Really surprised to hear that Brad Friedel has extended his contract with Tottenham Hotspur until 2014. The 41-year-old Friedel started the season as the first-choice goalkeeper at White Hart Lane but has since lost his place in the side to close-season signing Hugo Lloris, the France international. Fridel was playing brilliant before he was replaced […]
Premier League
It was only 18 months ago that Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder was linked with a £25m move to Manchester United. That move fell apart reportedly due to Sneijder’s high wage demands and it looks like Spurs are about to capitalize. Sneijder, who has not played since September, has been involved in a pay dispute […]
The results of an online survey by Marca.com are pretty clear, The Real Madrid fans have had enough of Jose Mourinho and they want him fired. Benching Casillas for the Málaga game on Saturday was the last straw for the Madridista. A question by over the weekend “Should Real Madrid sack Mourinho?” was answered by […]
It has been widely reported in Spain and Brazil that last season Barcelona reached an agreement to buy Neymar from Santos for €40 million. The Barcelona financial reports for last season show that they have already paid Santos at least €10 million for the Brazilian superstar. The agreement is structured so that Neymar could continue […]
Any faint hope that Real Madrid fans of retaining the La Liga title ended today as they lost 3-2 at Malaga. The defeat, combined with Barcelona’s early 3-1 win at Valladolid, means that Jose Mourinho’s side will enter the Christmas break an unbelievable 16 points behind Barca. For some strange reason, Mourinho dropped/rested Iker Casillas […]
It has been a little more difficult that many fans expected, but Paris Saint-Germain will ente the Ligue 1 winter break as league leaders after beating 10-man Brest on Friday, for their fourth successive win. PSG are three points ahead of Lyon and Marseille, but their superior goal difference of 24, compared to 13 and […]
I feel that I am living in some alternate universe these days. How else can you explain Arsenal agreeing to new deals with the likes of Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain? As if that was not crazy enough I see this quote from Arsene Wenger: “We have gone through a period where we had restricted […]
Shocking news out of Spain where Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova has stepped down with immediate effect after suffering a tumour relapse. Vilanova underwent a successful operation to remove a tumour found on his parotid gland, the largest of the human salivary glands, last November when he was Pep Guardiola’s number two. But the 44-year-old, who […]