Udinese forward Antonio Di Natale said on Saturday he has put June's costly Euro 2008 penalty miss against Spain well and truly behind him. -- read full article
David Beckham, who sparked a wave of "Beckhamania" one year ago when he joined the Los Angeles Galaxy, has seen the fascination slow and Major League Soccer grow due in part to his arrival. -- read full article
Blackburn Rovers on Friday signed Tottenham's England goalkeeper Paul Robinson for 3.5 million pounds (4.44 million euros), the Lancashire club announced. -- read full article
Blackburn has given Aston Villa permission to open discussions with former United States goalkeeper Brad Friedel about a transfer. The teams had already settled upon a transfer fee for the 37-year-old Friedel, who had extended his contract with Blackburn through to 2010 in February. The Rovers wanted to sign a replacement before selling Friedel and acquired England's Paul Robinson from Tottenham in... -- read full article
Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi said he was hoping to step into Claude Makelele's shoes by making the holding role his own next season. -- read full article
Star midfielder Michael Ballack said he had nothing left to prove in the latter part of his career and backed Chelsea's 30-somethings to have the last laugh over Manchester United's Alex Ferguson. -- read full article
Scott Carson has vowed to erase bitter memories of the mistake that stopped England reaching Euro 2008 by regaining his position as Fabio Capello's first choice goalkeeper. -- read full article
Sunderland midfielder Dwight Yorke is likely to miss the rest of the Premier League club's pre-season programme after suffering a suspected fractured cheekbone. -- read full article
AS Roma's French defender Philippe Mexes suffered a terrifying ordeal when thieves stole his car, with his two-year-old daughter inside. -- read full article
Inter Milan will start their Serie
A title defence under new coach Jose Mourinho at Sampdoria on
Aug. 30 or 31 after the fixtures for the 2008-09 season were
drawn on Friday.
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Manchester United manager
Alex Ferguson said on Friday the idea of a British soccer team
playing at the 2012 London Olympics was a non-starter.
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