Everton FC starlet Jack Rodwell is ready to sign new deal

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JACK RODWELL has told David Moyes he is ready to agree a new long-term deal with Everton.
The 19-year-old is on the brink of signing a five-year contract at Goodison Park, ending speculation linking him with a £15m summer move to Manchester United.
As revealed in the Echo on May 13, Rodwell will put pen to paper after being persuaded by Moyes and chairman Bill Kenwright that Everton is the right club to help him fulfil his potential.
It is expected that the Birkdale-born midfielder will formally sign the deal early next week.
The news comes after Moyes again urged his star players to stay at Goodison, and resist the temptation of being lured away.
A number of Toffees stars are being linked with moves away from Merseyside, including Rodwell and Mikel Arteta, who is reported to be on the radar of Manchester City and Arsenal.
While Tim Cahill has committed his long-term future to the Blues, Steven Pienaar has postponed making a decision about his new deal until after the World Cup.
Moyes has seen big names leave in the past, such as Thomas Gravesen, and he believes the grass is not always greener elsewhere.
The Scot is a firm believer that players should put their happiness first and not be seduced by the offers of fame and riches.

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Dan Gosling to return for Everton sooner than expected

Everton's Dan Gosling will be back in action sooner than initially expected after successful surgery on his knee.

The England Under-21 midfielder was forecast to be out for nine months after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament at Wolves in March.

But assistant manager Steve Round said: "There was less damage than we first thought so that was a positive.

"The surgery went really well. We are very pleased with his progress so far but it is going to be a long haul."

Gosling had only been on the field a few minutes after coming on as an 83rd-minute substitution when he collided with Wolves goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann while attempting to score a winner in the 0-0 draw at Molineux on 27 March.

The results of a scan at the time prompted Everton's medical staff to predict a nine-month lay-off, while Toffees boss David Moyes commented that the club's "worst fears" had been confirmed.

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The 20-year-old will still miss the start of next season, however the revised prognosis will greatly please Moyes after some eye-catching performances last term from the versatile star, who can also play at right-back.

The former Plymouth player featured 20 times for the Toffees, chipping in with three goals - one of those to put the Merseysiders in front during an eventual 3-1 win over Manchester United at Goodison Park in February.

Everton hope Tim Cahill will sign new four-year deal

Cahill missed Everton's final league game through injury

Everton are confident of finalising a long-term contract with Australia international midfielder Tim Cahill.

The 30-year-old has scored 56 goals in 209 appearances for the Toffees since joining them from Millwall in 2004.

"We are at an advanced stage of negotiation with Tim and his representatives," Everton chief executive Robert Elstone revealed.

"We would be hopeful of an extension to his current deal and to put pen to paper on a new four-year contract."

Cahill missed his side's final Premier League game of the season - the 1-0 home win against Portsmouth - because of a minor groin strain.

But he will soon join up with Australia ahead of this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa and Everton are eager to complete his new deal before he leaves.

Toffees boss David Moyes has spoken of his determination to commit his key players to the club during the close season.

He is also continuing discussions with South Africa international midfielder Steven Pienaar and England under-21 midfielder Jack Rodwell.

Both players are likely to attract interest from other clubs over the summer - and Pienaar's stock could rise if he plays well for his country as they host the biggest tournament in football.

Everton Football Club - Stadia

Everton originally played in the southeast corner of Stanley Park, which is the site for the new Liverpool F.C. stadium, with the first official match taking place in 1879. In 1882, a man named J. Cruitt donated land at Priory Road which became the club's home before they moved to Anfield, which was Everton's home until 1892.^[30] At this time, a dispute of how the club was to be owned and run emerged with Anfield's owner and Everton's chairman, John Houlding. A dispute between Houlding and the club's committee over how the club should be run, led to Houlding attempting to gain full control of the club by registering the company, "Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd".^{[citation needed]} In response, Everton left Anfield for a new ground, Goodison Park, where the club have played ever since. Houlding attempted to take over Everton's name, colours, fixtures and league position, but was denied by The Football Association.^{[citation needed]} Instead, Houlding formed a new club, Liverpool F.C..

