Monaco have taken back a contract offer to former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes after he failed a medical at the club. Valdes was expected to join the Ligue 1 outfit this summer after leaving Barcelona upon the end of his contract, but Mundo Deportivo has reported Vadim Vasilyev as telling a Press conference that the […]
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It would be the blockbuster deal of the summer if it is true. According to BeIN Sports, Monaco striker Radamel Falcao has agreed to move to Real Madrid and that the deal will be announced once the World Cup finishes. Falcao was not happy with life in Ligue 1, and according to the Spanish newspaper […]
According to the Italian newspaper Tuttosport, Manchester United have made a record breaking £56 million bid for Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani. The 27-year-old Uruguay striker only joined PSG last summer from Napoli for around £55m, but he is believed to be unhappy at playing second fiddle to superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. United’s interest in […]
I happen to think that there is more than a grain of truth to Zlatan Ibrahimovic comments that “jealous” rival European clubs put pressure on UEFA to use financial fair play to hold back Paris Saint-Germain. Ibra helped set a new points total in Ligue 1 last season and they were just a late Demba […]
This was not a good weekend for Michel Platini and Uefa’s Financial Fair Play as both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain wrapped up their domestic titles. City and PSG are the poster child’s for why Platini wants FFP, but what does he say to those teams fans as City wrapped up their second title in […]
The title races in both Spain and England look like they will come down to the final weeks of the season after wins for the top three in both countries left Liverpool and Atlético Madrid still holding narrow leads. England Two more penalties for Steven Gerrard penalties helped Liverpool beat West Ham 2-1 and lifted […]
Real Madrid eased towards a fourth consecutive Champions League semi-final as Cristiano Ronaldo equalled another goalscoring record in their 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund at the Bernabeu. Looking to avenge their last-four defeat at the hands of the Germans last season, the Spanish giants flew out of the traps and were ahead within three minutes […]
The interesting tweet from @giggs_boson over the weekend that shows the average number of academy players used in starting 11 this season in the top 5 leagues. Arsenal leads the Premier League with 3.9 players per game. Not a big surprise to see that Barcelona’s starting line-up this season has contained just over seven players from […]