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A/S Sunday Newspaper Gossip (Sept 12)

Sep13
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Anto11

Four games into the new Premier League season and already the table looks familiar with Champions Chelsea top, Arsenal second and Manchester United third,the only big surprise is Blackpool who occupy fourth spot. Below is some of the gossip hitting the headlines in the Sunday Newspapers in the UK.

Real Madrid are set to offer Manchester United £65m for under-fire striker Wayne Rooney. (The People)

Gerard Houllier wants United striker Michael Owen on the Aston Villa payroll after his impressive display in Jamie Carraghers Testimonial last week. (News of the World)

United are also looking to sign Dutch Number One Maarten Stekelenburg to take over from country man Edwin Van Der Sar. (News of the World)

Sir Alex Ferguson has said Rangers Manager Walter Smith is too young to quit management as planned at the end of the current season. (Sunday Mail)

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has-claimed the club will not be Champions again until a new owner is in charge. (News of the World)

Manchester City a re ready to break the British transfer record by offering £40m for Palermo playmaker Javier Pastore. (News of the World)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is willing to spend up to £2m on 16 nyear old Crewe midfielder Nick Powell. (News of the World)

New Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier had his heart checked before agreeing to take over at the Club. (News of the World)

Former Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister may become Houllier’s assistant at Villa Park. (People)

West Ham Co-owner David Sullivan has revealed the London club are over £100m in debt. (News of the World)

And finally UEFA have given permission for  Great Britain and Northern Ireland to field a U-23 team for first time in the Olympic Games. (Sunday Express)

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Sundays Newspaper Gossip (Sept 5)

Sep05
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Anto11

Most of the headlines have been saved for Wayne Rooney’s Hooker story which will ramble on for the next few weeks and below is the rest of the EPL gossip making the headlines in this weeks Sunday Newspapers in the UK.

Manchester United are in talks with Greek side Panathiniakos over a possible move for 20 year old playmaker Sotiris Ninis. (Sunday Mirror)

Liverpool will again try to tempt Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez to Anfield when the transfer window re-opens in January. (News of the World)

The Premier League are set to give the Royal Bank of Scotland the go-ahead to takeover Liverpool Football Club if co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett fail to repay their debt by October 6. (News of the World)

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard was attacked by a party-goer at a birthday bash for Jamie Carraghers wife. (Sunday Mirror)

Real Madrid will attempt to lure Tottenham left footer Gareth Bale to Madrid in January. (Sunday Mirror)

Dutch midfielder Rafael Van Der Vaart denies he was a failure at Madrid and has vowed to be one of the Premier Leagues best players. (Talksport)

Aston Villa players are set to revolt if Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is appointed Villa manager. (News of the World)

West Ham have given manager Avram Grant three games to turn around the clubs season or face the sack. (News of the World)

West Ham midfielder Scott Parker is set to sign a new five year deal at the club. (Sunday Express)

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has revealed he stayed at Arsenal only because he had no other choice. (Mail on Sunday)

Matthew Upson confronted England manager Fabio Capello after being left out of England’s starting line-up against Bulgaria on Friday night. (News of the World)

Manchester City midfielder Nigel De Jong has refused to apologise to Xabi Alonso after his Kung-Fu kick in the World Cup Final. (Sunday Mirror)

And finally, an investigation has been launched after it was revealed that thousands of passport details were sold on the black market by a FIFA Official. (Guardian)

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A/S Sunday Newspaper Gossip (Aug 29)

Aug29
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Anto11

With Transfer deadline looming, here’s a look at what Transfer and other EPL Gossip hitting the headlines in this Sunday’s UK  Newspapers.

