Cristiano Ronaldo made a disappointingly low-key home debut for Real Madrid against Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad in their Peace Cup match at the Bernabeu on Sunday. Around 80,000 had packed the stadium for the Portuguese winger’s glitzy presentation this month but the massive arena in the Spanish capital was only about a third full […]
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has explained his reason for selling Zlatan Ibrahimovic, claiming the Swede wanted to join Barcelona. Ibrahimovic has been Inter’s best player since joining the club in 2006 and many fans were dismayed that the Italian champions would let the top goalscorer in last season’s Serie A leave the club. But […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be the happiest man alive once he has completed his move to Barcelona from Internazionale, the Swedish striker said. Ibrahimovic arrived in the Catalan capital and was due to undergo a medical on Monday before signing his new contract with the European champions. Inter have agreed to swap Ibrahimovic for Barca’s Cameroon […]
Real Zaragoza have continued to strengthen their squad ahead of their return to La Liga after reaching an agreement to sign Ikechukwu Uche from Getafe. Uche joins Jermaine Pennant and goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo as Zaragoza’s third signing of the summer. A club statement read: “Real Zaragoza, Getafe and Uche have arrived at a principle […]
Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle with Internazionale’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the striker to sign for the European champions. “There are agreements in principle with the player and with Inter and the documents are being drawn up,” Barcelona’s sporting directo Begiristain told Barca TV. He added that only a few details remained to be […]
Sampdoria sporting director Beppe Marotta has said that his club would consider making a move for former Internazionale striker Adriano if he was interested in returning to Serie A. Adriano is currently playing in his native Brazil with Flamengo, but Sampdoria would be interested in speaking to the striker who went AWOL from Inter. “We […]
Meanwhile, Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano has all but given up hope of being able to make his dream move to AC Milan this summer. The Rossoneri have so far failed to stump up the necessary fee to secure the services of the 28-year-old Brazil international, whose agent, Jose Fuentes, is fearing the worst. He commented: […]
Clarence Goodson and Kenny Cooper each scored to give the Americans a 2-0 victory over Honduras on Thursday night and a spot in their third straight CONCACAF Gold Cup final. It was the U.S. team’s third win over Honduras in less than seven weeks, and the second at Soldier Field. The Americans, winners of the […]