Loading...AFC Asian Cup - 2nd Round Result
Here is the result of AFC Asian Cup until today, 13 July 2007.
2nd Round:
Group A
Oman 0 - 2 Thailand
Group B
Qatar1 - 1 Vietnam
Friday, July 13, 2007
AFC Asian Cup - 1st Round Result Update
Here is the 1st Round result of AFC Asian Cup.
1st Round:
Group A
Thailand 1 - 1 Iraq
Australia 1 - 1 Oman
Group B
Vietnam 2 - 0 United Arab Emirates
Japan 1 - 1 Qatar
Group C
Malaysia 1 - 5 China
Iran 2 - 1 Uzbekistan
Group D
Indonesia 2 - 1 Bahrain
South Korea 1 - 1 Saudi Arabia
Benayoun deal sealed.
Hammer's Yossi Benayoun has signed a four-year contract with Liverpool.
The two Premier League clubs spent several weeks haggling over the value of the 27-year-old, who had held off signing a new contract at Upton Park once he learned of Liverpool's interest.
However, a fee - believed to be £5million - was finally agreed yesterday and the formalities of the deal were completed with the player today.
Manager Rafael Benitez has been looking to add more creativity to his side and, having sold Luis Garcia, viewed Benayoun as an ideal replacement.
'I first saw him play for Racing Santander in La Liga when he was a really good player, but when he first came to England we were watching to be sure he could adapt to a different style of football,' Benitez said of the Israel international.
'It's clear he's done this very well at West Ham. Liverpool fans will remember how he played in the (2006) FA Cup final against us when he was outstanding.
'We thought then this was a player who is capable of stepping up to a higher level.'
Benitez revealed that once the player was made aware of Liverpool's interest he needed no persuading to move to Anfield.
'He was offered a big new contract at West Ham and received offers from a lot of other clubs offering him more money but Yossi's message was always the same,' Benitez told the club's website.
'He said he was desperate to only join Liverpool because this was his dream. When Rick (Parry, chief executive), the Americans (co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks) and I spoke about the player, we all agreed this is the kind of attitude we and our supporters really like.
'When you have quality players with his ability showing so much passion to play for your club, it's really good for the team.'
Benitez has been busy in the transfer market earlier than usual this summer as he tries to assemble a squad capable of making a sustained challenge for the Premier League title.
Having agreed a deal for forward Andriy Voronin, he broke the club's transfer record to bring Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres to Anfield for £20million and the arrival of Benayoun and Babel will almost complete his spending.
The Spaniard continues to be linked with Manchester United's Argentina defender Gabriel Heinze.
Source: Soccernet.com
Liverpool agreed on Babel's £11.5m deal
Liverpool have reached agreement with Ajax Amsterdam to sign forward Ryan Babel for £11.5 million with a five year deal contract, the Dutch club said on Thursday.
The Reds will complete the signing of Holland-U21 forward Babel tomorrow. Babel, 20, will sign a five year deal with Liverpool after agreeing with personal terms and passing medical on Merseyside.
'Liverpool have agreed terms with Ajax and Ryan Babel himself and the player will sign a five-year-deal on Friday,' said a statement on the club's website.
'I am very happy with it,' Babel said of the transfer. 'I am now only at Ajax to say goodbye to everyone, and I must say that's quite difficult.
'I think I will miss the fans, the ones that have always supported me, the guys (Ajax team-mates) of course and the coach.
'I certainly leave Ajax with pain in my heart. I will come to Amsterdam quite often, and then I will come to visit the club.'
Babel revealed he took little persuading to make the move to Anfield.
'I listened to what they had to say and I got a great feeling about the club,' he told Ajax TV.
'I have made a choice with my heart. The coach (Benitez) has big plans for me.'
Source: Soccernet.com
North Ireland International Baird joined Fulham
Fulham have signed Southampton's Northern Ireland defender Chris Baird in a £3.25million deal.
The 25-year-old, who had been tipped to join Sunderland, has agreed a four-year deal at Craven Cottage.
Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez told the club's official website: 'I'm delighted that Chris has chosen to join Fulham despite interest shown by other clubs.'
The news of Fulham's move for the player comes as a surprise after Southampton revealed they had agreed a fee with Sunderland earlier in the week.
Baird, has risen through the ranks at Southampton and, after loans at Walsall and Watford, established himself in the first team under manager George Burley.
He has earned 25 caps for Northern Ireland since 2003, most of them under former national team boss Sanchez.
Sanchez added: 'I am well aware of Chris' attributes as a player from my time with Northern Ireland and his qualities and versatility will be a major asset for the club next season.
'Winning the Southampton player of the season award last year is testament to his continued progress and development, which I have seen first hand at international level.
'Chris becomes my second defensive signing following the arrival of Aaron Hughes and both players provide some much needed strength to our defence.'
Baird is determined to help Fulham avoid a repeat of the relegation battle they faced in the last campaign.
'We don't want to be in the same position we were in last season - we want to be secure in the Premier League and hopefully we can finish much higher up next year,' he said.
'I'm sure with the players we've got we can do that.'
He added: 'It's been a long, hard wait but thankfully it's all done and dusted now and I'm a Fulham player.
'To play in the Premiership was one of the major reasons for me coming here.
'There are good quality players here and I'm just looking forward to the season. It's not the easiest start against Arsenal but I don't see why we can't get a result if we do things right in pre-season.'
Source: Soccernet.com
Critical 24 hours for Arsenal's Fabregas
Another exits rumor crashing on Arsenal. Spain's midfielder, Cesc Fabregas will decide his future to stay in Arsenal or heading to Real Madrid in 24 hours.
