Valencia stick 120m price tag on Manchester City target Villa
According to the Daily Mirror, Manchester City have been told by Valencia that David Villa is going to cost them the princely sum of £120m.
UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw – LIVEBLOG
This article refers to an earlier version of the Champions League draw. Go to the latest Champions League draw article. The draw for the 1st knockout round (Round of 16)…
Harry Redknapp Pulls The Curtain Down On Gilberto’s Tottenham Future
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has effectively shown Gilberto the exit door after publicly declaring that the Brazilian international has no future at White Hart Lane. This follows a disastrous…
Five Best Mainstream Football Bloggers Of 2008
It’s 2008: the blogging revolution has been absorbed by the establishment press and propped up as a new ‘form’ of journalism. Just read Andrew Sullivan’s recent apologist screed on blogs…
The Art and Science of Goalkeeping
Goalkeeping is a special position that takes a special individual to play. I should know – I have been playing it for 15 years and currently train goalkeepers with a…
Transfer Rumors (18 Dec 08): Barca after Van Persie, Liverpool eye Lennon, Juve defender interests Arsenal, and more
In the world of transfer news and rumors, rule #1 is (or at least it should be) not to believe everything that you read. If you did, you’d have your…
Portsmouth look to old boy O’Neil to replace outgoing Diarra
According to the Daily Mirror, Portsmouth already have their eye on a replacement for Real Madrid-bound midfielder Lassana Diarra, with the club already said to be in talks wih Middlesbrough…
Portsmouth Exodus: Defoe To Tottenham, Everyone Else To Manchester City?
Portsmouth are bracing for a mass exodus in January with half of their squad expected to leave Fratton Park. And one of those who shall almost certainly be heading for…
Ridiculous Rumours: Real Madrid and Barcelona Sign Ronaldo and Aguero
Well, if reports published on elconfidencial.com are to be trusted, then Spanish champions and European powerhouse Real Madrid have signed Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid. Or at least, they have…
Sir Alex Ferguson: Sell Ronaldo To A Mob? I Wouldn’t Even Sell Them A Virus!
It is transfer time and understandably speculation on Cristiano Ronaldo has started to sprout. And understandably Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is not very happy with the current situation….
Fernando Torres Going Nowhere Near Manchester City…In January
Well, just for the confirmation, Fernando Torres is not leaving Liverpool next month. His agent has declared that the Spanish star is staying on at Anfield beyond January. Of course,…
Liverpool to make swap swoop for Tottenham winger in January?
According to the Daily Mail, Liverpool are interested in Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon, and will offer £7m plus out of favor winger Jermaine Pennant for Lennon in January.
Barry Ferguson — a Rangers Teddy Berra?
There has not been a much more polarizing topic amongst any circle of Rangers supporters this year than that of the return of Barry Ferguson. After giving his all for…
It Takes Three to Tango in Argentina
For the first time in history of the Torneo Apertura or Opening (there are two seasons in Argentina) championship in Argentina, three teams ended up level on points (39). Boca…
Hamburg 3-1 Villa – The harsh truth about Aston Villa
Villa had already qualified for the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup, so in some ways last night’s game was irrelevant, meaning the B-team was trawled out to Germany to…
