Archive soccer news from around the world
Parma AC hope to sign Djetou (Jun 30, 2001)
Parma AC will spend again just days after splashing £52 million on two Fiorentina stars to land AS Monaco midfielder Martin Djetou. . . . more . . .
Inter back in talks over Salas (Jun 29, 2001)
SS Lazio are back in talks with Inter over the future of Chilean striker Marcelo Salas. . . . more . . .
Maradona loses Argentine paternity suit (Jun 29, 2001)
An Argentine court has ruled that Diego Maradona has a young daughter after a short affair outside his marriage. . . . more . . .
Boca Juniors win Copa Libertadores again (Jun 29, 2001)
Boca Juniors won a penalty shootout 3-1 to retain the Copa Libertadores Cup at their 'La Bombonera' stadium after suffering a rare 1-0 defeat by Mexico City club Cruz Azul. . . . more . . .
Atletico Madrid buy Stankovic from OM (Jun 29, 2001)
Olympique Marseille have off loaded midfielder Jovan Stankovic to Atletico Madrid. . . . more . . .
Everton have agreement to sign Radzinski (Jun 29, 2001)
Everton have moved closer to signing striker Tomas Radzinski from Anderlecht. . . . more . . .
Liverpool and Arsenal look at Hofland (Jun 29, 2001)
Sol Campbell will confirm on Sunday his new contract with Inter leaving Liverpool and Arsenal now looking at Dutch defender Kevin Hofland. . . . more . . .
Gray keeps Southampton job (Jun 29, 2001)
Southampton have confirmed first team coach Stuart Gray as their new manager., The Premiership club were linked with several senior names in English football after Glenn Hoddle qui the club to join Tottenham in March. . . . more . . .
PSG sign Aloisio and sell off Christian (Jun 29, 2001)
Paris Saint Germain have signed Brazilian striker Aloisio. . . . more . . .
River Plate keep Saviola from Barcelona (Jun 29, 2001)
River Plate have refused to sell striker Javier Saviola to FC Barcelona. . . . more . . .
OM spend £14 million on Van Buyten (Jun 28, 2001)
Olympique Marseille have offered Standard Liege £14 million for defender Daniel Van Buyten. . . . more . . .
Kanoute gets offer from Fulham (Jun 28, 2001)
Fulham hope to succeed where Aston Villa failed and land striker Frederic Kanoute from West Ham. . . . more . . .
Rangers look to sign Latapy (Jun 28, 2001)
Glasgow Rangers may sign Trinidad midfielder Russell Latapy. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona put Alfonso up for sale (Jun 28, 2001)
FC Barcelona have put striker Alfonso Perez up for sale at £6 million. . . . more . . .
Fiorentina fans send letter bomb to Cecchi Gori cinema (Jun 28, 2001)
Irate Fiorentina fans have tried to bomb a cinema owned by club president Vittorio Cecchi Gori in Florence. . . . more . . .
FC Copenhagen bring back Karlsson as coach (Jun 28, 2001)
Danish SuperLeague champions FC Copenhagen have made Swede Kent Karlsson their new coach. . . . more . . .
Krauss gets Real Mallorca job (Jun 27, 2001)
Real Mallorca have named Bernd Krauss as their new coach after Luis Aragones left the resort town to rejoin Atletico Madrid for a fifth time. . . . more . . .
PSG ask Canal Plus to only back them (Jun 27, 2001)
PSG face losing top stars like Nicolas Anelka if they cannot compete in European games after UEFA banned the French club from next season's UEFA Cup. . . . more . . .
Fiorentina go bust with debts of £45 million (Jun 27, 2001)
Fiorentina have gone into bankruptcy proceedings with debts of £45 million. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona complete Christanval signing (Jun 27, 2001)
FC Barcelona have signed defender Philippe Christanval from AS Monaco for £7.7 million. . . . more . . .
Fiorentina deny they are bankrupt (Jun 27, 2001)
Struggling Serie A club Fiorentina have denied that they have filed for bankruptcy in an Florence court. . . . more . . .
OM win Jardel with swap plan (Jun 27, 2001)
OM are close to signing Brazilian striker Mario Jardel from Galatasary. . . . more . . .
TEAM gets Champions League right from UEFA - for now (Jun 27, 2001)
UEFA are to use TEAM to market its successful Champions League after the collapse last month of ISL. . . . more . . .
French passport scandal ends with defeat for Toulouse (Jun 26, 2001)
The passport scandal in France is at an end after the country's highest court ratified the league standings in the French first division last season. . . . more . . .