Ever since those events, a fierce rivalry has existed between Everton and Liverpool, albeit one that is generally perceived as more respectful than many other derbies in English football. This was illustrated by a chain of red and blue scarves that were linked between the gates of both grounds across Stanley Park as a tribute to the Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster.^[31]

Goodison Park, the first major football stadium to be built in England, was opened in 1892.^[32]1966 FIFA World Cup. It was also the first English ground to have undersoil heating, the first to have two tiers on all sides. Goodison Park has staged more top-flight football games than any other ground in the United Kingdom and was the only English club ground to host a semi-final at the

The church grounds of St Luke the Evangelist are adjacent to the corner of the Main Stand and the Gwladys Street Stand.^[33]

On matchdays players walk out to the theme tune to Z-Cars, named Johnny Todd, a traditional Liverpool children's song collected in 1890 by Frank Kidson which tells the story of a sailor betrayed by his lover while away at sea.^[34]

Everton's reserves play at Halton Stadium in Widnes.^[35]

[edit] Proposed new stadium

For more details on this topic, see The Kirkby Project.

There have been indications since 1996 that Everton will move to a new stadium. The original plan was for a new 60,000-seat stadium to be built, but in 2000, a proposal was submitted to build a 55,000 seat stadium as part of the King's Dock regeneration. This was unsuccessful as Everton failed to generate the £30 million needed for a half stake in the stadium project, with the city council rejecting Everton FC in 2003.^[36]

Late in 2004, driven by Liverpool Council and the Northwest Development Corporation, the club was in talks with Liverpool FC regarding sharing a stadium on grade two listed Stanley Park. Negotiations broke down as Everton failed to raise 50% of the costs.^[37] On 11 January 2005, Liverpool announced that ground-sharing was not a possibility, proceeding to plan their own Stanley Park stadium.^[38]

On 16 June 2006, it was announced that Everton had entered into talks with Knowsley CouncilKirkby. The stadium is expandable to over 60,000.^[39] The club took the unusual move of giving its supporters a say in the club's future by holding a ballot on whether or not to move to Kirkby. The ballot returned 59.27% in favour.^[40] However, an inquiry into the move to the Kirkby stadium was filed 6 August 2008, delaying the construction by at least 18 months.^[41] The government has now rejected Everton's plans to move. Local and regional politicians are attempting to put together an amended rescue plan. Liverpool City Council have called a meeting with Everton FC with a view to assess some suitable sites they have short listed within the city boundary.^[42][43] and Tesco over the possibility of building a new 55,000 seat stadium in

The Football Association's bid for the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup includes a bid from the city of Liverpool to host some games.^[44] Everton have stated that without a new stadium the club would not be able to host such matches.^[44]

Everton Football Club - History

Everton were founded as St. Domingo's in 1878 ^[4] so that people from the parish of St. Domingo's Methodist Church in Everton could play a sport in non-summer months - cricket^[5] was played in summer. The founding date could be stated as two years earlier as that was when the cricket club was founded — many football clubs started out not playing football, however still retain the date of initial foundation. A year later, the club was renamed Everton F.C. after the local area, as people outside the parish wished to participate.

The club was a founding member of the Football League in 1888-1889, winning their first League Championship title in 1890–91 season. Everton won the FA Cup for the first time in 1906 and the League title again in 1914-15 season. The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 meant that football was interrupted while Everton were champions, something that would again occur in 1939.

It was not until 1927 that Everton's first sustained period of success began. In 1925 the club signed Dixie Dean who, in 1927-28 season, set the record for league goals in a single season with 60 goals in 39 league games, a record that still stands to this day. Dean helped Everton to achieve their third league title.^[6]

Everton were relegated to the Second Division two years later during internal turmoil at the club. However, the club was promoted at the first attempt scoring a record number of goals in the second division. On return to the top flight in 1931-32 season, Everton wasted no time in reaffirming their status and won a fourth League title at the first opportunity. Everton also won their second FA Cup in 1933 with a 3–0 win against Manchester City in the final. The era ended in 1938-39 with a fifth League title.

The outbreak of the Second World War saw the suspension of League football, and when official competition resumed in 1946 the Everton team had been split-up and paled in comparison to the pre-war club. Everton were relegated again in 1950-51 and did not return until 1953-54, when finishing as runners-up in their third season in the Second Division. The club have been a top flight presence ever since.^[7]

Everton's second successful era started when Harry Catterick was made manager in 1961. In 1962-63, his second season in charge, Everton won the League title and in 1966 the FA Cup followed with a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Everton again reached the final in 1968, but this time were unable to overcome West Bromwich Albion at Wembley. Two seasons later in 1969-70, Everton won the League championship, nine points clear of nearest rivals Leeds United. During this period, Everton were the first English club to achieve five consecutive years in European competitions—seasons 1961–62 to 1966–67.

