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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Meeting Jason de Vos


Today, I was lucky and fortunate to meet a former Canadian national team defender and Ipswich Town legend, Jason de Vos.

Jason was born in London, Ontario and is one of the prides of the town. He started his career with his hometown club, the London Lasers, who performed in the former Canadian Soccer League (CSL). He then moved to the Kitchener Kickers of the same league.

Jason spent 3 years (1993-1996) playing with the Montreal Impact in the American Professional Soccer League before being loaned to English side Darlington for 2 years (1996-1998).

Jason would then take his career overseas permanently, signing with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United.

Later, after 3 seasons in Scotland, Jason signed with Second Division English club Wigan, captaining them to their promotion to First Division in 2002-2003.

In 2004, de Vos joined Ipswich Town on a Bosman transfer and held a regular spot in the back of the defense. In 2006, Jason was appointed captain of Ipswich Town and led his side until his retirement from soccer in 2008. Jason made 171 caps for Ipswich scoring 10 goals.

Jason was a regular on the Canadian national team, securing 49 caps and scoring 4 goals. He also would lead Canada to a CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000.

Jason resides in his hometown of London, Ontario where he is a commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and is also a scout for his former club Ipswich Town.

Cheers.

JC.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Transfer News - January 30th, 2010

Transfer News
January 30th, 2010

1/30/10 Inter are busying themselves for another arrival as the saga surrounding Cristian Ledesma is nearing its end, if recent reports are to be believed.

Transfer News - January 29th, 2010

Transfer News
January 29th, 2010

1/29/10 Liverpool have reportedly turned down a new bid from Birmingham City for Dutch international Ryan Babel.

1/29/10
There are suggestions that the transfer of Villarreal midfielder Sebastian Eguren to Lazio may fail because of the results of the player's medical.

1/29/10 Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has admitted that he rates Middlesbrough star Adam Johnson amid reports that the Eastlands club are close to sealing a deal for the England Under-21 midfielder.

1/29/10 OFFICIAL: AC Milan youngster Davide Di Gennaro joins Livorno on loan.

1/29/10 Hernan Crespo has reportedly completed his move to Parma from Genoa, meaning Robert Acquafresca will return to the Grifoni.

1/29/10 Al Nassr have reportedly decided to release Lee Chun-So.

1/29/10 Tottenham Hotspur have rejected an offer from Birmingham City to sign Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

1/29/10 Amidst allegations of tapping up, Goran Pandev's agent has moved swiftly to shoot down claims that the striker began negotiations with Inter while he was still a Lazio player.

1/29/10 Manchester City boss, Roberto Mancini has no problems allowing striker Benjani to leave for Sunderland.

1/29/10 Barcelona could be forced to seek a new loan team for Keirrison as he does not seem to fit into the plans of Benfica coach Jorge Jesus.

1/29/10 Manchester City has reportedly ended their interest in Real Madrid's Fernando Gago, effectively shutting the door on the midfielder's hopes to leave the Santiago Bernabeu in the winter.

1/29/10 Hernan Crespo's agent has admitted that the Argentine striker could leave Genoa to join Parma

1/29/10 OFFICIAL: Arsenal youngster Jack Wilshere has joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season. The attacking midfielder is eligible to slot straight into the Trotters squad to meet Liverpool on Saturday.

1/29/10 Zvonimir Boban has slammed Juventus for sacking Ciro Ferrara and appointing Alberto Zaccheroni, a coach who the Croatian believes is not the right man to lead the Old Lady.

1/29/10 Fulham are on the verge of snapping up Stefano Okaka on loan from Roma as the player is currently undergoing a medical at Craven Cottage.

1/29/10 AZ coach Dick Advocaat has clarified that Ari's transfer to Spartak Moscos has yet to be finalised.

1/29/10 Lyon's general manager, Claude Puel has ruled out making any more purchases in the winter to effectively put to bed rumours that Manchester United's unsettled midfielder Anderson could be heading to Les Gones.

1/29/10 Udinese midfielder, Gokhan Inler has cooled down speculation linking him with a switch to Napoli.

1/29/10 Nicolas Burdisso's agent has revealed that Roma are looking to sign the Argentine defender permanently when his loan spell from Inter finishes at the end of the season.