OM rival Monaco for Ferrara (Jun 26, 2001)
Olympique Marseille are offering Ciro Ferrara a contract for next season. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona clinch Christanval deal with more to come (Jun 26, 2001)
FC Barcelona are close to sealing the £7 million purchase of AS Monaco defender Philippe Christanval. . . . more . . .
Spartak want to keep Mitreski from Arsenal (Jun 25, 2001)
Spartak Moscow say that Igor Mitreski will not be sold despite a £4 million offer from Arsenal. . . . more . . .
Ginola has offer to leave Villa for Portsmouth (Jun 25, 2001)
David Ginola has an offer to quit Aston Villa and join Portsmouth. . . . more . . .
Vasco's Clebson killed in car crash (Jun 24, 2001)
Vasco da Gama defender Clebson has been killed in a car crash in Bahia. . . . more . . .
Ferencvaros end league season in Europe (Jun 24, 2001)
Ferencvaros have won their first Hungarian championship for five years as the league season in Europe officially finishes. . . . more . . .
Robson and Schmeichel get chance to team up at FC Copenhagen (Jun 24, 2001)
FC Copenhagen want former Manchester United stars Bryan Robson and Peter Schmeichel as their new coaching team. . . . more . . .
Cuper takes on job of reviving Inter (Jun 22, 2001)
Internazionale have presented Hector Cuper as their new coach and have contacted Polish international goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek. . . . more . . .
Zubizarreta to work with Heynckes at Bilbao (Jun 22, 2001)
Former FC Barcelona star Andoni Zubizarreta has joined Jupp Heynckes at Basque club Athletic Bilbao. . . . more . . .
Champions League draw (Jun 22, 2001)
Galatasary and Anderlecht have both been drawn at home while Glasgow Rangers will play Maribor in Slovenia in the first leg of the second qualifying round in next season's Champions League. . . . more . . .
Saviola and Riquelme unlikely to join this summer say FC Barcelona (Jun 21, 2001)
FC Barcelona president Joan Gaspart says the signings of Javier Saviola from River Plate and creative midfielder Juan Riquelme from Boca Juniors are unlikely to go through this summer. . . . more . . .
Kaiserslautern take Malz from Arsenal (Jun 21, 2001)
Kaiserslautern are to sign German midfielder Stefan Malz from Arsenal. . . . more . . .
OM fight off relegation for debts (Jun 21, 2001)
Olympique Marseille have won their appeal against relegation from the French first division after running up substantial debts. . . . more . . .
Ming Fung get Hong Kong league chance (Jun 21, 2001)
Chinese club Ming Fung could be involved in the Hong Kong championship next season. . . . more . . .
Boca Juniors set up Copa Libertadores win (Jun 21, 2001)
Boca Juniors defeated Cruz Azul in Mexico City to all but secure their second successive Libertadores Cup triumph. . . . more . . .
Hodgson is new Udinese coach (Jun 21, 2001)
Former Internazionale coach Roy Hodgson is the new boss of Udinese. . . . more . . .
Parma AC to sign Nakata (Jun 21, 2001)
Parma AC expect to sign Japanese star Hidetoshi Nakata from AS Roma by the weekend. . . . more . . .
Tacchinardi sets up move to Inter (Jun 20, 2001)
Internazionale are to sign Juventus midfielder Alessio Tacchinardi. . . . more . . .
Pearce joins Keegan's City bandwagon (Jun 20, 2001)
Manchester City have appointed Stuart Pearce as new player/coach under manager Kevin Keegan. 39 year old left-back Pearce has dropped out of the Premiership after two years with West Ham to try and help Keegan revive relegated City. . . . more . . .
Spanish trio join Udinese (Jun 20, 2001)
Udinese have signed three Spanish players from second division club Murcia. . . . more . . .
AEK Athens defender Rodrigo gets two year drug ban (Jun 20, 2001)
AEK Athens defender Rodrigo Ferezem has been banned for two years after failing a drugs test. . . . more . . .
Everton stay interested in Radzinski (Jun 20, 2001)
Anderlecht have rejected a £6 million offer from Everton for their Canadian striker Tomasz Radzinski. . . . more . . .
Summer holidays end soon for Newcastle (Jun 20, 2001)
The Newcastle United squad may be called back early from holiday to start training soon for an Inter Toto Cup campaign. . . . more . . .
Rivaldo stays on for Copa del Rey date (Jun 20, 2001)
Rivaldo will play in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi final for FC Barcelona. . . . more . . .
