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人物点滴－Chinese striker Qu Shengqing

Chinese striker Qu Shengqing Chinese striker Qu Shengqing will play at the inagural Australian Super League. The 1999 Footballer of the Year, Qu Shengqing, will join Australian soccer club Adelaide in

Sao Paulo is back to top, says striker Luis

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Former Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano said his current club Sao Paulo is ready to return to the top of Brazilian football after three seasons without a trophy. Sao Paulo, one of only five teams to have never been re

Bordeaux sacks striker Maazou on hostile remarks

PARIS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- French Ligue 1 soccer club Bordeaux said Tuesday they fired Nigerian striker Moussa Maazou on his hostile（敌对的） remarks to the club and its supporters. Local daily Le Parisien said the Nigerian（尼日利亚） st

AC Milan striker Inzaghi ready for shocking return

ROME, March 28 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan veteran striker Pippo Inzaghi said on Monday that he will return to play in 20 days. Inzaghi's seanson, and even his career, was considered to be over after picking up knee ligament（韧带） damage in a 3-1 win

Swedish striker Ibrahimovic joins Paris Saint-Germain

PARIS, July 17 (Xinhua) -- French top ligue club PSG signed Italy-based striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the second main face recruited after the Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, local media reported on Tuesday. Citing Leonrado, the PSG football director,

Palmeiras in loan deal for Porto striker Kleber

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Palmeiras is close to signing former Brazil international striker Kleber on a one-year loan deal from Porto. Kleber underwent a medical examination in Sao Paulo on Wednesday and officials expect him to sign with the

Napoli eyes Brazil striker Damiao

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Napoli is reportedly preparing a bid to sign Brazil international striker Leandro Damiao in the European summer transfer window. The Italian Serie A club is looking for a possible replacement for Uruguayan forward

Peru striker Guerrero earns draw for Corinthians

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Peru international striker Paolo Guerrero converted a 95th-minute penalty to earn Corinthians a barely deserved 2-2 draw against Bragantino in Brazil's Campeonato Paulista on Sunday. Earlier, Alexandre Pato scored

Bremen top striker Claudio Pizzaro suffers injury

BERLIN, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian Bremen striker Claudio Pizzaro will be out of action due to an intraarticular ligament strain, the club announced on their official webpage on Wednesday. Bremen's top striker Pizzaro was unable to participate at t

Ceara announces Iarley's return

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians starting striker Iarley was loaned to Ceara on Tuesday, marking the player's return to his stomping grounds. Iarley helped Ceara win the 2002 Ceara state championship. Ceara president Evandro Leitao mad

Gil: Atletico not to sell Falcao this season

Gil: Atletico not to sell Falcao this season MADRID, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Madrid's Director General, Miguel Angel Gil has assured fans the club has no plans to sell top scorer Radamel Falcao until the end of the season. Falcao had a magnificen

Torres wins Golden Boot

KIEV, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Fernando Torres won the Golden Boot as the 2012 European championship top scorer on Sunday. The Chelsea striker, who registered a goal and an assist in Spain's 4-0 crushing of Italy in the final, finished with three goals and

Milan's offer for Tevez rejected, says Galliani

ROME, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan's offer for Carlos Tevez has been rejected by Manchester City, the Serie A giant's vice president Adriano Galliani confirmed on Sunday. Tevez has agreed personal terms with Milan, but City do not want to release him

Monchengladbach signs Dutch striker Luuk de Jong

BERLIN, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Borussia Monchengladbach signed Twente Enschede striker Luuk de Jong until 2017, the club said in an official statement on Wednesday. After long back and forth, the Foals signed Dutch international striker Luuk de Jong, wh

Klose back for Germany after injury

BERLIN, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Miroslav Klose returned on Saturday to the German squad for Tuesday's friendly match against the Netherlands after missing the friendly with Ukraine because of an inflamed tendon in his left knee. The 33-year-old could be

Brazil striker Fabiano on target as Sao Paulo shocks Vasco 2-0

Brazil striker Fabiano on target as Sao Paulo shocks Vasco 2-0 RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazil striker Luis Fabiano scored his 14th goal in as many games as Sao Paulo shocked hosts Vasco da Gama 2-0 in Brazil's Serie A championship on Wedn

Nigerian striker Obasi joins Schalke 04 on loan

BERLIN, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- German first division league side Schalke 04 announced Sunday that they have signed Nigerian striker Chinedu Obasi on loan through to season's end from Hoffenheim with an option of a further extension. Obasi, 25, will acco

Dortmund crashes Wolfsburg 5-1 in Bundesliga

BERLIN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Defending Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund taught Wolfsburg a 5-1 lesson thanks to a brace by midfielder Mario Goetze while Bremen came from behind to beat Cologne 3-2 on Saturday. Other than expected Wolfsburg started

Former Paraguay striker Cabanas back to field

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Former Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas has returned to competitive soccer after being shot in the head more than two years ago. Cabanas, 31, played 41 minutes for his original club 12 de Octubre in their 2-0 vic