January 2015 transfers by Barclays Premier League clubs (Part One)

<h4 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: none; border-width: 0px; color: #639ec8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 17px; margin: 15px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Arsenal</h4><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In</b></span></div><a name="more"></a><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />Krystian Bielik</b> (Legia Warsaw) Undisclosed<br /><br /><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Out<br />Lukas Podolski </b>(Inter Milan) Loan<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Matt Macey</b> (Accrington Stanley) Loan<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yaya Sanogo</b> (Crystal Palace) Loan </span><br /><b style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Benik Afobe </b><span style="color: #666666;">(Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclose</span></div><h4 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: none; border-width: 0px; color: #639ec8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 17px; margin: 15px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Aston Villa</h4><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In<br />Carles Gil </b>(Valencia) Undisclosed</span></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Out<br />Darren Bent </b><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></b>(Derby County) Loan<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jordan Graham</b> (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclosed<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gary Gardner </b>(Nottingham Forest) Loan</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />Burnley</b></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michael Keane</b> (Manchester United) Undisclosed</span></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Out</b></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">None</b></div><h4 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: none; border-width: 0px; color: #639ec8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 17px; margin: 15px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chelsea</h4><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In</b></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>None</b></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></b></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Out</b><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fernando Torres </b>(AC Milan) Undisclosed<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mark Schwarzer</b> (Leicester City) Free<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lewis Baker</b> (Sheffield Wednesday) Loan<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Todd Kane </b>(Nottingham Forest) Loan<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">John Swift</b> (Swindon Town) Loan<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alex Kiwomya </b>(Barnsley) Loan<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tomas Kalas </b>(Middlesbrough) Loan<b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />Marko Marin </b>(Anderlecht) Loan<br /><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nathan Chalobah </b>(Reading) Loan</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; padding: 8px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Come back tomorrow for Part two☺☺☺☺☺</div>

January 2015 transfers by Barclays Premier League clubs (Part One)

Arsenal In Krystian Bielik  (Legia Warsaw) Undisclosed Out Lukas Podolski  (Inter Milan) Loan Matt Macey  (Accrington Stanley) Loan Yaya San...

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Man Utd goes back to School

<div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><img src="http://www.manutd.com/sitecore/shell/~/media/9EAE26A4CE2044EC925AF111D5056018.ashx?w=480&h=179&rgn=0,76,2296,933" style="background-color: transparent;" /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"> A r</div><a name="more"></a>eplay will be required to decide Manchester United's FA Cup fourth-round tie with League Two side Cambridge United following a frustrating goalless draw at the Abbey Stadium on Friday night.<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Louis van Gaal's men controlled the majority of the proceedings, particularly in the second half, but ultimately struggled to break down an impressively-organised home defence that performed with great courage and determination, for which their manager Richard Money deserves great credit.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Wayne Rooney was absent but van Gaal still named a strong team that began the match in the 4-4-2 diamond formation. James Wilson and Adnan Januzaj were brought into the starting XI to add pace and creativity, while Marouane Fellaini slotted into midfield, perhaps with a view to quelling the threat of Cambridge’s physically-imposing squad.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">The hosts controlled the early exchanges with a raucous home support making themselves heard, although the first half-chance fell to Daley Blind in the 10th minute when his low shot from a tight angle inside the box that was saved by Chris Dunn. Januzaj, starting his first match since 8 November, also looked eager to impress but scuffed another opportunity 10 minutes later when his half-volley bobbled towards goal.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Centre-backs Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo appeared to relish the occasion of facing League Two players who weren't shy of making a strong tackle, and their defensive skills were severely tested on the half hour. Tom Champion’s towering header was accidentally blocked on the line by team-mate Josh Coulson, who then turned around to nod the ball just over the bar from close range, much to the relief of the visitors' bench.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Angel Di Maria, playing in a slightly deeper position than at QPR, had a 20-yard shot spilled by the keeper shortly afterwards before hitting another deflected effort in the 41st minute that almost put Radamel Falcao through on goal. The Argentinian then curled a 25-yard free-kick just over the crossbar in what transpired to be the last chance of the first half. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">The Reds made a bright restart and almost found a breakthrough when Januzaj’s low shot from the left corner of the area was saved. From that point on, van Gaal's men dominated possession and knocked it around with relative ease, although Cambridge remained difficult to break down in testing conditions at the Abbey Stadium.<br /><br />As the clock ticked on, the visitors began to show more ambition in the final third and Falcao almost reaped the rewards when latching on to Carrick’s neat pass to force another excellent save from the goalkeeper. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Wilson, who was cautioned for a trip on Tom Elliott, then exited the action for Robin van Persie as Fellaini was also replaced by third-round hero Ander Herrera. The Dutch striker was immediately in the thick of the action and perhaps should have scored, having latched on to Di Maria’s lofted pass to blast over the crossbar from around six yards.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Herrera’s introduction added much-needed urgency to the Reds' midfield and the Spaniard was heavily involved in almost everything as he urged his team-mates forward with a place in the fifth-round up for grabs. Cambridge appeared to rally in the closing stages, however, as a money-spinning replay at Old Trafford loomed large.<br /><br />The Reds desperately pressed forward and almost notched a dramatic winner in the 90th minute when Di Maria's low drive was parried by Dunn, though the breakthrough never came and the home fans were jubilant following Chris Foy's final whistle.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Official report from manutd.com</div>

