Month: July 2010

A couple of days ago, David Hytner raised a very interesting case for the second and third choice goalkeepers. Premier League regulation states that the winner’s medal will be awarded…

As many of you might already know Mano Menezes is Brazil’s new manager. Menezes may not be an internationally known coach such as Luis Felipe Scolari or Carlos Alberto Parreira…

Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini insists that he will not give up on signing Liverpool ace Fernando Torres, who has been heavily linked with a move away from Anfeild. The…

The speculation may have gone on for months but just recently it was all settled. Liverpool were the team that ultimately signed Joe Cole on a four-year deal contract after…

Real Madrid icon Guti has officially announced that he is putting his Real Madrid career to an end after 25 years of service – 15 of which as a first-team player. The…

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson expresses his delight after Nemanja Vidic commited his future to the club. The Scot has revealed that the Serbian has agreed to extend his…

Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas is set to stay at the Emirates this season according to his Spanish team-mate Andres Iniesta. La Liga champions Barcelona have been linked with the tenacious…

Football teams wishing to be taken seriously at a World Cup should probably avoid losing all of their group games, especially if they concede twelve goals and score just one…

In the five years since Arsenal last won major silverware I haven’t once called for Arsene Wenger’s head. You’re more likely to find me hanging with the “Arsene Knows Best”…

It took longer than expected, but Manchester City have finally completed the signing of Lazio left back Aleksandar Kolarov. City had been expected to wrap up a deal for the…

England Chelsea To Sign Benfica Star? As reported here earlier, Chelsea will sign Benfica midfielder Ramires next week for £20m, according to ESPN Soccernet sources. Analysis: If you need to…

The French Football Federation (FFF) have suspended all 23 members of France’s World Cup squad for their next game, at the behest of their newly-appointed coach Laurent Blanc – who…

VfL Wolfsburg sporting director Dieter Hoeness has set the record straight once again, and perhaps for the final time this summer, about the futures of star striker Edin Dzeko and…

We covered the big event in Chicago, announcing the new partnership of Manchester United with AON, the Chicago-based American company in quite heavy detail. They presented the new Manchester United…

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has confirmed that center back Nemanja Vidic will put pen-to-paper on a contract extension once he returns from his holiday, according to Manchester United’s…

According to ESPN Soccernet, highly-rated Benfica midfielder Ramires has snubbed Manchester City and other suitors and will sign for Chelsea next week in a £20m deal. As per their sources,…

It remains to be seen whether Rio Ferdinand will be fit for Manchester United’s Premier League curtain raiser against Newcastle on 16 August, but the club are set to ward…

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has revealed today that he is, in so many words, considering ‘ditching’ next season’s Europa League campaign in order to help stabilise his squad ahead of…

Due to an ongoing copyright dispute, the South African national football team may be forced to drop the Bafana Bafana (which translates as ‘the boys, the boys’ in Zulu) moniker…

Paraguayan footballer Jose Pedroso lost his head after the referee Marcelo Miranda blew a whistle for a foul against his team. The match was set up in the second division…

It is no secret that for the big games, Sir Alex likes to deploy a modern and pragmatic 4-5-1 formation in favor of the traditional 4-4-2 he uses for most…

One of the top names on Manchester City’s extensive summer transfer list is Aston Villa midfielder James Milner, and while their attempts to land the England man have fallen short…

Former Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini could soon be reunited with one of his former players, if the price is right. According to reports last night, talks are ongoing between…

As Carlos Vela’s exquisite chip gave Arsenal a 4-0 win against Fulham and a third place finish on May the 9th, their supporters thoughts turned immediately to the 2010-2011 campaign….

After a previously quiet summer for Liverpool, it’s fair to say that things have picked up this week. After adding a key component for the present with the signing of…

With the World Cup in the rearview mirror, that means that new seasons are within sight, and it also means that the summer transfer season is in full swing. And…

Forbes’ inaugural SportsMoney 50-50 list (a system used to rank the 50 most valuable teams and the 50 most valuable athletes across all world sport) were announced yesterday and, whilst…