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- Curbishley linked with Villa job
Alan Curbishley is among those to be interviewed for the vacant manager's post at Aston Villa, BBC Sport understands. - Woodgate left out of Spurs squad
Jonathan Woodgate is left out of Tottenham's 25-man squad but Manchester United include Owen Hargreaves. - Spurs clinch Van der Vaart deal
Tottenham secure an £8m deal for Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart. - Gudjohnsen lacking match fitness
New Stoke City signing Eidur Gudjohnsen tells BBC Radio Stoke that he needs games after training alone while looking for a new club - Bolton cancel Shittu's contract
Bolton terminate the contract of Nigeria international defender Danny Shittu. - Ferdinand fit to play - Solskjaer
Rio Ferdinand is ready to play for the Manchester United first team, according to reserves boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. - United defend season ticket sales
Manchester United chief executive David Gill defends the club's failure to reach their season ticket sales target. - Yobo completes Fenerbahce switch
Everton defender Joseph Yobo joins Turkish side Fenerbahce on loan. - Bruma signs new deal with Chelsea
Chelsea's teenage defender Jeffrey Bruma signs a new contract keeping him at the club until 2014. - West Brom sign full-back Hurst
Portsmouth full-back James Hurst signs a two-year deal with West Brom. - West Ham seal deal for Jacobsen
West Ham confirm the signing of Danish right-back Lars Jacobsen from Blackburn Rovers. - Blackpool sign midfielder Carney
Blackpool complete the signing of FC Twente's Australian midfielder David Carney for an undisclosed fee. - Sunderland pay £13m to sign Gyan
Sunderland break their transfer record to sign Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan from Rennes for a fee "in excess of £13m". - Gudjohnsen among four Stoke deals
Stoke sign Eidur Gudjohnsen, Jermaine Pennant, Marc Wilson and Salif Diao on a busy transfer deadline day. - Deadline Day as it happened
The summer transfer window slammed shut at 1800 BST on Tuesday, but news of last-minute deals is still coming through.
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- Queiroz gets six-month suspension
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz is suspended for six months after it is ruled that he disrupted an anti-doping test ahead of the World Cup. - Russia defends record on racism
The head of Russia's 2018 World Cup bid defends the country's track record in dealing with racism in football. - Aberdeen chase Udinese defender
Aberdeen expect to sign Udinese defender Nikola Vujadinovic on loan should he receive a work permit. - PSV turned down Bebe 'for free'
The former agent of Manchester United striker Bebe, who was signed for over £7m, says PSV Eindhoven turned down the player when he was available for free. - Spurs clinch Van der Vaart deal
Tottenham secure an £8m deal for Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart. - Uefa bans vuvuzelas from matches
Vuvuzelas, the noisy air horns which provided the soundtrack to the World Cup in South Africa, have been banned from all Uefa-sanctioned games. - Sunderland pay £13m to sign Gyan
Sunderland break their transfer record to sign Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan from Rennes for a fee "in excess of £13m". - Boyce makes 'dream' Bremen switch
Liam Boyce completes his move from Cliftonville to German club Werder Bremen in a two-year deal. - AC Milan confirm Robinho signing
Manchester City striker Robinho moves to AC Milan after signing a four-year deal at the Serie A club. - Hoffenheim swoop for Sigurdsson
Reading sell attacking midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson to German club Hoffenheim for a fee of about £6.5m. - Derby seal deal for striker Bueno
Derby County complete the signing of Real Valladolid striker Alberto Bueno on a season-long loan deal. - Champs Lge tables
- Europa Lge tables
- Inter test for Spurs
Champions League group stage draw analysed - Magic Mourinho ready for battle
Can Real Madrid coach topple Barcelona?
