Monaco’s sporting director Vadim Vasilyev says that Radamel Falcao “won’t leave in January” despite persistent speculation linking him with a big money move to Chelsea or Real Madrid. Falcao only joined Monaco in the summer from Atletico Madrid and Vasilyev told RMC: “He’s very happy here. He feels really good in Monaco. Actually, we dined […]
Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena has ruled out the possibility of Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan returning to the English Premier League on loan during the Major League Soccer off-season. The pair have both had loan spells in England in recent years with Keane spending two months at Aston Villa at the start […]
Manchester United could earn an extra £17m a year if they sold naming rights to Old Trafford, according to a new report into sponsorship rights. The study from valuation experts American Appraisal has revealed just how much money each Premier League club could expect to bring in if they were to follow the examples of […]
There were wins for the league leaders in England, France, Germany and Italy this weekend. The title race in Spain tightened as Iker Muniain scored the only goal to give Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 win over Barcelona, to send Gerardo Martino to their first domestic defeat of the season. Bundesliga Bayern Munich continue to play […]
Not a surprise to hear on Sunday that Fulham had sacked manager Martin Jol. In his press conference after Saturday’s defeat at West Ham United, their sixth consecutive defeat in all games, Jol had the body language of someone who was expecting to be fired shortly. Fulham replaced Jol with former Manchester United coach Rene […]
Well its not quite the “biggest signing in MLS history that MLSE President Tim Leiweke promised, but it is a big one as Toronto FC have reportedly agreed to buy Jermain Defoe from Tottenham Hotspur for £6 million and pay Defoe a reported £90,000-a-week for the next four years. At today’s exchange rates, that translates […]
Anyone else getting a queasy feeling in the pit of their stomach about new Inter Milan owner Eric Thohir? I just get the feeling that Thohir will not/does not have, the cash necessary for Inter to compete with the big clubs in Italy and Europe. The latest quotes from Thohir that gave me pause are […]
Chelsea have put last season’s Champions League group stage elimination behind them as they became the fifth side to make the round of 16 despite losing 1-0 at Basel. Elsewhere an injury riddled Barcelona suffered a rare European defeat while Arsenal and Dortmund picked up big victories. Qualified for last 16: Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, FC Barcelona, Bayern […]
New England Revolution centerback Jose Goncalves has been named Major League Soccer’s 2013 Defender of the Year. In his first season in MLS, Goncalves helped solidify a back line that featured a rookie and two other un-proven defenders to take the New England Revolution into the MLS Cup playoffs for the first time in four years. After […]