Everton have confirmed the acquisition of Matthew Kennedy from Kilmarnock for a nominal fee, a day after the Scottish club's manager branded the Blues initial offer as "disrespectful."
Everton's Capital One Cup third round tie against Leeds United at Elland Road has been scheduled for Tuesday 25 September with a 7:45pm kick-off and will be screened live on Sky Sports.
Everton have confirmed the acquisitions of Bryan Oviedo from FC Copenhagen for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £1.6m, and Matthew Kennedy from Kilmarnock. The Costa Rican underwent a medical at Finch Farm and put pen to paper on a four-year contract at Goodison Park, while 17 year-old Kennedy signs on for three years. Late drama when rumours suggested the Blues were trying to land £6m-rated Belgian midfielder, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe has not yet panned out, though a loan move remains a possibility.
Everton reporter Greg O'Keeffe gives the low-down on any last minute business Blues boss David Moyes may have lined up.
Everton midfielder Seamus Coleman insisted he is ready to challenge for a regular first-team spot after impressing in the League Cup demolition of Leyton Orient.
Everton have been drawn to play Leeds United away in the third round of the Capital One League Cup.
The BBC have compiled a league table to spending by the Premier League's clubs since the introduction of the transfer window nine years ago. Everton are 10th with an outlay of £129m.
Kevin Mirallas reflected on an excellent home debut for Everton after his two goals and two assists helped the Blues ease into the third round of the Capital One Cup last night.
Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels has rejected out of hand Everton's bid for his promising teenage winger, Matthew Kennedy, describing the offer as "derisory and disrespectful".
A deal to sign Bryan Oviedo from FC Copenhagen before tomorrow's transfer deadline is close after the Danish club confirmed they have received a bid from Everton. BBC Sport suggest that the offer is in the region of £5m for the Costa Rican international who can play left back or in midfield.
Kevin Mirallas scored twice on his full Everton debut and spurned a glorious chance for a hat-trick as the Blues thrashed Leyton Orient 5-0. The Belgian also assisted goals for Osman and Anichebe as Moyes's side eased to a 4-0 half-time lead, while Magaye Gueye volleyed in a fifth after the interval.
Everton's assistant manager Steve Round is impressed by new signing Kevin Mirallas and expects him to make his home debut in tonight’s League Cup second-round match against Leyton Orient at Goodison Park.
Reserve defender Jake Bidwell has rejoined Brentford on a one-month loan deal. He spent most of last season with the club who have made no secret of how much they like him.
Everton kick off their League Cup campaign this evening with a club-record 10th successive home cup tie against Leyton Orient of League One. Kevin Mirallas is expected to make his full debut and there could also be a start for the likes of John Heitinga and Victor Anichebe. KO is 7:45pm.
After spending 13 years at Everton as a youngster, Leyton Orient's visit to Goodison Park represents a dream come true for keeper Jamie Jones. The 23-year-old came up through the ranks of the Everton Academy before being released in 2008.
Everton Assistant Manager, Steve Round, says that David Moyes is still hopeful of doing more business before the transfer deadline on Friday night. Moyes has made no secret of the fact he wants more strength in depth and it's for that reason that no further departures are expected.
Villa’s midfield duo were completely outnumbered as Naismith (although deployed right mid) spent most of his time narrow and Fellaini was also playing a tad deeper than he was vs Utd.
Leyton Orient's summer signing Michael Symes is no stranger to Everton and will be hoping to play a part in Wednesday's League Cup fixture agianst his old club.
Phil Neville believes Everton's soaring confidence could lead them into Europe this season If they are able to maintain the current Goodison feel-good factor.
Happy to make his first appearance for Everton at Villa Park yesterday, Kevin Mirallas says that the team's form in their first two games has just reinforced his decision to join the Blues.
Everton's new Under-21 side crashed to another bruising defeat, this time 5 - 1 at home to West Ham, the likes of Bidwell, Duffy, Garbutt, Barkley and Vellios unable to offer much resistance.
