standing in while I was away. If I repeat any stories today , apologies but
I have had about a zillion emails to read and can't recall all the digest
stories :)
PeterR
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Carroll signs one year Gers deal - BBC
Rangers have signed former West Ham and Manchester United goalkeeper Roy
Carroll on a one year contract. The Northern Irishman started his career
with Hull City in 1995 and moved on to Wigan Athletic, where he made 136
appearances for the Lancashire club. The 29-year-old spent four seasons with
Alex Ferguson's side from 2001-2005, before moving to Upton Park. He will
provide Allan McGregor and Graeme Smith with competition for the number one
jersey at Ibrox. Carroll said: "It's a fantastic opportunity and I had no
hesitation in accepting the offer. "I have made no secret that I am a
Rangers fan so this is really a dream move for me. "It's going to be a
battle to get into the team but I'm ready to fight."
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Bellamy closes in on Hammers move - BBC
West Ham have confirmed they have agreed terms with Liverpool on a £7.5m
deal to sign Craig Bellamy but have denied the move has been completed.
Earlier, Reds boss Rafa Benitez said the Welsh international had completed a
move to Upton Park. "West Ham would like to make it clear that Craig Bellamy
has not yet completed a move to Upton Park. "The deal has been delayed due
to a private contractual issue between Craig Bellamy and Liverpool," said
West Ham. "The player is due to meet with Liverpool on Monday morning, and
we expect to complete the transfer soon after."
Benitez said he had made an offer for West Ham midfielder Yossi Benayoun,
which has been turned down. "Any move for Benayoun will not be linked with
the Bellamy sale. We made an offer which was rejected," he said. "He is a
player I like and would want to sign, and I believe he wants to join us, but
that deal will be separate now. We will have to wait and see what happens
now next week."
West Ham had attempted to use Benayoun as a straight swap for Bellamy, but
Liverpool consider him to be worth around £3.5m, and that offer has been
rejected by the Hammers. Bellamy has fallen down the pecking order at
Anfield following Benitez's summer signings of Fernando Torres and Andriy
Voronin.
The Wales captain joined Liverpool from Blackburn for £6m in June 2006.
After starting his career with Norwich City, he has also had stints with
Coventry City, Newcastle United, plus a loan spell at Celtic. Bellamy scored
nine goals in 42 appearances for the Reds. But the addition of £20m signing
Torres this week means Liverpool have five senior strikers on their books -
with Bellamy, Peter Crouch, Dirk Kuyt and fellow new-boy Voronin making up
the total.
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Mullins set for Charlton - KUMB
Filed: Saturday, 7th July 2007
By: Matthew O'Greel
Hammers midfielder Hayden Mullins is set to join former boss Alan Pardew at
Charlton, according to reports. The 28-year-old midfielder - who was
Pardew's first signing at West Ham - is poised to complete a £1m move to the
Valley after being told he has no future with the Hammers. He is understood
to have rejected the opportunity to stay in the Premiership with Reading,
his home town club, in order to join up with Pardew once again. Mullins
joined the Hammers in October 2003 in a £500,000 switch from Crystal Palace.
Despite being a midfielder by trade he played much of his first season as an
emergency full-back, whilst occasionally stepping in at centre-half (most
notably in the 3-1 FA Cup win at Wolves in January 2004 - possibly his
finest game in a United shirt). Having been part of the West Ham team that
reached the 2006 FA Cup Final he was distraught to discover he had been
banned from appearing in the final after being sent off in a league game
against Liverpool a week prior to the Cardiff showpiece following an
innocuous incident with Luis Garcia. Although he featured heavily in the
opening half of the 06/07 campaign once Alan Curbishley arrived at the club
it became clear that Mullins' days were numbered - despite having scored
what proved to be winning goals against Blackburn and Sheffield United prior
to Curbishley's arrival.
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Tevez vows to join United - Sky
By Chris Harvey - Created on 8 Jul 2007
Carlos Tevez claims he has promised Sir Alex Ferguson he will join
Manchester United. The Argentine striker is determined to do all he can to
push through his move to Old Trafford. The completion of the switch to the
Premier League champions has stalled with West Ham arguing the forward
cannot leave Upton Park without their approval. But Tevez wants to honour
his pledge to Sir Alex and join his side. He told The People: "Through my
backers I have given my word to Mr Ferguson. They have told him I'll be at
Manchester United next season and once I make a promise I don't go back on
it. "There isn't a player who would turn down this opportunity and the
negotiations are too far advanced to go back now. "I have been open and
honest with West Ham every step of the way and I hope the fans understand."