However, the success did not last; the team finished fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth and seventh in the following seasons. Harry Catterick retired but his successors failed to win any silverware for the remainder of the 1970s. Though the club mounted title challenges finishing fourth in 1974-75 under manager Billy Bingham, and under manager Gordon Lee, third in 1977-78 and fourth the following season. Manager Gordon Lee was sacked in 1981.^[8]

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1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final starting lineup.

Howard Kendall took over as manager and guided Everton to their most successful era. Domestically, Everton won the FA Cup in 1984 and two league titles in 1984-85 and 1986-87 and the club's first and so far only European trophy when they won the European Cup Winners' Cup in the 1985 final^[9]

The European success came after first beating University College Dublin, Inter Bratislava and Fortuna Sittard, Everton defeated German giants Bayern Munich 3–1 in the semi-finals, despite trailing at half time (in a match voted the greatest in Goodison Park history) and recorded the same scoreline over Austrian club Rapid Vienna in the final.^[10]

Having won both the league and Cup Winners Cup in 1985, Everton came very close to winning a treble, but lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup final.^[9] The following season, 1985-86, Everton were runners up to neighbours Liverpool in both the league and the FA Cup, but did recapture the league title in 1986-87.

After the Heysel Stadium disaster and the subsequent ban of all English clubs from continental football, Everton lost the chance to compete for more European trophies. A large proportion of the title-winning side was broken up following the ban. Kendall himself moved to Athletic BilbaoColin Harvey. Harvey took Everton to the 1989 final, but lost 3-2 after Extra time to Liverpool. after the 1987 title triumph and was succeeded by assistant

Everton were founder members of the Premier League in 1992, but struggled to find the right manager. Howard Kendall had returned in 1990 but could not repeat his previous success, while his successor, Mike Walker, was statistically the least successful Everton manager to date. When former Everton player Joe Royle took over in 1994 the club's form started to improve; his first game in charge was a 2–0 victory over derby rivals Liverpool. Royle dragged Everton clear of relegation, and also led the club to the FA Cup for the fifth time in its history, defeating Manchester United 1–0 in the final.

The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup—their first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Progress under Joe Royle continued in 1995–96 as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership.^[9]

The following season, 1996–97, was not as successful and the club finished in fifteenth place. Royle quit in March. Club captain, Dave Watson, was given the manager's job temporarily and he helped the club to Premiership survival. Howard Kendall was appointed Everton manager for the third time in 1997, but the appointment proved unsuccessful as Everton finished seventeenth in the Premiership; only avoiding relegation due to their superior goal differenceBolton Wanderers. Former Rangers manager Walter Smith then took over from Kendall in the summer of 1998 but only managed three successive finishes in the bottom half of the table.^[9] over

The Everton board finally ran out of patience with Smith and he was sacked in March 2002 after an FA Cup exit at Middlesbrough, with Everton in real danger of relegation.^[11] The current manager, David Moyes, was his replacement and delivered Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place.^[12][13] After that harrowing season, in 2002-03 Everton finished seventh, the highest since 1996.

This period effectively saw Everton yo-yo-ing in the league, finishing a very poor seventeenth in 2003-04, and a remarkable fourth (their highest ever Premiership finish) in 2004-05, qualifying for the Champions League qualifying round. Yet 2005-06 had a nightmare start with Everton failing to make it through to the Champions League group stage and then an early exit in the UEFA Cup. Despite the poor league start, Everton recovered to finish eleventh.

