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  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal and Tottenham After Alan Dzagoev

    Every time there’s a bit tournament, some rising star from a ‘lesser’ football nation will get a lot of interest from big clubs. Alan Dzagoev of CSKA Moscow and Russia, scoring three goals during the group stage, is drawing heavy interest from both Arsenal and Tottenham, among other clubs. Spurs, in the meanwhile, are on the verge of signing Gylfi Sigurdsson, also chased by Liverpool.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Barcelona and Juventus After Mats Hummels

    Forget about Hummels struggling to mark Mario Balotelli during Italy’s 2-1 win over Germany in the Euro 2012 semifinal. Mats Hummels has proved over the last couple of seasons playing for Dortmund that he’s one of the best central defenders in Europe, gaining the attention of Juventus and Barcelona this summer.

  • Olivier Giroud – Officially an Arsenal Player

    It was a known fact for quite a while, but only now Olivier Giroud is officially an Arsenal player, after the club completed a deal with Montpellier, the French champions, signing the French Ligue 1 top scorer last season for £13 million, becoming the third Frenchman on Arsene Wenger’s team.

  • Oklahoma City Thunder – What’s Next?

    A few days to sleep on how they lost the NBA Finals, and that’s it. Summer Olympics for some, with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden all in the running for a spot on the final roster. Serge Ibaka will be there too, with Spain. Afterwards, it’s time for the beginning of another chase – That NBA title that got away from them somehow.

  • Tottenham Troubles – Harry Redknapp Gone; Gareth Bale Too?

    After failing to reach the Champions League for two years straight, Harry Redknapp fell out of favor with Daniel Levy as the two couldn’t agree on a new contract and has left the club. What’s worst? No champions league might mean Gareth Bale is looking for a new club.

  • Ajax Losing Captain Jan Vertonghen to Tottenham

    The allure of the Premier League doesn’t skip the Dutch Champions Ajax, who secured their second consecutive league title this season, but as usual, will be forced to sell Jan Vertonghen, with the captain looking to join Tottenham in the next couple of weeks.

  • Brendan Rodgers – The Manager Liverpool Need?

    Liverpool’s first choice for the manager to succeed Kenny Dalglish was Brendan Rodgers, but he turned down the initial offer. Maybe it was money, maybe he wasn’t yet convinced. Two weeks later, after the rumor mill circled around all potential and imaginary candidate, Rodgers is the man who gets the job.

  • Potentially, The Greatest Champions League Group Ever

    It’s never too early to fantasize and hypothesize about next season. The Champions League did end in a rather disappointing way for many, not approving of Chelsea’s tactics on their way to a first Champions League title. Hope for a better season, with better football winning the big prize, is always on the horizon.

  • Fernando Torres, Feeling Disappointed, Finally Confident

    After scoring a total of only 11 goals in 45 matches this season, did Fernando Torres actually think he’ll get a chance to start in the Champions League final? Well, apparently he did, and was disappointed with not being chosen to take one of the penalty kicks against Bayern Munich.

  • The Liverpool Manager Shortlist Keeps Getting Bigger

    Kenny Dalglish has been less than two weeks removed from the Liverpool Manager position, and it seems each day there’s a new name that jumps and adds himself to the list of potential replacements after a disappointing 2011-2012 campaign, with only the Carling Cup trophy to show for anything indicative of minor success.