Tal Ben Haim

He was excellent at Bolton. Servicable for the Israeli national team. Mediocre at Chelsea. And with an ass full of splinters at Manchester City. At just 22 years of age, Tal Ben- Haim's performances for Bolton were excellent - he even wore the Captain's armband for the club in the UEFA Cup in 2005. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Only 26 years of age - his career has failed to take off, but perhaps a reunion with old manager Sam Allardyce could see a return to form for the powerful central defender. With all the talk of Manchester City bringing in new players ... Read Full Story

Tal Ben Haim has accused Fernando Torres of deliberately using his elbow on him during Liverpool's crushing defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday. Read Full Story

Posted by god 47 minutes ago ( http://www.guardian.co.uk ) View profile Category : Sports Mark Hughes has said that Man City's Arab owners will not be fussed by Tal Ben Haim's Israeli nationality Read Full Story

Tal Ben Haim was eager to play his part in helping Sunderland climb away from the English Premier League relegation zone after joining the Black Cats on loan from top-flight rivals Manchester City. His deadline day move on Monday saw the 26-year-old Israel international defender linking up again with Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia, who was a member of the coaching staff when Ben Haim played for Bolton Wanderers. Ben Haim arrived too late to be registered in time for Wednesday's FA Cup fourth round replay with Blackburn, which means he could now make his Sunderland debut in this Saturday's league match at home to ... Read Full Story

Portsmouth have completed the signing of Israel defender Tal Ben Haim from Manchester City on a four-year deal, subject to a work permit. Read Full Story