Archive Euro 2000 News
Mallorca want Nadal for next season (Jan 29, 1999)
Surprise Spanish title contenders Mallorca hope to sign central defender Miguel Angel Nadal next season. . . . more . . .
New French laws aimed at football drug cheats (Jan 29, 1999)
French legislators have passed laws in the country's national assembly aimed at catching drug cheats in football. . . . more . . .
Baggio set for glorious Italy recall (Jan 29, 1999)
Italian superstar Roberto Baggio is on track for a recall to the Italian national team. . . . more . . .
United look like losing out on Van Der Sar (Jan 29, 1999)
Manchester United are close to losing any chance of signing Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar for next season. . . . more . . .
Liverpool to lose Litmanen chance (Jan 29, 1999)
Liverpool need to act quickly if they are to keep Finnish star Jari Litmanen from joining the increasing Dutch contingent at FC Barcelona. . . . more . . .
Arsenal sign another French star (Jan 29, 1999)
English Premiership champions Arsenal completed the signing of Bordeaux striker Kaba Diawara this morning - despite a late bid to sign the player by Serie A club Perugia. . . . more . . .
Blackburn complete McAteer deal (Jan 28, 1999)
Blackburn Rovers have completed the signing of Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer. . . . more . . .
Arsenal consider Davids project (Jan 28, 1999)
Arsenal scouts have been watching Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids for the past two months and are set to rival any Real Madrid bid for the player this summer. . . . more . . .
Perugia want Hilario for next season (Jan 28, 1999)
Perugia have targeted a Portuguese defender as a new signing for next season. . . . more . . .
Zoff to get top award (Jan 27, 1999)
Italian national team coach Dino Zoff will be inducted into the UEFA Hall of Champions in Barcelona this week. . . . more . . .
Blackburn agree fee for McAteer (Jan 27, 1999)
Jason McAteer is on the verge of signing for Blackburn Rovers for £4 million today. . . . more . . .
Del Piero gets second drug questioning (Jan 27, 1999)
Juventus star Alessandro Del Piero has met drug investigators for the second time in Turin. . . . more . . .
Liverpool complete Fowler deal (Jan 27, 1999)
Robbie Fowler has pledged his future to Liverpool in a £10 million deal. . . . more . . .
Celtic get Burchill to stay on (Jan 26, 1999)
Glasgow Celtic have sealed a new deal with teenage striker Mark Burchill to keep him with the Scottish champions. . . . more . . .
Liverpool confident of new Fowler deal (Jan 26, 1999)
Liverpool are confident that a new deal could be sealed with striker Robbie Fowler by the end of the month. . . . more . . .
Germany announce squad for US trip (Jan 26, 1999)
Germany have annnounced their 21 man squad for the trip to the USA next week. . . . more . . .
Netzer enters World Cup row with Klinsmann (Jan 26, 1999)
Former German international star Gunther Netzer has criticised striker Jurgen Klinsmann for failing to back Germany's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. . . . more . . .
Milan's Albertini injured (Jan 26, 1999)
AC Milan midfielder Demetrio Albertini has a calf injury which could see him miss the next three Milan matches. . . . more . . .
Ferrara injured again for Juventus (Jan 25, 1999)
Juventus are facing a race against time to get captain and key defender Ciro Ferrara fit for their Champions League quarter final in March. . . . more . . .
England to play in Hungary (Jan 22, 1999)
England will play in Hungary next April. . . . more . . .
Russia to play two February friendlies (Jan 22, 1999)
Russia have still to confirm dates for two friendlies to be played next month. . . . more . . .
France 1 Morocco 0, January 20th 1999 (Jan 21, 1999)
France eased past Morocco with a lucky second half goal but did enough to convince in their first outing of the new year. . . . more . . .
Israel 7 Estonia 0, January 18th 1999 (Jan 21, 1999)
Israel crushed an outplayed Estonia side in this Tel Aviv freindly on Monday night. . . . more . . .
Israel 0 Norway 1, January 20th 1999 (Jan 21, 1999)
Norway scraped to a dull 1-0 win against Israel courtesy of an 11th minute penalty from Bent Skammelsrud. . . . more . . .
