Who? El Nino?Originally Posted by cyhughes22
Who? El Nino?
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Yeah. I don't think Madrid have been linked with him but after Barca signed Villa you never know. Those two are locked in an eternal pissing match. He's from Atletico so he'd probably never sign there but with their name fetish and status he might consider. He's not going to City though, it'll be Chelsea if he stays in England.
It's not surprising that both Barcelona and Real Madrid grab most of the attention when it comes to La Liga teams.
Barcelona wants to continue their success over Real Madrid while Real Madrid is trying to stem the tide going their way.
Pep Guardiola's men got another striker and David Villa and if Zlatan Ibrahimovic stays, that's an impressive four attackers for Barca with Villa, Ibra, Pedro and Lionel Messi. However, they lost Yaya Toure to an English club and that's a big loss. Sure, Barca has capable successors and Seydou Keita and Sergio Busquets, but they lost their muscle in the midfield in Yaya Toure.
For Real Madrid, they got Jose Mourhino because of his track record, but the biggest question is that if Real Madrid get off to a slow start or have another unsuccessful campaign, will Florentino Perez give the Special One the early hook?
Finally, what about the other clubs in La Liga that have to deal with Barcelona and Real Madrid having more money than anyone else. That's where you have fans in other leagues like the EPL and Italian Serie A saying that La Liga is a "two-team league" and such.
For example, Valencia already gave up David Villa to Barcelona. They need to get rid of Juan Mata and David Silva to help out erase their 400 million Euro debt.
As for El Nino, I also think Chelsea will be his destination if he stays in the EPL even though Chelsea is going after Ibra.
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Philippe Senderos signs for Fulham
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=5901
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Premier League wages up by 11%
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Okay folks, here are the schedules for the 2010-2011 season in the English Club Football Thread
Barclays Premier League: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...ngland&cc=5901
nPower Football League
Championship: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...797576&cc=5901
League One: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...797581&cc=5901
League Two: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...797583&cc=5901
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Sounds like Hodgson is close to becoming Liverpool's new manager. He was my first choice out of the potential candidates, so I'm certainly content with it.
I heard about it last night. Looks like Sven-Goran Eriksson is going to Craven Cottage.
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npower replaced Coca-Cola as the title sponsor.
"It's a Yankee game, it can't possibly come in under 3 hours."
Oh, the Green energy company npower, eh? Now, I know. Thank you.
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Vomit
"Owning the Yankees," Steinbrenner once said, "is like owning the Mona Lisa."
Well, better him than someone like Sven.
It's a two year deal for Hodgson. The transfer for Milan Jovanovic is also all but official as well.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...gson-liverpool
Now we just have to wait to see if Stevie and Fernando leave..Mascherano is all but gone.
"Owning the Yankees," Steinbrenner once said, "is like owning the Mona Lisa."
For me, selling Gerrard would be equivalent to Jeter signing with another AL East team this offseason.
Manchester City agree to sign Valencia MF David Silva
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=5901
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Good signing for City. He isnt great but he is very good.
Problem is, if the Yankees had no chance of winning and were in ridiculous debt. Jeter would have to be let go just to save money and thats where we are with Gerrard.
I'm still hoping gor that miracle though. And you have a ton of praying to do over the enxt few weeks ( Kovalchuk, Lebron and Liverpool issues )....pray hard!!
"Owning the Yankees," Steinbrenner once said, "is like owning the Mona Lisa."
Very true. But seeing how he's on my desktop wallpaper, easily my favorite athlete who's not a Yankee, and the reason why I wear #8 in almost every sport I play, I'd obviously be a bit devastated if he left.
And yeah, these next two weeks have the capacity to be beyond awesome (Gerrard stays, LeBron goes to the Knicks, etc), or just awful (Rangers spend 100 million dollars on Jeremy Roenick, Knicks end up with Boozer and Redick, Liverpool sells Torres, Gerrard and Mascherano, etc). So here's hoping.
Martin Petrov and Robbie Blake snatched up by Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=5901
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With Roy Hodgson going to Liverpool, Fulham focuses on Sven-Goran Eriksson, Mark Hughes and Alan Curbishley
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Manchester City snatches up Barcelona MF Yaya Toure
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...241922,00.html
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Stamford Bridge bound: Liverpool MF Yossi Benayoun is going to Chelsea
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=5739
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Sunderland sign Egypt star Ahmed Al-Muhammadi
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Hopefully this isn't the start of many.
I also really like everything that Roy's said so far. I'm getting a tiny bit more optimistic, but I really can't be too excited unless we get through the transfer window relatively unscathed.
I bet Roy Hodgson is demanding Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard to stay.
If Liverpool want to get back to the Top 4, they need those two to stay healthy and firing.
