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, […]
Paris St Germain are ready to make Palermo playmaker Javier Pastore their headline signing of the summer and will now battle Chelsea for his signature. Chelsea were assumed to be in the pole position to sign Pastore after Palermo vice-president Guglielmo Micciche said last week that the 22-year-old was “very likely ” to move to […]
Valencia have said they will sell midfielder Juan Mata this summer. Mata has been linked with a move to Arsenal and Valencia coach Unai Emery recently said the club may sell the player to help ease their debts. However, Mata himself has said he wants to stay at Valencia and now president Manuel Llorente has […]
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is hopeful that he can tie up a deal for Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero this week. Aguero missed training with Atletico after failing to return from the Copa America and has made it clear that he wants to move on this summer. Now Mancini, who has admitted his interest […]
Joe Hart saved A.J. DeLaGarza’s penalty and then scored the winner in the ninth round of a penalty shootout as Manchester City beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 7-6 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Mario Balotelli opened the scoring for Man City from the penalty spot after Micah Richards was taken down in the box […]
I am in Philadelphia tonight for Real Madrid’s third and final pre-season game in the U.S. The team has been training hard in California and they have flown 3,000 miles to a very warm Philadelphia for tonight’s game. More than 50,000 tickets have been sold for this game and the parking lots are full of […]
Former Manchester United and Real Madrid defender Gabriel Heinze has become the latest player to sign for AS Roma. The 33-year-old former Argentina international was officially presented on Saturday after his move from Marseille where he spent the previous two seasons. “It’s a great honour to wear this shirt,” Heinze told reporters. “It’s easy to […]
Barcelona have confirmed an agreement has been reached over the signing of Udinese’s Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez on a 26 million euro transfer. The deal also includes a potential 11.5 million euros in add-ons. “Udinese and FC Barcelona have reached a final agreement for the transfer of Alexis Sanchez,” Barca said in a statement. The […]