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Mario Balotelli Isn’t Worth the Trouble
There’s nothing new about Mario Balotelli crossing the lines between right and wrong, but his latest tantrum against Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has to be his last.
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Arsenal Not Good Enough For Lionel Messi
By speaking about Arsenal fans and their desire to see world class players being signed, Arsene Wenger reminded everyone that Lionel Messi, and other players, will never come to his team.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, More Expensive Than Alaska
In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska for $120 million in today’s money. Still less than what Real Madrid paid for Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo Won’t Stay With Real Madrid
There’s a good chance PSG will be making offers pretty soon. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo is dreaming about a Manchester United return instead of hinting he’ll be staying with Real Madrid much longer.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Demba Ba Almost a Chelsea Player
It was always up to the personal terms discussed between Chelsea and the Newcastle striker, Demba Ba, because his release clause price of £7.5 million was never going to be a problem.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Arsenal Thinking About Adrian of Atletico Madrid
Despite recent good form, there is a consensus among Arsenal personnel, including manager Arsene Wenger, that a new signing during the January transfer window is necessary for their Champions League push in 2013. The name most are mentioning recently is Adrian Lopez from Atletico Madrid.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Liverpool Want Josip Iličić From Palermo
It’s getting clearer and clearer that Nuri Sahin won’t be continuing his illustrious career at Anfield, so Liverpool are out looking for another midfielder to fill his place in the rotation and depth charts. Another name that has come up recently is that of Josip Iličić from Palermo.
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Barcelona and Real Madrid Make Bad Signings Too
I don’t think too many people expected Alex Song to be a big part of the Barcelona plan for success this season, unless injuries took their toll on the first team. I’m not sure a lot of fans thought Luka Modric is some substantial upgrade to Real Madrid, or better than one of their midfielders. It didn’t stop Marca voters to choose them as the worst signings of the season so far.
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Javier Hernandez, the Most Efficient Scorer in the Premier League
What makes the best striker in the Premier League? The amount of goals he scores, or the rate in which he scores them in? Whatever the calculation and method is, Manchester United can feel quite secure. They have both Robin van Persie, the league’s top scorer, and Javier Hernandez, with the best goal-per-minute ration in the league.
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Roberto Mancini Uses Robin van Persie as a Subtle Excuse
When you’re the manager of the richest team in England, that has spent quite lavishly yet unwisely in yet another summer transfer window, and you’re already out of the Champions League and 7 points behind in the title race, you gotta make excuses to make it look like it’s not your fault. By talking about Robin van Persie as the difference between City and Manchester United, Roberto Mancini is doing just that.