Manchester United are ready to offer £20m for Everton Midfielder Jack Rodwell. (Sunday People)

Manchester United midfield veteran Paul Scholes plans on managing his beloved Oldham when he retires from the game. (News of the World)

Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier could take over the Aston Villa vacancy. (Sunday People)

Holland keeper Maarten Stekelenburg will snub a move to Arsenal and stay Ajax. (Sunday Express)

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson will seal a deal with former club Fulham for Defender Paul Konchesky and he is also ready to make a last ditch bid for West Ham forward Carlton Cole. (News of the World)

Hodgson is also ready to take Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez to Anfield on loan. (Sunday Express)

New Barcelona signing Javier Masscherano denies going on strike at Liverpool in order to orchestrate a move away from Anfield. (Sunday People)

Tottenham look favourites to sign West Ham midfielder Scott Parker with West Ham looking to make funds available for new signings. (Mail on Sunday)

Tottenham have also made a cheeky enquiry about the availability of Manchester United Defender Rio Ferdinand. (News of the World)

Tottenham are set to make a bid for former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi if they can’t loan AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. (News of the World)

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane looks set to leave White Hart Lane with Aston Villa and Newcastle scrambling for his signature. (Mail on Sunday)

Wigan’s Charles N’Zogbia may yet stay at the DW Stadium after Birmingham pulled out of signing the midfielder because of wage demands. (News of the World)

Wigan have agreed a deal with Chelsea for striker Franco Di Santo. (Sunday People)

West Ham Wigan and Bolton are set to battle it out for the signature of Former Arsenal winger Robert Pires who is out of contract after leaving Villareal in the Summer. (Sunday Express)Shay Given is set for a move on-loan to Fulham. (Mail on Sunday)

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A/S Sunday Newspaper Gossip (Aug 29)

Aug22
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Anto11

Week two of the new Premier season and its looking as though its going to be a long, hard season for Wigan after another hammering this time at the hands of Champions Chelsea 6-0 that’s 10 goals conceded in their opening two games of the season. Lets have a look to see if they are ready to break the bank on a new signing. Here’s the Transfer gossip from this Sunday’s newspapers in the UK.

French legend Zinedine Zidane has revealed his only regret in football is not having played with Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes who he says is “as close to a complete player as you will get. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester United may yey sign French striker Karim Benzema from Real Madrid should Madrid sign Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (Sunday Telegraph)

Arsenal have been scouting St. Etienne striker Emmanuel Riviere who is thought to be the most highly rated young player in France. (News of the World)

Arsenal may look to Dutch no.1 Maarten Stekelenburg after having their initial £2m bid for Mark Schwartzer turned down by Fulham. (imscouting.com)

Real Madrid are targetting a move for Arsenal full-back Gael Clichy. (The People)

Chelsea players have been targeted by a prankster who keeps cutting holes in their underpants while the players are out training ground. (News of the World)

Former Aston Villa boss Martin O’ Neill is been linked to a possible return to management with Championship side Nottingham Forest who he won a European Cup medal with while a player there. (Sunday Mirror)

Barcelona are set to make a bid for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano. (Sunday Times)

Liverpool have targeted PSV defender Carlos Salcido if they miss out on signing Fulham defender Paul Konchesky. (News of the World)

Inter Milan boss Rafa Benitez is set to raid his former club Liverpool by offering £15m for Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt. (Mail on Sunday)

Tottenham are in talks with West Ham over a swap deal that would see Striker Robbie Keane go to Upton Park while Midfielder Scott Parker with go the opposite way. (Sunday Mirror)

West ham are looking to sign Bayern Munich keeper Michael Rensing to give current keeper Rob Green a bit of competition at the club. (Mail on Sunday)

Sunderland are ready to splash out £8m for Ghana inspirational striker Asamoah Gyan from French club Rennes. (News of the World)

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is set to offer out of contract Mexico striker Guillermo Franco as he desperately tries to strengthen his Wigan side. (The People)

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A/S Sunday Newspaper Gossip (Aug 15)

Aug15
2010 1 Comment Written by Anto11

Opening week of the EPL season and already we have seen the biggest upset of the season with newly promoted Blackpool thumping Wigan 4-0. Most teams are still wheeling and dealing in the transfer market looking to strengthen their squads for the season, here’s a look at the Transfer gossip hitting the headlines in this Sunday’s UK  Newspapers.

