Two of Europe’s big names, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain picked up their first league wins of the season, while Manchester United needed two goals in the last four minutes to win at Sunderland. Elsewhere Bayern Munich flexed their muscles in Germany, thrashing Stuttgart 6-1. Here is a recap of the action across Europe this […]
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Andrés Iniesta has been named the winner of the 2011/12 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, finishing ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in an extremely close vote. Iniesta received 19 votes while Messi and Ronaldo both picked up 17 votes. The Barcelona midfielder, who helped Spain defend their European Championship title this summer, […]
I am not a big fan of this August international break. It seems really strange that with leagues across Europe kicking off this weekend, that players would be away all week on international duty. But with World Cup qualifying beginning in September, this will be the last opportunities for teams to test out new players […]
A mid-year review of transfers from FIFA today shows that worldwide transfer spending fell by more than one-third in the first six months of the year, as the world’s economic crisis finally impacts soccer. On a daily basis we are bombarded about the global financial crisis and unmanageable debt loads and the trickle down effect […]
Spain remain on course to become the first country to win three titles in succession after they beat Portugal 4-2 on penalties last night after a drab 0-0 semi-final. The World Cup holders will defend their Euro title against Germany or Italy on Sunday after a dramatic penalty shootout triumph over Portugal. Cesc Fabregas’ winning […]
Bayern Munich have jumped into the Pep Guardiola sweepstakes after Bayern general manager Christian Nerlinger is reported to have held talks with Guardiola’s agent. Guardiola is arguably the best manager in the world after guiding Barcelonia to 13 tiles in four years including three La Liga titles and two Champions League triumphs. Guardiola is on […]
Last night Bayern Munich played the Dutch national team in a friendly in Munich. Ironically, the game was set-up as compensation for Arjen Robben getting injured while playing for Holland. I say ironically as the Bayern fans vented their frustration at Robben’s penalty miss in the Champions League final against Chelsea on Saturday by repeatedly […]
Manchester United have been named the most valuable football club in the world for the eight consecutive year by Forbes. United are also ranked as the most valuable team in any sport, worth $2.24billion (£1.4bn), $385million more than baseball’s New York Yankees and the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Arsenal are fourth on the list, worth 1.29billion […]
Real Madrid’s winning run was halted in dramatic fashion on Sunday as FC Barcelona were gifted a flicker of hope in the Liga race. While Madrid faltered, Manchester United and Bayern Munich both recorded big wins, the English champions moving four points clear and Bayern rattling in another six goals to keep the pressure on […]