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Real Madrid re-open the Cristiano Ronaldo saga
There are two main reasons why I know that the world of football is very quiet at the moment. One is that I write about football on a daily basis and, international match preparation/fall-out aside, there has been very little news compared to our normal bombardment for the past week. The second reason is that…
Champions League Matchday 2: Predictions
Matchday 2 of the 08/09 UEFA Champions League will be played out on 30 Sep / 1 Oct – we have the head-to-head records for the clubs involved, a look at the predictions for each group and the highlights going into this round of the Champions League group stages. Did you know? Celtic have failed…
100m Benzema: Chelsea, Manchester or Madrid?
Lyon recently revealed that Benzema’s contract had a 100m Euro ‘get-out’ clause. Assuming that this is for non-French clubs instead of just for French clubs, it effectively prices out any European club from buying the player anytime soon. The price hasn’t stopped the press from speculating on Benzema’s future though, with Manchester City and Manchester…
Can anyone beat Raul’s Champions League record?
Raul has scored 61 goals in the Champions League – his closest rival being his teammate Ruud van Nistelrooy at 53. Can any of the younger crop of players – Messi, Ronaldo, Benzema, Torres etc – catch up with the likes of Raul, Ruud, Sheva (47) and Henry (45) or is the age of the…
Youngsters Galore: A Team For The Future
The world is being set alight by ever younger players, and they will be the superstars of the future. I have handpicked 18 players (11 starters and 7 subs) for the team of the future. GK: Igor Akinfeev (Russia, CSKA Moscow, 22) At age 22, the Russian goalie is still young but is already world-class,…
Usain Bolt to train with Real Madrid
USAIN BOLT – the world’s fastest man – is to train with Real Madrid to help improve their players run faster. Bolt: “They have invited me to train with them. I’ll definitely go. I think Raul and Van Nistelrooy are some of the best goalscorers ever. I’ve watched Van Nistelrooy from when he was with…
Football makes ‘Sweet Dreams’ come true
You know what really stood out about the recently closed transfer window? Not the brinksmanship, the complaints about tapping up, or even the idea of billion-dollar teams squabbling over a couple million pounds. The one thing that really stood out to me was all the talk about “dream moves.” It seemed like every high-profile star…
Robinho thinks he’s at Chelsea, not Manchester Dhabi
It could be from the sheer joy he felt at leaving Real Madrid (those horrible, horrible people who brought him to Europe and made him into a star). It could be because through his tears he couldn’t distinguish between different shades of blue. Or maybe Manchester Dhabi (sorry, City) offered him so much money that…
Top 11 Football Rejects: Ronaldo, Ljungberg, Appiah, Canizares and Davids lead the way
So, the transfer deadline (August 31) has passed and the football market is now closed. Closed? Not quite. Indeed, while transfers from one club to another will have to wait until January to resume, teams may still sign players as free agents (and that until March 31, 2009). So, inspired from this Top 11 Serie…
Shoud the transfer window close before the season starts?
Few noticed last week when Juande Ramos called for a shortening of the transfer window, but the nuclear fallout from Monday’s race to the finish seems to support his argument. Prior to Monday, Robinho had been settling in nicely for another season at Real Madrid, Kevin Keegan was sorting out his first proper season in…
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