Saturday, 21 August 2010

Barclays Premier League Results for the 21st Aug 2010

Arsenal

Walcott (12, 39, 58)
Arshavin (pen 32)
Diaby (49)
Chamakh (83)

6-0
(HT 3-0)
Blackpool




Sent off:

Evatt (31)
Att: 60,032


Birmingham

Gardner (57, 71)

2-1
(HT 0-0)
Blackburn

Nzonzi (54)


Bookings:

Zigic (50)
Larsson (90+3)


Bookings:

Nzonzi (68)
Diouf (78)
Nelsen (83)
Att: 21,394


Everton

Cahill (43)

1-1
(HT 1-0)
Wolverhampton

Ebanks-Blake (74)


Bookings:

Heitinga (77)


Bookings:

Elokobi (35)
Halford (83)
Att: 37,767


Stoke

Fuller (25)

1-2
(HT 1-2)
Tottenham

Bale (19, 30)


Bookings:

Fuller (45+2)
Whitehead (52)
Shawcross (73)


Bookings:

Palacios (54)
Att: 27,243


West Brom

Odemwingie (81)

1-0
(HT 0-0)
Sunderland


Bookings:

Brunt (18)
Reid (88)


Bookings:

Da Silva (80)
Bramble (84)
Att: 23,624


West Ham

Noble (pen 79)

1-3
(HT 0-0)
Bolton

Upson (og 48)
Elmander (68, 84)


Bookings:

Parker (55)
Noble (90)


Bookings:

Robinson (10)
Steinsson (30)
Davies (38)
Elmander (74)
Att: 32,533


Wigan

0-6
(HT 0-1)
Chelsea

Malouda (34)
Anelka (48, 52)
Kalou (78, 90)
Benayoun (90+3)


Bookings:

Diame (60)


Bookings:

Ivanovic (37)
Terry (61)
Att: 14,476

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

England midfielder James Milner has completed his move to Manchester City from Aston Villa on a five-year deal.

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a weekly round up of what the papers have been saying.

18th Aug

England midfielder James Milner has completed his move to Manchester City from Aston Villa on a five-year deal. City have also announced that Stephen Ireland has moved to Villa Park as part of the deal, reportedly worth £26m.


West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo has confirmed the club have agreed terms with Lokomotiv Moscow forward Peter Odemwingie. (Press Association)

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has fuelled speculation that he may be preparing a bid for Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell after he picked the 19-year-old out for praise.
Full story: Daily Mail

Former England manager Steve McClaren will offer midfielder Ryan Babel a way out of Liverpool after lodging a £9m bid to take the Dutchman to German side Wolfsburg.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United may bid for CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev as a long-term replacement for 39-year-old Edwin Van der Sar.
Full story: Caught Offside

Everton are close to sealing a £4m deal for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Marat Izmailov.
Full story: Daily Mail

Ajax financial director Jeroen Slop has admitted that the club may have to sell stars such as striker Luis Suarez, centre-back Jan Vertonghen and goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg to balance the books. All three have been linked with moves to the Premier League.
Full story: Sport.co.uk

Fulham manager Mark Hughes has turned his attentions to Monaco striker Eidur Gudjohnsen after his attempts to land Manchester City forward Craig Bellamy were foiled by Cardiff. Gudjohnsen, who made his name with Bolton and Chelsea, spent the second half of last season on loan at Tottenham.
Full story: talkSPORT


Despite sending him on a loan to Cardiff for the whole campaign, Manchester City will still pay striker Craig Bellamy £2.5m in wages this season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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17th Aug

Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas is set to sign for Juventus on loan for the season, with a view to a full-time £10m switch.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool still hope Javier Mascherano will stay at Anfield but admit they have a private agreement with the midfielder to allow him to leave if the right price is offered.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Liverpool are considering a move for Dynamo Kiev forward Artem Milevskiy as manager Roy Hodgson looks to bolster his strikeforce.
Full story: goal.com

Chelsea target Neymar, the 18-year-old Santos forward, will decide on Tuesday whether to complete a £24m move to the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City are hoping to sell Brazilian forward Robinho to German club Schalke 04 - and use the cash to make a new bid for Benfica defender David Luiz.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Man City have been warned they will have to complete the signing of James Milner by Wednesday or face the prospect of the England midfielder remaining at Aston Villa for the rest of the season.
Full story: the Guardian

