Livorno midfielder Antonio Candreva made his debut for Italy at the weekend in a 0-0 friendly with the Netherlands with the versatile midfielder attracting a lot of interest from the likes of Inter Milan and Juventus .

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Candreva’s club form has not gone unnoticed with teams said to be circling for the players signature. the 22 year old has so far refused to sign a new contract with his parent clubs, both Udinese and Livorno have a share in the player, which could pave the way for one of the big teams to make a move of the player.

Both Juventus and Inter Milan are in need of a creative injection in their midfield with Inter Milan in particular needing some young players to pull on the Inter Milan shirt with their squad becoming increasingly ageing.

Juventus have also not quite found the right balance in the centre of midfield with new signing Felipe Melo being too similar to Momo Sissoko with very little creativity betwee nthe two of them.

If either of these teams, or indeed any other interested parties, are to make a move for the player it is most likely to happen in the summer when they will be able to get the player for cheaper than if they make their move in January. However with both teams at times lacking some creativity they could be forced to move early for the player.

Mark Ferguson, a sports writer who blogs about cheap football jerseys.

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Charlie Davies. US Men's National Team vs Honduras at Estadio Olimpico in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Scheduled as one of the starting forward for the US national team Davies will have to be replaced as the accident left him with a shattered elbow, lacerated bladder and other broken bones. However severe the accident he was lucky to have survived as one other passenger of the wrecked vehicle died.

Davies will remain at the Washington Hospital Center Medstar for another week before being released. His recovery is expected to take anywhere from 6-12 months with many more months needed for rehabilitation.

Davies played for the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in the French League.

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Zidane and Beckham families meet up at LA Galaxy game - July 11, 2009

It looked like a fun family outing as both families have similar aged kids. They were seen at the stadium for a game between Chivas and the LA Galaxy on July 11, 2009.

Left to right: Veronique Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham, Victoria Beckham.

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Zinedine Zidane at Montreal Charity Match

His match in Montreal drew the largest crowd of over 15,000 people with Toronto trailing at 10,000 and ended with Vancouver in a shameful 4,000. The match in Vancouver however was a tough one as Zidane was forced to recover from an injury he sustained at the Canada fireworks display. Zidane decided to postpone the game that was played yesterday, however none of the other international soccer stars Zidane toured with showed up. To make matters worse the game venue had to be changed to Swangard Stadium as the original B.C. Place was unavailable. Though plagued with difficulty Zidane made it work as he played both sides.

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Fans from all over the Vancouver area have tickets to see the French living soccer legend, though without Zidane the game must go on.

Zidane was instrumental in bringing France to win the 1998 World Cup and 2000 Euro Cup. He retired after leading France to the 2006 World Cup finals after being sent off by refs when he head-butted Italian player Marco Materazzi. Zidane later said that he insulted him.

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Wigan's Antonio Valencia signs new deal with Manchester United worth $32 million.

Reports today are that Antonio Valencia has signed a deal with Manchester United for a reported four year $32.5 million. That’s way less than what it would have cost to keep Cristiano. So the real question right now is whether or not Antonio will be able to par Cristiano’s past performance. Not easy considering he was named best player by FIFA last year winning the golden ball award.

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Fans are being punished for the onslaught of racist remarks dished out by the Juventus fans to Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli. Balotelli who is an Italian of Ghanaian decent felt bombarded during a game that ended in a 1-1 draw at the Turin Olympic Stadium.

Juventus club managers and players have apologised to Balotelli for the disappointing show of home hospitality.

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Ronaldo is shooting down rumours that he’s been secretly planning an exodus to the Real Madrid’s. Rumours surfaced that the 23-year-old was tired of playing for Manchester United and that he wanted to fulfill his life long dream of playing for Real Madrid. Though it is true he would love to play for them he denies any secret talks.

Well Manchester isn’t exactly known for their sunny beaches. But hey, getting paid the salary he gets he shouldn’t be complaining.

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Brazil super star soccer player Ronaldinho celebrated new years in Dubai, UAA. He will be there over the winter months to attend a training session with Italy’s AC Milan. They will be taking part of the Dubai Football Challenge that will also include Germany’s team Hamburg. Training will be held at the Al-Nasr’s club ground in Dubai on January 2, 2008

Also, wanted to give a shout out for the new Ronaldinho baby. May he too grow up to become a soccer legend.

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So, will Freddy Adu have to go in alone? Probably. Good Luck Freddy!

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