Inter Milan on Thursday accepted a bid worth a reported $13.2 million from Galatasaray for unsettled Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder. Now the Turkish giant needs to reach anagreement with the player for the transfer to go ahead. According to Sky Sports, Sneijder is believed to be holding out for offers from bigger clubs, possibly Tottenham […]
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Rubin adds goal, assist in 4-1 win over Turkey
[U.S. UNDER-17 MEN] Rubio Rubin, who had scored two goals and two assists in a 4-4 tie with Brazil, came off the benchand had a goal and an assist in the U.S. under-17 national team’s 4-1 win over Turkey in their second game at the Nike International Friendlies at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, […]
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Raul Meireles reunited with Kuyt at Fenerbahce
Turkey is one of the few European countries where the transfer window has not yet closed, and Fenerbahce struck it big with the signing of Chelsea midfielder RaulMeireles for $12.5 million on a four-year contract. The Portuguese international said former Liverpool teammate Dirk Kuyt, who recentlyjoined the Istanbul club, convinced him to make the move. […]
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Fox Soccer to air U.S. U-17 friendlies
[TELEVISION GUIDE] Fans can get a glimpse of the new U.S. under-17 national team in action against three international powers when Fox Soccer broadcastsfriendlies against Brazil, France and Turkey Nov. 30-Dec. 4 during the 2011 Nike International Friendlies in conjunction with the Development Academy Winter Showcase, which will be held at the PremierSports Campus in […]
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Three things we learned on Wednesday
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Manchester City’s $1 billion-plus investment in players doesn’t mean they come nerve-free. City suffered from a case of the jitters andhad to settle for a 1-1 tie with Napoli in its UEFA Champions League debut. For what we learned Wednesday about City’s shaky start, the goalkeeping situation at Man United and new […]
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Turkish champ Fenerbahce hit by match-fixing allegations
Turkish police launched raids in 15 provinces on Sunday, searching offices and detaining players and administrators in connection with match-fixing allegations that have rocked Turkish soccer. Share prices of league champion Fenerbahce have plunged since its president, Aziz Yildirim, was among 60 people detained in theinvestigation. Games being investigated include matches in which Fenerbahce beat Eskisehirspor […]
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American soccer this week …
[SCOREBOARD] The MLS Reserve League not only gives reserves a chance to get action, it gives teams a chance to tryout free agents. Turkish-German trialist Sercan Guvenisik, a veteran of seven teams in Germany and two in Turkey, certainly made an impression with the San JoseEarthquakes with two goals in the first 22 minutes of their […]
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Adu's Rizespor stays down
[AMERICANS ABROAD] The bid of Freddy Adu‘s Rizespor to earn promotion to the top flight of Turkish soccer ended onThursday when it tied Oduspor, 3-3, losing the promotion playoff series, 7-3 on aggregate. American Charles Kazlauskas‘ bid to move up to theEredivisie in the Netherlands faded when Helmond Sport lost, 5-1, at home to Excelsior […]
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Adu, Bedoya and Buddle all score
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Freddy Adu had a goal — on a header no less — and an assist in Rizespor’s 3-1 win over TavsanliLinyitspor that moved it make into contention for a place in the promotion playoffs of Turkey’s second division. Alejandro Bedoya had his third goal for of theyoung Swedish season for Orebro in its […]
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Adu scores in losing effort
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Freddy Adu scored his third goal for Turkish club Rizespor in its 2-1 loss at Adanspor that droppedit out of the top six in the Bank Asya 1. League with two games to play. For all the Americans in action abroad … First-place Samsunspor clinched promotion to Turkey’s top level, andMersin Idmanyurdu is […]