The chances of Landon Donovan returning to Goodison for a third loan spell appear slim after the American declared that he is looking to take the MLS close season off completely as his enthusiasm for the game wanes.
David Moyes was impressed with the quality of his side's performance: "The first half, I said to the players, at times it was as good as I've seen for a long time at Everton," the manager said after the game. "We missed a few chances before we scored but we played very well."
Everton's Under-18s suffered a second successive defeat as West Ham ran out 2-1 winners on Saturday afternoon.
Everton made it two wins in two on the back of an irresistible first-half display at Villa Park. Pienaar's beauty from 20 yards set them on their way after just two minutes, and though Fellaini's header was fortunate to squirm past Given, Jelavic's trademark first-touch strike just before the break was a gem. El Ahmadi scored a consolation after Villa had been reduced to 10 men but this was all about a dominant Blues performance.
Everton hope to build on the stirring win over Manchester United with their first win at Villa Park in over seven years this weekend. David Moyes expects no real injury concerns from Monday but will make a late decision on whether to include new-boy Kevin Mirallas. KO is 3pm.
Why must the media insist on forgetting that Everton FC exist? The top four has become the top eight in order to include a consistently faltering team in red from Merseyside and the new trendy teams in Newcastle and Finsbury Park — yet the team that has most regularly finished in that clique is never mentioned. This season was yet another example. We are the stealth team of L4.
John Heitinga insists that he is settled at Everton and will fight for his place at the club amid thus-far unfounded speculation that he is a target of Tottenham Hotspur.
Everton's elegant new third-choice jersey is now available for pre-order via the Club's official site. The team will wear the white jersey for the first time at Villa Park this Saturday when they take on Aston Villa in their first away game of the new season.
The EFC Heritage Society are holding an evening with Neville Southall at Everton Football Club in the Alex Young Suite Friday 28th September 2012, 7.30 for 8pm.
Marc Braterman's neutral perspective on the way Everton saw off United in the season opener
Evertonians are remembering Rhys Jones today, five years since the day he was killed by a stray bullet near his Liverpool home after playing a game of football with his friends.
This was a classic Everton display of recent times and was very much an extension of what happened from January onwards last season at Goodison.
Everton left-wing hero of the 1980s golden era and current coach, Kevin Sheedy, will have surgery later this week after being diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Phil Neville, the club captain, believes that David Moyes's different approach to pre-season preparations, aided by the cancellation of the Java Cup, was a key factor. Everton started training briskly, then relaxed, so they were fitter and fresher for the final straight before opening day.
Phil McNulty hits the mark with his impressions of Everton's win over Manchester United
Roger Bennett captures the mood of the Blues' barn-burning display from a neutral's perspective
David Moyes lauded his team's excellent performance against Manchester United last night but was keen to stress that he will only judge his team's start to the new season after 10 games or so.
New signing Kevin Mirallas met the press for the first time since joining Everton today and confirmed that it was the prospect of regular first-team football at Goodison Park that convinced him to choose the Blues over Arsenal.
An absolutely fantastic night at Goodison Park that almost defies a just description. A tremendous match by Everton to hold and then beat a cocky Manchester United who everyone thought would win this game. But Everton thought different with an ultimately exhausting but exhilarating display that gets them off to a fantastic start, thanks to an immense performance and a towering goal from Marouane Fellaini.
Three months and one week since last season ended, Everton are back in action for real tomorrow night with a high-profile season opener under the Goodison lights against Manchester United. No injury concerns for David Moyes, just a decision to make as to who to select as he looks to get 2012-13 off to a flyer.
Victor Anichebe is hoping he can finally show Toffees supporters what he is capable of this season. The last three campaigns have been particularly frustrating, Anichebe making only 46 appearances, the majority of them from the bench.
Kevin Mirallas has revealed his delight after completing a move to Everton after being recommended to the club by countryman Marouane Fellaini: “I am very happy because Everton is a big club and for me it’s a very good opportunity. I’ve known Everton have been following me for a while and after talking with the manager I decided coming to Everton was the best opportunity for me."