Man Utd goes back to School

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Tab Ramos hope US U-20s don't shy away with World Cup place on line

<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><img src="http://www.mlssoccer.com/sites/league/files/imagecache/620x350/image_nodes/2013/06/MMT_1965.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"></div><a name="more"></a>The US U-20 national team may have fallen short of head coach Tab Ramos’ goal of winning the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, but that doesn’t mean he’s disappointed by the way his group has played.<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">And he fully expects them to live up to what he called a “big moment” when they face off against El Salvador in the third-place playoff <span class="h6wlwz94" id="h6wlwz94_2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">game</span> Saturday (5 pm ET; Fox Soccer Plus), with a spot in the U-20 World Cup this summer on the line.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“I want them to acknowledge that this is a big moment, so I do let them know that this is a big moment,” Ramos told MLSsoccer.com on Friday. “… A lot of the guys who have been successful at the next level have been successful at U-20, and one of the ways to do that is by qualifying for the <span class="h6wlwz94" id="h6wlwz94_3" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">World Cup</span>.”</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">It was their first two games of the tournament – a <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/09/usa-1-guatemala-1-concacaf-u-20-championship-match-recap" style="color: #127eb0; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">1-1 draw against Guatemala</a>, thanks to a 90<sup style="line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">th</sup>-minute equalizer from the Blue and White, and a <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/11/united-states-0-panama-1-concacaf-under-20-championship-match-recap" style="color: #127eb0; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">1-0 loss to Panama</a> – that cost them a spot in the tournament championship game. But the US bounced back in a big way, with an <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/14/recap-us-under-20s-back-business-concacaf-championships-after-8-0-demolition" style="color: #127eb0; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">8-0 win over Aruba</a>, a <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/18/jamaica-0-united-states-2-concacaf-under-20-championship-match-recap" style="color: #127eb0; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">2-0 win over Jamaica</a> and a <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/21/united-states-1-trinidad-tobago-0-concacaf-u-20-championship-match-recap" style="color: #127eb0; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">1-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago</a> to clinch second place in Group A and the No. 1 playoff seed.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“All the <span class="h6wlwz94" id="h6wlwz94_6" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">players</span> are going to worry about is how well we play and doing the best we can,” Ramos said. “… I think the team has done well in bouncing back and <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/23/tab-ramos-hope-us-u-20s-dont-shy-away-world-cup-place-line-big-moment#" id="_GPLITA_0" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzg0NTc6NDpjb250aW51ZTozOTAwNzI2NGZiMWM4MmI3Nzc4MmE0M2ZmOWRjMzFkMzp6LTIyNDctMTYzODk3NTQ6d3d3Lm1sc3NvY2Nlci5jb206MjMyMzI2OjFiZmM0MjM4YTA5Mjk4Y2Y3ODRhNmUzN2Y1NTFlY2JlOmFlZDA0OGU4YTU1ODQ2NjU5ODhmNDBiMjkzMTYyODIwOjA6ZGF0YV9zcyw3Mjh4MTM2NjtkYXRhX2ZiLG5vOzo0NDIwNzgw&subid=g-16389754-0de33d94a15a46a38cce0054d04c4871-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; color: #127eb0; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">CONTINUING<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> to play well, and now we’re at a point where we can qualify so that’s really all at this point that we care about.”</div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2em;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">READ: <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/23/what-impact-have-united-states-under-20-players-had-senior-national-team" style="color: #127eb0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">What impact do U-20s have on senior national team</a></strong></li></ul><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">The US have featured the attacking prowess of Columbus Crew SC forward <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/romain-gall" style="color: #127eb0; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Romain Gall</a>, who is tied with Mexico’s Hirving Lozano for the tournament lead with five <span class="h6wlwz94" id="h6wlwz94_4" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">goals</span> and leads all players with 14 shots on goal. The US have proven to be one of the top offensive teams in the tournament and are second with 12 goals and first with 81 shots on goal in their five games.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“At this point, I really can’t see changing too much from what’s been working for us,” Ramos said. “But we also have to remember that El Salvador is a little bit different than Jamaica and Trinidad, so we may make some adjustments in terms of what types of movements we have on the field. But other than that, I’m happy in general of way the tournament is going.”</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">The US attack will face a stout defensive test in El Salvador, the third-place team from Group B and No. 4 playoff seed, who Ramos expects to be very organized in the back and look for chances on the counter. El Salvador have scored just nine goals but allowed eight.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“I expect them to play pretty similar to the way they’ve been playing throughout the tournament,” Ramos said. “They’re a very organized team defensively and they try to get you on the counter, and they’ve done that well in the tournament. They’re good players. They’re crafty. You can always expect a very good effort from them.”</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">The US U-20s are 3-3-1 against El Salvador in U-20 qualifying, with their last meeting a 2-0 win for the Red, White and Blue to <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/23/tab-ramos-hope-us-u-20s-dont-shy-away-world-cup-place-line-big-moment#" id="_GPLITA_1" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzg0NTc6NDpzZWN1cmU6ZjQzYTFmODY3ZmQzNTI5OTc4ZWExNjYxNmUyZmVjNWE6ei0yMjQ3LTE2Mzg5NzU0Ond3dy5tbHNzb2NjZXIuY29tOjIzMjMyNjoxYmZjNDIzOGEwOTI5OGNmNzg0YTZlMzdmNTUxZWNiZTo1ZGRmYzkwMzhmOWI0NjgyOWZiZmZhZTI1ZWIwNjE5NzowOmRhdGFfc3MsNzI4eDEzNjY7ZGF0YV9mYixubzs6NDQyMTgwMQ&subid=g-16389754-0de33d94a15a46a38cce0054d04c4871-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; color: #127eb0; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">SECURE<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> a place in the 2009 U-20 World Cup on goals by <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/brek-shea" style="color: #127eb0; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Brek Shea</a> and <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/tony-taylor" style="color: #127eb0; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tony Taylor</a>. The US finished that game with nine men after two ejections.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Ramos expects passions to run high this time around, too.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“From previous matches where we’ve played El Salvador I know the games can get a little dirty, and I’m hoping that this one doesn’t go in that direction,” he said. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Mlssoccer.com</div>

