Summer signing Neymar and new manager Gerardo Martino got their first taste of the Camp Nou on Friday as Barcelona defeated Santos 8-0 to lift the Joan Gamper trophy. Martino named a strong side on his own home debut as the club’s new boss with the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Serio Busquets and Dani […]
Premier League
Arsene Wenger has is not amused with Real Madrid’s spending this summer and has branded Gareth Bale’s proposed £105million move to the Spanish giants a “joke.” The Arsenal manager says Real Madrid’s world-record pursuit of the Tottenham makes a mockery of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations, although the cynic will say that at least Madrid […]
Oscar and Eden Hazard scored first-half goals as Chelsea beat Inter Milan 2-0 last night in their Guinness International Champions Cup quarterfinal. Chelsea will now meet AC Milan in the semi-finals next week while Inter will play Valencia. Chelsea are undefeated under Jose Mourinho this preseason and has his side looking like title contenders this […]
Reports from Spain say that Tottenham Hotspur have agreed to sell Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for a mind-boggling 120 million euros. According to Marca, it is unsure whether this is an all-cash deal or whether any Real players in the deal as makeweights. Spurs manager André Villas-Boas is reported to want Fabio Coentrao, with […]
The transfer market has gone crazy this summer with some ridiculous valuations being placed on players. I mean Edinson Cavani is a nice player, but £55m for him is far too much. And don’t get me started on the reported £85m bid for Gareth Bale that Spurs have turned down. Are you kidding me? Take […]
Neymar made his long awaited debut for Barcelona tonight in a friendly against Lechia Gdansk. The Brazilian superstar came on in the 78th minute, replacing Alexis Sanchez. In his 15 minutes, Neymar completed five passes, lost possession twice and drew four free kicks, one of which saw Oualembo get booked. Neymar has been criticized for […]
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has taken a departing shot at Brendan Rodgers, saying he was “disappointed” that Liverpool agreed to loan him to Napoli without telling him first. In a letter to Liverpool fans, Reina said he had wanted to stay at Liverpool once a move to Barcelona fell through: “It’s only natural I’d be […]
While Arsenal get ready to make their third offer for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, a reported £42.5m, Arsene Wenger is telling Arsenal fans not to expect a deal to be completed soon: “We are ready to do quick deals but all the transfers do not depend only on us,” said Wenger, quoted in the Daily […]
According to Goal.com, Cesc Fabregas will meet with new Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino in the next 48 hours as he seeks assurances over his future at Camp Nou. The Manchester United target wants to clarify his position with Martino ahead of publicly announcing his intentions this summer, with Barcelona having already rejected two bids for […]