Recent Soccer News
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| Michael Owen (F) Manchester Utd |
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Manchester United confirmed the signing of Owen to a two-year contract with the club. |
| Jose Roberto da Silva Junior (M) Hamburger SV |
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Ze Roberto signed a two-year deal with Hamburg SV, ESPN reports. |
| Yuriy Zhirkov (D) CSKA Moscow |
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Chelsea are close to making a £18m million deal for Zhirkov, but AC Milan remain in the mix, the London Daily Mail reports. |
| Daniel Sturridge (F) Chelsea |
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Sturridge has signed a four-year contract with Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. |
| Greg Halford (D) Sunderland |
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Halford became manager Mick McCarthy's fifth summer signing after inking a three-year deal with Wolverhampton. |
| Michael Owen (F) Manchester Utd |
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After reporting that Owen may be targeted by Manchester United, more reports have surfaced Friday suggesting the player is undergoing a medical at Old Trafford. |
| John Terry (D) Chelsea |
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Chelsea have rejected an offer from Manchester CIty for captain John Terry, according to the Premier League. |
| Ross Turnbull (G) Chelsea |
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Chelsea signed former Middlesbrough goalkeeper Turnbull through 2011. |
| Michael Owen (F) Manchester Utd |
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Reports have strongly linked Owen with a transfer to Manchester United to fill the role vacated by Carlos Tevez. |
| Luciano Zauri (D) Lazio |
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Zauri has returned to Lazio after a loan spell with Fiorentina, but does not figure to stay Football Italia reports. |
| Xabi Alonso (M) Liverpool |
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Real Madrid are close to signing Alonso with Liverpool targeting Udinese playmaker Gaetano D'Agostino as his replacement, the London Daily Mail reports. |
| Antonio Cassano (F) Sampdoria |
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Perhaps in an effort to show he wants to play in World Cup 2010, Cassano has begun training before his teammates, Football Italia reports. |
| Vincenzo Montella (F) Roma |
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One of the top forwards in Serie A over the past decade, Montella is expected to announce his retirement, Football Italia reports. |
| David Trezeguet (F) Juventus |
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Trezeguet is expected to become the replacement to Karim Benzema who moved on to Real Madrid, Football Italia reports. |
| Obafemi Martins (F) Newcastle |
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Stoke chairman Peter Coates has stated that the team will not make a move for Newcastle striker Martins, according to Sky Sports. |
| Franck Ribery (M) FC Bayern Munchen |
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Ribery stated his desire to move to Real Madrid this transfer season. He also ruled out a move to any other club and wants a deal concluded as quickly as possible. |
| Thomas Surman (M) Wolverhampton |
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Wolverhampton signed 22-year old midfielder Surman to a three-year deal at the club. |
| Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (M) Manchester Utd |
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Valencia officially joined Manchester United Wednesday from Wigan on a four-year deal. He will hope to fill the big shoes left open by the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. |
| Marco Medel (M) Audax Club Sportivo Italiano |
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Medel is drawing interest from Lyon, but Audax Italiano may keep him for another season, Sky Sports reports. "We are of the opinion that Marco has to stay here for another year because we have already sold Carlos Villanueva and Fabian Orellana and that is enough," Audax president Valentin Cantergiani told Radio Cooperativa. |
| Douglas Costa de Souza (M) Gremio |
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Douglas Costa rejected an offer from Manchester United to join the club on a 20-day trial, Sky Sports reports. |
| Nicolas Lodeiro (M) Club Nacional de Football |
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Liverpool is interested in acquiring Lodeiro, Sky Sports reports. |
| Fabian Orellana (M) Udinese |
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Orellana will join Udinese from Audax Italiano for a transfer fee of around £2.13 million, ESPN reports. |
| Rubén de la Red (M) Real Madrid |
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De la Red will miss the 2009-10 season as doctors continue to try and figure out why he fell unconscious during a match last October, the Sky Sports reports. |
