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Transfer Rumors (15 June 09): Man United after Valencia stars Villa and Silva, Aston Villa close on Tottenham duo, Berbatov and Pavlyuchenko linked with Bundesliga moves, and more

We’re already in the middle of June, and though the signings haven’t been coming hard and fast just yet, that doesn’t mean that there’s a shortage of action thus far in the summer transfer window. In this morning’s transfer news and rumors roundup, we’ve got tidbits from England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, and Greece, [...]

Walker to Wilkins, Beckham to Baker – Five of the best and worst Englishmen in Italy

It’s somewhat rare these days to see an Englishman trying his luck in Europe’s top leagues, especially in the tactical cauldron that is Serie A. In fairness, for many, life seemingly begins and ends with the Premier League where visions of a move abroad are often distorted by what many perceive as the ‘greatest league [...]

Shakhtar Donetsk v. Werder Bremen – Live Blog – UEFA Cup Final – 20 May 2009

Shakhtar Donetsk v. Werder Bremen Stadium: Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Competition: UEFA Cup Final Date: 20 May 2009 Kickoff: 18:45 GMT, 14:45 EST Shakhtar Donetsk and Werder Bremen will fight for the right to lift the UEFA Cup! footballlens will be bringing you the action live! Log on to the site 15 minutes before kickoff for the [...]

Football transfer rumours: Diego Forlán to Manchester City?

Today’s rumours are looking for a comfortable dark place in which to hide Yes, he’s really off now. Off. This time. Going now. Five-goal ace Carlos Tevez really is packing up his little scurrying legs and taking his wounded, puppyish baby-brown eyes off to somewhere else, somewhere better, somewhere his organ grinder can get a few [...]

Claudio Ranieri sacked by Juventus

It’s been a while since Juventus fans have seen three points. You have to go back to a 24 March, 4-1 victory over AS Roma to find a match where the club walked away the better side. Since that match the club have spiraled out of control, losing a match to Genoa and drawing the [...]

Transfer Rumors (13 May 09): Liverpool bid for Valencia’s Silva, Manchester United land another young Brazilian defender, Blackburn bid for Barcelona’s Bojan, and more

Several of England and Europe’s top clubs already being proactive with their summer transfer plans. Who’s making bids and trying to seal a few deals before the window officially opens? England Liverpool Make £15m Bid for Valencia’s Silva Liverpool have made a take-it-or-leave-it offer of £15m to Valencia for winger David Silva. (The Mirror) Analysis: [...]

Football transfer rumours: Manchester United’s Dimitar Berbatov to Internazionale?

Today’s rumours chow in public to 80s tunes The Mill almost got away with it. Mrs Mill’s birthday yesterday sneaked up unexpectedly, but some emergency last-ditch present buying (books, clothes, wine, online experience) looked to have saved the day. The birthday meal venue, though, was a bit of a disaster. Even the Mill, not being quite as [...]

Football transfer rumours: Gianluigi Buffon to Manchester City for £30m?

Today’s rumours are on a quest for strengths Sometimes you just have to know when to quit. Ricky Hatton could box on forever, but he’s never going to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world; Veronica Lario could stand by her husband Silvio Berlusconi forever, but he’s never going to stop being well, rather slimy. [...]

AC Milan v Juventus

Transfer Rumors (11 May 09): Spurs enter race for Manchester United’s Tevez, Arsenal want Russian striker Pogrebnyak, Valencia’s Silva in Juventus negotiations, and more

It’s a new week, and we’ve got a fresh batch of transfer news and rumors from around Europe. We’ve got tidbits from England, Italy, and Germany in today’s roundup, with names big, medium, and small all being linked with moves from here to there. England Tottenham Enter Race for Tevez Tottenham have joined the queue of teams [...]