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Real Madrid Firesale: Sneijder, Huntelaar, Robben, Diarra, Van der Vaart and Ruud for sale

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The other shoe has finally dropped. Real Madrid have put up nine players for sale, including their whole Dutch contingent. Joining Heinze, Saviola and Mahamadou Diarra on the transfer list are Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rosten Drenthe, Rafael Van der Vaart and perhaps most surprisingly, the young trio of Arjen Robben, Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Wesley [...]

Learning from history: How Benitez must avoid the mistakes made by Houllier

Monday, May 18, 2009

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My Grandad always used to say “The Runners Up in anything are just the first losers”. It is a notion that is unlikely to endear himself to the man who he refers to consistently as “Bennertez”, as Rafa Benitez wakes up today contemplating being the “first loser” of this season’s Premier League. But, clichés and mispronunciations [...]

Inaugural Wembley Cup set to host Barca, Celtic, Tottenham and Al-Ahly

Monday, May 18, 2009

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Tournaments like Arsenal’s ‘Emirates Cup’ and AJAX’s ‘Amsterdam Tournament’ have become big draws for football fans looking for some quality football in the summer season. With high quality clubs and big venues, you almost get the same experience of an early season Champions League group stage match in what is the slowest time of the [...]

Samuel Eto’o’s form leaves Guardiola with some big decisions

Monday, May 18, 2009

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Two goals in the last 9 games. That is the total tally for Samuel Eto’o. Here is an overview over the games: FC Barcelona vs. Recreativo Huelva 2-0 (Eto’o didn’t participate) Bayern Munich vs. FC Barcelona 1-1 Getafe vs. FC Barcelona 0-1 FC Barcelona vs. Sevilla 4-0 (Eto’o scored a tap-in) Valencia vs. FC Barcelona 2-2 FC Barcelona vs. Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona 2-6 Chelsea vs. FC Barcelona 1-1 FC Barcelona vs. [...]

Manchester United, Barcelona and Inter – Title Champions 2008/2009

Saturday, May 16, 2009

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16 May – What a day! Titles in Europa’s three biggest leagues decided today. In England Manchester United sealed an impressive third successive Premier League title today by getting the point they needed against Arsenal – but the Old Trafford celebrations only started after an afternoon gripped by tension. In the La Liga in Spain Barcelona claimed [...]

Yet more Tevez

Saturday, May 16, 2009

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It’s one of those transfer sagas that seems certain to run and run, no matter how much you want it to end. Yes, it’s Mr Carlos Tevez. There’s quite a few stories doing the rounds on Saturday, including The Sun’s story. The paper has quotes via Argentina coach Diego Maradona which suggest that Sir Alex Ferguson [...]

Three Rounds remain in a crazy La Liga season

Saturday, May 16, 2009

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It’s been a busy week in the world of La Liga. Javier Saviola finally realised that he wasn’t a required player at Real Madrid, and if he actually wanted to be able to write the word ‘footballer’ as his occupation on his arrival card whenever he nicked back to Buenos Aires for a holiday, he [...]