Talk about snatch and grab at Gillette Stadium last night. Toronto FC rode a second minute goal from Matias Laba and some terrific goalkeeping from Joe Bendik to pick up an unlikely three points last night. New England coach Jay Heaps must still be wondering how his side did not win this game. In the […]
Chelsea on Sunday night had a second bid for Wayne Rooney, believed to be in the region of £25 million, rejected by Manchester United. While David Moyes has continually stressed the England forward is not for sale, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who saw an initial bid of around £20 million turned down last month, begs to differ […]
Bayern Munich have lost one pre-season match this summer, and have beaten both Manchester City and Barcelona. But you would think they had yet to win a game under Pep Guardiola with the amount of criticism the former Barcelona manager has received. Guardilola has tested several different systems out, from playing with only one holding […]
In the spirit of champions, Paris Saint-Germain come from behind to beat Bordeaux 2-1 to win the Trophee des Champions and give new manager Laurent Blanc a winning start. Despite winning Blanc will have to be worried about the slow tempo that PSG played at for most of the game. The Ligue 1 champions were […]
Summer signing Neymar and new manager Gerardo Martino got their first taste of the Camp Nou on Friday as Barcelona defeated Santos 8-0 to lift the Joan Gamper trophy. Martino named a strong side on his own home debut as the club’s new boss with the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Serio Busquets and Dani […]
Arsene Wenger has is not amused with Real Madrid’s spending this summer and has branded Gareth Bale’s proposed £105million move to the Spanish giants a “joke.” The Arsenal manager says Real Madrid’s world-record pursuit of the Tottenham makes a mockery of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations, although the cynic will say that at least Madrid […]
A huge deal by Major League Soccer as the Seattle Sounders have bought Clint Dempsey from Tottenham Hotspur for a reported $9m. That just about equals the £6m that Spurs paid for Dempsey last summer when they signed him from Fulham. NBC Sports is reporting that the Sounders have guaranteed Dempsey $32 million over the […]
Karim Benzema scored a pair of second-half goals to lead Spanish soccer power Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday night. Real Madrid was too talented for the Galaxy, as Ronaldo had multiple chances to score early in the match. A cross from DiMaria found Ronaldo in the sixth […]
Oscar and Eden Hazard scored first-half goals as Chelsea beat Inter Milan 2-0 last night in their Guinness International Champions Cup quarterfinal. Chelsea will now meet AC Milan in the semi-finals next week while Inter will play Valencia. Chelsea are undefeated under Jose Mourinho this preseason and has his side looking like title contenders this […]