England vs Hungary – Match Report
The 3-1 scoreline should have flattered the Hungarians, but it ended up flattering the England team instead. While the ‘A’ team outclassed their opponents in all areas, they lacked the penetration to make their chances count. The fact that the first two goals came off set pieces showed that against tougher teams, goals would be…
Chelsea sign Kalou from Feyenoord
Some quick transfer news before the England v Hungary friendly tonight: Salomon Kalou has finally signed for Chelsea. His is a 3-year contract and the fee remains ‘undisclosed’, although previous estimates had put it at 3 mil or so. A nice catch – falls in line with Mourinho’s desire to sign young talent as well…
Who Will Be The Next Real Madrid Manager?
Yesterday I told you about Capello, Juve’s coach, having held talks with one of the presidential candidates for Real Madrid. Today the news surrounds Mr Arsene Wenger, who has also been approached by one of the candidates. While I can imagine Capello leaving, I don’t see Wenger moving at all. Not after the whole drama…
England vs Hungary Preview
Read the England vs Hungary match review here. England take on Hungary tonight at Old Trafford in the 2nd of their 3 warmup matches before the World Cup. Nothing much to note here, except that with Rooney looking increasingly unlikely to participate in the World Cup (read United Rant’s piece on the topic), Eriksson is…
Football News Roundup 29-05-06
A very quick breeze through the football news for today: Real Madrid have approached Fabio Capello (again) – with Capello again saying that there was “just contact” and nothing had been agreed. Capello wouldnt want to go to a poisoned chalice like Madrid, but then again Juve isnt exactly the best club to be the…
Ruud Rumors
While Ruud van Nistelrooy trains with the Dutch team and Ferguson and Gill scratch their heads on what to do with him (and about Ferguson’s recent tantrums, if reports are to be believed), all credible rumors point to Inter. On the face of it, the situation is perfect. United could, conceivably, pry off Obefami Martins…
Premiership Transfer News (27-5-06)
While the world waits on Sheva, Salomon Kalou on Feyenoord (the striker who could get Dutch nationality) is poised to move to Chelsea. Chelsea’s interest has been mentioned several times in the media, but this is the first time that the Dutch club has publicly stated that they are in talks with the Premeirship champions….
Premiership Transfer News Roundup
The ‘expected’ moves are starting to happen: Arsenal offload Pires to Villareal while bringing in Tomas Rosicky from B. Dortmund. A classy player replacing another classy one. Arsenal still need a central midfielder and a defender, as Silva as getting old and Campbell is getting useless. At least Henry is still staying, and there’s always…
England B vs Belarus – Warning Signs
“Please play Theo Walcott up front, or switch to 4-5-1 otherwise.” Are you listening Mr Eriksson? England’s recent streak of wins had perhaps given people the impression that Belarus, if not swept away, would be efficiently disposed of. As it turned out, Jenas’s goal and Lennon’s impressive display apart, there was little to cheer for…
Arsenal Transfer News/Rumours
The first major rumour recently has been the transfer of Sol Campbell to Turkish club Fenerbahce for a fee reported to be in the region of 10 to 12 million Euros. Some websites, as well as papers in Britain, were reporting this transfer. They had absolutely no quotes to back it up however. Fenerbahce quickly…
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