However , in the 2011–12 season Iličić struggled to make an impact mostly due to Javier Pastore - Iličić 's attacking midfield partner sports.sports_team_roster being sold in a record bid to Paris Saint-Germain F.C. , and the Slovene providing only two goals as a result .

In May 2008 , Djourou stated that he would be willing to partner sports.sports_team_roster Fàbregas in midfield after the departure of Mathieu Flamini to A.C. Milan .

He represented France , along with his partner olympics.olympic_athlete_affiliation Leboucher at the 2012 Summer Olympics , and also became a member of the French national sailing team for five years before retiring shortly after the Games .

He represented Germany , along with his partner olympics.olympic_athlete_affiliation Kleen in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics , and also captured a silver medal at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth , Australia .

He represented Germany , along with his partner olympics.olympic_athlete_affiliation Stanjek in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics , and also captured a silver medal at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth , Australia .

Li-Ning was an official marketing partner sports.sports_team_roster the National Basketball Association and has/had sponsorship deals with nine players : Baron Davis ( currently out of the league ) , Shaquille O'Neal ( retired ) , Damon Jones ( currently out of the league ) , José Calderón of the New York Knicks , Cleanthony Early of the New York Knicks , Glenn Robinson III of the Philadelphia 76ers , Evan Turner of the Boston Celtics , and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat

Since the departure of Gabriele Angella to `` Serie A '' club Udinese , Mori became one of the starting centre-back to partner sports.sports_team_roster Lorenzo Stovini .

On 2 June 2011 several newspapers reported that Molins had started negotiations with Anderlecht , three days after former club partner sports.sports_team_roster Safari had signed for the Belgian club .

In November 2010 , Nathaniel was appointed by an anonymous rap mogul to find footballers to partner sports.sports_team_roster a new entertainment venture and approached Manchester City players Shaun Wright-Phillips and Joleon Lescott as potential prospects .

He is often noted as a sparring partner sports.sports_team_roster Team Punishment member Justin McCully , and is often in attendance in the locker room for Team Punishment fighters such as Tito Ortiz and Kendall Grove , with whom he maintains friendships .

Podolski speaks Polish and sometimes communicated with Bayern Munich and Germany strike partner sports.sports_team_roster Klose , also a Polish-born `` Aussiedler '' , in Polish to hinder their opposition 's understanding of their conversation .

Then immediately from kick-off , Sheffield Wednesday equalized when Atdhe Nuhiu and he teed up unmarked strike partner sports.sports_team_roster for a simple close-range finish past Latics goalkeeper Scott Carson .

Ilderton is the hometown of ice dancer Scott Moir , who captured gold with partner olympics.olympic_athlete_affiliation Virtue at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver , B.C. , Canada .

His first major deal was to secure a seven figure commercial deal for Chelsea F.C . and England defender John Terry , and negotiated another significant deal for the former Manchester United centre back and England Captain Rio Ferdinand , who has since become Nathaniel 's business partner sports.sports_team_roster well as client .

The first major deal secured a seven figure commercial deal for Chelsea FC and England defender John Terry , and negotiated another significant deal for the former Manchester United centre back and England Captain Rio Ferdinand who has since become Nathaniel 's business partner sports.sports_team_roster well as client .

After being linked with a Yamaha MotoGP ride for 2008 , on 25 July 2007 he was confirmed as Valentino Rossi 's partner sports.sports_team_roster a two-year deal for the 2008 MotoGP season .

He competed for France in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London , United Kingdom in the tandem sprint event where , together with his partner olympics.olympic_athlete_affiliation Schilles , he finished in first place and in the 5000 metres event where he finished in third place .

On September 21 , 2012 , Santos , after shining in Série B , was , with his former Avaí partner sports.sports_team_roster Santana , presented at Flamengo .

Tevez 's transfer from Boca Juniors to Corinthians was brokered by the Argentinian football agent Fernando Hidalgo , Zahavi 's partner sports.sports_team_roster the company HAZ Sport Agency based in Buenos Aires , and Zahavi was involved in the deals that took Tevez and Javier Mascherano from Corinthians to West Ham United in 2006 .

On 25 May , in 2010 , Evandro was transferred with former Atlético Mineiro partner sports.sports_team_roster Oliveira to Vitória in exchange for striker Neto Berola .

Before even hiring a new general manager or officially being approved as the new managing general partner sports.sports_team_roster Magowan signed superstar slugger free agent Barry Bonds away from the Pittsburgh Pirates , ( a move which MLB initially blocked until some terms were negotiated to protect Lurie and Bonds in case the sale failed ) .

In June 2013 , Five-time World Series Champion and former New York Yankees ’ captain , Derek Jeter , became a partner sports.sports_team_roster Luvo .

In August 2010 , he was sold to Serie A side Chievo after Chievo failed to sign Riccardo Meggiorini and Matteo Ardemagni to partner sports.sports_team_roster their flagship striker Sergio Pellissier as Erjon Bogdani and Elvis Abbruscato were released and only Pablo Granoche and Marcos de Paula were available .

In 2006 he has moved to Sweden for the coming season , to potentially partner sports.sports_team_roster striker Henrik Larsson at Helsingborgs IF .

