This is starting to get really messy. A day after Liverpool owner John Henry penned a letter trying to pacify the criticism of Liverpool’s summer transfer dealings, the Supporters’ group Spirit of Shankly have fired back, calling for Liverpool chairman Tom Werner to be held accountable for the way the club is being run. While […]
Jorge Mendes has confirmed his lack of surprise for and total support of Cristiano Ronaldo’s statements claiming he was sad at Real Madrid. The agent was reportedly brought into the Santiago Bernabeu for talks on Monday to try to resolve the situation that the player stated yesterday Real Madrid were aware of. Mendes was reported […]
Clint Dempsey is training with his American team-mates ahead of the U.S. Men’s national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica. Getting back on a soccer field has to be a relief for Dempsey, who was embroiled in one of the longest running transfer saga’s of the summer as he pushed to leave Fulham for […]
While the transfer market has closed in most of Europe, it is still open in Russia, and Zenit St Petersburg announced their Champions League intentions with a sensational double swoop today for Porto striker Hulk and Benfica’s Axel Witsel for a combined £70million. “It’s now official. Both players had signed five-year deals,” Zenit spokesman Dmitry […]
Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has hit back at Fiorentina and Juventus after he snubbed them in order to join Fulham. Berbatov has been criticized by both Serie A clubs after allegedly breaking promises to them about his interest in joining them, something Berbatov refutes. “Some clubs wanted me, other clubs wanted me, but […]
Italy boss Cesare Prandelli has explained why Antonio Cassano has been left out of his squad for the two World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Malta. “Cassano has said that he is currently only at 50-60 per cent and, at this moment, I don’t have time to recover players because we need to win games […]
Juventus maintained their winning start to the Serie A season by cruising to a 4-1 victory over Udinese on Sunday, while Roma went into the Giuseppe Meazza and convincingly beat Inter 3-1. Arturo Vidal opened the scoring for Juventus from the penalty spot 14 minutes after Udinese goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic had been shown a straight […]
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to celebrate his two goals against Granada on Sunday evening, and there are reports coming out of Spain that the Portuguese star had requested a transfer from the club after failed contract extension negotiations. After the game, Ronaldo was asked about his lack of celebration and said: “I did not celebrate my […]
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 150th goal for Real Madrid as the La Liga champions beat Granada 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday to pickup their first league win of the season. Meanwhile, rivals Barcelona beat Valencia 1-0 to remain the only team to win all three of their games so far this season. In […]