India football international Gouramangi Singh is to spend two weeks on trial for a contract with new Australian A-League club Melbourne Heart, officials said on Monday.
Singh, 24, will link up with Heart from June 7-19 in a bid to become the fourth Indian international to play for an overseas club.
Central defender Singh played a pivotal role in India?s victorious 2008 AFC Challenge Cup campaign, helping his country to secure qualification to January s Asian Cup in Qatar, where India have been grouped with the Socceroos.
Dutch head coach John van ?t Schip said he was looking forward to having the opportunity to gain an insight into Singh?s potential to adapt to the A-League.
Indian football is very much an unknown quantity, but I am confident Gouramangi…
(GSM) Sevilla put themselves in fine position to qualify for the 2009/10 Copa del Rey final with a 2-0 semi-final, first-leg win over Getafe on Wednesday.
While both sides had chances early on, Sevilla looked the most likely to score a goal.
Adriano missed from close range in the 28th minute for the home side, and Álvaro Negredo squandered another chance just two minutes later.
Luis Fabiano then missed a glorious chance in the 41st minute for Sevilla when he shot from inside the area, but a fine stop by Óscar Ustari preserved the scoreline at 0-0.
But just before half-time, Sevilla found the breakthrough when Fabiano, unmarked at the back post, headed in a cross from countryman Adiano.
The second produced little in the way of gilt-edged chances…
Tony Pulis says Hal Robson-Kanu s superb performance in West Brom s 2-1 win over Southampton has left him with a selection headache for Monday s contest against Hull City.
Robson-Kanu joined West Brom on a free transfer in August, but has played second fiddle to Salomon Rondon at The Hawthorns this season.
However, the Wales forward made the most of his first Premier League start for the Baggies by scoring a spectacular goal early in the second half after Matt Phillips had cancelled out Shane Long s opener at St Mary s Stadium.
The 27-year-old may have had limited playing time this term, but Pulis singled out Robson-Kanu for individual praise and has been left with a dilemma when rock-bottom Hull visit The Hawthorns.
Robson-Kanu when he s come on he s be…
Real Madrid keen on Monaco starlet
Spanish giants Real Madrid are hot on the trail of Monaco youngster Kylian Mbappe Lottin, .
Los Blancos have been keeping close tabs on the 17-year-old footballer, but they are not the only top side in the race for his signature.
AS has claimed that Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United are all ready to challenge Real Madrid for the youngster s services.
The talented forward began the season playing for the reserves, but he got promoted to the first team set up at the end of November.
Mbappe has since made two substitute appearances in Ligue 1 and also tasted Europa League football, while starting the Coupe de la Ligue game vs Bordeaux.
His suitors Real Madrid are currently priced at , s…
MLS concluded David Beckham s Inter Miami violated the league s roster and salary rules following the signing of France international midfielder Blaise Matuidi.
Inter Miami lured Matuidi from Serie A champions Juventus to the United States for their inaugural season in 2020 – the World Cup-winning star teaming up with Gonzalo Higuain after the club used targeted allocation money (TAM).
But as Inter Miami prepare for their second season in MLS, which kicks off under Phil Neville against LA Galaxy on Sunday, MLS deemed the club were not roster compliant – meaning the team effectively had four designated players last season rather than the three allowed.
Higuain, Rodolfo Pizarro and Matias Pellegrini were Inter Miami s listed designated players in 2020.
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Two sides who already find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Bundesliga table, Bayern Munich will make the trip to Furth on Friday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Furth might have managed to stun many across Germany as they secured a spot in the Bundesliga last season, it is no surprise that they re already tipped as a landslide relegation favourite. Already rooted to the foot of the table and knowing that they face a hugely overwhelming test on home soil, Head Coach Stefan Leitl has seen his side fail to lay down any kind of marker so far. Throwing away the lead last weekend away at Hertha Berlin and eventually suffering a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat on the road, the Cloverleaves have managed to muster ju…
Young Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara has signed a new contract that will keep him at the Nou Camp till 2011. The contract also has a clause for an additional two years, in which case Alcantara will be part of the Blaugrana setup till 2013.
The newly penned deal sees Alcantara s release clause valued at 10 million euros. In the event that the two year extension is activated, Alcantara s minimum fee release clause will rise to 30 million euros.
Bari born Alcantara, who holds a Brazilian passport, joined Barcelona from Ureca in 2004. He has played for Spain at every level from U-16 to U-19. The young midfielder made his league debut for the Catalans in May 2009 against Mallorca.
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A thunderous roar erupted across the Spanish capital and fans danced in the streets chanting Viva Espana! as the country s first ever World Cup trophy sparked a nationwide fiesta.
The centre of Madrid was a sea of the red and gold national colours as Spain celebrated its nailbiting 1-0 extra-time win over Holland Sunday.
The deafening sounds of cheering, klaxons, firecrackers and cars horns rang out as the World Cup s perennial underachievers won the trophy in their first appearance in the final thanks to a late goal from Andres Iniesta.
In temperatures of 37 C (99 F), more than 150,000 supporters watched the match on massive screens in a giant fan park in a one-kilometre (half-mile) stretch of the city s main thoroughfare.
At the final whistle, the crow…
Southampton have announced that goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga has signed a new-four year deal at the club.
The 23-year-old joined Southampton from Gillingham in 2012, and has made 21 appearances across all competitions during that time – with two of those coming towards the end of last season in the Premier League when he filled in for the injured Fraser Forster.
Gazzaniga also played a key role as Southampton lifted the Under-21 Premier League Cup, playing in both legs of the final against Blackburn Rovers.
I m very happy, since I came here I ve been growing up every day and with every training session and game, Gazzaniga told Southampton s official website.
Of course, if you ask any player, getting minutes is important but I am realistic – I know th…
Turin-based newspaper that Juventus are considering a summer move on Udinese midfielder Roberto Pereyra.
The Bianconeri plan to reinforce the squad over the summer and they have so far been linked with Mario Mandzukic and Nani.
According to Tuttosport, Udinese starlet Roberto Pereyra is another player they are currently looking at.
The Argentine s versatility is one of his greatest qualities seeing as how the 23-year-old can play on either flank and cover a number of positions across midfield.
He has long ago nailed down a regular starting berth at Friuli and has recently started to attract interest from Italy s top clubs.
The player who had begun his career at River Plate has been at Udinese since the summer of 2011 and has so far amassed 80 Se…