July 25, 2008

Premiership Summer 2008 Transfer Part II

Middlesbrough Transfers:
Players In:
*player_name*(previous_club-now_club)*price_tranfer*
Marvin Emnes (Sparta Roterdam - Middlesbrough) £3.2million
Didier Digard (Paris St-Germain - Middlesbrough) £4million

Players Out:
*player_name*(now_club-previous_club)*price_tranfer*
Steve Thompson (Middlesbrough - Port Vale) Undisclosed Fee
Lee Dong-Gook (Released)
Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough - Fulham) Free Transfer
Jason Kennedy (Middlesbrough - Darlington) Free Transfer
Fabio Rochemback (Middlesbrough - Sporting Lisbon) Free Transfer
Gaizka Mendieta - Released
George Boateng (Middlesbrough - Hull City) £1million


Newcastle United Transfers:

Players In:
Jonas Gutierrez (RCD Mallorca - Newcastle Utd) Undisclosed Fee
Danny Guthrie (Liverpool - Newcastle Utd) Undisclosed Fee

Players Out:
Peter Ramage (Newcastle Utd – QPR) Free Transfer
James Troisi (Released)
Stephen Carr (Released)
David Rozenhal (Newcastle Utd - SS Lazio) £2.9million


Portsmouth
Transfers:

Players In:
Glenn Little (Reading - Portsmouth) Undisclosed Fee
Ben Sahar (Chelsea - Portsmouth) Six-Month Loan Deal
Peter Crouch (Liverpool - Portsmouth) Undisclosed Fee

Players Out:

Stoke City Transfers:

Players In:
Dave Kitson (Reading - Stoke City) £5.5million

Players Out:
Marlon Broomes (Stoke City - Blackpool) Free Transfer
Dominic Matteo - Released
Russell Hoult (Stoke City - Notts County) Free Transfer
Robbie Garrett - Released


Sunderland AFC Transfers

Players In:

Players Out:
Greg Halford (Sunderland - Sheffield United) Season Long Loan
Andrew Cole (Sunderland - Nottingham Forest) Free Transfer


Tottenham Hotspur Transfers:

Players In:
Luka Modric - (Dinamo Zagreb - Spurs) £16.6million (subject to granting of a work permit)
Giovani Dos Santos (FC Barcelona - Spurs) £4.7million
Paul-Jose Mpoku (Standard Liege - Spurs) Undisclosed Fee
Mirko Ranieri (Perugia - Spurs) Undisclosed Fee
John Bostock (Crystal Palace - Spurs) £600,000

Players Out:
Radek Cerny - (Formerly on loan from Slavia Prague – QPR) Free Transfer
Leigh Mills (Tottenham Hotspur - Brentford) On Loan
Simon Dawkins (Tottenham Hotspur - Leyton Orient) On Loan
Joe Martin (Tottenham Hotspur - Blackpool) Undisclosed Fee
Tommy Forecast (Tottenham Hotspur - Southampton) Undisclosed Fee
Jake Livermore (Tottenham Hotspur - Crewe Alexandra) Six Month Loan

West Bromwich Albion Transfer:

Players In:
Luke Moore (Aston Villa - West Brom) £3million
Kim Do-Heon (Seongnam Ilhwa Shunma - West Brom) £550,000
Gianni Zuiverloon (SC Heerenveen - West Brom) £3.2million
Graham Dorrans (Livingston FC - West Brom) £100,000
Roman Bednar (Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) - West Brom) £2.3million
Marek Cech (FC Porto - West Brom) £1.4million
Scott Carson (Liverpool - West Brom) £3.25million

Players Out:
Luke Steele (West Brom - Barnsley) Free Transfer
Zoltan Gera (West Brom - Fulham) Free Transfer
Martin Albrechtsen (West Brom - Derby County) Free Transfer
Curtis Davies (West Brom - Aston Villa) Undisclosed Fee
Kevin Phillips (West Brom - Birmingham City) Free Transfer
Stefan Morrison (West Brom - Swansea City) Free Transfer


West Ham Transfers:

Players In:
Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (HK Kopavogur - West Ham) Undisclosed Fee

Players Out:
Nolberto Solano - Released
John Paintsil (West Ham - Fulham) Combined Transfer Fee w/Zamora £6.3m
Booby Zamora (West Ham - Fulham) Combined Transfer Fee w/Paintsil £6.3m


Wigan Athletic
Transfers:

Players In:
Daniel de Ridder (Birmingham City - Wigan Athletic) Free Transfer
Olivier Kapo (Birmingham - Wigan Athletic) £2.5million

Players Out:
Josip Skoko (Released)
Salomon Olembe (Released)
Julius Agohawa - (Wigan Athletic - Kayserispor)
Andreas Granqvist (Wigan Athletic - FC Groningen) £600,000
Andy Webster (Wigan Athletic - Rangers) Undisclosed