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has urged Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy not to throw away his career by dropping into the Championship to play for Cardiff.
Full story: Daily Mail

Harry Redknapp is hoping to bolster his squad by persuading Sevilla winger Diego Capel to join the White Hart Lane club.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Everton have joined the queue of clubs interested in providing Bellamy with an escape from Eastlands, despite their inability to match the Wales international's current salary.
Full story: the Guardian

Bolton have made enquiries about taking the 31-year-old to the Reebok Stadium on loan.
Full story: Daily Star

Everton are chasing FC Utrecht's attacking midfielder Dries Mertens, but will face competition from PSV Eindhoven and Twente Enschede for the 23-year-old.
Full story: imscouting.com

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants to tie up a £2.5m deal for Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer in time for the visit of Blackpool on Saturday and it could pave the way for the Cottagers to move for Manchester City keeper Shay Given as his replacement.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Man City will try to soften the blow of Given's relegation to the bench by offering the goalkeeper a pay rise and the chance to stay at Eastlands until he turns 39.
Full story: Daily Mail

Current Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia will seek talks about his future if Wenger brings in another senior goalkeeper before the transfer window closes.
Full story: London Evening Standard

Hamburg centre-back Joris Mathijsen has emerged as a target for Wenger as he looks to stabilise his back line after losing the services of William Gallas, Sol Campbell and Mikel Silvestre.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Newcastle are close to signing Feyenoord midfielder Leroy Fer - nicknamed the Bouncer because of his powerful physique.
Full story: Daily Mail

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is ready to smash the club's transfer record again with a £9m swoop for Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham's Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami wants to leave for Roma because he says his family cannot settle in London.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway hopes Saturday's 4-0 victory over Wigan will help the club attract new players before the transfer window closes.
Full story: the Sun

Blackburn are a takeover target for two wealthy Indian businessmen. Representatives of billionaire Ahsan Aly Syed arrived at Ewood Park on Monday for talks, claiming they will inject £300m into Rovers. They hope to block a bid by rival Saurin Shah, who is due in Blackburn on Wednesday for talks.
Full story: the Sun

Rovers manager Sam Allardyce will be given £100m to spend on players this season if Ali Syed's proposed bid for the club is successful.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra and four France team-mates will attend a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday over their role in the players' strike after striker Nicolas Anelka was sent home from the World Cup this summer.
Full story: the Sun

Unsettled Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia has held crisis talks with club chairman Dave Whelan in an attempt to resolve his future.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Monday, 16 August 2010

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a weekly round up of what the papers have been saying.

Republic of Ireland and Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given is in talks with Arsenal about a possible move to the Emirates Stadium.
Full story: Sport.co.uk

Manchester City are willing to offload striker Roque Santa Cruz to West Ham, who have offered £8.5m for the Paraguay international.
Full story: Goal.com

Manchester City are considering a 25m Euro bid for Bordeaux's France international midfielder Yoann Gourcuff.
Full story: IM Scouting.com

Marseille are lining up Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko after the French club's bid for Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano failed.
Full story: Inside Futbol.com

Argentina legend Diego Maradona is lining up a move to become Aston Villa's next manager following Martin O'Neill's departure.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea are considering a renewed bid for Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and will offer about £4.5m.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy could sign for Championship club Cardiff in a bid to end his Eastlands misery after he was given permission to train with his home-town club.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp remains hopeful of persuading Bellamy to move to White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Harry Redknapp has been warned to stay away from Scott Parker, who has been offered a new five-year contract by West Ham. Hammers chairman David Sullivan said he would report the north London club if they continue their pursuit of the midfielder.
Full story: Daily Mail

Schalke are hoping the presence of Raul will help persuade Manchester City striker Robinho to join his former Real Madrid strike partner at the German club.
Full story: Inside Futbol.com

Newcastle are ready to thwart Fulham's bid for Algerian defender Rafik Halliche, although the 23-year-old is due at Craven Cottage for a medical ahead of a £1.3m move from Benfica.
Full story: Daily Mail

Newcastle target Hatem Ben Arfa has accused Marseille of treating him like a "slave" after refusing to allow the France international midfielder to join the Magpies on loan. (the Times)

