THE WORLD OF MARVELOUS FOOTBALL: November 2011

Roberto Mancini is certain that his Manchester City team can put their Champions League problems behind them to keep their Premier League push on track at Liverpool.
City's chances of reaching the knockout phase of the Champions League look slim after they lost 2-1 to Napoli in mid-week.
They now need to beat Bayern Munich in their final group game and hope that Villarreal, who have not picked up any points from their five matches so far, can draw with or beat Napoli.
But at least domestic matters look distinctly more positive, with City having won 11 and drawn one of their 12 Premier League matches this season.
City responded to their previous European loss, a 2-0 defeat at Bayern Munich in September, with nine consecutive victories and Mancini is sure his players can do the same against at Anfield.
He said: "I'm disappointed about the result in Naples but only that. We had 30 per cent more possession and 18 shots against 11. We tried to win the game.
"I believe that Villarreal can beat Naples or draw if they play well. It clearly depends on others teams now but I don't think it will have a knock-on effect.
"It will be a very hard game on Sunday because Liverpool might be 11 or 12 points behind us but they have a team good enough to win the Premier League. It's a really strong team.
"The squads that Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have now, they can battle for the title.
"It's important we start the Premier League well. We know it will be a difficult game but I hope that we continue to win and score goals."
Mancini will come up against Craig Bellamy for the first time since the Welshman was released from the Etihad Stadium on a free transfer during the summer.
Bellamy, 32, spent last season on loan at Championship (second-tier) club Cardiff City after falling out with Mancini but the Italian manager insists he has no problems with his former player.
He added: "I'm happy for him. I watched the game against Chelsea and he played very well. If he's happy, I'm happy for him."
Carlos Tevez remains in Argentina after returning to his homeland without permission a fortnight ago but, other than Owen Hargreaves, Mancini has a full squad to select from at Anfield.
While City are in fine form in the Premier League, Liverpool have also produced some impressive performances in recent weeks and after last week's 2-1 victory at Chelsea, they could extend their unbeaten run to 10 matches against City.
Kenny Dalglish thinks his team's upturn in results is down to a defensive improvement.
He said: "I think we defended well (at Chelsea). Along with Man City, we now have the joint-best defensive record in the league so we must be doing something right.
"It's not just Pepe (Reina) and the lads at the back who are responsible for that. It's everyone.
"The game was our ninth without defeat in all competitions. That's a good response to the losses at Stoke and Spurs back in September.
"We'll just keep going now and see how far we can stretch this run."
Dalglish is still frustrated by his team's failure to reach the European places at the end of last season but he feels that the Reds have an advantage over City after having a clear week to prepare.
He added: "They're top of the league and are playing very well.
"Not being in Europe means we have a week to prepare for their visit. City had a Champions League game on Tuesday night and might make a few changes to their line-up.
"We'd much rather be in Europe than not be. But for us it's not about having the time to get ready, it's how we use that time to prepare.
We'll do that properly and see what the weekend brings."
Captain Steven Gerrard, who is missing with an ankle problem, remains Liverpool's only absentee.

AFP

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THE BEST PART OF SOCCER IS THE BIG TRANSFER

English Premier League Transfers 2011/2012

Player
Country
To
From
Price

Carl Jenkinson
Defender
England
Arsenal
Charlton
undisclosed

Park Chu-young
Attacker
South Korea
Arsenal
Monaco
undisclosed

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder
England
Arsenal
Southampton
17.3million

