A nine-man Real Madrid rallied to beat Valencia 4-2 and lift the Spanish Supercup 6-5 on aggregate on Sunday. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Sergio Ramos, Ruben De La Red and Gonzalo Higuain scored for Madrid, which had midfielder Rafael van der Vaart ejected in the 39th minute and striker Ruud van Nistelrooy in the 73rd. Valencia’s […]
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FC Barcelona has been destroying teams on two continents this pre-season and after watching them against Chivas of Guadalajara and New York Red Bulls I am wondering whether they are that good, or the competition they are playing is that bad? In its first five pre-season games Barcelona scored 25 goals while conceding 6. And […]
The La Liga outfit now sports four Dutch internationals after today’s official announcement concerning the acquisition of midfielder Rafael van der Vaart. The 25-year-old has penned a five-year contract. Along with winger Arjen Robben, forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, midfielder Wesley Sneijder, and youngster Royston Drenthe, Real Madrid looks prepared to field an Oranje-centric squad. Sneijder, […]
Before heading to the U.S to play CD Guadalajara in Chicago and the Red Bulls in New York Barcelona stopped in Scotland for two pre-season friendlies. First Barca opened up by thrashing Hibs 6-0 at Murrayfield, giving new Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola his first victory.An Eidur Gudjohnsen double and goals from Lionel Messi and Pedro […]
Simao, the portugal midfielder, completed a 4-year contract with Athletico Madrid, leaving Portugal’s benefica. Benefica reported that the deal was worth a whopping 27.3 million (2o million euros). Benefica is also holding the option to take 2 players from the Athletico Madrid side. Simao seemed very happy with the move. ” I chose a move […]
Brazilian superstar, Roberto Carlos, signed a 2-year deal with Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce, the current Turkey champions. Fans gathered to watch the signing in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. Fenerbahce fans came to greet Roberto Carlos at the airport at midnight. Roberto Carlos was greeted by hundreds of Fenerbahce fans at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport at midnight. He […]
Thierry Henry, the former striker for Arsenal, scored in his debut for Barcelona leading them to a win 1 – 0 win over Dundee United. Thierry Henry came in as a substitute for the international star, Samuel Eto’o, at halftime. Henry was awarded a penalty kick in the final minutes of the game. He took […]
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 […]
The English Premier League is riding high as the top football league in the world. Last season saw two Premier League teams playing in the Champions League Final for the first time and the League continues to attract new investors from overseas, while enjoying a massive television contract. This summer English teams seem more interested […]