Month: December 2008

Tuesday wasn’t a particularly busy day in transfer news and rumors, but the cupboard’s not completely bare of speculation involving some of the top clubs and players around Europe.

Could the latest turn in the rift between Celtic star Aiden McGeady and manager Gordon Strachan be the beginning of the end of McGeady’s Celtic career?

According to a Daily Mail ‘exclusive,’ Real Madrid are closing in on a £20m deal for Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra, with the Frenchman expected to pen a four and a…

Jose Mourinho could be looking to add a striker to his Inter squad in January, and his newest target, according to the Daily Mail, is Nicklas Bendtner?

It would be easy to ignore Paul Ince‘s plight, very easy. After all, this is the man who posed in a Manchester United shirt long before his move to Old…

As the level of professional soccer in the US improves and financial interest increases, there’s good reason to revisit the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules that restrict student soccer…

Mommy’s boy Olympique Lyon’s star striker Karim Benzema might have pledged to stay with the current French champions this season but he’s started work on his move for next summer…

Here is another transfer rumour story that is surely going to the bin before too long. It has been speculated by The People that Premier League club Arsenal are looking…

Premier League club Blackburn Rovers and manager Paul Ince have parted company. It has been revealed that the former England international striker has been ‘relieved of his duties’ at Blackburn…

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Newcastle United seem set to lose their skipper Michael Owen this season but have made one last attempt to keep him at St James’ Park. British tabloid The Sun has…

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has declared that he never intended to approach the Red’s manager Rafael Benitez as their coach and that he does have faith in their new…

While football success and failure is usually measured season to season, from August to May, the end of an year gives an opportunity to look back on the calender twelve…

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December isn’t turning out to be a good month for managers who were international players. Keane quits Sunderland, Ince is under severe pressure at Blackburn and Steve Bull has been…

According to the Daily Mail, Middlesbrough are ready and willing to let Stewart Downing go to Tottenham, but it’ll only be if they can get Gareth Bale in return.

It’s been quite a weekend with many sets of fans left fuming at refereeing decisions going against their teams. The Right Result.net panel have been very busy looking at this…

Recently, I was watching the Ajax vs. Utrecht game on Setanta and as I cast my eye over the Ajax team, I noticed that the commentators were raving about a…

According to French publication L’Equipe, Premier League club Portsmouth have attached a price tag of €20 million on their holding midfielder Lassana Diarra. Reigning Spanish champions and European giants Real…

Rarely a day goes by when you don’t get to hear Premier League cash-packed Manchester City being not linked with a new footballer. Today it has been reported that the…

This might as well be the creation of a very imaginative mind but there are reports circulating in the transfer market that Spanish and European powerhouse Real Madrid are eager…

Liverpool v Tottenham preview. If you are to trust the British tabloid The Daily Mirror, Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur are eager to sign Ryan Babel from Liverpool in January….

On Sunday it emerged that the recently sacked Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster was more than just eager to become the new manager of struggling Premier League club Sunderland. And…

Monday, 15th December, 2008. Possibly the most important day of this month, considering that we’ve announced the winners of the 2008 Soccerlens awards today. Other important dates of the year…

And the winners are… The Soccerlens Awards recognize excellence in football blogging. After the great success of the 2007 edition, SL readers and editors gathered again to choose among 20…

Manchester United’s nil-nil draws are starting to become a bit of a trademark of the team. The more experienced fan can now look at the first five minutes of any…