Blackburn are giving a trial to 26-year-old Colombian striker Edixon Perea Valencia, who is a free agent after his contract ran out at Brazilian club Gremio.
Full story: Daily Mail

Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is also keen on Toulouse striker Xavier Pentegote, although he suffered a knee injury at the weekend.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham are close to bringing Matt Derbyshire back to English football on loan from Greek club Olympiakos.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool are weighing up a £5m move for PSV Eindhoven's Sweden forward Ola Toivonen.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic looks set to join Italian club Bologna on loan.
Full story: IM Scouting.com

Sunday, 15 August 2010

Premier League Result for the 15th Aug 2010

Liverpool

Ngog (46)

1-1
(HT 0-0)
Arsenal

Reina (og 90+1)


Bookings:

Gerrard (73)


Bookings:

Wilshere (41)
Rosicky (85)
Laurent Koscielny (90+3)


Sent off:

J Cole (45+1)


Sent off:

Laurent Koscielny (90+5)
Att: 44,722

Premier League Transfers summer 2010

The international transfer window for signings will open on Wednesday, 9 June and will stay open until 1800 BST on Tuesday, 31 August.

Aug Transfers

20 August

Luke Hubbins [Birmingham City - Notts County] Loan
Jonathan Obika [Tottenham - Crystal Palace] Loan


19 August

Reuben Reid [West Brom - Walsall] Loan
Jay Simpson [Arsenal - Hull] Undisclosed
Vladimir Weiss [Manchester City - Rangers] Loan


18 August

Moussa Dembele [AZ Almaar - Fulham] Undisclosed
Stephen Ireland [Manchester City - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
James Milner [Aston Villa - Manchester City] Undisclosed
Jon Walters [Ipswich - Stoke] £2.75m


17 August

Craig Bellamy [Manchester City - Cardiff] Loan
Jake Cassidy [Airbus - Wolves] Undisclosed


16 August

Dominic Green [Peterborough - Rushden] Loan
Dean Morgan [unattached - Chesterfield]
Scott Neilson [Crawley - Bradford] Undisclosed
Richard Offiong [Carlisle - Darlington] Loan


13 August


Ramires [Benfica - Chelsea] Undisclosed
Mario Balotelli [Inter Milan - Manchester City] Undisclosed
James Beattie [Stoke City - Rangers] Undisclosed
Carl Dickinson [Portsmouth - Stoke] Loan
Ryan Mason [Tottenham Hotspur - Doncaster Rovers] Loan
Ramires [Benfica - Chelsea] Undisclosed


12 August

Kayleden Brown [West Brom - Tranmere] Loan
Jack Cork [Chelsea - Burnley] Loan
Tom Eaves [Oldham - Bolton] Undisclosed
Christian Poulsen [Juventus - Liverpool] £4.5m


11 August

Kenwyne Jones [Sunderland - Stoke] £8m
John Mensah [Lyon - Sunderland] Loan



10 August

Colin Doyle [Birmingham - Coventry] Loan
Kyle Bartley [Arsenal - Sheffield United] Loan


9 August

Nicky Shorey [Aston Villa - West Brom] Undisclosed
Scott Sinclair [Chelsea - Swansea City]
Andrew Tutte [Manchester City - Rochdale] Loan


7 August

Josh King [Man Utd - Preston] Loan
Jason Koumas [Wigan - Cardiff] Loan
Robin Shroot [Birmingham - Cheltenham] Loan


6 August

John Bostock [Tottenham - Hull]
Adam Clayton [Manchester City - Leeds] Loan
Mame Biram Diouf [Man Utd - Blackburn] - Loan


5 August

Ryan Bertrand [Chelsea - Nottingham Forest] Loan
Matt Fry [West Ham - Charlton] Loan
Marton Fulop [Sunderland - Ipswich] Undisclosed
Ben Gordon [Chelsea - Kilmarnock] Loan
Kevin Holsgrove [unattached - Altrincham]
Oscar Jansson [Tottenham - Northampton] Loan
Jake Jervis [Birmingham - Notts County] Loan
Michael Liddle [Sunderland - Leyton Orient] Loan
Jean Yves M'voto [Sunderland - Oldham] Loan
Adel Taarabt [Tottenham - QPR] Undisclosed
Oumare Tounkara [Sunderland - Oldham] Loan
Sam Vokes [Wolves - Bristol City] Loan



