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RVP to United?
The news on the doors this morning is that Arsenal have turned down an offer of £15m from United for star man and captain Robin Van Persie. With Arsenal being the club I support, I want the Van Persie crisis needs to be sorted, but a move to another Premier League can't happen, not for any price. I'm more than happy with Giroud and Podolski. I just hope we can still strengthen.
Hoilett to QPR
Junior Hoilett has today secured a move to QPR on a bosman. The London-based club beat of German side Borussia Mönchengladbach who could offer Champions League Football to the Canadian midfielder. Hoilett's acquisition bolsters QPR's attack even more and will attempt to team up with Zamora, Cisse, Park and Taarabt.
As big names pour into Brazil, is it time to change the Brasileiro's foreigner rule?
By Stefan Kelly
Pablo Guiñazu, Andrés D’Alessandro, Mario Bolatti, Jesus Datolo and now Diego Forlán. These are the five non-Brazilians Porto Alegre club Internacional now have on their books in what is an extremely strong squad, including Brazilian internationals Oscar and Leandro Damião. The problem? Ever since a new set rules were introduced to the Campeonato Brasileiro in 2006, clubs are only allowed to include just 3 foreign players in match day squads, whether that be on the field or on the bench.
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Letters from Shanghai: Drogba and Moreno outshining Anelka apathy
By Andrew Crawford, writing from Shanghai
If only to make a sweltering Chinese summer that little bit more overwhelming, the ongoing saga at Shanghai Shenhua continues to roll on and the soap opera that is the city’s biggest football club found a new plotline to explore, namely a recent game with local rivals, Jiangsu Sainty.
In the build-up to the game on Sunday night, Shenhua slipped further towards the bottom of the Chinese Super League as a result of having played one game less than the other teams around them. Whether by coincidence or design, fans of the other team in the city, Shanghai East Asia, who are top of the second division in China, then reportedly laid siege to the Shenhua message boards, taunting their cousins about the latter’s form in the CSL. Indeed, when East Asia rose to the top of the Chinese second tier (China League One), it was thought that there might be a Shanghai derby for the first time in several years in 2013. Now it is possible that East Asia and Shenhua could simply swap places.
The East Asia angle is also interesting because of how Shenhua’s little brother has helped them out in their hour of need. The globally reported signing of Didier Drogba largely overlooked one important detail- the Ivorian’s new employers already have their maximum quota of foreign players. East Asia, who are owned by Xu Genbao, a former league-winning Shenhua manager and the effective godfather of Shanghainese football stepped in to send defender, Bai Jiajun, to the Hongkou on loan whilst receiving the Bosnian midfielder, Mario Bozic, in exchange. The move benefits Shenhua immensely- not only can they clear a roster spot for Drogba but they also get the services of a talented young full-back to assist an ailing defence. Xu’s blood, according to the Shanghainese media, is still blue but Shenhua fans will be far from delighted that they had to rely on a second division club to help them get out of a fix.
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The State of Canadian Soccer Defectors
By Jared Mercer
Jonathan De Guzman representing the Netherlands under-20s
Halfway through the World Cup Qualifying campaign this year for Canada in the CONCACAF region has brought about the usual divisions amongst Canadians regarding the state of soccer in Canada. With a new Canadian Soccer Association president claiming that Canada have a shot at hosting the 2026 World Cup after the success of the 2007 under-20 World Cup held in the country, some feel that Canada is undeserving and that hosting such an event should be left to the big footballing countries. In terms of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, where if successful it will be Canada’s second foray into the tournament after a singular appearance in Mexico 1986, Canada still have a long way to go but remain in contention with two years to go until Brazil 2014. Before resuming the campaign this fall the main discussion on everyone’s lips once again is how with all the soccer playing defectors leaving the country to play for adoptive or ancestral nations will Canada ever succeed?
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