In a very unusual step, Paris Saint-Germain manager Carlo Ancelotti has sat down with the French media and openly discussed his tactical thoughts and ideologies. Can you imagine Sir Alex Ferguson or Jose Mourinho doing this? PSG has had a difficult beginning to the French Ligue 1 season, drawing their first three games, prompting questions […]
Premier League
Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says that he was surprised that he was not approached about the vacant manager’s position at Anfield this summer. Launching a new book called Champions League Dreams, which recalls how Liverpool challenged for European honours during his time there, Benitez, who is currently without a club, said it was ‘strange’ […]
With the current financia crisis that is engulfing La Liga clubs, never has the development of academy players been more important. The academy players can provide a steady stream of fresh talent to the first team, as we see in Barcelona, or they can provide a stream of talent that can then be sold off […]
The Director General of Juventus, Giuseppe Marotta says that the Italian champions will be back for Athletic Club player Fernando Llorente during the winter transfer window. Marotta mentioned the Real Madrid coach when asked by journalists about the matter. “Mourinho says that Llorente will play for Juventus in January? Well, he’s generally very well informed, of […]
Spain begins it’s World Cup qualifying campaign this week in Georgia and Iker Casillas feels it is vital that the defending champions get this new qualifying campaign off to a winning start. “We need to get the three points because we have some important games coming up, so we have to beat Georgia as they […]
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho supports UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules, and he has warned the new breed of cash-rich clubs that difficult times lie ahead. Mourinho believes that it is Real Madrid’s heritage, and that of other European giants, that will protect them club from any negative repercussions when the new regulations are applied. […]
In a move reminiscent of how Nicolas Anelka and Alex were treated last season, Florent Malouda has been told that he will train with with the youth. Malouda tweeted this earlier today (@realflorentm) Chelsea basically told Malouda that he could leave this summer, but 32-year-old midfielder could not find anyone willing to meet his current […]
While all the media attention has been focused on Arsenal and the contract disputes they have been having with Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott, there are some nasty contract battles going on across London at Chelsea. Chelsea have THREE England internationals; Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Daniel Sturridge, who are all in the final […]
Neil Custis, who covers Manchester United for The Sun newspaper, wrote this morning that Man United made a £38m deadline day attempt last week to land Brazil superstar Neymar. The club record bid failed when the 20-year future superstar said he wanted to stay in Brazil until after his country had hosted the 2014 World Cup. Santos have […]