Argentine international defender Diego Placente on Monday signed a two-year contract with French first division runners-up Bordeaux. -- read full article
Sunderland have signed Senegal
striker El Hadji Diouf from Bolton for an undisclosed fee, the
Premier League club said on their website (www.safc.com) on
Monday.
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Liverpool have signed Ireland captain
Robbie Keane from Tottenham Hotspur for 19 million pounds
($37.76 million), the Premier League club said on their website
(www.liverpoolfc.tv) on Monday.
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Liverpool signed Robbie Keane from Premier League rivals Tottenham on a four-year deal, a statement on the Anfield club's website said Monday. -- read full article
El Hadji Diouf has become the latest addition to the Sunderland squad after joining the north-east club from Premier League rivals Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on Monday. -- read full article
Brazil won its third straight Beach Soccer World Cup title Sunday, defeating Italy 5-3 behind two goals apiece from Bruno and Sidney. Portugal took the third-place game, getting three goals from Madjer in a 5-4 victory over Spain. Amarelle had three goals for Spain and earned the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. -- read full article
European champions Manchester United defeated fellow English Premier League club Portsmouth 2-1 in a pre-season friendly played at the Abuja National Stadium in Lagos on Sunday. -- read full article
Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says he is targeting an unprecedented four trophies in his first season and is close to finalising the starting 11 who he hopes will achieve the feat. -- read full article
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon expects Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Andriy Shevchenko to start the season at Stamford Bridge, and has reiterated the club's interest in Robinho. -- read full article
Real Madrid coach Bernd
Schuster is concerned that his club's obsession with signing
Cristiano Ronaldo could cause them to miss out on buying other
players.
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Newcastle United manager Kevin
Keegan will welcome midfielder Joey Barton back to the Premier
League club when he is released from prison.
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