liverpool owners to pay £60m in refinancing deal

according to a report in the irish independent, liverpool owners tom hicks and george gillett will repay £60 million to wachovia and the royal bank of scotland, as part of a condition concerning a refinancing package that has been agreed between the parties.the american owners will fork out £40m this week, and repay the remaining amount sometime later in the year.

pellegrini exclusive: kaka won’t be playing for real madrid in peace cup

real madrid fans who are hoping to catch a glimpse of their remaining galactico yet to play, kaka, will have to wait a little longer after coach, manuel pellegrini ruled out the possibility that he would be featured in the peace cup. the chilean coach told goal.com spain after the 1-1 draw with al-ittihad on monday evening that the brazilian playmaker, as well as spanish internationals, iker casillas, raul albiol and sergio ramos, will only get their first taste of pre-season action on august 7.

chelsea two good for club america

chelsea claimed a 2-0 win over club america in arlington, texas, thus sealing their place atop the standings in the world football challenge.it was the english who had the first clear chance of the game, and early on too. a dangerous cross from salomon kalou gave young daniel sturridge a glorious opportunity in the ninth minute - but the new boy\'s touch let him down and the effort looped over.

esteban granero exclusive: i never expected such a real madrid reception

esteban granero finally made his long-awaited dream appearance for real madrid at the santiago bernabeu when he came on in the 74th minute for wesley sneijder in the 1-1 draw against al-ittihad in the peace cup. the youth product was given one of the loudest cheers of the night from the merengue die-hards upon his entrance, and when he hit the bar from a long-range drive just minutes after coming on.

praful patel felicitated, maha league given green signal

patel was at the cooperage stadium for more than two hours with members from the i-league top division and the second division being invited as well by wifa. speaking to goal.com, wifa assistant secretary, wali mohammed said, “we decided to invite mr.patel and he was felicitated for being the civil aviation minister and aiff president.

adriano on target as flamengo beat santos, ronaldo injured

five-time brazilian champions, flamengo, came from behind to defeat santos 2-1 at the vila belmiro stadium in sao paulo on sunday.having taken the lead through midfielder robson with twenty minutes left in the second half, santos saw victory slip out of their hands after goals from former inter milan striker adriano and an own goal from santos defender para two minutes from full-time.

al-ittihad coach gabriel calderon: real madrid only playing at 40%

al-ittihad pulled off quite the surprise result when they held mighty real madrid to a 1-1 draw at the santiago bernabeu in group b peace cup action. it was a stark contrast to the side that tamely went down 3-1 to ldu quito in the competition opener last friday, and coach gabriel calderon was understandably pleased with his players’ response.

cristiano ronaldo delighted with real madrid fan affection in peace cup debut

after making his real madrid bow last week in ireland in a pre-season friendly against shamrock rovers, cristiano ronaldo finally made his debut at the santiago bernabeu during the 1-1 draw with al-ittihad in the peace cup 2009. the portuguese failed to get on the scoresheet and still looked far from his best, but he was nevertheless delighted with his introduction on home soil.

inter brush milan aside in world football challenge after diego milito brace

ac milan 0-2 inter in what was an early prelude to the derby della madonnina for the upcoming serie a season, inter showed their arch-nemeses, ac milan, who is king as they cruised to a 2-0 win at the gillette stadium in the world football challenge. both teams were unable to amass even a single win between them heading into the game and the rossoneri looked likeliest to break the deadlock after just three minutes when alexandre pato\'s effort from distance was saved brilliantly by julio cesar.

roma captain totti believes inter will benefit from ibrahimovic sale

zlatan ibrahimovic is set to undergo a medical later today in order to finalise his move from inter to barcelona. the swede is set to join the spanish club for a fee of around €48 million plus the services of samuel eto’o.only a few days ago, roma’s francesco totti agreed to sign with roma until 2019, which will see him remain with the capital outfit for life.