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Schalke signed legendary Raul from Real Madrid

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Raul was officially presented at Schalke today after passing the medical tests. The former Real Madrid captain will wear the same number seven as in Madrid.

Real Madrid all-time scorer signed a two years contract with the German side. Raul declared himself very excited about this new challenge. Also Felix Magath, the Schalke manager, declared himself very pleased with the arrival and praised the management for this move.

Magath believes that Raul is still a top class forward and is confident that he will help the team to win more trophies.

Football betting fans, but not only, consider him one of the greatest strikers ever. Football players  with his qualities are few this days and that’s why he is so loved at Bernabeu. Even other players from rival clubs respect him and saw him as a model.

Francesco Totti declared that Real Madrid have not lost only their captain but their soul. And indeed Raul was the heart of the team , the player that not many teams have, the true leader.

Despite having this qualities Raul is a humble person. Raul has won a lot of trophies, has beaten a lot of records but probably his greatest disappointment is that he did not won the Ballon D’or.

Raul and Guti were the first big victims after Mourinho’s arrival at Bernabeu although he declared that he would have wanted Raul to stay.

Why Eduardo made the right choice signing for Shakhtar

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The Croatian international Eduardo is very close to a move to Shakhtor Donetsk according to latest reports in England.

The talented striker was in the attention of Lyon, Valencia or Aston Villa but it looks that the Ukrainians are in pole position.

Eduardo failed to rediscover his best form after that horrific injury from February 2008 and this move might revive his career.

Shakhtar are also playing in Champions League almost every year, so also from this point of view everything is perfect for the 27 year old footballer.

As we get used in the last couple of years the clubs from Ukraine and Russia invested a lot of moneys in football, and sports in general, so also from the financial point of view the move is not a bad one.

The transfer sum is around £6 millions and Eduardo is supposed to have agreed a 3 year deal.

Another good argument will be the fact that he will play alongside his national teammate  Dario Srna. There are reports that suggest that Shakhtor head coach asked his captain to convince Eduardo to join them. Also in the team there are a lot of Brazilians and the style of play fits him.

Lucescu declared that he was interested in signing the player also before moving to Arsenal and that he is very happy with the acquisition.

Eduardo started his senior career at Dinamo Zagreb where he played before moving to Arsenal.

Thierry Henry retires from national squad

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Thierry Henry announced that he will retire from national squad only few days after his transfer New York Red Bulls.

The former World and European Champion scored 51 goals in 123 games for France.

The France international had a disappointing World Cup with France in South Africa. Besides the fact that they failed to qualify from the group stage the atmosphere in France squad was not the best one. Anelka was sent home after the dispute with Raymond Domenech.

Henry began his senior career at Monaco where he spent 7 years before moving to Juventus. His glorious days were at Arsenal were he moved after shortly experience in Turin.

He managed to score 174 goals in 254 games for Arsenal and he became the club goalscorer. At Arsenal Henry has won almost everything a player can desire. He has trophies with the club and national team but also individual awards.

The most notable awards that he missed were Golden Ball and Champions League. He moved then to Barcelona were he finally won the Champions League.

Although he had another year contract with Barcelona he decided that a new challenge is the best for him.

We wish all the best for one of the best football strikers in the game history.

Antonio Pierce Retires to Become an Analyst

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It is a sad day for the New York Giants fans as linebacker Antonio Pierce has retired from the NFL after 9 seasons to join ESPN as an NFL analyst.

NFL betting fans will always remember Pierce as one of the top key players that shocked the world with the 2007 Giants team as they accomplished the biggest upset in NFL history by beating the unbeatable New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

During an interview back in May, Pierce said he needed neck surgery to continue playing, but the real story is that he was leaning in the direction of retiring.

Pierce missed the final seven games of last season due to a neck injury. He spent the past five seasons with the Giants but was released by the team in February after five years.

Pierce played four seasons with the Washington Redskins before playing with the New York Giants.

In the 2007 season, Pierce teamed up with Michael Straham at the defensive line position where both players were a complete menace to any quarterback in front of them.  Both were key players that did the impossible… stop Tom Brady and one of the best offenses in the history of the game.

Pierce played in 137 regular season games and seven playoff games. He ended his career with 687 tackles, nine sacks, and seven interceptions.

40 is Forlan’s favorite number

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Diego Forlan born in 1970 in Montevideo is an Uruguayan international who currently plays in Primera Division for Atletico Madrid. He is two-times winner of European Golden Sho.

Forlan began his career at Independiente. He was later transferred by Manchester United  but failed to impress.

The striker managed to score only 10 goals in 63 games for United unlike at Independiente where he scored 37 goals in 80 games.
Forlan moved to Villareal where he regain the appetite for goals scoring 54 goals in 102 games.

In 2007 Forlan was transferred to Atletico Madrid for €21millions and now is one of the most feared strikers in the world one that can decide a game alone.

With his help Atletico Madrid won their first edition of Europa League. His goals were decisive especially in the final when he scored twice. This trophy was brought to Atletico after 40 years and also after 40 years Uruguay managed to qualify into the semifinals of the World Cup. Forlan‘s goals were decisive also at the World Cup, especially the goal against Ghana in the quarter finals when he leveled the score.

So this “40 double”  proves to be Forlan‘s best year a year. Forlan‘s good form has not got unnoticed by Ferguson who recognized that he made a mistake when he sold him to Villareal.

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