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Pogba going nowhere until the summer at least - Raiola

<img alt="Pogba going nowhere until the summer at least - Raiola" src="http://static.goal.com/831800/831802_heroa.jpg" /><br /><a name="more"></a><br />Juventus<span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> midfielder </span>Paul Pogba<span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> is going nowhere in the January transfer </span><a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2015/01/23/8246692/pogba-going-nowhere-until-the-summer-at-least-raiola?ICID=HP_BN_1#" id="_GPLITA_0" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6NjQ5NTk6NDp3aW5kb3dzOjNlYzEyODE1NjJkYzVmYzA0Y2EwMmVmMWYyM2YzMjY3OnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuZ29hbC5jb206MTk2MzA3OjEyZGIwZGY5MjUyNzBiZjhlNjI2NDgwZjY0OTM5NTAxOmE0ZTQ4NGRlMTdmNDRkYjI5NGU2YmQwZjQyYTMxM2FkOjE6ZGF0YV9zcyw3Mjh4MTM2NjtkYXRhX2ZiLG5vOzo0NDAwNzUx&subid=g-16389754-df79b41eb4d54b50a39fedff51114045-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=DIV" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; color: #007954; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WINDOW<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">, according to his agent Mino Raiola, but the prospect of a summer transfer is not unrealistic.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">The 21-year-old, who is one of the highest-rated youngsters in world football, has been linked with a number of clubs since his move to Turin two and a half years ago and most recently there has been strong reported interest from Chelsea, </span><span class="gzzwvns27op" id="gzzwvns27op_5" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Real Madrid</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> and former club </span><span class="gzzwvns27op" id="gzzwvns27op_4" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Manchester United</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">However, his agent has insisted that Pogba will not be departing the Scudetto holders this month, though the France </span><span class="gzzwvns27op" id="gzzwvns27op_8" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">international</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">'s future beyond that seems much </span><span class="gzzwvns27op" id="gzzwvns27op_1" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">more</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> up in the air.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"Paul renewed his contract in Italy," Raiola told </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Sky Sports</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">. "There is a five-year deal with </span><span class="gzzwvns27op" id="gzzwvns27op_7" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Juventus</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> and what June and July brings, we will see in June and July.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"He will stay here this window in Italy and after that it’s also up to Juventus and up to himself to see what are the possibilities and what are the things to do.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"I have been in football long enough to say that I cannot foresee the future. Today Paul Pogba is the most expensive player if he would be on the market - that’s the risk, that’s normal; there are only a few clubs that can afford him.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"Let’s say that I am aware of the interest that there is around Paul, obviously, and without naming them, everybody that knows a little bit about football knows that there are only eight clubs that can afford him. That’s the eight clubs that will get into the scramble or the battle to have him."</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Pogba's departure from Old Trafford in 2012 was acrimonious, leaving on a Bosman free transfer after becoming frustrated at the lack of first-team opportunities Sir Alex Ferguson was giving him, but Raiola insists the bridges with Manchester United are not at all burnt.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"Paul has always said he is not angry with Manchester United - you need to move on," the Frenchman's representative added. "So there is no personal grudge against Manchester United. On the contrary, he holds Manchester United very dear and has very nice memories."</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"><i>Goal.com</i></span><a class="twitter-share-button" data-via="SoccerGlee1" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script>

Pogba going nowhere until the summer at least - Raiola

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Birthday Boy Celebrate his Birthday with a Brace