Manchester United will pursue Porto midfielder Raul Meireles should they fail to land Werder Bremen midfielder Mesut Ozil. (Sunday Mirror)

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho plans a £10m raid on former club Chelsea for striker Didier Drogba. (Sunday People)

Santos striker Neymar has been urged to reject a move to Chelsea and stay in Brazil by Brazil Legend Pele. (Mail on Sunday)

Manchester City are set to off-load Brazilian flop Robinho for half of what they bought him for with Turkish side Fenerbache ready in wait. (Sunday Times)

Robinho, Craig Bellamy,Jo, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Roque Santa Cruz, Stephen Ireland and Felipe Caicedo will all ask for a £2m pay-off to leave Manchester City. (Sunday Mirror)

Fabio Capello is being lined up to replace Roberto Mancini should Manchester City falter early on in the season. (News of the World)

Tottenham have placed a £10m price tag on midfielder Jermaine Jenas. (News of the World)

Tottenham are also set to increase their offer of £7m to £12m for West Ham midfielder Scott Parker. (News of the World)

Barcelona are set to offer Liverpool Winger Alexander Hleb plus £15m for midfielder Javier Mascherano. (Sunday People)

Liverpool are targeting West Ham striker Carlton Cole in a bid to bolster their attacking options. (Mail on Sunday)

Fulham keeper Mark Schwartzer is on the verge of signing for Arsenal. (News of the World)

Fulham boss Mark Hughes is set to offer striker Matt Derbyshire a return to the EPL from Turkey. (Sunday People)

Hughes is also close to signing former Chelsea and Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnson. (Sunday People)

And finally Blackpool are set to sign Birmingham striker Markus Bent on-loan in an effort to strengthen their squad to try stay in the Premier League this season. (Sunday People)

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A/S Sunday Newspaper Gossip (Aug 08)

Aug08
2010 1 Comment Written by Anto11

With less than a week to go to the new Premier League season’s big kick-off many clubs are still not satisfied with what they have and here’s a look at some of the transfer Gossip hitting the headlines in the UK’s Sunday Newspapers today.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has had Werder Bremen midfielder Mesut Ozil
watched again as he bids to find a successor to Paul Scholes. (News of the World)

David Beckham is ahead of schedule for his return to action according to LA Galaxy boss Bruce Arena. (News of the World)

Liverpool are looking to re-sign Tottenham striker Peter Crouch for £9m. (News of the World)

Liverpool owner Tom Hicks and George Gillett would rather sell to Syrian Yahya Kirdi than Kenny Huang.(Sunday Mirror)

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is set to sign Aston Villa winger Ashley Young for £21m. (News of the World)

Manchester City are set to sign Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli and Aston Villa midfielder James Milner by Thursday. (Daily Telegraph)

City are ready to cut their losses by leaving Brazilian flop Robinho out of their 25 man squad. (Sunday Mirror)

City have also told winger Shaun Wright – Phillips he can leave the club with Arsenal and Liverpool monitoring developments. (Mail on Sunday)

Arsenal are preparing a double swoop for Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini and Bologna goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano. (Caughtoffside.com)

Arsene Wenger is ready to pen a new deal at Arsenal which would see him finish his managerial career at the club. (The Observer)

Aston Villa striker John Carew could be leaving Villa Park with Turkish side Besiktas offering £4m. (News of the World)

And finally Marseille midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa is wanted by Newcastle boss Chris Houghton as they prepare to stay in the Premier League after promotion last season. (Sunday Mirror)

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A/S Sunday Newspaper Gossip (July 18th)

Jul18
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Anto11

With less than a month to go to the new EPL season the transfer market is hotting up and Manchester City seem to be buying who ever they want but here’s a look at the other transfer news that are headlining the UK’s Sunday Newspapers.

Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra and Centre-back Nemanja Vidic are both targets for Real Madrid. (News of the World)

Manchester United are ready to offer Dimitar Berbatov in part exchange to land Bayern Munich full-back Philippe Lahm. (Sunday Express)

England manager Fabio Capello believes had he convinced United midfielder Paul Scholes to travel to South Africa that the team would have performed better than they did. (Sunday Mirror)

England players want manager Fabio Capello sacked after his publication of the players ratings in South Africa were leaked to the public. (Sunday Mirror)

Inter Milan manager Rafa Benitez is set to launch a double swoop for Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar and Liverpool midfielder Dirk Kuyt. (Sunday Times)

Liverpool have offered out-of-contract England midfielder Joe Cole £90,000 a week to join the Anfield club. (News of the World)

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has given midfielder Steven Gerrard and striker Fernando Torres two weeks to make up their mind whether they want to stay at the club or not. (News of the World)

Barcelona are set to offer Arsenal a final take it or leave it offer of £40m for midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Mail on Sunday)

Arsenal and Tottenham have been told that 17 year-old Ipswich striker Connor Wickham will cost them £10m. (News of the World)

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has told both Manchester City and Real Madrid that full-back Ashley Cole is going nowhere. (Sunday Mirror)

Everton have rejected a bid of £14m from Arsenal for Centre-back Phil Jagielka.(Sunday Mirror)

Manchester City have offered Inter Milan £20m for striker Mario Balotelli (19). (News of the World)

Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra could be on his way to Newcastle United. (Sunday Mirror)

West Brom are on the verge of offering £1m for Blackburn striker Jason Roberts. (Daily Star)

Stoke are lining up an £8m bid for West Ham striker Carlton Cole. (Sunday People)

Owners of Baseball Giants the New York Yankees are looking to buy Tottenham for £250m. (Daily Star)

Former boxing champ Ricky Hatton is to give up his executive box at Manchester City after the club raised their prices for the seats. (Sunday Mirror)

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A/S Sunday Newspaper Gossip (July 11)

Jul11
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Anto11

World Cup Final day and to be fair the two teams who have made it to the Final deserve to be there as they have been the top two teams in the World at present and Good Luck to them both. Here’s a look at the top stories in the UK’s Sunday Newspapers.

Manchester United have denied they have made bids for Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder and Werder Bremen midfielder Mesut Ozil. (Sunday Telegraph)

United are set to offer Ajax £35m for striker Luis Suarez. (Sunday Mirror)

Liverpool have slapped a £100m price tag on Fernando Torres. (Mail on Sunday)

Chelsea are confident of signing Torres for £50m. (Sunday Telegraph)

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson will sign Nice striker Loic Remy should Torres leave Anfield. (Sunday Express)

Liverpool are also looking to sign striker Asamoah Gyan from Rennes for £20m. (News of the World)

Stoke and Liverpool have offered £7m for Wigan defender Maynor Figueroa. (Sunday Mirror)

Aresenal have missed out on signing Portuguese keeper Eduardo after taking to long for the deal to bring him to the Emirates.(News of the World)

Arsenal are looking to sign Real Zaragoza defender Diego Torrellas. (Sunday Express)

Former Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires could be on his way back to the Premier League with West Ham and Birmingham looking to sign the player. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas has snubbed a move to Aston Villa after vowing to fight for his place at White Hart Lane. (News of the World)

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar is set to snub a move to Arsenal and Tottenham. (News of the World)

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho wants to sign Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole. (Mail on Sunday)

Barcelona are set to offer Arsenal £50m for Asenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Sunday Express)

West Ham have beaten Tottenham and Espanyol for the signature of Mexico winger Pablo Barrera. (Sunday Express)

Sunderland are set to sign former Everton midfielder Dan Gosling. (News of the World)

AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato will not be joining Chelsea as he wants to stay at the San Siro. (Mail on Sunday)

Fulham are looking to sign Spurs striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. (News of the World)

West Ham have joined the race to sign former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell. (News of the World)

AC Milan striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar has been offered to Aston Villa. (Sunday Mirror)

Joe Cole looks set to leave England with La Liga and Serie A his likely destination. (Daily Star)

Tottenham will look to sign Seville striker Fabiano. (Sunday Express)

Aston Villa are lining up a swap move with Emile Heskey going to Celtic in return for Celtic winger Aiden McGeady. (News of the World)

Villa are also looking to sign Robbie Keane and Stephen Ireland. (News of the World)

Fulham are set to name former England manager Sven Goran-Eriksson as their new coach. (Sunday Express)

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A/S Sunday Newspaper Gossip (July 4th)

Jul04
2010 2 Comments Written by Anto11

Happy Fourth of July to all. Who would have thought that the Germans would thrash Argentina yesterday, or Holland to KO Brazil, well if you read my Quarter Finals predictions you would know that I fancied both Holland and Germany to achieve this anyway back to today and here’s a look at the stories hitting the headlines in the Sunday newspapers in the U.K.

