Football round up Aug 13

Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazil midfielder Ramires from Benfica.
The 23-year-old has joined on a four-year contract having received a work permit and passed a medical in London.
The Blues are thought to have paid around £18 million for the energetic and versatile midfielder.





Ramires factfile
1987: Ramires Santos dos Nascimento was born March 24, Brazil.
2005: Joins Brazilian football club Joinville in Division Three. Makes 14 appearances and scores three goals during the 2006-2007 season and nets three goals in 34 games during the following campaign.
2008: January - Signs a five-year deal with Cruzeiro and goes on to score 27 goals in 107 matches for the club.
July: Plays for Brazil's Under-23 squad at the Beijing Olympics, replacing Robinho. Plays in four games at the summer Olympics and achieves a bronze medal.
2009: May - Joins Benfica on a five-year contract for £6.2million. Then called up for the first time to the Brazilian national team for World Cup qualifying, and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
June 6 - Plays his first game for Brazil in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uruguay, coming on as a substitute for Elano.
2010: May - Helps Benfica to wrap up league and cup double, making 43 appearances and scoring five goals.
June - Scores two goals in Brazil's World Cup warm-up win against Tanzania. During the tournament he receives two yellow cards, ruling him out of the quarter-final against Holland. He played five games during the World Cup tournament, taking his tally of caps to 16.
August 5 - Benfica have confirmed they have reached an agreement to sell Ramires to Chelsea for £18.2million subject to the midfielder passing a medical.
August 13 - Signs four-year contract with Chelsea.


Manchester City have completed the signing of Mario Balotelli from Inter Milan.
The Eastlands outfit have landed the Italy striker on a five-year deal after agreeing an undisclosed fee with Inter thought to be around£24million.





Mario Balotelli factfile
1990: Born August 12 in Palermo to Ghanaian immigrants.
1993: Adopted by an Italian couple, taking the name Balotelli.
2005: Makes debut for Lumezzane in a Serie C1 league match against Padova, making him the youngest player to appear in Serie C at 15 years and 289 days.
2006: Signs for Inter Milan, initially on loan with a view to a permanent move.
2007: August 7 - Receives first senior international call-up from Ghana coach Claude Le Roy for a friendly against Senegal. Declines the offer, citing his wish to play for Italy when he becomes eligible at the age of 18.
December 16 - Makes Inter debut in Serie A against Cagliari.
December 19 - Scores in first start for Inter in a 4-1 victory over Reggina in the Coppa Italia.
2008: April 6 - Makes first Serie A start for the Nerazzurri, scoring one and setting the other up in a 2-0 win over Atalanta. Ends season with three goals in 11 appearances as Inter win league title.
September 5 - Scores on Italy Under-21 debut in a European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Greece. Also on target twice in the second leg of the play-off against Israel, securing Italy's passage to the finals in Sweden.
November - Becomes youngest Inter Milan goalscorer in the Champions League, netting against Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta. Balotelli is dropped from the squad with coach Jose Mourinho citing a poor attitude.
2009: January - Mourinho again drops Balotelli from first-team squad for the second half of January, saying: "As far as I'm concerned a young boy like him cannot allow himself to train less than people like (Luis) Figo, (Ivan) Cordoba or (Javier) Zanetti."
June - Called up for the European Under-21 Championship in Sweden. Scores the opening goal against the hosts but shown a straight red card just before half-time in Italy's 2-1 win. Recalled for semi-final against Germany but Azzurrini lose 1-0.
November - Mourinho says Balotelli "came close to a zero rating" after 1-1 draw with Roma.
2010: March - Left out of the squad for Inter's Champions League last-16 second leg against Chelsea. Apologises after being pictured wearing a rival AC Milan shirt.
April 20 - Again causes controversy after Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Barcelona by throwing his Inter shirt to the ground. Brandished a "child" by Inter star Dejan Stankovic and dropped for a number of games including the return leg at the Nou Camp.
May - Returns to Inter squad for final two league games of the Serie A season. Inter retain Serie A crown and Balotelli is an unused substitute as Inter beat Bayern Munich to win Champions League.
June - Not included in Marcello Lippi's Italy World Cup squad.
July 14 - Inter Milan sporting director Marco Branca calls Balotelli "priceless" following speculation linking him with move away from San Siro.
August 13 - After chasing Balotelli for much of the summer, Manchester City confirm his signing on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.


Nancy take their first step into the unknown on Saturday with their debut home game on their new synthetic pitch.
Nancy and Lorient have caused a sensation in Ligue 1 by switching from grass to artificial turf for this season, taking advantage of the improvements in modern technology.


Rangers have confirmed the signing of striker James Beattie from Stoke.
The former Blackburn forward travelled to Glasgow for talks with Rangers chief executive Martin Bain and manager Walter Smith before putting pen to paper.
Beattie has signed a two-year contract, with a further one-year option, after moving for an undisclosed fee.


Aiden McGeady has joined Spartak Moscow from Celtic on a four-year contract.
The Republic of Ireland international had been linked with a move to England, but will now head to eastern Europe in a deal believed to be close to £10million.


Blackpool have completed the signing of Chris Basham from Bolton for an undisclosed fee.
The 22-year-old midfielder has signed a three-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months after limited opportunities at the Reebok.


Hull City have confirmed the signing of Slovenia international midfielder Robert Koren.
Koren had been the target of a number of Championship clubs but the Tigers appear to have led the chase throughout.
And manager Nigel Pearson has swooped to sign the 29-year-old free agent, who has penned a two-year deal with the Tigers.



Source: http://ukfootballweek.blogspot.com/2010/08/football-round-up-aug-13.html

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