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 […]
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Finally it appears that David Moyes and Manchester United have decided to tap into Sir Alex Ferguson’s rolodex and his personal relationships to fix a transfer process that is obviously not working. Despite being linked with a host of big names for 1 1/2 transfer windows now, United manager David Moyes and CEO Ed Woodward […]
In another interesting weekend of soccer, a draw between Spain’s leading duo played into Real Madrid’s hands, while Paris Saint-Germain stretched their lead in France, Juventus won again and Manchester City moved to top of the Premier League. Spain In a defensive masterpiece Atlético Madrid and Barcelona played out a 0-0 draw in the Estádio […]
According to reports out of France, mega-rich Paris Saint-Germain are seriously looking into the possibility of a world record move for Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi. According to Le Parisien, the relationship between Messi and Barcelona is not good at the moment and that the forward is unhappy with Javier Faus’ comments about his […]
Two goals from Edinson Cavani was enough to knock holders Saint-Etienne out of the French Cup last night, as PSG prevailed 2-1 in extra-time in their Last 16 clash. Cavani has been one of the signings of the summer, scoring 18 times in 23 games for PSG this season, gave the French champions the lead […]
I continue to see reports in the French press that Paris Saint-Germain desperately want Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. PSG have been heavily linked with the young French star for months now, and L’Equipe believes that Juve’s exit from the Champions League will put added pressure on them to sell the former Manchester United player. According […]
Paris Saint-Germain failed to equal the record for their longest unbeaten run in france’s top flight as they suffered a shock 2-0 defeat away to Evian. With Lille winning on Tuesday, PSG;s gap at the top of Ligue 1 is down to only one point. Youngster Clarck Nsikulu put Evian in front at the end […]
Monaco’s sporting director Vadim Vasilyev says that Radamel Falcao “won’t leave in January” despite persistent speculation linking him with a big money move to Chelsea or Real Madrid. Falcao only joined Monaco in the summer from Atletico Madrid and Vasilyev told RMC: “He’s very happy here. He feels really good in Monaco. Actually, we dined […]