Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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• We’re going on a wild Guus Hiddink chase
• Video: Yokohama F. Marinos 3-2 Manchester United
• Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho doesn’t want mind games with Man Utd counterpart David Moyes
• Spurs star Gareth Bale ‘agrees six-year deal’ with Real Madrid
• Spoof: Wayne Rooney chases the Chelsea bus, just like Arsenal’s Running Man
• Aston Villa striker Darren Bent smirks at talk of Newcastle move
• Wayne Rooney plays golf near Chelsea’s training ground
• Aston Villa send personalised replica kit to William and Kate for the Royal baby
• Video: Alex Oxlade Chamberlain mocks Arsenal team-mate Aaron Ramsey over lack of pace
• Kitman: Manchester City away kit 2013/14
• Fail! Newcastle United’s Papiss Cisse pictured in casino despite his religious stance over Wonga deal
• Peruvian footballer dies during match
• Norwich City’s Wes Hoolahan enjoys a spot of colouring in
• Guus Hiddink quits Anzhi, tipped to become Barcelona manager
• Arsenal close in on £21m Bernard deal

We’re going on a wild Guus Hiddink chase Posted: 23 Jul 2013 07:52 AM PDT The news Guus Hiddink has resigned his post as manager of Anzhi Makhachkala is likely to have disappointed club presidents and chairmen across Europe, as the Dutchman suddenly becomes free after the top jobs have gone. Napoli, Real Madrid, PSG and even Chelsea may well have had a punt of the successful 66-year-old, who has [...]

Video: Yokohama F. Marinos 3-2 Manchester United Posted: 23 Jul 2013 06:35 AM PDT Manchester United lost their friendly against Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos in a lively match. The 3-2 defeat was the second loss in David Moyes’ first three games in charge. Yokohama took the lead after just 27 seconds when Marquinhos beat David De Gea at the second time of asking. United youngster Jesse Lingard equalised [...]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho doesn’t want mind games with Man Utd counterpart David Moyes Posted: 23 Jul 2013 06:24 AM PDT Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has refused to comment on Manchester United boss David Moyes because he doesn’t want to be accused of mind games. The Special One said that talking positively about the champions’ new manager would be perceived as mind games in the media. And he hinted that it would be exactly the same [...]

Spurs star Gareth Bale ‘agrees six-year deal’ with Real Madrid Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:28 AM PDT Tottenham’s Gareth Bale has agreed personal terms and a six-year contract with Real Madrid, according to reports in Spanish daily Marca. The newspaper claims that negotiations are still ongoing between the two clubs to finalise a fee. ‘Operation Bale’ – underway since the end of last season – is now nearing completion, says Marca. The [...]

Spoof: Wayne Rooney chases the Chelsea bus, just like Arsenal’s Running Man Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:28 AM PDT Hot on the heels of a Vietnamese Arsenal fan running alongside the team bus for several kilometres, and a whirlwind of speculation about Wayne Rooney’s future, comes this video of a fake Rooney chasing the Chelsea bus. The Manchester United striker is widely expected to join the Blues this summer, prompting bookmakers Coral to create [...]

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent smirks at talk of Newcastle move Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:15 AM PDT Darren Bent told an Aston Villa supporter that he is likely to leave the club this summer – and gave a wry smile when Newcastle were mentioned. The autograph hunter quizzed England international Bent as he drove away from Villa’s training ground. Bent didn’t appear overly eager at the thought of joining Fulham, but when [...]

Wayne Rooney plays golf near Chelsea’s training ground Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:01 AM PDT As if the Wayne Rooney transfer situation needed any stirring up! Now comes the news that the Manchester United striker has been spotted playing golf near Chelsea’s training ground. Firstly, if you’re trying to quell the rumours, you’d probably opt for one of the many golf courses in Britain that aren’t near to Chelsea’s training [...]

Aston Villa send personalised replica kit to William and Kate for the Royal baby Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:43 AM PDT Aston Villa have sent a kid’s kit with ‘HRH 1′ on the back to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for their newborn son. William is a self-confessed Villa supporter, so the club didn’t want to miss the opportunity to snap-up the next generation of the Royal Family while also scoring some decent PR. The [...]

Video: Alex Oxlade Chamberlain mocks Arsenal team-mate Aaron Ramsey over lack of pace Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:35 AM PDT Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey was ridiculed by team-mates Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and Theo Walcott over his lack of pace. The Welshman’s post-match interview was hijacked by the Ox, who immediately quizzed him on his failure to get on the end of a long ball from Lukasz Fabianski. Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain then took it in turns [...]

Kitman: Manchester City away kit 2013/14 Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:24 AM PDT We brought you the leaked photos a while back, but now Manchester City’s new away kit has been officially unveiled during an event in Hong Kong. A black kit at night in Hong Kong? A grey jersey on a sunny afternoon in Southampton sounds positively fluorescent in comparison, doesn’t it. The new City kit puts [...]

Fail! Newcastle United’s Papiss Cisse pictured in casino despite his religious stance over Wonga deal Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:22 AM PDT It becomes rather difficult for Newcastle United striker to make a moral and religious stance over the club’s association with emergency loan company Wonga when pictures emerge of him wilfully ignoring other laws set out in his religion. Cisse has been training alone and missed the club’s tour to Portugal following his refusal to wear [...]

Peruvian footballer dies during match Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:13 AM PDT Another example of just how lucky Fabrice Muamba was to have a heart specialist and a defibrillator nearby when he suffered his on-pitch cardiac arrest. The ambulance attending the Peruvian reserve match between Sporting Cristal and Real Garcilaso didn’t have a defibrillator. When 18-year-old Sporting player Yair Clavijo collapsed during the game, medical staff could [...]

Norwich City’s Wes Hoolahan enjoys a spot of colouring in Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:49 PM PDT Sometimes footballers get an unfair reputation for being unintelligent, an enforced stereotype by those who suffer from jealousy and bitterness….. and then a photo like this appears and reminds us that those naysayers are spot on. One suspects that Norwich striker Luciano Becchio has stitched up his team mate Wes Hoolahan a touch, but this [...]

Guus Hiddink quits Anzhi, tipped to become Barcelona manager Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:53 AM PDT Guud Hiddink is set to become the new Barcelona manager after resigning from his post with Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala. Anzhi announced that the former Chelsea boss has stepped down with immediate effect on their website this afternoon. In a statement released by the Russian club, Hiddink said: “This decision was not easy to me, [...]

Arsenal close in on £21m Bernard deal Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:50 AM PDT Arsenal are on the verge of completing the £21m signing of Brazil international Bernard. The Atletico Mineiro player will become the Gunners’ first major signing this summer, according to reports in the London Evening Standard. The Brazilian has reportedly agreed a take home pay packet of £50,000-a-week with the north London side and is expected [...]

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