Chelsea nowhere near new Flo deal (Jan 20, 1999)
Chelsea are still nowhere near securing the future of Norwegian striker Tore Andre Flo. . . . more . . .
Welsh get green light for Cardiff (Jan 20, 1999)
UEFA have granted Wales permission to play their June 9th Euro 2000 tie against Denmark in Cardiff. . . . more . . .
Nedved approaching Lazio return (Jan 20, 1999)
SS Lazio expect Czech international defender Pavel Nedved to return to action next week. . . . more . . .
Arsenal old guard set to march on (Jan 20, 1999)
Arsenal are set to offer three veteran defenders the chance to stay at the club for at least another season. . . . more . . .
Blackburn push on with McAteer deal (Jan 20, 1999)
Blackburn are hopeful that their £4.5 million capture of Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer is back on track. . . . more . . .
Bilic facing early end to season (Jan 20, 1999)
Croatian defender Slaven Bilic is to have surgery on his groin at the end of the week and may need further operations. . . . more . . .
Juventus set sights on Dino Baggio return (Jan 20, 1999)
Juventus have begun planning for next season under coach Carlo Ancelotti and want former midfielder Dino Baggio to return to Turin. . . . more . . .
Italy to play Norway next month (Jan 19, 1999)
Italy will play a friendly in Pisa on February 10th against Norway. . . . more . . .
Goram rejects international recall (Jan 19, 1999)
Former Scotland goalkeeper Andy Goram has rejected the chance of making a return to the international scene. . . . more . . .
England star Campbell charged with assault (Jan 19, 1999)
England defender Sol Campbell is facing a court case after being charged by police for actual bodily harm. . . . more . . .
Desailly threatens to quit Chelsea in the summer (Jan 19, 1999)
Premiership leaders Chelsea are chasing their first championship since 1955 - but achieving it could cost them Marcel Desailly according to a new interview published today in 'L'Equipe'. . . . more . . .
Juventus sign Henry (Jan 18, 1999)
Juventus will present new signing Thierry Henry to the press in Turin later today. . . . more . . .
Klinsmann ends stellar career (Jan 18, 1999)
German international Jurgen Klinsmann has retired from football to live with his family in Los Angeles. . . . more . . .
Wales want to play in Cardiff again (Jan 18, 1999)
Wales will seek UEFA's permission to move a Euro 2000 tie against Denmark back to the principality. . . . more . . .
Real Betis sign Filipescu (Jan 18, 1999)
Real Betis have eased the financial problems of Turkish champions Galatasary with the signing of Romanian defender Iulian Filipescu from the Istanbul side. . . . more . . .
Liverpool consider McAteer offer (Jan 18, 1999)
Liverpool are considering a bid of £3 million from West Ham United for midfielder Jason McAteer. . . . more . . .
AS Monaco start to spend again (Jan 15, 1999)
AS Monaco - still reeling from the resignation of coach Jean Tigana on Tuesday - have spent £800,000 on TSV 1860 Munich defender Martin Cizek. . . . more . . .
West Ham start interest in rebel Merson (Jan 15, 1999)
West Ham have been linked with a move for Aston Villa's rebellious midfielder Paul Merson. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona buy both De Boers (Jan 15, 1999)
European football's longest running transfer saga ended this morning when FC Barcelona signed their eigth and ninth Dutch players. . . . more . . .
Wimbledon join big spending English elite (Jan 15, 1999)
Wimbledon cruised into the Premiership big time last night with the £7 million signing of West Ham striker John Hartson. . . . more . . .
Liverpool set sights on Ajax pair (Jan 14, 1999)
Ajax midfielders Jari Litmanen and Georghi Kinkladze are both targets for Liverpool. . . . more . . .
Coventry help Konjic escape Monaco chaos (Jan 14, 1999)
Bosnian international defender Mohammed Konjic has escaped crisis club AS Monaco to sign up for a relegation struggle with Coventry City in the English Premiership. . . . more . . .