3 August

Tal Ben Haim [Portsmouth - West Ham] Loan
David Button [Tottenham Hotspur - Plymouth Argyle] Loan
James Chester [Manchester United - Carlisle] Loan
Sanchez Watt [Arsenal - Leeds] Loan


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July Tansfers


30 July

Marcus Haber [West Brom - St Johnstone] Loan
Ryan McGivern [Manchester City - Walsall] Loan

____________________________________________________________________

27 July

Marco Alonso [Real Madrid - Bolton] Undisclosed

____________________________________________________________________

26 July

Lukas Jutkiewicz [Everton - Coventry] Undisclosed


24 July

Marcos Angeleri [Estudiantes - Sunderland] Undisclosed
Aleksandar Kolarov [Lazio - Manchester City] £16m


23 July

Titus Bramble [Wigan - Sunderland] Undisclosed


22 July

Antolin Alcaraz [Club Brugge - Wigan] Free


21 July

Francis Coquelin [Arsenal - Lorient] Loan
Eduardo [Arsenal - Shakhtar Donetsk] Undisclosed
Gunnar Nielsen [Manchester City - Tranmere] Loan
Nyron Nosworthy [Sunderland - Sheffield United] Loan
Danny Wilson [Rangers - Liverpool] Undisclosed



16 July

Conor Hourihane [Sunderland - Ipswich] Undisclosed
Daryl Murphy [Sunderland - Celtic] £1.5m
Ibrahima Sonko [Stoke City - Portsmouth] Loan




14 July

Luke Daniels [West Brom - Bristol Rovers] Loan
David Silva [Valencia - Manchester City] £24m


13 July

David Ball [Manchester City - Swindon] Loan


12 July

Diego Arismendi [Stoke - Barnsley] Loan


All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a weekly round up of what the papers have been saying.



15th Aug

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is preparing a £10m raid on his old club Chelsea for striker Didier Drogba.
Full story: Sunday People

Manchester United will move for Porto midfielder Raul Meireles if they fail to land Werder Bremen's Mesut Ozil.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Marseille are considering an offer for Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov and are also keen on Tottenham forward Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Full story: imscouting

Man United are battling it out with Arsenal to sign Paris St Germain's 20-year-old French defender Mamadou Sakho, who is valued at £12m.
Full story: caughtoffside

Barcelona have moved ahead of Inter Milan in the race to sign Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano by offering £15m plus winger Alexander Hleb.
Full story: Sunday People

Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner could be about to sanction a £20m move for Tottenham's midfielder David Bentley and striker Robbie Keane.
Full story: caughtoffside

West Ham striker Carlton Cole is a target for new Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Liverpool are also keen on Cole's Hammers team-mate, utility player Valon Behrami as well as Tottenham striker Giovani dos Santos.
Full story: caughtoffside

Brazil legend Pele has urged teenage striker Neymar to stay with Santos and reject a move to Premier League leaders Chelsea.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer is on the verge of completing his 'dream' move to Arsenal.
Full story: News of the World

Tottenham have placed a 'staggering' £10m price tag on midfielder Jermaine Jenas as Spurs look to fund a move for Hammers star Scott Parker.
Full story: News of the World

Spurs could increase their initial £7m offer for Parker to £12m with boss Harry Redknapp keen to land the 29-year-old.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Tottenham are set to launch a £10.6m bid for Nice striker Loic Remy on Monday.
Full story: imscouting

Sunderland are considering a move for Fulham striker Bobby Zamora with boss Steve Bruce also keen on Tottenham's Peter Crouch and Manchester City's Craig Bellamy.
Full story: News of the World

Steve Bruce is also keen on Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia who recently demanded a transfer and stormed out of a training session.
Full story: News of the World

Sunderland could pay up to £10m for Frenchman N'Zogbia.
Full story: Sunday People

Brazilian forward Robinho is set to be offered one last chance to prove himself at Manchester City.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester City are set to sell Robinho to Turkish side Fenerbahce for just under half of the £32.5m they paid Real Madrid for him two summers ago. (Sunday Times)

