The Second Half http://www.soccer.com/blog/ The latest fame and blame in the world's game. en Copyright 2012 Wed, 19 May 2010 11:09:11 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Villa to join Barcelona in $49m deal

David Villa will be unveiled as a Barcelona player on Friday afternoon after completing a 40million euro ($49.3m) transfer from Valencia.

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Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has been named the PFA Player of the Year, with Aston Villa's James Milner winning the Young Player gong.

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Belter! Not bad for his Premier League debut.

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Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has revealed Barcelona have assured the Gunners they will not table a bid for Cesc Fabregas this summer.

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The best La Liga goal of the weekend...and it wasn't scored by Messi. Javi Martinez, take a bow!

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Manchester City and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from international soccer with immediate effect.

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Manchester United have announced a deal with Chivas de Guadalajara to sign striker Javier Hernandez for an undisclosed fee.

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See all the next-gen Mercurial boots here!

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