September 28th, 2009

Vladimir Bystrov feels good to be home

Vladimir Bystrov has made the headlines thanks to his beautiful goal in the derby match against CSKA, which was his fourth in as many games for his new/old club Zenit. Not only did he score a great goal, but he terrorized CSKA defenders, most of whom are regulars in the national team, throughout the match [...]

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under: Misc. Tags: Spartak Moscow, Vladimir Bystrov, Zenit

February 8th, 2009

Transfer window in Premier League – summary

Boris

The madness is over, the phones are silenced, and January transfer window is closed. With all the snow and traffic collapse in London, the news of the day was Andrei Arshavin’s transfer to Arsenal. A real soap opera lasted over 24 hours, minute after minute contradictory news arrived and it even seemed that nothing is [...]

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under: Premier League Tags: Adams, Allardyce, Arsenal, Arshavin, Aston Villa, BeattieCamare, Belamy, Ben Haim, Benitez, Blackburn, Bolton, Bridge, Bullard, Chelsea, Chimbonda, Dacourt, De Laet, Defoe, Diarra, Diouf, Everton, Fulham, Given, Heskey, Hull, Jo, Kaka, Keane, Kinnear, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mesenguez, Middlesbrough, Mido, Mowbray, Moyes, Mulumbu, Newcastle, Nolan, Nsereko, Palacios, Portsmouth, Quaresma, Redknapp, Santa Cruz, Scolari, Stoke, Sunderland, Tosic, Tottenham, WBA, West Ham, Wigan, Zenit

February 4th, 2009

Arshavin finally in Arsenal

Nemanja

It seems that one of the longest transfer sagas in football history is over and that Andrei Arshavin is set to join Arsenal after the negotiations that lasted incredible 34 days. Even though the clubs have agreed a deal and the player also agreed a contract with the Gunners, the transfer was completed minutes before [...]

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under: Premier League Tags: Arsenal, Arshavin, Zenit

January 29th, 2009

Rumours 29th Jan – Barcelona Linked With Franck Ribery And Philipp Lahm

Paul

Barcelona are stepping up their quest to tempt Franck Ribery and Philipp Lahm to join them in the summer as Txiki Begiristain travelled to Munich to lay the foundations, if Sport Bild are to be believed. According to the German weekly, Lahm is currently valued at €25 million and has a contract until 2012, while [...]

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under: Rumours Tags: Barcelona, Bayern, Del Piero, Diego, Iaquinta, Juventus, Kezman, Lahm, PSG, Raul, Real Madrid, Ribery, Zenit

January 27th, 2009

Rumours 27th Jan – Gunners agree Arshavin fee

Paul

Arsenal have struck a deal with Zenit St Petersburg for Andrei Arshavin, according to the Russian club, but a transfer is still some way from being concluded. Zenit have not revealed the figure Arsenal have bid for the club’s long-serving star, although they claim the fee is the ‘real market value of the player’. More…
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under: Rumours Tags: Arsenal, Arshavin, Chelsea, Fiorentina, Hughes, Inter, Juventus, Materazzi, Real Madrid, Robinho, Trezeguet, Valencia, Wigan, Zenit

January 22nd, 2009

Rumours 22nd Jan – Arsenal may get £17 million playmaker for nothing

Paul

Zenit St Petersburg playmaker Andrei Arshavin is threatening to buy out his contract at the Russian club after weeks of uncertainty over his future. The 27-year old has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League in recent weeks, with Arsenal understood to be in talks with the club, however no fee has [...]

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