Afonso Alves
- Date of Birth: 30 January 1981
- Birthplace: Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Middlesbrough sign Britt Assombalonga
Championship club Middlesbrough have announced the signing of striker Britt Assombalonga from Nottingham Forest for a club-record fee, reported to be around £14m.
The Forgotten 3rd club
A more learned man than me once said that if all of the world were to collate each of their problems into one pile, each and every man would rather take his own home again, than take a portion from the common stock.
Man City 1-0 Middlesbrough
Manchester City secured a slender win against Middlesbrough, thanks to the first half goal by Craig Bellamy. But, the real hero of the day was debutante goal keeper Shay Given.
01 Nov: Premiership Lineups
Today's Premiership Line-ups for the following games: Chelsea vs Sunderland Stoke City vs Arsenal Man Utd vs Hull City Middlesbrough vs West Ham Portsmouth vs Wigan
Middlesbrough want Bradley
Middlesbrough are hoping to use the influence of Afonso Alves to lure Michael Bradley to the Teeside club this summer. The Heerenveen winger is desperate to move to the Premiership.
Vagner Love to Portsmouth?
Portsmouth have been linked with a summer move for Brazilian striker Vagner Love. The forward has spent the last four years in Russia playing for CSKA Moscow, and has long been linked with a move to the Premiership.
Boro demolish Man City
Middlesbrough put in a memorable 8-1 victory over Man City; it was an absolute dismal way for Sven-Goran Eriksson to end his tenure if, as expected, Thaksin Shinawatra gives the Swede his marching orders.
Sunderland grab Boro win
Sunderland earned the bragging rights to the Tyne-Tees derby after a well earned 3-2 victory over Middlesbrough to secure Premiership survival for the Black Cats and Roy Keane.
Alves: I'll score more for Boro
Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves has told his Boro fans that they should expect to see more goals from him this season after finally breaking his duck against Manchester United at the weekend, grabbing an impressive brace.
Premiership title wide open
Middlesbrough 2-2 Manchester United
Two goals from Brazilian striker Afonso Alves gave Middlesbrough a well earned 2-2 draw against Premiership champions Man Utd at the Riverside on Sunday. The draw leaves the title race wide open as Chelsea are now within three points of the league leaders.