<div class="ui-droppable" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Birthday Boy Arjen Robben Pushes Bayern Munich Through Final Test Against Bochum" src="http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/248/198/hi-res-8970abed817250ab0e200227bb9fdf87_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75" style="background-color: transparent;" />Bayern</span> Munich <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2340237-birthday-boy-arjen-robben-pushes-bayern-munich-through-final-test-against-bochum#" id="_GPLITA_1" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzg0NTc6NDpjb250aW51ZTo5YWIzYTkyMWQ1MTY4MzAyNGE0MGIxZTMwYWIyMDY1Njp6LTIyNDctMTYzODk3NTQ6YmxlYWNoZXJyZXBvcnQuY29tOjIzMjMyNjoxYmZjNDIzOGEwOTI5OGNmNzg0YTZlMzdmNTUxZWNiZTo5Y2Q5OTk0NWM5YjA0ZjE2OThkMzBkZTYzY2U4YTgyZTowOmRhdGFfc3MsNzI4eDEzNjY7ZGF0YV9mYixubzs6NDQyMDc4MA&subid=g-16389754-6d9ba3ee7db748a3ad99a874e7c34275-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; 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font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bundesliga</span> action later this month with a <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5-1 victory over <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bochum</span> on Friday night, </span>with a helping hand from the consistently excellent <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Arjen</span> <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robben</span>.<br /><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Dutch star, who was celebrating his 31st birthday on the night, pulled his side back into the <span class="fv3qfu3ry" id="fv3qfu3ry_2" style="background: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline;">game</span> with a wonderful one-two via Thomas Muller in the 26th minute and galvanised <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bayern</span> as they went on to score three more goals in the second half, with Pep <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Guardiola</span>'s men marching on to a confident win. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Spanish coach continued his relentless desire for success, despite playing in a friendly <span class="fv3qfu3ry" id="fv3qfu3ry_3" style="background: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline;">match</span>, with yet another full-strength side that wouldn't have looked out of place in the German top division or indeed the Champions League. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">Manuel <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Neuer</span> returned in goal, big-name players such as Jerome Boateng and Juan <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bernat</span> shored up the defensive line, Bastian<span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Schweinsteiger</span> pulled the strings in midfield and Robert <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lewandowski</span>led the line up front. This wasn't a <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bayern</span> side that came to simply go through the motions. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">The solitary surprise inclusion in <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Guardiola</span>'s XI was Brazilian defender Dante, making up the only member of the squad who wouldn't perhaps make a full-strength side. Yet it was the central defender who helped <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bayern</span> take the lead in the 44th minute with a routine header, via the corner from <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robben</span>. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">The home side may have opened the scoring and took an unexpected lead through an outstanding volley from midfielder Danny <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Latza</span> in the opening five minutes, but it was <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bayern</span> who went on to dominate as expected as the second half rumbled on. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">The inclusion of Mario <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gotze</span>, David <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alaba</span> and Sebastian Rode early in the second half made an immediate impact, with the former <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/borussia-dortmund" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #003366; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Borussia</span>Dortmund</a> midfielder scoring within five minutes of coming on.