The Bundesliga title race keeps getting more interesting each week. Yesterday, the chasing pack of Schalke and Borussia Mochengladbach who were just a point behind leaders Bayern heading into this weekend’s games were both held to draws that saw them lose ground in the title race.
However, the shock result of the weekend was Bayern’s 1-1 home draw with Hamburg. The result sees Dortmund pip them to 1st place after a 2-0 win over Nurnberg.
Speaking after the match, an unhappy Heynckes expressed displeasure with the result. Read more... (320 words, 1 image, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)
by David on February 3, 2012
For the second time, Chelsea‘s John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. The English Football Association confirmed that Terry was informed of the decision by FA chairman David Bernstein in a phone call Friday morning.
Terry is due to stand trial in July over racial abuse allegations after an incident with QPR’s Anton Ferdinand and there has been mounting pressure within England to remove Terry as England’s captain ahead of this summer’s Euro 2012 competition
The FA released a statement on their web site which read: Read more... (363 words, 1 image, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)
Brazilian club Santos on Friday turned down an €8 million bid from Portuguese club FC Porto for their midfield wizard Paulo Henrique Ganso. However, what seems to be rubbing people the wrong way is club president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro’s comments where he labelled Porto’s bid as comical and that it should have at least contained an extra zero for Santos to consider it.
Speaking to Arena SporTV, Luis Alvaro Ribeiro was quoted as saying that proposals like Porto’s were tragic.
“We have no interest in opening talks with what was offered,” Ribeiro said.
“Proposals like these are comical, not to say tragic. Read more... (377 words, 1 image, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)
The race for the Bundesliga title is getting very interesting with each passing week as Bayern Muinch, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke all notched up wins to ensure that there was no let up in the league standings.
All three teams are level on 40 points with fourth place Borussia Mochengladabch only a point behind. Though Bayern remain top on goal difference, the pressure on Jupp Heynckes is not about to die out soon.
With such competition, it is no wonder that the Bundesliga is the most watched league in the world. That said, Bayern’s 2-0 home win Wolfsburg was thanks in part to top scorer Mario Gomez who scored in the 17 minute to ease tense nerves in the stadium. Read more... (392 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)
Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich angered their supporters yesterday with news that they would be making a spectacular signing before the transfer window closed only for the fans to later find out that it was a marketing gimmick.
Apparently, Bayern was trying to gain interest for their new app by creating intense speculation as to who the signing would be. The club invited its supporters to go onto their official Facebook fan page and watch as the deal unfolded but were greatly disappointed to learn when an envelope with their own profile picture emerged. Users also saw their own name on the back of a number 8 shirt. Read more... (365 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
Call it luck or destiny, one thing is for sure Alexandre Pato’s 100th minute winner for AC Milan against Novara in the Coppa Italia yesterday definitely left Milan VP Adriano Galliani red in the face.
After trying to sell Pato against his wishes to French club PSG in order to sign Man City want away striker Carlos Tevez failed, the 67 year old has taken a rather low key approach to the club’s functions in the past couple of days.
I do not blame him though, after making a comment like the one below, i would also take some time out of the spotlight. Read more... (327 words, 1 image, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)
Very interesting news emerging from Paris. PSG Coach Carlo Ancelotti is claiming that he has been offered Chelsea striker Fernando Torres. Of course Chelsea have maintained that Torres is not for sale so there is a very high likelihood that the deal won’t go through.
That said, with notable Chelsea strikers Drogba and Kalou having linked up with their national side for the African Cup of Nations, Torres has been gifted the perfect opportunity to prove himself.
Meanwhile, Speaking to Gazetta dello Sport, Ancelotti revealed that he had a lot of players to pick from in this transfer window, Torres being one of them. Read more... (451 words, 1 image, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)
So with Real Madrid and Barcelona scheduled to meet tomorrow at the Bernabeu for their first leg Copa Del Rey quarterfinal fixture, attention is already starting to get centred around the Messi – Ronaldo debate.
Truth be said, although the debate is starting to get boring, it will be interesting to see how Ronaldo responds to his critics and the world player of the year. It’s funny how everyone is quick to criticise Ronaldo when he is not scoring but are very slow to praise him when he is banging goals left, right and centre. Read more... (317 words, 1 image, estimated 1:16 mins reading time)
AC Milan have officially ended their pursuit of Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez after their bid worth more than €20 million was turned down by the club yesterday.
Milan vice president Adriano Galliani confirmed that talks had broken down saying that City were holding out for €35 million which for Milan is too pricey. However, i am sure what shocked many was Galliani’s remarks when he revealed that for Tevez to have joined Milan Pato would have to leave.
“Pato has decided to stay, so Tevez will not come,” Galliani told Sky Sports Italia. Read more... (364 words, 1 image, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)
Ok we know Balotelli is good, but definitely not worth the £60 million price tag his agent has tagged him with. I had already started warming myself up to Balotelli, probably thinking that his attitude was just a phase he was going through, however with an agent as obnoxious as Mino Raiola, it is not hard to see where Balo gets his attitude from.
The irony is that AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent also happens to be Raiola. Its not surprising then to find that Ibra not only has an attitude but is one of the players with the biggest ego in the game. Read more... (357 words, 1 image, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)
