Monday, July 15, 2013

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• Video: Spurs star Gareth Bale scores nice goal in pre-season training
• Man Utd fan vandalises Cesc Fabregas’ Wikipedia page to troll Arsenal
• Manchester United prepare £35m bid for ex-Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas
• Chelsea fan invades pitch at Shrewsbury vs Galatasaray for lingering hug with Didier Drogba
• Did Thiago Alcantara pay €2m to avoid ending up at Manchester United?
• Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard set to sign new contract
• Video: Supersport United 2-0 Manchester City
• Moyes tells Rooney: ‘Man Utd need you… but only if RVP is injured’
• Indonesian Arsenal fan mocks Spurs over phantom Newcastle equaliser
• Video: Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien performs a dance at dinner
• Video: Indonesia Dream Team 0-7 Arsenal

Video: Spurs star Gareth Bale scores nice goal in pre-season training Posted: 15 Jul 2013 06:14 AM PDT Gareth Bale has wasted no time in rediscovering his form from last season. At the start of the second week of pre-season training with Spurs, the Welshman played a nice one-two with Kyle Walker before firing the ball past goalkeeper Jordan Archer. Perhaps less headline grabbing is the news that Brad Friedel looks in pretty [...]

Man Utd fan vandalises Cesc Fabregas’ Wikipedia page to troll Arsenal Posted: 15 Jul 2013 06:09 AM PDT One Manchester United fan wasted no time in winding up Arsenal supporters following the news that the club have made a bid for Cesc Fabregas. The Barcelona midfielder’s Wikipedia page was updated with a new Manchester United section added. The passage quoted Fabregas as saying: “It is good to be playing for a team in [...]

Manchester United prepare £35m bid for ex-Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas Posted: 15 Jul 2013 04:57 AM PDT UPDATE: The latest reports suggest that United have lodged a £26m bid for Fabregas. That information comes from Manchester Evening News reporter Stuart Mathieson. ORIGINAL POST: Manchester United are preparing to offer Barcelona £35m for midfielder Cesc Fabregas. Sky Sports reports that an official bid will be made very soon. The former Arsenal captain has [...]

Chelsea fan invades pitch at Shrewsbury vs Galatasaray for lingering hug with Didier Drogba Posted: 15 Jul 2013 04:09 AM PDT Shrewsbury’s friendly against Galatasaray at the weekend was attended by more than one Chelsea fan hoping to catch a glimpse of their former hero Didier Drogba. One supporter went well beyond a glimpse though, running onto the pitch to enjoy an uncomfortably long embrace with the Ivorian striker. At one point Drogba thinks he’s broken [...]

Did Thiago Alcantara pay €2m to avoid ending up at Manchester United? Posted: 15 Jul 2013 03:12 AM PDT New Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara had seemed set for a move to Manchester United this summer. But it’s now emerged that he was so desperate to ensure he went to the European champions that he personally paid €2m of the €25m transfer fee. German newspaper Bild reports that the former Barcelona player stumped up [...]

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard set to sign new contract Posted: 15 Jul 2013 03:00 AM PDT Steven Gerrard will sign a new two-year contract at Liverpool within the next 24 hours. The Reds skipper is in the final 12 months of his current deal, but the 33-year-old will put pen to paper on his new contract later today or tomorrow. The extension will keep him at Anfield beyond his 35th birthday [...]

Video: Supersport United 2-0 Manchester City Posted: 15 Jul 2013 01:11 AM PDT Manuel Pellegrini’s reign as Manchester City manager began with defeat as his side lost 2-0 to Supersport United. The Chilean mirrored Manchester United boss David Moyes’ debut, with both men losing fairly straightforward pre-season fixtures in their first games in charge. The South African side beat the Premier League runners-up with goals from Mame Niang [...]

Moyes tells Rooney: ‘Man Utd need you… but only if RVP is injured’ Posted: 15 Jul 2013 01:02 AM PDT New Manchester United manager David Moyes has told Wayne Rooney is no uncertain terms that he now plays second fiddle to Robin Van Persie. Moyes confirmed the England international’s place in the pecking order by saying that United would need him if Van Persie got injured. He said: “Wayne can play up on his own, [...]

Indonesian Arsenal fan mocks Spurs over phantom Newcastle equaliser Posted: 15 Jul 2013 12:46 AM PDT Remember the climax of the last Premier League season, way back in May? This Arsenal fan does. He remembers that Spurs needed his side to drop points at Newcastle in order to stand any chance of Champions League qualification. He also remembers that false rumours spread around White Hart Lane that afternoon prompting Spurs fans [...]

Video: Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien performs a dance at dinner Posted: 15 Jul 2013 12:40 AM PDT Ah, the internet. Isn’t it brilliant? Without it we may never have known that Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien entertained the rest of the pre-season tour party by performing a dance for them at dinner. Accompanied by an acoustic guitar, the Ghana international stood up and showed everyone his moves. The performance was captured by left-back [...]

Video: Indonesia Dream Team 0-7 Arsenal Posted: 15 Jul 2013 12:34 AM PDT Arsenal recorded a comfortable win against an Indonesia Dream Team in their first pre-season fixture. The Gunners eased to a 7-0 win thanks to goals from Theo Walcott, Chuba Akpom, Olivier Giroud (two), Lukas Podolski, Kris Olsson and Thomas Eisfeld. Although the result doesn’t tell Arsenal fans too much about the season ahead, they will [...]

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