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 Adriano signs four year deal with FC BarcelonaAdriano Correia signed a four year deal with the club this Saturday lunchtime and is now officially a Barca player. The contract is for four years with the option of a further season and includes a buyout clause of 90 million Euros.
After having his photo taken alongside the club’s coat of arms, Adriano Corrreia Claro put pen to paper and signed the deal at 13.00 today at the club offices at the Nou Camp. As well as the player and club... |
 Racing Santander sign Ajax midfielder Kennedy BakirciogluSwedish international player Kennedy Bakircioglu looks set to conclude a deal with Racing Santander team. The ex-Ajax midfielder was signed a two-year deal with the Primera Liga side, who just managed to avoid relegation last season after a spirited end to the campaign. Kennedy made 26 appearances for Ajax, scoring four goals after joining the Dutch giants 2007.
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 World Cup 2010: Guardado, Torres Nilo and Aguilar, in the roster of Mexico squadMexico national team coach Javier Aguirre has selected a provisional squad of just 26 players, with Andres Guardado, Torres Nilo and Paul Aguilar, for the World Cup finals in South Africa.
Mexico have been drawn in Group A alongside Uruguay, France and host nation South Africa, who they face in the curtain raiser in Johannesburg on June 11.
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 Atletico de Madrid, with David De Gea, Europa League ChampionAtletico de Madrid lifted a European trophy for the first time in 24 years as a Diego Forlan double sank Fulham after extra-time in the Europa League Final at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg.
An opportunist's finish from Forlan gave Atleti the lead over their opponents, but Simon Davies' equaliser just before the break saw the scoreline level after ninety minutes. Forlan himself then popped up in the second period of stoppage time ... |
 World Cup 2010: De Gea, in the Provisional Roster of SpainSpain coach Vicente del Bosque has named his provisional 30-man squad for this summer's World Cup in South Africa. Among the notable inclusions are Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes and young Atletico shot-stopper David De Gea. With Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas as Del Bosque’s number one and Liverpool's Pepe Reina thought to be second choice, Valdes and De Gea will be competing with Villarreal’s Diego Lopez for a seat on the plane to Af... |
 Forlán and De Gea put Atlético on the highway to HamburgDiego Forlán fired Club Atlético de Madrid into the UEFA Europa League final after his extra-time strike earned the Spanish side an away-goals triumph over Liverpool FC.
It was Forlán's solitary goal that earned Atlético their first-leg win and the Uruguay striker was the hero again at Anfield, sweeping in a José Antonio Reyes cross in the 102nd minute to deny a Liverpool side who had fought their way into a winning position through ... |
 Nino hat-trick boosts Tenerife survival hopesTenerife striker Nino scored a hat-trick to help the promoted side defeat European hopefuls Getafe 3-2 on Sunday and move one point from safety with five games left. Getafe went ahead through Pedro Leon on 10 minutes but Nino, a U1st Sports player, top-scorer in the second division last season, replied on 30 minutes with his first goal and then scored twice inside seven minutes (69 min, 76) to complete his treble.
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 Andres Guardado: We Can Turn Our Season Around Against BarcelonaDeportivo La Coruna winger Andres Guardado has admitted his side have endured a poor second half of the season, but insisted they are ready to turn things around tomorrow night at Camp Nou against Barcelona.
“We are a long way from being the team we were in the first half of the season, but we’re coming to Barcelona to turn that around,” the Mexican international told Barca TV.
“We aren’t doing well and it’s got to all of us but ... |
 Hungry Perotti plots Sevilla's ascentIn little over a year Diego Perotti has gone from a reserve-team player learning his trade to a full Argentina international plotting Sevilla FC's path to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Last February, Perotti was a virtual ever-present as Sevilla's B team battled relegation from Spain's Segunda División, but 13 months on he is a regular with Manuel Jiménez's senior side. He made his international debut against Spain in Novem... |
 New udinese signing Geijo: "Can't wait to start Serie A adventure"New Udinese signing Alexandre Geijo spoke for the first time as a member of the Zebrette today, admitting he jumped at the chance to join the Italian outfit.
“As soon as the call came from Udinese, I accepted immediately,” he told in the press conference. “For me it is a unique opportunity."
The 27-year-old arrives from Racing Santander in Spain’s La Liga and revealed his excitement at the opportunity to play in Serie A.
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