After years of dating but never consummating the relationship, U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati finally got the man he has lusted after for years with the announcement that Juergen Klinsmann has been named head coach the U.S. men’s national team. “We are excited to have Jürgen as the head coach of our Men’s National Team,” […]
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis was furious over the fixture list for the upcoming Serie A season, De Laurentiis stormed away from a televised ceremony announcing the schedule. Before the start of the ceremony featuring leading officials from each club seated in a semi-circle with two presenters in the middle, De Laurentiis said that the […]
Shocked to hear that the U.S. men’s team have fired Bob Bradley. A statement from U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said Bradley had been relieved of his duties. “We want to thank Bob Bradley for his service and dedication to U.S. Soccer during the past five years,” Gulati said in a statement. “During his time […]
Barcelona made a smaller loss than expected last season and are confident of returning to profit in the 2011-12 campaign after two years of deficits, vice-president for economic affairs Javier Faus has said. The Spanish and European champions posted a pre-tax loss of 9.3 million euros (£8.2m) in the year to the end of June, […]
Atletico Madrid star Sergio Aguero has arrived in Manchester to complete his reported £40m move to Manchester City. Aguero said on Twitter: “Just arrived in Manchester to tie up the details of the signing for City. Everything is going well. I’ll tell you more in a little while.” Aguero will become the second most expensive […]
Barcelona have announced a much smaller loss than expected and are confident of returning to profit in the 2011-12 season according to Javier Faus, vice-president for economic affairs. Barcelona posted a pre-tax loss of 9.3 million euros (£8.2m) in the year to the end of June, less than half the 21.4 million euros expected and […]
Atletico Madrid star Sergio Aguero has arrived in Manchester to complete his reported £40m move to Manchester City. Aguero said on Twitter: “Just arrived in Manchester to tie up the details of the signing for City. Everything is going well. I’ll tell you more in a little while.” Aguero will become the second most expensive […]
Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi Hernández have been nominated for UEFA’s award for the best player of the 2010/11 season. The award will be presented on August 25 in Monaco before the draw for the Champions League group stages. According to UEFA: “the award aims to recognise the best player, irrespective of his nationality, […]
Sir Alex Ferguson over the weekend claimed that Manchester United had finished their business for the summer. “We are not looking at the moment but we are looking at combinations of central midfielders now at the club,” he claimed earlier this week, much to the horror of United fans. “At this moment in time I […]