Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has says that he may have to leave Real Madrid in January if he wants to play in next summer’s World Cup. The Real Madrid captain has spent his entire career at the Santiago Bernabeu, but he finds himself behind Diego Lopez from the Madrid starting XI and […]
Fascinating interview in the Daily Mail of Jose Mourinho. In it, Mourinho talks about what he has done to get John Terry back playing well on a consistent basis. ‘He’s recovering his self-esteem. In the last few years he was not playing a lot, he had problems on the pitch, he had problems outside the […]
Intriguing comments from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez that Gareth Bale is NOT the world’s most expensive player, confirming that Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer fee was higher. Speaking on Intereconomia television, Perez was asked by an interviewer if Gareth Bale had been insured for £78m. He replied: “Yes, sure. It’s a life insurance, against accidents. Bale […]
It’s official. The Massimo Moratti era at Inter is over as Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir has taken over stewardship of the club after buying a 70% majority share in the club for between €250 and €300m. A statement on the Inter web site read: “Today F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. (“Inter”) and its majority shareholder Internazionale […]
When Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee playing for the USA against Panama in the Gold Cup Final in July we all thought that his World Cup dream was over. But Holden is making a faster recovery than expected and believes he could be back in action by February […]
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes says that the revolution taking place in Monaco would be a tempting destination for him when he leaves Barcelona on a Bosman at the end of the season. Valdes almost joined Monaco this past summer, but the Lique 1 side and Barcelona could not agree on a transfer fee. But it […]
Love this story. Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has hit out at the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play regulations saying that it doesn’t let small teams compete. Speaking at the Leaders in Football conference last month Buck said: “The problem we have identified with Financial Fair Play is that it goes a long way to preserving […]
Conflicting stories out of Spain on the health of Gareth Bale. Real Madrid’s mouthpiece, Marca has published a story saying that world-record signing Bale has a slipped disc in his back. The Marca story claimed that: Gareth Bale has a slipped disc on the L5 -S1 vertebrae and a bulge on the L4 -L5. This […]