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All Transfers July 2010: July 5 is the latest
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/transfe...onth=7&cc=5901
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Please stop.Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has flown to South Africa to try to complete the signing of Fernando Torres, with sources telling Soccernet he is willing to pay up to £55 million.
Well, Roman Abramovich not only wants Chelsea to dominate the EPL scene again, he wants that elusive UEFA Champions League title in his resume.
Seems to me that Chelsea and Manchester United are the two teams debating who will win the most trophies in the 2010s decade.
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Arsenal have completed the transfer of central defender Laurent Koscielny:
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...ove-to-arsenal
Don't know much about him. He's got to be better than Silvestre, Campbell, and Gallas, however.
Dem ol' grimy Jets...
Laurent Koscielny is a central defender who can also chip in the goal department.
Gotta improve on defense, but only 24 just like Thomas Vermaelen.
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The Gunners are still missing that tough-nosed, ball winning midfielder.
They haven't had one since Patrick Vieira left.
They can also use a veteran striker.
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Milan Jovanovic signs with Liverpool
http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/wor...jovanovic.html
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2010–11 Carling Football League Cup
Teams entered: 92 clubs from the Barclays English Premier League and npower Football League (Championship, League One, League Two).
Finals at Wembley Stadium, London on 27 February 2011
http://www.carlingcup.com/
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2010-11 Carling Cup
First Round Draw: June 16, 2010
http://www.football-league.co.uk/lat...245681_1987488
Matches to be played on the week of 9 August 2010
Burnley and Hull City received a first round bye as the highest ranked Football League teams from the previous season's league placings. The other 70 of the 72 Football League clubs competed in the First Round, divided into North and South sections. Each section was divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 2009–10 season.
Two games from the first round will be shown live on television
Monday 9th August - Stevenage v Portsmouth 19:45 (Sky Sports)
Tuesday 10th August - Chesterfield v Middlesbrough 19:45 (Sky Sports)
North Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 Hartlepool United Sheffield United
2 Leicester City Macclesfield Town
3 Walsall Tranmere Rovers
4 Carlisle United Huddersfield Town
5 Stockport County Preston North End
6 Barnsley Rochdale
7 Morecambe Coventry City
8 Doncaster Rovers Accrington Stanley
9 Chesterfield Middlesbrough
10 Peterborough United Rotherham United
11 Bradford City Nottingham Forest
12 Leeds United Lincoln City
13 Sheffield Wednesday Bury
14 Scunthorpe United Oldham Athletic
15 Crewe Alexandra Derby County
South Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 Exeter City Ipswich Town
2 Southend United Bristol City
3 Southampton AFC Bournemouth
4 Brentford Cheltenham Town
5 Queens Park Rangers Port Vale
6 Torquay United Reading
7 Norwich City Gillingham
8 Stevenage Portsmouth
9 Shrewsbury Town Charlton Athletic
10 Cardiff City Burton Albion
11 Northampton Town Brighton & Hove Albion
12 Swansea City Barnet
13 Plymouth Argyle Notts County
14 Wycombe Wanderers Millwall
15 Oxford United Bristol Rovers
16 Milton Keynes Dons Dagenham & Redbridge
17 Hereford United Colchester United
18 Yeovil Town Crystal Palace
19 Aldershot Town Watford
20 Swindon Town Leyton Orient
1 Score after 90 minutes
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ESPN Soccernet Transfer News Latest
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Player From To Fee
Lorik Cana Sunderland Galatasaray £5,000,000
Nick Bailey Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough £1,400,000
Ashley Barnes Plymouth Argyle Brighton Undisclosed
Florent Cuvelier Portsmouth Stoke City Undisclosed
Sergio Torres Peterborough United Crawley Town Undisclosed
Filip Mentel Manchester City Dundee United Free
Johnnie Jackson Notts County Charlton Athletic Free
Milan Jovanovic Standard Liege Liverpool Free
Simon Gillett Unattached Doncaster Rovers Free
Steven Schumacher Unattached Bury Free
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Player From To Fee
Nick Bailey Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough £1,400,000
Billy Sharp Sheffield United Doncaster Rovers £1,150,000 Story
Laurent Koscielny Lorient Arsenal Undisclosed Story
Leonard Sowah Portsmouth Hamburg SV Undisclosed
Neill Collins Preston North End Leeds United Undisclosed
Adam Murray Oxford United Luton Town Free
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro Unattached Rochdale Free
Mark Bradley Unattached Rotherham United Free
Michael Hart Preston North End Hibernian Free
Ritchie Jones Unattached Oldham Athletic Free
Eddie Nolan Preston North End Scunthorpe United Loan
Mathew Sadler Watford Shrewsbury Town Loan
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Thursday's transfer clockwatch via Sky Sports
http://www.skysports.com/football/tr...,14896,00.html
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What a guy.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=5901"Of course I want to stay," Kuyt said. "Liverpool is a great club with a great history. Unfortunately in my four years I haven't won anything but hopefully in the future, I will still have that chance.
