Recent Soccer News
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| Yoann Gourcuff (M) Bordeaux |
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After two mediocre seasons with AC Milan, Gourcuff has become a superstar during his loan spell with Bordeaux, which would like to keep the player and buy him. AC Milan has other plans, calciomercato.com reports. |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (F) Ajax |
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Huntelaar has agreed to move to Real Madrid, Goal.com reports. |
| David Trezeguet (F) Juventus |
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Trezeguet is doing well in his recovery from a knee tendon problem, and expects to reutrn to the field from the start of 2009, Football Italia reports. |
| Franco Zuculini (M) Racing |
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Zuculini is being looked at by Juventus as a player with Javier Mascherano-like characteristics, who may make a move to buy the young midfielder, Football Italia reports. |
| Mario Balotelli Inter Milan |
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Mario Balotelli is one of a few players that have been requested on loan by Bologna, which is coached by former Inter assistant Sinsia Mihajlovic, Football Italia reports. |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger (M) FC Bayern Munchen |
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One of the obstacles Juventus face in signing Bastian Schweinsteiger is convincing his girlfriend to leave Germany, Football Italia reports. |
| Diego Forlan (F) Atlético Madrid |
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Forlan scored twice for Atletico on Sunday in their 4-1 victory over Racing Santander. |
| David Villa (F) Valencia CF |
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Villa opened the scoring for Valencia in their 3-2 victory over Real Betis on Sunday. |
| Ishmael Miller (F) West Brom |
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Miller took advantage of a terrible mistake by Wigan's Titus Bramble, and finished, giving West Brom an early lead which did not hold up, as WBA proceeded to lose 2-1 to Wigan on Saturday. |
| Emmerson Boyce (D) Wigan |
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Boyce headed home the late winner from a corner in the 85th minute to give Wigan the 2-1 win over West Brom on Saturday. |
| Marlon King (F) Hull City |
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King stopped, turned, and finished to start the scoring in a sloppy 1-1 draw with Stoke City on Saturday. |
| Samuel Eto'o Fils (F) Barcelona |
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Eto'o added another goal to his tally on the season in Barcelona's victory over Sevilla FC on Saturday. |
| Lionel Messi (F) Barcelona |
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Messi scored two late goals in Barcelona's 3-0 victory over Sevilla FC. |
| Robson de Souza (F) Manchester City |
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Robinho (ankle) will be ready to face Manchester United in his his first manchester derby. |
| Brian Ching (F) Houston |
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Ching scored the lone goal in Houston's 1-0 win over CD Luis Angel Firpo in CONCACAF Champions League play. |
| Shola Ameobi (F) Newcastle |
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Ameobi suffered an ankle injury that will leave him unable to play Saturday. |
| Damien Duff (M/F) Newcastle |
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Duff injured his groin and will be unavailable to face Middlesbrough Saturday. |
| Zoran Tosic (F/M) |
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Tosic has been granted a work permit and will join Manchester United from Partizan Belgrade in the January transfer window, the London Daily Mail reports. |
| John Carew (F) Aston Villa |
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Carew will be outfor two weeks with a recurrence of a back problem, the BBC reports. "We thought a couple of days' rest would sort it out but X-rays have shown up something and we are hoping that in a couple of weeks it will resolve itself," he said. |
| Jamie O'Hara (M) Tottenham |
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Jamie O'Hara scored on 40 minutes for the only goal in Tottenham's 1-0 win over NEC Nijmegen in the group phase of the UEFA Cup tournament. |
| Khano Smith (M) New England |
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Khano Smith was one of Seattle's 10 expansion picks in the MLS Expansion Draft on Tuesday according to Ives Galarcep of espnsoccernet.com. |
| Nate Jaqua (F) Houston |
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The Seattle Sounders pulled Nate Jaqua away from Houston with one of their picks in the MLS Expansion draft reports Ives Galarcep of espnsoccernet.com. |
| Alou Diarra (M) Bordeaux |
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Diarra scored in the 83rd minute to draw Bordeaux even with Chelsea as the score held up and the sides ended with a 1-1 draw. |
| Nicolas Anelka (F) Chelsea |
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It's getting silly, but, Nicolas Anelka was at it again, scoring Chelsea's lone goal in their 1-1 draw with Bordeaux in Champions League play Wednesday night. |
