Wesley Sneijder joins Galatasaray
MILAN, Italy ● Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder has agreed to join Turkish club Galatasaray. Galatasaray said on its website Sunday that it reached a deal with Sneijder pending a medical, which is expected to take place Monday. The contract is for a reported three and a half years and worth (euro)5 million [...]
Bendtner joining Juve on loan from Arsenal
TURIN, Italy ● Nicklas Bendtner has completed his deadline day switch from Arsenal to Juventus. The two clubs have reached an agreement on a season-long loan for the Denmark international, meaning he may still have a future at Emirates Stadium. Juventus will reportedly pay Bendtner C1.5 million ($1.88 -million) this season, and will have the [...]
Nigel de Jong to AC Milan
MANCHESTER, England ● AC Milan have completed the signing of Dutch midfielder Nigel De Jong from Manchester City. De Jong is expected to arrive in Milan later on Thursday with Milan sporting director Ariedo Braida who led the negotiations in England, the ANSA news agency says. The 27-year-old defensive midfielder, who has a reputation as [...]
Dutch Ron Vlaar joins Aston Villa
BIRMINGHAM, England ● Aston Villa have completed the signing of Dutch international defender Ron Vlaar, who has moved from Feyenoord on a three-year contract. Villa announced on Friday that Vlaar would be signing for them after agreeing personal terms – subject to passing a medical – and that has been successfully completed. The fee is [...]
Barcelona post record profit for last season
BARCELONA, Spain ● Barcelona’s failure win La Liga helped them post a record 48.8 million euro ($59.38 million) profit for the 2011-12 season, vice-president for economic affairs Javier Faus said on Friday. After two consecutive years of financial losses, and three consecutive league titles, Barca were beaten to the top spot in Spain by Real [...]
Dynamo Kiev sign Croatia and Spurs’ Kranjcar
KIEV, Ukraine ● Dynamo Kiev have signed Croatia’s attacking midfielder Niko Kranjcar from Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year contract, the Ukrainian club said on their website on Thursday. The 27-year-old, who is with the national squad at Euro 2012, has struggled to get into the first team at the English Premier League side after joining [...]
Dortmund, Bayern fans rush for cup final tickets
BERLIN, Germany — Football fans are scrambling to get tickets for this year’s German Cup final between league leaders Borussia Dortmund and their main rivals Bayern Munich with 328,000 applications already received. Dortmund clash with Bayern at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on May 12 as the top two teams in the Bundesliga go head-to-head in the [...]
Wylde and Celik walk out on Rangers
GLASGOW, Scotland — Gregg Wylde and Mervan Celik have become the first players to leave financially stricken Scottish champions Rangers after administrators rejected a proposal by the squad to have wages deferred. Midfielders Wylde, 20, and Celik, 21, had their offers for voluntary redundancy with no pay-off accepted. Administrators Duff and Phelps were meeting Rangers [...]
Portsmouth could drop out of league over crisis
LONDON, Egnland – Financially-stricken Portsmouth could drop out of the Championship if they are unable to find funds to bankroll the remainder of the season, officials said Thursday. Portsmouth administrator Trevor Birch said the club, which entered administration last month, may not able to complete the current campaign if parachute payments due to the club [...]
