What a match!!!!
Playing at HOME with FIRST TEAM against FIRST LEAGUE TEAM should be an EASY GAME but they make it so HARD and LOSE the game 0-1. A CHAMPION team playing like a SCHOOL KIDS!!!!!!! (facebook comment)
Getting this SMS from Mr.Andy (A MU fans) minute after the match...
"Congratulations! To all the Man Utd fans. MU need to lose more often n I hope they end the season trophyless. So that d whole team can be reformed. Useless players need to be sold n purchase some good players. Now d whole team is playing like a loser."
Facebook comment from Mr. Michael
"arghhh"
Facebook comment from Mr. Wayne (Chelsea Fan)
"yay!!!!
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
Friday, December 18, 2009
The Harimau Muda ended Malaysia 20-year gold drought in the SEA Games men’s football competition
On the nite of 17/12/09 the harimau muda ended Malaysia 20-year gold drought in the SEA Games men’s football competition.
The national team’s last success at the biennial event came when they beat Singapore 1-0 in the KL SEA Games in 1989.
It all thank to an own goal by Vietnam player (Mai Xuan Hop) in the 85th minute.
National coach K. Rajagopal was full of praise for his warriors, who created history.
“We achieved an historic feat in Vientiane,” said a jubilant Rajagopal.
Will this be a new beginning for Malaysia football?
or
This are just one of the lucky day for the Malaysia team?
Winning the SEA Games gold medal alone is not enough!
We need to ensure that the national football team remain competitive and able to challenge for more honours.
PM say hoped the victory was not just a seasonal success or for a short-term only but represented a continuous path towards bigger achievements.
“I want to see improvements in the team in the context of our position compared with those of other countries,” say Najib
Congratulation to the Malaysia football team!!!!
The national team’s last success at the biennial event came when they beat Singapore 1-0 in the KL SEA Games in 1989.
It all thank to an own goal by Vietnam player (Mai Xuan Hop) in the 85th minute.
National coach K. Rajagopal was full of praise for his warriors, who created history.
“We achieved an historic feat in Vientiane,” said a jubilant Rajagopal.
Will this be a new beginning for Malaysia football?
or
This are just one of the lucky day for the Malaysia team?
Winning the SEA Games gold medal alone is not enough!
We need to ensure that the national football team remain competitive and able to challenge for more honours.
PM say hoped the victory was not just a seasonal success or for a short-term only but represented a continuous path towards bigger achievements.
“I want to see improvements in the team in the context of our position compared with those of other countries,” say Najib
Congratulation to the Malaysia football team!!!!
Monday, April 27, 2009
Ryan Giggs: PFA Player of the Year
We take a detailed look at the distinguished career of one of Manchester United's most successful and beloved players.
1973: Born Ryan Joseph Wilson on November 29 in Cardiff.
1990: Signs as a trainee with Manchester United in July and then as a professional at the start of December.
1991: Adopts mother's maiden name and becomes Ryan Giggs.
March - Makes United debut aged 17 as a substitute against Everton. Two months later he scores the winner against Manchester City at Old Trafford on his full debut.
October - Becomes the youngest footballer to represent Wales when he plays against Germany in Nuremberg aged 17 years and 322 days.
November - Wins his first piece of silverware with United as the Reds beat Red Star Belgrade to lift the UEFA Super Cup.
1992: Helps United lift League Cup and that season is voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
1993: Becomes first player to be named PFA Young Player of the Year twice.
Member of United side which ends the club's 26-year wait to win the league title.
1994: Helps United win the Premier League and FA Cup double for the first time in the club's history.
1996: Helps the Reds win the double for a second time.
1997: Wins a third league title in four years and in October scores a memorable goal in their 3-2 Champions League victory over Juventus at Old Trafford.
1998: Injures his hamstring in February and is out for six weeks as United finish the season empty-handed.
1999: Scores stunning winner in United's epic FA Cup semi-final replay victory over Arsenal at Villa Park in April. Helps the Reds complete an historic treble of European Cup, Premier League and FA Cup.
2000: Wins his sixth Premier League winners' medal in eight years.
2001: Collects his seventh league championship and 12th major honour in total.
