Reports are starting to surface in Spain and Italy that Juventus and Barcelona are talking about a January loan deal for David Villa. Juventus have been looking for a top striker since the summer and it looks like they have failed to sign former Chelsea star Didier Drogba. The Italian champions have also been linked […]
Perfect Christmas present for Barcelona fans as the club has announced that it has reached agreements with Carles Puyol, Xavi Hernández and Lionel Messi for the renewal of their respective contracts. Messi’s current deal with Barcelona ran until June 30, 2016, and the new deal extends that until 2018, when Messi will be 31. By […]
In the past I have criticized Major League Soccer for their tardiness in publishing their schedule for the next season. So imagine my surprise today when MLS announced the dates and opponents for the 2013. The 18th MLS season will kick off on Saturday, March 2, 2013, with six matches and continue that same weekend […]
There have been rumours for it for a while now, that Cristiano Ronaldo and José Mourinho would be heading to Paris Saint Germanin this summer. And in an interview in Marca, Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Paris Saint Germain owner Sheikh Nasser Al Khelaifi’s right-hand man, confirmed the French club’s interest in signing the Portuguese duo. […]
You knew that Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez could not let Jose Mourinho’s surrender of its La Liga title go unchallenged. So no surprise to hear Perez respond on Monday at a charity event saying: “One of Madrid’s sporting principles is to never give up, no matter how difficult the challenge. One should never give […]
How bad are things between Manchester City and their striker Mario Balotelli? So bad that Balotelli has taken the highly unusual move of taking the club to a Premier League tribunal this week. It seems that last season City fined Balotelli £340,000 for what they believe was been persistently poor discipline on the pitch.Balotelli missed eight matches […]
Santi Cazorla helped himself to a hat-trick as Arsenal closed up on the top four of the Premier League with a 5-2 win at bottom club Reading. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had called for a response following last week’s shock League Cup penalty shoot-out defeat at Bradford, and got it tonight as the visitors surged […]