Another day and another controversy about Jose Mourinho. Today he met with the press ahead of Madrid’s match with Malaga on Wednesday. That Mourinho dropped Madrid legend Iker Casillas has not sat well with the fans, media and some players and Mourinho addressed that today. On Casillas, Mou Said: “I’ve got no problem with him. […]
Reports coming out of Spain suggest that Arsenal have signed out of favor Barcelona striker David Villa to a £12m pre-contract deal. Arsene Wenger wanted to sign the Spanish striker in January but Barcelona did not want to let him go. But with a major shake-up at the Camp Nou expected to take place this […]
A story by James Nursey in The Mirror, former Blackburn manager Steve Kean could be heading to Stamford Bridge this summer as part of Jose Mourinho’s staff. Mourinho has his own backroom staff that follows him from team to team, but he likes to have an assistant manager from the country he is working in. […]
Borussia Dortmund say that they have received more than 500,000 ticket applications for this month’s Champions League final at Wembley. This will be Dortmund’s first final since winning the trophy in 1997 and supporters of the eight-time Bundesliga winners have been clamouring for a place at the London showdown, with 502,567 applying through the club […]
In the aftermath of the Bayern Munich thrashing last week, Barca defender Gerard Pique inadvertently opened the window into a rift that has developed within the club. After the defeat Pique told Canal Plus: “When a team is so superior, all you can do is congratulate them,” he. “We have arrived at this stage of […]
Juventus are back to back champions on Italy after picking up their 29th or 31st Scudetto title, while both Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona had to put the champagne back on ice. Here is a roundup of all the weekend from the big leagues in Italy. Italy Juventus won the Serie A title finish with three […]
With Jose Mourinho set to join Chelsea on July 1st, and Chelsea fans chanting his name at games, nobody seems to be asking whether Mourinho is the best manager for the new Chelsea. When Mourinho took over at Chelsea the first time, he revitalized the club. In his first season he won the Premier League title […]
Since Jay Heaps took over as the New England Revolution’s head coach I have been trying to figure out his preferred system of play. At times Heaps and the Revolution have shown examples of Tika-Taka as well as the more direct long-ball approach. But after watching the Revs pick up their fifth shutout of the […]
For a club that has reached the Champions League semi-finals in each of the last three years, this promises to be a summer of upheaval at the Bernabéu. We all know that Jose Mourinho is heading back to the Premier League and Chelsea, and today Madrid general manager Jose Angel Sanchez told L’Equipe that Gonzalo […]