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World Soccer Headlines

Vieira undergoing Man City medical
Inter midfielder Patrick Vieira is to undergo a medical at Manchester City on Thursday before signing an 18-month contract. Jose Mourinho confirmed that Vieira would leave Inter following the club's 1-0 victory over Chievo on Wednesday and Vieira has now said he wants to reunite with Roberto Mancini at Eastlands to improve his hopes of representing France at the World Cup.



Why Cannavaro's Juve return might not be all bad
The news of Fabio Cannavaro's very likely return to Juventus has sparked heated debate amongst the Bianconeri faithful. While he's widely regarded as a traitor for leaving the club at its darkest hour in the aftermaths of the Calciopoli scandal when players such as Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon, Pavel Nedved, David Trezeguet and Muari Camoranesi became heroes for remaining, many also seem to welcome the news of the center back's return to the Old Lady.

Quotes Of The Week: Badboy Balotelli Blasts 'Disgusting' Verona (Goal.com)
The outspoken Inter forward isn't afraid to speak his mind, yet again....

Atletico sign Tiago
Atletico Madrid have signed Juventus midfielder Tiago on loan for the rest of the season.



Bolton confirm Coyle appointment
Bolton have confirmed the appointment of Owen Coyle as their new manager. The Scot takes over after the Trotters parted company with former coach Gary Megson.



Arsenal keen on Zarate - agent
Mauro Zarate's agent claims Arsenal have enquired about the possibility of signing the Argentine striker.




MLS Soccer Headlines

Revolution Wins MLS Cup Rematch, 3-0
Steve Ralston and Adam Cristman score as the Revolution open the season with a 3-0 win over visiting Houston in a rematch of the MLS Cup final.

Clear Choice for Potential Top Pick
Despite a strong pull desire to finish hisdegree, Partick Nyarko decided to turn pro and enter the MLS after a head-turning junior year at Virginia Tech.

The Jaquas: A Redskin Begets a Dynamo
Former Redskin Jon Jaqua used to call RFK Stadium home, now he returns to watch his son Nate play for the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup.

United's Home an Issue
MLS Commissioner Don Garber addresses his disappointment that D.C. United has been unable to reach a deal to build a new stadium.

Give & Go: Indiana University’s Eric Alexander (Goal.com)
The MLS combine is here and Goal.com recently spoke with one of it's hopefuls.

A Furious Final Flurry Leads to Fire's Victory
Gonzalo Segares and Wilman Conde scored in the final 10 minutes to lead the visiting Chicago Fire to a 2-1 win last night over the New England Revolution.

Real Salt Lake Tie Eliminates Chivas USA
Dema Kovalenko and Javier Morales score and Real Salt Lake advances to the Western Conference final with a 2-2 tie against Chivas USA.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Get Ready for the January Sales

The transfer window opens on January 1 in many countries including England, Italy and Spain. I thought I'd take a look at a few players currently being talked about.

Luca Toni was desperate to get out of Bayern Munich due to a lack of playing time under coach Louis van Gaal, who he hasn't seen eye to eye with since the Dutchman touched down in Bavaria last summer. He has now agreed to join Roma on a loan deal as he eyes a place in Italy's World Cup squad.

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Get Ready for the January Sales originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 05:36:06.

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No Way Jose, Becks is Back at Man Utd

The Champions League last-16 draw has thrown up a couple of crackers.

Coach Jose Mourinho will face his former club Chelsea for the first time with Inter Milan. As if that wasn't enough, David Beckham will return to Old Trafford to play against Manchester United for AC Milan. Read more...

No Way Jose, Becks is Back at Man Utd originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 06:57:18.

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Everyone loves transfer talk based purely on speculation

You again?

Can we just forget this season?

Kornheiser on the laws of the game

As if last season wasn't bad enough...


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