Abbondanzieri set to leave Getafe for Boca Juniors
Roberto Abbondanzieri is set to leave Spanish football club Getafe and return to Boca Juniors in his native Argentina, according to reports in the Spanish media on Thursday. Getafe have yet to make the deal official, but sports daily Marca said that the they have agreed to accept 300,000 euros (396.40 million dollars) from Boca for...

Abbondanzieri set to leave Getafe for Boca Juniors

Ivory Coast defender Boka renews Stuttgart deal until 2012
Ivory Coast defender Arthur Boka has renewed his contract at VfB Stuttgart until 2012, the German Bundesliga club said on Thursday. Boka, 25, came to Stuttgart in 2006 from French side Racing Strasbourg and has played 51 Bundesliga for the 2007 champions. His original deal ran until 2010. Stuttgart made the announcement at a winter...

Ivory Coast defender Boka renews Stuttgart deal until 2012

Spain remain top of virtually unchanged FIFA rankings
 European champions Spain remain top of the virtually unchanged football rankings issued Wednesday by the world governing body FIFA. Germany continue to trail Spain in second spot, followed by the Netherlands and world champions Italy. Brazil lie fifth, ahead of Argentina and Croatia with England, Russia and Turkey completing an...

Spain remain top of virtually unchanged FIFA rankings

Podolski and Schweinsteiger may head in different directions
Germany's famous football duo Poldi and Schweini could be separated again at club level as Lukas Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger have been linked with moves away from Bayern Munich. The Bild daily said on Monday that Podolski, 23, has had enough of his role as reserve player and told club officials he wants to leave the Bundesliga...

Podolski and Schweinsteiger may head in different directions

Arsenal reported in for Liverpool midfielder Alonso
Arsenal have made an initial approach for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, according to British media reports Monday. Manager Arsene Wenger is keen to pair the 26-year-old with his Spanish compatriot Cesc Fabregas and is believed to be prepared to offer around 10.5 million pounds (20.7 million dollars), the fee Liverpool paid to...

Arsenal reported in for Liverpool midfielder Alonso

Manchester United manager Ferguson says Ronaldo will not be sold
Cristiano Ronaldo will still be a Manchester United player when the season begins next month, his manager Sir Alex Ferguson said on Friday. The Portugal forward has been consistently linked with a big-money move to Real Madrid and had seemed to be on his way out of Old Trafford. But at a press conference in South Africa - where...

Manchester United manager Ferguson says Ronaldo will not be sold

FIFA: clubs must release under-23 players for Olympics
Under-23 players must be released for the Beijing Olympics, world football supremo Joseph Blatter said in a statement issued on Wednesday. 'The release of players below the age of 23 has always been mandatory for all clubs. The same principle shall apply for Beijing 2008,' the FIFA boss Blatter said in a statement. The statement...

FIFA: clubs must release under-23 players for Olympics

Newcastle manager Keegan to give Barton 'second chance'
Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan said on Sunday that he is willing to give troubled midfielder Joey Barton another chance with the English Premier League club. Barton is due to return to the club later this month after serving a six-month prison sentence for assault. Keegan told BBC radio that Barton, considered one of the best...

Newcastle manager Keegan to give Barton 'second chance'

Liverpool sign Brazilian goalkeeper Cavalieri
English football club Liverpool signed the Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri from Palmeiras on Friday. The 25-year-old, who arrived for an undisclosed fee, has signed a four-year contract and is expected initially to serve as understudy to Jose Reina. 'I know it won't be easy to get into the team,' Cavalieri told Liverpool's...

Liverpool sign Brazilian goalkeeper Cavalieri

Chelsea reject Inter's Lampard approach, won't get Milan's Kaka
English football giants Chelsea confirmed on Tuesday that they have rejected an approach from Italian champions Inter Milan for Frank Lampard. The England midfielder is a key target for his former manager Jose Mourinho, who took charge at Inter earlier in the summer. But the west London club have insisted they are unwilling to...

Chelsea reject Inter's Lampard approach, won't get Milan's Kaka

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