Sylvain Distin says Everton took pride from having one of the Premier League’s meanest defences last season – but insists the Blues are a club always looking for better.
When Ferguson claps eyes on Steven Pienaar at Goodison Park tonight, three months of pain and lingering frustration will come bubbling to the surface. It was Everton midfielder Pienaar who unwittingly altered the destiny of the run-in, the South African’s late goal at Old Trafford back in April dragged Everton off the canvas, completing a thrilling comeback in a topsy-turvy, 4-4 draw that denied United two points which were ultimately to prove so crucial in their quest for another championship.
Tim Cahill scored his first goal for New York Red Bulls as they came from behind to beat Portland Timbers 3-2.
Everton began life in the new U21 Premier League with a 3-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion.
Jack Rodwell's Manchester City debut almost ended on a sour note after a lazy pass led to Southampton going ahead 2-1 but the Champions recovered to win a thriller 3-2.
Together with his potential goals, David Moyes cites Kevin Mirallas's ability to play in a number of forward positions as being key to him signing the Belgian from Olympiacos.
Belgian Kevin Mirallas completed his transfer to Everton for around £6m from Olympiacos today as the Blues fended off interest from Arsenal for the forward. The 24-year-old has signed a four-year contract at Goodison Park after passing a medical on Saturday. He will wear the number 11 shirt.
David Moyes admits that he had little choice but to bring Steven Pienaar back to Everton at any cost even though the deal was more than Tottenham paid for him 18 months previously.
Steven Naismith is ready to make his Everton debut on Monday night in the rarefied atmosphere of Goodison Park under lights and gave a lengthy interview to the Scotsman in anticipation of the start of his Everton career.
Everton Academy's Under-18 side didn't make that good a start to the new season, coming unstuck against their counterparts from West Bromwich Albion, who took the lead early in the first half and didn't look back.
Update Kevin Mirallas is a step closer to completing his proposed move to Everton after arriving on Merseyside for talks today. Sky Sports reported yesterday that the Blues have agreed a £6m fee with Olympiakos for the 24 year-old but there are apparently suggestions in the Greek media that a payment schedule needs to be hammered out before any deal can be rubber-stamped.
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For a bit of history before the new season starts, The Scotsman carries this interview with Alex Young — The Golden Vision — now 75.
David Moyes is considering sending Ross Barkley out on loan to the Championship this season to give him more first-team exposure.
It is 10 years since a young kid from the streets of Croxteth broke into the Everton first team to take the world of football by storm. Rooney spoke to Open about his highlights of a decade of football at the very top.
Everton appear to have won the race to sign Kevin Mirallas with Sky Sports reporting that the Club have agreed a £6m fee – other sources say £5.3m rising to £6.5m – with Olympiakos for the 24 year-old. The transfer will be completed pending a medical in the next 48 hours.
Everton have confirmed the acquisition of Irish defender Ben McLaughlin on a three-year contract.
David Moyes admits that the timing was right to sell Jack Rodwell, with the 21 year-old getting a new opportunity and Everton able to bring in ‘at least two new faces’ before the end of the transfer window. While he wouldn’t be drawn on names, Moyes insisted the Club is actively seeking new recruits before 1st September.
It’s time for Moyes to set a pace that leaves others playing catch-up in January rather than vice versa.
Steven Naismith says he is fit and ready to make his Barclays Premier League debut for Everton at home to Manchester United on Monday night - and hopes Toffees boss Davie Moyes feels the same.
Jelavic’s lack of goals in pre-season won’t affect his confidence in the slightest, insists Steve Round.
Tim Howard pulled off two key, match-winning saves for the USA to deny Javier Hernandez as they beat neighbours and rivals Mexico on their turf for the first time ever.
Kevin Mirallas has admitted he favours a move to Goodison over Arsenal because he wants first team football.
