Rasmus Elm moves to AZ Alkmaar
Reigning Eredivisie holders AZ Alkmaar have confirmed that they have signed exciting Swedish youngster Rasmus Elm from Kalmar FF. Elm has made the switch to the Dutch league for a fee of 3 million euros. Elm was one of Sweden’s stars at the European U-21 championships earlier this summer ( won by Germany). He has [...]
Inter Milan confirm Sneijder capture
Player :- Wesley Sneijder ( Midfielder) Moved from :- Real Madrid (Esp) to Internazionale ( Ita) How much did Inter Milan pay for Sneijder ?- $21.5m ( 15 million euros) ( An additional three million euros could be paid by Inter depending on future achievements) Italian champions Internazionale have announced the capture of Dutch playmaker [...]
Hammers sign Alessandro Diamanti
Player :- Alessandro Diamanti ( Striker) Moved from :- Livorno (Ita) to West Ham ( Eng) How much did WHU pay for Diamanti?- £6m ( 6.8m euros) West Ham United have completed the signing of Italian striker Alessandro Diamanti from Livorno for a fee of £6m. Diamanti was instrumental in helping Livorno gain promotion to [...]
Late Lennon strike sinks West Ham
West Ham 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur ( Carlton Cole 49′/ Jermain Defoe 54′, Aaron Lennon 79′) A late goal from winger Aaron Lennon allowed Tottenham Hotspur to emerge triumphant in their London derby against West Ham United at Upton Park today afternoon. The result means Spurs have now won their first three games of their season- [...]
UEFA Champions League 09-10 playoff round results
Here are the results from the playoff rounds of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League. Fixtures for August 18, 2009- First Leg ( Teams on the left are playing at home) ( Will be updated when the matches are over) Sheriff 0-2 Olympiakos ( Dudu 46′, Kostas Mitroglou 81′) Greek giants Olympiakos take a 2-0 advantage [...]
Chelsea announce Matic signing
Chelsea have completed the signing of Serbian starlet Nemanja Matic from MFK Kosice for a fee of €1.75m ( £1.5m). Matic, one of the stars of the recently concluded UEFA U-21 European Championship, has put pen to paper a four year deal at Stamford Bridge. The central midfielder believes that he has a lot to [...]
First game of Premier League 2009-10- Chelsea v Hull
Game : Chelsea FC vs Hull City Final score : Chelsea 2-1 Hull City ( Didier Drogba*2/Stephen Hunt) A brace from Didier Drogba gave new Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti a win in his Premier League managerial debut, and denied battling Hull City a point in the first game of the new season. The men from [...]
Hamilton Academical New Away Strip 09-10 SPL
After the new Accies home strip, SPL side Hamilton Academical’s new away strip has been released. The new Hamilton Academical away kit 2009-10 has been made by Nike, and Nigerian power company Shoreline Energy International are the strip sponsors. Accies have gone for an orange jersey, paired with white shorts and predominantly orange socks. The [...]
€5m West Ham bid for Chamakh rejected
French Ligue 1 holders Bordeaux have rejected a €5m offer from West Ham United for ace forward Marouane Chamakh. The Hammers had tabled a £4.3m (€5m) + a 50% on next sale clause bid for the Moroccan, but Bordeaux turned the offer down saying it was not acceptable. Arsenal have also had a £6m bid [...]
New CA Osasuna Camiseta Home Kit 09-10
Spanish La Liga outfit CA Osasuna recently released their new 2009-10 home shirt. Los Rojillos finished fourteenth in La Liga last season, and will be hoping for a safe mid table finish to the new season too. The new Club Atletico Osasuna Home Shirt 09-10 has been manufactured by Diadora. Chinese photovoltaic product manufacturer Yingli [...]
New Middlesbrough Away Shirt 09-10
Coca Cola Championship side Middlesbrough FC have unveiled their new away shirt for the 09-10 season. The all Cyan Boro change strip has been made by Adidas, and will be worn for the first time later this month when Boro visit Nottingham Forest in the Carling Cup. Garmin are the shirt sponsors. The new Middlesbrough [...]
PSG held by Montpellier in Ligue 1
Newly promoted side Montpellier held domestic giants Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-1 draw in their first game of the 2009-10 Ligue 1 season. Rene Girard’s side played with 10 men for nearly an hour, but got the equaliser they deserved in the last minute of the game as Bosnian defender Emir Spahic headed home from [...]
Community Shield Highlights- Chelsea 2-2 Man United
Game : Manchester United v Chelsea Competition : English Community Shield Date : 9 August, 2009 Final score : Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United ( Ricardo Carvalho 52′, Frank Lampard 71′, Nani 10′ goal, Wayne Rooney 90+2′) ( Chelsea win 4-1 on penalties. Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United ( Nani 10′ goal) Portuguese winger Nani gives Man [...]
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 FC Koln highlights
Borussia Dortmund got off to a winning start in the 2009-10 Bundesliga, as they beat FC Koln ( Cologne) 1-0 at home. FC Koln substitute Marvin Matip scored an own goal in the 75th minute and that ultimately proved to be the difference between the two sides. Final score :- Borussia Dortmund 1-0 FC Koln [...]
Texaco Fantasy Football 09/10 season
Many of you guys who ardently follow the Coca Cola Football League Championship might have taken part in the 08-09 Texaco Fantasy Football Competition last season ( which eventually won by Wolves fan Steven Brittle). This year, the competition is back again, bigger and better. The winner of the competition gets a free £500 fuel [...]
New Derby County 09/10 away shirt
Derby County’s away shirt for the 2009-10 football season has been officially released by the club. It has been made by Adidas, and is somewhat similar to the design used by the kit maker in Spain’s Confederations Cup shirt. Bombardier are the kit sponsors. The shirt will be worn with white shorts and black socks [...]
NUFC Third Kit 2009-10 Championship season
The new Newcastle United Third Kit ( Shirt) for the 2009-10 Championship season has been revealed. The announcement of the third kit comes after the unveiling of the NUFC Home Strip 2009-10 and NUFC Away Strip 2009-10. The new NUFC Third Jersey was worn for the first time in a friendly against SPL side Dundee [...]
Win £500 in cash from Kitbag
Yes, you read the title right. UK based online sports retailer Kitbag is offering you the chance to win £500 in hard cash this summer. All you need to do is join Kitbag at any of the affiliate networks it is on ( Tradedoubler, Affiliate Future and Affiliatewindow are the three Kitbag is present on). [...]
Groningen 0-2 Ajax Amsterdam
Martin Jol secured a win in his first Eredivisie game as Ajax manager as the Amsterdam based outfit beat Groningen 2-0 in their opening game of the 2009-10 season at the Euroborg Stadion. Ajax, who finished third in the Eredivisie last season, took the lead through Miralem Sulejmani on 41 minutes. Jol handed a debut [...]
Summer 2009 English Premiership Transfers List
How did your club do in the summer transfer window? Here is a list of all the major transfers that took place in the English Premiership ( England Premier League) in the summer transfer window of 2009. Transfers listed here have a Premiership club involved in some form or the other. All figures are in [...]
Nottingham Forest Home Kit 2009-10
The new Nottingham Forest home shirt for the 2009-10 Championship season has been revealed. Umbro are the designers of Forest’s new home shirt, while online bookmaker Victor Chandler are the shirt sponsors. The Victor Chandler logo will not be printed on children’s shirts, in accordance with Gambling Commission rules. The shirt was worn for the [...]
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