Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is hopeful that he can tie up a deal for Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero this week. Aguero missed training with Atletico after failing to return from the Copa America and has made it clear that he wants to move on this summer. Now Mancini, who has admitted his interest […]
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Joe Hart saved A.J. DeLaGarza’s penalty and then scored the winner in the ninth round of a penalty shootout as Manchester City beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 7-6 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Mario Balotelli opened the scoring for Man City from the penalty spot after Micah Richards was taken down in the box […]
I am in Philadelphia tonight for Real Madrid’s third and final pre-season game in the U.S. The team has been training hard in California and they have flown 3,000 miles to a very warm Philadelphia for tonight’s game. More than 50,000 tickets have been sold for this game and the parking lots are full of […]
Barcelona have confirmed an agreement has been reached over the signing of Udinese’s Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez on a 26 million euro transfer. The deal also includes a potential 11.5 million euros in add-ons. “Udinese and FC Barcelona have reached a final agreement for the transfer of Alexis Sanchez,” Barca said in a statement. The […]
It has been a protracted transfer that seemed to be going on for ever, bt Barcelona have announced that they have finally signed Udinese’s Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez for 26 million euros with a potential 11.5 million euros in add-ons. “Udinese and FC Barcelona have reached a final agreement for the transfer of Alexis Sanchez,” […]
It has been a busy couple of days for Atletico Madrid. First they signed Tiago from Juventus and then they followed that up by signing Spain U21 striker Adrian Lopez from Deportivo la Coruna. The 23-year-old, known as Adrian, was the top scorer at the recent European U21 Championships in Denmark, scoring five goals as […]
Xavi has defended himself against criticism from Arsene Wenger after the Arsenal manager accused him of disrespect over comments he made about Cesc Fabregas. Wenger said last week Xavi had been “very disrespectful” for suggesting his Spain team mate Fabregas was suffering as he waits to find out whether the clubs can agree a deal […]
Midfielder Tiago Mendes has signed a permanent deal with Atletico Madrid after his contract with Juventus was terminated earlier on Wednesday. Tiago’s Juve deal was ended by mutual consent after the 30-year-old failed to make an impact in Turin, and he has now begun a two-year contract at the Estadio Vicente Calderon where he had […]