Joel Campbell
Attacker
Costa Rica
Arsenal
Deporivo Saprissa
1.1million

Mikel Arteta
Midfielder
Spain
Arsenal
Everton
11.3million

Andre Santos
Defender
Brazil
Arsenal
Fenerbahce
6.8million

Peter Mertesacker
Defender
Germany
Arsenal
Werder Bremen
9million

Gervinho
Attacker
Ivory Coast
Arsenal
Lille
undisclosed

Yossi Benayoun
Midfielder
Israel
Arsenal
Chelsea
undisclosed

Shay Given
Goalkeeper
Rep. of Ireland
Aston Villa
Manchester City
undisclosed

Jermaine Jenas
Midfielder
England
Aston Villa
Tottenham
Loan

Alan Hutton
Defender
Scotland
Aston Villa
Tottenham
undisclosed

Charles NZogbia
Midfielder
France
Aston Villa
Wigan Athletic
10.8million

Simon Vukcevic
Midfielder
Montenegro
Blackburn
Sporting Lisbon
2.3million

Myles Anderson
Defender
England
Blackburn
Aberdeen
Free

Bruno Ribeiro
Defender
Brazil
Blackburn
Gremio
Free

Yakubu
Attacker
Nigeria
Blackburn
Everton
undisclosed

Scott Dann
Defender
England
Blackburn
Birmingham
8.7million

Jordan Slew
Attacker
England
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
undisclosed

