Wednesday, August 7, 2013

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• Video: Pay-to-play Macclesfield fan nearly scores against Stoke
• Video: A young Paul Scholes is laughed at by his Man Utd team-mates as he attempts media training
• Barcelona make bid for Chelsea defender David Luiz
• Wales throw a spanner in the ‘Gareth Bale is injured’ works
• Sunderland accept Wigan bid for James McClean
• Chelsea’s Fernando Torres battles to catch-up with ‘much fitter’ team-mates
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Luis Suarez move is ‘on standby’
• Photo: Liverpool legend Ian Rush poses with Wu-Tang Clan
• Video: Real Madrid train ahead of Chelsea match
• Video: Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers on Luis Suarez
• Fulham complete loan signing of QPR’s Adel Taarabt
• Tottenham target Real Betis winger Alvaro Vadillo as potential Gareth Bale replacement
• Video: Spurs star Sandro comes to terms with baldness
• David Moyes won’t try to convince Chelsea target Wayne Rooney to stay at Man Utd
• Man Utd give up on Fabregas, target Everton’s Marouane Fellaini

Video: Pay-to-play Macclesfield fan nearly scores against Stoke Posted: 07 Aug 2013 07:13 AM PDT And when we say ‘nearly scores’ we mean ‘flings himself in the general direction of a cross, injures his groin and has to come off’. Macclesfield Town supporter Jomes Gorfin became the first person to take advantage of the club’s pay-to-play initiative for their friendly against Stoke at the weekend. The 40-year-old stumped up £10,000 […]

Video: A young Paul Scholes is laughed at by his Man Utd team-mates as he attempts media training Posted: 07 Aug 2013 06:17 AM PDT It’s fair to say that life in the limelight never sat too comfortably with Paul Scholes. But here is proof that his manner when dealing with the media did improve over time. A young Scholes is shown undergoing media training early in his Manchester United days. His team-mates – presumably including Gary Neville, who was […]

Barcelona make bid for Chelsea defender David Luiz Posted: 07 Aug 2013 05:25 AM PDT Barcelona have made an official bid – believed to be in the region of £30million – for Chelsea defender David Luiz. Jose Mourinho’s side are expected to reject the bid for the 26-year-old. But Luiz becomes the latest high profile transfer target to be sidelined from pre-season action with an injury just as negotiations on […]

Wales throw a spanner in the ‘Gareth Bale is injured’ works Posted: 07 Aug 2013 04:23 AM PDT Gareth Bale has been named in Wales’ squad to face the Republic of Ireland on August 14. The wantaway Tottenham star has barely featured in pre-season for his club side after missing all but one of their matches so far through injury. The winger most recently missed the trip to Monaco because he was nursing […]

Sunderland accept Wigan bid for James McClean Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:34 AM PDT Wigan have had a bid for Sunderland winger James McClean accepted. The Black Cats have agreed to sell the Republic of Ireland international for an undisclosed fee, the Press Association reports. The former Derry City player burst onto the scene under Martin O’Neill in the second half of the 2011/12 season, but struggled to make […]

Chelsea’s Fernando Torres battles to catch-up with ‘much fitter’ team-mates Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:25 AM PDT Chelsea striker Fernando Torres says he is striving to improve his fitness because he is currently lagging behind many of his team-mates. The Spain international says the extra time-off he and five team-mates were given after competing in the Confederations Cup has left them all fighting for first-team spots with players who are currently in […]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Luis Suarez move is ‘on standby’ Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:09 AM PDT Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his club’s attempts to sign Luis Suarez is “on standby” while the striker resolves his differences with Liverpool. The Frenchman indicated that the Gunners cannot move forward with any deal until the Reds and their wantaway star come to an agreement over whether he will be allowed to leave the […]

Photo: Liverpool legend Ian Rush poses with Wu-Tang Clan Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:45 AM PDT In other news…look who else is staying at the team hotel in Oslo. Ian, we'd like you to meet Wu-Tang: #LFC pic.twitter.com/ouhh2qisZQ — Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 6, 2013 When you get the opportunity to juxtapose a 1980s football legend with a 1990s hip-hop collective, you don’t pass that chance up. So when Liverpool discovered […]

Video: Real Madrid train ahead of Chelsea match Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:33 AM PDT Spanish giants Real Madrid have been in training ahead of their International Champions Cup final match against Chelsea. The sides meet in Miami tomorrow. Real Madrid trained at Barry University in Miami Shores.

Video: Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers on Luis Suarez Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:20 AM PDT Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has reiterated that “Luis Suarez is still very much a Liverpool player” despite the Uruguay international giving interviews on his determination to leave the club. The Reds boss was speaking at a news conference in Oslo ahead of a friendly against Valerenga this evening. Suarez has pulled out of the trip […]

Fulham complete loan signing of QPR’s Adel Taarabt Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:02 AM PDT QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt has joined Fulham on a season-long loan deal. The Morocco international has played more than 150 games for the R’s since 2009, but has had a chequered record since the club won promotion to the Premier League. With Harry Redknapp’s side now back in the Championship, Taarabt has been allowed to […]

Tottenham target Real Betis winger Alvaro Vadillo as potential Gareth Bale replacement Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:39 AM PDT Real Betis youngster Alvaro Vadillo is being linked with a move to Tottenham as a long-term replacement for Gareth Bale. The 18-year-old was reported to be a Spurs target last month, and Spanish newspaper Marca has reported that the interest has intensified as Bale edges nearer to the exit. No bid has been made yet, […]

Video: Spurs star Sandro comes to terms with baldness Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:31 AM PDT Tottenham midfielder Sandro is sporting a new shaven-headed look for the new season. And the lack of locks is still proving to be a novelty for the Brazil international. He had some fun while recording his video penpic for the forthcoming season, first asking the Spurs media team’s camera whether his hair was OK for […]

David Moyes won’t try to convince Chelsea target Wayne Rooney to stay at Man Utd Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:20 AM PDT David Moyes has indicated he won’t be selling the positives of staying at Manchester United to Wayne Rooney after he said that nobody needs convincing to play for the club. The Scot also said that he had not asked Rooney for his reaction to the latest bid from Chelsea for him. Asked whether he needed […]

Man Utd give up on Fabregas, target Everton’s Marouane Fellaini Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:10 AM PDT Manchester United are set to bid for Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini as they accept that Cesc Fabregas will not be joining them, the Daily Mirror reports. The champions have decided to switch transfer targets following Barcelona’s refusal to part company with former Arsenal captain Fabregas. That means the new priority is a raid on manager […]

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