Arsenal Now Pursuing Dutch Number 1 Maarten Stekelenburg

It has reported now that Arsenal will now go for Dutch number one Ajax’s Maarten Stekelenburg and not Austrlian international (Fulham goalkeeper) goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. Arsenal were on trail to rope in Mark Schwarzer in the final weeks of the recently help World Cup 2010, but reports coming from UK suggest that Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger in now seeking the service of Holland's number one goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

Arsenal’s current first-choice stopper Manuel Almunia has fallen out of favour at Emirates Stadium and could be sold and the fact that Wenger does not have enormous faith in Lukasz Fabianski and Wojciech Szczesny indicates that a move for Stekelenburg could be on the cards.

Flamengo Goalkeeper Bruno Souza Arrested For Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend Eliza Samudio

Flamengo Goalkeeper Bruno Souza

Eliza Samudio

Eliza Samudio also said to had an affair with Cristiano Ronaldo

25-year-old Brazilian Bruno Souza, a star goalkeeper and captain of Brazil's championship-winning club Flamengo is now under arrest for plotting the murder of his former mistress, a porn actress also rumoured to have had a brief affair with Cristiano Ronaldo- Eliza Samudio.

Bruno Souza met Eliza Samudio at a teammate's party last year and got her pregnant the first night they spent together, police said. But he became enraged when she insisted on keeping the baby.

After the baby was born (now four months old) and Eliza tried to prove Bruno was the father of the child, Bruno hired a former police detective, Luiz Aparecido Santos, to kidnap, beat and murder her, investigators said. One of Souza's cousins, who allegedly took part in the abduction, said in a deposition that Santos committed ''barbaric tortures'' of Samudio while loud music blared to cover her screams, the newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo said. When Samudio begged Santos to stop, saying she couldn't bear it any more, he allegedly replied, "You are not going to bear it any more. You are going to die."

Police said Santos strangled Samudio, cut up her body and fed some of the parts to Rottweiler dogs at the home. The other parts were buried in concrete, they said.

Police have said Samudio is the mother of a 4-month-old boy from a relationship with Souza. The boy is being cared for by Samudio's parents.

World Cup 2010 Awards

World Cup 2010 Awards

Golden Boot: Thomas Muller

Silver Boot: David Villa

Bronze Boot: Wesley Sneijder

Golden Ball: Diego Forlan

Silver Ball: Wesley Sneijder

Bronze Ball: David Villa

Best Young Player: Thomas Mueller

Golden Glove: Iker Casilla

World Cup 2010: Family Tragedy Makes Socceroo's Reserve Keeper Brad Jones Leave Squad

Brad Jones- Australia's reserve goalkeeper has been granted leave because of a family illness. It has been learnt that he received the news that his four-year-old son Luca had been diagnosed with leukemia.The Australian federation (FFA) released a statement today confirming Jones has returned to Perth to be with his family.

It is still uncertain whether the Middlesbrough goalkeeper will return to the squad but the FFA have revealed they are in discussions with FIFA over the possibility of calling up a replacement if needs be.

Germany's No.1 Rene Adler Out of WC 2010

German No. 1 goalkeeper Rene Adler admitted on Tuesday he can not attend the World Cup in South Africa as rib injury.

"This was most difficult decision of my life," said Adler, a 25 year-old goalkeeper from Bayer Leverkusen.

"The pain is so great that I would not have been able to perform at my best over the longer term both in training and during matches," he said.

But an examination by Germany team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt showed his injury is worse than first thought and he needs an operation to repair the ribs.

Germany coach Joachim Loew was very sorroy about Adler, but he said, Adler has to do that.

Turkey's Goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber Retires: His Career History

Turkey's golakeeper Rüştü Reçber retires after his illustrious career. He made 114 appearances for Turkey. Rüştü replaced Turkey's number one goalkeeper Volkan Demirel in Euro 2008 against Croatia. His last match was the semifinal in Euro 2008 against Germany where Turkey lost 2-3.

