As expected Real Madrid have joined their city rivals Atletico in appealing FIFA’s transfer ban. Real issued a statement today that said in full: The full statement read: Real Madrid CF has received the decision of the Disciplinary Committee of FIFA, dated July 23, 2015, by which sanctions are imposing a ban on signing two […]
There have been rumors for months now that FIFA was going to hand Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid with the same penalty that they gave Spanish rivals Barcelona- a two window transfer ban. Today FIFA confirmed those rumors as being true with the announcement that the two Madrid sides have been hit with a transfer […]
Having won just three of their last 12 games in all competitions, AS Roma have decided to fire manager Rudi Garcia, who had been in charge for two-and-a-half years “On behalf of myself and everyone at Roma, I’d like to thank Rudi Garcia for all of his hard work since joining the club,” stated President […]
Five weeks ago after United had been knocked out of the Champions League, Ed Woodward sat down with his favorite reporters and said that he was happy with the job that Louis van Gaal was doing. The story that was spun was that domestic glory was more important that European trophies and with United only […]
Yaya Toure’s agent Dimitri Seluk appears to be in the process of ensuring his client is sold by Manchester City next summer after a bizarre rant in which he raised questions over the coaching credentials of Pep Guardiola, who looks increasingly likely to get the job at the Etihad. Seluk apparently has not forgotten that […]
Jurgen Klopp has warned Pep Guardiola he will need first team squad of 35 players to cope with the hectic fixture demands in England. Guardiola is expected to replace Manuel Pellegrini at the Eastlands next season as Manchester City’s manager and Klopp says the biggest change from Germany is the extra matches that the English […]
In the days before Rafa Benitez was fired as Real Madrid there was some media talk about Carlo Ancelotti returning to the Santiago Bernabéu to manage the Spanish giants. But based on what Ancelotti said over the weekend in a recent interview with Chinese broadcaster Sina Sports, there was never any chance of that as […]
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes did not hold back in his post-match assessment of the Red Devils following their last-ditch FA Cup victory over Sheffield United. Wayne Rooney’s stoppage-time penalty was enough to seal their passage through to the fourth round after Dean Hammond felled Memphis Depay in the area. However, it was another boring […]