Archive | August, 2010
Sunderland seal record signing of Ghana star Gyan
Sunderland have broken their transfer record, signing Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan from French side Rennes for a fee in excess of £13m. The Black Cats’ swoop for the former Udinese man surpasses the initial £10m that the club splashed out on their purchase of striker Darren Bent from Tottenham just last summer. Gyan will fill the void [...]
Continue reading...Robinho ends forgettable Manchester City stay with AC Milan move
31. August 2010
Two years ago today, Robinho left Real Madrd for Manchester City in a stunning deadline-day deal that kicked off the big spending that’s since become commonplace at Eastlands. Today, Robinho has ended his disappointing two-year stint at City and signed for AC Milan in a deal reportedly worth £18m up front. A statement from AC Milan read: [...]
Continue reading...Celtic sign Hibs hitman Stokes
31. August 2010
It’s been a busy summer at Celtic, and the dealing has continued into deadline day, as the club has confirmed that a move for Hibs striker Anthony Stokes has been finalized. A brief statement on Celtic’s official website read: “Celtic Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Anthony Stokes from Hibernian. The Republic of [...]
Continue reading...Torres’ Spain-Liverpool dilemma
31. August 2010
On 26th August, Spain’s coach Vicente Del Bosque announced the 21-man squad for their Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein and the friendly against Argentina. The squad, of course, included the Liverpool ace Fernando Torres. Roy Hodgson was not pleased due to the amount of injuries the Spaniard has been enduring recently. According to Guardian, Hodgson contacted [...]
Continue reading...Liverpool complete signing of Fulham left back Konchesky
31. August 2010
Fulham defender Paul Konchesky has completed his expected move to Liverpool, as confirmed by Liverpool’s official site. The experienced left back has put pen-to-paper on a four-year contract, and he arrives at Anfield for an undisclosed fee after spending the last three-plus seasons with the Cottagers. Konchesky has spent his entire career in London, with [...]
Continue reading...Birmingham land former Arsenal star Hleb on loan from Barcelona
31. August 2010
Former Arsenal star Alexander Hleb is returning to the Premier League, as he is signing for Birmingham City on a season-long loan deal. The Belarus playmaker left London for Barcelona in the summer of 2008, but he fell out of favor quickly, and after a loan spell at former VfB Stuttgart last season, he is [...]
Continue reading...High-flying Hoffenheim land Reading hotshot Sigurdsson
31. August 2010
Bundesliga side Hoffenheim have signed prolific Icelandic wiz Gylfi Sigurdsson from Reading. Hoffenheim have reportedly splashed out £6m on the 20-year-old midfielder, who notched 21 goals and eight assists in all competitions last season. Sigurdsson had started the new season with two goals in four games for the Championship, including the opener in last weekend’s [...]
Continue reading...The Soap Opera Continues: Mascherano Vows To ‘Reveal The Truth’
31. August 2010
There is a fairly good chance that you may have caught wind of Javier Mascherano’s tempestuous transfer between Liverpool and Barcelona this past month, as the myriad of developments and setbacks ensured that the protracted saga was omnipresent from the beginning of July onwards. The good news for fans of media-saturation masochism everywhere is that the [...]
Continue reading...Soccerlens Fantasy Football Week Three: Show Me the Money!
31. August 2010
It was third time lucky for the Soccerlens All-Stars. After finishing fourth and then fifth in weeks one and two of the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game, my boys finally finished first in our eleven team league in week three. So I now join the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho as a league [...]
Continue reading...Matty Phillips Lands A Premier League Move
31. August 2010
Ian Holloway seems to be scouring the lower tiers of English league football. After missing out on Brett Pitman, who opted to move to Bristol City, the Blackpool manager has completed the signing Matty Phillips from Wycombe. The 19 year old moved to the Premier League new-boys for an initial fee of £325,000 but this price [...]
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