Premiership Summer 2008 Transfer Part I

Arsenal Transfers:

Players In:
*player_name*(previous_club-now_club)*price_tranfer*
Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City - Arsenal) £5million
Henri Lansbury (Arsenal Youth – Arsenal) Signed Professional Contract
Jay Thomas (Arsenal Youth – Arsenal) Signed Professional Contract
Kyle Bartley (Arsenal Youth – Arsenal) Signed Professional Contract
Thomas Cruise (Arsenal Youth – Arsenal) Signed Professional Contract
Rhys Murphy (Arsenal Youth – Arsenal) Signed Professional Contract
Sanchez Watt (Arsenal Youth – Arsenal) Signed Professional Contract
Samir Nasri (Olympique Marseilles - Arsenal) Undisclosed Fee

Players Out:
*player_name*(now_club-previous_club)*price_tranfer*
Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal - AC Milan) Free Transfer
Jens Lehmann (Arsenal - VfB Stuttgart) Free Transfer
Kerrea Gilbert (Arsenal - Leicester City) Season Long Loan
Gilberto Silva (Arsenal - Panathinaikos) Undisclosed Fee
Aliaksandr Hleb (Arsenal - Barcelona) £11.9million

Aston Villa Transfers:

Players In:
Curtis Davies (West Brom - Aston Villa) Undisclosed Fee
Steve Sidwell (Chelsea - Aston Villa) £5million
Players Out:

Luke Moore (Aston Villa - West Brom) £3million
Patrick Berger (Aston Villa - Sparta Prague) Free Transfer
Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa - Juventus) Free Transfer


Blackburn Rovers Transfers:

Players In:

Players Out:
Peter Enckelman -Released
Stephane Henchoz - Released
Bruno Berner - Released
Raffaele De Vita (Blackburn - Livingstone) Free Transfer

Everton Transfers:

Players In:

Players Out:
Lee Carsley (Everton - Birmingham City) Free Transfer
Darren Dennehy (Everton - Cardiff City) Free Transfer
Jamie Jones (Everton - Leyton Orient) Free Transfer


Fulham Transfers:

Players In:
Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough - Fulham) Free Transfer
David Stockdale (Darlington FC - Fulham) Undisclosed Fee
Zoltan Gera (West Brom - Fulham) Free Transfer
Andranik Teymourian (Bolton Wnderers - Fulham) Free Transfer
Toni Kallio (BSC Young Boys - Fulham) Free Transfer
John Paintsil (West Ham - Fulham) Combined Transfer Fee w/Zamora £6.3m
Booby Zamora (West Ham - Fulham) Combined Transfer Fee w/Paintsil £6.3m

Players Out:
Brian McBride - Released
Philippe Christanval - Released
Tony Warner (Fulham - Hull City) Free Transfer
Dejan Stefanovic (Fulham - Norwich City) Undisclosed Fee
Elliot Omozusi (Fulham - Norwich City) Season Long Loan Deal

Hull City Transfers:


Players In:
Craig Fagan (Derby County - Hull City) £750,000
Geovanni (Man City - Hull City) Free Transfer
Bernard Mendy (Unattached - Hull City) Free Transfer
Tony Warner (Fulham - Hull City) Free Transfer
George Boateng (Middlesbrough - Hull City) £1million
Peter Halmosi (Plymouth - Hull City) Undisclosed Fee

Players Out:
Jay Jay Okocha - Released
David Livermore (Hull City - Brighton) Undisclosed Fee
Henrik Pedersen - Released

Liverpool Transfers:

Players In:
Philipp Degen (Borussia Dortmund - Liverpool) Free Transfer
Andrea Dossena (Udinese Calcio SpA - Liverpool) Undisclosed Fee
Christopher Buchtmann (Borussia Dortmund - Liverpool) Undisclosed Fee
Nikola Saric (Herfølge - Liverpool) Undisclosed Fee
Zsolt Poloskei (MTK Hungaria - Liverpool) Season Long Loan
Vincent Lucas Weijl (AZ Alkmaar - Liverpool) Undisclosed Fee
Diego Cavalieri (Palmeiras - Liverpool) Undisclosed Fee

Players Out:
Harry Kewell (Liverpool - Galatasaray) Free Transfer
John Arne Riise (Liverpool - AS Roma) £4million
Paul Anderson (Liverpool - Nottingham Forest) Season-Long Loan
Anthony Le Tallec (Liverpool - Le Mans UC72) Undisclosed Fee
Peter Crouch (Liverpool - Portsmouth) £11million
Danny Guthrie (Liverpool - Newcastle Utd) Undisclosed Fee
Scott Carson (Liverpool - West Brom) £3.25million
Adam Hammill (Liverpool - Blackpool) Six Month Loan Deal


