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brazil 3 greece 0

 

in a meeting between the defending world champions and the european champions, 3 beautiful goals were scored.

 

the best was the first one, a long range rocket from adriano. the second, scored by robinho, was set up by a great run from gilberto. and the last strike: didnt i say juninho is the best free kick taker in the world?

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from uefa.com ---

 

English champions Chelsea FC have completed their first signing of the summer with the arrival of Spanish international defender Asier Del Horno from Athletic Club Bilbao for €12m.

 

The 24-year-old left-back has signed a three-year deal with the UEFA Champions League group stage entrants, having been with Athletic since the age of eleven. Chelsea manager José Mourinho said: "Asier is an outstanding international player who will add quality to the squad in a position we needed to strengthen. I'm sure he will be a key player as Chelsea continue with their goal to achieve greater success both in England and in the Champions League."

 

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon added: "José identified his target to fill the left-back position and we’re delighted that Asier has chosen to come to Chelsea. The arrival of Asier signifies Chelsea's desire to strengthen the squad in key positions following a hugely successful season and we all look forward to seeing Asier in the blue of Chelsea in July."

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from uefa.com ---

 

English champions Chelsea FC have completed their first signing of the summer with the arrival of Spanish international defender Asier Del Horno from Athletic Club Bilbao for €12m.

 

The 24-year-old left-back has signed a three-year deal with the UEFA Champions League group stage entrants, having been with Athletic since the age of eleven. Chelsea manager José Mourinho said: "Asier is an outstanding international player who will add quality to the squad in a position we needed to strengthen. I'm sure he will be a key player as Chelsea continue with their goal to achieve greater success both in England and in the Champions League."

 

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon added: "José identified his target to fill the left-back position and we’re delighted that Asier has chosen to come to Chelsea. The arrival of Asier signifies Chelsea's desire to strengthen the squad in key positions following a hugely successful season and we all look forward to seeing Asier in the blue of Chelsea in July."

del horno is a very good signing.. he is a quality defender who can push forward.. as i recall Barca was also in the hunt for the services of Del Horno..

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Manchester United FC have agreed the transfer of Korean international midfield player Ji-Sung Park from PSV Eindhoven for a fee thought to be in the region of €6m.

 

The English Premiership side will sign a four-year deal with the 24-year-old once he passes a medical at Old Trafford and receives a work permit. Park, who began his career in Japan with Kyoto Purple Sanga, first came to prominence at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing all seven of his country's games prior to a move to the Netherlands that December.

 

Park made eleven appearances in the 2004/05 Champions League, scoring in PSV's 3-1 semi-final second-leg victory against AC Milan, although his team were ultimately eliminated on away goals. He also figured in 28 league matches as PSV claimed the Eredivisie title and helped them complete the double by winning the Dutch Cup.

 

Capped 53 times, his most recent international appearance and goal came in the 4-0 victory in Kuwait on 8 June that booked the Korean Republic's place at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, keeping up their record of reaching every finals since 1986. Park becomes United's second summer recruit after the arrival of Netherlands No1 Edwin van der Sar from Fulham FC.

 

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ac milan is eyeing on parma striker albert gilardino... while juventus is trying to lull antonio cassano away from roma...

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may sense ba ang confed cup???

 

not really. it's a dress rehearsal for next year's world cup, but hosting 8 teams is a huge difference from hosting 32 teams. also, i've seen brazil's games and some of them look dead tired (who can blame them after a long grueling season with their domestic leagues). adriano was hardly running against japan. imagine what his condition will be for next year's world cup. no breaks for almost 3 years! fifa should just scrap this competition and give the players a rest.

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a south american derby... and it will be another superclassico...

no surprises in the confed cup: final will be argentina vs. brazil

 

anyway... french ligue 1 champs olympique lyonnais has signed besiktas jk forward john carew... the norwegian international had also played for rosenborg bk and as roma... he is the third player lyon acquired this summer after french international midfielder beniot pedretti from olympique marseilles and sylvain monsoreau from fc sochaux...

 

portuguese superliga ud leiria midfielder hugo cunha has died at the age of 28... cunha suddenly collapsed during a casual game of football with friends... the barreiro-born player suffered from a suspected cardio-respiratory arrest... the same heart ailment that claimed the life of cameroon midfielder marc vivien foe during their confederations' cup game against colombia almost two years ago... in that game, foe suddenly collapsed in the middle of the pitch in the 71st minute... and like cunha, foe was also 28...

 

both died while playing the game they loved... :cry:

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confed cup final thrashing:

 

brazil 4 argentina 1

 

adriano again the star (just like in the copa america) scoring spectacular goals. the question is: can adriano play alongside ronaldo? both are thru-the-middle strikers with very similar styles. robinho, being a wide player with amazing dribble skills, looks more compatible with adriano. wonder who will be the forward pairing for next year's world cup...

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