Shamrock Rovers buy international stars.

Dublin based club Shamrock Rovers F.C. have shocked the world of football by purchasing some well known names in the game.

The club allegedly took out over €250 million in loans from over a hundred banks worldwide to fund it to "finally get our club into next years Champions League group phase" according to chairman Jonathon Roche.

The club, which has had no official home ground since 1987 (although does use 10,000 capacity Tolka Park), have purchased 12 players and all deals are final and will not go through until January 2008.

The full list is :

* Rigobert Song from Trabzonspor for €740,000

* Rafael Sóbis from Real Betis for €8 million

* Jerzy Dudek from Real Madrid for €5.5 million

* Alex from Chelsea for €10.5 million

* Marek Jankulovski from AC Milan for €9 million

* Aiden McGeady from Celtic for €17 million

* Rodrigo Palacio from Boca Juniors for €11 million

* Álvaro Arbeloa from Liverpool for €8.75 million

* Craig Bellamy from West Ham for €9.5 million

* Yaya Touré from Barcelona for €13 million

* Stefano Okaka Chuka from Roma on loan until July 2009

* Park Ji-Sung from Manchester United on loan until July 2009

If there are financial problems, FIFA said today on their website that all deals will be cancelled and Shamrock Rovers Football Club may be forced to cease trading.