The Women’s World Cup got off to an entertaining start today s holders and hosts Germany beat Canada and France beat Nigeria. Germany, winners of the last two World Cups and strong favourites this time around too, got their campaign off to the perfect start when Kerstin Garefrekes headed home after 10 minutes. Canada looked […]
An emotional Joaquín has said farewell to Valencia after agreeing to join Liga rivals Málaga for a fee of around 5 million euros. “The two entities have closed an agreement so that the player from Puerto de Santa Maria can become the seventh incorporation for next season,” Malaga said on their website. “He will complete […]
The price keeps going up as Udinese have told Barcelona and Manchester City that if they want to sign Alexis Sanchez it will cost them £44m (€50 million). Sanchez is arguably the most sought after player in the world at the moment, with Barcelona, Manchester United and Manchester City all interested in the player. And […]
Spain have won the European Under-21 Championship for a third time after Ander Herrera’s header and an extravagant Thiago Alcántara free-kick proved enough for Luis Milla’s team to beat Switzerland. Boosted by Ander’s 41st-minute goal, Spain wore down a Swiss side who had come into the final on the back of four straight victories. Thiago’s […]
Caught me by surprise as I did not expect the announcement to this weekend, but Inter have today named Gian Piero Gasperini as its new coach. Gasperini has signed a two-year contract. Gasperini, 53, led Genoa to promotion from the second division in 2007 and qualification for the Europa League with a fifth-place finish in […]
Thursday was a tough day for Fiorentina fans as Romania striker Adrian Mutu left to join Cesena while midfielder Marco Donadel left to sign for Napoli. Former Chelsea striker Mutu fell out with Fiorentina bosses last season after being questioned over a bar brawl and then walking out on training when an original January move […]
Former Manchester player and current Villarreal star Giuseppe Rossi has been heavily linked with a move away from Villarreal this summer. Most reports have the 24-year-old Italian heading to Serie A, but Rossi has opened the door for a sensational return to Manchester United. Rossi says he is ready to quit Villarreal, but only for […]
According to Marca, Real Madrid will announce record club income and profits next week. Real Madrid is expected to report income of over 442 million euros for last season, which is a world record for a football club. Those record revenues translated into a pre-tax profit of around 30 million euros, which will be a […]
According to Palermo club President Maurizio Zamparini, the club has not received any offers so far for Argentina midfielder Javier Pastore. The highly-rated playmaker is a target of several top European clubs, with Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona reportedly all in the race to sign the 21-year-old who is valued at €50million. “We haven’t even […]