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- Date: Jul 30,2008
ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea wrapped up their Asian Tour in style after carving out a 2-0 win over a Malaysia Selection in front of some 50,000 fans at the Shah Alam Stadium last night.
The stadium was a sea of blue as Chelsea fans came out in droves to catch a glimpse of their favourite team ahead of the new EPL season.
The Malaysian had little to offer but can still hold their heads high after conceding just two goals, compared the thrashing Chelsea’s previous two opponents – Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals (4-0) and Shengdu Blazers (7-0) – received last week. Read the rest of this entry »
RONALDINHO transferred from FC Barcelona to AC Milan, the Italian club announced late Tuesday, ending several days of furious negotiations in which the Brazil playmaker appeared eager to avoid a move to Manchester City.
Milan said Ronaldinho would arrive in Milan on Wednesday for a medical exam and sign a contract through June 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
PELE today joined in the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga debate by insisting the Portugal international should see out his contract with Manchester United.
And the Brazil legend also suggested that Sepp Blatter’s view that there is ‘modern slavery’ in the game was wide of the mark. Read the rest of this entry »
INTER Milan president Massimo Moratti claims it is now down to Frank Lampard whether he leaves Chelsea for the San Siro.
New Inter coach Jose Mourinho, Lampard’s former boss at Stamford Bridge, has made no secret of the fact he would like the England midfielder in his squad and club director Gabriele Oriali claims the Chelsea man wants to join the Italian champions this summer.
Lampard is under contract with the west London club for another year and Chelsea have so far been adamant they will not sell him, despite being unable to convince him to sign a new deal. Read the rest of this entry »
UPB-MyTeam failed to secure their place in the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals after going down to a surprise 1-2 loss to Johor Pasir Gudang in a Group C match at the MBPJ Stadium in Kelana Jaya last night.
Otelo Ocampos (72nd) and Faizal Abdullah (76th) were on target for Johor PG while Nazrin Nawi replied for the home side in the second-half stoppage time.
With three matches to go, MyTeam’s first loss in the competition allowed both Perlis and Perak to close the gap on them to five and six points respectively. Read the rest of this entry »
SAINGAN Piala Malaysia malam ini menyaksikan rekod tanpa kalah pendahulu kumpulan C, UPB-MyTeam lebur apabila tunduk kepada Johor Pasir Gudang 1-2 di Stadium Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, Kelana Jaya.
Namun kekalahan ini tidak menjejaskan kedudukan kelab itu yang kini mengumpul 18 mata hasil enam kemenangan untuk memburu tempat ke suku akhir kerana pencabar terdekat iaitu Perlis hanya mengumpul 13 mata. Read the rest of this entry »
MANCHESTER United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz has been named Portugal coach for the second time, the Football Federation (FPF) said on Friday.
Queiroz, who fills the post left vacant by Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, will sign a four-year contract. He is scheduled to be formally presented at a news conference on July 16.
“I am very proud and honoured to be able to go back and serve my country,” the FPF quoted Queiroz as saying on its website (www.fpf.pt) “This is a very special position that any professional would want.”, he added. Read the rest of this entry »
ARSENAL’s new signing Samir Nasri feels he has all the qualities to fit right in with club’s culture of ‘amazing football’.
The Gunners finally completed what has been a protracted pursuit of the attack-minded midfielder from Marseille on what they describe as a ‘long-term contract’ for an undisclosed fee on Friday.
The move could now pave the way for unsettled Belarus winger Alexander Hleb to join Barcelona. Read the rest of this entry »
ENGLAND international Peter Crouch has completed his £11 million move to Portsmouth from Liverpool.
Crouch underwent a medical on Friday morning and signed a four-year contract before he was officially unveiled at a press conference.
The England striker scored 19 goals in 39 matches in his first spell at Portsmouth in the 2001/02 season before moving on to Aston Villa and then Southampton. Read the rest of this entry »
AC Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani insists the Italians will sign only one of Emmanuel Adebayor and Ronaldinho - which could spell good news for Manchester City.
The pair have been linked with switches to the San Siro this summer, with Galliani claiming Arsenal have sent him a letter saying they are willing to discuss a deal for Adebayor but remaining tight-lipped regarding Barcelona’s Ronaldinho.
However, the 64-year-old insists any deal for one would end interest in the other, with the possibility of two big-name new signings having a negative effect on the Rossoneri - and Adebayor, who scored 30 goals in 48 games for Arsenal last season, appears to be Galliani’s first choice. Read the rest of this entry »