July - Signs a new five-year contact worth around £50,000 a week. Sent off for the first time in his career for two bookable offences as Wales crash 3-2 in Norway.
2002: April: Describes United's Champions League semi-final defeat by Bayer Leverkusen as the "low point" of his career. United finish third in Premier League.
August 23: Nets 100th goal for United in all competitions with the team's second goal in league game at Chelsea.
2003: May - United are crowned champions again.
September - Giggs, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, charged with improper conduct by the Football Association following his involvement in confrontations with Arsenal players after a goalless draw at Old Trafford.
November - Giggs elbows Russia's Vadim Evseev in Euro 2004 play-off in Moscow, prompting the Russian football association to call for an immediate ban.
December - Giggs fined £7,500 and warned as to his future conduct at an FA disciplinary hearing into Old Trafford fracas. Then suspended for two matches for Evseev incident.
2004: May - United finish third in the table but Giggs lines up in the 3-0 FA Cup final victory over Millwall.
2005: May - Signs two-year contract extension, taking him through to June 2007: February - Scores the only goal as United defeat Lille in the Champions League last-16 first leg, curling home a quickly-taken free-kick as home goalkeeper Tony Sylva lined up his wall. The French side appeared to briefly contemplate a walk-off in protest and later appealed to UEFA claiming the goal should not have stood.
May 6 - Wins ninth Premier League title with Manchester United.
May 30 - Announces retirement from international football.
October 16 - Signs new contract until end of June 2009.
2008: May 11 - Equals Sir Bobby Charlton's appearance record for the club when he plays his 758th game against Wigan.
May 21 - Breaks Sir Bobby Charlton's record after coming on as a substitute - and scoring a penalty in the dramatic shoot-out - as Manchester United beat Chelsea in the Champions League final.
2009: February 12 - Signs new deal with United, committing him to the club until June 2010.
April 26 - Voted Professional Footballers' Association player of the year.
Manchester United Greatest Comback!!!!!
Last Saturday MU VS Spurs was the greatest match I ever watch...
A controversial penalty and sensational second-half fightback helped MU beat Spurs to retain the top spot in the Premier League.
Spurs was hunting their first win at Old Trafford for 20 years... With Jemain Defoe back in London following the death of his half-brother, Bent lead the front line. Vedran Corluka curled in a cross from the right and Bent got better of Rio Ferdinand to crash home his 17th goal of the season from six yards.
Spurs went 2-0 up moments later when Modric converted Aaron Lennon's cross at the far post after the winger had jinked his way past Patrice Evra on the right.
SAF replaced the lackluster Nani with the far more industrious Carlos Tevez. Two minutes later, Carrick burst into the bos and nipped the ball around Gomes, who was rules to have tripped Carrick as he dived at the ball. The Spurs player and Harry Redknapp was not happy with Haward Webb's decision.
But they were powerless to stop CR7 from reducing the deficit from the penalty spot. Then come the equalizer from Rooney. Rooney blasted home from outside the box after Rafael and Berbatov had combined to set up Rooney.
Minutes later, MU were in front. Rooney crossing from the left for CR7 to head home their third goal.
The misery continue for Spurs as Rooney make it 4-2 when his volley from CR7's delicate cross crept over the line despite the scrambled efforts of Woodgate.
All the four goals were score in just 14 minutes. The fifth goal arrived coutesy of the boot of former Spurs player Berbatov.
His initial header was saves by Gomes, but the Bulgarian stabbed home the loose ball to cap a remarkable afternoon.
Player of the match: Wayne Rooney.
A controversial penalty and sensational second-half fightback helped MU beat Spurs to retain the top spot in the Premier League.
Spurs was hunting their first win at Old Trafford for 20 years... With Jemain Defoe back in London following the death of his half-brother, Bent lead the front line. Vedran Corluka curled in a cross from the right and Bent got better of Rio Ferdinand to crash home his 17th goal of the season from six yards.
Spurs went 2-0 up moments later when Modric converted Aaron Lennon's cross at the far post after the winger had jinked his way past Patrice Evra on the right.
SAF replaced the lackluster Nani with the far more industrious Carlos Tevez. Two minutes later, Carrick burst into the bos and nipped the ball around Gomes, who was rules to have tripped Carrick as he dived at the ball. The Spurs player and Harry Redknapp was not happy with Haward Webb's decision.
