Santos threaten clubs over Neymar

Santos director of football Pedro Luis Nunes has warned clubs interested in Neymar that they will report them to FIFA if they contact the player's agent directly. Chelsea and Real Madrid have led the race to sign Neymar this summer, althoughESPNsoccernet understands that the Blues are unwilling to meet his €45 million buyout clause and are therefore out of the running.

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Liverpool, Spurs rebuffed by Werder's Marin

Werder Bremen winger Marko Marin has rejected an approach from both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, according to the German international's agent. Marin, 22, has been linked with a move away from the Weserstadion this summer following the Bundesliga club's poor campaign but the Premier League duo's overtures were quickly dismissed. 

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Chelsea, Real and Barca fight it out for Pastore

Palermo have confirmed Chelsea are still pursuing Javier Pastore but the managerless Blues are facing competition from Barcelona and Real Madrid for the midfielder. Chelsea are eager to add a creative force to their engine room, with Tottenham's Luka Modric another target, and Argentina star Pastore has been catching the eye.

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Barca join race for Sanchez

Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said that the club have started negotiations with Udinese for Chile forward Alexis Sanchez. According to the Sun, Gill flew out to meet with Udinese owner Gino Pozzo in Barcelona, where he lives, in a bid to thrash out a deal for a player who is also being tracked by Barcelona and Inter Milan.

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Chelsea have £22m Modric bid snubbed

Chelsea have had a £22 million bid for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric rejected by the north London club, according to reports. The bid was dismissed out of hand by Spurs within two hours of it being received, but Chelsea are expected to return soon with an improved bid.

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Liverpool snare Henderson

Liverpool have agreed a fee, thought to be around £20 million, with Sunderland for Jordan Henderson, while David N'Gog is expected to head to Wearside as part of the deal. Henderson has been linked to the Reds as a summer transfer for some time after impressing for the Black Cats over the past two seasons. The 20-year-old also picked up his first full cap for England at the end of last year because of his standout performances for his hometown club.

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Hernandez: I owe a great debt to Fergie

Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez insists he intends to stay loyal to Sir Alex Ferguson after the veteran Scot took a gamble on bringing him to Europe last summer. Hernandez, 23, was relatively unknown outside Mexico this time last year, when United announced that they had signed the forward from Guadalajara for £6 million. 

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No Milan approach for Aquilani - agent

Alberto Aquilani's agent has denied reports in Italy that the Liverpool midfielder has been approached by AC Milan. Aquilani, 26, spent the 2010-11 season on loan at Juventus but the Turin giants have yet to confirm if they will sign him on a permanent basis.

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Bayern complete Neuer signing

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has completed his transfer to Bayern Munich, signing for the Bavarians on a five-year deal after passing a medical on Wednesday. Bayern announced last week that they had signed the sought-after goalkeeper from Schalke, but had to wait to put the finishing touches on the transfer after he had been away on international duty with Germany in Azerbaijan.

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Ferdinand bottom in player vocab Twitter study

An analysis of footballers' vocabulary on social networking site Twitter has revealed Manchester United Rio Ferdinand to have an overwhelmingly 'basic' command of the English language. Ferdinand, who has led the way for footballers on Twitter under the name @rioferdy5 and recently engaged in a war of words with Daily Mirror..

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Tiger Woods Won’t Play U.S. Open

American golf star Tiger Woods has pulled out of next week's U.S. Open championship because of lingering issues with his left leg. It will be the first time Woods has missed the U.S. Open since 1994, when he had just graduated high school. In making the announcement Tuesday, Woods said he is extremely disappointed but that it was time to listen to his doctors and focus on the future.

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Rio Ferdinand : Nasri can be the new Cantona

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Arsenal's Samir Nasri has all the attributes required to follow in the footsteps of another great Frenchman at Old Trafford - Eric Cantona. The young attacking midfielder has refused to distance himself from reports he could be set to make a shock move to the Premier League champions in the near future, as his contract at Emirates Stadium enters its final year.

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Walcott fears Nasri exit

Theo Walcott has stressed Samir Nasri's importance to Arsenal as speculation intensifies that the France international could be set to leave the club. 

Nasri's contract runs out at the end of next season and talks over a new deal have stalled, with the midfielder reportedly unhappy with the salary on offer.

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Qatar to build first World Cup stadium by 2015

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar plans to complete construction of the first stadium for the 2022 soccer World Cup by 2015, its state news agency said Monday. "We are looking to complete the first stadium with cooling system technology by 2015," Qatar News Agency cited Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee secretary general Hassan Al Thawadi as saying. 

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Hiddink 'days' away from Chelsea return

Frank Lampard Senior says that he expects Guus Hiddink to be appointed as Chelsea boss within the next few days. Turkey boss Hiddink has continually been linked with a return to Stamford Bridge and speculation that he will quit his role in international football increased this weekend after his side were held 1-1 by Belgium.

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Xavi: Barca best, Messi the greatest of all time

Barcelona midfielder Xavi has claimed the current European and Spanish champions are the best team of the last 20 years and hailed Lionel Messi as the best player of all time.

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Real chief Perez: Mourinho is 'best in the world'

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Balotelli reveals shock at organised crime tour

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Stoner wins third MotoGP race of 2011 in Spain

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Terry: Fatigue not to blame for Swiss draw

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