picture special- yes its for real ronaldo unveiled before 80000 fans

manchester united fans should look away now. the moment they had been dreading finally happened last night when cristiano ronaldo was unveiled as a real madrid player. as the stretford end was still coming to terms with the shock arrival of former liverpool striker michael owen, ronaldo, sold for a world record £80million, was taking his bow at a bernabeu stadium packed with 80,000 ecstatic fans and announcing: \'i\'m so happy to be here.

gabriel obertan to have medical. fee around £3m?

gabriel obertan, who we reported about yesterday, is said to have a medical at ot. the fee is reported to be around £3m. i bet wenger must be upset now saf pulls ‘a wenger’ and signs an obscure, not too known, french talent for a rather low price..

foster signs new man utd contract

manchester united goalkeeper ben foster has agreed terms on a new four-year contract with the club.foster, 26, battled with edwin van der sar and tomasz kuszczak for the keeper\'s jersey throughout last season but was hampered by injuries. and despite admitting that a lack of first-team football could compromise his international prospects, foster has chosen to stay at old trafford. \"i\'m really happy to commit my future to the club,\" he said.

team news

roy hodgson is expected to make full use of the 10 substitute allowance in wednesday’s first pre-season friendly against gold coast united as he gives valuable game time to as many of his squad members as possible. and with 21 whites players in australia, it’s likely that the majority will play some part in proceedings. mark schwarzer is almost certain to feature in his homeland for at least 45 minutes, with pascal zuberbuhler or david stockdale likely to share goalkeeping responsibility.

beijing tickets update

west ham united are pleased to announced that tickets for the barclays asia trophy will go on sale from 9am on wednesday 8 july. the hammers will take on tottenham hotspur at the workers stadium in beijing, china on wednesday 29 july, kicking-off at 6pm local time. hull city will face chinese super league side beijing guoan at the same venue at 8.30pm local time. the two winners will contest the barclays asia trophy final at the workers stadium at 8.

what’s up with veloso and the diva hits out at epl

for a long time we have been rumoured to be interested in miguel veloso, a 23 year old portuguese defensive midfielder. veloso and his club sporting always maintained that wanted to stay in lisbon but things have gotten quiet around him. veloso was rumoured to be a +£20m target for us. anderson hasn’t been too terrific last season, potential is there but often his performance was below par and the question is if owen hargreaves will return and reach his peak again.

goalkeeper kenny fails drugs test

sheffield united have suspended keeper paddy kenny for failing a drugs test.kenny tested positive for a banned substance, ephedrine, following last season\'s championship play-off semi-final second leg against preston. ephedrine is believed to be present in a cough mixture that the republic of ireland star bought over the counter, bbc radio sheffield understands. \"we confirm paddy has been suspended.

duo keen to push on

west ham united youngsters jack collison and james tomkins have told whutv they are desperate to continue where they left off in 2009/10. in the second part of their exclusive interview, the academy graduates speak about their delight at working under manager gianfranco zola and their high hopes for the new season. wales midfielder collison and england under-21 defender james tomkins, both 20, became first-team regulars during 2008/09 and are eager to cement their places in zola\'s side again this term.

pre-season training gallery

west ham united are back at chadwell heath and hard at work preparing for the 2009/10 barclays premier league season. every single member of gianfranco zola\'s first-team squad  - save for those who finished the last season on international duty - reported back on the first day and were immediately down to business. click here for a special whufc.com gallery. .

birmingham seal benitez signing

birmingham have completed their club record capture of christian benitez from mexican side santos laguna.a fee rising to £9m for the ecuadorian striker was agreed early in june, but the deal was held up after the medical indicated a problem with his knee. however, the 23-year-old has now signed for around £8m and he said: \"it is the right time for me to make this move.\" midfielder lee bowyer, meanwhile, is expected to complete his free transfer from west ham by the end of the week.