Bad news for Juventus as they could be without both Martin Caceres and Simone Pepe for the start of their Serie A title defence. The pair picked up injuries in Saturday’s Trofeo TIM clash with AC Milan in Bari and it was initially feared that Caceres could be facing a lengthy spell on the treatment […]
AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri is confident that additions will be made to his squad before the end of the summer transfer window, as the club looks to recover from the departures of several stars this summer. The Rossoneri had already released veterans Clarence Seedorf, Filippo Inzaghi, Gennaro Gattuso and Alessandro Nesta before losing Thiago […]
A mid-year review of transfers from FIFA today shows that worldwide transfer spending fell by more than one-third in the first six months of the year, as the world’s economic crisis finally impacts soccer. On a daily basis we are bombarded about the global financial crisis and unmanageable debt loads and the trickle down effect […]
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is reportedly willing to swallow his pride and offer Brazilian midfielder, Kaka for a reduced price of roughly €10 million, a €55 million loss after buying the player from AC Milan in 2009 for €65 million. Manager Jose Mourinho spoke to the player and told the Brazilian that he will […]
According to the Daily Mirror, United have finally landed Lucas Moura after agreeing on a £26 million transfer fee with Sao Paulo. United still need to agree personal terms with Lucas, but I don’t expect that to be an issue. Ferguson, speaking in Shanghai on United’s pre-season tour today said: “We haven’t reached an agreement […]
After two seasons in the red, Barcelona ended the 2011/12 season with a record surplus of 48.8 million euros, according to economic vice-president Javier Faus Last season, Barcelona saw revenue increase to 494.9 million euros (21.5 more than the previous year) Expenses were 441.1 million, a reduction of 30 million euros from the 2010/11 season. […]
After a disappointing performance at Montreal on Wednesday, the New England Revolution got a battling 0-0 draw at Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis made six saves to record his fourth clean sheet of the season and help the Revs (6-9-5, 23 pts.) snap a brief two-game losing skid, while Sporting […]
Inter Milan won the 12th edition of the TIM Trophy, a pre-season tradicional tournament involving Inter, Juventus and AC Milan. It was a costly day for Juventus as Pepe and Caceres both hobbled off with injuries. Inter put itself in first place when it defeated Serie A Champs, Juventus, with a score of 1-0 in […]