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><br /><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">The role of each <span class="fv3qfu3ry" id="fv3qfu3ry_4" style="background: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline;">player</span> and their performance within this side was a timely reminder of just how much strength and talent <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Guardiola</span> has to pick from when going from one match to the next. The German champions looked strong, fit and most importantly like their old self in the evening friendly—undoubtedly a welcome sign for their manager ahead of their upcoming tie against <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wolfsburg</span> next week. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">Much will be made of <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Guardiola</span>'s insistence on getting absolutely everything right, but the <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bayern</span> manager has good reason behind it. Dieter Hecking's side offered some genuine scares in the opening match of this season's league campaign and have only gotten better as the year as ticked on. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wolfsburg</span> will welcome <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bayern</span> to the <span class="fv3qfu3ry" id="fv3qfu3ry_5" style="background: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline;">Volkswagen</span> Arena next Friday with every intention of taking something from the match, and the German champions better be ready. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><br /><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">Although the game was <span class="fv3qfu3ry" id="fv3qfu3ry_7" style="background: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline;">indeed</span> a match for the entire squad to build up their<span class="fv3qfu3ry" id="fv3qfu3ry_6" style="background: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline;">fitness</span> and confidence ahead of the coming tests, it was <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robben</span> who <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2340237-birthday-boy-arjen-robben-pushes-bayern-munich-through-final-test-against-bochum#" id="_GPLITA_2" in_hdr="" in_hover="" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzg0NTc6NDpjb250aW51ZTowN2M0NDE5ODVhMmMxZmJlMTA3ODdiNzUzMzEwNmUyNDp6LTIyNDctMTYzODk3NTQ6YmxlYWNoZXJyZXBvcnQuY29tOjIzMjMyNjoxYmZjNDIzOGEwOTI5OGNmNzg0YTZlMzdmNTUxZWNiZTo2MmIyZTM4MGViNWY0ZmMyYTMzYTVjMTJhZTJkMzliMzowOmRhdGFfc3MsNzI4eDEzNjY7ZGF0YV9mYixubzs6NDQyMDc4MA&subid=g-16389754-6d9ba3ee7db748a3ad99a874e7c34275-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; color: #003366; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">CONTINUOUSLY<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-size: 16px; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> outperformed all others and peppered the <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bochum</span>defence with the trademark dribbles, passes and indeed goals that have made him <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bayern</span>'s best player this season. </div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">The winger truly outdid himself in the 78th minute, when he managed to cut inside like he's done so often, skip past two defenders like he's done so often and then smack a long-range shot past the keeper like he's done for so long. Everyone always knows exactly what <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robben</span> is about to do, but nobody has ever managed to stop him.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 80px; vertical-align: baseline;">As the Wolves settle down for <span class="fv3qfu3ry" id="fv3qfu3ry_8" style="background: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline;">training</span> next week, looking ahead to the<span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bayern</span> side they'll meet, it will be this tricky winger more than any other in <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Guardiola</span>'s squad who will take up most of their preparation.<span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wolfsburg</span> know they have to stop <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robben</span> if they want to halt this Bavarian machine. <span class="spellcheck" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bochum</span> didn't, and they learned it the hard way.<br /><br /><br /><i><u>Credit to Bleacherreport</u></i></div><a class="twitter-share-button" data-via="SoccerGlee1" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script>

Birthday Boy Celebrate his Birthday with a Brace

Bayern  Munich  CONTINUED  their  preparation for the return of  Bundesliga  action later this month with a  5-1 victory over  Bochum  on Fr...