But they were powerless to stop CR7 from reducing the deficit from the penalty spot. Then come the equalizer from Rooney. Rooney blasted home from outside the box after Rafael and Berbatov had combined to set up Rooney.
Minutes later, MU were in front. Rooney crossing from the left for CR7 to head home their third goal.
The misery continue for Spurs as Rooney make it 4-2 when his volley from CR7's delicate cross crept over the line despite the scrambled efforts of Woodgate.
All the four goals were score in just 14 minutes. The fifth goal arrived coutesy of the boot of former Spurs player Berbatov.
His initial header was saves by Gomes, but the Bulgarian stabbed home the loose ball to cap a remarkable afternoon.
Player of the match: Wayne Rooney.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Who is Federico "Kiko" MacHeda?
2Goal from 2 Premier League start.Is he the Next Super Sub? Who is he?
Federico "Kiko" Macheda (born 22 August 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English club Manchester United. He joined Manchester United from Lazio in September 2007.
Born in Rome, Macheda began his football career with local side Lazio. However, due to Italian football regulations preventing under-18s from signing professional contracts, he was not permanently tied to the club, and shortly after his 16th birthday, he was signed by Manchester United of England, where regulations permit the signing of players aged 16 and up.[1] Following his family's relocation to England, he officially joined the club as a trainee on 16 September 2007, and began a three-year scholarship in the club's Academy.
He went straight into the Manchester United Under-18 side, and scored the only goal of the game on his debut, a 1–0 away win over Barnsley on 15 September 2007.In his first season with the club, he finished as the Under-18s' top scorer with a total of 12 goals in 21 appearances for the under-18s, and even made his debut for the reserves on 26 February 2008, when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Gerard Piqué in a 2–0 away defeat to Liverpool.On 12 May 2008, Macheda earned a Manchester Senior Cup winners' medal when he was named as an unused substitute for the 2–0 win over Bolton Wanderers in the final.
Macheda signed his first professional contract with Manchester United on his 17th birthday in August 2008.In the 2008–09 season, he continued in the under-18 side, while also making a few appearances for the reserves. Towards the end of the season, Macheda enjoyed an extended run in the reserve team, scoring eight goals in eight games, including a hat-trick against Newcastle United on 30 March 2009,and he was rewarded by being selected for the first team for the match against Aston Villa on 5 April 2009.[8] With United 2–1 down heading into the final third of the game, manager Alex Ferguson substituted Macheda for Nani just after the hour mark. After Cristiano Ronaldo equalised for United in the 80th minute, Macheda won the match with a turn to evade his marker followed by a curling effort from just inside the area in the third minute of injury time.
Macheda was named on the bench for United's next two games – first against Porto in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final,and then against Sunderland in the league – making his second appearance for the club in the latter game. Just 46 seconds after taking to the field in place of Dimitar Berbatov, Macheda had the ball in the back of the net for the second time in his United career, deflecting a Michael Carrick shot past Craig Gordon in the Sunderland goal.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Carling Cup showdown
Carling Cup Final at Wembley Stadium tomorrow. Kick-off time 1500GMT (11pm Malaysia time). Live coverage on Astro SuperSport (811).
Red-hot favourites Manchester will face holders Tottenham is what promises to be an intriguing Carling cup final.
What are my cup final predictions?
For me, with players like Vidic, Ferdinand and Evans you have 3 outstanding centre-halves. And United also have a world-class keeper Van Der Sar. With this combination has helped United becomes a very difficult team to score against this season.
United feature in Carling Cup final for 6 time and they won 2 of the final on 1992 and 2006. They become runner-up on 1983, 1991, 1994 and 2003.
It'll be interesting to see how Sir Alex goes about picking the team to play Spurs. With young midfielder Darron Gibson and striker Danny Welbeck as starting XI. Sir Alex want to win the cup so there will be experience on the pitch and big hitter on the bench.
Holders Spurs have got worries elsewhere they're still in the precarious position in the league. Survival is the be all and end all for them so if they had the choice of winning on Sunday or staying in the Premier League, I know which one their fan would choose.