Phil Jagielka scored his first goal for England as they came from behind to beat Italy, their conquerors from Euro2012, in Berne. The Everton defender headed home the equaliser before Jermaine Defoe hit the winner.
More details are appearing regarding the efforts being made to enhance professional youth football in England & Wales through the rebranding of Reserves football as a new Under-21 Premier League competition.
"With their fiercely competitive ethos under Moyes and their proud record of punching way above their financial weight, Everton are the very last team to deserve being dismissed as non-triers. "
Everton are hoping to land Belgian forward Kevin Mirallas before the weekend but face stiff competition from a rival bid by Arsenal. In an interview on Sky Sports, though, the 24 year-old suggested he might be tempted by the promise of first-team football at Goodison but will take time to weigh up the decision with his advisers and family.
Everton are looking to sign Kevin Mirallas, a versatile 24-year-old Belgian forward who plays his club football with Olympiakos. After Sky Sports reported earlier that he will undergo a medical at Finch Farm tomorrow ahead of a proposed £5.3m move, David Moyes attended Belgium's 4-2 win over Holland with Mirallas' agent hoping to tie up the deal.
Everton will play Leyton Orient at Goodison Park in the 2nd Round of the League Cup, renamed this season after new American sponsors, Capital One.The game will take place on Wednesday 29 August (kick off 7:45pm).
Landon Donovan hasn't decided yet what he will be doing when his contract with MLS at LA Galaxy expires next year. Incredibly, this has been spun to mean he is planning to hang up his boots.
Highly-regarded French teenager, M'Baye Niang arrived on Merseyside today to begin a three-day trial ahead of what could be a £6m move from Caen. David Moyes will run the rule of over the talented forward before deciding whether to lodge a bid with the French side who have already rejected a £5m approach by Arsenal.
Moyes continues to get his well-drilled outfit punching above their weight and, fired by the goals of Croatia striker Nikica Jelavic, expect the Toffees to again be pressing for a top-six finish - but they might be foiled.
Phil Neville things Everton have players up-and-coming through the ranks to cope with the loss of Jack Rodwell, who hasn't real played for the team in the last six months.
Injuries could hinder his development at City; he'll be back at Goodison Park in a year or two.
Marouane Fellaini is facing a race against time to be fit for Everton’s Premier League opener against Manchester United after missing the final pre-season friendly with a groin complaint. The Belgian midfielder was unable to take part in Saturday’s defeat at Malaga after suffering the injury before kick-off, and will undergo intensive treatment this week in the hope that he can face the Red Devils at Goodison.
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Rodwell joined Everton at seven, played for the reserves at 15 and made his first-team debut a year later. Intriguingly, there are suggestions on Merseyside that he was not all that keen to move. I don’t blame him. There’s a real danger he could be gathering dust on the shelf.
In this interview, Jack Rodwell reveals that negotiations for his move to Manchester City have been going on for the last couple of weeks and it has all been kept under wraps "quite nicely".
"Jack Rodwell is a young player who needs to improve to play at this level," said Mancini.
Everton have agreed to sell Jack Rodwell to Manchester City in a deal worth £12m up front and a potential £3m in add-ons. The 21-year-old England midfielder passed a medical at the Etihad stadium today after flying back from Spain this morning and the transfer was completed tonight.
Everton appear to have signed another promising young Irish defender in form of Ben McLaughlin from Dundalk.
Everton Under-18s were held to a 3 - 3 draw against Wigan Athletic at Finch Farm today. Goals came from Harry Charsley (a new name at this level, coming up from the U-16s), Gethin Jones, and Chris Long.
Evertonians' affection for Tony Hibbert and the "Hibbert Scores, We Riot" phenomenon were big enough to reach all the way to Brazilian TV, as this three-plus-minute spot, complete with fan videos of the goal, shows.
A thigh injury means that Darron Gibson will miss the game against Malaga tonight, as well as Ireland's game against Serbia next week, and makes him an early doubt for the season-opener against Manchester United.