Tevez also claims he only decided to quit Upton Park after The Hammers
decided not to make his deal permanent. "My representatives sat down with
West Ham at the end of the season and once it became clear they were not
going to sign me, they gave me permission to talk to other clubs so I am
surprised this is causing such a stink," the Argentine said. Manchester
United believe their move for Tevez will not contravene Premier League rules
because it will be no different to Liverpool's January swoop for Tevez's
compatriot Javier Mascherano. But Reds chief executive Rick Parry has
questioned the need for loan deals in English football's top flight Former
Premier League supremo Parry believes the loan system could be abused and
thinks clubs are wealthy enough to make the practice unnecessary. He said:
"When I was at the Premier League we always took the view that, given the
money in the Premier League, you didn't need loans - you should be able to
stand on your own two feet. "There is enough money around to make transfer
deals permanent. "That stood over 10 years. It's only in the last two or
three years that we have had the loan system in the Premier League."
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Tevez in dark on United move - Sky
By James Pearson - Created on 7 Jul 2007
Carlos Tevez says he has little information to provide regarding his
proposed move to Premier League champions Manchester United. It had been
thought the Argentina international was closing in on a switch to The Red
Devils on an initial two-year loan deal. However, when asked the latest on
his protracted move, Tevez, who is back home in his native South America,
was unable to confirm anything. The 23-year-old is opting to concentrate on
preparing to play Peru in the Copa America quarter-finals rather than where
he may be playing next term. "I don't know anything," explained Tevez, whose
controversial switch to West Ham last year continues to infuriate Sheffield
United. "I'm focused on the Copa America and don't want to think about
anything else."
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Delay in Bellamy signing - West Ham Online
Match Reporter - Sat Jul 7 2007
On a busy Saturday, Rafael Benitez confirmed to Sky Sports news after
Liverpool's 3-2 win at Wrexham that Craig Bellamy had completed his move
from Liverpool to West Ham. However shorty after West Ham made a statement
that Bellamy hadn't actually signed but a fee of £7.5million was agreed
between the two clubs and that the Welsh international captain has
successfully passed a medical and agreed personal terms. However, the deal
has been delayed due to a private contractual issue between Craig Bellamy
and Liverpool, which must be resolved before any transfer can be completed.
The player is due to meet with Liverpool on Monday morning and West Ham
expect to complete the transfer soon after. He also confirmed that Liverpool
latest bid to prise Yossi Benayoun away from Upton Park had been rejected by
West Ham. Elsewhere Roy Carroll joined Rangers on a free after his release
by the Hammers.
Controversial striker Bellamy has had his fair share of scrapes with his
past managers, players and the Police and has turned into somewhat of a
nomadic striker in the past few seasons. The Norwich City trainee earned
his first big money move back in 2000 when Coventry paid £6.5m to take him
to the midlands. He scored just 8 goals that season but it was enough for
Newcastle to pay £6m to take him to Tyneside the following summer. It's fair
to say that his time at St James Park with mixed and a fall out with manager
Souness and a high profile bust up with Alan Shearer saw the Toon fans turn
against him and on the eve of the January transfer window escaped on loan
for Celtic where he had a successful spell in Scotland scoring 9 goals in
just 15 games. Ex Wales manager Mark Hughes then paid £5m in the summer of
2005 for the Welsh International striker and he enjoyed his most successful
spell of his career scoring 17 times and that was enough to see Benitez take
the risk in signing him from Ewood Park last summer. His spell at Liverpool
wasn't a disaster but Bentitz rotation policy, the falling out with team
mates and the arrival of Torres had seen him become surplus to requirements
at Anfield. The winner of the PFA young player of the year award in 2002 has
recently been made the Welsh captain and it's hoped that that honour and the
influence of team-mates Danny Gabbidon and James Collins will keep the
firery Welsh Man in check.