Harry Redknapp has a tough task ahead of him. He got a limited squad he can pick from because a few of the big names are cup-tied. Among them are Robbie Keane, Wilson Palacios, Pascal Chimbonda and Carlo Cudicini. Fraizer Campbell cannot play because he's on load from United. That just leave Darren Bent and Roman Pavlyuchenko to try break down the United defence. Harry may chooses to play 4-5-1 and leave Bent on the bench with Pavlyuchenko as main target man.
United will be outstanding favourites. They've got a great squad and have an superb season so far.
j03Y
Red-hot favourites Manchester will face holders Tottenham is what promises to be an intriguing Carling cup final.
What are my cup final predictions?
For me, with players like Vidic, Ferdinand and Evans you have 3 outstanding centre-halves. And United also have a world-class keeper Van Der Sar. With this combination has helped United becomes a very difficult team to score against this season.
United feature in Carling Cup final for 6 time and they won 2 of the final on 1992 and 2006. They become runner-up on 1983, 1991, 1994 and 2003.
It'll be interesting to see how Sir Alex goes about picking the team to play Spurs. With young midfielder Darron Gibson and striker Danny Welbeck as starting XI. Sir Alex want to win the cup so there will be experience on the pitch and big hitter on the bench.
Holders Spurs have got worries elsewhere they're still in the precarious position in the league. Survival is the be all and end all for them so if they had the choice of winning on Sunday or staying in the Premier League, I know which one their fan would choose.
Harry Redknapp has a tough task ahead of him. He got a limited squad he can pick from because a few of the big names are cup-tied. Among them are Robbie Keane, Wilson Palacios, Pascal Chimbonda and Carlo Cudicini. Fraizer Campbell cannot play because he's on load from United. That just leave Darren Bent and Roman Pavlyuchenko to try break down the United defence. Harry may chooses to play 4-5-1 and leave Bent on the bench with Pavlyuchenko as main target man.
United will be outstanding favourites. They've got a great squad and have an superb season so far.
j03Y
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
2009 NBA All-Star Game
The 2009 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 15, 2009 at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the Phoenix Suns. The game was the 58th annual NBA All-Star Game. This was the third time Phoenix has hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 1975 and 1995 games. Commissioner David Stern made the announcement at a news conference on November 8, 2007 at US Airways Center. Toronto, New York, Oakland and Milwaukee reportedly were contenders for the 2009 contest.
The All-Star Game
February 15 Eastern Conference All-Stars 119, Western Conference All-Stars 146
Roster
Eastern Conference
Starter
Allen Iverson
Dwyane Wade
LeBron James
Kevin Garnett
Dwight Howard
Reserves
Jameer Nelson
Devin Harris
Mo Williams
Paul Pierce
Rashard Lewis
Chris Bosh
Danny Granger
Ray Allen
Joe Johnson
Western Conference
Starter
Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
Amaré Stoudemire
Tim Duncan
Yao Ming
Reserves
Tony Parker
Chauncey Billups
Brandon Roy
David West
