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"Robinho move blocked = Baptista to Madrid"

[URL]http://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=europe&cc=5739[/URL]

Turns out that the deal for Robinho is never going to happen due to the confusion over the amount of money Real Madrid would have to pay to Santos.

So instead they've opted to sign Julio Baptista. Admittedly only Marca seem to have picked up this so far, but by what they're writing, it seems pretty much like a done deal for 20 million Euros.

Edit - just confirmed on the BBC. £13.8 million to Sevilla, and Baptista signs for Real.
[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4714437.stm[/URL]


Wonder where Robinho will go, then, if anywhere.

Yeah, England didn't have Owen, Rooney, Beckham, etc. etc. etc.

Didn't have DaMarcus therefore by Fifa ruling #764 it doesn't count :-D

Yeah, which is why a much understrength English side beat the US team. Maybe we're supposed to read those rankings in reverse order?

American national team > English national team

(according to those ever reliable FIFA Rankings anyway :-D)

All > American teams.

Anyway Metrostars > All.

Tis true

and that relates to what?

Yes, I'm sure Chicago Fire have a much better one, Yankee Doodle.

Real Madrid defence? Isn't that just Casillas? :-D

Yeah, you're probably right. My mistake.

Best centre back in the world? Hmm..Terry would stake a claim, yes. Pace would let him down in the clinch though, don't you think?

Hard to look past Nesta, really.