Heading into tonight’s match against Montreal Impact at Gillette, everything was set up perfectly for the Revolution. Chicago and Houston had lost and the Revolution had a chance to move into fourth place in the east. But four minutes into the game and those hopes were dashed when Matt Reiss pulled down Di Vaio in […]
Explosive comments by Spain coach Vicente del Bosque that Iker Casillas was dropped by Jose Mourinho last season because he attempted to ease tensions between the Spain internationals that play for Real Madrid and Barcelona. As games between Real and Barcelona intensified in bitterness, there were concerns in Spain that the relationship between Real’s Spain […]
The question of how eal Madrid could afford to spend €100m for Gareth Bake under Uefa’s financial play rules has been answered with the announcement that for the 2012-13 financial year, the Spanish side had record revenues of €520.9 million, profits of €36.9 million and a lowered declared financial debt of €90.6 million. The figures […]
Add Cristiano Ronaldo to the long list of Real Madrid players who are not happy with the sale of Mesut Ozil’s to Arsenal. Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos and Isco have all weighed in on the sale, but it is the remarks of Cristiano Ronaldo that will worry Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez the most. Ronaldo is […]
The worst transfer window in possibly Manchester United’s history has now closed and the man responsible for closing the deal at Old Trafford Ed Woodwood should spend tomorrow packing up the his stuff. Where to start? Let’s start with the one signing that Woodwood actually made as United bought Marouane Fellaini from Everton for £27.5m. A […]
Gareth Bale was presented to Real Madrid supporters today following his world record £85.3m (100m euros) transfer from Tottenham. Bales received a tremendous reception from the more than 20,000 fans at the Bernabeu Stadium and speaking in Spanish told fans: “It is a dream to be here in Madrid. Thank you for this welcome.” Bale […]
Reports out of Spain say that Arsenal have reached an agreement with Real Madrid for between €45-50m for Mesut Özil, smashing Arsenal’s transfer record. It seems that Real Madrid accepted bids from both Arsenal and Manchester United, but the Gunners offered to pay him €2m a year more in wages! Ozil is class, with 30 […]