FC Barcelona has been destroying teams on two continents this pre-season and after watching them against Chivas of Guadalajara and New York Red Bulls I am wondering whether they are that good, or the competition they are playing is that bad? In its first five pre-season games Barcelona scored 25 goals while conceding 6. And […]
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 […]
April Date: Saturday, 4 April 2009 Bolton Wanderers vs. Middlesbrough – Date: Saturday, 11 April 2009 Middlesbrough vs. Hull City – Date: Saturday, 18 April 2009 Middlesbrough vs. Fulham – Date: Saturday, 25 April 2009 Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough – May Date: Saturday, 2 May 2009 Middlesbrough vs. Manchester United – Date: Saturday, 9 May 2009 […]
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 […]
Anyone who has watched Glasgow Rangers play this pre-season was not shocked by the 2-1 loss in Lithuania to FBK Kaunas. Less than three months after appearing in the UEFA Cup Final in Manchester, Rangers are now out of Europe until next year. The defeat means that Rangers will miss out on £12m, which they […]