Arsenal are weighing up a £9m move for Blackburn Rovers teenage centre back Phil Jones.
Full story: caughtoffside

Manchester City will complete their summer spending with the £25m signing of Bordeaux's France midfielder Yoann Gourcuff.
Full story: caughtoffisde

Bolton and Middlesbrough are locked in a £2m battle to sign Sunderland centre-back Matt Killgallon.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Fulham boss Mark Hughes wants to hijack Birmingham City's move for Olympiakos striker Matt Derbyshire.
Full story: Sunday People

Mark Hughes is also close to sealing the signing of former Chelsea and Barcelona star Eidur Gudjohnsen.
Full story: Sunday People

Blackpool are keen to sign veteran Birmingham striker Marcus Bent on loan.
Full story: Sunday People

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says that Fabio Capello's eventual replacement as England manager should be English.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Everton defender Phil Jagielka will never rule himself out of England contention because it would upset his parents.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Robinho, Craig Bellamy, Jo, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Roque Santa Cruz and Felipe Caicedo will ask for a similar £2m pay-off as Stephen Ireland before they agree to leave Manchester City.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Aston Villa want Ajax boss Martin Jol as a possible replacement for Martin O'Neill.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Martin Jol will deal Villa a blow by ruling himself out of the running to replace recently departed manager O'Neill.
Full story: Sunday Express

Veteran 39-year-old goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar says it is time for the new generation of Manchester United players to step up to the plate as the club chase their 19th league title.
Full story: Daily Mail

14th Aug

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp wants former Arsenal defender William Gallas at White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Redknapp feels Tottenham could win the Premier League with three new signings - but the chances of landing all three are "quite slim".
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko could be on his way out of White Hart Lane with Marseille keen on the Russia star.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Croatia's Stipe Pletikosa is on the verge of sealing a loan move to Tottenham with the 31-year-old Spartak Moscow keeper on trial with the north London club.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Fulham boss Mark Hughes believes he can bring the best out of striker Craig Bellamy, whose future at Manchester City appears to doomed after criticising manager Robert Mancini's approach.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Mark Hughes is closing in on a £1.5m deal for Algeria World Cup defender Rafik Halliche from Benfica.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Manchester City keeper Shay Given could be joining Arsenal after being told Joe Hart will be the club's number one.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal face competition from Celtic in the pursuit of Republic of Ireland international keeper Given, with Manchester City preferring to sell the 34-year-old to the Scottish club rather than a Premier League rival.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham are also keen to land Given as a replacement for Mark Schwarzer, who has been attracting the interest of the Gunners.
Full story: Guardian

Schwarzer has handed in transfer request to Fulham as he tries to force through a move to Arsenal.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Chelsea are weighing up a move for Real Madrid's France striker Karim Benzema.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Chelsea have been warned off trying to sign Stoke's Bosnia ­international goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United are set to make a last-ditch bid for Bayer Leverkusen's German international keeper Rene Adler.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Wigan are close to securing a season-long loan for Chelsea's Argentine striker Franco di Santo, who spent last season on loan at Blackburn.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Wigan are also keen on Orebro SK's Finland striker Roni Porokara.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Blackburn Rovers are still in race for Fenerbahce's £5m-rated Spanish striker Dani Guiza.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham City are nearing a £2m move for Sunderland defender George McCartney and are to hold talks about taking striker Matt Derbyshire on loan from Olympiakos.
Full story: Daily Mail

Newcastle have edged closer to sealing the signing of Marseille winger Hatem Ben Arfa after he was left out of the French club's weekend squad.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool are preparing an offer for Manchester City's Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

The Reds have also made enquiries about Anderlecht's 17-year-old Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku.
Full story: imscouting.com

Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac could also be on his way to Liverpool, according to French reports.
Full story: imscouting.com

Liverpool have agreed a fee of £12.3m plus midfielder Alexander Hleb with Barcelona in return for Reds star Javier Mascherano.
Full story: imscouting.com

Arsenal striker Jay Simpson is in fresh talks with Hull City to clinch his £1.2m switch to Nigel Pearson's Tigers.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea's stars are at 'war' with owner Roman Abramovich who has infuriated his Double winners by scrapping and slashing the squad's bonuses.