Norwich City 01/8/1996 – 17/8/200
League 71 apps 13 sub 32 goals
Cups 7 apps 2 goals
Coventry City 17/8/2000 – 25/6/2001
League 33 apps 6 sub 6 goals
Cups 5 app 2 goals
Newcastle United 25/6/2001 – 08/7/2005
League 87 apps 6 sub 28 goals
Cups 8 apps 2 sub 4 goals
Europe and others 24 apps 11 goals
Celtic 31/1/2005 – 30/5/2005
League 12 apps 7 goals
Cups 3 apps 2 goals
Blackburn 8/7/2005 – 22/6/2006
League 22 apps 5 sub 13 goals
Cups 4 apps 1 sub 4 goals
Liverpool 22/6/2006 – 7/7/2007
League 23 apps 4 sub 7 goals
Cups 2 apps 0 goals
Europe and others 8 apps 5 sub 2 goals
Roy Carroll became one of Alan Pardew's main signings upon West Ham's return
to the Premiership. Signed on a free transfer from Man Utd to become the
West Ham number 1.
Some excellent performances saw him become a fans favourite before injury in
late January ruled him out for the remained of the season.
Carroll then started last season as number one whilst new signing Robert
Green recovered from injury but he soon lost his place to Green and was then
reported to have had to check into rehab.
Roy then regained his place in early January as Green took some unfair blame
for the heavy defeat at Reading on New Years day. He kept his place in the
team for a mere 6 games before Green was recalled to show the outstanding
form that helped keep West Ham in the Premiership.
West Ham United 15/6/2005 – 30/6/2007
League apps 31
Fa Cup apps 2
UEFA cup apps 2
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Parry calls for loan ban after Tevez affair - Telegraph
By John Ley
Last Updated: 2:47am BST 09/07/2007
As Manchester United moved closer to signing Carlos Tevez on a two-year loan
deal, Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry called for temporary moves to be
banned in the Premiership. Parry, formerly chief executive at the Premier
League, believes the loan system could be abused and thinks clubs are
wealthy enough to make the practice unnecessary. He said: "When I was at the
Premier League we always took the view that, given the money in the Premier
League, you didn't need loans - you should be able to stand on your own two
feet. "There is enough money around to make transfer deals permanent. That
stood for over 10 years. It's only in the last two or three years we have
had the loan system in the Premier League."
But Parry conceded that most of Liverpool's top-flight rivals did not share
his views. "It worked fine without it. There is a sense that it can be open
to abuse. But clearly it was the will of the clubs to allow the relaxation
of it and clearly the majority are in favour," he said. The move for Tevez
remains shrouded in legal challenges and confusion. West Ham issued a
statement on Friday night insisting the Argentine is a registered West Ham
player contracted to 2010. The Premier League will scrutinise the agreement,
with Manchester United believing they can sign the striker on a two-year
loan with a view to a three-year permanent move. The saga could drag on for
months as Kia Joorabchian contests West Ham's right to tear up the agreement
which gave his companies, Media Sports Investments and Just Sport Inc, the
power to transfer Tevez at a time of their choosing with only £100,000 going
to the club. The Premier League insist West Ham must keep the market rate of
any loan or transfer fee or they could be found guilty of breaching the same
rule on third-party interference which culminated with the club receiving a
£5.5 million fine.
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Tevez pleads ignorance over United reports - Telegraph
Last Updated: 12:29am BST 08/07/2007
Carlos Tevez last night insisted he knew nothing about a reported two-year
loan move to Manchester United. The West Ham and Argentina forward, who is
on international duty at the Copa America, said: "I don't know anything. I'm
focused on the Copa America and don't want to think about anything else."
Meanwhile, Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe has fiercely criticised
the Premier League over their handling of West Ham's punishment for breaking
rules in the signing of Tevez. An arbitration panel last week upheld the
decision to fine West Ham £5.5 million and not dock points - a ruling that
contributed to United's relegation - although a High Court challenge is set
for Friday.
"They seem to be hiding and have no sense of shame," said McCabe. "There has
been a loss of integrity in our national game."
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Liverpool eye Benayoun deal after Bellamy exit
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez will step up his efforts to sign West Ham's
Israel midfielder Yossi Benayoun after the club agreed to Craig Bellamy's
move to Upton Park. West Ham last night insisted Bellamy still had
contractual issues to resolve with Liverpool before his £7.5 million
transfer could be finalised, although the Wales striker has agreed a
four-year contract and passed a medical.