- Monaghan to trial for Crystal Palace
Sean Monaghan, an Orange County, California native, will get the shot of a lifetime when he trials for Crystal Palace in mid-September. - Doyle relishing Derby experience
Young American forward Conor Doyle says that he is making the most of his time at English club Derby County and hopes to continue improving with each match. - Gerzicich leading the way at Kiryat Shmona
After having been a first team regular the past three seasons in Israel, American central midfielder Bryan Gerzicich is looking to continue his success with Hapoel Kiryat Shmona of the Israeli Premier League. - Orozco ready to show skills in Peru
As the US U20 national team prepares to head to Peru next week to participate in the Cuadrangular Internacional Tournament, one of the players who will look to put in a strong performance is right back Emilio Orozco. - Transformative year awaits MacMath
The University of Maryland's Zac MacMath is looking to become part of the next generation of talented American goalkeepers after a successful Milk Cup with the United States Under-20 team. - St. Mirren passes on Holden
After parting with Danish second division club Vejle BK this past spring following a groin injury, American left back Euan Holden went on trial at St. Mirren of the Scottish Premier League but the club has reportedly passed. - Garza signs deal with GD Estoril-Praia
After spending multiple seasons playing in the youth ranks at Sporting Clube de Portugal, Greg Garza has signed a two year deal with GD Estoril-Praia of the Portuguese second division. - Recap: Weekend English action
Brad Friedel won the battle of the keepers with Everton's Tim Howard, while Clint Dempsey and Stuart Holden both helped push their teams to draws in a full slate of English action. - Recap: Weekend Swedish action
Alejandro Bedoya's Orebro hit a high point by out-classing the league leaders while Ryan Miller's Halmstad got a much needed win over Kalmar. - Veeder looking forward to U-20 debut
As the US U20 national team prepares to depart for Peru next week, one of the players on the roster who will be making his debut for the squad is Crystal Palace Baltimore's right back Korey Veeder. - Beasley completes move to Hannover
American midfielder DaMarcus Beasley has a new home after agreeing to terms with German Bundesliga club Hannover 96 on Monday morning. - Recap: Dordrecht 0 - 1 Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport went on the road and grabbed a victory thanks to an early goal from Brazilian Bruno Andrade, their third successive 1-0 victory. - Wood climbing the ranks at 1860
As the 2010-2011 season gets underway in Germany, one of the more promising young players that is hoping to emerge is 18 year old forward Bobby Wood who will begin the season with the 1860 Munich's U23 team. - Recap: Weekend Finnish action
Greg Eckhardt and VPS were humbled in front of their home fans as visiting Honka came away with an impressive victory in weekend Veikkausliiga action. - Recap: Weekend Danish action
Benny Feilhaber and Aarhus jumped into pole position in the First Division while Babajide Ogunbiyi and Viborg had to settle for one point after giving up a late equalizer at AB Copenhagen.
- MLS Injury Report - Thursday, September 2 (PA SportsTicker)
EASTERN CONFERENCE - Sounders advance to U.S. Open Cup final (PA SportsTicker)
Nate Jaqua scored twice, Fredy Montero added a goal and the defending U.S. Open Cup champion Seattle Sounders advanced to the title game with a 3-1 victory over Chivas USA on Wednesday night. - Schelotto's penalty gives Crew 2-1 OT win over DC (PA SportsTicker)
Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored a 98th-minute penalty kick and the Columbus Crew reached their first U.S. Open Cup final since 2002 with a 2-1 overtime semifinal victory over short-handed D.C. United on Wednesday. - Sabah leads Monarcas Morelia to SuperLiga title (PA SportsTicker)
Miguel Sabah scored twice to help Mexico's Monarcas Morelia win the SuperLiga championship with a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. - Sabah leads Monaracas Morelia to SuperLiga title (PA SportsTicker)
Miguel Sabah scored twice to help Mexico's Monaracas Morelia win the SuperLiga championship with a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. - Red Bulls defender Petke to retire (AP)
The New York Red Bulls say veteran defender Mike Petke will retire at the end of the season. Petke, a 13-year Major League Soccer veteran, has appeared in more than 300 MLS matches and is a three-time all-star. He has had two stints with the Red Bulls, totaling seven years. He's their all-time leader in games played with 167. - Wizards head coach accused of drunken driving (PA SportsTicker)
The head coach of the Kansas City Wizards was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of drunken driving.
- Huntelaar Must Settle Down
When Klaas-Jan Huntelaar left Ajax for Real Madrid in 2008, he looked destined for big things.A serial scorer in Holland, "The Hunter" only stayed at the Bernabeu for half a season, scoring eight goals in 13 Primera Liga starts.
Next stop AC Milan, as Real president Florentino Perez went about clearing out the club's Dutchmen and making his own mark in his second stint as president.
Huntelaar Must Settle Down originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 05:19:18.
- Big Transfers on Deadline Day
Transfer deadline day is always a highlight of the soccer calendar, so here are some of the high-profile deals that went through.
Arguably the most eye-catching transfer of the day was Robinho's permanent switch from Manchester City to AC Milan for an undisclosed fee.
Big Transfers on Deadline Day originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 17:02:17.
- Diego Taking a Step Backwards
Diego completed a move from Juventus to Wolfsburg earlier this week and scored on his debut against Mainz on Saturday.
The Brazilian midfielder is a delightful playmaker when in form and there was always the feeling he would eventually come good for Juve.
Diego Taking a Step Backwards originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at 13:05:45.
- Mourinho Firing From the Hip…Again
Jose Mourinho is a rare bird indeed. Few other coaches in the world game feel the need to criticize their counterparts like the Special One.
It is unusual to see one coach mock another without some sort of provocation but Mourinho is an expert at off the cuff outbursts which, while fascinating, must leave the subjects exasperated.
This week it is the turn of England coach Fabio Capello, Mourinho's Inter Milan successor Rafael Benitez and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger.