Everton's preseason schedule draws to a close with a trip to Andalusia to take on Malaga. The game will be broadcast online at evertontv with a kick-off time of 8:00 pm BST. Phil Neville believes the challenge of taking on Malaga is the ideal preparation for the team.
A moment of lax defending in the second half saw Everton beaten by hosts Málaga, who went on to win the magnificent Tropheo Internationál Costa Del Sol. All things considered this was a good pre-season finale for Everton, and should set them up nicely for the massive challenge on 20 August when Manchester United come to town.
We couldn't pass up this excellent article on Tim Cahill's Everton career and move to MLS that appeared today at the ESPN website, and begins: "The first thing you notice upon shaking hands with Tim Cahill is that he has surprisingly soft palms. It's a jarring fact only because it undermines the scrappy, blood-and-guts persona he earned over eight seasons boxing Premier League corner flags at Everton."
Phil Jagielka has returned to training ahead of Saturday’s final friendly against Malaga after being rested with a slight hamstring problem as a precaution for the Blues’ last two warm-ups against Blackpool and AEK Athens. David Moyes said: “Jags had a tight hamstring; Sylvain had a tight hamstring on Sunday so we didn’t take any chances with him."
Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka and Jack Rodwell have all been named in the England squad to face Italy for a friendly in Switzerland on Wednesday 15 August.
A first-half Naismith hat-trick against AEK Athens which finally saw Everton produce some encouraging preseason form that could have generated a little more optimism has had a bucket of cold water thrown over it by manager David Moyes, who was keen to play down any expectations paced on his new Scottish signing.
Based on simple calculations of goals scored and points won at home, Vouchercodes provide a Premier League table showing which teams' season ticket offers the best "bang for the buck". Everton come in fifth.
Greg O'Keefe reports from Tony Hibbert's memorable testimonial
A first-half hat-trick from Steven Naismith, all laid on by excellent balls from Steven Pienaar, put Everton on course for a fitting celebration of Tony Hibbert's Everton life. That was to explode in the second half when the man of the hour lashed home a free-kick, triggering a riot, with fans invading the pitch, mobbing Hibbert, forcing the ref to take the players off for a couple of minutes until order was restored.
Everton will celebrate the career of devoted and determined Huyton-born Blue, Tony Hibbert, who has played in over 300 senior games over the last 10+ years, since he progressed through the Everton Academy and into David Moyes's Premier League side. The opposition is AEK Athens, and the kick-off is set for 7:45 pm at Goodison Park. The match is NOT part of the EvertonTV pre-season package.
“Every game I have gone into I have given 100 per cent. When the day comes that I feel I cannot do that, then that will be it. But, as it is now, I am still hungry and feel that I can still perform. My body feels fine. Playing for Everton is a big part of that. When you pull that shirt on, you don’t want to give anything other than 100 per cent.”
Wayne Rooney might well have made a surprise appearance in Everton colours tomorrow night were in not for Manchester United's high-profile friendly with Barcelona. The ex-Goodison striker asked Tony Hibbert if he could play in the defender's testimonial against AEK Athens.
Everton youngster, George Green, has been called up to the England U17 squad for a forthcoming tournament against Italy, Portugal and Turkey.
Tomorrow, Tony Hibbert’s loyalty to Everton – perhaps devotion would be a better word in this case – is rewarded with a testimonial game, in the form of Everton’s pre-season friendly against AEK Athens at Goodison. He is sharing the proceeds with local charities.
Everton found the money to cough up just under £6m in the January transfer window and the 9 Premier League goals from the Croatian striker Jelavic and the 7 assists from returning South African Pienaar was the firepower needed to ensure Everton finished in the top eight of the Premier League for the fifth season on the trot. More importantly, they finished above Liverpool – something they hadn’t done since the 2004/05 campaign in which Everton finished 4th thus qualifying for the Champions League.
Everton are now in a position to announce details of how to buy tickets for the friendly against Malaga next week, with half going on sale at the Goodison Box Office tomorrow and the other half available for purchase at Lo Rosaleda stadium on the day of the game.
