career the midfielder has played for [...]
August 20 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »
Tottenham have signed former Arsenal and Chelsea defender William Gallas on a one-year contract. Manager Harry Redknapp described the move as a “no-brainer”.
The center half, who turned 33 this week, reportedly left the Gunners because the club would not meet his salary demands. Redknapp however, stated that Tottenham are not “breaking the bank” to sign [...]
August 20 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »
Sevilla FC have confirmed on their official webpage to have received an offer from Arsenal for their French central defender Sebastien Squillaci.
The offer is believed to be in the region of eight million euros, but Sevilla sporting director Ramon Rodriguez has already said the the bid is too low.
Squillaci himself asked not to be included [...]
August 19 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »
Real Madrid have completed the signing of German midfielder Mesut Øzil from Werder Bremen. The transfer fee was not disclosed, but is believed to be in the region of 15 million euros.
21-year-old Øzil, who is of Turkish descent, was one of the stars of the German team that reached the semi-finals in the World Cup [...]
August 18 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »
Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri has been ruled out for a month after undergoing minor surgery on his knee.
The Frenchman played the full 90 minutes in the Gunners opening match against Liverpool, but apparently picked up a meniscal injury on the way.
23-year-old Nasri suffered several injury blows last season, and was on the sideline for large [...]
August 18 2010 | Posted in FOOTBALL, SPORT | Read More »