While Usain Bolt may be the fastest man in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo did something overt the weekend that I am not sure Bolt could equal. In the match against Atletico Madrid, Ronaldo covered 96 metres in only 10 seconds. Although that is some way off Bolt’s world record, keep in mind that Ronaldo was […]
Jose Mourinho refused to add to the media speculation surrounding his future as Real Madrid coach on Monday, but failed to nip it in the bud when questioned in the run up to the Champions League visit of Ajax. I wrote on Monday howe reports from Spain said that Mourinho was planning to leave the […]
Wesley Sneijder and his agent met with Inter Milan officials today in an attempt to resolve his current contract impasse. Basically Inter have told Sneijder that he will not play for them until he accepts a reported 50% cut in his €6m wages. That is something that Sneijder is not interested in and he issued […]
Napoli moved back within two points of Serie A leaders Juventus after beating Pescara 5-1 on Sunday, while Inter and Lazio also picked up important wins. On Saturday, Juventus rebounded from last week’s defeat to AC Milan beat ten-man Torino 3-0 in the first Derby della Mole since March 2009, Claudio Marchisio scoring twice for […]
Interesting comments from Sir Alex Ferguson that he believes that Jose Mourinho would be capable of stepping into his shoes at Manchester United, but he stopped short of saying he is the man who should replace him. I have long believed that Mourinho is the only manager with the ability, and ego, to replace a […]
There were newspaper reports over the weekend suggesting that Arsenal are preparing a January bid for Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is a long-term admirer of the Spanish goalkeeper and had a £20 million offer for Reina rejected in 2010. But now it is said that Arsenal can get Reina for half […]
Barcelona opened up a six-point lead at the top of La Liga’s summit after Lionel Messi’s brace inspired a 5-1 rout of Athletic Bilbao, with Real Madrid then seeing off second-placed Atletico Madrid 2-0 in the late kick-off. Messi’s 83rd and 84th goals of the calendar year left the Argentina forward needing just one more […]
I thought that the LA Galaxy was going to replace David Beckham with another English midfielder. Namely Chelsea’s Frank Lampard who is out of contract at the end of the season. But it appears that the Galaxy are aiming higher, with the club’s owner Tim Leiweke saying that he is confident that they can agree […]
The draw for next summer’s Confederations Cup was made in Sao Paulo today and it set up some interesting matches. The Confederations Cup takes place in Brazil on 15-30 June 2013 when hosts Brazil line up in Group A with Japan, Mexico and Italy. While Spain, Uruguay and Tahiti will be joined in Group B […]