Manchester City Transfers:

Players In:
Marcello Trotta (S.S.C Napoli - Man City) Undisclosed Fee
Jo (CSKA Moscow - Man City) Undisclosed Fee

Players Out:
Ashley Grimes (Man City - Millwall) Undisclosed Fee
Matthew Mills (Man City - Doncaster Rovers) £300,000
Garry Breen (Man City - Hereford United) Undisclosed Fee
Andreas Isaksson (Man City - PSV Eindhoven) Undisclosed Fee
Sun Jihai (Man City - Sheffield United) Free Transfer
Geovanni (Man City - Hull City) Free Transfer
Emile Mpenza - Released
Michael Daly - Released
Filippo Mancini (Man City - Inter Milan) End Of Loan
Christian Mouritsen - Released
Paul Dickov - Released
Georgios Samaras (Man City - Celtic) Undisclosed Fee


Manchester United Transfers:


Players In:
Davide Petrucci (AS Roma - Manchester Utd) Undisclosed
Danny Welbeck (Man Utd Youth - Man Utd) Signed Professional Contract
Daniel Drinkwater (Man Utd Youth - Man Utd) Signed Professional Contract
Antonio Bryan (Man Utd Youth - Man Utd) Signed Professional Contract

Players Out:
Kieran Lee (Manchester Utd - Oldham) Free Transfer
Gerard Piqué (Manchester Utd - Barcelona) £5million
Ritchie Jones (Manchester Utd - Hartlepool) Free Transfer