Benitez said he had declined West Ham's offer of a straight swap for
Benayoun. "We have made an offer which has been rejected," said Benitez. "He
is a player I like and would want to sign, and I believe he wants to join
us."
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President Titi? - West Ham Til I Die
July 8th, 2007
Former West Ham striker Titi Camara has been disqualified from standing for
election to the Guinea Football Association because officials say he is not
experienced enough. The 34-year-old has been told he may not stand for the
presidency of the Guinean federation because he does not fulfill a rule
requiring candidates to have at least four years experience of managing a
sports association or football team, the guineenews.com Web site reported.
He was one of Harry Redknapp's "dodgiest" buys, costing a cool £2.5 million.
If i remember correctly he didn't actually ever score a goal for us.
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Hammers to tie up Bellamy deal - The Sun
By PAT SHEEHAN
July 09, 2007
CRAIG BELLAMY will complete his move to West Ham today after sorting out a
last-minute hitch with Liverpool. The Wales striker has passed a medical at
Upton Park after the Hammers and Liverpool agreed a £7.5million fee. But
Bellamy, 27, is due loyalty bonuses from Liverpool as he did not request a
move and they will have to be paid this morning before the deal can be
sealed. West Ham confirmed in a statement: "The deal has been delayed due to
a private contractual issue between Craig Bellamy and Liverpool." Hammers
midfield ace Yossi Benayoun will be moving the other way for around £4.5m
after he rejected an improved deal from West Ham.
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Defender set for Premiership exit - all3points.com
9th July 2007
By Staff Writer
Paul Konchesky looks set to leave West Ham United to join fellow Premiership
club Manchester City according to reports over the weekend. The Sunday
Mirror claims Konchesky is believed to be the answer to the sky blues left
sided defensive problems by new City boss Sven Goran Eriksson. Birmingham
previously had a £1.5 million fee rejected by the Hammers for Konchesky but
a fee of around £2 million should seal a move for the out of favour
defender.
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What the papers say - This Is London
08.07.07
West Ham have given the boot to hopes that they can keep Carlos Tevez, after
kicking him out of his London apartment. The Hammers are locked in a bitter
fight over Tevez joining Manchester United in another loan deal and insist
the Argentina striker, loaned to them by businessman Kia Joorabchian,
remains under contract until 2010. They were prepared to pay £9million a
season to keep him after leading them to Premiership safety last season, and
were expecting him to return to pre-season training. But the News Of The
World reports that the 23-year-old has been evicted from his Canary Wharf
penthouse and has had his personal belongings shipped out - moving in their
new £6m signing Julien Faubert. West Ham are desperate for compensation in
Tevez's £38million loan move to Manchester United takes place. Tevez has
been angling for a big-money move since the season ended and at verious
times he has been quoted as saying he would like to play for Real Madrid,
Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea. Try as they might, West Ham won't be
able to keep Tevez, according to the The Daily Star, who say Manchester
United have been given the go-ahead by FIFA and the Premier League to buy
Tevez.
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£8 million deal hits problems - all3points.com 9th July 2007 By Staff
Writer
West Ham United's bid to sign Craig Bellamy from Liverpool has run into
problems despite the player passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benetiz even claimed over the weekend that Bellamy had
secured a move to West Ham but a contractual wrangle over payments due to
the player from Liverpool appears to be the delaying factor.
A statement on the club's official web site last night read: "After a fee of
£7.5million was agreed between the two clubs, we can confirm that the Welsh
international captain has successfully passed a medical and agreed personal
terms. "However, the deal has been delayed due to a private contractual
issue between Craig Bellamy and Liverpool, which must be resolved before any
transfer can be completed. "The player is due to meet with Liverpool on
Monday morning, and we expect to complete the transfer soon after. "
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Defence 'a team responsibility' - foxsports.com.au From Robert Smith in
Bangkok
July 09, 2007 AUSTRALIA must defend better as a team unit if it is to fulfil
its ambitions of winning the Asian Cup at the first attempt, star defender
Lucas Neill says. The Socceroos were lucky to claim a 1-1 draw against
unfancied Oman, with another of Tim Cahill's last-gasp goals keeping their
tournament alive, but the team's defence looms as a destabilising weakness.
