Intriguing comments from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez that Gareth Bale is NOT the world’s most expensive player, confirming that Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer fee was higher. Speaking on Intereconomia television, Perez was asked by an interviewer if Gareth Bale had been insured for £78m. He replied: “Yes, sure. It’s a life insurance, against accidents. Bale […]
Premier League
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes says that the revolution taking place in Monaco would be a tempting destination for him when he leaves Barcelona on a Bosman at the end of the season. Valdes almost joined Monaco this past summer, but the Lique 1 side and Barcelona could not agree on a transfer fee. But it […]
Love this story. Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has hit out at the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play regulations saying that it doesn’t let small teams compete. Speaking at the Leaders in Football conference last month Buck said: “The problem we have identified with Financial Fair Play is that it goes a long way to preserving […]
Conflicting stories out of Spain on the health of Gareth Bale. Real Madrid’s mouthpiece, Marca has published a story saying that world-record signing Bale has a slipped disc in his back. The Marca story claimed that: Gareth Bale has a slipped disc on the L5 -S1 vertebrae and a bulge on the L4 -L5. This […]
According to Carlos Mendoza, the President of the Association for Madrid’s Values, Real Madrid’s debt is a massive €541m, not the €90m that the clubs president Florentino Perez claims. Mendoza was stopped from talking by Perez at the recent Madrid members meeting, but Perez could not stop him from talking to AS Sport. If you […]
Oh the irony of the comments from Wayne Rooney about how the arrival of Robin van Persie at Manchester United in August last year had fueled his desire to leave Old Trafford. Talking publicly for the first time since he tried to orchestrate a move to Chelsea this summer, Rooney said that he wanted to […]
Struggling Sunderland have hired Gus Poyet with the responsibility of securing their Premier League survival, announcing that they have appointed him as manager on a two-year contract. Poyet who previously worked at second-tier Brighton and Hove Albion, succeeds Paolo Di Canio, whose seven-month tenure left the north-east club at the foot of the table. Di […]
Jack Wilshere rescued a point for Arsenal at West Brom to send them level with Liverpool at the Premier League summit, but a thrilling match might easily have gone either way. The Baggies, fresh from downing Manchester United last weekend, had ample opportunity to extend their lead after Claudio Yacob headed home a Morgan Amalfitano […]
Two first-half goals from captain Francesco Totti helped AS Roma beat Inter Milan 3-0 and extend their perfect start to the Serie A season. Totti has been in scintillating form so far this term, notching a goal and six assists before this contest, and he steered his Roma team to a seventh straight victory. The […]