Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or award, which is given each year to the top-performing soccer player in the world, after a stunning year that saw him score an astonishing 69 goals in 59 games. Ronaldo claimed the award with a total of 1,365 points, ahead of Lionel Messi (1,205) and Franck […]
By all indications New York City FC will not be your typical expansion team when they begin play in MLS in 2015. NYCFC’s director of football Claudio Reyna told reporters on Friday that: “The clock is ticking and we’re looking now. We have 36 scouts within City Football Group and we started to speak with […]
The investors on Wall Street have voted, and they dislike the direction of the Premier League champions even less the supporters do. Over the last month, the financial markets have slashed the teams value by £250m to £1.5B. Three loses in a week, an early exit from the FA Cup and doubt over whether United […]
In another interesting weekend of soccer, a draw between Spain’s leading duo played into Real Madrid’s hands, while Paris Saint-Germain stretched their lead in France, Juventus won again and Manchester City moved to top of the Premier League. Spain In a defensive masterpiece Atlético Madrid and Barcelona played out a 0-0 draw in the Estádio […]
In a bit of a surprise struggling Serie A giants AC Milan sacked coach Massimiliano Allegri this morning, a day after a 4-3 league defeat to league newcomers Sassuolo. It has been a disappointing season the Mila, who are currently 11th in Serie A. Mian are closer to the relegation zone than the European spots […]
On the day that Eastern Conference rivals Toronto FC announced the double signing of USA international Michael Bradley and England international Jermain Defoe, the New England Revolution announced that they had signed forward Charlie Davies on a free transfer from Denmark’s Randers FC. Davies spent the second half of the 2013 season on loan with […]
ESPN analyst Taylor Twellman has tweeted that Toronto FC are on the verge of signing US national team and AS Roma midfielder Michael Bradley. Ready for a blockbuster? I’m hearing @torontofc on the verge of signing Michael Bradley. Would be a huge coup for @MLS and @torontofc #USMNT — Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) January 8, 2014 […]
The Spanish newspaper Marca,is often called the unofficial mouthpiece of Real Madrid, as the newspaper is often used by the club to indicate their interest in another player or manager. In today’s edition there is an interesting story of Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria titled “Rebel Without A Cause” in which Di Maria says […]