The defence was pulled out of shape for Badar Mubarak's 32nd-minute strike
to give Oman the lead that it held until Cahill's injury-time equaliser.
Australia's defence is in transition, missing four key players from the
squad that went to the World Cup finals last year - with Tony Popovic and
Tony Vidmar having retired, and Craig Moore and Scott Chipperfield
unavailable for the current tournament. Coach Graham Arnold is trying to bed
down a central partnership of West Ham United rock Lucas Neill and Patrick
Kisnorbo with midfield player Luke Wilkshire a stop-gap left-back in
Chipperfield's absence. But the unit looked susceptible against Oman, with
Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer making three great saves in the
second half to deny the Gulf team. Kisnorbo, who plays for Leicester City in
England's second-tier competition, the Championship, did not look
comfortable while Blackburn Rovers defender Brett Emerton was frequently
caught out of position at right-back. "The goal was very sloppy but it
starts at the front," Neill said. "We need to defend better from the front
and through the midfield and at the back, so everybody has their part to
play in that, but we'll look at the match video and we'll learn from it.
"We're still learning. We're still a team that needs to be educated so we
just learn from our mistakes."
Schwarzer thought he was at fault for Mubarak's goal, but he made up for it
with a string of top-quality efforts to deny Ahmed Mubarak, Imad Ali and
Fawzi Basheer. "I was very disappointed with the goal," Schwarzer said. "I
thought I should have done better with it. "After that, I thought if I could
do as much as possible to try and restrict them from scoring any more goals
there was every possibility that we would finish strongly and nick one. "If
you look at the conditions, it's only natural that we were going to open up
a little bit - and we did at times - and I think collectively as a team we
defended very well at times.
"I wasn't running around anywhere near as much as the other guys, and I
still felt the heat."
Defensive midfield player Vince Grella, who looked drained by the heat
before making way for Cahill, said the team had to keep possession better.
"It's hard to play in but maybe we should look to keep the ball a little bit
and build up play a little slower when we've got the ball," the Torino star
said. "Each player knows what they've done well and what they haven't done
well. "We need honesty and I think we'll be OK.''
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Neill slams 'unprofessional' Oman - foxsports.com.au From Guy Hand in
Bangkok
July 09, 2007 AUSTRALIA defender Lucas Neill has described Oman's
time-wasting tactics in the 1-1 Asian Cup draw as "extremely unprofessional"
but typical of the tricks teams will try to get the better of Australia at
the tournament. As soon as Oman grabbed a shock 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute
through Badar Mubarak yesterday, their players started regularly feigning
injury to waste time, forcing the referee to continually stop play.
Trailing and playing badly, the Socceroos' frustration at Oman's
time-wasting ploy threatened to blow up several times, with Harry Kewell and
John Aloisi particularly angered. While not a law of the game, traditionally
opposition players kick the ball out when in possession when a rival appears
seriously hurt. The opposition then return the ball to the attacking side
from the resulting throw-in. But Oman appeared insistent on trying to stop
the Socceroos from getting momentum - players dropping as if shot off the
ball whenever Australia looked like piecing together a promising move. "We
knew that was going to happen. You want to kick the ball out, but after a
while it gets extremely unprofessional," Neill said. "The sniper in the
stands had a field day. Everyone was dropping like flies. It's frustrating,
but that's the sort of things we're going to come up against and we've just
got to rise above it."
Neill said it was impossible to officiate against the tactic, and the
Socceroos would have to accept that teams would try it on to protect a
precious lead. "How can you officiate it? If a guy goes down you have to
presume he's injured because eventually it will be like 'cry wolf'.
"Eventually one guy will be injured and they'll get hammered for not
stopping the play or us not kicking the ball out. It's tough." Perhaps the
tactic ended up costing Oman dearly - Tim Cahill's equaliser coming in the
first minute of four minutes of injury and stoppage time. But it would be a
long bow to call it poetic justice - the Socceroos were incredibly lucky to
escape with a point after being outplayed by Oman when the Arab state's
players stayed upright.
