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Tinapa invitational Football Fiesta

May 9, 2024July 25, 2008

The inaugural Tinapa invitational Football Fiesta will be held in Abuja on July 26-27. The participating teams are

1.) Manchester United- Reigning English and European Champions

2.) Portsmouth– Current FA Cup champions.

3.) Kano Pillars– Nigerian champions. They won their first ever domestic championship last season, and will represent Nigeria in the Champions League along with Heartland FC. The Pillars won the league with 64 points, while Heartland finished with sixty three.

Kano Pillars will play Portsmouth on Saturday at the National Stadium ( 4pm )

Schalke O4 transfers summer 2008

August 10, 2008July 25, 2008

Schalke finished third in the Bundesliga in the 2007-08 season with sixty four points, two behind second placed Werder Bremen.

Here is a list of Schalke 04 transfers for the 2008-09 season ( summer). Schalke are sponsored by Russian oil giants Gazprom.

Inter Milan transfers summer 2008

July 31, 2008July 24, 2008

Inter Milan were Serie A champions in the 2007-08 season. This season we will see ” The Special One “- Jose Mourinho in the boots of Roberto Mancini. Inter have not made much of an impression in the CL, and Moratti will hope for a change of fortunes with the charismatic Mourinho at the helm of affairs.

The club have been linked with several players- Drogba, E’too, Lampard, Quaresma, Dentinho

Inter Milan transfers summer 2008 :- ( Loan returns not counted)

In : Phillippe Coutinho ( Vasco Da Gama-€3.8m), Mancini ( AS Roma-€13 million + player performance bonus), Sulley Muntari ( Portsmouth-€16m + bonuses)