Buzzin Football Blog

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has finally got his man, Roque Santa Cruz from former club Blackburn Rovers. Hughes of course had bought the Paraguayan to Blackburn from Bayern Munich two years ago.
Cruz was an immediate hit at Rovers, scoring 23 goals in his first season in the Premier League although an injury hit Cruz [...]

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USA 1-3 Italy (Group B)
In the final game of the first round of the group stages in the Fifa Confederations cup, World champions Italy took on the USA in South Africa last night. Surprisingly, it was USA who had most of the early possession in the game, looking comfortable enough to take the game to [...]

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South Africa 0-0 Iraq (Group A)
The 2009 Fifa Confederations cup kicked off Johannesburg on Sunday, the opening game featuring the hosts South Africa and Iraq. This was a lively and oddly exciting game, given that both teams were found very lacking in the final third of the pitch. The game had its chances and South [...]

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The return of Florentino Perez to Real Madrid and his promise to build a second team of Galactico’s is now to be taken as seriously as Manchester City’s intentions.
But why is it that when Man City offered £100 million for Kaka, the majority of English football pundits, commentators and overpaid ex-footballers shook their heads and [...]

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Gareth Barry will miss his first England game since Fabio Capello took over as England manager, having played in every game to date.  Four more than Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.
Gareth Barry is proving to be the understated lynchpin at the heart of the England midfield,and though Andorra will not pose a threat on Wednesday [...]

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