Dirk Nowitzki
Paul Gasol
Shaquille O'Neal
Coaches
Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown
Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson
Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
Winner: Nate Robinson
Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout
Winner: Daequan Cook
PlayStation Skills Challenge
Winner: Derrick Rose
The All-Star Game
February 15 Eastern Conference All-Stars 119, Western Conference All-Stars 146
Roster
Eastern Conference
Starter
Allen Iverson
Dwyane Wade
LeBron James
Kevin Garnett
Dwight Howard
Reserves
Jameer Nelson
Devin Harris
Mo Williams
Paul Pierce
Rashard Lewis
Chris Bosh
Danny Granger
Ray Allen
Joe Johnson
Western Conference
Starter
Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
Amaré Stoudemire
Tim Duncan
Yao Ming
Reserves
Tony Parker
Chauncey Billups
Brandon Roy
David West
Dirk Nowitzki
Paul Gasol
Shaquille O'Neal
Coaches
Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown
Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson
Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
Winner: Nate Robinson
Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout
Winner: Daequan Cook
PlayStation Skills Challenge
Winner: Derrick Rose
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
January 2009 transfer window in EPL
As of 2 February 2009
Arsenal
In:
Andrei Arshavin (£15m initially, Zenit St. Petersburg)
Out:
Jay Simpson (loan, West Brom)
Gavin Hoyte (loan, Watford)
Paul Rodgers (loan, Northampton)
Rui Fonte (loan, Crystal Palace)
Henri Lansbury (loan, Scunthorpe)
Aston Villa
In:
Emile Heskey (£3.5m, Wigan)
Out:
Sam Williams (loan, Walsall)
Blackburn Rovers
in:
Gael Givet (loan, Marseille)
El-Hadji Diouf (£2m, Sunderland)
Out:
Eddie Nolan (undisclosed, Preston)
Sergio Peter (undisclosed, Sparta Prague)
Frank Fielding (loan, Rochdale)
Jamie Clarke (free, Rotherham)
Bolton Wanderers
In:
Sebastien Puygrenier (loan, Zenit St. Petersburg)
Ariza Makukula (loan, Benfica)
Mark Davies (£1m, Wolves)
Out:
Heidar Helguson (undisclosed, QPR)
Kevin Nolan (£4.5m, Newcastle)
Chelsea
In:
Michael Mancienne (loan return, Wolves)
Gokhan Tore (undisclosed, Bayer Leverkusen)
Ricardo Quaresma (loan, Inter Milan)
Out:
Jack Cork (loan, Watford)
Wayne Bridge (undisclosed, Manchester City)
Ben Sahar (loan, De Graafschap)
Scott Sinclair (loan, Birmingham)
Carlo Cudicini (free, Tottenham)
Lee Sawyer (loan, Coventry)
Carl Magnay (loan, MK Dons)
Everton
In:
Troy Archibald-Herville (loan, Tottenham)
Jo (loan, Manchester City)
Out:
Lee Molyneux (free, Southampton)
John Ruddy (loan, Crewe)
Fulham
In:
Lee Molyneux (free, Southampton)
John Ruddy (loan, Crewe)
Out:
T.J. Moncur (free, Wycombe)
Hameur Bouazza (loan, Birmingham)
Seol Ki-Hyeon (loan, Al-Hilal)
Jimmy Bullard (£5m, Hull)
Leon Andreasen (loan, Hannover 96)
Andranik Teymourian (loan, Barnsley)
Adrian Leijer (loan, Norwich)
Hull City
In:
Kevin Kilbane (undisclosed, Wigan)
Manucho (loan, Manchester United)
Jimmy Bullard (£5m, Fulham)
Kamil Zayatte (£2.5m, Young Boys)
Out:
Dean Windass (loan, Oldham)
Wayne Brown (loan, Leicester)
Liverpool
In:
Out:
Jermaine Pennant (loan, Portsmouth)
Craig Lindfield (loan, Accrington Stanley)
Krisztian Nemeth (loan, Blackpool)
Robbie Keane (£12m, Tottenham)
Adam Hammill (loan, Barnsley)