1/29/10 Ajax have sent Mitchell Donald out on loan to Willem II.

1/29/10 Eredivisie side Feyenoord are on the verge of signing Brazilian striker Wanderson from Swedish outfit GAIS..

1/29/10 OFFICIAL: Swiss prodigy Haris Seferovic has left Grasshopper to join Cesare Prandelli's Fiorentina.


1/29/10
OFFICIAL: Portuguese giants Porto have wrapped up the signing of Kleber from Brazilian side Cruzeiro for €5.5m.

1/29/10 OFFICIAL: Burnley have completed the signing of Danny Fox from Celtic for an undisclosed fee.

1/29/10 Arsenal are unlikely to be signing anyone else this month after missing out on Fulham's Chris Smalling, according to Arsene Wenger..

1/29/10 According to Portsmouth's chief executive, Younes Kaboul and Asmir Begovic have been sold to Tottenham Hotspur.

1/29/10 Sporting CP have reportedly re-entered negotiations with Scottish giants Rangers over the transfer of Pedro Mendes

1/29/10 OFFICIAL: Alberto Zaccheroni has replaced Ciro Ferrara as coach of Juventus.

1/29/10 Spanish club Espanyol are reportedly keeping tabs on Nantes starlet William Vainqueur.

1/29/10 OFFICIAL: Paris Saint Germain winger Jerome Rothen has ended his Rangers stint to sign for Turkish side Ankaragucu on loan.

1/29/10
Meanwhile, VfL Bochum are reported to have completed the loan signing of Schalke 04's talented forward Lewis Holtby

1/29/10
OFFICIAL: And there's one out at Wolfsburg as defender Ricardo Costa joins French outfit Lille.

1/29/10
OFFICIAL: Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg have beaten Lazio to the signing of Gremio centre back Rever.


1/29/10
BREAKING NEWS: Alberto Zaccheroni has reportedly put pen to paper on a contract with Juventus.

1/29/10
Manchester United could use midfielder Anderson as a makeweight in a deal for Olympique Lyonnais stopper Hugo Lloris.

1/29/10 Barcelona president Joan Laporta has declared that he couldn't even set a price for Lionel Messi as he rubbished the idea that Inter would make a move for the Argentine.


1/29/10
Bari's highly rated keeper Jean-Francois Gillet has reportedly rejected a move to Manchester City.

1/29/10
Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly rejected a £8m bid from Premier League side Birmingham City for wantaway striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.pur have reportedly rejected a £8m bid from Premier League side Birmingham City for wantaway striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

1/29/10 Despite previus reports to the contrary, it is claimed in the French press that Arsenal are continuing to monitor the situation of Nice striker Loic Remy.

1/29/10
Galatasaray have released former Roma and Blackburn Rovers forward Shabani Nonda on a free transfer.


1/29/10
Barcelona forward Thierry Henry has revealed that there is nothing 'concrete' surrounding his move to New Yord Red Bulls, but it is a possibility he would consider.

1/29/10
The agent of Lazio star Tommaso Rocchi has hinted that his client may leave the Biancocelesti, with Fiorentina rumoured to be in the running for his signature.

1/29/10
Asier Del Horno could be set to join Deportivo, as a replacement for Filipe Luis.

1/29/10
Claudio Ranieri has dismissed suggestions that he will replace Marcelo Lippi after the World Cup.

1/29/10
Alberto Zaccheroni is now the leading candidate to take over at Juventus, with immediate effect.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Transfer Market - January 4th, 2009

Transfer Market - January 4th, 2009

Serie A

Goran Pandev - Lazio to Inter Milan - Free Transfer

Sergio Floccari - Genoa to Lazio - Full Ownership

Andrea Dossena - Liverpool to Napoli - Full Ownership

Andrea Bertolacci - Roma to Lecce - Loan

Cribari - Lazio to Siena - Loan

Leandro Greco - Roma to Piacenza - Loan


Premiership

Andrea Dossena - Liverpool to Napoli - Full Ownership

Bundesliga


Peer Kluge - Nurnberg to Schalke 04 - Full Ownership