Tag: Brazil
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Spurs defender lifts lid on injury nightmare
Tottenham Hotspur defender Kyle Walker has revealed his relief at playing football for the first time since mid-March. The England international missed the Three Lions’ ill-fated World Cup campaign in Brazil due to a troublesome pelvic injury and was also absent for the final two months of Spurs’ Premier League run-in. However, he hit the…
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Robinho in line for loan exit from Milan
Former Manchester City attacker Robinho is reportedly close to rejoining Santos on loan from AC Milan. According to Italian source Leggo, the Brazil international is now surplus to requirements at the San Siro and has been told to find a new club, having been left out of his team’s pre-season tour of the USA. The…
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Arsenal icon Henry revels in Wenger meeting
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has spoken of his delight at seeing his former club arrive in the USA for their pre-season tour. The Gunners will come up against their all-time leading goalscorer in Saturday’s friendly game against New York Red Bulls. It is the north London outfit’s first trip to America in a quarter-of-a-century and…
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Benitez eyes City star as Liverpool raid stalls
Napoli will reportedly turn their attention to Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia if they fail to land Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva. According to SportMediaset, the Serie A outfit could capitalise on Garcia’s fall down the Blues’ pecking order by proposing a temporary deal during the summer transfer window. The recent acquisition of Fernando from Porto means…
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Transfer twist sees van Gaal step up Hummels pursuit
Lazio have increased their offer for Feyenoord defender Stefan de Vrij to £6.3million plus add-ons in an attempt to stave off a late move from Manchester United. According to Italian source Il Messaggero, talks between the Rome outfit and the Holland international’s employers have stepped up to a significant extent and the Serie A club…
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Benitez eyes swap deal for Suarez
Napoli are reportedly closing in on a swap deal for Atletico Madrid midfielder Mario Suarez, which will see former West Ham United man Valon Behrami move in the opposite direction. Boss Rafael Benitez is stepping up his transfer activity after spending several weeks waiting to see if he could raid former club Liverpool for Lucas…
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United expect to land £18m Hummels before weekend
Manchester United are reportedly in line to land Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels by the end of the week. According to Catalan publication Sport, the Red Devils have reached an agreement with their Bundesliga counterparts and expect the Germany international to fly to Manchester for advanced negotiations. United officials do not anticipate any last-minute setbacks…
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Zuniga’s father’s fears amidst death threats
Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zuniga has received death threats following the devastating challenge he made on Brazil playmaker Neymar in the World Cup, leaving his father fearing for the safety of his son and family. Zuniga ended Neymar’s World Cup dreams at quarter-final stage by committing a shocking challenge in which it appeared that the…
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Brazil star justifies World Cup flop
Brazil’s prized playmaker Neymar has explained why his national team experienced such a woeful World Cup this summer, blaming ‘poor preparation’ and the fact Brazilians simply ‘train with less determination’ when in their home country. Neymar Jr was fast-looking to be the star of his national team this summer. That is, until he got knocked…
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Neymar: Messi deserved Golden Ball
Brazilian playmaker Neymar has tried to silence critics of his Barcelona team mate Lionel Messi who are of the opinion the Argentine ace was not the worthy winner of the World Cup Golden Ball award. Brazil’s poster-boy spoke out in an interview with Rede Globo during which he backed his Barca comrade as ‘at least’…
