﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Rivals.net Headlines</title><link>http://www.rivals.net/Services/Rss/news.aspx</link><image>http://www.rivals.net/images/topbanner_27.jpg</image><description>Visit Rivals.net for the latest football news, fixtures, scores, results and tables.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2007, BSKYB.  All Rights Reserved.</copyright><pubDate>26/07/2008 03:06:45</pubDate><lastBuildDate>26/07/2008 03:06:45</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Alonso to hold Benitez talks]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3865112&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Liverpool welcomed their Euro 2008 winning Spanish contingent back to Melwood today as Xabi Alonso prepared to hold talks with Rafael Benitez over his future.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/07/12/84/Alonso_610625.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>25/07/2008 14:21:39</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wright-Phillips set for move to Portsmouth]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3866283&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Shaun Wright-Phillips move to link up with Harry Redknapp moved a step closer after Jose Mourinho gave up on Frank Lampard and signed Portsmouth's Sulley Muntari for his Inter Milan side. With Chelsea wanting at least £10.5 for the service of Wright-Phillips, Portsmouth will now have the required funds after receiving £12.75 from Inter.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/01/84/SWP_619736.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>25/07/2008 19:46:14</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rug to be pulled from under magic Meteb's red carpet?]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3864504&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Bristol City may be about to pull the rug from under their record signing's feet after the Egyptian played one last time for Al Ahly after signing for the Robins...]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/07/84/Emab-Moteab-Egypt-action-2_1036419.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>25/07/2008 11:47:31</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rangers up their offer for Davis]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3864286&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[The protracted transfer of Fulham midfielder Steven Davis to Scottish Premier League club Glasgow Rangers appears to have taken yet another twist - but this time for the better...]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/05/84/Steven-Davis-face_882870.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>25/07/2008 10:57:26</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hammers nab Lazio star]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3864390&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[West Ham buy Valon Behrami for a cool £5,000,000]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/07/84/behrami_1057678.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>25/07/2008 11:21:29</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[City unleash 'The Beast' of the Premier]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3864728&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Jon Parkin - the Beast of Britannia - looks set to play a full part in Stoke City's attempts to secure Premier League status in the Potters first season...]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/07/84/Jon-Parkin-points_1057855.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>25/07/2008 00:41:35</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reds seal N'Gog swoop]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3860727&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Liverpool have completed the signing of Paris Saint Germain striker David N'Gog for a reported £1.5m.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/07/84/ngog_1047368.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>24/07/2008 14:01:41</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muntari expected in Milan for medical]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3861924&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Sulley Muntari is expected in Milan on Friday for a medical to complete his move to Inter, as are officials from Pompey to sort out the last details of the deal which will see him move to Italy for a fee of around £13 million.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/07/12/84/Muntarigoal20071208_608039.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>24/07/2008 19:47:49</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardner set for Hull switch]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3861927&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[HULL CITY are set to take Anthony Gardner on loan.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/07/12/84/75385340_616378.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>24/07/2008 19:52:24</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mifsud in City switch?]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3861072&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Bristol City could be close to securing the services of Michael Mifsud from Championship rivals Coventry City according to the Sky Blues boss himself...]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/02/84/mifsud_659232.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>24/07/2008 15:28:48</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Sky Sports News Here..]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3860590&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Not sure how long I can do this for, but I will keep doing it until told otherwise by the powers that be.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/07/12/84/Sky_Sports_logo_604329.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>24/07/2008 13:24:12</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How frail will our squads become?]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3859328&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Like many of you, I am currently pondering over the state of our squad now and how bare it may get by season kick off time. In particular we seem to have big issues at full back and center forward positions if things go the way they see to be.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/07/84/dyer_1054487.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>24/07/2008 06:50:14</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Villa make offer for Friedel, Rovers accept it]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3858265&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Aston Villa have made an offer of £2 million for goalkeeper Brad Friedel and Rovers have accepted the offer.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/04/84/brad_friedel_809424.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>23/07/2008 22:56:07</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telford 1 Forest 4]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3858440&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Forest sent a few first teamers down to Telford and returned with a convincing 1-4 victory. Goals from Thornhill, McCleary, Newbold, and Sinclair put Forest 0-4 up before Telford pulled a consolation goal back.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.teamtalk.com/07/11/84/NottinghamForest_601508.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>24/07/2008 12:08:20</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scolari refuses to take the bait]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3858299&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[New Chelsea boss Big Phil Scolari has refused to become embroiled in a war of words with Manchester Utd manager sir Alex Ferguson. The Scot made comments referring to the age of the Chelsea squad and that he doubted the Londoners would be in a position to make a serious challenge for the Premier league. ]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/05/84/philscolari_837803.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>23/07/2008 23:08:54</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ar-gen-tina! Ar-gen-tina!]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3853590&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Leeds are to try out the Argentinian striker Luciano Becchio in Wednesday's friendly against Shelbourne. ]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/07/12/84/Argentina_flag_605268.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>22/07/2008 21:08:28</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dunne confirmed as skipper]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3855424&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Richard Dunne has been confirmed by Mark Hughes as City's skipper for a third season.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/07/11/84/richarddunnepointing_604148.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>23/07/2008 09:57:41</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meira signs for Turkish giants]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3855451&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[FERNANDO MEIRA has completed his move from Stuttgart to Galatasaray.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/06/84/vonlanthen_952357.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>23/07/2008 10:03:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[keep them peeled]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3850990&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Are you fed up of all the transfer rumours concerning Everton's transfer targets? Or do you eagerly trawl through the media each day and listen intently to rumours at work about sightings of players and their agents at various locations around Liverpool and Merseyside?]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/07/84/cafe_1049372.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>22/07/2008 08:45:26</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pulis: More to come]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3850989&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Stoke City manager Tony Pulis may have striker Dave Kitson signed, sealed and delivered, but he's not stopping there and hopes to bring more new faces into the club, despite the the squad training in Austria...]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/02/84/pulis_rivals_673299.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>22/07/2008 08:44:49</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSG after Gallas]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3851286&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[PSG president Charles Villeneuve admits he wants William Gallas to join the club. ]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/07/84/ngog_1047368.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>22/07/2008 10:10:37</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cherries picked off by Crouch]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3851362&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[The Cherries went down to a 4-1 defeat against FA Cup winners Portsmouth in their latest 
pre-season friendly at Dean Court on Monday evening.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/07/11/84/Crouch_604070.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>22/07/2008 10:30:07</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zenit: Spurs in for Arshavin]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3847149&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[ZENIT ST PETERSBURG have claimed they they are in discussions with Tottenham Hotspur over a deal for Andrei Arshavin.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/07/84/AndreiArshavinZenitITV_1007645.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>21/07/2008 10:44:03</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronaldo-no-no-no-no-no]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3847254&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo is still itching to move to Real Madrid despite meeting with Alex Ferguson to discuss a possible future at United.]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/05/84/ronaldo_845388.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>21/07/2008 11:06:02</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makelele to join PSG]]></title><link>http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13364_3847012&amp;id=0</link><description><![CDATA[Chelsea have confirmed that Claude Makelele has left Chelsea on a free transfer. He will join French side Paris St Germain later today. He leaves Stamford Bridge after five years service after he came to Chelsea from Real Madrid in 2003 when he was signed by Claudio Ranieri. ]]></description><enclosure>http://images.rivals.net/08/06/84/Makelele_963650.jpg</enclosure><pubDate>21/07/2008 10:05:09</pubDate></item></channel></rss>