This upcoming season in Spain promises to be an exciting one with FC Barcelona aiming to dethrone the two-time defending champion’s Real Madrid. Last season Madrid ended up finishing 18 points ahead of third-place Barcelona and the two games this season will go a long way to seeing if the new Barcelona can close the […]
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Deciding to go with countrymen Kaka and Alexandre Pato versus Elano and Jo, Ronaldinho has signed with A.C. Milan upon completion of a physical. His contract runs through 2011. Barcelona noted that the San Siro outfit will pay $33.4 million for the Brazilian playmaker. Obviously, A.C. Milan felt that the transfer fee was needed to […]
Beleaguered ex-Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras has made a permanent move to SPL side Celtic. The 23-year-old Greek international joined City for £6million in January 2006 yet failed to find his niche with the Premiership club. Also from the Manchester City front, boss Mark Hughes will move his attention toward acquiring several more players to […]
On the eve of the transfer period, European clubs begin to maneuver for their primary and secondary targets. Here are several questions to consider: 1. Will Cristiano Ronaldo stay or will he go? All signs point to the Manchester United star moving to Real Madrid. Will the Spanish outfit be able to come up with enough […]
Here is a quick look at some of the results from four of the top leagues in Europe on Saturday. La Liga: Real Murcia 3-5 Barcelona The Catalan club ended the season on a high note after their recent embarrassment at the hands of Real Madrid. Goals from Samuel Eto’o (23’), Thierry Henry (26’), and […]
Eurosport has just released its inaugural European Power Ranking and Manchester United are on top. Intern Milan had led these rankings for much of the season but have dropped to fourth place after their recent stumbles is Serie A. Europsport uses a mathematical formula based on based on points per game in domestic league and […]
With their 31st league championship already secured, Real Madrid wasted no time with their complete 4-1 victory over nemesis FC Barcelona at Bernabéu. This latest installment of the Spanish El Clásico ended early on with two goals from Real Madrid in the first twenty minutes. Barcelona’s loss dooms the Catalan club to third place in […]
Arsenal over Liverpool This is a tough draw for both teams who will play each other a few times between match ups in the Champions League. This is a classic match up of European soccer vs. Premier League soccer, as Liverpool always performs well in European play, while Arsenal always battles for the Premier League […]