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Landon Donovan has issued the Los Angeles Galaxy an ultimatum - have English superstar David Beckham clean up his act or risk the departure of Donovan, the club´s all-time top active scorer. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/03/donovan-issues-ultimatum-to-galaxy-over-beckham2009-07-03 01:25:03 UEFA President Michel Platini has once again criticized the 'excessive transfer fees' that currently seem to dominate football. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/platini-criticizes-high-transfer-fees2009-07-02 19:21:03 New West Bromwich Albion boss Roberto di Matteo promised Baggies fans on Thursday he would stay true to the club´s traditions of attacking football. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/di-matteo-promises-to-stick-with-baggies-style2009-07-02 19:10:04 UEFA's Executive Committee has approved new guidelines that are meant for match officials to properly deal with racist incidents in stadiums. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/uefa-approves-new-anti-racism-guidelines2009-07-02 19:05:31 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Paul Hartley won't be playing for Celtic next season. This was announced by new manager Tony Mowbray on the club's official website. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/vennegoor-of-hesselink-and-hartley-to-leave-celtic2009-07-02 18:56:53 PSG manager Antoine Kombouare, who has confirmed Paris Saint-Germain's interest in Patrick Vieira, has warned he will not pay too much for the Birmingham target. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/psg-wont-break-the-bank-to-sign-vieira2009-07-02 18:53:41 Marco Materazzi has expressed his delight at being handed a contract extension which will keep him with the Serie A Champions Inter Milan until 2012. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/materazzi-happy-with-new-deal2009-07-02 18:48:29 London based Premier League side Fulham have confirmed that defender Moritz Volz, has left the club at the end of his contract. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/volz-leaves-craven-cottage2009-07-02 18:43:40 European giants Real Madrid, who have already signed Ronaldo, Raul Albiol and Kaka for a combined £148m this summer, have reached an agreement to sign striker Karim Benzema from French side Lyon. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/real-sign-benzema2009-07-02 15:55:06 Wales International Aaron Ramsey has agreed a new long-term contract with Arsenal. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/ramsey-pens-new-gunners-deal2009-07-02 15:44:31 Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich's star player Franck Ribery has become the latest player in Europe, keen on a transfer to Real Madrid. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/ribery-set-to-leave-bayern-for-real2009-07-02 15:35:50 Lyon want to sign Real Madrid´s Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy to replace Karim Benzema who has agreed to join the Spanish giants, sports daily Marca reported on Thursday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/lyon-closing-in-on-reals-van-nistelrooy-report2009-07-02 14:05:04 Barcelona is readying an offer of 20 million euros for Liverpool´s Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano, a Spanish newspaper said on Thursday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/barca-readying-offer-for-mascherano-press2009-07-02 12:50:04 Lyon announced on Thursday they have agreed terms with Turkish giants Galatasaray for the transfer of Ivory Coast striker Kader Keita. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/lyons-keita-signs-for-galatasaray2009-07-02 12:15:04 Valencia striker David Villa, one of the stars of Spain´s victorious Euro 2008 squad, has been in touch with Barcelona about a move to the European champions, Spanish media said Thursday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/david-villa-wants-barca-move-press2009-07-02 12:00:07 English Premier League side Wigan have signed Honduran international midfielder Hendry Thomas on a three-year contract, subject to international clearance. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/honduran-midfielder-thomas-signs-for-wigan2009-07-02 11:50:04 Roque Santa Cruz has said he would relish the opportunity of battling Samuel Eto´o and Carlos Tevez for a place in the Manchester City side next season. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/santa-cruz-ready-for-man-city-striker-battle2009-07-02 03:25:04 Veteran Japanese midfielder Junichi Inamoto is hoping that his move to French First Division side Rennes will boost his chances of playing in a third World Cup finals next year. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/inamoto-hopes-for-another-world-cup-chance2009-07-02 02:15:04 Newly-appointed Motherwell manager Jim Gannon made his first signing on Wednesday as he persuaded English midfielder Steve Jennings to turn down a new contract with his League One club Tranmere Rovers and join the Scottish Premier League side. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/gannon-makes-first-signing-as-motherwell-manager2009-07-02 01:00:03 Canadian defender David Edgar ensured he would stay in the Premier League next season when he signed for newly-promoted Burnley from relegated giants Newcastle on Wednesday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/magpies-canadian-defender-flies-the-nest-to-burnley2009-07-02 00:50:03 German World Cup finalist Dietmar Hamann and former England internationals Darius Vassell and Danny Mills were among four players released by bigspending Manchester City on Wednesday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/manchester-city-release-former-star-quartet2009-07-02 00:35:03 Cash-strapped League One side Southampton were forced to sell one of their brightest talents on Wednesday as newly-promoted Premier League club Wolves bought England Under-21 international Andrew Surman for a reported 1.2million pounds. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/02/wolves-sign-saint-surman2009-07-02 00:10:03 World Cup winning centre-back Marco Materazzi on Wednesday signed a new deal with Inter Milan that will keep him at the Italian champions for another three years, the club announced on their website. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/materazzi-signs-inter-contract-extension2009-07-01 22:10:05 RoboCup 2009, the world´s largest robotics event, kicked off Wednesday in the southern Austrian city of Graz, with some 400 teams and 2,000 robots ready to compete in sports and rescue operations. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/robots-face-off-on-football-pitch-in-kitchen-at-robocup-20092009-07-01 21:05:04 Former two-time Dutch national coach Dick Advocaat was named officially as coach of Belgium on Wednesday on a two year contract. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/advocaat-confirmed-as-belgian-coach2009-07-01 19:50:06 SPL side Falkirk have signed Brian McLean on a two-year contract after the defender left Motherwell. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/falkirk-sign-defender2009-07-01 18:00:24 Serie A giants' Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has dismissed fresh reports linking the Serie A club with a bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/alonso-not-a-juve-target2009-07-01 17:56:55 Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto is in advanced talks to join Hamburg from German rival Bayern Munich, according to an interview published Wednesday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/ze-roberto-keen-on-hamburg-move2009-07-01 17:54:26 Lyon announced on Wednesday the transfer of Karim Benzema to Real Madrid for 35 million euros in a deal which dashes Manchester United´s attempts to capture the France striker. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/real-madrid-sign-united-target-benzema2009-07-01 17:20:05 Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli on Wednesday denied rumours his club are interested in signing Liverpool´s Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/juve-chief-rules-out-alonso-swoop2009-07-01 17:20:04 The multi-billion dollar global football sector has become a vehicle for money laundering and other forms of corruption, requiring an international response, a study published Wednesday said. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/football-seen-as-money-laundering-vehicle-study2009-07-01 16:15:04 Latest Rumors from around the footballing world. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/latest-transfer-rumors2009-07-01 13:38:20 Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Lyon to sign Karim Benzema, according to the player's agent. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/real-to-sign-benzema2009-07-01 13:26:48 Manchester City manager Mark Hughes said on Wednesday he will exercise as much patience as needs be in an effort to secure the services of Samuel Eto´o. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/hughes-wont-wait-for-ever-on-etoo2009-07-01 13:25:03 Premier League newbies Wolverhampton Wanderers have continued their squad building ahead of the new season by signing Southampton midfielder Andrew Surman. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/wolves-add-surman-to-their-squad-from-saints2009-07-01 13:23:20 Cristiano Ronaldo's world-record transfer to Real Madrid from Manchester United has been sealed, the Premier League champions have confirmed. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/madrid-complete-ronaldo-deal2009-07-01 11:50:33 Promising young French midfielder Steven N´Zonzi became English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers fourth signing of the close season on Tuesday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/rovers-snap-up-promising-french-teenager2009-07-01 11:45:30 Manchester United on Wednesday confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo´s world-record 93 million euros transfer to Real Madrid has been completed. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/man-utd-confirm-ronaldo-transfer-deal-completed2009-07-01 11:45:28 Former FA Cup winners Southampton are on the verge of going out of business after The Pinnacle group - which included legendary Saints player Matt Le Tissier - withdrew their interest in buying the club on Tuesday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/saints-on-verge-of-nadir-after-pinnacle-pulls-out-of-deal2009-07-01 11:45:27 Republic of Ireland international striker Kevin Doyle became newly-promoted English Premier League side Wolves record signing on Tuesday as they paid 6.5million pounds to Reading for him. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/wolves-snap-up-record-signing-doyle2009-07-01 11:45:24 French giants Marseille are set to break their transfer record with a 17.5million euros fee for Porto´s Argentinan captain Lucho Gonzalez, the buying club announced on Tuesday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/marseille-set-to-break-record-for-porto-captain2009-07-01 11:45:16 Manchester United said on Tuesday they have signed Wigan winger Antonio Valencia on a four-year contract for a fee believed to be in the region of 16 million pounds (22 million dollars). http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/united-net-valencia2009-07-01 11:45:15 Incoming Czech Football Federation (CMFS) head Ivan Hasek on Tuesday sacked Frantisek Straka as national coach only a month after the latter´s appointment on a temporary basis. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/czechs-sack-freshly-appointed-straka2009-07-01 11:45:13 The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced on Tuesday that it will no longer participate in Copa Sudamericana, the Americas´ second-best club event. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/concacaf-says-adios-to-copa-sudamericana2009-07-01 11:45:11 Real Madrid´s new ´Galactico´ signing Kaka received a triumphant welcome from tens of thousands of fans as he was presented at the club´s stadium on Tuesday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/football-fans-at-real-welcome-kaka2009-07-01 11:45:08 Real Madrid´s new ´Galactico´ signing Kaka arrived in the Spanish capital on Tuesday where he passed a medical exam before a being presented to supporters. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/real-set-to-present-galactico-kaka2009-07-01 11:45:06 Scottish international striker Steven Fletcher became newly-promoted English Premier League side Burnley´s record signing on Tuesday when they agreed a 3million pounds fee with Scottish club Hibernian. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/burnley-pay-record-fee-for-scottish-star-fletcher2009-07-01 11:45:05 Former Italy midfielder Roberto Di Matteo was named manager of relegated Premier League side West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/di-matteo-appointed-west-brom-manager2009-07-01 11:45:03 Ligue 1 side Lyon's midfielder Miralem Pjanic has denied reports suggesting that he said team-mate Karim Benzema was close to completing a move to Manchester United. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/pjanic-denies-benzema-quotes2009-07-01 11:44:22 Football League Two side Notts County manager Ian McParland has signed defender Brendan Moloney on a six-month loan deal from near neighbours Nottingham Forest. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/July/01/notts-sign-forest-defender-on-loan2009-07-01 11:39:35