Thursday, August 15, 2013

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• Video: Jennifer Aniston becomes a Watford fan
• Gareth Bale signs for Real Madrid… fan
• All Arsenal’s international players text Arsene Wenger to say they are OK
• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers won’t discuss Arsenal target Luis Suarez until he’s available
• Video: Man City’s Alvaro Negredo and Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla score for Spain
• Who Are Ya? Etienne Capoue (Tottenham)
• Tottenham complete Etienne Capoue signing
• Everton manager Roberto Martinez confident Leighton Baines won’t be joining Man Utd
• Wales boss Chris Coleman says Gareth Bale would adapt well to life at Real Madrid
• Video: Southampton striker Rickie Lambert on scoring England’s winner against Scotland
• Man City want to sign Martin Demichelis from Atletico Madrid before he’s even played for them
• Wolfsburg set to pip Arsenal to Bayern Munich’s Luiz Gustavo
• Samuel Eto’o claims Chelsea and Man Utd are both interested in him
• Spurs target Erik Lamela, Christian Eriksen and Willian
• Man Utd prepare £40m final bid for Cesc Fabregas

Video: Jennifer Aniston becomes a Watford fan Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:57 AM PDT Actress Jennifer Aniston has become a Watford fan after an interview with Chris Stark from BBC Radio 1′s Scott Mills show. Hornets fan Chris presented the former Friends star with a personalised shirt. And she seemed genuinely pleased to receive it. Then again, she is a professional actress. Aniston had these words of reassurance for […]

Gareth Bale signs for Real Madrid… fan Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:44 AM PDT #Bale.. #realmadrid pic.twitter.com/ijlq5QHAVn — RealMadrid CF France (@ReaMadridFrance) August 14, 2013 Spurs star Gareth Bale has put pen-to-paper on a Real Madrid fan’s autograph book. In a probably poorly timed autograph session, the 24-year-old gave his signature to a Real fan who had followed him during his international duty with Wales. Obviously it’s an innocent […]

All Arsenal’s international players text Arsene Wenger to say they are OK Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:06 AM PDT Arsene Wenger’s mobile phone was busy last night and this morning as Arsenal’s international players text their boss to report that they had come through their respective matches unscathed. The Frenchman would have anxiously awaiting news on his players’ fitness with just days to go until the start of the new Premier League season. And […]

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers won’t discuss Arsenal target Luis Suarez until he’s available Posted: 15 Aug 2013 03:59 AM PDT Brendan Rodgers says he won't talk anymore about Luis Suarez out of respect to the rest of the squad. pic.twitter.com/b0tKFLLAby — SteveHothersall (@stevehothersall) August 15, 2013 Brendan Rodgers has refused to discuss Luis Suarez again until the striker is available for Liverpool selection. The Reds manager said he will not be talking about the wantaway […]

Video: Man City’s Alvaro Negredo and Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla score for Spain Posted: 15 Aug 2013 03:52 AM PDT Goals from Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo and Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla helped Spain to a 2-0 win over Ecuador. The blow for City and Arsenal of having their players flying to South America just days before the start of the new Premier League season would have been softened slightly by both players appearing to […]

Who Are Ya? Etienne Capoue (Tottenham) Posted: 15 Aug 2013 03:03 AM PDT Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Etienee Capoue Age: 25 Position: Midfielder Signed from: Toulouse Fee: Undisclosed (reported £8.6m) Did you know? Last season Capoue picked up 17 yellow cards in 41 matches, so don’t expect him to be ever-present this season. What's the deal? After a proposed move to Cardiff […]

Tottenham complete Etienne Capoue signing Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:45 AM PDT Spurs have completed the signing of defensive midfielder Etienne Capoue from French side Toulouse. The 25-year-old has moved to White Hart Lane for a fee believed to be in the region of £9m. A fee was agreed between the two clubs last week, but the deal has only been finalised this morning. The France international […]

Everton manager Roberto Martinez confident Leighton Baines won’t be joining Man Utd Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:39 AM PDT Roberto Martinez is convinced he’s won the battle to keep Leighton Baines at Everton this season. The England left-back was the subject of a £12m bid from Manchester United. The Toffees rejected that and Martinez is now confident that they have weathered the transfer speculation storm and will retain Baines. He told the Daily Mirror: […]

Wales boss Chris Coleman says Gareth Bale would adapt well to life at Real Madrid Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:33 AM PDT Gareth Bale would have no problems coping with a move to Spain if he joins Real Madrid this summer, according to Wales boss Chris Coleman. The Tottenham star has been linked with Real all summer and his national team manager, who spent half-a-season in Spain managing Real Sociedad, thinks Bale would be able to adapt […]

Video: Southampton striker Rickie Lambert on scoring England’s winner against Scotland Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:18 AM PDT Rickie Lambert officially became the world’s most famous former beetroot packer when he scored England’s winner against Scotland with his first touch in international footballer. The Southampton striker headed in a Leighton Baines corner to secure victory for Roy Hodgson’s side. After the match, it still hadn’t hit him. He said: “It hasn’t sunk in. […]

Man City want to sign Martin Demichelis from Atletico Madrid before he’s even played for them Posted: 15 Aug 2013 01:30 AM PDT Manchester City are planning a bargain basement bid for Atletico Madrid defender Martin Demichelis – despite the fact he only joined them this summer and has yet to play a competitive match for them. The veteran centre-back played under City boss Manuel Pellegrini at Malaga for the past two seasons before moving to Vicente Calderon […]

Wolfsburg set to pip Arsenal to Bayern Munich’s Luiz Gustavo Posted: 15 Aug 2013 01:04 AM PDT Arsenal could be set to miss out on yet another transfer target this summer with the German media reporting that Wolfsburg are close to completing the signing of Bayern Munich midfielder Luiz Gustavo. The Brazil international had been tipped to move to the Emirates. But Bild reports that the defensive midfielder is instead set to […]

Samuel Eto’o claims Chelsea and Man Utd are both interested in him Posted: 15 Aug 2013 12:53 AM PDT Former Barcelona star Samuel Eto’o claims that Manchester United want to sign him. Like all of Anzhi’s players, the Cameroon international finds himself on the transfer list at the Russian club. He has already made it clear that he would love a reunion with Jose Mourinho, under whom he won the Champions League at Inter […]

Spurs target Erik Lamela, Christian Eriksen and Willian Posted: 15 Aug 2013 12:46 AM PDT Tottenham are planning a spending spree to convince Gareth Bale to stay at the club – or at least soften the blow of losing him. Chairman Daniel Levy is preparing to make one final pitch to convince the Wales international to stay at the White Hart Lane. And he’s banking on a series of big […]

Man Utd prepare £40m final bid for Cesc Fabregas Posted: 15 Aug 2013 12:36 AM PDT Just finished today's training in which I've started to work with the team! I am already feeling better! #FCBlive pic.twitter.com/AkLpSk5cKU — Cesc Fàbregas Soler (@cesc4official) August 14, 2013 Manchester United boss David Moyes is having one last shot at landing Cesc Fabregas this summer, despite the player’s public proclamations that he wants to stay at […]

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