It was under David Moyes's management that Wayne Rooney broke into the first team, before being sold to Manchester United for a club record fee of £27 million.^[14]

David Moyes, the current Everton manager

Moyes has broken the club record for highest transfer fee paid on four occasions, signing James Beattie for £6 million in January 2005,^[15] Andy Johnson for £8.6 million in summer 2006,^[16] Yakubu for £11.25 million in summer 2007,^[17] and Marouane Fellaini for £15 million in September 2008.^[18]

The 2006–07 season saw Everton finish sixth in the league and attain UEFA Cup^[19] In 2007, Everton completed the takeover of the Toxteth Tigers basketball team, with the rebranding of Liverpool's first ever top-flight basketball franchise, the Everton Tigers.^[20]2008–09 UEFA Cup prior to the group stages by Standard Liege. The domestic 2008-09 season saw Everton finish 5th for the second successive year and reach the FA Cup final for the first time since 1995. qualification. 2007-08 saw Everton once again gain European football with a fifth place league finish, although they were eliminated from the

Everton Football Club

Everton Football Club are an English professional football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level in English football. Everton are the 4th most successful English side, having won 24 honours in their history. They have competed in the top division for a record 107 seasons, they have played more top-flight league games than any other English team and have won the League Championship nine times—the fourth highest of any team.^[2] Everton have remained in the top division since 1954, and were founder members of the Premier League in 1992.

Formed in 1878, Everton were founding members of The Football League in 1888 and won their first league championship two seasons later. Following four league titles and two FA Cup wins, Everton experienced a lull in the immediate post World War Two period until a revival in the 1960s, winning two league championships and an FA Cup. The mid-1980s represented their most recent period of success, with two League Championship successes, an FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup—their first continental trophy. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.

The club has a large fanbase and regularly attracts high attendances, averaging over 36,000 people per game: 95% of stadium capacity.^[3] Everton have a notable rivalry with neighbours Liverpool F.C. and the two sides regularly contest the Merseyside Derby. Liverpool F.C. were formed in 1892 by a breakaway group consisting of Everton's former president and a few players. The dispute also resulted in Everton leaving Anfield, their home ground at the time. The club have been based at their current home ground, Goodison Park, since 1892. Plans to move to a new 50,000 seater expandable stadium in Kirkby on the Liverpool city border were blocked by a public inquiry.

The club's home colours have traditionally been royal blue and white, with notable footballers donning the Everton shirt. The most famous is Dixie Dean, who scored a record 60 league goals in the 1927–28 season. Since 2000, the club has annually recognised notable former players, nominating an "Everton Giant" at the beginning of each season.

Everton muốn có Onuoha

Everton đang tính đến việc bổ sung nhân sự cho hàng thủ của mình để có thể thi đấu tốt hơn trong mùa bóng năm sau. Lúc này, Onuoha của Man City đang là mục tiêu mà HLV David Moyes cảm thấy rất thích hợp với đội bóng thành phố cảng.

Những thiếu hụt ở hàng thủ sau sự ra đi của Lescott hồi đầu mùa khiến Everton thi đấu không thành công và mọi chuyện chỉ trở nên sáng sủa hơn khi họ mượn thành công trung vệ Senderos từ Arsenal trong kỳ chuyển nhượng mùa Đông.

Nhiều khả năng Arsenal sẽ đòi lại Senderos khi mùa bóng khép lại và hLV David Moyes của Everton lúc này bắt đầu phải tính đến việc tìm kiếm một gương mặt thích hợp để bổ sung cho hàng phòng ngự của mình.

Onuoha là một mục tiêu khá thích hợp khi mà hậu vệ người Anh không phải là nhân vật được trọng dụng ở Man City trong khi cá nhân anh luôn muốn được ra sân nhiều hơn để khẳng định tài năng của mình. Chính vì thế, nếu như Everton quyết định theo đuổi Onuoha thì khả năng thành công của họ sẽ rất cao bởi Man City cũng không thực sự mặn mà trong việc giữ chân hậu vệ của mình.

Lối chơi của Onuoha được đánh giá có nhiều điểm tương đồng với Lescott và Senderos, tức là rất dũng mãnh và giàu thể lực, do đó sẽ hoàn toàn thích hợp với nhu cầu của Everton vào lúc này.

Arteta eyes World Cup call

Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta still believes he can earn a place in Spain's World Cup squad with a first-ever international call-up.

The 28-year-old playmaker has been constantly overlooked by the European champions despite his impressive form in the Premier League during recent seasons.

Arteta has made a successful return from an 11-month knee ligament injury absence and is refusing to give up hope of being on the plane to South Africa when coach Vicente del Bosque names his 23-man squad next month.

"I'm thinking positively that I can maybe get a call-up - you never know," he told the Liverpool Echo.

"But it's not going to be easy as we've got some terrific players in the middle of the park.

"Some of the players in competition are at big clubs and winning trophies (and) playing in Spain is different.

"I just need to wait and see what happens in May."