Full story: the Sun

Steven Gerrard says he would love to play alongside Mikel Arteta in an England midfield. The Everton star has not been capped for Spain and qualifies to play for England through the residency rule.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has launched an attack on the Premier League's new "home-grown" rule, describing the introduction as "ridiculous".
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Chelsea have secured first refusal on future Fluminese stars as part of the deal that took midfielder Deco to the Brazilian side.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn Rovers have moved a step closer to a £300m takeover by Western Gulf Advisory, a Bahrain-Swiss-based investment company who are owned by Ahsan Ali Syed.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

The US Soccer Federation has dismissed reports that coach Bob Bradley has resigned, quashing rumours that the American could be on the verge of becoming Aston Villa's new manager.
Full story: the Guardian

Winger Charles N'Zogbia stormed out of training at Wigan on Friday, casting fresh doubts on his future.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Saturday, 14 August 2010

Barclays Premier League Results for the 14th Aug 2010


Aston Villa

Downing (15)
Petrov (40)
Milner (66)

3-0
(HT 2-0)
West Ham


Bookings:

Albrighton (50)


Bookings:

Tomkins (61)
Faubert (62)
Att: 36,604


Blackburn

Kalinic (14)

1-0
(HT 1-0)
Everton


Bookings:

Pedersen (42)
Salgado (71)


Bookings:

Cahill (64)
Att: 25,869


Bolton

0-0
(HT 0-0)
Fulham


Bookings:

Muamba (40)


Bookings:

Gera (62)
Zamora (71)
Pantsil (77)
Att: 20,352


Chelsea

Malouda (6, 90)
Drogba (45+1, 55, 68)
Lampard (63)

6-0
(HT 2-0)
West Brom


Bookings:

Ferreira (55)


Att: 41,589


Sunderland

Bent (pen 24)
Carr (og 56)

2-2
(HT 1-0)
Birmingham

Dann (77)
Ridgewell (88)


Bookings:

Cattermole (28)
Richardson (30)
Bent (66)


Bookings:

Carr (23)
Johnson (71)
Gardner (90)


Sent off:

Cattermole (44)


Att: 38,390


Tottenham

0-0
(HT 0-0)
Man City




Bookings:

Kompany (24)
Zabaleta (60)
Att: 35,928


Wigan

0-4
(HT 0-3)
Blackpool

Taylor-Fletcher (16)
Harewood (38, 43)
Baptiste (75)


Bookings:

Gohouri (13)


Bookings:

Evatt (23)
Att: 16,152


Wolverhampton

Jones (37)
Fletcher (39)

2-1
(HT 2-0)
Stoke

Faye (55)




Bookings:

Huth (76)
Whitehead (78)
Att: 27,850

Sunday, 11 July 2010

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a weekly round up of what the papers have been saying.



11th July 2010

Aston Villa are interested in AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, though the Dutch international would have to revise his £70,000-a-week wage demands for Villa to stand a chance of signing him.
Full story: goal.com

Liverpool have slapped a £100m price tag on Spanish striker Fernando Torres ahead of the World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Torres will be told he will have to put in a transfer request if he wants to leave Liverpool and will only be allowed to join Chelsea if they stump up £70m.
Full story: News of the World

Chelsea are growing increasingly confident they can sign Torres for about £50m. (Sunday Telegraph)

Liverpool may have already lined up a replacement for Torres, with new boss Roy Hodgson apparently in talks with Wolfsburg for their £30m-rated striker Edin Dzeko. (Sunday Telegraph)

Hodgson will bring in £15m Nice striker Loic Remy. (Sunday Express)

Liverpool is Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan, who could be signed from Rennes for about £20m.
Full story: News of the World

Hodgson may also need a replacement for midfielder Javier Mascherano, who is set to tell Liverpool he wants to quit, possibly to reunite with ex-Reds boss Rafael Benitez at Inter Milan. (Sunday Express)

New Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is set to raid former cub Chelsea to sign left-back Ashley Cole.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell will hold face-to-face talks with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in South Africa and offer £50m for midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Sunday Express)