Peter Gulacsi (loan, Hereford)
Manchester City
In:
Wayne Bridge (undisclosed, Chelsea)
Craig Bellamy (£14m, West Ham)
Nigel de Jong (£17m, Hamburg SV)
Shay Given (£6m, Newcastle)
Out:
Sam Williamson (loan, Wrexham)
Javan Vidal (loan, Aberdeen)
Paul Marshall (loan, Blackpool)
Tal Ben Haim (loan, Sunderland)
Jo (loan, Everton)
Manchester United
In:
Zoran Tosic (undisclosed, Partizan Belgrade)
Adem Ljajic (undisclosed, Partizan Belgrade)
Richie De Laet (undisclosed, Stoke City)
Out:
David Gray (loan, Plymouth)
Adem Ljajic (loan, Partizan Belgrade)
Sam Hewson (loan, Hereford)
Manucho (loan, Hull)
Tom Cleverley (loan, Leicester)
James Chester (loan, Peterborough)
Middlesbrough
In:
Marlon King (loan, Wigan)
Out:
Seb Hines (loan, Derby)
Jonathan Grounds (loan, Norwich City)
Graeme Owens (loan, Blackpool)
Tom Craddock (£80k, Luton)
Newcastle United
In:
Kevin Nolan (£4.5m, Bolton)
Ryan Taylor (undisclosed, Wigan)
Out:
Shay Given (£6m, Manchester City)
Charles N’Zogbia (£6m, Wigan)
Portsmouth
In:
Nadir Belhadj (£4.4m, Lens)
Jermaine Pennant (loan, Liverpool)
Hayden Mullins (£2m, West Ham)
Pele (loan, Porto)
Angelos Basinas (undisclosed, AEK Athens)
Theofanis Gekas (loan, Bayer Leverkusen)
Out:
Lassana Diarra (£20m, Real Madrid)
Jermain Defoe (£15m, Tottenham)
Khaleem Hyland (loan, Zuite Waregem)
Stoke City
In:
Matthew Etherington (£2m, West Ham)
James Beattie (£3.75m, Sheffield United)
Henri Camara (loan, Wigan)
Out:
Richie De Laet (undisclosed, Manchester United)
Nathaniel Wedderburn (loan, Notts County)
Tom Soares (loan, Charlton)
Carl Dickinson (loan, Leeds)
Ryan Shotton (loan, Tranmere)
Lewis Buxton (small fee, Sheffield Wednesday)
Sunderland
In:
Calum Davenport (loan, West Ham)
Tal Ben Haim (loan, Manchester City)
Out:
Roy O’Donovan (loan, Blackpool)
Graham Kavanagh (free, Carlisle)
Liam Miller (loan, QPR)
Pascal Chimbonda (£2.5m, Tottenham)
El-Hadji Diouf (£2m, Blackburn)
Michael Chopra (loan, Cardiff)
Tottenham
In:
Jermain Defoe (£15m, Portsmouth)
Wilson Palacios (£12m, Wigan)
Pascal Chimbonda (£2.5m, Sunderland)
Carlo Cudicini (free, Chelsea)
Robbie Keane (£12m, Liverpool)
Out:
Paul Staltieri (free, Borussia Monchengladbach)
Kevin-Prince Boateng (loan, Borussia Dortmund)
David Button (loan, Bournemouth)
Tony Archibald-Herville (loan, Everton)
Cesar Sanchez (undisclosed, Valencia)
Hossam Ghaly (undisclosed, Nassr Saudi Club)
Tomas Pekhart (loan, Sparta Prague)
West brom
In:
Jay Simpson (loan, Arsenal)
Marc-Antoine Fortune (loan, Nancy)
Youssouf Mulumbu (loan, PSG)
Juan Carlos Menseguez (loan, San Lorenzo)
Out:
Joss Labadie (loan, Shrewsbury)
Lee Baker (loan, Kidderminster)
Sherjill MacDonald (loan, Roeselare)
West Ham
In:
Savio Nsereko (£10m, Brescia)
Radoslav Kovac (loan, Spartak Moscow)
Out:
Joe Widdowson (loan, Grimsby)
Matthew Etherington (£2m, Stoke City)
Lee Bowyer (loan, Birmingham)
Kyel Reid (loan, Wolves)
Craig Bellamy (£14m, Manchester City)
Hayden Mullins (£2m, Portsmouth)
Julien Faubert (loan, Real Madrid)
Calum Davenport (loan, Sunderland)
Wigan
In:
Hugo Rodallega (£4.5m, Necaxa)
Ben Watson (£2m, Crystal Palace)
Charles N’Zogbia (£6m, Newcastle)
Out:
Lewis Montrose (loan, Cheltenham)
Luke Ashworth (free, Leyton Orient)
Kevin Kilbane (undisclosed, Hull)
Wilson Palacios (£12m, Tottenham)