With Javier Mascherano handing his transfer request and Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres swarmed with rumors, Dirk Kuyt stepped up and said that.
Kuyt had a great, effective tournament with the Netherlands in the World Cup.
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ESPN Soccernet Transfer Updates: July 9
Date Name From To Fee
Jul 9 Nadir Belhadj Portsmouth Al Sadd Undisclosed
Jul 9 Damian Spencer Damian Spencer Aldershot Town Free
Jul 9 David Raven Unattached Shrewsbury Town Free
Jul 9 Lloyd Sam Unattached Leeds United Free
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Pablo Barrera joins West Ham United
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=5901
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Yossi Benayoun lashes out on Rafa Benitez
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...ngland&cc=5901
Damn Yossi!"I made up my mind to leave a long time ago because of Benitez. He never treated me with the respect I deserved. If I played well, I never felt he gave me credit. When I scored, I still expected to be out of the team the next game. And when the fans wanted me to play, Benitez told me he couldn't understand why."
He told the News of The World: "I made up my mind to leave a long time ago because of Benitez. He never treated me with the respect I deserved. If I played well, I never felt he gave me credit. When I scored, I still expected to be out of the team the next game. And when the fans wanted me to play, Benitez told me he couldn't understand why."
Benayoun said: "There are many examples of him treating me badly. Last season, against Fulham and Lyon, the fans booed when I was subbed. They thought I was playing well but Benitez told me he was surprised they booed because I was not good enough. It was as if the fans' reaction worked against me. The situation got worse afterwards.
"He told me I was a better player as a substitute instead of starting in the team. Then, when we played Birmingham after I hadn't started a game for a month, he didn't tell me I was starting until two hours before the game. He tried to destroy my confidence. You can't treat a player like this and expect him to be happy. I felt so unhappy but, out of respect to the club, I never spoke out. The players and the people at the top of the club knew how I felt.
"I don't want to speak on behalf of other players at Liverpool, but people know what happened to Albert Riera and Xabi Alonso. It was the same for me. Benitez tried to break me like he broke Riera. I was sure he wanted me to attack him in the press during the season so he could turn the fans against me, so I kept quiet. I felt he was waiting for me to make a mistake so he could use it against me.''
He explained: "Benitez pulled me to one side after training and said: 'You will not be in the squad for this game. Thank you for your three years of service, now you can call your agent to do a deal with another club.' That's when Chelsea made an offer and the deal was done before he left. I knew I had to get away from Benitez. I could not risk waiting to see if he kept his job and I could not turn down such a massive club as Chelsea. It is good for Liverpool he has gone, but it was too late for me.''
On his switch to Chelsea, Benayoun said: "I'm not stupid. I know they have many great players and it will be hard to play in the team every week. But what's important for me is I know I will be treated with respect. Carlo Ancelotti is a fantastic manager and he knows how to treat players.''
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Latest transfer gossip: July 13
http://blogs.soccernet.com/onthemove..._july_13_1.php
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ESPN Soccernet Transfers:
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Player From To Fee
David Ball Manchester City Swindon Town £0
Gordon Greer Swindon Town Brighton Undisclosed
Papa Bouba Diop Portsmouth AEK Athens Undisclosed Story
Stephen McManus Celtic Middlesbrough Undisclosed
Monday, July 12, 2010
Player From To Fee
Nolberto Solano Leicester City Hull City Free
Arron Davies Unattached Peterborough United Free
Clinton Morrison Unattached Sheffield Wednesday Free
James Harper Sheffield United Hull City Free
Joe Ledley Unattached Celtic Free
Diego Arismendi Stoke City Barnsley Loan
Jure Travner Watford St Mirren Loan
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Tottenham Hotspur Harry Redknapp extends contract until 2013
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...ngland&cc=5901
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Cesc Fabregas pictured wearing a Barcelona shirt
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=5901
Stunt or actual move in the works?
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Iker Casillas hints at £30m Real Madrid move for Chelsea defender Ashley Cole
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=5901
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Liverpool striker Fernando Torres ruptures thigh muscle.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...ngland&cc=5901
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I saw a clip of the whole thing, and Fabregas looked pretty uncomfortable with it. It looked was like he was in a strait jacket, he didn't even try to put his arms through the sleeves. It was a funny prank but I wouldn't read too much into it, especially since the only public statements Fabregas has made about this situation have hinted that he has no problem staying with Arsenal and that the less is said, the better.
Why should Arsenal bend over for Barca anyway? If they wanted him so badly, they should have held on to him when he was 16. Now they want him on the cheap after Arsenal developed him into the player he is today? Arsenal should accept no offer for less than 60 million pounds.
Dem ol' grimy Jets...
Latest transfer gossip: July 16
http://blogs.soccernet.com/onthemove...ip_july_16.php
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