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[BatiGOOOOOOL]

1-0 Chelsea. Galaxy looked pretty decent for a "pub team". The gap between the MLS and the European teams is a lot less than the Europeans would like to think.

Is this a serious post?

 

[Blablurn]

wow, bayern won 4:1 against Bremen yesterday. Goaly by Schweinsteiger, Altintop and Ribery (2). They played awesome oO. I didnt believe what I saw. After Bremen made the 1:0 I was a little bit afraid...but suddenly they started to play and everything worked!

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

Good to hear. You're going to bulldoze everyone in your path to the UEFA Cup.

 

[jamesinclair]

:lol :lol

MLS is about the same as League 1 in our league system (so 3rd tier).

What would that makes Tigres when they beat Chelsea in a few days? (anyone know the date and time of the match?)

 

[chodebot]

LA Galaxy future:

 

[Blablurn]

Good to hear. You're going to bulldoze everyone in your path to the UEFA Cup.

 

[Ronok]

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg is poised for a £3m move to West Ham. (Various)

Promoted Birmingham are to make a club-record £10m swoop for Middlesbrough striker Yakubu. (News of the World)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is chasing Porto's Portugal right-back Jose Bosingwa for £3m. (Various)

Wigan are lining up a £700,000 move for Paris St Germain defender Sammy Traore. (News of the World)

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce wants Norwegian centre-half Brede Hangeland from FC Copenhagen. (Various)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is to offer £4m for Hamburg striker Jose Paulo Guerrero. (People)

Newcastle are targeting Real Madrid striker Julio Baptista, who was on loan at Arsenal last season. (Sunday Mirror)

Werder Bremen want Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka after Arsenal's interest stalled. (Sunday Mirror)

West Ham are poised to make a bid for Portsmouth striker Lomana LuaLua after he moved down the pecking order at Fratton Park. (Sunday Mirror)

But Hammers boss Alan Curbishley may step up his interest in Newcastle's Kieron Dyer after his side slumped 2-0 to Lazio on Saturday. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is still confident he can sign Carlos Tevez, despite the legal wrangles delaying his move from West Ham. (Daily Express)



OTHER GOSSIP

Arsenal have told F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone they are not interested in his takeover bid. (Various)



AND FINALLY

David Beckham is set to earn a mouthwatering £250million from his USA adventure with LA Galaxy over the next five years. (News of the World).

But Chelsea skipper John Terry insists he would never move to America for the big bucks like his England team-mate Becks. (News of the World)

A whole load of :-/ in there like normal..... My favourate picks include Freddy to West Ham (despite saying he wouldn't go to another Premiership side), Baptista to Newcastle (lol) and Arsenal's interest in Anelka "stalling."

 

[Karakand]

What's this I hear about Traitor Barton being out 8 weeks?

 

[Blablurn]

I like this picture!

Altintop in front of the Werder crew after his sensational goal! (Watch it!)

 

[Shinobi]

We should ship him off to Toronto. He's from Ontario

Spoiler

California

.

Toronto wouldn't take that pretty boy bitch ass for free. If they even thought about it, the fans would revolt. He's already our #1 most hated player, and we haven't even played him yet. :lol

 

[Karakand]

You hate now Shinobi but when he scores all those penalty kicks for Toronto you'll change your tune.

Search your feelings, you know it to be true!

 

[Ghost]

What's this I hear about Traitor Barton being out 8 weeks?

holy shit, the curse of newcastle continues.



Papers make it sound like the Ljungberg deal is pretty much wrapped up, one even has quotes from Eggy so it seems like the real deal.

It's probably a good signing, Wenger has a knack for selling players that are past it before anyone else has realised. Still, if he's up for it we definitely could use his creative influences, and with Faubert crocked we desperately need someone to keep Bowyer out of the team.

Can you imagine Ljungberg, Dyer, Faubert & Boa Morte as our wide players? The only selection dilema there is who is least injured on match day.

Rumours persist about Shorey too, which is bizarre, obviously we still need a left back but the guy hasnt done anything to encourage our approaches and we've 'reportedly' been after him for months.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

MLS action today

New England v Houston
RBNY v DC United
Columbus v Toronto
Kansas City v Colorado

Bolded games are definitely the highlights of the week. You have the top teams from the East and West going at it, plus two other contenders facing off.

The Chicaglol Fire take on Celtic with Blanco finally joining the squad. Can't wait to see him do something, ANYTHING, that'll make this team worth watching. Hell even if it's red cards I'll take it.

I missed last night's friendly, so anyone who did watch wanna fill me in on how Becks did?

