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Manchester United's failure to bring Pedro Rodriguez gave rise to various rumors. One that surfaced recently is Louis van Gaal who upset with Ed Woodward.

Van Gaal called upset because Woodward is responsible for the transfer failed to carry out their duties. But the rumor was denied by the coach.

"I am so minded if you guys (reporters) are trying to separate me with Ed Woodward. Never, I never get mad at him. Every day we always communicate and I believe him," said Van Gaal to BT Sports.

Van Gaal also gave full support to Woodward. According to him, Woodward has proved itself as a highly competent in their duties at the club.

"I think they should stop criticizing Ed. Ed has proved itself over the years. He is the most appropriate figure to shake the Chief Executive of the club."

Real Madrid have extended the contract of Portugal defender, Pepe. The player to get a new contract until 2017.
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Pepe himself admitted that he was very happy because it can last much longer at the Santiago Bernabeu. 32-year-old revealed the happy feelings through the club's official website.
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"I'm really happy because my goal is to be at Real Madrid and the extension of this contract means I have achieved that goal," said Pepe.
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"Prior to joining Real Madrid, I dreamed of being in this club, and when I signed the contract, it is the greatest thing that happened in my sporting life. With this new contract I will continue to wear this shirt with pride and passion."
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Pepe joined Madrid after transfer from Porto in 2007.
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Manchester City have their own reasons to bring Nicolas Otamendi this summer. According to manager Manuel Pellegrini team needs a new central defender and Otamendi are the best choices.
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Otamendi come to the Etihad Stadium after the transfer of Valencia. The Argentine was tied with a contract duration of five years.
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"We need a central defender, we analyzed several options and we decided Nicolas Otamendi is the best option. I think he will be an important player for our team," said Pellegrini, the club's official website.
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"He played well in Porto along Mangala and last season at Valencia he played great, so every year he is always getting better."
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The Citizens themselves will travel to Goodison Park to challenge the host Everton this weekend (23/08).
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Spain - Liga BBVA
August 22
01:30
Malaga ? - ? Sevilla
23:30
Deportivo La Coruna ? - ? Real Sociedad
23:30
Espanyol ? - ? Getafe
August 23
01:30
Atletico Madrid ? - ? Las Palmas
03:30
Rayo Vallecano ? - ? Valencia
23:30
Athletic Bilbao ? - ? Barcelona
August 24
01:30
Sporting Gijon ? - ? Real Madrid
03:00
Levante ? - ? Celta Vigo
03:30
Real Betis ? - ? Villarreal
August 25
01:30
Granada ? - ? Eibar

England - Premier League
August 22
19:45
Manchester United ? - ? Newcastle United
22:00
Crystal Palace ? - ? Aston Villa
22:00
Leicester City ? - ? Tottenham Hotspur
22:00
Norwich City ? - ? Stoke City
22:00
Sunderland ? - ? Swansea City
22:00
West Ham United ? - ? AFC Bournemouth
August 23
20:30
West Bromwich Albion ? - ? Chelsea
23:00
Everton ? - ? Manchester City
23:00
Watford ? - ? Southampton
August 25
03:00
Arsenal ? - ? Liverpool

Italy - Serie A
August 23
00:00
Hellas Verona ? - ? Roma
02:45
Lazio ? - ? Bologna
August 24
00:00
Juventus ? - ? Udinese
02:45
Empoli ? - ? ChievoVerona
02:45
Fiorentina ? - ? AC Milan
02:45
Frosinone ? - ? Torino
02:45
Inter ? - ? Atalanta
02:45
Palermo ? - ? Genoa
02:45
Sampdoria ? - ? Carpi
02:45
Sassuolo ? - ? SSC Napoli