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West Ham, Bolton alerted as N'Zogbia ponders Newcastle exit
tribalfooball.com - July 08, 2007
Charles N'Zogbia is weighing up his future at Newcastle United. The People
says N'Zogbia is ready to quit Newcastle - after being snubbed on a new
contract.
N'Zogbia has been virtually ignored since Sam Allardyce came in, and now the
pacy left winger is a target for West Ham and Bolton.
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Derby cool interest in West Ham's Cole
tribalfooball.com - July 08, 2007
Derby County boss Billy Davies has dropped interest in West Ham striker
Carlton Cole. The People says Davies made a check on West Ham's former
Chelsea striker but wasn't convinced his knee problems would stand up to the
rigours of the Premier League.
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Liverpool boss Benitez warns West Ham over Benayoun fee tribalfooball.com -
July 08, 2007
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has warned West Ham they'll turn their attention
elsewhere should their asking price for Yossi Benayoun prove too steep. "On
Benayoun, we must wait and see what happens. Maybe we could find another
player, but with him I would be happy," he said after Saturday's friendly
against Wrexham. "We do not need a lot more in terms of new players for next
season, maybe two new faces. We do have a lot of young players, and maybe
some will go out on loan because we do not have enough games for them."
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Latics boss wants trio in the Hutch - TeamTalk
Wigan hope to wrap up their summer transfer dealings this week by sealing
the captures of Jason Koumas, Marlon Harewood and Michael Brown. Latics boss
Chris Hutchings has been a busy man since taking over the reins from Paul
Jewell at the JJB Stadium, signing Titus Bramble, Antoine Sibierski, Mario
Melchiot and Andreas Granqvist on free transfers, and paying £300,000 for
goalkeeper Carlo Nash. Although he has bolstered his squad, Hutchings has
also seen some senior players depart, with Arjan de Zeeuw and David Unsworth
released, Matt Jackson made available on a free transfer and John Filan
deciding to retire.
But he is now looking to finalise his playing pool for the 2007-08 campaign,
and wants Koumas, Harewood and Brown on board by the end of this week to
give them a full pre-season with Latics. Hutchings has previously been
thwarted in his plans to sign the trio having failed to agree fees with
their clubs - and had a £4million bid for Koumas rejected by the Baggies.
The People claims he is now ready to put £5million on the table for Wales
playmaker Koumas, offer £4million to West Ham for Harewood and hope a
£3million bid is enough to tempt Fulham to sell Brown. Henri Camara is
widely expected to make way for the new arrivals and is available for around
£4million.
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Premier league under fire over Tevez stance - The Independent By Alex Lowe,
PA Sport
Published: 09 July 2007
The Premier League have been accused of double standards after threatening
to block Carlos Tevez's proposed transfer from West Ham to Manchester
United. League officials insist West Ham, who own the player's registration
but not his economic rights, must receive the majority of the
£30million-plus fee if the move is to be sanctioned. But the Tevez camp have
questioned why the Premier League did not make the same demands when Javier
Mascherano left West Ham for Liverpool in January. It is understood
Mascherano signed the same deal at Liverpool - an initial loan with a view
to a permanent move - that United have agreed for Tevez. Speaking to PA
Sport, a source close to the situation said: "Why were the Premier League
not interested when Mascherano moved to Liverpool? It was exactly the same
deal. "The Premier League scrutinised that transfer but did not insist on
West Ham receiving any of the money from that deal."
The Premier League, however, maintain the two situations are different
because the third-party agreement in Mascherano's West Ham contract was
ended when he moved on to Liverpool. But in the case of Tevez, West Ham
opted to keep the player and unilaterally terminate the third-party clause
in his contract following an independent disciplinary commission hearing,
allowing the Argentina striker to play a key role in the Hammers' successful
fight against relegation.
A Premier League statement said: "Our position remains the same. Any deal
for the transfer of Carlos Tevez has to be struck directly with West Ham
United and we support West Ham United in asserting their rights over their
player."
West Ham responded to the Premier League's stance last night by insisting
that Tevez is under contract at Upton Park for three and would not be
leaving without the club's permission. Given the decision West Ham took in
April to terminate the third-party agreement, they had no option but to make
such an announcement. But that leaves Tevez's proposed transfer in turmoil.
