FORMER BESIKTAS GREAT SERGEN YALCIN COMING TO NEW YORK!
August 18, 2008
Besiktas USA organization in New York will be bringing former Besiktas geat Sergen Yalcin to August 30Th Victory Gala Party that will take place on the waters of Manhattan island.
Besiktas USA will host the Gala party on August 29Th ,2008 on the Famous Cornucopia Majesty ship. There will be plenty of food and Turkish Music on the dinner boat.
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REAL MADRID TRANSFER NEWS 2008: BAPTISTA GOES TO AC ROMA
August 14, 2008
Local Sports daily “Marca” has published on its web that Italian Club
AC ROMA has finally signed REAL MADRID Brazilian International
midfielder JULIO BAPTISTA
The transfer fee is 12M€ plus incentives & the player signs for Roma
for the next 4 years. The player is expected to fly off to Rome this
Sunday for all the formalities & latter be presented to media & fans
by the Italian Club.
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The Slave Camp at Lazio
August 8, 2008
This has been news in the calcio world recently. When Lazio first met up for pre-season training in mid-July, coach Delio Rossi made a list of players that did not fit into his plans for the coming season. These players are: Roberto Baronio (considered as a youngster to be the next great Italian midfielder, never happened), Simone Inzaghi (Pippo’s younger brother who has always been more technically gifted than Pippo, but not as successful), Massimo Mutarelli (a defensive midfielder who works hard all game, impressed at Palermo), Tommaso Berni (a young goalkeeper who was never given a chance), Alberto Quadri (another promising player as a youngster but has turned out to be an average player), and Guglielmo Stendardo (on loan at Juve last season, a decent defender who has also garnered interest from Milan and Inter).
So when the list of players of who would be taking part in pre-season training camp was posted, the names of these 6 players were not listed. While their teammates were off to the Italian Alps, these 6 players stayed back in Rome, and were told by the club that they were not part of the first team and had to train at Lazio’s Formello training ground by themselves with just Lazio’s athletic trainer Angelo Crialesi to look over them. In a recent interview Massimo Mutarelli said that he asked to rescind his contract, but has not received an answer yet. He said that the club has not even supplied them with equipment to train with, and it really is a scandalous situation. He said that Delio Rossi had not even told any of the players anything.
The only player that isn’t really fazed by all of this is Guglielmo Stendardo, who was expecting to leave this summer anyway, and has offers from various clubs. He also said that he has no intention to ask for his contract to be rescinded because he has an excellent rapport with Claudio Lotito. Stendardo is wanted by Bologna and was recently linked with Milan in the press. Another possible destination is his hometown club Napoli, who may trade defender Maurizio Domizzi (who has his own problems with Napoli) for him.
The main problem is that it’s almost mid-August and these players face the possibility of not finding a club at all. Lazio has really shown no desire to find them a club as well. Mutarelli is still waiting for his contract to be rescinded so he can be a free agent. Baronio has offers from clubs in Serie B and Valladolid in Spain but nothing is concrete yet. Tommaso Berni has a host of offers from Serie B clubs and may be the first to leave. Simone Inzaghi has scared many clubs away with his high salary (1.2 million per year) and therefore small clubs like Reggina who were interested are not interested unless he rescinds his contract. There was also a rumor that some MLS clubs were interested in Pippo’s younger brother. Alberto Quadri has an offer from Avellino in Serie B and Perugia in Lega Pro.
Yesterday the AIC (Italian Footballer Association) finally got involved releasing this statement:
«Enough, this has to stop, what you are doing to these 6 players is scandalous and not logical, but what is most important is that what you are doing to these players is not legitimate. We hope this is resolved quickly but if it’s not the club will have to be sanctioned in some way. It’s not true that we haven’t been following this horrible story. In fact lawyers of these players have contacted us and we are trying are best to resolve the situation. We hope that it will be resolved.»
So now the ball is in Lotito’s court. We’ll have to see what happens next in the days to come…
What do you think about Lazio’s “slave camp”? Post your thoughts in the comments section.
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PSG Now A Retirement Home
July 21, 2008
PSG has just announced another exciting (depends on where you fit in the Ligue 1 scheme) signing, with the addition of Claude Makelele from Chelsea. At 35, he certainly is not getting any younger, but he has signed a 5, yes 5 year deal with PSG, which will intially see him on a 2 year playing contract with a 3 year management contract, as an ambassador to the community yadda yadda yadda. But their is an option for a 3 year, the could apply if Makelele and the management think he is either still in shape to play or not ready to join the front office yet (excuses excuses).
Along with the signing of Makelele, Lillian Thuram joined PSG earlier in the summer after being a free agent from Barcelona. He, like Makelele, was once one of the worlds best in his position, but now is on the down slope. Which means why is this an exciting signing for PSG? Well, he has great pedigree, and leadership ability which should translate to a more stable PSG team thats loaded with young talent. I know Mamadou Sakho (even Lars M’Biala if he stays at the club) will be happy to learn from Lillian. And Sankhare/N’Goyi will certainly learn alot from Makelele, who will probably be playing along side one of Jeremy Clement or Clement Chantome or Sessegnon.
Also in the offing for PSG is Ludovic Giuly. At 32, he is a youngster to Thuram and Makelele, and should provide some width on the right that the club has lacked for awhile. He could also play as the second striker with Luyindula or Hoarau(or Pauleta if he returns). He will also hope that old friend Jerome Rothen will return to some sort of form he showed at Monaco with him, and that PSG can be a contender for the title this year.
With the signings of Hoarau and Sessegnon to add to these three veterans, PSG has put together a decent squad for the upcoming campaign. I still doubt their strength at right back, while a more creative central player wouldnt be a bad addition. Jimmy Brian’s protracted move keeps swaying back in forth between Rennes and PSG, so we will have to see about that, but for once, will PSG live up to the hype it gets? Or will it be battling relegation for yet another season? Cant wait for the season to get under way!
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Ronaldinho completes $30 million transfer to AC Milan
July 16, 2008
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