July 4, 2008

Update FIFA Rangking: July 2008

Last Updated 02 Jul 2008
Next Release 06 Aug 2008

Ranking Team Pts
Jul 08
+/- Ranking
Jun 08
+/- Pts
Jun 08
1 Spain 1557 3 254
2 Italy 1404 1 -20
3 Germany 1364 2 90
4 Brazil 1344 -2 -169
5 Netherlands 1299 5 188
6 Argentina 1298 -5 -261
7 Croatia 1282 8 265
8 Czech Republic 1146 -2 -100
9 Portugal 1104 2 10
10 France 1053 -3 -90
11 Russia 1023 13 177
12 Romania 1021 0 -48
13 Cameroon 1011 0 -30
14 Turkey 1010 6 133
15 England 1003 -6 -120
16 Scotland 988 1 10
17 Bulgaria 930 1 -19
18 Greece 911 -10 -222
19 Mexico 906 -5 -114
20 Ghana 885 -4 -101
21 Israel 876 1 4
22 Uruguay 870 4 53
23 Colombia 869 -4 -35
24 Egypt 842 -1 -6
25 Paraguay 832 3 27
26 Sweden 801 4 2
26 Nigeria 801 8 92
28 Côte d'Ivoire 790 -3 -48
29 Ukraine 786 2 -5
30 USA 780 -9 -94
31 Norway 778 -4 -36
32 Poland 773 -4 -32
33 Northern Ireland750 -1 -2
34 Japan745 4 50
35 Serbia740 4 46
36 Denmark722 -3 -28
37 Morocco689 3 -1
37 Iran689 11 86
39 Guinea670 2 -9
40 Australia668 -5 -40
41 Republic of Ireland666 1 -8
42 Senegal658 1 -9
43 Chile654 4 31
44 Finland653 -8 -44
45 Switzerland645 -1 1
46 Belgium637 3 37
47 Tunisia629 3 35
48 Honduras624 -11 -72
49 Saudi Arabia623 5 50
50 Moldova622 1 39
51 Mali 619 -5 -11
52 Hungary 591 0 11
53 Korea Republic 590 -8 -42
54 Wales 578 -1 0
55 Uzbekistan 562 3 25
56 FYR Macedonia 548 0 4
57 Belarus 536 0 -4
58 Iraq 526 15 91
59 Lithuania 520 3 -3
60 Ecuador 511 -1 -21
61 Venezuela 507 2 -14
61 Angola 507 -6 -49
63 Cyprus 503 1 0
64 Burkina Faso 496 47 225
65 Slovakia 486 1 -8
66 Latvia 484 4 22
67 South Africa 481 1 12
67 Peru 481 -3 -22
69 Panama 466 -9 -58
69 Togo 466 0 1
71 Bolivia 460 19 116
72 Bahrain 456 0 17
73 Zambia 452 -3 -10
74 Bosnia-Herzegovina 448 -7 -39
74 Gabon 448 20 113
76 Congo DR 444 1 36
77 Canada 441 -17 -83
78 Cuba 438 26 136
79 Costa Rica 433 -4 20
80 Qatar 428 3 55
81 Slovenia 426 -5 16
82 Zimbabwe 421 3 54
83 China PR 407 -4 23
84 Equatorial Guinea 403 -10 -19
85 Cape Verde Islands 400 24 117
86 Oman 397 -5 17
87 Rwanda 396 19 99
87 Suriname 396 58 223
89 Georgia 393 -9 10
90 Libya 391 -6 22
91 Gambia 387 4 53
92 Kenya 384 23 128
93 Algeria 383 10 80
94 Korea DPR 373 24 126
94 Jamaica 373 4 47
96 Armenia 372 -18 -20
97 Uganda 370 2 45
98 Iceland 369 -13 2
99 Benin 361 2 57
100 Albania 359 -18 -16
100 Congo 359 10 83
102 Syria 358 -5 26
102 Trinidad and Tobago 358 -15 -7
104 Guatemala 351 -15 1
105 Austria 349 -13 8
106 United Arab Emirates 348 -11 14
107 Malawi 346 19 113
108 Ethiopia 335 23 121
109 Mozambique 332 -19 -12
110 Sudan 326 -5 25
111 Thailand 317 -18 -22
112 Botswana 316 -5 22
112 New Zealand 316 -24 -40
114 Jordan 301 -14 -19
115 Tanzania 280 -14 -24
116 Kuwait 269 -2 8
117 El Salvador 262 3 20
118 Bermuda 260 21 75
119 Haiti 259 -6 -3
120 Estonia 256 1 17
120 Hong Kong 256 -3 4
122 Guyana 254 -14 -35
123 Swaziland 239 38 130
124 Kazakhstan 233 1 -2
124 Vietnam 233 -12 -33
126 New Caledonia 232 -3 -5
127 Singapore 231 1 5
127 Chad 231 21 69
129 Liechtenstein 230 2 16
130 Madagascar 225 5 27
131 Namibia 224 -15 -30
132 Indonesia 223 -3 -1
133 Burundi 220 -14 -26
134 Malta 204 0 2
135 Antigua and Barbuda 201 -11 -35
136 Solomon Islands 200 -9 -29
137 Barbados 193 -16 -46
137 Sierra Leone 193 26 91
139 Azerbaijan 191 -6 -12
139 Liberia 191 -3 -6
139 Grenada 191 4 15
142 Eritrea 190 -12 -30
143 Yemen PDR 189 -5 2
144 Mauritania 184 -7 -9
145 Kyrgyzstan 183 -5 0
146 Montenegro 180 -4 0
146 Puerto Rico 180 3 35
148 Fiji 174 -4 0
149 Netherlands Antilles 171 -3 4
150 Lebanon 169 -10 -14
151 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 162 -4 -4
152 Luxembourg 149 1 13
153 India 137 0 1
154 Tajikistan 135 -1 -1
155 Vanuatu 131 -3 -9
156 Maldives 129 3 13
157 Samoa 128 0 0
158 Turkmenistan 127 -8 -17
159 Lesotho 118 -9 -26
160 St. Kitts and Nevis 113 -4 -19
161 Sri Lanka 111 1 6
162 St. Lucia 108 4 11
163 Mauritius 101 -5 -22
164 Myanmar 100 1 0
165 Seychelles 98 -1 -3
166 Malaysia 96 3 2
166 Bahamas 96 1 0
166 Turks and Caicos Islands 96 1 0
169 Pakistan 89 -9 -21
169 Philippines 89 1 0
171 British Virgin Islands 79 2 0
172 Niger 74 -2 -15
172 Palestine 74 4 2
174 Guinea-Bissau 72 2 0
175 Belize 71 -3 -14
176 Chinese Taipei 68 -2 -10
177 Nepal 66 1 -3
177 Dominican Republic 66 2 0
179 Tonga 64 1 0
179 Tahiti 64 -5 -14
181 Afghanistan 53 1 0
182 Bangladesh 52 1 1
183 Andorra 51 1 2
184 Cambodia 50 1 2
185 Nicaragua 45 1 -2
186 Djibouti 40 -6 -24
187 Brunei Darussalam 36 1 0
187 Cayman Islands 36 1 0
189 Laos 34 1 0
190 Bhutan 32 6 21
191 Dominica 25 0 0
192 Mongolia 24 -5 -17
193 US Virgin Islands 17 -1 0
194 Comoros 13 0 0
195 Faroe Islands 12 -2 -2
196 Macau 11 -1 -1
197 Somalia 8 0 0
198 Central African Republic 6 0 0
199 San Marino 0 0 0
199 American Samoa 0 0 0
199 Guam 0 0 0
199 Cook Islands 0 0 0
199 Anguilla 0 0 0
199 Timor-Leste 0 0 0
199 Aruba 0 0 0
199 Montserrat 0 0 0
199 Papua New Guinea 0 0 0