A couple of weeks ago we wrote that UEFA has told Real Madrid that they will have to choose between Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Lassana Diarra for the knock-out phase of the Champions League. Well Real Madrid appealed that ruling and today, UEFA’s disciplinary committee met in special session and rejected the request. Real Madrid’s […]
A huge upset in the Carling Cup semi-final first leg as Derby County beat the reigning Premier, European and World Champions 1-0. Rob Hulse even missed a golden chance to make it 2-0 when he missed an open goal after Kuszczak had palmed out another Commons shot. Not even the introduction of Rooney and Ronaldo helped as […]
A superb Lionel Messi hat-trick gave FC Barcelona a 3-1 win over ten-man Club Atlético de Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 Spanish Cup tie on Tuesday. A brillant piece of skill from Daniel Alves unlocked the home defence for Messi’s opening goal on 12 minutes. Atlético had to play with ten men […]
An alarming report on the credit condition of Premier league clubs was issued late Monday by Equifax. In a review of credit ratings for the top flight, Equifax declared that 10 clubs would struggle to repay their debts if they were asked. “We have listed 10 clubs as insolvent because they would struggle if everyone […]
David Beckham as praised by boss Carlo Ancelotti after making his AC Milan debut in a friendly victory over Hamburg last night. Becks played the opening 45 minutes of the showpiece clash in Dubai, which the Italian giants won 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Beckham was greeted by a huge ovation before the […]
We reported last month that David Beckham had an out clause in his LA Galaxy contract which can be triggered this October. Yesterday, Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport confirmed the out clause rumor saying that Beckham can walk away from the Galaxy at the end of the year, his third in MLS. This news puts […]
The LA Galaxy finally announced Monday that forward Landon Donovan has joined German Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich on a two-month loan spell. Donovan, who led Major League Soccer with 20 goals last season, is scheduled to return to Los Angeles on March 8, two weeks ahead of the 2009 season opener against D.C. United at […]
Great article by Ewan Macdonald at goal.com on the best Primera Division players who are out of contract in the summer. These players can sign a pre-contract this month for their new team, or they can sign for free in the summer. Kameni actually made our top five Bosman candidates list. Goalkeeper Carlos Kameni (Espanyol): The […]