Even with usual defensive partner sports.sports_team_roster Nesta out due to injury , the Italian defence conceded only two goals throughout the entire tournament : an own-goal against the United States and a Zinedine Zidane penalty in the final against France .

On 26 December 2015 , she married her partner sports.sports_team_roster A.S. Roma and Italy national football team midfielder Daniele De Rossi , in a private ceremony in the Maldives ; the couple had been in a relationship since 2011 , and have a daughter together , Olivia Rose , born on 14 February 2014 .

Former St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial and Musial 's business partner sports.sports_team_roster `` Biggie '' Garagnani were also members of the 16-man investment group that made the initial formal application for the franchise .

Bopanna refused to partner olympics.olympic_athlete_affiliation Paes for doubles event for 2012 Summer Olympics triggering a row which finally led to two participating teams , as Leander Paes partnered with Vishnu Vardhan .

The separation of one of the contenders , Michaela Henderson-Thynne , from her erstwhile partner sports.sports_team_roster Middlesbrough midfielder Stewart Downing , raised some issues of principle and terminology .

On 9 August 2010 Elliott joined Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal , reuniting him with former strike partner sports.sports_team_roster Sunderland Kevin Kyle .

During a game versus the New Orleans Saints on October 13 , 2013 , Zolak 's unbridled reaction to a comeback game-winning Patriots touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Kenbrell Thompkins alongside play-by-play announcer and broadcast partner sports.sports_team_roster Socci went viral .

Mark Belanger won four Gold Gloves with the Baltimore Orioles alongside winning partner sports.sports_team_roster Grich , and Joe Morgan paired with Dave Concepción for four combination wins with the Cincinnati Reds .

Despite continued changes in his defensive partner sports.sports_team_roster having played alongside Loovens , Purse and new signing Gábor Gyepes , who forced his way into the side past Purse in November , Johnson passed 100 appearances for the club , and had played every minute of the season until he had to leave the field during a 2–0 victory over Crystal Palace on 11 April 2009 , after being hit in the throat by an elbow from Palace defender Claude Davis .

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In 1995–96 , after Mark Hughes moved to Chelsea , Scholes had more first-team opportunities , standing in for the suspended Eric Cantona as Andrew Cole 's strike partner sports.sports_team_roster the first two months of the campaign .

Roberto Mancini replaced Mark Hughes as manager in December 2009 and preferred Lescott after his return from injury to Kolo Touré to partner sports.sports_team_roster fast improving Vincent Kompany for a few months which in this time , including an impressive 4–2 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in March 2010 .

During his time at Primary School in Birmingham , Obadeyi 's strike partner sports.sports_team_roster Daniel Sturridge and the two were reunited in February 2011 when the latter moved to Bolton on loan from Chelsea for the remainder of the season .

Needing quick runs to force a win England made 312/5 on the first day , but Geoff Boycott hogged the batting , ran out his opening partner sports.sports_team_roster Barber and took 75 minutes to make 17 runs .

He was a club cricketer , and both he and his opening partner sports.sports_team_roster Barnsley Cricket Club , Dickie Bird , had trials for Yorkshire together with Geoffrey Boycott .

He was selected to play for England as Graham Gooch 's opening partner sports.sports_team_roster tours of Australia and the West Indies .

After being released by Portsmouth at the end of the 2006–07 season , Cole signed a one-year contract with Sunderland on a free transfer , reuniting him with former Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers strike partner sports.sports_team_roster Yorke , and under the management of former United team-mate Roy Keane .

Current Sydney Roosters and former New Zealand Warriors five-eighth Maloney replaced Todd Carney to partner sports.sports_team_roster Pearce in the halves , keeping with the same halves partnership for the Roosters so far in the 2013 NRL season and continuing the trend where no incumbent NSW five-eighth since 2000-2001 has gone on to play in the first game of the following series .

In the 2012 Summer Olympics , the Indian pair ( partner olympics.olympic_athlete_affiliation Vardhan ) lost to French team Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , 6–7 , 6–4 , 3–6

On 28 January 2008 , Fox joined Coventry City in a double transfer deal ( with his defensive partner sports.sports_team_roster Dann also moving to the Ricoh Arena only 72 hours later ) , after agreeing personal terms and a passing a medical .

He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 1991 NFL Draft , in order to find a receiving partner sports.sports_team_roster Michael Irvin .

His amateur partner sports.sports_team_roster the week was Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo .

He was virtually ever present for Peterborough United under Gary Johnson , however he fell out of favour under new manager Darren Ferguson , who preferred to partner sports.sports_team_roster Bennett and Gabriel Zakuani at centre-back .

The story before the Peterborough United game was that Jak Alnwick was to line up against his elder brother Ben Alnwick , though the headlines after the game focused on Vale 's penalty takers , as Michael O'Connor marked his return from injury by missing a penalty and central midfield partner sports.sports_team_roster later missed a second penalty in the game to squander two points in what ended as a 1–1 draw .

He made his debut in a 4–0 win over his old club Stockport County and set up strike partner sports.sports_team_roster le Fondre for the fourth goal of the game .

The 2008–09 season brought Monk a new central defensive partner sports.sports_team_roster Ashley Williams , signed from Stockport County towards the end of the previous campaign , as Alan Tate was dropped from the side .