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England Titus Bramble today completed his move from Wigan to Sunderland on a three-year deal in a deal believed to be worth £1million. Bolton Wanderers are on the verge of landing the highly-rated Real Madrid teenager Marcos Alonso.The 18-year-old defender will undergo a medical at the Reebok Stadium this weekend before moving to Owen Coyle’s [...]

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England Ashley Young has hinted that he might sign a new deal at Villa Park. The winger told Sky Sports, “If the contract talks are put forward to me, then of course I will sit down and talk.” Tottenham have become the first Premier League club to ban vuvuzelas from their own ground ahead of [...]

Liverpool’s first bosman transfer of the season came in the form of Milan Jovanovic from Standard Liege.  Many people had tipped him to be the new number ten and they were correct as it was announced on the website this morning. “The number has previously been worn by Anfield legends like John Barnes, Terry McDermott, [...]

It’s episode #53 of TSB podcast and Matt and Zach discuss the last happenings in Europe and at home.  Joe Cole joins up Liverpool but was it the right move and did Liverpool offer to much?  TFC has a TFC’esque failure away at Philly and we try and convince you to watch Canada play Peru [...]

England Joe Cole has signed for Liverpool with a four year deal believed to be worth £90,000-a-week pending a medical. Arsenal striker Eduardo is on the verge of leaving Emirates Stadium for Shakhtar Donetsk in a £6 million deal, according to reports in the British and Croatian press. Aberdeen are hoping to sign free agent [...]

England Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has expressed his ‘concern’ at Owen Hargreaves’ ongoing knee problems. Canadian striker Simeon Jackson has signed a two year deal at Championship club Norwich after completing his move from Gillingham. Emiliano Insua is to hold talks with Fiorentina after Liverpool agreed a fee to sell the defender to [...]

Well, what an honour! I worked really hard in South Africa, not only during the last month, but in the years after I announced the World Cup would indeed be coming to Africa. I did my best to touch South Africans right across the country, but to receive such an honourable reward was completely unexpected. [...]

England West Ham are poised to confirm the signings of Lyon striker Frederic Piquionne and Mexican winger Pablo Barrera. Barrera represented Mexico at the World Cup and will join the club from Pumas UNAM in a £4 million deal. He has agreed a four-year contract with the Hammers. Meanwhile, a source has told Soccernet: “The [...]

After Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter’s recent acknowledgement for his work in South Africa I decided to check out his wikipedia page and see what other illustrious honours and positions he has held. As it turns out my suspicions were correct! FIFA was not his first presidential position. This is because in the early 1970s Blatter was [...]