Month: August 2010

According to the Guardian, Barcelona were last night preparing an improved bid in an attempt to land Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano. Barcelona made an initial bid of 15m euros plus…

Two games played. Two games won. 12 goals scored. Fine, they only beat West Brom and Wigan (two favorites for the drop) but they didn’t even get into second gear to…

England Tottenham In Diarra Talks As reported here, Tottenham have been in talks over a move to land former Chelsea, Arsenal, and Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra, who could be surplus…

European soccer differs from major professional sports in North America in many ways, but one of the most significant is the way in which players move about from team to…

Whenever someone thinks about the Champion League they almost immediately think about either the 1999 Champions League final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich in Barcelona, or the 2005 final…

Just Ignore the Critics Writers ought to stop undermining Manchester City and seriously look into the Eastlands’ club’s title challenge. City have pretty much everything they need to be able…

Following his missed penalty, and in predictable fashion, Nani is being slated by a select few of the Manchester United supporters, but these type of antics not only get old…

Much is being made about Manchester United’s missed penalty in the 2-2 draw against Fulham, so where should have Nani placed his kick? This question has very simple, obvious answer…

When Real Madrid, a bastion for unabashed, unfocused hyper-spending in the modern game, can’t keep up with the competition anymore then you know something’s going slightly awry. Real coach Jose…

Lyon have agreed a deal to sign playmaker Yoann Gourcuff from Ligue 1 rivals Bordeaux. The seven-time champions have agreed to pay 22m (18m) in three installments by the end…

Tottenham are in talks over a move for Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra, and according to the Guardian, talks are believed to be going in the right direction. If the…

There were plenty of points to be had in round two of the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game. Not one, not two, but three teams won 6-0, with two players scoring…

Since Sheik Mansour took ownership of Manchester City in 2008 there has a been a lot of negative press aimed at the East land’s club. Since then they have spent…

Hearts set the bar high for the weekend on Saturday lunchtime when they hammered Hamilton Accies 4-0 at New Douglas Park. The Jambos got off to a flyer and opened…

We’ve moved into the third week of the campaign and an interesting match day was in store and what a match day of League Two football it turned out to…

The dawn of a new Premier League season suddenly seems to have seen a buy one, get one free on goals thus far. The first 19 games of the season…

FC Dallas edged out a 1-0 win over a defiant Chivas USA at Pizza Hut Park to stretch their unbeaten run to 11 matches. Young Brek Shea scored the lone…

The list of Newcastle United forwards that have donned that famous No. 9 shirt down the years is a pretty formidable one. The exploits of club legends such as Jackie…

The thought going into yesterdays game at Craven Cottage – a place we haven’t had a League win for three seasons – was that avoiding a repeat of last season’s…

Brazilian boss Mano Menezes called up his second group of players this Friday morning in Rio de Janeiro. More new names such as youngster Phillipe Coutinho, who’s gets his first…

Arsenal are closing in on a deal for Sevilla center back Sebastien Squillaci, according to the Guardian. The Gunners have agreed a £5m fee with the Spanish side, and the…

Like him or not, William Gallas is a terrific defender. Most importantly for Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp, Gallas will not be exploited in the pathetic manner in which Sebastien Bassong…

Dirk Kuyt’s proposed move to Inter Milan took a new twist this weekend after the Dutchman revealed that the European Champions had submitted a formal offer to Liverpool. The 30-year-old,…

Tottenham announced today that they have completed the signing of former Chelsea and Arsenal defender William Gallas. The 33-year-old chose not to renew his contract at Arsenal after four seasons…

AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri has admitted that he’s interested in Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but it appears that such a deal would be unlikely. The Swedish hit-man left Inter…

Juventus have completed the signing of Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani on a season-long loan deal. Aquilani signed from AS Roma in a £17m deal last summer, and he was expected…

Krisztian Nemeth is set to join Olympiakos next week, after the Greek giants agreed a €1.5m fee with Liverpool for the young striker’s services. The 21-year-old has agreed terms on…