
Rising Eintracht Frankfurt star Sebastian Rode has suffered a major hit to his career. The 19-year-old midfielder has been diagnosed with cartilage damage in his left knee, and will be sidelined for an estimated six months. “This is very bitter for me,” the Germany U-20 international told Frankfurter Rundschau with frustration. Rode will undergo surgery [...]
3 Sep 2010 | Posted in
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Italy international midfielder Mauro Camoranesi has joined Stuttgart from Juventus. The 33-year-old Camoranesi signed a one-year contract with the German club. Camoranesi played eight seasons with the Juve. He scored 32 goals in 288 appearances for the team after joining the club in 2002. ”Those who love Juventus will always remember Mauro Camoranesi with affection [...]

French defender Nicolas Plestan is joining Schalke from Lille on a three-year contract – the latest in a spate of new arrivals at the Bundesliga club. Schalke announced the 29-year-old Plestan’s arrival on Tuesday, the last day of the transfer window. He has been at Lille since 2003 and played 109 French first-division games there. [...]

Liverpool right-back Philipp Degen has left Anfield to spend a year on loan in the Bundesliga with Stuttgart. The Swiss international arrived at Anfield from German side Borussia Dortmund in 2008 and will now return to the Bundesliga. The 27-year-old was restricted to just eight games for Liverpool last season and was sent off against [...]
9 Aug 2010 | Posted in
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Bayern Munich’s Dutch star Arjen Robben will be out for about two months with a thigh injury. Bayern said on Tuesday that Robben had a torn muscle in his left thigh, the same injury he had before the World Cup that apparently never healed properly. The latest setback means Robben will not be available for [...]

Schalke have continued to refashion their squad with Real Murcia CF left-back Sergio Escudero joining Felix Magath’s group stage entrants on a four-year contract. Less than a week after signing Raul Gonzalez, UEFA Champions League group stage entrants FC Schalke 04 have brought in another Spaniard in the shape of Real Murcia CF’s Sergio Escudero. [...]

Wolfsburg have added an experienced defender to the ranks after signing 31-year-old Germany centre-back Arne Friedrich from relegated Hertha BSC Berlin for an undisclosed fee. The 31-year-old moves to the 2008/09 Bundesliga title winners for an undisclosed fee after spending eight seasons at Hertha. Wolfsburg chief executive officer Dieter Hoeness said: “We’re very happy that [...]

Sections of the Italian media claim Palermo have agreed to sell Denmark international centre-back Simon Kjaer to German side Wolfsburg. The 21-year-old is up for sale as Palermo look to cash in on him after a good campaign in the shop window that is the 2010 World Cup. Kjaer has been linked with Europe’s biggest [...]
30 Jun 2010 | Posted in
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German soccer star Michael Ballack is set to sign a two-year-contract to return to his old Bundesliga club, Bayer Leverkusen, media reported Friday. The mass-circulation Bild said that Ballack chose the euro12 million ($14.7 million) deal with Leverkusen over another offer by rival Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. A spokesperson for Bayer Leverkusen did not want [...]

French playmaker Franck Ribery is to undergo an operation on his groin on Friday in Munich, the French coaching staff announced on Thursday. The 27-year-old Bayern Munich star, who was involved in the strike last Sunday over the expulsion of Nicolas Anelka, arrived back with the France squad at Le Bourget airport north of Paris [...]