Thursday, August 11, 2011

Manchester United ready to bid £10m for Samir Nasri


Arsenal midfielder and french international Samir Nasri's contract for the gunners ends this season, with him not wanting to renew his contract

United are ready to pay £10m for Nasri when his contract expires at the end of the 2011-2012 season. This has definately upset Arsne Wenger, Arsenal manager as he has already lost his midfielder Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona. Rumors are also going around that Manchester City has also shown interest in the player and are willing to pay £25million for the french player

Cesc Fabregas leaves to Barca


Cesc Fabregas, the Arsenal captain and Spanish midfielder leaves to his childhood dream club Barcelona

Fabregas has wanted to play for Barcelona and now the romours of him leaving have become a reality. Barcelona initially offered £27m for the Arsenal captain but it did not satisfy Arsene Wenger as he wanted £40m. However, Barca have made an offer of £36m which is icluding an additional £5.2m in performance based add ons

Wenger admits that the player is unsettled and would like to leave to Barcelona

Liverpool agrees deal for Enrique


Liverpool have agreed a fee with Newcastle for the transfer of Spanish defender Jose Enrique, the club confirmed the transfer on Thursday.

Enrique, aged 25, joined Newcastle from Villarreal in 2007 and has emerged as a key figure in the magpies defence. Enrique had said Newcastle's recent transfer deals were undermining the club's chances of challenging for honours in the Premier League.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Premiership list of relseased players


Former internationals Jonathan Woodgate, Patrick Viera and Owen Hargreaves were some of the players that were released from their clubs, the premier league said on Thursday when they revealed a list of players given free transfers

The releases of Manchester Uniteds Hargreaves and Tottenham Hotspur's Woodgate were both widely expected after injuries blighted their spells with injuries. Hargreaves time at Old Trafford was cursed with injuries for the player and only made 39 appearances after joining a considerable fanfare from Bayern Munich for 17 million pounds in 2007

Ballack's Germany career over


Michael Ballack midfielder for Germany was informed by coach Joachim Loew on Thursday that he is no longer in the plans for Germany because of the impact of the younger players.

"After several conversations with Ballack it is now the time, before the start of the European championship to have a clear position".A great player on the pitch has however, not won a major trophy for Germany. Ballack, who won 98 caps and scored 42 goals since making his debut in 1999, has not played for the national side since march last year after sustaining an ankle injury that forced him to miss last year's world cup

Eto Interested in Premier League


The Inter Milan Samuel Eto said on Thursday he was considering a move from Inter Milan to the Premiership

"The premier League is an idea i have been thinking of for some time" Reports coming in from Italian media that Eto was saying in a televised interview in Cameroon."The question is deciding on the right club. Ive had offers from top teams but still have to see if I'd be able to integrate into the sides. Similar remarks have been coming from his teammates in Inter Milan such as Wesley Sneijder. Eto has still three years left on his contract with Inter Milan and said his choice would not be based on financial reasons

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Cristiano Ronaldo Stays at Real Madrid


Rumors have been going round that Manchester City has set eyes on the Portuguese's striker C.Ronaldo and have wanted to set a huge contract. Ronaldo says he will not leave Real Madrid As he said in an interview "I am not going. I give you my word. Today i would sign ten more years with Real Madrid." Although he didn't completely rule out other optioins with the comments made "I could think differently tomorrow. No one knows the future of a player, he also left open the possibility of joining Barca. "Play for Barca? Never is a strong word." Last season Ronaldo set a Spanish League record with 40 goals for Madrid

Monday, May 30, 2011

Barcelona Takes the UEFA Champions League



After a thrilling match at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, the favourites definitely showed why they are the best team in the world

With both these teams having a very successful season, a great game was expected from these two teams and they didn't disappoint. The first 20 minutes were looking to be promising for Manchester united, and looked like they could have a chance against such a feared team which took out top clubs such as Arsenal and Real Madrid, But as usual, Barcelona showed why they are number 1. Pedro scored the first goal for Barcelona to take the lead, but Wayne Rooney came back to show the fight wast over just yet.

Barca came back second half with Messi scoring the goal to put them in the lead and then a third scored by David Villa who scored a cracking goal which sealed the lead and giving Man united fans no hope.

Barcelona has won the title four times and are proved to be the best club in the world

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Van der Sar sends his farewells


Edwin Van der Sar, the 40-year-old Dutchman has chosen to end his career and has played his final season for Manchester United

Van der Sar has been with the club for six years and has played his last Premiership match for the Red Devils on Sunday, he has left Old Trafford with 4 league titles and only says he wishes he had been signed earlier. He will be playing his last match at the Wembley stadium against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League final. Teammates have tried to persuade the Dutchman otherwise, but he says it is always nice to hear people praising you but also have to think about whats best for yourself.

He has left his great legacy at his club and will always be remembered as one of the greatest goalkeepers

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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Arsenal looking to sighn Benzema


After a disappointing season for Arsenal, the club is interested in signing a new striker to bring change and hopefully success to the club.

According to Marca, Arsenal could offer up to £20 million For the 23-year-old french striker, Karim Benzema from Real Madrid where he is not getting enough game time. Benzema will be a backup striker for Robin Van Persie witch is a quality striker, but is also prone to injury and rarely completes a season for his club.

There is still much negotiating to be done, And if Arsne Wenger is willing to offer that amount, which is a rare case from him

Manchester United v Barcelona in UEFA Champions League Final


Manchester United will face Barcelona this Saturday the 28Th may in the Wembley Stadium in London at 20:45 in the UEFA Champions League final.

These two teams have had a very successful season with Barcelona winning the La Liga, and Manchester United winning the Barclay's Premier League. This is not the first time these two teams have met in the Champions League final. The previous time they met, Barcelona had beaten Manchester in the final with a 2-0 victory with Leonel Messi scoring the second goal to seal the victory for Barcelona.

Barcelona faced Real Madrid in the semi final and Knocked them out to book their place in the final, with Manchester defeating Schalke 4-1 at home to join Barcelona in the final. Both of these teams are going for there fourth time winning the Champions league which should result in a good game as they compete for five titles.

19th Title for United


After a thrilling season in the Barclay's Premier league, it has been very exciting to watch with all the great surprises and also many upsets.

With Manchester United being on top of the league for the majority of the time, they looked favourites to snatch the title. Although they were ahead, they never had a comfortable lead over teams such as Arsenal and Chelsea, but with many disappointments from Arsenal with matches they threw away, they also threw away their chances of wining title. Chelsea also came back after having a bad run, but then to also lost hope after loosing 2-1 to Manchester in the final stages of the Premier league.

After defeating Chelsea, Manchester United were just a point away from claiming the title which they received after drawing to Blackburn 1-1. They have beat Liverpool's record of having won the title 18 times. Manchester are also in the UEFA Champions league final which will take place on Saturday the 28Th of May against Barcelona.