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Cech Set To Make Arsenal Debut In Singapore

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Singapore - Goalkeeper Petr Cech is likely to make his Arsenal debut in Singapore next week after being named Thursday in Arsene Wenger's 27-player squad for the Barclays Asia Trophy. The 33-year-old Czech international joined Arsenal last month on a "long-term contract for an undisclosed fee" from Premier League champions Chelsea after more than a decade at Stamford Bridge. "I'm really excited about joining Arsenal Football Club and can't wait to join up for pre-season," Cech said last month . Cech made more than 400 appearances during his 11 years with Chelsea, winning 13 major trophies including four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the 2012 Champions League. He was voted the club's player of the year in 2011.

Memphis Depay Officially Unveiled At Manchester United

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                                             Welcome to Old Trafford, Memphis Depay. Manchester United's first signing of the summer transfer window was officially unveiled at a press conference Friday, during which he expressed his belief that the club can win the Premier League next season. Depay, 21, joined United for a reported £25 million in May following a season in which he notched 22 goals and five assists through 30 appearances as PSV Eindhoven captured the Eredivisie title. View image on Twitter          Follow Manchester United   ✔ @ManUtd "I think this team has the quality to win a title, and all the trophies it's possible for us to win," says Memphis. 3:15 PM - 10 Jul 2015       3,576 3,576 Retweets     2,299 2,299 favorites

West Ham Confirms €11-million Transfer Of Angelo Ogbonna From Juventus On 4-year deal

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West Ham United  announced Friday that 27-year-old Centre-back  Angelo Ogbonna  completed an  €11-million  transfer from  Juventus  and put pen to paper on a four-year deal. "I am delighted to have joined the Club," Ogbonna said. "I wanted to play in the Premier League and am happy to be in London. My heart told me that the right decision was to play for West Ham United. I cannot wait to start working under Mr. (Slaven) Bilic and with my new teammates. I feel ready for this new adventure."

Jordan Henderson Officially confirmed As Liverpool's New Captain

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Liverpool FC  ✔ @LFC # LFC can confirm that Jordan Henderson has today been officially appointed captain of Liverpool Football Club. 10:01 AM - 10 Jul 2015       9,882 9,882 Retweets     7,765 7,765 favorites "I'm absolutely delighted and proud," Henderson said. "It is a great honour and a huge privilege to be named as the captain of this football club. When Steven wasn't in the team last season, I tried to do the best I could when I stepped in and took the armband. Now I'll be looking to carry that on and continue to grow as captain. "I'll look to give my best all of the time, put the team firmly first and try to give them - or help them with - whatever they need from me." Manager Brendan Rodgers highlighted Henderson's dedication as a reason for the decision, saying: "Jordan is someone who leads through example - through his actions, attitude and application. He shows total commitment to

Cristiano Ronaldo Meets Semi-naked Silicon Dummy Of Himself On Promo Tour

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Cristiano Ronaldo came face to face with a life-sized silicon dummy model of himself while promoting his new electric muscle stimulator in Japan and seemed to be impressed with the latest edition to brand CR7. The 30-year-old was in Tokyo to raise awareness of his electric muscle stimulator and gave his approval of the dummy - created after a 3D scan of his body using 110 micro cameras - after meeting it.

Tit Bits: Cristiano Ronaldo Meets Semi-naked Silicon Dummy Of Himself On Promo Tour

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Cristiano Ronaldo came face to face with a life-sized silicon dummy model of himself while promoting his new... whatever it is these things are, in Japan and seemed to be impressed with the latest edition to brand CR7. Even though it looks like it has just been informed that its house has burned down.

Bastian Schweinsteiger Agrees To 3-year Deal With Manchester United

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Bastian Schweinsteiger is on the verge of swapping his Bayern Munich red in favour of being a Red Devil.German publication Bild reports that the midfielder, 30, has agreed to a three-year deal with Manchester United for    €20-million. Bild notes that Schweinsteiger, who has one year remaining on his contract at Bayern, will make £140,000-a-week with United. The German's arrival would add to a central midfield group that already boasts the likes of  Ander Herrera ,  Michael Carrick ,  Marouane Fellaini and, when needed,  Daley Blind .

This Girl Got Twice Lucky With Christano Ronaldo

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CR7 recoverd her phone and returned it to her. Ronaldo, who's currently in the United States  vacationing before rejoining Real Madrid for preseason training , not only returned Woolstenhulme's phone. The superstar samaritan also took Woolstenhulme and her clique out for dinner at the Wynn hotel.  Austine twitts Bad news is I lost my phone. Good news is it's with Cristiano Ronaldo

Super Eagles Emmanuel Emenike Gets Royal Treatment On Arrival In Dubai

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Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike was received like a king when he arrived Dubai to join his new club Al Ain earlier on Friday. Emenike has joined Al Ain on a season-long loan from top Turkish club Fenerbache. The manager Junaibi thanked the Al Ain board of directors headed by Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan for their efforts to bring a top-quality replacement in Emenike for Ghana skipper Asamoah Gyan.

Talks With Sunday Oliseh Confirmed Names Foreign Assistant Coach?

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The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed it is in talks with former Super Eagles’ captain Sunday Oliseh with regards to the vacant position of the team’s Head Coach. At the weekend, the NFF terminated the appointment of another former captain, Stephen Keshi, over breaches of core terms of his contract. Following the encouragement of a team of the NFF Technical and Development Committee that is working on filling the vacant position, Sunday Oliseh met with NFF President Amaju Pinnick in London on Tuesday. “An offer has been made, and there is understanding, but we have to work out the final details of the agreement in a few days. Of course, the Executive Board has to give approval for his appointment based on the final terms to be agreed,” said Felix Anyansi-Agwu, chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee. As Nigerians await the much eager unveiling of Sunday Olisah, little is known of his Belgian Assistant, Jean Francois Losciuto who also holds a UEFA Li

Olympic Qualifiers Nigeria In The Group Of Death Sisia Laments

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Head Coach of the U-23 National Team, Samson Siasia has described All-Africa Games group B opponents Ghana, Egypt and Senegal as tough nuts, but assured Nigerians that his team will qualify from the group and ultimately aim for the gold medal. Reacting to Thursday's draw held at the CAF headquarters in Egypt, Siasia, who is with his U-23 boys in Port Harcourt preparing for next weekend's African U-23 Championship final round, first leg qualifier against Congo, expressed surprise that the strongest teams in the tournament, pedigree -wise, ended up in the same pool. "I can tell you for free that this group B is a tough one, for all the countries in this group can qualify for the semi finals. All I can say for now is that we are not afraid of any of them, and will know what to do when we get to that bridge." Coach Siasia added that for now, all his concentration is on the African U-23 Championship qualifying fixture home and away to Congo, as that is of