West Ham have beaten off competition from Tottenham and Espanyol to sign Mexico winger Pablo Barrera from UNAM Pumas. (Sunday Telegraph)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted he has not bid for Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder or Werder Bremen midfielder Mesut Ozil. (Sunday Telegraph)

Sunderland will make a late bid to sign Dan Gosling from under the noses of Newcastle and West Ham. Gosling is available on a free transfer after leaving Everton.
Full story: News of the World

West Ham have entered the race to sign centre-back Sol Campbell, who is also wanted by Celtic and Sunderland following his departure from Arsenal.
Full story: News of the World

Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard will have to take a £15,000-a-week pay cut to join Celtic on loan as the Scots cannot afford his £45,000-a-week wages.
Full story: News of the World

Aston Villa and England striker Emile Heskey is being lined up for a move to Celtic with winger Aiden McGeady possibly going the other way.
Full story: News of the World

Villa boss Martin O'Neill is also confident of landing Tottenham striker Robbie Keane and Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland.
Full story: News of the World

Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell is set to join Fulham in a £3m deal.
Full story: News of the World

Fulham are also planning to bring in striker Eidur Gudjohnsen after his contract talks with Tottenham stalled.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal missed out on signing goalkeeper Eduardo after taking too long to make their move and the Portugal international joined Genoa.
Full story: News of the World

Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas will snub a move to Aston Villa after vowing to stay and fight for his future.
Full story: News of the World

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar is set to reject interest from Arsenal and Tottenham to sign a new £55,000-a-week deal to stay with the Toffees.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal are poised to sign Real Zaragoza's 18-year-old defender Diego Torrellas. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham believe they can win the race to capture £20m-rated Brazil striker Luis Fabiano from Sevilla. (Sunday Express)

West Ham and Birmingham are competing to bring ex-Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires, who is a free agent after leaving Villarreal, back to the Premier League. (Sunday Express)

West Ham are also hoping to re-sign defender George McCartney, who they sold to Sunderland in 2008. (Sunday Express)

Stoke will rival Liverpool with a £7m bid for Wigan left-back Maynor Figueroa.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Alexandre Pato will not be joining his former manager Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea - the striker says he wants to stay at AC Milan.
Full story: Daily Mail

Midfielder Joe Cole could leave England after telling his agents to look into La Liga or Serie A openings following his exit from Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Star

Spurs midfielder David Bentley could be offered a way out of White Hart Lane by Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Ajax tell Manchester United to put in an offer for 23-year-old Uruguay striker Luis Suarez who is rated at around £35m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has hinted at moving to the Premier League, saying Dennis Bergkamp is his idol and that English football would suit his game.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is believed to have been offered to Aston Villa, having previously been made available to Manchester City and Tottenham.
Full story: news of the World

West Ham are lining up Portsmouth midfielder Marc Wilson as a possible replacement for Scott Parker.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Fulham will name ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson as their new manager this week. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has signed a new three-year deal to stay with the club after turning down a £3m-a-year tax-free offer to manager Dubai side Al Ahli.
Full story: News of the World

Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik is poised to make a £30m offer to buy a 35% stake in West Ham.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal's teenage midfielder Jack Wilshere is seeking assurances from manager Arsene Wenger over how much he will play in the first team next season.
Full story: News of the World

Jose Mourinho will be able to leave Real Madrid for free at the end of each year of his current contract, making him available to take over at Old Trafford should Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson be ready to retire.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Shay Given could be out in the cold at Manchester City after Roberto Mancini re-signed Stuart Taylor and welcomed Joe Hart back from his season-long loan at Birmingham City.
Full story: Daily Mail

Yossi Benayoun has accused former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez of trying to "break" him. The midfielder, who left to join Chelsea says Benitez "never treated me with the respect I deserved".
Full story: News of the World
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10th July 2010

Barcelona President Sandro Rosell will hold face-to-face talks with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger before the World Cup final over the potential transfer of Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: imscouting.com

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is keen on a summer move to Inter Milan or Barcelona.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham are on the verge of the £6m capture of Manchester City forward Craig Bellamy.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea are set to move for Porto defender Bruno Alves after agreeing to sell his Portuguese team-mate, Ricardo Carvalho.
Full story: Daily Telegraph