Troubled Merson could return to London (Jan 14, 1999)
Tottenham Hotspur will move quickly to sign Paul Merson if Aston Villa decide to release the player after only four months with the club. . . . more . . .
Ognjenovic on verge of Real Madrid future (Jan 14, 1999)
Real Madrid will complete the signing of Red Star Belgrade striker Patrica Ognjenovic today if the 21 year old passes a medical. . . . more . . .
AC Milan release Savicevic to make Red Star return (Jan 13, 1999)
AC Milan have agreed to release former favourite Dejan Savicevic to Red Star Belgrade. . . . more . . .
Juventus set to complete Sukur mission (Jan 13, 1999)
Juventus' bid to buy the Galatasary forward Hakan Sukur looks back on today as the Turk arrives in Italy. . . . more . . .
Wembley deal gives England new World Cup 2006 hope (Jan 13, 1999)
Wembley Stadium has been sold for £120 million. . . . more . . .
De Boer deal starts early for FC Barcelona (Jan 13, 1999)
FC Barcelona are set to sign defender Frank De Boer for £8 million. . . . more . . .
Real suffer Ognjenovic delay as Greeks fail again with Suker (Jan 13, 1999)
Real Madrid have hit problems with the proposed transfer of Patrica Ognjenovic from Red Star Belgrade. . . . more . . .
Benfica cannot afford Kyiv's Luzhny after all (Jan 13, 1999)
Dynamo Kyiv have ended the transfer of defender Oleg Luzhny to Benfica after the Lisbon club failed to make the first payment on the player. . . . more . . .
Liverpool reject wanted in France (Jan 13, 1999)
Out of favour Liverpool striker Sean Dundee has been bought by Strasbourg for £1.9 million. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona target Rapaijc (Jan 13, 1999)
FC Barcelona are hoping to sign Perugia's Croatian sensation Milan Rapaijc. . . . more . . .
Bremen offload Havard Flo (Jan 13, 1999)
Werder Bremen have accepted a £700,000 offer for Norwegian striker Havard Flo. . . . more . . .
Court battle could determine future of game in England (Jan 12, 1999)
The English Premier League is defending its television deal with BSkyB in court against a case brought against it by the British government's Office of Fair Trading. . . . more . . .
Keane dispute attracts interest from abroad (Jan 12, 1999)
Roy Keane’s contract dispute with Manchester United has alerted Internazionale, Juventus and Bayern Munich. . . . more . . .
Norway set for Israel trip soon (Jan 12, 1999)
Norway will play two friendlies in Israel later this month. . . . more . . .
1860 Munich consider bid for veteran (Jan 12, 1999)
TSV 1860 Munich have targeted Borussia Dortmund's unsettled midfielder Thomas Hassler for next season. . . . more . . .
Wright injury fear for next two England dates (Jan 12, 1999)
England face world champions France in a friendly at Wembley on February 10th and look certain to be without two of coach Glenn Hoddle's favourite players. . . . more . . .
Holland to play Portugal in Paris (Jan 11, 1999)
Holland have confirmed a February 10th friendly against Portugal with a difference. . . . more . . .
France name squad for Morocco date (Jan 11, 1999)
World Cup winners France have called up Olympique marseilles striker Florian Maurica for the friendly against Morocco later this month. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid hope to make Davids move (Jan 08, 1999)
Real Madrid coach Guus Hiddink is set to use the transfer opening in Italy to bid for midfielder Edgar Davids. . . . more . . .
Juventus value Zidane at £20 million (Jan 08, 1999)
Juventus have valued Zinedine Zidane at £20 million to try and discourage bidders now that the Italian transfer season is open. . . . more . . .
AS Roma in hunt for Kovacevic (Jan 07, 1999)
AS Roma are due to open talks next week with Real Sociedad over their Yugoslavian striker Darko Kovacevic. . . . more . . .
Juventus put Sukur hope aside (Jan 07, 1999)
Hakan Sukur left Switzerland last night after failing to sign for Italian champions Juventus. . . . more . . .