 

[Zoolaga]

I missed last night's friendly, so anyone who did watch wanna fill me in on how Becks did?

he only played around 15 mins. he didn't really get an opportunity to to make any kind of impact. he did get crunched by Sidwell though :lol

 

[Zoolaga]

Some interesting friendlies this week

Monday

13:00 Shenzhen FC - Manchester United

Tuesday

11:00 Portsmouth - Fulham (Asia Tropy 2007)
13:15 South China FC - Liverpool (Asia Tropy 2007)
19:30 Orlando Pirates - Tottenham
19:45 Rangers FC - Ajax

Wednesday

18:00 Feyenoord - Chelsea
19:00 Salzburg - Arsenal

Thursday

19:45 Newcastle United - Celtic
20:00 Dundee United - Barcelona

Friday

11:00 3rd place playoff (Asia Trophy 2007)
13:00 Guangzhou - Manchester United
13:15 Final TBD (Asia Tropy 2007)

 

[nitewulf]

i would like to watch some bayern games just to watch ribbery and schweinsteiger...their front line up looks pretty formidable nowadays, along with klose and toni. where the f*ck do they show bundesliga? may be i should get gol tv instead.

 

[Zoolaga]

i would like to watch some bayern games just to watch ribbery and schweinsteiger...their front line up looks pretty formidable nowadays, along with klose and toni. where the f*ck do they show bundesliga? may be i should get gol tv instead.

you can watch GolTV on TVU player

 

[danwarb]

Liverpool arriving in Hong Kong for the 2007 Barclays Asia Trophy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktGDgaU-4Bo

:lol That's fantastic.

 

[Ghost]

ARONE :lol :lol

 

[Lakitu]

:lol :lol

 

[Fowler]

ARONE :lol :lol

Chinese people are perfectly capable of saying their Ls actually

 

[Cornballer]

Great goal by the Czech Republic. They're up 1-0 in the 2nd half over Argentina.

 

[Zoolaga]

1 - 1 Aguero

 

[Cornballer]

Yeah, that didn't take too long. :lol

 

[nitewulf]

argentina was really giving them a workout...they deserve to win. but czech defense is awesome.

 

[Ghost]

Chinese people are perfectly capable of saying their Ls actually

not those ones :lol

 

[Kaervas]

goal

zarate

 

[Lakitu]

YOU NEVEEER WOK ARONE

 

[Kaervas]

Yes!

we won :d

 

[Maverick]

Celtic losing 1-0 to Chicago Fire of THE Major League Soccer.

 

[Karakand]

Celtic losing 1-0 to Chicago Fire of THE Major League Soccer.

more like ceLOLtic

 

[Outdoor Miner]

Celtic losing 1-0 to Chicago Fire of THE Major League Soccer.

Finished 1-1. What a game by Blanco. I can see why Club America fans revere him. I'm already in love with the guy.

 

[Timbuktu]

YOU NEVEEER WOK ARONE

Yes. Because Scouses can speak English so well

 

[Shinobi]

Celtic losing 1-0 to Chicago Fire of THE Major League Soccer.

You mean the same Celtic that beat the mighty Manchester United in the Champions League?

Beer league confirmed lolz.

 

[Karakand]

You mean the same Celtic that beat the mighty Manchester United in the Champions League?

One day I will have the opportunity to buy Nakamura a round for that beautiful kick.

 

[Osorio]

MLS action today

New England v Houston
RBNY v DC United
Columbus v Toronto
Kansas City v Colorado

Bolded games are definitely the highlights of the week. You have the top teams from the East and West going at it, plus two other contenders facing off.

The Chicaglol Fire take on Celtic with Blanco finally joining the squad. Can't wait to see him do something, ANYTHING, that'll make this team worth watching. Hell even if it's red cards I'll take it.

I missed last night's friendly, so anyone who did watch wanna fill me in on how Becks did?

First of all, I would like to say **** DC. We beat them in a well played game today by both sides. Surprisingly, Reyna didn't suck and neither did the backline. It was cool for Angel to give the supporters a wave as he watched the game in the stands due to a red card he picked up against New England.

The playoff hunt this fall is going to be insane. After all the games today the difference between 1st and 5th is 3 points in the East.

Btw, that Blanco goal was really nice. I hope he brings you guys some form of success since you guys really need it.

 

[Karakand]

First of all, I would like to say **** DC.

I'll drink to that.

 

[Osorio]

I'll drink to that.

Amen. We burned DC shirts before the game and after. I lit a cigarette with the flames. It was nice.

 

[Mama Smurf]

I didn't comment on the Blackburn game because I went into total communications shut down until I finished Harry Potter, which I now have.

