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Transfer Rumors (21 June 09): Chelsea in hunt for Liverpool’s Alonso, Manchester United to replace Tevez with Benzema, Hull bid for Owen, and more
In case you may have missed anything over the weekend, we’ve got a nice fresh batch of transfer news and rumors to deliver bright and early this morning. In the not-so-breaking news category, Manchester United aren’t going to be signing Carlos Tevez permanently, but he may well have already agreed a move to a new destination [...]
Continue reading...Learning from history: How Benitez must avoid the mistakes made by Houllier
Monday, May 18, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Owen angry at Express train
Friday, May 15, 2009
It’s a bad day to be the Daily Express, as they’ve angered little Mike. The paper has ticked off the smaller Michael (Owen, not Ashley) on Tyneside by creating a story claiming that the striker is ready to retire from the game at the end of the season and take up a new career as [...]
Continue reading...Football transfer rumours: Ronaldinho to Man City?
Friday, May 15, 2009
Today’s rumours think play-off defeats plus 1664 do not a happy Mill make The Mill is usually a snout, a grass, a squealer, reporting the tittle-tattle of others and rarely breaks sweat, never mind stories. But we have one exclusive this morning, straight from the mouth of Jermaine Beckford, lamenting his lame Berbatov-esque penalty in Leeds’ [...]
Continue reading...Perez dreams of Galácticos return to the Bernabéu
Friday, May 15, 2009
Former Real Madrid player Steve McManaman called it the “Disneyfication of Real Madrid”; others scoffed at the idea as a bad science experiment gone wrong. If there was ever a time where football was at its peak of absurdity, this was most definitely the time. Los Galacticos. The mere mention of the two words together conjure [...]
Continue reading...End of an era for Reading but Coppell walks away with his pride intact
Friday, May 15, 2009
Steve Coppell’s face, notable for giving little away, told it all. His Reading side had spent the best part of an hour of this Play-Off semi final bossing an inferior Burnley outfit as they searched for the all-important, tie-levelling, goal, And then conceded two sucker punches. That those sucker punches were of the most stunning [...]
Continue reading...Big men step up to the plate as Newcastle wrestle free
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
St James’ Park didn’t know what to think. Michael Owen did, but he knew he better not say. The captain’s armband had already passed to Nicky Butt by the time the fourth official’s board went up. Newcastle’s skipper’s number was on it. Their former skipper’s, and current manager’s, number was the one to replace him. [...]
Continue reading...Transfer Rumors (11 May 09): Spurs enter race for Manchester United’s Tevez, Arsenal want Russian striker Pogrebnyak, Valencia’s Silva in Juventus negotiations, and more
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
It’s a new week, and we’ve got a fresh batch of transfer news and rumors from around Europe. We’ve got tidbits from England, Italy, and Germany in today’s roundup, with names big, medium, and small all being linked with moves from here to there. England Tottenham Enter Race for Tevez Tottenham have joined the queue of teams [...]
Continue reading...Transfer Rumors (10 May 09) – Liverpool to sign Eredivisie star Pranjic, Celtic target Newcastle’s Owen, Barcelona star Xavi staying put, and more
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Another day, another several notable names linked with moves as the start of the summer transfer window edges closer by the day. Which rumors are worth buying, and which would should you throw out with the weekend trash? England Liverpool’s Alonso a Manchester City Target? Manchester City are set to make a bid for Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso, [...]
Continue reading...Transfer Rumors (08 May 09): Manchester City not interested in Real’s Raul, Bayern’s Ribery prefers Real over Manchester United, Carew wants Norway teammate Hangeland at Villa, and more
Sunday, May 10, 2009
In today’s transfer news and rumors roundup, we’ve got rumors from England, Spain, Italy, and France to grab your attention. Some big names could be on the move, and a few could be staying put — even though the press wants us to think otherwise! England Raul Not on Manchester City’s Radar Manchester City are likely going [...]
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Monday, June 22, 2009
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