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Mourinho: Happy with my group

<img src="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/Mourinho-happy-with-my-group.img.png" /><br /><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">T<br /><a name="more"></a>he Premier League title <span class="em6kz" id="em6kz_2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">race</span> gives way to the FA Cup fourth round this weekend and there were still plenty of reporters at Friday afternoon’s media conference at Cobham. They heard the Chelsea manager look forward to the game against League One opposition.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Mourinho is resting some players, <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/john-terry.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">John Terry</a> included, but is not drafting Academy players into his starting 11. <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Petr Cech</a> will play and <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/andre-schurrle.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Andre Schurrle</a> and Mohamed Salah will both be involved.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘At this moment we have all the reasons to be smiling because we don’t have injuries,’<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/management-team/jose-mourinho.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Mourinho</a>reported.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘My team tomorrow will reflect the fact that if we lose the <span class="em6kz" id="em6kz_3" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">game</span>, we are out [of the FA Cup] and if we draw we have to go to Bradford. We don’t want to be out and if possible, we don’t want a second match. My team will reflect our desire to go to the next round and the respect Bradford deserve from us. This season we have already played Championship and League One teams and I don’t remember an easy game.’</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Both<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/andre-schurrle.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Schurrle</a> and Salah have been subject to transfer speculation in the media this month but<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/management-team/jose-mourinho.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Mourinho</a>explained there is no desire in the <span class="em6kz" id="em6kz_10" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">club</span> for any <span class="em6kz" id="em6kz_4" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">player</span> to leave or any new signing to be made. Only offers for players from other clubs that might come under consideration due to the requirements of Financial Fair Play could change that, as they have done in past transfer <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/Mourinho-happy-with-my-group.html#" id="_GPLITA_2" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6NjQ5NTk6NDp3aW5kb3dzOjg1MjY0YTk4NjAxZDE2M2JiNjJhMzA2MGI5ZmExNDhhOnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuY2hlbHNlYWZjLmNvbToxOTYzMDc6MTJkYjBkZjkyNTI3MGJmOGU2MjY0ODBmNjQ5Mzk1MDE6MjAxZWNjNTE4MTA2NDIxMTg2YWNkMTE2YzRjN2NhZDk6MTpkYXRhX3NzLDcyOHgxMzY2O2RhdGFfZmIsbm87OjQ0MDA3NTE&subid=g-16389754-3116af93d6324a8cbbff7df28a9bbba3-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WINDOWS<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a>. If a player is sold then a new one will arrive.  </div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘Our desire is to keep the same squad which reflects we are happy with the players and the work we did in the summer to prepare for the season, and the trust we have in the group,’<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/management-team/jose-mourinho.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Mourinho</a> clarified.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘I like<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/andre-schurrle.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Schurrle</a> and Salah and I need and I trust them. I can’t select the same 18 players every game and I can only start 11. Salah is not playing a lot,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/andre-schurrle.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Schurrle</a> is <span class="em6kz" id="em6kz_1" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">more</span> than him, but they been involved in every competition including the Champions League. I count on them and tomorrow both are selected to play.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘The way <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/eden-hazard.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Hazard</a> and<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/willian.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Willian</a> are performing, with the stability of their performances in attack and defence and transition, unless I find a tactical system with three wingers it is difficult to be in front of them [for selection] because they are playing so well.’</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Having made a scoring contribution as a substitute at Swansea,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/andre-schurrle.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Schurrle</a> missed the midweek game at Anfield due to a minor illness which has now passed. <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Didier Drogba</a> was similarly absent for Swansea.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘We have a way of dealing with these little <span class="em6kz" id="em6kz_5" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">health</span> problems,’ the manager explained. ‘When somebody shows the first signs of something we say go home. We prefer to lose a player who is a little doubt than risk keeping him with the other players and then losing two, three or four as a consequence. Every little problem the player goes home and the <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/Mourinho-happy-with-my-group.html#" id="_GPLITA_4" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzg4OTE6ODU0NTpkb2N0b3JhbDozM2ExODYzYWJkYTEzZGZhYWEzMDcwZjY5ODVjZWZlMjp6LTIyNDctMTYzODk3NTQ6d3d3LmNoZWxzZWFmYy5jb206MjM0NjEwOjQ5YTZiNDZlODFiYzgzNmRiZmUxYzllZjYxMjE5OThlOmY0NThhZGNlZjNlZDQ5NThhNTA5NGE2OGYyNGUzNDRmOjE6ZGF0YV9zcyw3Mjh4MTM2NjtkYXRhX2ZiLG5vOzo0NDI1NTU3&subid=g-16389754-3116af93d6324a8cbbff7df28a9bbba3-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">DOCTORS<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> take care of him at home.’</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">With <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/john-terry.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">John Terry</a> not starting tomorrow, the path is open for <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/archived/players/kurt-zouma2.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Kurt Zouma</a> to begin his third <span class="em6kz" id="em6kz_6" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">match</span> of the month.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘We are impressed,’ is<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/management-team/jose-mourinho.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Mourinho</a>’s assessment of the 20-year-old.  </div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">‘We bought a talent but that talent was far from ready and at the beginning of the season people were thinking it would be better for him to go somewhere [on <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/Mourinho-happy-with-my-group.html#" id="_GPLITA_5" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6NjA1MDM6NDQzNTpsb2FuczowN2FhNTE3ZjIzYmMyZjEyYTA4ZjJkOGU3NTFiZmFlODp6LTIyNDctMTYzODk3NTQ6d3d3LmNoZWxzZWFmYy5jb206MTg1NDA1OmEzYTc0MzQzYTcwNjVjNzMwMzhhNWZkN2RlMTQ4ODQ5OjhiYmE5NGZjMzljYjQ1Y2FiMjVmZjc1NjllNzAwODY2OjE6ZGF0YV9zcyw3Mjh4MTM2NjtkYXRhX2ZiLG5vOzoyMDc4NDQ2&subid=g-16389754-3116af93d6324a8cbbff7df28a9bbba3-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">LOAN<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a>] and play, but we thought It was better for him to stay and learn here in this habitat where for sure he will be a player for many years. We are very happy with him.’ </div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">From Chelseafc.com</div>

