For the first time in quite a while, neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona placed among the five biggest spenders of the summer according to Transfermarkt. Madrid shelled out just 55 million euros, and a large chunk of that was reserved for Fabio Coentrao. Nuri Sahin, Jose Callejon and Raphael Varane arrived for modest fees, while […]
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For the first time in quite a while, neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona placed among the five biggest spenders of the summer according to Transfermarkt. Madrid shelled out just 55 million euros, and a large chunk of that was reserved for Fabio Coentrao. Nuri Sahin, Jose Callejon and Raphael Varane arrived for modest fees, while […]
Real Madrid centre-back Ricardo Carvalho faces an international suspension of between one and three months, including Champions League matches, after walking out of the Portuguese national team’s training camp on Wednesday. After learning that he was not in the side to play Cyprus on Friday, Carvalho left the Portugal camp and immediately announced he had […]
Jack Wilshere’s ankle injury is a lot worse than expected and it looks like he will be out for another two to three months. Wilshere had had a persistent problem with his right ankle, hich was aggravated while playing for England against Switzerland in June, and the Gunners are looking to manage the injury conservatively. […]
Second-half substitute Cesc Fabregas scored twice as reigning European and FIFA World Cup™ champions Spain fought back from a two-goal deficit to beat Chile 3-2 in an international friendly. Vicente Del Bosque’s side were punished for a slow start as Chile raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Mauricio Isla and Eduardo Vargas, […]
Manchester United today posted record operating profits of £110.9million for the year ended June 30, 2011. The club have also recorded a record revenue of £334.1million, an increase of £45million from last year and passing £300million for the first time. That £334.1million in revenue beat the previous record of £313m that Arsenal had previously announced. […]
Atletico Madrid have signed Diego on loan while Barcelona’s Alexander Hleb replacing him at Wolfsburg. Diego, 26, joined Wolfsburg from Juventus last summer but ran into trouble with the club’s hierarchy for disciplinary reasons. Wolfsburg have now confirmed he has now moved to Atleti for the coming season with Coach Felix Magath said: “I’m convinced […]
Real Madrid have sent Pedro Leon and Fernando Gago out on loan to get some much needed playing time. Leon is joining Getafe while Fernando Gago has joined Roma. Leon returns to the Coliseum Alfonso Perez just a year after he was sold to Real for a fee of around £9 million. A joint-statement between […]
Wow. After three months of wondering if Arsenal will ever jump into the transfer market, the Gunners officially landed FIVE new players today. What is surprising is the 180 degree change in Arsenal’s transfer philosophy that today’s moves reflect. The Gunners new signings; Santos, Per Mertesacker, Park, Benayoun and Arteta. are aged between 26 and […]