Jul
7
Lampard and Drogba may leave Chelsea
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Chelsea is beginning to worry about the futures of Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba after speculation that the two stars were going to leave. Inter Milan has supposedly offered 6.5 million Euros for Lampard while AC Milan is seeking Drogba. Chelsea will certainly try there best to keep the players, but in the end the […]
Jul
4
Dunne to join Manchester City
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Manchester City captain Richard Dunne signed a new four year deal with the team today, a year before his contract expiration next summer. There have been rumors lately of Dunne moving away from his current home, but this deal certainly suggests otherwise. New manager Martin Hughes seems to be supportive of the captain and he […]
Jul
2
Ronaldinho to Manchester City?
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Manager Mark Hughes of Manchester City has his sights on Ronaldinho for the upcoming season. The team jumped at the chance to get the player after he was dumped by Barcelona and currently the two sides are in negotiation. They hope that the Brazilian will be the perfect compliment to recent acquirement Jo from CSKA […]
Jun
30
Ronaldo’s bad boy gesture
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Ronaldo was enjoying his vacation with his girlfriend Nereida Gallardo while the paparazzi kept following them taking photos non-stop. It didn’t take long for Europe’s best soccer player to snap and give one of the many photographers the finger as you can see from the photo on the left.
The Manchester United star has lots […]
Jun
16
Greece goalkeeper Nikopolidis retires from international soccer
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This was probably not the way that the 37-year old Antonis Nikopolidis imagined announcing his retirement from international soccer. Yesterday, the Greece goalkeeper that has been an integral part of his country’s national team for 11 years announced his retirement along with defender Paraskevas Antzas of Olympiacos. It is rather surprising that Antzas decided to […]
Jun
11
England didn’t manage to qualify for the European Championship held in Austria-Switzerland as I write this, but that doesn’t mean that Manchester United star Wayne Rooney doesn’t have his hands full. You see, the young striker is making final preparations for his wedding with Coleen McLoughlin. The pair is going to wed in what, on […]
Jun
4
Recovering Sweden
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Sweden can expect their captain, Fredrik Ljungberg, to take part in Euro 2008 after sustaining a rib injury at West Ham United earlier this year. He worked out with the team today and felt great afterwards. In a post-training discussion with reporters, Ljungberg said that his body is now 100% and ready to play in […]
Jun
2
A Tough Loss for Italy
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The real games haven’t even begun, but Italy has already lost one of its players to injuries. It isn’t any player either, in fact it is their captain Fabio Cannavaro. The team declared that the 34-year-old would miss all of Euro 2008 due to an ankle injury today. Cannavaro hurt his ankle in training today […]
May
30
Frings Realizes German Faults
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After a 2-2 final in a friendly match against Belarus, Germany midfielder Torsten Frings admitted that his team needs to improve defensively if they want to win in Euro 2008. Germany is currently the favorite to win the tournament, but without a strong defense a win will be difficult for any team. The team was […]
May
28
Bafetimbi Gomis is on the final 23-man roster for France, which was revealed today. After yesterday’s performance that is no surprise to anyone. The 22-year-old Gomis scored both goals for France in their win over Ecuador. He was put on the team as part of the provisional 30-man roster prior to the final cuts and […]