FC Barcelona sent out an ominous warning as they began their Liga defence with a 7-0 defeat of Levante before Real Madrid posted a 2-1 comeback victory at home to Real Betis. New Barça coach Gerardo Martino only had to wait three minutes for his team’s first goal of the campaign courtesy of Alexis Sánchez. […]
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The Daily Mail is reporting that David Luiz has dopped a transfer bombshell on Chelsea, just a week before the season starts. Luiz’s agent met with Chelsea officials and reportedly told them that he wants to move to Barcelona, according to reports in Spain. Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo today claims Barcelona’s initial bid of £25m […]
Lionel Messi, Franck Ribéry and Cristiano Ronaldo have been shortlisted for the 2012/13 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. The three came top in a poll of journalists from each of UEFA’s member national associations, with the overall winner to be announced on 29 August. Ribéry, who has to be the favorite, helped Bayern Munich […]
Interesting tactics from Real Madrid today in regards to the contract situation of Cristiano Ronaldo. Reports out of Spain, including the teams mouthpiece Marca, claim that Ronaldio has agreed to a new contract that will keep him with the Spanish giants until 2018 and will pay him a salary of €17 million net for each […]
Summer signing Neymar and new manager Gerardo Martino got their first taste of the Camp Nou on Friday as Barcelona defeated Santos 8-0 to lift the Joan Gamper trophy. Martino named a strong side on his own home debut as the club’s new boss with the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Serio Busquets and Dani […]
Arsene Wenger has is not amused with Real Madrid’s spending this summer and has branded Gareth Bale’s proposed £105million move to the Spanish giants a “joke.” The Arsenal manager says Real Madrid’s world-record pursuit of the Tottenham makes a mockery of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations, although the cynic will say that at least Madrid […]
Karim Benzema scored a pair of second-half goals to lead Spanish soccer power Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday night. Real Madrid was too talented for the Galaxy, as Ronaldo had multiple chances to score early in the match. A cross from DiMaria found Ronaldo in the sixth […]
Reports from Spain say that Tottenham Hotspur have agreed to sell Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for a mind-boggling 120 million euros. According to Marca, it is unsure whether this is an all-cash deal or whether any Real players in the deal as makeweights. Spurs manager André Villas-Boas is reported to want Fabio Coentrao, with […]
Neymar made his long awaited debut for Barcelona tonight in a friendly against Lechia Gdansk. The Brazilian superstar came on in the 78th minute, replacing Alexis Sanchez. In his 15 minutes, Neymar completed five passes, lost possession twice and drew four free kicks, one of which saw Oualembo get booked. Neymar has been criticized for […]