Tuncay Sanli
Attacker
Turkey
Bolton
Wolfsburg
Loan

David Ngog
Attacker
France
Bolton
Liverpool
undisclosed

Dedryck Boyata
Defender
Belgium
Bolton
Manchester City
Loan

Gael Kakuta
Attacker
France
Bolton
France
Loan

Ulises Davila
Midfielder
Mexico
Chelsea
Chivas
undisclosed

Juan Mata
Midfielder
Spain
Chelsea
Valencia
27million

Romelu Lukaku
Attacker
Belgium
Chelsea
Anderlecht
20million

Raul Meireles
Midfielder
Portugal
Chelsea
Liverpool
undislcosed

Thibaut Courtois
Goalkeeper
Belgium
Chelsea
Genk
9million

Oriol Romeu
Midfielder
Spain
Chelsea
Barcelona
5million

Denis Stracqualursi
Attacker
Argentina
Everton
Tigres
Loan

Eric Dier
Defender
Portugal
Everton
Sporting Lisbon
Loan

James McFadden
Attacker
Scotland
Everton
Birmingham
Free

Royston Drenthe
Midfielder
Netherlands
Everton
Real Madrid
Free

John Arne Riise
Defender
Norway
Fulham
Roma
undisclosed

Pajtim Kasami
Midfielder
Switzerland
Fulham
Palermo
undisclosed

Marcel Gecov
Midfielder
Czech Rep.
Fulham
Slovan Liberec
undisclosed

Csaba Somogyi
Goalkeeper
Hungary
Fulham
Rakospalotai
undisclosed

Orlando Sa
Attacker
Portugal
Fulham
Porto
Free

Zdenek Grygera
Defender
Czech Rep.
Fulham
Juventus
Free

Tom Donegan
Midfielder
England
Fulham
Everton
undisclosed

Bryan Ruiz
Attacker
Costa Rica
Fulham
FC Twente
12million

Craig Bellamy
Attacker
Wales
Liverpool
Manchester City
undisclosed

Jose Enrique
Defender
Spain
Liverpool
Newcastle
6.8million

Marc Pelosi
Midfielder
USA
Liverpool
De Anza Force
undisclosed

Alexander Doni
Goalkeeper
Brazil
Liverpool
Roma
Free

Jordan Henderson
Midfielder
England
Liverpool
Sunderland
22.5million

Sebastian Coates
Defender
Uruguay
Liverpool
Nacional
7.9million

Charlie Adam
Midfielder
England
Liverpool
Blackpool
undisclosed

Stewart Downing
Midfielder
England
Liverpool
Aston Villa
22.5million

Owen Hargreaves
Midfielder
England
Manchester City
Manchester Utd
Free

Gael Clichy
Defender
France
Manchester City
Arsenal
7.8million

Stefan Savic
Defender
Serbia
Manchester City
Partizan Belgrade
undisclosed

Sergio Aguero
Attacker
Argentina
Manchester City
Atletico Madrid
45million

Samir Nasri
Midfielder
France
Manchester City
Arsenal
26million

David de Gea
Goalkeeper
Spain
Manchester Utd
Atletico Madrid
19million

Ashley Young
Attacker
England
Manchester Utd
Aston Villa
18million

Phil Jones
Defender
England
Manchester Utd
Blackburn
18.7million

Costel Pantilimon
Goalkeeper
Romania
Manchestery City
Poli Timisoara
3.4million

Rob Elliot
Goalkeeper
England
Newcastle
Charlton
undisclosed

Gabriel Obertan
Midfielder
France
Newcastle
Manchester Utd
3.4million

Mehdi Abeid
Midfielder
France
Newcastle
Lens
Free

Demba Ba
Attacker
Senegal
Newcastle
West Ham
Free

Sylvain Marveaux
Midfielder
France
Newcastle
Rennes
Free

Davide Santon
Defender
Italy
Newcastle
Inter Milan
5.5million

Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder
France
Newcastle
Lille
4.8million

