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 […]
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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 […]
These are troubled times in Los Angeles as the flagship team the LA Galaxy has gone two months without a win. Ives Galarcep had written a couple of posts here and here about the state of the Galaxy as has SI’s Jonah Freedman here. Freedman reports that “A source close to Major League Soccer’s glamour […]
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 […]
Sir Alex can talk about winning the double this year but New England Revolution coach Steve Nichol is trying to do him one better by winning the triple. The first leg in the triple was the SuperLiga championship which New England won 3-2 last night in a penalty shoot-out with the Houston Dynamo. Houston had […]
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, […]
British teams got relatively easy draws in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round as Aston Villa will face Iceland’s Hafnarfjordur, while Manchester City and Queen of the South take on Danish clubs. Mark Hughes’s Manchester City side will take on Danish side FC Midtjylland while Queen of the South will play Nordsjalland. The two-legged second […]