The Premier League kicked off its 2012-13 season with both Swansea and Fulham winning big, while it was a disappointing first game in charge for Brendan Rodgers of Liverpool. Swansea City midfielder Michu scored a goal in each half on his Premier League debut as the Swans thumped Queens Park Rangers 5-0 at Loftus Road. […]
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A wonderful strike from substitute Jermain Defoe has given England a 2-1 victory over Italy in their friendly international in Berne. England are still unbeaten in 90 minutes under Roh Hodgson and he was happy with his sides performance tonight, especially coming back from Daniele De Rossi’s 15th minute header. “I don’t think there was […]
I am not a big fan of this August international break. It seems really strange that with leagues across Europe kicking off this weekend, that players would be away all week on international duty. But with World Cup qualifying beginning in September, this will be the last opportunities for teams to test out new players […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola has been trying to defend his clients huge money move to Qatari-backed Paris Saint-Germain as the deal continues to draw criticism throughout France. New France president Francois Hollande was critical of Ibra’s transfer last week saying: “There are teams who manage to win, even in professional sport… without necessarily having very […]
A mid-year review of transfers from FIFA today shows that worldwide transfer spending fell by more than one-third in the first six months of the year, as the world’s economic crisis finally impacts soccer. On a daily basis we are bombarded about the global financial crisis and unmanageable debt loads and the trickle down effect […]
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is reportedly willing to swallow his pride and offer Brazilian midfielder, Kaka for a reduced price of roughly €10 million, a €55 million loss after buying the player from AC Milan in 2009 for €65 million. Manager Jose Mourinho spoke to the player and told the Brazilian that he will […]
Huge news out of Italy as Sky Italia are reporting that AC Milan has accepted Paris Saint-Germain’s €65 million offer for Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. With an agreement over a transfer fee seemingly struck between the two clubs, now PSG needs to reach agreements with the two players, something that they have struggled doing […]
It was a historic day in Scottish football today as Rangers were voted out of the Scottish Premier League, and will play next season in the Scottish First Division or into the Scottish Third Division alongside semi-professional clubs. It will be new territory for Rangers and their fans as the club, formed in 1872 has […]