Marlon King (loan, Wigan)
Emile Heskey (£3.5m, Aston Villa)
Ryan Taylor (undisclosed, Newcastle)
Henri Camara (loan, Stoke)
Arsenal
In:
Andrei Arshavin (£15m initially, Zenit St. Petersburg)
Out:
Jay Simpson (loan, West Brom)
Gavin Hoyte (loan, Watford)
Paul Rodgers (loan, Northampton)
Rui Fonte (loan, Crystal Palace)
Henri Lansbury (loan, Scunthorpe)
Aston Villa
In:
Emile Heskey (£3.5m, Wigan)
Out:
Sam Williams (loan, Walsall)
Blackburn Rovers
in:
Gael Givet (loan, Marseille)
El-Hadji Diouf (£2m, Sunderland)
Out:
Eddie Nolan (undisclosed, Preston)
Sergio Peter (undisclosed, Sparta Prague)
Frank Fielding (loan, Rochdale)
Jamie Clarke (free, Rotherham)
Bolton Wanderers
In:
Sebastien Puygrenier (loan, Zenit St. Petersburg)
Ariza Makukula (loan, Benfica)
Mark Davies (£1m, Wolves)
Out:
Heidar Helguson (undisclosed, QPR)
Kevin Nolan (£4.5m, Newcastle)
Chelsea
In:
Michael Mancienne (loan return, Wolves)
Gokhan Tore (undisclosed, Bayer Leverkusen)
Ricardo Quaresma (loan, Inter Milan)
Out:
Jack Cork (loan, Watford)
Wayne Bridge (undisclosed, Manchester City)
Ben Sahar (loan, De Graafschap)
Scott Sinclair (loan, Birmingham)
Carlo Cudicini (free, Tottenham)
Lee Sawyer (loan, Coventry)
Carl Magnay (loan, MK Dons)
Everton
In:
Troy Archibald-Herville (loan, Tottenham)
Jo (loan, Manchester City)
Out:
Lee Molyneux (free, Southampton)
John Ruddy (loan, Crewe)
Fulham
In:
Lee Molyneux (free, Southampton)
John Ruddy (loan, Crewe)
Out:
T.J. Moncur (free, Wycombe)
Hameur Bouazza (loan, Birmingham)
Seol Ki-Hyeon (loan, Al-Hilal)
Jimmy Bullard (£5m, Hull)
Leon Andreasen (loan, Hannover 96)
Andranik Teymourian (loan, Barnsley)
Adrian Leijer (loan, Norwich)
Hull City
In:
Kevin Kilbane (undisclosed, Wigan)
Manucho (loan, Manchester United)
Jimmy Bullard (£5m, Fulham)
Kamil Zayatte (£2.5m, Young Boys)
Out:
Dean Windass (loan, Oldham)
Wayne Brown (loan, Leicester)
Liverpool
In:
Out:
Jermaine Pennant (loan, Portsmouth)
Craig Lindfield (loan, Accrington Stanley)
Krisztian Nemeth (loan, Blackpool)
Robbie Keane (£12m, Tottenham)
Adam Hammill (loan, Barnsley)
Peter Gulacsi (loan, Hereford)
Manchester City
In:
Wayne Bridge (undisclosed, Chelsea)
Craig Bellamy (£14m, West Ham)
Nigel de Jong (£17m, Hamburg SV)
Shay Given (£6m, Newcastle)
Out:
Sam Williamson (loan, Wrexham)
Javan Vidal (loan, Aberdeen)
Paul Marshall (loan, Blackpool)
Tal Ben Haim (loan, Sunderland)
Jo (loan, Everton)
Manchester United
In:
Zoran Tosic (undisclosed, Partizan Belgrade)
Adem Ljajic (undisclosed, Partizan Belgrade)
Richie De Laet (undisclosed, Stoke City)
Out:
David Gray (loan, Plymouth)
Adem Ljajic (loan, Partizan Belgrade)
Sam Hewson (loan, Hereford)
Manucho (loan, Hull)
Tom Cleverley (loan, Leicester)
James Chester (loan, Peterborough)
Middlesbrough
In:
Marlon King (loan, Wigan)
Out:
Seb Hines (loan, Derby)
Jonathan Grounds (loan, Norwich City)
Graeme Owens (loan, Blackpool)
Tom Craddock (£80k, Luton)
Newcastle United
In:
Kevin Nolan (£4.5m, Bolton)
Ryan Taylor (undisclosed, Wigan)
Out:
Shay Given (£6m, Manchester City)
Charles N’Zogbia (£6m, Wigan)
Portsmouth
In:
Nadir Belhadj (£4.4m, Lens)
Jermaine Pennant (loan, Liverpool)
Hayden Mullins (£2m, West Ham)
Pele (loan, Porto)
Angelos Basinas (undisclosed, AEK Athens)
Theofanis Gekas (loan, Bayer Leverkusen)
Out:
