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Transfer Rumors: Man City land Valencia’s Silva, Real Madrid to step up efforts for England pair, Man United close on Ninis, and more
David Silva is busy helping Spain attempt to win the World Cup for the first time, but whether he returns from South Africa after this weekend or the following one, it won’t be as a Valencia player. While Silva is making the switch from La Liga to the Premier League, Ashley Cole and Steven Gerrard…
Transfer Rumors: Man City close on trio, Real land Benfica wiz Di Maria, Henry to leave Barcelona, and more
With the World Cup heading towards the latter stages, we’re already seeing things rapidly heating up in the world of transfers. Up to this point, there’s been mostly speculation and little substance, but that’s about to change in the next several days. Manchester City’s second straight summer super spending spree (that’s a lot of s’s…
Transfer Rumors: United and City after Real keeper Casillas, Tottenham to splash the cash on Forlan, Inter’s Maicon set for Real switch, and more
It’s a very important summer in Manchester, to say the least. Manchester United are looking to strengthen their squad ahead of a run at a record-breaking 19th top flight title and a chance to play for a fourth Champions League title come next May at Wembley, and they’re no doubt also looking to the future…
Transfer Rumours: Real Madrid Want Steven Gerrard, But Only ‘On The Cheap’
Cash-strapped, poverty-stricken Real Madrid (yes, the very same side that spent over £200 million pounds on transfer fees last summer) have apparently baulked at the exorbitant price tag Liverpool have slapped on Steven Gerrard‘s head and requested that they be allowed to pinch the influential midfielder on the cheap – the cheeky sods! Here’s the…
Soccerlens TV: City v Spurs, Champions in Holland and Germany plus Champions League race in France
Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. The Episode 27 of the show covers the Eredivisie champions FC Twente and their coach, Steve McClaren – who went from a zero to hero after getting Twente a Champions League spot in his first season and…
Lisandro loving life at Lyon
Lyon made two big signings in the forward line last summer to replace the departed Karim Benzema. One man was Bafetimbi Gomis from arch-rivals Saint-Etienne and the second one was Argentine Lisandro Lopez from Porto. The two strikers with a combined fee of nearly €40m started off from a level playing field. Gomis, having been…
Soccerlens TV: Semifinals of the Champions League & the Europa League
Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. In Episode 26, Andy Brassell talks about the second legs of the semifinals of Europe’s biggest and second biggest club competition – a.k.a. the Champions League and the Europa League. Inter Milan and Bayern Munich have marched…
Everything set for a title decider in France
It looked like there would be a host of clubs in the title race this year in Ligue 1 just over a month ago, but now there are only two names remaining – Marseille and Auxerre. Bordeaux’s lack of squad rotation, or rather the inability to do so, finally caught up with them and last year’s champions…
Real Madrid Rejects poised for Champions League Glory
Like so many of you out there I’ve long since lost all respect for Real Madrid and how they conduct their affairs. The malaise born out of the ‘presidential’ system seems to me to tarnish the clubs image rather than enhance it and the side effect that it channels through the media is, frankly, an…
We’re On A Highway To Hamburg – starring Fulham F.C.
Mike Martin on why the effects of lengthy coach trips across Europe have been overstated.
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