Dec
27
Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has stalled over a new contract at the club, apparently waiting to see who the new president will be after Joan Laporta steps down this spring. It almost sounds a bit ridiculous to suggest that after leading Barca to an incredible six-trophy season, there are questions over his future, but you [...]
Dec
7
Christiano Ronaldo is not exactly a popular player amongst football referees, but in the weekend’s La Liga match between Real and Almeria (where Madrid won 4-2), he was red-carded for one of the most absurd offenses in the game—for taking off his shirt. Technically, it was his first yellow card of the game, but after [...]
Nov
16
The new Real Madrid group of superstar players are yet to show the brilliant football everyone knows they can play and what they can win, but in terms of popularity, they are lagging quite a bit behind the first “Galacticos” era. The current star-studded team with Christiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso have [...]
Aug
9
A dark day for soccer today as Espanyol’s captain Daniel Jarque suffered a heart attack and died in the dressing room after a pre-season training session in Italy. The sad news come 2 years after Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta died of heart failure during a game. It is not known what lead to Daniel’s heart [...]
Jul
27
A smiling Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his debut at Camp Nou after passing his physical exam and signing a 5-year contract with Spanish club Barcelona. The Sweden striker’s move completed a huge player swap between Barcelona and Inter Milan which resulted in Samuel Eto’o moving to Italy and Ibrahimovic moving to Spain.
The striker promised 50,000 screaming [...]
Jul
23
It looks like Eto’o finally got what he wanted, a huge transfer from Barcelona to Inter Milan. Media reports that the striker is heading to Italy for a physical on Monday. After he passes the test which no doubt he will, Eto’o will most likely sign a 5-year contract with the Italian team receiving 10.5 [...]
Jul
6
Si, si, si, Ronaldo ya esta aqui!
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Yes, yes, yes, Ronaldo is here!
This is what 80,000 Real Madrid fans chanted at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium last night when Cristiano Ronaldo was presented to them after passing the medical examination with flying colors and signing his new contract.
To remind you, Ronaldo became the most expensive soccer player transfer in the history of the [...]
Jun
30
Hola Madrid: Kaka debuts at Bernabeu in front of 50,000 fans
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Kaka never sleeps. Just a few days ago, he was in South Africa celebrating Brazil’s win at the Confederations Cup and today he is in Madrid for routine tests and the official presentation like a Hollywood star at Bernabeu in front of 50,000 delirious Real Madrid fans.
Kaka will be wearing the number 8 on his [...]
Jun
11
Manchester United published the biggest news of the summer this morning when they announced on their official website that the team has accepted Real Madrid’s $100 million dollar offer for Cristiano Ronaldo and has released the player to negotiate the terms of his new contract with the Spanish club. The much rumored transfer for the [...]
Jun
9
Kaka signs with Real Madrid
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News from yesterday are that the Brazilian Kaka has transferred from AC Milan to Real Madrid a move that essentially kick started the rebuilding of the Madrid club as it tries to once more become competitive against rival Barcelona. The price Madrid paid has not been disclosed but most media reports that Kaka cost 90 [...]