Mourinho: Happy with my group

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Real Madrid sign Lucas Silva

<img alt="Real Madrid sign Lucas Silva" src="http://static.goal.com/522800/522811_heroa.jpg" /><br /><a name="more"></a><br />Real Madrid<span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> have confirmed the signing of Brazilian starlet </span>Lucas Silva<span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> from </span>Cruzeiro<span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">The midfielder has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the European champions, who have been linked with the South American for a while.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">The 21-year-old - who had been linked with a host of clubs over the past few months and is reported to have snubbed Arsenal to link up with Carlo Ancelotti's men - has featured for Brazil's Under-20 and Under-21 levels</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">A statement released on Friday said: "</span><span class="em6kz" id="em6kz_2" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Real Madrid</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> and Cruzeiro have reached an agreement for the transfer of the </span><span class="em6kz" id="em6kz_1" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">player</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> Lucas Silva, who has signed for the club until June 30, 2020.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"The player will be presented on Monday, January 26, at 13:00CET at the Santiago Bernabeu, after undergoing a </span><a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2015/01/23/8210972/real-madrid-sign-lucas-silva#" id="_GPLITA_0" in_hdr="" in_hover="" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6ODA0ODg6OTAwMjptZWRpY2F0aW9uOmJmYzkyNzg0NGFkMGNlOTIxMzViNzRiNGFhYmE3MjMwOnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuZ29hbC5jb206MjM4MjU3OjBhYWZiMjkxMzI5YmRkN2UzYWRhMGNmZWU0NWJmNDI0OjM2OTUwMzg2NGUyMTRkNDNhNjQ2NGYwYTcxN2VlMTgzOjA6ZGF0YV9zcyw3Mjh4MTM2NjtkYXRhX2ZiLG5vOzo1MjM2MDg1&subid=g-16389754-294c91842b3542999c6edb8080a9079d-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=DIV" style="background-attachment: initial !important; 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background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> examination.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"Later, Lucas Silva will go out on to the turf of the Bernabeu with the shirt of Real Madrid and meet the media in the press room</span><a class="twitter-share-button" data-via="SoccerGlee1" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script>

Real Madrid sign Lucas Silva

Real Madrid  have confirmed the signing of Brazilian starlet  Lucas Silva  from  Cruzeiro . The midfielder has signed a five-and-a-half-year...

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