Manchester United are set to offer £15m to Bolton for defender Gary Cahill. (News of the World)

United have been told by Seville they will have to fork out £30m if they want Brazilian striker Fabiano. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland may be on his way to rivals Manchester United. (Sunday Mirror)

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will tell Wayne Rooney to have an extended break to recover from his World Cup nightmare. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester City are targeting Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta should they fail to land Aston Villa’s James Milner. (Sunday Mirror)

Mancini may offer Everton Stephen Ireland, Nedum Onuoha and Michael Johnson for Arteta. (News of the World)

Manchester City’s new recruit Yaya Toure will become the first Premier League player to earn over £200,000 a week, which will net him over £55.6m for five years. (News of the World)

New Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson will try to sign Aston Villa winger Ashley Young. (Mail on Sunday)

Hodgson is also interested in signing Lille winger Gervinho to replace the departed Yossi Benayoun. (Sunday Mirror)

Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is also on Hodgson’s wish-list. (Sunday Mirror)

Chelsea are back in the hunt to sign Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero. (Mail on Sunday)

Chelsea have also enquired about the services of Benfica midfielder Ramires. (News of the World)

Tottenham will look to sign either Uruguayan strikers Diego Forlan or Luis Suarez after the World Cup. (Sunday Mirror)

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has also targeted Manchester City defender Micah Richards to strengthen his squad. (News of the World)

Redknapp is also keen to sign City striker Craig Bellamy. (Mail on Sunday)

West Ham have increased their offer for Brazilian and Santos wonder-kid Neymar to £12m. (Sunday Express)

West Ham are also interested in signing Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell. (News of the World)

And finally former West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola is favourite to land the vacancy at Fulham after the departure of Roy Hodgson to Liverpool. (Sunday Express)

 

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A/S Sunday Newspaper Gossip

Jun27
2010 1 Comment Written by Anto11

While most of us Soccer nuts are only thinking of the World Cup right now and the Germany England game later today. Here’s all look at the other soccer news hitting the headlines in England right now.

James Milner will hand in a written transfer request should Aston Villa block his £28m move to Manchester City. (News of the World)

£20m rated Seville and Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano is being hunted by Spurs, Chelsea, Manchester City and AC Milan. (News of the World)

Udinese and Chile winger Alexis Sanchez has his heart set on a move to Manchester United after the World Cup. (News of the World)

England and West Ham blunder keeper Robert Green could be on his way to Fulham, should current keeper Mark Schwartzer move to Arsenal. (News of the World)

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is urging striker Craig Bellamy to stay at the City of Manchester Stadium. (News of the World)

Spurs are lining up an £8m bid for P.S.G. midfielder Stephane Sessegnon.(Sunday Mirror)

Eidur Gudjohnsen may join Fulham if Spurs don’t sign him permanently from Monaco. (Sunday Mirror)

Inter Milan boss Rafa Benitez is set to offer former club Liverpool, Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso plus cash in exchange for Javier Mascherano. (Sunday Mirror)

Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong is set to leave Manchester City after 17 months, once they have secured the signing of Barcelona’s Yaya Toure. (Sunday Mirror)

Sunderland, Blackburn and Schalke are set to battle it out for the signature of Stoke striker Tuncay valued at £4m. (Sunday Mirror)

Out of contract French defender William Gallas is wanted by Panathiniakos and P.S.G. after the player rejected a move to Juventus. (Sunday Mirror)

Fulham have offered a trial to Rugby Union star Danny Cipriani, Cipriani had trials with both Reading and Q.P.R. as a teenager before choosing to take up Rugby Union. (Mail on Sunday)

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