Schemmel moves to West Ham (Jun 20, 2001)
West Ham are to sign French defender Sebastian Schemmel from FC Metz. . . . more . . .
Atalanta pay Milan £6 million for Saudati (Jun 20, 2001)
Atalanta have paid out £6 million to sign AC Milan striker Luca Saudati. . . . more . . .
Portsmouth bring in Redknapp as director of football (Jun 20, 2001)
Former West Ham manager Harry Redknapp is to take a management job at first division Portsmouth. . . . more . . .
PSG get Inter Toto place (Jun 20, 2001)
PSG are to take a place in the Inter Toto Cup thanks to Spain's failure to take up their full allocation for the summer event. . . . more . . .
Benitez to take charge at Valencia (Jun 19, 2001)
The new Valencia coach is Rafael Benitez who is to move from Tenerife. . . . more . . .
Cuper in Milan to join Inter (Jun 19, 2001)
Former Valencia coach Hector Cuper is in Milan to finalise his three year contract with Internazionale. . . . more . . .
Rayo Vallecano bring in Goikoetxea as coach (Jun 19, 2001)
Madrid club Rayo Vallecano have brought in Andoni Goikoetxea as their new coach. . . . more . . .
Lima joins AS Roma (Jun 19, 2001)
Italian champions AS Roma have signed veteran midfielder Francisco Lima from Bologna for £4 million. . . . more . . .
OM want to add to squad but need to avoid relegation for debts (Jun 19, 2001)
Olympique Marseille have added three players to their squad as they bid to fight against a French league ruling which relegates them from the first division. . . . more . . .
Lippi starts to build new Juventus (Jun 18, 2001)
The signing of Lilian Thuram from Parma shows Juventus backing the return of coach Marcello Lippi with major funds. . . . more . . .
OM move for Croatian Pletikosa (Jun 18, 2001)
Olympique Marseille are to sign Croatian international goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa. . . . more . . .
Illgner's Real Madrid career is over (Jun 18, 2001)
Real Madrid say veteran German goalkeeper Bodo Illgner is to leave the club at the end of June. . . . more . . .
Songo'o returns to FC Metz (Jun 18, 2001)
Cameroon veteran Jacques Songo'o has left Deportivo la Coruna for FC Metz in France. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona now offer Champions League to Campbell and Toldo (Jun 18, 2001)
FC Barcelona left their best until last as Rivaldo hit a hat-trick with an overhead kick to seal a place in the Champions League in the 89th minute of the last game of the season. . . . more . . .
Verdicts delayed a week in Italian passport scandal (Jun 18, 2001)
Udinese could be fined £1.5 million and have four players banned for two years as sentences are awaited in the Italian passport scandal. . . . more . . .
Chelsea sell off Wise to Leicester (Jun 18, 2001)
Chelsea have wasted no time in off loading former captain Dennis Wise after the arrival last week of Frank Lampard. . . . more . . .
Roman conquest - city madness as AS Roma win Italian title (Jun 17, 2001)
AS Roma won their first championship in 18 years with a 3-1 victory over Parma AC in a frenzied party atmosphere that turned sour with a pitch invasion in the Italian capital. . . . more . . .
Cruz Azul to face Boca in Libertadores final (Jun 15, 2001)
Cruz Azul became the first Mexican club to reach the Copa Liberatdoes final with a 3-3 draw at Rosario Central last night. . . . more . . .
Blackburn buy Serie B star Grabbi (Jun 15, 2001)
Newly promoted Premiership side Blackburn Rovers have agreed a £7 million with Serie B club Ternana for striker Corrado Grabbi. . . . more . . .
Capello's Roma must finish off championship season (Jun 15, 2001)
Fabio Capello has led AS Roma to the brink of upsetting the traditional powers of Italian football with his team facing its championship destiny on Sunday when they host Parma. . . . more . . .
AS Roma try to overturn weight of history to win Serie A (Jun 15, 2001)
AS Roma can win the Italian title on Sunday - or face up to the horror of losing a nine point lead from earlier in the season to either Juventus or reigning champions SS Lazio. . . . more . . .
Schmeichel quits Sporting Lisbon for Fulham (Jun 15, 2001)
Veteran goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has quit Sporting Lisbon. . . . more . . .
Fiorentina sign Andersson and Stankovic (Jun 15, 2001)
Fiorentina have agreed the signing of Swedish international Daniel Andersson and Yugoslav Dejan Stankovic. . . . more . . .