Germans attack World Cup 'celebration' concept (Jan 07, 1999)
The head of the DfB has attacked plans for a 'celebratory' World Cup to celebrate the FIFA anniversary in 2004. . . . more . . .
Hamann on way out of Newcastle (Jan 07, 1999)
Bayern Munich are set to react to Dieter Hamann's description of his career with Newcastle United as 'pointless' with an offer to buy back the German international. . . . more . . .
World Cup winner has fight in supermarket (Jan 06, 1999)
World Cup winner and Real Madrid star Christian Karambeu has been involved in a fight with a photographer at a supermarket. . . . more . . .
Superkid Cole set for Manchester debut (Jan 06, 1999)
West Ham superkid Joe Cole could make his full debut at the club who tried to buy him last month. . . . more . . .
Juventus hopeful of Sukur move (Jan 06, 1999)
Talks are continuing in Zurich between Galatasary striker Hakan Sukur and Italian champions Juventus about a transfer this month. . . . more . . .
Galatasary put two stars up for sale (Jan 06, 1999)
Turkish champions Galatasary have transfer listed two foreign stars in a bid to cut their wage bill. . . . more . . .
Atletico Madrid fail in bid for Lazio's Nedved (Jan 06, 1999)
Atletico Madrid have failed in an attempt to sign SS Lazio midfielder Pavel Nedved on the first day of the new transfer season. . . . more . . .
Bochum ditch Yuran back to Moscow (Jan 06, 1999)
Spartak Moscow have bought striker Sergei Yuran from Bundesliga side VfL Bochum. . . . more . . .
Poyet adds to Chelsea injury grief (Jan 06, 1999)
Chelsea are set to miss their influential Uruguayan midfielder Gustavo Poyet for the next six weeks at least. . . . more . . .
Juventus give Sukur star treatment (Jan 05, 1999)
Italian champions Juventus are giving Galatasary striker Hakan Sukur the red carpet treatment as he arrives as their guest for tomorrow's Serie A clash with AC Milan at the San Siro. . . . more . . .
Villa set to see return of Merson (Jan 05, 1999)
English Premiership leaders Aston Villa could soon be boosted by the return of forward Paul Merson. . . . more . . .
Tottenham offer five year plan to Baardsen (Jan 05, 1999)
Tottenham Hotspur are set to secure the future of Norwegian goalkeeper Espen Baardsen. . . . more . . .
Leeds see chance for Van Hooijdonk move (Jan 05, 1999)
Leeds United are considering a second bid for Nottingham Forest striker Pierre van Hooijdonk. . . . more . . .
Flo injury reveals weak Chelsea (Jan 05, 1999)
Chelsea striker Tore Andre Flo may need ankle surgery for ligament damage sustained in the FA Cup win against Oldham at the weekend. . . . more . . .
Panathinaikos go back in for Suker (Jan 05, 1999)
Real Madrid are considering another offer from Panathinaikos for World Cup Golden Boot winner Davor Suker. . . . more . . .
New star Cole makes debut (Jan 04, 1999)
Joe Cole - the future England star who was the subject of a recent £3 million bid from Manchester United - made his first team debut in the FA Cup at the weekend. . . . more . . .
World Cup event could double in brave new world (Jan 04, 1999)
FIFA will try to establish a new order of world football if they proceed with general secretary Sepp Blatter's plans for a World Cup every two years. . . . more . . .
Parma AC secure Seric from Split for next season (Jan 04, 1999)
Parma AC have secured Hadjuk Split defender Anthony Seric for next season. . . . more . . .
Espanyol's Galca atrracts English interest (Jan 04, 1999)
Romanian midfielder Constantin Galca is a target for two English Premiership clubs with Middlesbrough set to make an offer if they fail to land the 26 year old. . . . more . . .
Russians confirm return of Romantsev (Jan 04, 1999)
The Russian federation have confirmed that Oleg Romantsev is to return as coach of the ailing national team. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona back in for McManaman (Jan 04, 1999)
FC Barcelona are winning the race to sign out of contract England midfielder Steve McManaman. . . . more . . .
