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City striker Santa Cruz joins Betis on loan

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwzwdbiPDL3tZHXvhygNX8ov7c7ZHyZOUq6LEmYHjHFTMgq0EpWESpmAQ8P0ielwj7n5NR6yYlLiycGPlDU5YtFKXzbzqpeOjRnFDDkCTK8tlpePu9CVg99c0W4m-9YZEP-kUVkaLXd3v/s1600/santacruz-joins-real-betis-on-loan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwzwdbiPDL3tZHXvhygNX8ov7c7ZHyZOUq6LEmYHjHFTMgq0EpWESpmAQ8P0ielwj7n5NR6yYlLiycGPlDU5YtFKXzbzqpeOjRnFDDkCTK8tlpePu9CVg99c0W4m-9YZEP-kUVkaLXd3v/s1600/santacruz-joins-real-betis-on-loan.jpg" /></a></div> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>  </style> <div class="excerpt">Spanish side Real Betis have confirmed the signing of Paraguay international Roque Santa Cruz on a one-year loan from Manchester City.<o:p></o:p></div> Thirty-year-old Santa Cruz joined City from Blackburn in 2009 but has failed to tie down a first-team berth with the big-spending Barclays Premier League club and returned to his former side Rovers on loan for the second half of last season.<o:p></o:p> A statement on the Betis website read: "Real Betis continue to strengthen their first-team squad for the coming season with only a few days to go before the end of the transfer market.<o:p></o:p> "After intensive negotiations, the club have been able to close the signing of Roque Santa Cruz, who will play the coming season on loan at Betis.<o:p></o:p> "A Paraguayan international, Santa Cruz arrives from Manchester City, one of the best teams in England in recent years."<o:p></o:p> Santa Cruz made his full international debut for Paraguay at the age of 17 and is set to be presented by Betis today evening and will wear the number 16 shirt after becoming the newly-promoted club's eighth signing of the summer.<o:p></o:p>

City striker Santa Cruz joins Betis on loan

Spanish side Real Betis have confirmed the signing of Paraguay international Roque Santa Cruz on a one-year loan from Manchester City. Thi...

10:08 PM

Jean Makoun joins Olympiacos on loan

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fCAJxf0t1CXIhmm6WBweNNHD2eEKYV1W29K88nswaSxGyp4lGCFdFomFo5m0ocACa36eEl0eW1IoSv5FlOmtOAgqB2W4NUo7JPcbk9G3Eh5D9TTFuBATUBd48k1-YTviqI1YOY2bsEWp/s1600/JeanMakoun_joins-Olympiacos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fCAJxf0t1CXIhmm6WBweNNHD2eEKYV1W29K88nswaSxGyp4lGCFdFomFo5m0ocACa36eEl0eW1IoSv5FlOmtOAgqB2W4NUo7JPcbk9G3Eh5D9TTFuBATUBd48k1-YTviqI1YOY2bsEWp/s400/JeanMakoun_joins-Olympiacos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>  </style> <div class="excerpt">Midfielder Jean Makoun has left Aston Villa to join Greek outfit Olympiacos on a season-long loan deal, the Premier League club have announced.<o:p></o:p></div> The 28-year-old joined Villa from French side Lyon for a fee in the region of £6million in January, but has failed to establish himself so far.<o:p></o:p> The Cameroon international made just seven appearances during the second half of last season, with a red card at Blackpool his most notable impact, while his only game to date this season came in the Carling Cup win over Hereford last week.<o:p></o:p> Makoun, has made 54 appearances for his country and he is contracted to Villa until the summer of 2014.<o:p></o:p>   Providing his move to the Greek champions is approved by FIFA by Wednesday, he will become available for Olympiakos' Champions League matches against Arsenal, Marseille and Borussia Dortmund, as well as the Super League season which started at the weekend

Jean Makoun joins Olympiacos on loan

Midfielder Jean Makoun has left Aston Villa to join Greek outfit Olympiacos on a season-long loan deal, the Premier League club have annou...

10:02 PM

La Liga:Barcelona 5-0 Villarreal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNFEMm9vjL7aFlFjQkR4q1n8GYZEIfjfAyqn7BQOz5E2VCCa2EU6b3pY8w4_NvXDXssIrolfcOiS1h3-Do3ymZB0PgwkLbg5Ska3vxXrvnE6z8C79VqNvAlrZKT4C6Mt8O3MyXGdp1Sr3/s1600/barca5-0villarreal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNFEMm9vjL7aFlFjQkR4q1n8GYZEIfjfAyqn7BQOz5E2VCCa2EU6b3pY8w4_NvXDXssIrolfcOiS1h3-Do3ymZB0PgwkLbg5Ska3vxXrvnE6z8C79VqNvAlrZKT4C6Mt8O3MyXGdp1Sr3/s1600/barca5-0villarreal.jpg" /></a></div> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>  </style> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Spanish Champions Barcelona began their bid for a fourth consecutive La Liga title with a fascinating win against Villarreal at the Nou Camp.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Barca was forced to start the league campaign late as they were involved in the mid week European Super Cup match against FC Porto, in which the Catalan’s were the winners.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Youngster Thiago along with debutants Cesc Fabregas and Alexis Sanchez were on the starting line-up. Thiago opened the scoring in the 25th minute and Fabregas added the second just before the half time.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjvtCGDVz-2OA374T_BGgTHi06ykNPdT73lBzUoaPPSgRvsYH_WPETTBjKzEpGSPVRvBH_YEd56-bAI77hXkTDjK7HHhzigmwxajP1x6Pb-eaBf1893Htp_DsxnkQ9VvbVkzox7Gxmb2i/s1600/thiago-celebrating+after+the+first-goal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjvtCGDVz-2OA374T_BGgTHi06ykNPdT73lBzUoaPPSgRvsYH_WPETTBjKzEpGSPVRvBH_YEd56-bAI77hXkTDjK7HHhzigmwxajP1x6Pb-eaBf1893Htp_DsxnkQ9VvbVkzox7Gxmb2i/s400/thiago-celebrating+after+the+first-goal.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thiago celebrating after scoring the first goal of the match</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Barca started the second half with a bang as the other debutant Sanchez added the third and on the 51st minute Messi sored the fourth goal and opened his account for the new campaign.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Fabregas was replaced by  Jonathan Dos Santos in the 70th minute and the fans gave an ovation for the former Arsenal captain. Messi scored his 2nd goal of the night with a neat one –two pass from Thiago.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Villarreal had very few chances in the game and they were easily saved by Victor Valdez.<o:p></o:p></div>

La Liga:Barcelona 5-0 Villarreal

Spanish Champions Barcelona began their bid for a fourth consecutive La Liga title with a fascinating win against Villarreal at the Nou Ca...

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