Stoke City says it has reached an agreement to acquire midfielder Brek Shea from Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas for a reported £3.8m ($6m). At $6m, that would make the Shea deal the second largest transfer fee MLS has ever received. The only one bigger would have been Jozy Altidore’s move to Villareal, which fetched […]
Premier League
Manchester City missed the chance to go within two points of Premier League leaders Manchester United as they were held 0-0 at bottom side Queens Park Rangers tonight. City were looking to pile the pressure on United ahead of their game against Southampton on Wednesday, but the champions could not find a way through at […]
It will either be the bargain of the decade or a colossal waste of money, but AC Milan and Manchester City have agreed a transfer fee of £17m for Mario Balotelli. The deal has been confirmed on Milan Channel, the official club television channel, and he will have his medical on Wednesday. “Mario arrives tomorrow!!!” […]
The Daily Mail is reporting that Bayern Munich will give Pep Guardiola a £240m transfer kitty this summer. According to the French newspaper L’Equipe, Guardiola’s two top targets are Liverpool’s Luis Suarez, and Atletico Madrid’s striker Radamel Falcao. Suarez is contracted to Anfield until 2018 and would reportedly cost approximately £40m. Falcao would cost closer […]
There is a French revolution underway in England and it is happening in Newcastle of all places. The latest French star to move to Tyneside is Moussa Sissoko, who Newcastle signed from Toulouse last week. Sissoko is the fifth French player to join Newcastle in the January transfer window, joining Yoan Gouffran, Massadio Haidara and […]
Davide Ballardini begin his second tenure as Genoa coach with an impressive result as he saw his side hold Serie A leaders Juventus to a 1-1 draw in Turin. Juve controlled the first half, but it took until the 54th minute for the breakthrough to arrive. An excellent run from the tireless Stephan Lichtsteiner down […]
Real Madrid has signed Diego López to cover for the injured Iker Casillas. Casillas is expected to be out for a minimum of six weeks meaning he will miss the upcoming Copa del Rey semi-finals against Barcelona and at least the first leg of the Champions League Last 16 clash with Manchester United. Madrid have […]
Real Madrid retained its title as the biggest club financially in the world as a new Deloitte report showed that the combined revenues of Europe’s top 20 clubs exceeded €4.8b in 2011-12, a 10% rise from the previous season’s top 20. In a clear indication that Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules will not work, the […]
Multiple reports from the UK that Wilfried Zaha will undergo a medical with Manchester United in the next 48 hours before completing a £15m move from Crystal Palace. The 20-year-old forward has agreed a five-and-a-half year deal but will be loaned back to Palace until the summer. United will pay £10m up front, with the […]