Interesting comments from Sir Alex Ferguson that he believes that Jose Mourinho would be capable of stepping into his shoes at Manchester United, but he stopped short of saying he is the man who should replace him. I have long believed that Mourinho is the only manager with the ability, and ego, to replace a […]
Premier League
There were newspaper reports over the weekend suggesting that Arsenal are preparing a January bid for Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is a long-term admirer of the Spanish goalkeeper and had a £20 million offer for Reina rejected in 2010. But now it is said that Arsenal can get Reina for half […]
Barcelona opened up a six-point lead at the top of La Liga’s summit after Lionel Messi’s brace inspired a 5-1 rout of Athletic Bilbao, with Real Madrid then seeing off second-placed Atletico Madrid 2-0 in the late kick-off. Messi’s 83rd and 84th goals of the calendar year left the Argentina forward needing just one more […]
The draw for next summer’s Confederations Cup was made in Sao Paulo today and it set up some interesting matches. The Confederations Cup takes place in Brazil on 15-30 June 2013 when hosts Brazil line up in Group A with Japan, Mexico and Italy. While Spain, Uruguay and Tahiti will be joined in Group B […]
Arsenal’s miserable start to the season continued today as they were outplayed at home by Swansea and lost 2-0 thanks to a late Michu brace. The Gunners had been lucky to hold on with Wojciech Szczesny pulling off a superb double save to deny Angel Rangel, then a crucial interception from Thomas Vermaelen denied a […]
A welcome sight for Man United fans as Nemanja Vidic is back in full training and could return to first-team action within a fortnight. The United skipper has been out of action since late September after undergoing a meniscus operation on the same knee that saw him miss most of last season. Vidic has experienced […]
Atletico Madrid have a chance to do something on Saturday that they have not done in more than a decade and that is beat city rivals Real Madrid. After 13 games it is Atletico that are chasing Barcelona not Real, and that gives this weekend’s derby a little extra twist. Atletico head into the match, […]
Former Inter defender Lucio shocked everyone in the summer when he left Inter and signed with Inter’s bitter rivals Juventus. But Lucio has found out that the grass it not always greener someone else as he gets set to move again in January. “I’m considering my future,” Lucio said in an interview for German daily […]
The Mirror has a story in Friday’s paper claiming that Pep Guardiola has a preliminary agreement to take over at Manchester City. The Mirror reports that FIFA agent Francois Gallardo told a Spanish radio station that City are already plotting to replace manager Roberto Mancini. “Guardiola has a pre-deal to be the next manager of […]