Fake passport trials in Italy could see Recoba banned (Jun 14, 2001)
Internazionale's highest earner Alvaro Recoba could face a two-year ban from all football after playing for the Milan club with a false passport. . . . more . . .
Violence mars Boca penalties win in Libertadores semi final (Jun 14, 2001)
Copa Libertadores holders Boca Juniors are back in the final after a penalty shoot out win over Palmeiras in Sao Paolo. . . . more . . .
Roeder is new West Ham boss (Jun 14, 2001)
West Ham United have confirmed Glenn Roeder as their new first team coach today. . . . more . . .
Lampard completes move to Chelsea (Jun 14, 2001)
Chelsea have signed West Ham star Frank Lampard after agreeing an £11 million fee earlier this week. . . . more . . .
Mancini's Fiorentina win Coppa Italia (Jun 14, 2001)
Roberto Mancini has won his first title as Fiorentina coach with a 2-1 aggregate win in the Coppa Italia final against Parma AC. . . . more . . .
Lippi to return to Juventus next week (Jun 14, 2001)
Juventus are to bring back Marcello Lippi as their coach for next season says Didier Deschamps. . . . more . . .
Jeffers in and Wiltord out at Arsenal (Jun 14, 2001)
Arsenal have spent £8 million to sign Everton contract rebel Francis Jeffers and can now sell-off Sylvain Wiltord. . . . more . . .
Machado in and Drulovic out at FC Porto (Jun 13, 2001)
FC Porto have announced Octavio Machado as their new coach. . . . more . . .
Corbelli's talk of Parma-Verona links starts investigation (Jun 13, 2001)
The controversy surrounding Verona's surprising 2-1 win at Parma AC could develop into a scandal as the Italian league starts to probe allegations that the owners of Parma have an illegal share of the Veronese club. . . . more . . .
AS Monaco sign Bernardi from OM (Jun 13, 2001)
AS Monaco have completed the signing of Olympique Marseille midfielder Lucas Bernardi for £6 million. . . . more . . .
Sunderland sign teenage defender (Jun 13, 2001)
Sunderland have completed the free transfer signing of Haarlem defender Baki Mercimek. . . . more . . .
English FA set up professional referees group (Jun 13, 2001)
The English FA have confirmed the start of professional refereeing in its Premiership for next season. . . . more . . .
Valdano lands Salas for Real Madrid (Jun 13, 2001)
Real Madrid expect to sign Marcelo Salas from SS Lazio next week in a £20 million transfer. . . . more . . .
Southampton make move for Redknapp (Jun 13, 2001)
Southampton are in talks to make Harry Redknapp their new manager. . . . more . . .
Derby hope to bring Ravanelli back to England (Jun 12, 2001)
Derby County expect to sign former Italy and Juventus striker Fabrizio Ravenelli this week. . . . more . . .
Inter sign Arsenal defender Vivas for two years (Jun 12, 2001)
Internazionale have signed Arsenal defender Nelson Vivas. . . . more . . .
United need new coach after McClaren leaves for 'Boro (Jun 12, 2001)
Middlesbrough have confirmed the appointment of Steve McClaren as their new manager. . . . more . . .
Legal challenge could wreck Spanish season (Jun 12, 2001)
Racing Santander and Numancia are looking at a legal challenge to the Spanish federation to try and overturn the entire Spanish season in the continuing row over fake passports. . . . more . . .
Four places in Champions League for English clubs (Jun 12, 2001)
The English Premiership is to send four teams through to the Champions League from the end of next season. . . . more . . .
SS Napoli's Corbelli in trouble over Parma "fix" claims (Jun 11, 2001)
SS Napoli president Giorgio Corbelli has been reported to the disciplinary commission of the Italian Football League after claiming Parma let Napoli's relegation rivals Verona beat them yesterday. . . . more . . .
Celtic eye Kachloul (Jun 11, 2001)
Glasgow Celtic have offered Southampton £4 million for their Moroccan international midfielder Hassan Kachloul. . . . more . . .
Chelsea hope to sign Lampard this week (Jun 11, 2001)
Chelsea want to sign West Ham star Frank Lampard for £11 million. . . . more . . .
Chelsea set to sign Lampard for £11 million (Jun 11, 2001)
Chelsea have agreed an £11 million fee for West Ham star Frank Lampard. . . . more . . .
