Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has already gone on record as saying that he wants to target the quadruple this season. The quadruple being the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup. Manchester united coach Alex Ferguson has not been as brash, but with seven potential trophies this year, Fergie could well do […]
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Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov appears keen to remain in London which could force Sir Alex to mount a bid for Ajax star Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. Spurs were ready to accept United’s beefed up bid which was reported at £28m; however, the 27-year-old Bulgarian made it known that he wanted to wait to move till manager Juande […]
Premiership side Blackburn Rovers have agreed to terms with Roque Santa Cruz’s little brother Julio. The 18-year-old forward comes to Rovers via Paraguay and upon international clearance will sign a three-year contract with the club. Julio enjoyed two trials with Blackburn before agreeing to terms. The move further shores up Blackburn’s chances to retain last […]
Christano Ronaldo finally broke his media silence on Wednesday and said that he was staying at Old Trafford for at least one more season. Ronaldo was quoted in the Spanish paper Publico as saying: “Sir Alex Ferguson heard my arguments, I heard his and, in fact, it was settled that the best for both parties […]
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, […]
With the Premier League transfer season inching toward the final month of player movement, clubs have begun to make final adjustments heading into the 2008-2009 campaign. Saturday saw former Tottenham Hotspur defender Pascal Chimbonda move to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. Chimbonda, who can play any of the back four positions, will more than likely […]
Real Madrid star Wesley Sneijder is not impressed by his teams pursuit of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo. Real are the current La Liga champions and Sneijder doesn’t think that they need Ronaldo. “To me this Madrid side doesn’t need to make signings. We’ve been very solid and the team has improved. This squad is […]
Two months after winning the Champions League final in Moscow it has been anything but a quiet summer at Old Trafford. With the long-running Ronaldo soap-opera plus assistant coach Carlos Queiroz leaving to take over at Portugal Sir Alex Ferguson has seen his pres-season plans thrown into turmoil. With United returning almost everyone from last […]