A 2-0 away win, I'm happy. We weren't brilliant by any means, but taking two away goals back to Ewood Park basically assures our qualification, it would be a total disaster to go out after this.

What I'm more pleased about is the work out we got. You just can't compare friendlies to competitive games, even if your friendly is against Barcelona and your competitive game against the team who came 3rd last year in Lithuania. I know that game has made us as sharp as playing 3 friendlies, and with another one to come before the Premiership starts, I'm hoping it'll give us the edge over our opposition for the first 2 or 3 games.

 

[psycho_snake]

Yes. Because Scouses can speak English so well

:lol so true

 

[Karakand]

I got the gold, bitches!

TRANSFER RUMOURS

West Ham, Tottenham and Manchester City will bid for Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer this week. (The Guardian)

Aston Villa remain keen on Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen. (Telegraph)

Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg is set to join West Ham for either £3m (Daily Mail), £3.5m (The Sun), £4m (Daily Express) or £5m. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham are close to completing a £3m move for Tottenham's Egyptian midfielder Hossam Ghaly. (Mirror)

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson wants Sevilla's Serbian defender Ivica Dragutinovic. (Mirror)

Portsmouth striker Kanu is set to join Espanyol after failing to agree a new deal at Fratton Park. (Mirror)

Sunderland have taken Trinidad & Tobago defender Silvio Spann on trial and could sign New Zealand star Jack Pelter. (Telegraph)

OTHER GOSSIP

Bernie Ecclestone and Stan Kroenke will join forces to launch a bid for Arsenal. (Daily Mirror, Telegraph)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned that selling the club to a billionaire sugar-daddy could spell disaster for the Gunners. (Daily Star)

Ryan Giggs and Wes Brown will both be offered new deals by Manchester United when their current contracts end next summer. (The Sun)

Manchester United have still got money to spend this summer according to chief executive David Gill. (Daily Star)

United have not begun discussions on who will replace Sir Alex Ferguson when he decides to retire. (The Guardian)

Chelsea new-boy Steve Sidwell is relieved he didn't seriously injure David Beckham when he tackled him on his LA Galaxy debut. (Daily Star)

John Terry is confident David Beckham will be ready to play in England's autumn Euro 2008 qualifiers. (Various)

William Chang, part-owner of the San Francisco Giants baseball team and MLS side DC United, is looking to invest in a Premier League club. (The Times)

Rangers star Kevin Thompson could be out for three weeks after collapsing during Saturday's pre-season game at Falkirk. (Daily Record)

Hearts head coach Anatoly Korobochka and his assistant Stevie Frail are still waiting to learn if they have a future at Tynecastle. (Daily Record)

AND FINALLY

LA Galaxy have a section of English-style fans called the LA Riot Squad who sing terrace songs. (Independent)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/default.stm

 

[Karakand]

West Ham, Tottenham and Manchester City will bid for Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer this week. (The Guardian)

All yours Ghost!

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson wants Sevilla's Serbian defender Ivica Dragutinovic. (Mirror)

Offense is overrated. If you have an impenetrable defense it's impossible to lose a match!

LA Galaxy have a section of English-style fans called the LA Riot Squad who sing terrace songs. (Independent)

Auld

 

[Ghost]

All yours Ghost!

We're signing freddie today so buck passes to you (no way spurs really want him).

 

[Karakand]

We're signing freddie today so buck passes to you (no way spurs really want him).

MY FINGERS ARE IN MY EARS I CAN'T HEAR YOU

 

[hadareud]

hello. finally got some time to check out what's happened this past few days

so the Freddie to West Ham deal is done it seems. A bit of a shame, but all the best! I wonder who his replacement will be, Drenthe would be nice, but that's not gonna happen it seems.

It's been ****ing hot here since I got here, and I am constantly pissed. Got to love holidays.

 

[Zoolaga]

nani scores to make it 3 - 0

 

[MrPing1000]

pretty easy game for utd. We'll make 8 changes at half time to make it harder.

ps the pitch is shit

pps the ref is shit disallowed two perfectly good goals. The second one made no sense at all.

 

[Blablurn]

:/

just a random post. think whatever you want to..

 

[psycho_snake]

It must be annoying for cruise that his wife is taller than him. I'd hate to be with a women thats taller than me, it would just feel wierd.

And what the hell is will smith wearing? That looks so bad.

 

[psycho_snake]

Anyway, its been a good game for United. The team is playing really well. We're playing some nice passing football. Rooney's goal was nice and its good to see nani score. He should have done a lot better with that header. I dont get why two goals were disallowed. I dont even think brown made contact with the goalie when he scored his goal.