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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Arsenal Interested in Signing Daniel Agger
There is not a summer that goes by without Daniel Agger being mentioned in some sort of transfer rumor taking him away from Liverpool. This time Arsenal seem to be the interested party, and it remains to be seen how serious the offer will be.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Ezequiel Lavezzi to Liverpool, Angel di Maria to PSG
One of the never ending transfer sagas this summer is that of Angel di Maria, “stuck” between Real Madrid and PSG. A way to resolve it? Selling Ezequiel Lavezzi to the interested Liverpool, and by that freeing up enough money to sign the other Argentinian, who at the moment seems to cost a bit too much for the French champions.
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Liverpool FC – Pepe Reina Leaves as an Unwanted Man
There were times during the eight seasons Pepe Reina played for Liverpool that he looked like the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. That wasn’t the case in recent seasons, and it was quite clear that no matter what, he wasn’t going to play again under Brendan Rodgers. It’s slightly weird to see him leave the club to Bayern Munich with no one actually feeling sorry to see him go.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Barcelona Interested in Signing Jerome Boateng
Right now there seems to be a battle of versions between media outlets in Spain about how true the story is, but maybe there is something to the tidbit of news about Barcelona looking to add another centre back and setting their sights on Jerome Boateng of Bayern Munich.
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All 40 New Kits of Premier League Clubs in Ten Seconds
A new season of football in the English Premier League also means new uniforms. All the teams have already caught on to the trick: Not just bring out one new kit for the next season but two, which means we have 40 new versions of the same thing we see every season.
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Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Liverpool
Always a lot more than just a friendly, Manchester United and Liverpool played for the title in the preseason International Champions Cup tournament with the Red Devils getting another confidence booster after a 3-1 win, including coming back from an early Steven Gerrard goal through Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard.
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Seydou Keita Refuses to Shake Hands With Pepe & Throws Watter Bottle at Him
Some teams and players can make a friendly match look like something a lot more serious, as Seydou Keita not shaking hands with Pepe just before the start of the AS Roma vs Real Madrid exhibition match resulted in something of a scuffle on the pitch, which included the Malian midfielder nearly hitting the Portuguese centre back with a water bottle.
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid – The Arms Race Never Ends
In the world of the Spanish La Liga, there is only room for two teams. Even if both Barcelona and Real Madrid don’t enter this season as champions, something that hasn’t happened in ten years, the focus is always on them and on the signings they’ve made this summer – Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos to begin with. We all know there’s going to be more.
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FC Barcelona – Marquinhos Will be the Next Centre Back They Try to Sign
One centre back isn’t enough to complete the revolution Barcelona are trying to accomplish when it comes to their defensive players. Marquinhos of PSG, the young Brazilian centre back they’ve tried to sign in the past, might be the one coming next.
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Manchester United – Louis van Gaal Shows Just How Bad David Moyes Was
One win is nothing. A preseason win is even less. And yet Manchester United seem to be heading into a completely different season with Louis van Gaal in charge at the manager position, already looking like the perfect man for the job after the mess and shambles left in the wake of David Moyes not even finishing the season.