The player's representatives are furious while United are frustrated the
deal has been delayed through no fault of their own. "It is nonsense for
West Ham to state they own the player," added the source. "If I lend you my
car and you rip up the log book, that does not mean you then own the car."
It is understood from sources close to the club that West Ham did not pay
any loan fee at all last summer when they signed Tevez and Mascherano. The
Hammers were only responsible for the players' wages. At the time the pair
moved to West Ham, their representative Kia Joorabchian was investigating
the possibility of buying the club
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Tevez camp angry with Premier League
tribalfooball.com - July 08, 2007
The Premier League have been accused of double standards after threatening
to block Carlos Tevez's proposed transfer from West Ham to Manchester
United. League officials insist West Ham, who own the player's registration
but not his economic rights, must receive the majority of the
£30million-plus fee if the move is to be sanctioned. But the Tevez camp have
questioned why the Premier League did not make the same demands when Javier
Mascherano left West Ham for Liverpool in January. It is understood
Mascherano signed the same deal at Liverpool - an initial loan with a view
to a permanent move - that United have agreed for Tevez. A source close to
the situation said: "Why were the Premier League not interested when
Mascherano moved to Liverpool? It was exactly the same deal. "The Premier
League scrutinised that transfer but did not insist on West Ham receiving
any of the money from that deal." The Premier League, however, maintain the
two situations are different because the third-party agreement in
Mascherano's West Ham contract was ended when he moved on to Liverpool. But
in the case of Tevez, West Ham opted to keep the player and unilaterally
terminate the third-party clause in his contract following an independent
disciplinary commission hearing. A Premier League statement said: "Our
position remains the same. Any deal for the transfer of Carlos Tevez has to
be struck directly with West Ham United and we support West Ham United in
asserting their rights over their player." West Ham responded to the Premier
League's stance last night by insisting that Tevez is under contract at
Upton Park for three and would not be leaving without the club's permission.
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Argentina 4-0 Peru Copa America 2007 - worldcuplatest.com
Result: Liverpool's Mascherano, Barcelona's Messi & Juan Riquelme With Two
To Smash Peru Submitted by Scott Harkness on Mon, 09/07/2007 - 01:49.
Argentina have thrashed Peru 4-0 in the Copa América 2007 quarter final at
the Stadio Metropolitano in Barquisimeto on Sunday, with two goals from Juan
Roman Riquelme and Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Liverpool's Javier
Mascherano also scoring for the Albiceleste to take them through to a Copa
América Semi-Final encounter against Mexico. Argentina, the favourites to
lift the Copa América 2007 trophy, started the match with more possession,
but couldn't find a way through Peru's defence, with half-chances for both
teams in the first period. The first-half ended 0-0, with Argentina becoming
frustrated with the rugged defending from Peru. Argentina head coach Alfio
Basile made one significant change at half-time, bringing Carlos Tevez on
for Diego Milito, and the change immediately paid dividends. Riquelme scored
within 90 seconds of the restart, having been set-up by Carlos Tevez in a
wonderful flowing move that ripped the Peruvian defence apart, much to the
delight of the Argentina fans. Substitute Carlos Tevez then hit the crossbar
minutes later as Argentina began to show their class. Argentina's second
goal came in the 61st minute from an equally impressive move, with Barcelona
winger Lionel Messi finishing with a left-footed strike. It was in the 75th
minute that Argentina all but sealed the win. Tevez played the ball into
Messi, who's shot was parried away by Peru keeper Leao Butrón, but straight
into the path of Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano, who slid the ball
past Butron to make it 3-0. Juan Roman Riquelme scored his second goal of
the match in the 86th minute after a superb break from Argentina from one of
Peru's few attempts at goal to seal a superb win for Basile's team.
Argentina are now due to meet Mexico in the Semi-Finals of the tournament.
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Camara not qualified for FA post - thestar
CONAKRY: Former Liverpool and West Ham striker Abdoulaye Titi Camara has
been disqualified from standing for election to the Guinea Football
Association because officials say he is not experienced enough. The
34-year-old has been told he may not stand for the presidency of the Guinean
federation because he does not fulfil a rule requiring candidates to have at
least four years experience of managing a sports association or football
team, the guineenews.com Web site reported. Camara represented Guinea from
1991 to 2004, including three African Nations Cup Finals tournaments in
1994, 1998 and 2004.
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