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News Bits (7/5 Part 2)
6. Juve goalkeeper is set to be sidelined for three months, after
  undergoing back surgery.

7. Everton have negotiated the first option to sign teenage
  midfielder sensation Arez Abdullayev.
  The Toffees have agreed a deal which allows them to sign
  the highly-rated 18-year-old Azerbaijan international during
  the next 2 years, subject to a work permit.

8. Paulo Sousa looks set to be confirmed as the new manager of
  Leicester following confirmation of his departure from
  Championship rivals Swansea.

9. Deco looks set to leave Chelsea to return home to Brazil
after agreeing terms with Fluminense.
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Results of USA MLS games played this morning (7/5)
Colorado Rapids 1-1 NY Red Bull  (HT 1-1)
LA Galaxy 3-1 Seattle Sounders (HT 1-0)

LA Galaxy are taking a 9pts lead in Western Conference
  but there is still a long way to go (before season ends).
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News Bits (7/6)
1. Gerrado Martino has announced he will be stepping down
   as Paraguay coach  while Rogue Santa Cruz says he has played
   his last World Cup.

2. Middlesboro have completed the signing of striker Kris Boyd
  on a free transfer.

3. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has flown to S.Africa to try
  to complete the signing of Fernando Torres, with sources
  say Abramovich is willing to pay up to GBP55Mil.
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German FA has announced Budesliga I Fixtures for 2010/11 season.
The fixtures for Week 1 are
8/21
B.Munich vs Wolfsburg
Hoffenheim vs Bremen
M'gladbach vs Nurnberg
Cologne vs Kaiserslautern
Freiburg vs St Pauli
Hannover vs E.Frankfurt
Hamburg vs Schalke
Mainz vs Stuttgart
Dortmund vs Leverkusen
Note -- Hamburg and St Pauli both come from Hamburg city.
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News Bits (7/6 Part 2)
4. Inter Milan have turned down an offer for striker Mario Balotelli
  from Premier League side Man C, according to the player's agent.

5. Wesley Sneijder is a GBP25Mil transfer target for Man Utd,
  according to widespread report in the UK press.
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Results of WC Semi-Final played last night (7/6)
Uruguay 2-3 Holland  (HT 1-1)
Scorer -- (Uru) D.Forlan 41'; M.Pereira 90'.
  (Hol) G.v.Bronckhorst 18'; W.Sneijder 70'; A.Robben 73'.

Yellow Card --
(Uru) M.Pereira 22'; Caceres 29'.
(Hol) W.Sneijder 29'; Boulahrouz 78'; M.v.Bommel 90'.
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News Bits (7/7)
1. Nicklas Bendtner could be doubtful for the start of Arsenal
  new Premier League season after failing to fully recover
  from a persistent groin injury.
  He underwent a groin surgery last season but failed to cured the
  problem fully. He may need another groin surgery.

2. Leicester have confirmed the appointment of Paulo Sousa
  as their new manager.

3. West Brom have confirmed their interest in signing Lyon striker
  Frederic Piquionne who played a major role in Portsmouth
  reaching last season FA Cup final.

4. New Birmingham City striker Nikola Zigic will be reporting back
  to pre-season training at the same time as other team-mates,
  after boss Alex McLeish told him he would not be allowed
  any extra holiday.
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German FA (DFB) have announced the fixture list of Budeliga II (Div 2)
  2010/11 season.  Here are the fixtures for Week #1.
8/22 (22 Aug)
Bochum vs TSV 1860
Hertha Berlin vs Oberhausen
Paderborn vs Erzgebirge
Cottbus vs Fortuna Dusseldorf
Greuther vs Karlsruhe
Osnabruck vs Duisburg
FSV Frankfurt vs Bielefeld
Aachen vs Union Berlin
Ingolstadt vs Augsburg
Note -- Hertha and Union Berlin both come from Berlin.
  There will be Berlin derbys.
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News Bits (7/8 8 Jul)
1. West Ham confirmed they are interested in signing
  free agent Dan Gosling.
  The Premier League ruled Gosling, 21, was free to walk away
  from Everton because the club failed to put an offer
  of a new deal before his contract expired.

2. Stoke City have won the race to sign Portsmouth starlet
  Florent Cuvelier.

3. West Ham have emerged as favourite to land Mexico
  winger Pablo Barrera, with Everton, Celtic and Espanyol
  also in the race to sign the Pumas (Mexico) ace.
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News Bits (7/9 Part 1)
1. Juve general director Giuseppe Marotta has indicated the club
  will be listening to offers for Brazilian defender Felipe Melo.

2. Wolfsburg have beaten off competitions from various European
  clubs to capture Simon Kjaer from Palermo on a four-year deal.

3. Genoa have completed the signing of Portugal goalkeeper
  Eduardo from Sp Braga for an undisclosed fee.

4. Owen Hargreaves will miss the start of the season due to
  knee injury, Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson has announced.

5. Argentina captain Javier Mascherano will inform new Liverpool
  manager Roy Hodgson in the next 48 hours that he wants
  to leave Anfield.
  (To be continued. . . More updates in Part 2.)
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