Milan eye Red Star's Boskovic (Jun 09, 2001)
AC Milan are to offer Red Star Belgrade £5 million for their young striker Branko Boskovic. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona cool talk of major signings (Jun 09, 2001)
FC Barcelona are backing away from claims that six top stars are to join them in the summer. . . . more . . .
Deschamps to join AS Monaco as coach (Jun 09, 2001)
Didier Deschamps is the new coach of AS Monaco. . . . more . . .
Anderton to quit Tottenham for Chelsea (Jun 09, 2001)
Chelsea are in talks to sign Tottenham midfielder Darren Anderton after the England international refused a new contract with the North London club. . . . more . . .
Dortmund have offers for Nerlinger (Jun 08, 2001)
Fiorentina are set to bid for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Nerlinger. . . . more . . .
Lippi returning to Juventus (Jun 08, 2001)
Juventus are to bring back Marcello Lippi as their coach for next season after French international star Zinedine Zidane said he wanted the old coach back in charge of the Turin giants. . . . more . . .
Pablo could land Real Madrid move (Jun 08, 2001)
Real Madrid have secured an option on Deportivo La Coruna defender Manuel Pablo for a summer move. . . . more . . .
Santander try to quit Spanish season (Jun 07, 2001)
Racing Santander have decided to try and quit the Spanish Liga season with two games to go as the row over fake passports goes on. . . . more . . .
OM set to sign Yilmaz from Bursaspor (Jun 06, 2001)
Turkey's top scorer Okan Yilmaz is in talks to join Olympique Marseille. . . . more . . .
Copa America to go ahead in Colombia (Jun 05, 2001)
Colombia has been confirmed as host of next month's Copa America after the South American Football Confederation called an emergency meeting to review the situation. . . . more . . .
Valencia now look at Benitez (Jun 05, 2001)
Valencia say that Tenerife coach Rafael Benitez is their top target to replace Hector Cuper. . . . more . . .
McClaren moves into 'Boro as Robson leaves (Jun 05, 2001)
Middlesbrough are to confirm Steve McClaren as their new coach today. . . . more . . .
McClaren's Boro move delayed by holiday (Jun 05, 2001)
Middlesbrough are to confirm Steve McClaren as their new coach by the weekend but his appointment has been delayed by a family hliday in America.. . . . more . . .
Deschamps ready to accept AS Monaco job (Jun 05, 2001)
AS Monaco will know later today if their offer for Didier Deschamps is to succeed. . . . more . . .
Cuper to be confirmed at Inter this week (Jun 04, 2001)
Valencia coach Hector Cuper is to confirm his three year contract with Internazionale tomorrow. . . . more . . .
United to start peace talks with Ferguson (Jun 04, 2001)
Manchester United are to meet most of manager Sir Alex Ferguson's demands to try and keep him at the club from next year. . . . more . . .
AS Monaco look to Deschamps and Zaccheroni (Jun 04, 2001)
Olympique Lyon are set to sign AS Monaco midfielder Marcelo Gallardo for £8 million as Monaco attempt to replace the Argentine with Didier Deschamps. . . . more . . .
Salas could agree Real Madrid move soon (Jun 04, 2001)
Real Madrid are hoping to sign Chilean striker Marcelo Salas from SS Lazio this week. . . . more . . .
Heynckes returns to Athletic Bilbao (Jun 02, 2001)
Jupp Heynckes is to be confirmed as new Athletic Bilbao coach next week after Javier Uria won the club's presidential election. . . . more . . .
OM and Toulouse fight for their lives against relegation (Jun 02, 2001)
OM and Toulouse are now fighting appeals to avoid relegation on financial grounds for their debt problems. . . . more . . .
Egyptian teen Hossam joins Ajax (Jun 01, 2001)
Egyptian international Ahmed Hossam has signed for Ajax Amsterdam for an undisclosed fee. . . . more . . .
Cruzeiro sell Geovanni to FC Barcelona (Jun 01, 2001)
FC Barcelona have agreed a fee with Cruzeiro to sign striker Geovanni. . . . more . . .
Hrebik agrees to Sparta Prague job (Jun 01, 2001)
Sparta Prague have appointed Jaroslav Hrebik from Jablonec as their new coach. . . . more . . .
French league recommends the drop for OM and Toulouse (Jun 01, 2001)
Olympique Marseille and Toulouse may be relegated automatically next season if the French National Soccer League adopt the recommendations of their financial committee. . . . more . . .
Chelsea bid for Baiocco (Jun 01, 2001)
Chelsea have offered Perugia £8 million for their dynamic midfielder Davide Baiocco. . . . more . . .