I would like to give you a profile of this great player of soccer as much as I could collect. ( He was also one of my favorite superstars ).

Name: Rüştü Reçber

Date of Birth: 10th May 1973.

Place of Birth: Korkuteli, Antalya, Turkey

Current Club: Beşiktaş JK, Turkey

His Clubs:
1991-1994 - Antalyaspor
1994-2003 - Fenerbahçe
2003-2004 - FC Barcelona
2004-2007 - Fenerbahçe
2007-Present - Beşiktaş


Honors: FIFA named Rüştü the best goalkeeper in the world in 2003.
In 2004, he was selected to FIFA 100 by Pelé as one of the 125 best living footballers.
FIFA World Cup Third Place with Turkey in 2002.
EURO 2000 Quarter-Finalist with Turkey.
Turkish Super League National Champions with Fenerbahçe in 1996, 2005 and 2007.
EURO 2008 Semi-Finalist with Turkey.

Good Luck Rustu for your coming years. Thanks for what you have given to soccer.

Euro 2008: Turkey's Volkan Demirel Suspended By UEFA For Two Matches

Volkan Demirel, Turkey's number one goalkeeper will be out for next two matches of Euro 2008. This means Volkan will miss Turkey's quarterfinal match against Croatia next Friday.

This came after UEFA's disciplinary committee handed him a two-game ban for shoving Jan Koller off the ball late against Czech Republic. Volkan's behaviour in the field alomost cost Turkey against Czech Republic, given that Turkey had already used all their 3 substitutes and thus had to compete the match with a filed player in goal.

Assuming that Turkey win against Croatia on Friday, Volkan will still miss the semifinal against the winner of Germany and Portugal.


35-year-old Rüştü Reçber will play against Croatia on Friday.

I simply like Rüştü Reçber..he is a superb goalkeeper..seen him in World Cup 2002.

Good Luck Rüştü.

Euro 2008: Holland's Captain Edwin Van Der Sar Eyes Trebel For The Season

Name: Edwin van der Sar
Date of Birth: 29th October 1970
Place of Birth: Voorhout
Hometown Club: Foreholte, VV Noordwijk
Professional Career: Ajax Amsterdam
Feathers In The Cap: 1991-92 UEFA Cup
1995 UEFA Champions League
1995 Best Europea Goalkeeper Award
Scored a Penalty goal for Ajax against De Graafschap 8-1 win.
Serie A appearance for Juventus (First and only non-Italian goalkeeper for Juventus)

The Rest you all know guys.


Holland's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar can make trebel this season. Van der Sar has EPL and Champions League in his pocket for Manchester United and now he eyes on Euro 2008.

Edwin van der sar, captain of Holland, recalls that although in paper we (Manchester United) were the best club in EPL, but we did not have anything in our hands to show our supporters.

As with other previous competitions, where Holland used to start as favorites, wins the league matches and then in the knockout stage a sudden non-heroic exit. So Van der saar is cautious about Euro 2008 and said that although a 3-0 win over Italy is a welcome sign, but we have to train hard and rest and recover for the match against the French.

Arjen Robben is now available against France, but I doubt that Van Basten will dirupt the winning combination.

Plymouth Argyle Goalkeeper Luke McCormick Has Been Charged

Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick has been charged with causing the deaths of two children in a car crash. The accident was near Keele yesterday.
He is also accused of drink driving and driving without insurance. Ten-year-old Arron Peak and his eight-year-old brother Ben were killed.

Hans-Jörg Butt Signs For Bayern Munich From Benfica

Bayern Munich have signed in goalkeeper Hans-Jörg Butt to a 2 year contract. Butt played for Portugal side Benfica last season. Bayern Munich have now a back up goalkeeper to their number one Michael Rensing.

Hans-Jörg Butt played for Bayern Leverkusen (2001-02 season), but lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League final 1-2.