BeritaTOP: Chelsea Snap Up Liverpool Ace Fernando Torres In €58.5m Deal

Like la dulu sebelum baca....ok....


Chelsea have officially completed the sensational £50 million signing of Spain star Fernando Torres from Premier League rivals Liverpool.

The 26-year-old World Cup winner was the subject of rumours and speculation throughout transfer deadline day, but has now put pen to paper on a five-year-deal at Stamford Bridge.

The transfer saga began in earnest last week when the Reds declined an offer from Chelsea and then rejected a transfer request from Torres, insisting the player would be required to honour his long-term contract at the club.

Despite this, negotiations between the clubs continued and a conclusion was reached on Monday, allowing the forward to undergo a medical and agree personal terms with the reigning league champions.

A statement on Torres' official website said: "Spain international Fernando Torres will defend the Blue shirt of Chelsea after joining the London club on the January transfer deadline.

"The striker has signed for the reigning Premier League and FA Cup champions for five and a half seasons.

"After Liverpool and Chelsea had reached an agreement, the player travelled down to London where he successfully passed his medical before agreeing personal terms. Fernando Torres then put pen to paper on a deal that will see the forward remain at Chelsea until June 2016."

Torres had joined Liverpool from boyhood club Atletico Madrid for a fee of around £25m in July 2007 and bagged 33 goals in all competitions during a stunning debut campaign.


The striker went on to play a total of 142 times and score 81 goals in three-and-a-half successful personal seasons on Merseyside.

Despite enjoying a close relationship with the club’s fans, a lack of trophies and the Reds’ inability to challenge for major honours haunted the player, who has long been linked with an Anfield exit to various destinations around Europe.

The fact he has joined another English club will be a bitter pill for Liverpool fans to swallow in a deal comprehensively becomes a new British transfer record.

Torres, who is yet to win a major honour in club football, has already amassed 82 caps for Spain, scoring 26 times.

Official: Liverpool Complete Club-Record Signing Of Andy Carroll From Newcastle United

Liverpool have officially completed the club-record signing of England striker Andy Carroll from Newcastle United.

After a sensational day of drama on transfer deadline day, the Reds have confirmed the 22-year-old has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal at Anfield.

The Reds were initially said to have made a £30 million bid for the player on Monday morning, which was promptly rejected by Newcastle.

A second offer of £35m plus add-ons was also initially said to have been rejected, but Carroll then decided to hand in a transfer request to force through the move and the North East club reluctantly accepted the proposal.

A statement on the club’s website said: "Andy Carroll has tonight completed his transfer from Newcastle United to Liverpool FC and signed a five-and-a-half-year deal that will keep him at Anfield until 2016.

"The club agreed a record transfer fee with Newcastle earlier in the day for the transfer of the England international striker.

"The deal was subject to the completion of a medical, which the player has now passed.

"Andy Carroll will wear the No.9 shirt for Liverpool."

The former Newcastle forward will be expected to team up with fellow new signing Luis Suarez, who has joined the club from Ajax, in a new-look strike-force under Kenny Dalglish.


Gallowgate Glory | But £35m Carroll will now play in front of the Kop

Carroll has burst onto the scene in the Premier League this season, netting 11 Premier League goals in 19 games and scoring a hat-trick against Aston Villa in August.

He made his international debut for England against France at Wembley in November.

Carroll’s sale will come as a bitter blow to Newcastle fans, who had idolised the powerful front-man and repeatedly heard assurances from the club that a January sale would not be sanctioned.

WWE Royal Rumble: Alberto Del Rio Fulfills His "Destiny"

At last night's WWE Royal Rumble, Alberto Del Rio made good on his word and earned the right to fight for either the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship at the biggest WWE show of the year, Wrestlemania.

It was somewhat surprising that Del Rio won, given that WWE so rarely gives a new guy a chance to shine. It seemed like all the momentum was with John Cena going into the event.

This Rumble reminded me of what the event was supposed to be. In the past, by past I mean 2006, the Rumble was designed as a way to take the guy on the roster who was on the rise and had the talent to be one of the biggest stars in the company, all they needed was that big push to get them over with the fans.

Often times WWE would use this event to get those guys over in a big way. Look back at some of the names that have won the Royal Rumble in past years. Guys like Shawn Michaels (1996), Stone Cold Steve Austin (1998), The Rock (2000), Brock Lesnar (2003) and Batista (2005) all got their big break by winning this match.

That's why the idea of John Cena winning this match never made sense. Sure, these days the WWE does a lot of things that make little or no sense, but they know that they need to create a lot of new stars. Cena doesn't need any help at all. He is by far the biggest star in the company and will continue to be protected more than anyone else.

