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  • German Bundesliga 2012-2013 Summer Signings

    The financial situation in Germany is pretty good, meaning that every team in the Bundesliga spent quite a few Euros on bringing in new talent, although mostly from within Germany. Most notably, obviously, were Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, probably up for another two horse title race in the 2012-2013 season.

  • Italian Serie A 2012-2013 Summer Signings

    Just like in most of Europe, the recession and the new FIFA financial fair play regulations beginning in 2013 have really cut expenditures to a minimum. Milan, Inter and Lazio hardly spent a Euro on new transfers, with only the champions Juventus making a big splash in the transfer market in order to keep their Serie A title in 2012-2013 as well.

  • Real Madrid – Jose Mourinho Doesn’t Want to Change

    What is the first thing Jose Mourinho does after Real Madrid lost to Barcelona in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa? Blame the referee and linesman for an offside that never happened, and then of course declare he won’t be talking about the referees this season. And there was nothing new regarding the football his team came to display.

  • FC Barcelona – Tito Vilanova Can’t Rely on Lionel Messi as his Only Deep Threat

    The Clasico balance of power shifted, just a little bit, towards Barcelona after their 3-2 win in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa, although the difficulty to score goals during their best moments of the match is a warning sign to Tito Vilanova that last season’s problems are still with his players.

  • Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Still Has Plenty of Work

    The fact that Liverpool traveled to Edinburgh without Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard was no excuse for another bad performance, somehow scraping an away victory thanks to an own goal from Andy Webster, probably giving the Reds the ticket to the Europa League group stage.

  • Transfer Rumos 2012 – Luka Modric Finally a Real Madrid Player

    Maybe using Chelsea’s name helped Daniel Levy and Tottenham finally convince Real Madrid to go ahead and not give up on the deal to sign Luka Modric for £33 million (including add-on fees), but the important thing is that this transfer saga is nearly over, with the Croatian flying to Spain in order to complete the move in the next 48 hours.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Scores First, Lionel Messi Wins (Barcelona vs Real Madrid)

    If the season in Spain needed a kick start and the opening weekend wasn’t enough, the first Clasico of the season between Barcelona and Real Madrid for the Spanish Supercopa did the trick, with Cristiano Ronaldo opening the scoring, Pedro, Lionel Messi and Xavi answering back before Angel Di Maria made it (3-2) very interesting for the second leg next week.

  • Supercopa 2012 – Barcelona vs Real Madrid Predictions

    That time of the year again, when the first Clasico arrives. Real Madrid, the La Liga champions, and Barcelona, the Copa del Rey and league runners-up, in what is always more than just a Super Cup match with the potential to both produce fantastic football, especially considering it’s still August, and for emotions and the rivalry itself to take over and turn it into something a bit more physical, aggressive and violent than you would expect.

  • Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Great, The Rest Not so Much

    Two matches into the 2012-2013 Premier League season and Chelsea, for the time being, are on top with two wins and six points, for the first time since November 2010. But aside from Eden Hazard having a fantastic start to his career with the club, there wasn’t anything too convincing in the wins over Wigan and Reading.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Chelsea Closing in on Cesar Azpilicueta

    It’s been quite a while since Chelsea began their chase after Marseille’s Spanish right back Cesar Azpilicueta, but it seems that this week may be the final hurdle before he finally leaves the French league for the bright lights of West London and the Premier League in England.