Mourinho Firing From the Hip…Again originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 05:46:36.
- Sevilla a Major European Casualty
Sevilla were always fighting a losing battle after Andres Palop's mistake allowed Matheus to score the deadly away goal for Braga in the Champions League play-off on Tuesday.
Trailing 1-0 from the first leg after another error from experienced goalkeeper Palop, Sevilla could ill afford to concede. They went on to lose 4-3 (Lima scoring a hat-trick for the visitors) at home to last season's Portuguese runners-up who will now take their place in the Champions League group stages.
Sevilla a Major European Casualty originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 04:52:22.
- iPods a Soccer Evil?
Stoke City striker Dave Kitson suggested earlier this week that iPods are damaging the camaraderie in dressing rooms.
This instantly made me think of an article by the excellent Tim Vickery last season. He wrote about the impact of technology on the Brazil World Cup teams in recent years and how important it is that players maintain focus.
Read more...iPods a Soccer Evil? originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 at 14:17:22.
- Sensible Signings at Last
After the second galactico era last summer, when Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso were signed at great expense, it seems Real Madrid have taken stock and are investing sensible sums in players who are not such household names.
President Florentino Perez was the man responsible for the above signings, but new coach Jose Mourinho was never going to join a club where the transfer policy is completely out of his hands. The result of the Portuguese tactician's move to the Bernabeu has been a suspension of that second galactico era and a clutch of signings that make sense.
Read more...Sensible Signings at Last originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Thursday, August 19th, 2010 at 17:43:38.
- What Now For Given?
I was at White Hart Lane at the weekend as Tottenham and Manchester City played out an entertaining goalless draw on the opening day.
City boss Roberto Mancini plumped for Joe Hart in goal ahead of Shay Given in what was the biggest selection dilemma of the day for either manager. The 23-year-old England hopeful went on to make six crucial first-half saves, including a hat-trick of stops from Jermain Defoe, to justify his manager's selection and keep City in the game.
Read more...What Now For Given? originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 04:39:54.
- Fantasy Premier League Tips: Goalkeepers
Players must select two goalkeepers in their Fantasy Premier League team, although only one can score points in a gameweek.
I have always believed it is logical to select one of these two goalkeepers from a club challenging for the title. However, last season only Cech of Chelsea was among the title challenging goalkeepers to finish in the top 12 Fantasy stoppers, but this was primarily due to injuries suffered by Manchester United's Edwin van der Sar and Arsenal's Manuel Almunia.
Fantasy Premier League Tips: Goalkeepers originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Friday, August 13th, 2010 at 05:22:45.
- Fantasy Premier League Tips: Defenders
When it comes to selecting defenders for your Fantasy Premier League team, there are a number of factors to take into account.
Defenders get most of their points through keeping clean sheets, but signing those capable of providing a good number of assists and scoring a few goals can help your team no end.
Fantasy Premier League Tips: Defenders originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Friday, August 13th, 2010 at 04:42:54.
- Only Three Days Late! My World Cup Picks
HERE WE go again. A fluctuating extreme of emotions, ecstasy, agony and sublime goals. A brave new World Cup. It arrives tomorrow when the ball is kicked off in the opening tilt between the always lovable co-hosts, Germany, and Group-A cannon-fodder Costa Rica. That's right, a snoozer. A nice table-setter of sorts - we need [...] - The Beautiful Community
WSJournal Article From Yours Truly — Tour of Soccer Net: In which I pick my five favorite blogs about the World Cup, and chatter on about the endless cyber-chances to immerse yourself in the world of futebol. The quick rundown: Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life http://futebolthebrazilianwayoflife.com/ Guardian Unlimited: World Cup blog http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/worldcup06/ Davies' World Cup Diary http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=davies/060601 Road to the [...] - The Match of the Season
HERE it is - the football world's dream final for the Champions League, the classic you've been waiting for, on air at a saloon near you Wednesday night. That is my cue to wake up and smell the competition Carlsberg. I reckon I'd better get busy snapping this stale site back into action. The coming [...] - Just Under the Wire!
My lousy Champions League picks: Remember I thought AC Milan would win the Cup last season. Without further ado: - Home Again
Well, I'm back in Gotham again after a spell in sun-splashed Brazil. We spent much of our time in the missus's hometown of Parnaiba in the northeastern state of Piaui, an amiable, low-key place. We visited scores of breathtaking beaches and so many family relatives to count (though the digital recorded them all), which was [...] - Phew! No More Boring Bolton
It's back to the best of club football at last following the dark and dreary months without the old Big Cup. Gone are those numbingly dull EPL bottom-feeder matches on FSW and BACK are the real euro stars. We've got all the makings of a football feast; you can hear it bubbling in the pot. [...]