Sunderland are weighing up a £7m bid for Manchester United's England midfielder Michael Carrick.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is ready to approach Inter Milan for 19-year-old striker Mario Balotelli. Mancini is also plotting a move for Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko, top scorer in the Bundesliga last season.
Full story: Guardian

Tottenham are unlikely to loan Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane out to Celtic again this season after boss Harry Redknapp said: "We paid good money for him and to loan him out again wouldn't be a goer."
Full story: Independent

Italian giants AC Milan and Spanish side Valencia could be among the foreign options for England midfielder Joe Cole, despite interest from Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp.
Full story: Daily Star

Chelsea will open the bidding for Spain's Liverpool striker Fernando Torres with a cut-price £30m offer after the World Cup Final.
Full story: Daily Star

Aston Villa are set to sign Liverpool utility player Fabio Aurelio on a free transfer and are firm favourites to land Tottenham striker Robbie Keane.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea have joined Manchester United in the race for Holland's World Cup star Wesley Sneijder.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has performed a U-turn over his move to Tottenham and said a good offer may mean he leaves Atletico Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has revealed he has held talks with free agent defender Sol Campbell.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is set to reward winger Matthew Etherington, 28, for kicking his gambling addiction with a new four-year deal.
Full story: The Sun

Fernando Torres is refusing to discuss his Liverpool future until after the World Cup final. The Spain striker is desperate to play against Holland but insisted: "After Sunday I can think about meeting the new Liverpool manager. Then they can tell me their plans."
Full story: Daily Express

Premier League Transfers

The international transfer window for signings will open on Wednesday, 9 June and will stay open until 1800 BST on Tuesday, 31 August.


JULY TRANSFERS


8 July

Lorik Cana [Sunderland - Galatasaray] £5m
Florent Cuvelier [Portsmouth - Stoke] Undisclosed
Milan Jovanovic [Standard Liege - Liverpool] Free


7 July

Tomas Kalas [Sigma Olomouc - Chelsea] Undisclosed


6 July

Rhys Taylor [Chelsea - Crewe] Loan

5 July

Max Johnson [Newcastle - Inverness] Free
John Ruddy [Everton - Norwich] Undisclosed

2 July

Ahmed Al-Muhammadi [ENPPI - Sunderland] Loan
Yossi Benayoun [Liverpool - Chelsea] Undisclosed
Matthew James [Manchester United - Preston North End] Loan

1 July

Robbie Blake [Burnley-Bolton] Free
Martin Petrov [Manchester City-Bolton]
Andy Griffin [Stoke City - Reading] Undisclosed
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing [Wolves - Peterborough] Loan


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JUNE TRANSFERS
25 June

Roy O'Donovan [Sunderland - Coventry] Free

24 June

Stephen O'Halloran [Aston Villa - Coventry] Free

22 June

Andrew Surman [Wolves - Norwich] Undisclosed

21 June

Sam Cox [Tottenham - Barnet] Free
Stephen Hunt [Hull - Wolves] Undisclosed
Gary McSheffrey [Birmingham - Coventry] Free

18 June

Steven Mouyokolo [Hull - Wolves] Undisclosed

17 June

Simon Mignolet [Sint Truidense - Sunderland] Undisclosed
Stefan Payne [Fulham - Gillingham] Free

15 June

Tom Heaton [Manchester Utd - Cardiff] Free
Paul Marshall [Manchester City - Walsall] Free
Zoran Tosic [Manchester Utd - CSKA Moscow] Undisclosed

14 June

George Friend [Wolves - Doncaster] Free
Nathaniel Wedderburn [Stoke City - Northampton Town] Free

10 June

Alex Henshall [Swindon Town - Manchester City] Undisclosed

9 June

Johannes Ertl [Crystal Palace - Sheffield United] Free
Paul Heffernan [Doncaster - Sheffield Wednesday] Free
Simon Heslop [Barnsley - Oxford] Free
Matthew Johnson [Lewes - Rushden & Diamonds] Undisclosed
Joe Keehan [Aveley - Rushden & Diamonds] Undisclosed
Marcus Marshall [Blackburn - Rotherham] Free
Joao Silva [Desportivo Das Aves - Everton] Undisclosed
9 June

Marcus Marshall [Blackburn - Rotherham] Free
Joao Silva [Desportivo Das Aves - Everton] Undisclosed