Tottenham Sign Bentley, Pavlyuchenko and Arshavin Next?

July 31, 2008 by CLDsport · Leave a Comment 

David BentleyDavid Bentley has completed his transfer to North London, with a £15million move to Tottenham Hotspur that could rise to £17million. He has put pen to paper on a 6-year contract.

The 23-year-old former Arsenal winger made it clear to new Blackburn manager Paul Ince that he wanted to leave Ewood Park, and Tottenham was always his first choice. Despite Blackburn initially demanding £18million, the club have accepted that Bentley no longer wanted to play Read more

Paul Robinson Signs For Blackburn Rovers

July 25, 2008 by CLDsport · Leave a Comment 

Spurs keeper Paul Robinson has sealed his £3.5million transfer from White Hart Lane to Blackburn Rovers, signing a 5-year contract with the Ewood Park outfit.

Robinson endured a terrible season last year, losing his place in the Spurs team, as well as being replaced as the England number 1 after a drop in confidence and a loss of form. Read more

Lampard to Inter, Berbatov to Man Utd

July 13, 2008 by CLDsport · Leave a Comment 

Another day of transfer rumours. Speculation and more speculation seems to be rife - possibly due to the boredom created by the space vacated by Euro 2008! It’s increasingly difficult to sort the fact from the fiction, but the team at CLDsport are doing our best to do just that.

According to an English newspaper report today, Lampard Read more

Paul Ince Confirmed as Blackburn Manager

June 22, 2008 by CLDsport · Leave a Comment 

Paul Ince Appointed Blackburn ManagerBlackburn Rovers have confirmed the appointment of Paul Ince - as reported by CLDsport here. Ince was reportedly Blackburn’s first choice replacement for Mark Hughes, and leaves MK Dons with immediate effect.

A statement released on the club website simply states: Read more

Football News Round-Up

June 19, 2008 by CLDsport · 2 Comments 

In this article: Hleb in talks with Barcelona, Ince set to become Blackburn manager, Nasri ‘agrees’ Arsenal contract, Roma sign Riise from Liverpool, and the latest Cristiano Ronaldo rumours.

With Euro 2008 creeping towards the final, it’s important that we don’t forget all the other football news. So, this is your chance to catch-up on all the latest football transfer news, managerial vacancies and more.

Firstly, Alexander Hleb has been linked with a move to Barcelona for the last few months, and reportedly Inter Milan were interested - although Jose Mourinho’s appointment may have changed that. Read more

Dos Santos For Tottenham and Other Transfer News

June 5, 2008 by CLDsport · Leave a Comment 

Premier League LogoThursday 5th June 2008:

Well, it’s turning out to be a pretty intensive summer for transfer speculation - ALREADY! With the ‘is he staying or not’ Cristiano Ronaldo saga, it now appears likely that the Portuguese star will be on his way to Madrid after admitting that he’d like to join Real.

Giovani Dos Santos has been linked to Tottenham Hotspur many times in recent weeks, and now the player himself has said: Read more

Mark Hughes Signs Man City Deal

June 4, 2008 by CLDsport · Leave a Comment 

Mark HughesMark Hughes has officially been confirmed as Man City manager, replacing Sven Goran Eriksson with immediate effect.

The Welshman leaves his Blackburn post after becoming disillusioned with the club’s ambitions in recent times. Hughes has put pen to paper on a 3-year contract with the Eastlands club. The 44-year-old manager will be officially be unveiled at a press conference tomorrow morning. Read more

The Managerial Merry-Go-Round Continues

June 3, 2008 by CLDsport · Leave a Comment 

With Sven Goran Eriksson sacked by Man City, and already employed as Mexico national coach, Mark Hughes has become the Eastland club’s main priority.

With Man City owner Thaksin Shinawatra seemingly desperate to stop the unrest amongst the fans caused by his inexplicable sacking of Eriksson, the club have moved to secure the services of Blackburn boss Hughes. This news has alerted Chelsea, who are looking to replace Avram Grant and have already been linked to their former player. Read more