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Like many others, Thierry Henry moving to Barcelona was one of the biggest transfers of the summer to me. This post is a short one which details Henry’s debut as a Barcelona player. The game was against Dundee United at Tannadice in Scotland. Henry came as on a second half substitute for Cameroon international Samuel Etoo. His goal, which came from a  penalty kick rebound in the last seconds of the match, was the goal which divided both the sides as they headed out of the game. The last four games that Barcelona had played against Dundee  always came out  in favour of the Scottish side.
Speaking of debuts, David Beckham had the stadium packed for his debut, with friends and worshippers alike filling the 27,000 capacity stadium to the brim as the Galaxy faced off against Chelsea in a friendly . Becks came on as a second half substitute as the Galaxy lost 1-0. The sole goal of the game came from England skipper John Terry. There were lots of celebrities in attendance too.

As I mentioned in one of my posts before, soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. Humans are always a social lot, and soccer is a sport which many people enjoy.It is therefore no wonder that we see thousands of soccer forums on the internet. You will see a variety of fans in there- some hardcore, some new to the beautiful game. Each forum has a different crowd, and like your set of friends at school and college, one does tend to get attached to a particular forum after a period of time.

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Although their senior team was unable to win the Copa America for an unprecedented fifteenth time, Argentina’s U-20 team lifted their sixth U-20 World Cup title, their fifth since 1995, by beating the Czech Republic 2-1.

 Argentina 2-1 Czech Republic ( Mauro Zarate, Sergio Aguero/ Martin Fenin)

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Former Liverpool and Leeds striker Robbie Fowler will play for Welsh club Cardiff City in the  Championship for the 2007/2008 season. Fowler, who was a free agent after having been released by Liverpool, has reportedly agreed to join the Bluebirds on a two year contract.

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Icelandic striker Heidar Helguson is on the brink of a move to the Reebok Stadium from Craven Cottage. Bolton have reached upon an agreement with Fulham for the former Watford forward for an undisclosed fee. Helguson, known for his hard working nature, has passed a medical and is on the verge of putting pen to paper.

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Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez has brought another player to Craven Cottage, and this time it is West Ham fullback Paul Konchesky. The fee for Konchesky, who usually plays at left back or left midfield, is unknown, but could rise upto 3 million according to reports.

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I’ll be maintaining a list of the transfer activity of the major clubs. This post will keep track of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid . All figures are in Euros.

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Here are the scores from the 42nd Edition of the Copa America currently being held in Venezuela. Venezuela are hosting this event for the first time. The USA and Mexico, the teams which contested the Gold Cup final are the invitees.

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Arsenal have signed Dinamo Zagreb’s Brazilian born Croatian striker Eduardo Da Silva for an undisclosed fee. Born in Rio De Janeiro in 1983, Da Silva moved to Dinamo in 1998 and spent two seasons on loan at Brazilian club Bangu. He also spent the 2002-2003 season on loan at Inter Zapresic. Da Silva is the first signing that Arsenal have made after the departure of Thierry Henry to Barcelona in June. He has reportedly signed a 4 year contract amounting to 24 million euros.

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