Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Nerazzurri complete £6.5m Vieira deal.
Soccernet.Com - France midfielder Patrick Vieira has been sold to Internazionale from Juventus for £6.5million. The announcement was made by Juventus this morning through the Italian stock exchange.
The Turin giants bought Vieira from Arsenal for £13.7million last summer, but players are being sold following the team's relegation to Serie B as punishment for their role in the Italian match-fixing scandal.
The statement said: 'French midfielder Patrick Vieira is officially sold from Juventus to Inter for 9.5m euros, payable in three years.'
As well as dropping into Italy's second division, Juventus have been told they face a 17-point deduction to start the 2006-07 campaign.
The club have lodged an appeal against the penalty to CONI (the Italian Olympic Committee), the highest sporting body in Italy.
But by joining Inter, Vieira will play for title contenders in Serie A and he will also take part in the Champions League.
One of the consequences of Juventus' punishment is they were stripped of last season's title, and with second-placed AC Milan also punished for match-fixing, Inter were awarded the Serie A crown.
Vieira, who played for France when they hosted and won the World Cup in 1998 and also captured the European Championship two years later, has signed a four-year contract at Inter.
He shot to prominence in England with Arsenal, moving to the Gunners from AC Milan in August 1996.
Under French coach Arsene Wenger, Vieira won three league titles and four FA Cups during his time at Highbury.
The 30-year-old started his career with French club Cannes before leaving in November 1995 to join Milan, where he spent less than one season before moving on to Arsenal for £4million.
Vieira, who made 31 league appearances for Juve last season and scored five goals, was strongly linked with Manchester United but instead has opted to remain in the north of Italy.
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The Turin giants bought Vieira from Arsenal for £13.7million last summer, but players are being sold following the team's relegation to Serie B as punishment for their role in the Italian match-fixing scandal.
The statement said: 'French midfielder Patrick Vieira is officially sold from Juventus to Inter for 9.5m euros, payable in three years.'
As well as dropping into Italy's second division, Juventus have been told they face a 17-point deduction to start the 2006-07 campaign.
The club have lodged an appeal against the penalty to CONI (the Italian Olympic Committee), the highest sporting body in Italy.
But by joining Inter, Vieira will play for title contenders in Serie A and he will also take part in the Champions League.
One of the consequences of Juventus' punishment is they were stripped of last season's title, and with second-placed AC Milan also punished for match-fixing, Inter were awarded the Serie A crown.
Vieira, who played for France when they hosted and won the World Cup in 1998 and also captured the European Championship two years later, has signed a four-year contract at Inter.
He shot to prominence in England with Arsenal, moving to the Gunners from AC Milan in August 1996.
Under French coach Arsene Wenger, Vieira won three league titles and four FA Cups during his time at Highbury.
The 30-year-old started his career with French club Cannes before leaving in November 1995 to join Milan, where he spent less than one season before moving on to Arsenal for £4million.
Vieira, who made 31 league appearances for Juve last season and scored five goals, was strongly linked with Manchester United but instead has opted to remain in the north of Italy.
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Vieira hints at Manchester United move.
Soccernet.Com - Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has hinted he could join old rivals Manchester United as he desperately attempts to escape Italy's Serie B.
Vieira has yet to leave Juventus in the wake of their demotion for match-fixing despite four of his team-mates jumping ship almost immediately.
The 30-year-old, whose move to Inter Milan last week appears to have stalled, said: 'Every player wants to play for a club like Manchester United at the highest level.
'After nine years at Arsenal it might be difficult. But anything can happen in football.
'Now I'm not sure where I'm playing next season, I'm still looking for a new club.
'There might be some sort of conclusion in the next 48 hours and it's a very important decision for me.
'I will not be playing for Juventus since they are going to Serie B.'
Emerson and Fabio Cannavaro wasted no time in leaving `The Old Lady' last month and joined former Juve coach Fabio Capello at Real Madrid while Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram headed for Barcelona.
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Vieira has yet to leave Juventus in the wake of their demotion for match-fixing despite four of his team-mates jumping ship almost immediately.
The 30-year-old, whose move to Inter Milan last week appears to have stalled, said: 'Every player wants to play for a club like Manchester United at the highest level.
'After nine years at Arsenal it might be difficult. But anything can happen in football.
'Now I'm not sure where I'm playing next season, I'm still looking for a new club.
'There might be some sort of conclusion in the next 48 hours and it's a very important decision for me.
'I will not be playing for Juventus since they are going to Serie B.'
Emerson and Fabio Cannavaro wasted no time in leaving `The Old Lady' last month and joined former Juve coach Fabio Capello at Real Madrid while Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram headed for Barcelona.
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Beckham hopes to be fit for Real Madrid's U.S. Tour.
MADRID, (Reuters) - David Beckham has said he hopes to recover from his knee and tendon injuries in time for Real Madrid's pre-season tour of the United States next month.
"Hopefully I'll be fit for the games in the USA. We'll have to wait and see because I only started running on Sunday without any pain," Beckham told the Real website on Monday.
He suffered the injuries and had to be replaced during England's World Cup quarter-final clash with Portugal, which they lost on penalties at the beginning of July.
The midfielder has been training separately from the rest of the Real squad since joining up at their pre-season training camp in Austria last week.
Beckham is looking forward to playing alongside his former Manchester United team mate Ruud van Nistelrooy, who completed his move to the Spanish capital on Friday.
"He is one of the best goalscorers I have ever played with," said Beckham. "He runs for the team and he works hard."
Real are scheduled to play DC United in Seattle on Aug. 9 and Real Salt Lake in Salt Lake City on Aug. 12.
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"Hopefully I'll be fit for the games in the USA. We'll have to wait and see because I only started running on Sunday without any pain," Beckham told the Real website on Monday.
He suffered the injuries and had to be replaced during England's World Cup quarter-final clash with Portugal, which they lost on penalties at the beginning of July.
The midfielder has been training separately from the rest of the Real squad since joining up at their pre-season training camp in Austria last week.
Beckham is looking forward to playing alongside his former Manchester United team mate Ruud van Nistelrooy, who completed his move to the Spanish capital on Friday.
"He is one of the best goalscorers I have ever played with," said Beckham. "He runs for the team and he works hard."
Real are scheduled to play DC United in Seattle on Aug. 9 and Real Salt Lake in Salt Lake City on Aug. 12.
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