After the discussion with Arsene Wenger, Fabregas is revealed his request to have 1 day to consider his future. In 24 hours, Fabregas will make his final decision to join the Real Madrid, or staying in London with Arsenal.
Now, is all depends on Arsene Wenger and Fabregas. If Fabregas is insisting to join Real Madrid, Arsenal will not stand strong to keep Fabregas.
For Arsene Wenger, he would not like to let go his player. On top of the departure of Henry to Barca, Fabregas should appeared to be the next big star in Arsenal.
But, next season, might be the last season for Arsene Wenger in Arsenal, Wenger might not firm to hold his player to stay in Arsenal.
If the Spain's player, Fabregas is decide to join Real Madrid, Read Madrid would need to prepare at least £3 million of transfer fees to make the deal done to transfer the young midfielder from Arsenal.
Source: Sinchew-i.com
Chelsea's Boulahrouz heads to FC Sevilla on loan
Chelsea have agreed to a loan deal for Khalid Boulahrouz to join Sevilla for one year.
The 25-year-old Holland defender was brought to Stamford Bridge last summer for around £7million from Hamburg but has been out of favour and made just four appearances after the turn of the year.
While Chelsea's squad travelled to America at the start of the week as they step up their pre-season preparations, Boulahrouz stayed behind while negotiations continued with the La Liga club who have won the UEFA Cup in the past two years.
'Chelsea and Sevilla have reached an agreement for the one-year loan,' read a statement from the Premier League club.
Boulahrouz was expected to provide cover across the Chelsea defence but manager Jose Mourinho often fielded Geremi or Lassana Diarra, both midfielders by trade, at right-back.
Mourinho also has Glen Johnson returning from last season's loan at Portsmouth to bolster numbers in defence, while Tal Ben Haim has also arrived and Alex could join from PSV Eindhoven before the start of the campaign.
In Ben Haim, Mourinho feels he has a versatile defender who could 'save his skin' over the coming season.
Injuries harmed the Blues as they surrendered the Premier League to Manchester United last season, and Israel international Ben Haim will offer extra cover next term after moving from Bolton on a free transfer.
'We tried to have him last January because we were in big trouble at the time but it was not possible,' said Mourinho.
'He was an important player for Bolton and they wanted to keep him until the end of the season.
'But now we have him and we have him because we like him. He's a good central defender but also a good multi-functional defender.
'He can play right-back and left-back in case we have the need and during the season, so we're very happy to have him.
'I'm sure about his qualities but after three training sessions together it's even easier to know the player and after six hours training together I like him even more.'
Mourinho believes his squad is in better shape than a year ago, with only Michael Ballack staying in London to recover from surgery and new signing Claudio Pizarro, of Peru, being given extra time off following the Copa America.
'Last year was a disaster because we started the season with half a team,' he said. 'And after that, every two to three days, some players arrived depending on their performance at the World Cup.
'We had players who were out in the last 16, out in the quarter-finals and then finally the Portuguese and the French guys because they had reached the semi-final stage. It was a disaster.
'This season we are starting with everybody. Only Pizarro is not here and Ballack with injury.
'Everybody here is working very hard, the motivation is there. Everyone is training like they play, almost, with their attitude, intensity, concentration and strength. The training is becoming very real.'
Hammer's Tevez to join Red Devil next week
Carlos Tevez is set to be confirmed as a Manchester United next week.
The Argentina striker will return to England after playing in Sunday's Copa America final against Brazil to undergo a medical.
Personal terms have already been agreed and United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is confident the protracted saga is coming to a close.
Ferguson said: 'I think we have got the player - we think he is our player and are very hopeful.
'Everyone was excited when we thought we could get Tevez. He's exciting, his form is fantastic and at 23 he can get better.'
Manchester United have agreed an initial loan deal for Tevez with the option of a permanent transfer, which could be worth over £30million.
They had hoped to push the transfer through last week but it stalled after the Premier League insisted West Ham, who hold Tevez's registration, must receive the majority of the fee.
That is because West Ham were allowed to keep playing Tevez last season after assuring the Premier League all third-party clauses in the player's contract had been severed.
But Tevez's advisor Kia Joorabchian, who owns the player's economic rights, is confident he is on sound legal footing to push the transfer through.
Joorabchian released a statement indicating all three parties involved in the transfer - understood to mean Manchester United, West Ham and his own company MSI - were confident 'the administrative issues will be settled in the next few days.'
Joorabchian added: 'We don't see any problems. I spoke to United tonight and they are confident they will have him registered next week.
'Carlos will come on Tuesday, have a medical on Wednesday at United and hopefully we will have administrative issues sorted next week.
'Personal terms between Carlos and United have been agreed in full. He feels confident now he is a Manchester United player.'
But the deal must still be approved by the Premier League - and their position has not changed.
The league tonight warned Tevez's registration will not be transferred to Manchester United unless they are satisfied West Ham conducted the deal.
A spokesman said: 'Any deal for Carlos Tevez has to be done directly with West Ham United.
'They hold the registration and we will not transfer the registration unless a deal is done directly with the club.'
West Ham confirmed no deal had yet been done and could not be done without the agreement of both the club and the Premier League.
Ferguson has maintained all along that Manchester United want Tevez but would not stand for a 'dodgy' deal.
He added on Sky Sports News tonight: 'The Premier League seem to be holding back, I think they probably want to make sure everything is transparent.
'We want that to be the case - we don't want a bad taste surrounding the transfer, we want it done cleanly.'
Source: Soccernet.com
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