Anthony Pilkington
Midfielder
England
Norwich
Huddersfield
2.2million

Daniel Ayala
Defender
Spain
Norwich
Liverpool
undisclosed

Elliott Bennett
Midfielder
England
Norwich
Brighton
undisclosed

Kyle Naughton
Defender
England
Norwich
Tottenham
Loan

Steve Morison
Attacker
Wales
Norwich
Everton
undisclosed

Ritchie De Laet
Defender
Belgium
Norwich
Manchester Utd
Loan

James Vaughan
Attacker
England
Norwich
Everton
undisclosed

Fabiano Santacroce
Defender
Italy
Parma
Napoli
Loan

Shaun Wright-Phillips
Midfielder
England
QPR
Manchester City
undisclosed

Jason Puncheon
Midfielder
England
QPR
Southampton
undisclosed

Luke Young
Defender
England
QPR
Aston Villa
undisclosed

Armand Traore
Defender
France
QPR
Arsenal
undisclosed

Tommaso Trani
Goalkeeper
Italy
QPR
AC Milan
Free

Anton Ferdinand
Defender
England
QPR
Sunderland
undisclosed

Joey Barton
Midfielder
England
QPR
Newcastle
Free

Bruno Perone
Defender
Brazil
QPR
Tombense
Free

Brian Murphy
Goalkeeper
Rep. of Ireland
QPR
Ipswich
Free

DJ Campbell
Attacker
England
QPR
Blackpool
undisclosed

Jay Bothroyd
Attacker
England
QPR
Cardiff
Free

Danny Gabbidon
Defender
Wales
QPR
West Ham
Free

Kieron Dyer
Midfielder
England
QPR
West Ham
undisclosed

Jonathan Woodgate
Defender
England
Stoke
Tottenham
Free

Matthew Upson
Defender
England
Stoke
West Ham
Free

Cameron Jerome
Attacker
England
Stoke
Birmingham
6.8million

Wilson Palacios
Midfielder
Honduras
Stoke
Tottenham
9million

Peter Crouch
Attacker
England
Stoke
Tottenham
11.3million

Nicklas Bendtner
Attacker
Denmark
Sunderland
Arsenal
Loan

Keiren Westwood
Goalkeeper
Rep. of Ireland
Sunderland
Coventry
Free

Craig Gardner
Midfielder
England
Sunderland
Birmingham
6.6million

Sebastian Larsson
Midfielder
Sweden
Sunderland
Birmingham
Free

Ji Dong-won
Attacker
South Korea
Sunderland
Chunnam Dragons
undisclosed

Connor Wickham
Attacker
England
Sunderland
Ipswich
8.9million

Roarie Deacon
Attacker
England
Sunderland
Arsenal
Free

John OShea
Defender
Rep. of Ireland
Sunderland
Manchester Utd
undisclosed

Wes Brown
Defender
England
Sunderland
Manchester Utd
undisclosed

David Vaughan
Midfielder
Wales
Sunderland
Blackpool
Free

James McClean
Midfielder
Rep. of Ireland
Sunderland
Derry City
400,000

Darnel Situ
Defender
France
Swansea City
Lens
280,000

Fede Bessone
Defender
Argentina
Swansea City
Leeds
Free

Wayne Routledge
Midfielder
England
Swansea City
Newcastle
2.3million

Danny Graham
Attacker
England
Swansea City
Watford
4million

Leroy Lita
Attacker
England
Swansea City
Middlesbrough
2million

Iago Falque
Midfielder
Spain
Tottenham
Juventus
Loan

Emmanuel Adebayor
Attacker
Togo
Tottenham
Manchester City
Loan

Cristian Ceballos
Midfielder
Spain
Tottenham
Barcelona
undisclosed

Scott Parker
Attacker
England
Tottenham
West Ham
5.7million

Brad Friedel
Goalkeeper
USA
Tottenham
Aston Villa
Free

Souleymane Coulibaly
Attacker
Ivory Coast
Tottenham
Siena
1.7million

Marton Fulop
Goalkeeper
England
West Bromwich
Fulham
undisclosed

Zoltan Gera
Midfielder
Hungary
West Bromwich
Fulham
Free

Billy Jones
Defender
England
West Bromwich
Preston
Free

Gareth McAuley
Defender
Northern Ireland
West Bromwich
Ipswich
Free

Shane Long
Attacker
Rep. of Ireland
West Bromwich
Reading
5.1million

Ben Foster
Goalkeeper
England
West Bromwich
Birmingham
Loan

Jamie Edge
Midfielder
England
West Bromwich
Arsenal
Free

Ali Al Habsi
Goalkeeper
Oman
Wigan Athletic
Bolton
4.4million

Shaun Maloney
Attacker
Scotland
Wigan Athletic
Celtic
1.1million

Nouha Dicko
Attacker
France
Wigan Athletic
Strasbourg
Free

David Jones
Midfielder
England
Wigan Athletic
Wolverhamption
Free

Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender
Netherlands
Wigan Athletic
Chelsea
Loan

Shaun Maloney
Attacker
Scotland
Wigan Athletic
Celtic
1.1million

Albert Crusat
Midfielder
Spain
Wigan Athletic
Almeria
undisclosed

Roger Johnson
Defender
England
Wolverhampton
Birmingham
undisclosed

Dorus De Vries
Goalkeeper
Netherlands
Wolverhampton
Swansea
Free

Jamie OHara
Midfielder
England
Wolverhampton
Tottenham
5.6million

Football Transfers in Premier League of England

English Premier League is widely considered to be the strongest football competition in the world and as such it is a real magnet for football fans everywhere. With Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal fighting for the title every single season, and clubs like Tottenham and Manchester City closing the gap behind the Big 4, every Premiership campaign seems to be even more interesting than the last.
Having said that, you will be glad to hear that English Premier League Transfers page will help you stay up to date with the latest football transfers from England's top flight, with even transfer fees shown where available. While the title rivals are looking to add few more quality players without upsetting the balance of the squad, the smaller sides and especially the promoted teams aim for quantity as well as quality, but you can rest assured that all soccer transfers will be shown in this section as soon as they have been officially confirmed.
Whether you are a football betting enthusiast and want to know how the Premiership clubs have fared in the latest transfer window or you just want to be kept abreast with the latest developments from the best league in the world, there is every chance that you will find what you are looking for in what is a very popular section of our website. Spanish La Liga football transfers and Italian Serie A football transfers are listed under separate sections, just like the rest of Europe latest deals, meaning that football transfers from your favourite football competition are just a click away.
The English Premier League Transfers page will not only cover the purchases, but also free transfers and loan deals, displaying the player involved, his nationality, his old and new clubs as well as the price of the transfer if available. Premiership clubs often decide not to reveal the agreed transfer fee, so these kinds of deals will be regarded as undisclosed.
While the players under contract are only allowed to move clubs within the summer and winter transfer windows, footballers out of contract can change clubs at any stage of the season, whereas certain loan deals can also be completed outside the transfer windows. The emergency loans can only be completed if a club are granted a permission from the Premier League.