Friday, July 12, 2013

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• Video: Chelsea arrive in Bangkok for pre-season tour of Asia
• West Ham players have chosen unimaginative nickname for new signing Razvan Rat
• Wayne Rooney “gutted” to leave Manchester United tour
• Spurs offer Assou-Ekotto, Parker, Livermore or Huddlestone to land Christian Benteke
• Cesc Fabregas likes Instagram picture urging Arsenal to sign him
• Fulham ready to bid £5m for Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates
• Arsenal STILL can’t get rid of Nicklas Bendtner
• Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini hints that new signing will be announced today
• Romelu Lukaku films Chelsea team-mate Kevin De Bruyne sleeping
• Spurs defender Benoit Assou Ekotto helps children in Tanzania
• New Southampton signing Victor Wanyama gives his first interview after move from Celtic
• Sporting Lisbon fans try to kidnap Chelsea target Bruma

Video: Chelsea arrive in Bangkok for pre-season tour of Asia Posted: 12 Jul 2013 06:27 AM PDT It seems like you’re nobody unless you’re arriving in Bangkok for a pre-season tour of Asia these days. Today was the turn of Chelsea. Jose Mourinho – hidden beneath a pair of shades – and his squad arrived in Thailand to be presented with some sort of giant bracelet each, which they accepted with varying [...]

West Ham players have chosen unimaginative nickname for new signing Razvan Rat Posted: 12 Jul 2013 03:42 AM PDT To be honest, given that we are dealing with a load of footballers here, we should be pleased that a team mate having the word ‘rat’ in his name didn’t lead to a load of MEGABANTZ, but West Ham’s players have pushed their intellects to the very limits with their nickname for new signing Razvan [...]

Wayne Rooney “gutted” to leave Manchester United tour Posted: 12 Jul 2013 01:37 AM PDT Wayne Rooney has described himself as “gutted” at having to fly home from Manchester United’s Asian tour with an injury. He wrote on his Facebook page: “Gutted to have picked up a niggling injury especially as training was going so well, heading back to Manchester to have it assessed fully but early indications are nothing [...]

Spurs offer Assou-Ekotto, Parker, Livermore or Huddlestone to land Christian Benteke Posted: 12 Jul 2013 01:29 AM PDT Tottenham will offer Aston Villa a choice of Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Scott Parker, Jake Livermore or Tom Huddlestone, plus cash, as they battle for Christian Benteke. Spurs are aiming to take the initiative in the race for the young Belgian striker by dangling one or more proven Premier League player in exchange, according to reports in [...]

Cesc Fabregas likes Instagram picture urging Arsenal to sign him Posted: 12 Jul 2013 01:17 AM PDT Cesc Fabregas has dropped a massive hint that he wants to return to Arsenal this summer. The Barcelona midfielder’s official Instagram account liked a picture that encouraged Arsene Wenger to re-sign his former captain. Instagram user ranbosingh uploaded a montage of photos from Fabregas’ Arsenal days, accompanied by the message: “This guy has so much [...]

Fulham ready to bid £5m for Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates Posted: 12 Jul 2013 01:02 AM PDT Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates could be set for a move to Fulham. The Uruguay international has not made a major impression on the Reds’ first-team since his arrival from Nacional. The arrival of ex-Manchester City defender Kolo Toure suggests that, even after Jamie Carragher’s arrival, his prospects of regular game time will not improve. Cottagers [...]

Arsenal STILL can’t get rid of Nicklas Bendtner Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:57 AM PDT Like a stubborn best striker in the world you can’t quite flush down the toilet, Nicklas Bendtner is determined to hang around at Arsenal. Despite the Gunners’ best attempts to rid themselves of the Denmark international, they can’t shift him. His transfer to Eintracht Frankfurt has fallen through, with the 25-year-old’s wage demands proving to [...]

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini hints that new signing will be announced today Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:44 AM PDT Manuel Pellegrini has hinted that Manchester City might be able to announce a new signing today. The Chilean was speaking during the club’s pre-season tour to South Africa. He said: “I don’t know if before we finish here in South Africa we will have other names for our squad. Maybe the next day we have [...]

Romelu Lukaku films Chelsea team-mate Kevin De Bruyne sleeping Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:30 AM PDT After spending a season on-loan at West Brom, Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has now signed for Team No Sleep. Whatever that is. The young Belgian seems to pride himself on his ability to stay awake during pre-season bus trips. Not like compatriot Kevin De Bruyne, who was nodding off. Lukaku captured the moment in a [...]

Spurs defender Benoit Assou Ekotto helps children in Tanzania Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:29 AM PDT There is an awful lot to like about Benoit Assou Ekotto as a footballer. This is a man that admits to not particularly liking the sport, and therefore is able to leave his job at the end of the day, rather than allowing it to encapsulate every aspect of his life. He enjoys winning, we're [...]

New Southampton signing Victor Wanyama gives his first interview after move from Celtic Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:15 AM PDT There may have been strong competition from Cardiff, but Southampton have finally got their man. After spending £12m on Gaston Ramirez last summer, the Saints are again splashing the cash in order to try and kick on from their survival last season. They have signed Victor Wanyama for £12.5million from Celtic in a transfer which [...]

Sporting Lisbon fans try to kidnap Chelsea target Bruma Posted: 11 Jul 2013 09:02 AM PDT Chelsea target Bruma was the victim of an attempted kidnapping by fans who don’t want him to leave Sporting Lisbon, according to his agent. The 18-year-old wonderkid’s representative Cátio Baldé claims a group of fans tried to snatch him from a hotel las night. He said: “Last night there was an attempted kidnap of Bruma [...]

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