Luke Shaw admitted that he had to perform optimally for Manchester United this season. He was pleased with a good start and also his own appearance MU. Shaw did not want any more injuries as the storm hit last season.
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In the new season, the former Southampton full-back was always lowered in three official action undertaken The Red Devils. Coming to Old Trafford in 2014 and then, a player 20 years was also expressed can be fused with a game Louis van Gaal.
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"This is the best level I have ever tasted so far. I want to keep playing well and keeping fit. I hope it does not get injured again," Shaw said on MUTV.
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"As a team, maybe we have not reached the standard that should be, but we have held a meeting and evaluate the game. We've been playing well and will be better again and again. I think we can do that," he explained.
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Chelsea will pay 21.4 million pounds for Pedro Rodriguez.
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The Blues recently confirmed that they have binding Pedro with a four-year contract.
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The club decided to activate the player's contract release clause of 30 million euros and beat Manchester United in order to get the 28-year-old player, regardless of the fact that United had tied to terms personally.
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However, a report from The Express said that Barcelona will not get all the funds directly.
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For now, the Catalan team will receive 19.3 million pounds and 2.1 million will be paid later, if the player makes an appearance in a certain amount.
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Pedro before giving United a three-day deadline for reaching an agreement with Barcelona about a transfer value. But in the end it fails to be met by an English club.
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Barcelona player itself has just signed a contract with the Blaugrana brand-new this year. This makes the contract release clause dropped from an initial value of 100 million euros and make Chelsea could land him in this summer.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger has the possibility of performing since the early minutes when Manchester United meet with Newcastle this week. And Louis van Gaal said 31-year-old midfielder will always play from the beginning of the game starting this week.
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German midfielder is coming to Old Trafford in July with a transfer fee of 15 million pounds. The German midfielder always came off the bench in three official matches. However, said Van Gaal, Schweinsteiger became the starting only a matter of time.
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"only a matter of time, maybe it will happen tomorrow," said Van Gaal told a news conference ahead of the match against Newcastle, tomorrow (22/8).
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In addition, Van Gaal also gave the news that Marcos Rojo had almost recovered from injury. This weekend, Rojo may already be played though not the full 90 minutes.
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Fans of Manchester United reportedly launched a verbal terror on goalkeeper David de Gea recently.
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Spanish players have been repeatedly linked with Real Madrid, and until now he has never appeared in the first team of Manchester United.
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Although De Gea seems to be to survive and recently moved to Madrid next season, some fans can not seem to hold their frustration.
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The Sun claimed that some United fans who greeted De Gea, when he came to Old Trafford in the evening match of the Champions League play-off against Club Brugge, with profanity and insulting tone.
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The latest report said that De Gea made shocked by the treatment.
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Manager Louis van Gaal reportedly will continue to freeze the position of De Gea from the main squad until the transfer window closed on 31 August.
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Barcelona academy, La Masia, again in trouble with FIFA, related to the recruitment of young players in the system of the Catalan team.
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Marca said that Barcelona had been asked to cancel the contracts of two of their young players, who now join the squad for the U-14 A.
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Dutch players, Fode Fofana, and youth Venezuela, Matias Lacava, equally defend the Barcelona youth team last season without any problems. But the clubs are now forced to make both of them, because violate the new rules concerning the recruitment of foreign players.
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The young players Cameroon, Patrice Soussia (U18 B) and the young talent the United States, Ben Lederman (U15 A, is also not allowed to defend the Barcelona youth team - after the two were also victims of FIFA sanctions.
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Barcelona themselves were affected by the FIFA transfer embargo, which makes them unable to register new players until January 2016.

Asier Ilarramendi has enormous possibilities to join Tottenham Hotspur. The presence of the player can solve the problem in the North London club's midfield, if they could reach an agreement with Real Madrid, as reported by Tribal Football.
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Illarramendi joined Madrid last summer, but he rarely played by Carlo Ancelotti. The same is repeated even though the club has brought Rafael Benitez and it seemed like 25-year-old will leave the club in the transfer market this summer.
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There is a possibility that Madrid will let Illarramendi go on loan for one season.
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Tottenham itself will have to compete with Arsenal and Liverpool to get Illarramendi. Later, the club win Serie A - Juventus, also referred interested in getting the services of the former Real Sociedad

Miroslav Klose could not strengthen Lazio minimum of three games. German veteran striker was forced to pull over due to a thigh injury.
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Klose getting injured when Lazio host Bayer Leverkusen won 1-0 in the first leg of the Champions League play-offs 2015/16. Preliminary estimates, Klose suffered a torn left thigh muscle. The test results showed that it was.
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"The test came back as expected. Klose will not be able to play in the next three games," said a doctor Stefano Salvatori told Football Italia.
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By doing so, it means Klose should be absent when Lazio substitute to the headquarters Leverkusen to carry out the second leg, leg determination of whether or not they qualify for the group phase. Klose also forced to pull over in the first two games Lazio in Serie A this season, namely against Bologna and Chievo