The team as a whole can be forgiven a little sloppiness for now – but as the clock ticks down to August 20 the good will won’t last long...
The Scottish tabloid claims that a tribunal will set a fee for Everton to pay by way of compensation for signing Steven Naismith. It claims that Rangers newco owner Charles Green wants £1.5M.
Everton's pre-season didn't really get back on track following a short trip up the Lancashire coast to Blackpool. The Blues had the ball in the net on their first attack but Fellaini's nice headed goal was oddly ruled out for offside and heads seemed to drop. It was Blackpool who applied all the pressure after that and got their reward in the second half, which was poor from Everton's perspective.
Everton's pre-season gets back on track with a short trip up the Lancashire coast to Blackpool. All senior players should be available, including Leighton Baines, who has revealed he has only taken a week off after a busy summer. Live coverage is available to subscribers on EvertonTV. Kick off: 3:00 pm BST.
An Everton reserves side put six goals past Bangor City at Nantporth on Saturday, without reply. The game was their fourth preseason friendly.
Magaye Gueye came on as a second-half sub for Senegal again in their first knock-out match at the London Olympics where they had to come back from 2-0 down to force extra time. But farcical defending by Senegal gifted Mexico two ridiculous goals to preclude a penalty shoot-out.
The summer-long Joseph Yobo transfer saga is over after Fenerbahçe finally completed the signing of the Nigerian defender on a three-year contract.
Tim Cahill was on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline on his debut for New York Red Bulls as they lost to the Houston Dynamos in Texas.
Speaking at his first full press conference since returning to Everton on a full-time contract, Steven Pienaar expressed his hopes that the Club can keep hold of Leighton Baines this summer.
Everton and Fenerbahçe appear to have finally come to agreement over a fee of €2.3m for Joseph Yobo, with the deal expected to be tied up this weekend.
Everton feature in Group 1 of the new Barclays Under-21 Premier League competition, announced today. Teams from 17 Premier League and six nPower Championship clubs are divided into three groups and, from January, the sides will then be placed into three pools based on their performance, leading to a knockout stage and final.
“The way he played last year, he came back and seemed even better than he was in his first spell at the club. He lights up the place, there’s no question about that. The players trust him, the manager trusts him and he makes us a better team.”
Phil Jagielka has said he is relieved that manager David Moyes has been able to do his business with time to spare before the 2012-13 campaign begins, and the squad will benefit from then lack of uncertainty which has troubled them in previous pre-seasons.
Despite various reports from Turkey and Nigeria that a deal was already done for Joseph Yobo, Everton have confirmed today that talks between the Club and Fenerbahçe are ongoing but nothing has been resolved yet.
Everton played out a 1 - 1 draw with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Goodison Park this afternoon, arranged to boost squad fitness after the cancelation of the trip to Indonesia. Leighton Baines's penalty had the Blues 1 - 0 up before Marcelino leveled in the second half. Both sides had goals disallowed as well.
The build-up to Tony Hibbert's testimonial continues with Everton captain Phil Neville telling BBC Radio Merseyside in this audio clip that Tony Hibbert epitomizes everything that's good about Everton Football Club.
Magaye Gueye's Senegal reached the last eight of the men's Olympic Football competition on Wednesday evening, partly thanks to Great Britain defeating Uruguay.
A mixture of Academy, reserve and senior players turned out against Tranmere Rovers in the Liverpool Senior Cup Final at Prenton Park this evening and were beaten by a late goal by Andy Robinson. Apostolos Vellios's volley had put the Blues 1-0 up before half time but James Wallace equalised against his old club. Conor McAleny's late spot-kick was saved before Jack Rodwell's loose pass was intercepted and fed to Robinson to win it with the last kick of the game.
Speaking after finally wrapping up his return to Everton, Steven Pienaar says that one of the keys to the Blues hopes of qualifying for Europe will be a strong start to the new season.
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