Lassana Diarra (£20m, Real Madrid)
Jermain Defoe (£15m, Tottenham)
Khaleem Hyland (loan, Zuite Waregem)
Stoke City
In:
Matthew Etherington (£2m, West Ham)
James Beattie (£3.75m, Sheffield United)
Henri Camara (loan, Wigan)
Out:
Richie De Laet (undisclosed, Manchester United)
Nathaniel Wedderburn (loan, Notts County)
Tom Soares (loan, Charlton)
Carl Dickinson (loan, Leeds)
Ryan Shotton (loan, Tranmere)
Lewis Buxton (small fee, Sheffield Wednesday)
Sunderland
In:
Calum Davenport (loan, West Ham)
Tal Ben Haim (loan, Manchester City)
Out:
Roy O’Donovan (loan, Blackpool)
Graham Kavanagh (free, Carlisle)
Liam Miller (loan, QPR)
Pascal Chimbonda (£2.5m, Tottenham)
El-Hadji Diouf (£2m, Blackburn)
Michael Chopra (loan, Cardiff)
Tottenham
In:
Jermain Defoe (£15m, Portsmouth)
Wilson Palacios (£12m, Wigan)
Pascal Chimbonda (£2.5m, Sunderland)
Carlo Cudicini (free, Chelsea)
Robbie Keane (£12m, Liverpool)
Out:
Paul Staltieri (free, Borussia Monchengladbach)
Kevin-Prince Boateng (loan, Borussia Dortmund)
David Button (loan, Bournemouth)
Tony Archibald-Herville (loan, Everton)
Cesar Sanchez (undisclosed, Valencia)
Hossam Ghaly (undisclosed, Nassr Saudi Club)
Tomas Pekhart (loan, Sparta Prague)
West brom
In:
Jay Simpson (loan, Arsenal)
Marc-Antoine Fortune (loan, Nancy)
Youssouf Mulumbu (loan, PSG)
Juan Carlos Menseguez (loan, San Lorenzo)
Out:
Joss Labadie (loan, Shrewsbury)
Lee Baker (loan, Kidderminster)
Sherjill MacDonald (loan, Roeselare)
West Ham
In:
Savio Nsereko (£10m, Brescia)
Radoslav Kovac (loan, Spartak Moscow)
Out:
Joe Widdowson (loan, Grimsby)
Matthew Etherington (£2m, Stoke City)
Lee Bowyer (loan, Birmingham)
Kyel Reid (loan, Wolves)
Craig Bellamy (£14m, Manchester City)
Hayden Mullins (£2m, Portsmouth)
Julien Faubert (loan, Real Madrid)
Calum Davenport (loan, Sunderland)
Wigan
In:
Hugo Rodallega (£4.5m, Necaxa)
Ben Watson (£2m, Crystal Palace)
Charles N’Zogbia (£6m, Newcastle)
Out:
Lewis Montrose (loan, Cheltenham)
Luke Ashworth (free, Leyton Orient)
Kevin Kilbane (undisclosed, Hull)
Wilson Palacios (£12m, Tottenham)
Marlon King (loan, Wigan)
Emile Heskey (£3.5m, Aston Villa)
Ryan Taylor (undisclosed, Newcastle)
Henri Camara (loan, Stoke)
Monday, February 2, 2009
Rafael Nadal Australian Open Champion
World No.1 Rafael Nadal has confirmed his place at the pinnacle of men’s tennis following a classic five-set victory over world No. 2 Roger Federer in the Australian Open 2009 final.
It was a battle worthy of a major final, and the world’s top two players put on a memorable performance before the Spaniard triumphed 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 after four hours and 23 minutes on court.
It is the third time in the last four Grand Slam events that Nadal and Federer have played the championship match, and again it was Nadal who emerged superior, winning his first Australian Open title.
Quick facts
For the match, Federer won 174 points to Nadal’s 173
Nadal served at 64 per cent for the match; Federer’s first serve percentage was just 52
Federer had 71 winners and 64 unforced errors, while Nadal had 50 winners and 41 unforced errors
Nadal won 27 points to 16 in the final set, which was the shortest of the match at 34 minutes
Taken from http://www.australianopen.com
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