Anderton marks retirement with Bournemouth winner

December 7, 2008

Former England midfielder Darren Anderton came off the bench Saturday to score a late winner for Bournemouth in his 569th and final club match before retiring.

Bournemouth beat Chester 1-0 in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

The 36-year-old Anderton started his career at Portsmouth in 1990 and moved two years later to Tottenham, where he spent 12 years and earned the nickname “Sicknote” due to his numerous injuries.

“Before it gets to the stage where I don’t enjoy it any more, I want to call it a day,” Anderton said. “I was finding training hard work and rather than just slogging on and not enjoying it, I have decided to make this decision.”

He scored seven goals in 30 games for England from 1994 and 2001, and played in the 1996 European Championship in England.

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Czech striker Sverkos to move to Sochaux

Czech Republic striker Vaclav Sverkos agreed to a 3 1/2-year contract with French club Sochaux on Saturday.
Sverkos’ current club Banik Ostrava and Sochaux approved the transfer Friday. Sverkos will sign the deal after the transfer window opens on Jan 1, Ostrava said in a statement.

There were no details on the transfer fee or personal terms. Czech media said that Sochaux will pay ?2 million ($2.5 million).

The 25-year-old Sverkos signed a two-year deal with Ostrava in July 2007 after four years with Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Bundesliga. He had also played for Hertha Berlin and Austria Vienna.

Sverkos has scored one goal in his six internationals. He was the highest scoring player in the Czech league last season with 15 goals.