Barcelona coach, Tata Martino, spoke to the press before today’s much anticipated Supercopa second leg tie against Atletico Madrid, with the score at 1-1 from the first leg. Here are some of his comments: Signing a striker? We’re the same as we were on the first day and we’re happy with the squad we’ve got. As […]

A massive boost for Inter Milan in the era of Financial Fair Play as they have signed a new 10-year agreement with Nike that will pay the club roughly net €200m. “Inter and Nike have renewed their sponsorship agreement for a further 10 years, a deal that will take the companies’ partnership past the 25-year […]

The first meeting of the season between Premier League contenders failed to live up to the hype as Manchester United and Chelsea played out a scoreless draw at Old Trafford. Both team’s lineups contained surprises. David Moyes started Wayne Rooney, who has been the subject of two Chelsea bids this summer, while Jose Mourinho played […]

Cardiff City pulled off the first major upset of the Premier League season as they beat Manchester City 3-2. Fraizer Campbell was the match-winner, scoring twice in the last 11 minutes to give Malky Mackay’s men victory after Aron Gunnarsson had cancelled out Edin Dzeko’s fine 52nd-minute opener for Manchester City. It was Cardiff’s first […]

With more than a little bit of hubris, Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino has said that Real Madrid’s impending world-record deal for Gareth Bale shows a “lack of respect” given the current economic climate. When asked about a prospective €100 million deal for the Tottenham player Martino said: “Bale is an excellent player but the rumoured […]

Bayern Munich are unbeaten in the Bundesliga this season, but they still find themselves third in the table, behind leaders Borussia Dortmund and second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, albeit on goal difference. Bayern comfortable beat Nuremberg 2-0 today. Franck Ribery’s header in the 69th minute broke the deadlock before Arjen Robben wrapped up all three points with […]

Lukas Podolski scored two goals as Arsenal picked their first league win of the season, while Liverpool have won their first two games for the first time in five years. Arsene Wenger’s side were heavily criticized after last weekends home by Aston Villa, but a 3-0 win in midweek against Fenerbahce gave them some momentum […]

Details are coming out on bits and pieces of the impending arrival of Gareth Bale in Madrid. Bale is expected to cost Real Madrid a world record €99m. Preparations are under way in the Santiago Bernabéu directors’ box for the unveiling of Bale tomorrow. Although Real Madrid are yet to confirm a deal for the […]