Del Rio winning made perfect business sense. He has been the best part of Smackdown since he debuted last Summer. He had a great feud with Rey Mysterio, his promos are usually always great, his ring work has been really strong and he gets as much heat with the fans as anyone. All that he was missing was that big push to make him a larger-than-life heel character.

It looks like he is getting that push right now. I will say that I am a little worried that Vince McMahon and the writers will screw this up somehow since Del Rio isn't Cena or Orton he probably won't be booked in a strong way, like he is a real threat to the championship. We have seen them do this before with a number of guys.

But that's for future booking, and at least for one night WWE got it right. The right guy won the 2011 Royal Rumble.

Berita top:Suarez pi Anfield!!!!!!!

Ajax have confirmed that they have reached an agreement with Liverpool over the transfer of striker Luis Suarez for a fee of €26.5 milllion (£23 million).

The Reds have acted swiftly after the manager of the Eredivisie outfit, Frank de Boer, suggested that he wanted any potential deal for the 24-year-old to be concluded on Saturday.

The Uruguayan striker heads to Anfield as uncertainty surrounds the future of Fernando Torres, with Goal.com UK exclusively revealing that the former Atletico Madrid star wants to leave the club by the start of next season with Chelsea heavily linked.

Suarez himself declared on Friday that he was desperate for the Reds to reach an agreement with Ajax to allow him to grasp a "beautiful chance" to join a "big club in Europe".

The ex-Groningen man has won 38 caps for his country and was one of the stand-out performers at the 2010 World Cup as Uruguay finished in fourth place in South Africa.

P/S:Liverpool terer laa nanti...caya arr....

Pak Arab Bazir Duit

Macam mana ngan match bola malam semalam?????Tengok match Aston Villa lwn ngan Manchester City......Aston Villa menang 1-0.....Darren Bent pemain baru depa buh gol untuk Aston Villa........Terer jugak team koman ni kan.....hahaha.....Manchester City harap jaa beli Edin Dzeko mahal2......Main haram x terer pun......Pak Arab bazir duit jaa beli pemain mahal2......Lebih baik sedekah duit tu kat orang Palestin......Bodonya pak arab......

Wolfsburg Coach Steve McClaren Ready For Life After Edin Dzeko

Wolfsburg coach Steve McClaren is confident that the Woelfe have what it takes to cope without star player Edin Dzeko. The prolific hitman left the Bundesliga side for Manchester City over the weekend and McClaren has made it clear that his players can no longer hide behind the Bosnia-Herzegovina international.

"My impression is that something has really begun to move within the team, also because of the transfer of Edin Dzeko. When you lose a top class player, your captain, someone who had a distinct impression on the success of the team over the past three and a half years, then the whole personality of the team changes," said McClaren on the official Wolfsburg website.

"It will be interesting to see if and how the players deal with the situation. To see if they take on the challenge and say: OK, Edin is gone. We disappointed in the first half of the season now we must pull together and do something about that.

"The players can now no longer hide behind Edin Dzeko. But we are not just talking about Dzeko here. In general the team can’t hide anywhere. There are no more excuses or alibis. What I can see is that the players are saying: It’s enough! We want to change something here."

Messi named Player of the Year

Messi was on a three-man shortlist with Barca team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta but, despite Spain's World Cup triumph, the Argentina forward came out on top in the voting.
He becomes the first winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or, which merges France Football magazine's European Footballer of the Year prize with the FIFA World Player of the Year. The awards were based on the votes of the coaches and captains of national sides as well as global journalists.
Messi scored more than any other player in Europe's top five leagues in 2010, with 42 goals in 36 La Liga games, as well as finishing top scorer in the Champions League in 2010 with 12 goals in 12 games.
He totalled 60 goals for the year for club and country.
"To be honest, I didn't expect to win today, but it was already great to be here next to my two mates," Messi said as he accepted the award. "To win it makes it even more special.
"I want to share with all of my friends, my family, all the Barcelonistas and the Argentinians."
Xavi added: "This award is a triumph for the cantera and for the philosophy of the club. It is a moment to savour. We shall see what happens next season.
"My life wouldn't have changed with this award, and I will continue to play like I normally have. The Ballon d'Or remains in Barcelona and there is no problem with this."
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho had earlier been named FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football. Mourinho won Serie A, the Champions League and Coppa Italia with Inter Milan in the 2009-10 season and has made an impressive start to life at the Bernabeu.
In his acceptance speech, Mourinho paid tribute to Spain's Vicente Del Bosque and Barcelona's Pep Guardiola, who had been shortlisted for the award.
Speaking to Sky Sport Italia, he also reserved special praise for the players and staff at Inter.
"I'm the best coach in the world for 2010 because I was the coach of the best team in the world in 2010," he said. "We were a family and we continue to be a family. I continue to be part of it from afar.
"I want Inter to win every game except those against my team."