Joe Cole on following in the footsteps of Rodney Marsh in Florida: ‘I thought I was finished but I feel alive in Tampa’. There used to be a joke around Tampa Bay that St Petersburg was where old people went to die. ‘God’s waiting room,’ they called the city. But for Joe Cole, now a football veteran, joining Tampa Bay Rowdies has given him a new lease of life again and gotten his playing career back on track.
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LA Galaxy signs goalkeeper
LA Galaxy has announced that they have signed a new goalkeeper namely Brian Sylvestre. The goalkeeper previously played at North Carolina FC where he managed to make 48 appearances during his two seasons at the club. The LA Galaxy head coach said that Brian Sylvestre is an interesting signing for them as he will be adding some much-needed depth in the squad. Sigil Schmid said that the goalkeeper is physically fit and has a great potential. He believes that the player can still develop and become a better one in the future and this is the main reason why he has signed him.
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DETROIT GROUP CHANGE PROPOSED VENUE
Officials working behind the scene to bring a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise to the city of Detroit have changed the proposed venue, according to reports. The officials say the new proposed venue for the MLS team is Ford Field. The group earlier named the Wayne County’s unfinished jail on Gratiot, Greektown area but they have changed to Ford Field as the preferred site. The group also bettered their chances of owning an MLS franchise by adding the Ford Family.
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JUVENTUS COMPLETES MATUIDI’S TRANSFER
French midfielder BlaiseMatuidi has completed a €20 million move from Paris Saint Germain to Juventus on a three-year contract after undergoing medicals on Thursday. There is also a possibility of the fee rising to as high as €30.5 million depending on the number of appearances the France international makes during his three year stay in Turin. This latest addition will most certainly sooth their deficiencies in the middle of the park since the defending Serie A champions have grown used to losing midfielders to more attractive European power houses in recent times. Paul Pogba left for Manchester United last summer while Arturo Vidal joined Bayern Munich. All these happened after…
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IBRAHIMOVIC REJECTS LA GALAXY, STICKS WITH UNITED
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to reject the offer of LA Galaxy to remain at Old Trafford, according to reports. The Swede, who is knee injured, would not be able to offer much to the Red Devils team in the first half of the season so Jose Mourinho opted to make a replacement in Romelu Lukaku. Zlatan was reported to be on his way to China or more likely the MLS where he would see off the rest of his football career. The Los Angeles based football sides wanted him, with reports claiming the former PSG player could have received £6 million annually in wages. The 35-year old free agent could…