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Well its true, all the money in the world can still not buy you trophies. The team spent 140 million on just Kaka and Ronaldo, with  the latter being 80 million alone. This acquisition added to the very impressive line that already includes starlets such as Ramos, Casillas, Raul, Alonso, Pepe, and many more. However [...]

Lionel Messi’s exquisite finish set Barcelona on their way to a potentially decisive 2-0 win at Real Madrid on Saturday to lift the champions three points clear of their arch-rivals at the top of La Liga. After his brilliant four-goal Champions League haul against Arsenal on Tuesday, the Argentina forward struck in the 33rd minute [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson seems to be on the search for new additions, or replacements, to his starting eleven for next season. Manchester United have already announced the signing of new striker Hernandez, but what are some other potential targets for Ferguson to go after? Defense Chiellini – currently plays for Juventus in Serie A, a [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson responded to Manchester United’s elimination from the Champions League last night by accusing Bayern Munich’s players of resorting to underhand tactics, branding them “typical Germans” for what he saw as deliberate attempts to injure Wayne Rooney and persuade the referee, Nicola Rizzoli, to send off Rafael da Silva. Bayern’s victory on away [...]

Juve upper brass fired Ciro Ferrara after a disappointing season with the 4-1 defeat to Fulham being the finally straw. Currently the Juve manager position is filled by interim manager Alberto Zaccheroni, but that is temporary until the end of the season. Reports have surfaced that Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has dismissed speculation linking [...]

How is it that the 2008-2009 Bundesliga champs are sitting middle table far from from even Champions League position, this season?  There are a few reasons for the lack of success; Felix Magath quit as manager, Grafite has been nowhere near his level of performance, and defensively the team has completely broken down. The squad [...]

BORDEAUX, France — Olympique Lyon reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time despite losing 1-0 at French rivals Girondins Bordeaux on Wednesday. Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux had only an outside chance of qualifying after going down 3-1 in Lyon last week but Morocco striker Marouane Chamakh kept their hopes alive by scoring from [...]

Wolfsburg coach Lorenz Gunther Kostner has called upon star striker Edin Dzeko to end speculation about a summer move to Chelsea or Manchester City by committing his future to the club. Last season the Bosnia striker scored 26 goals in 29 league starts to help fire Wolfsburg to their first Bundesliga title in history. The [...]

AC Milan’s Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato will turn down any approach by Chelsea, according to his agent. The 20 year-old is in his third season at the San Siro, having signed from Brazilian side Internacional.  He is enjoying a good campaign with AC Milan , having scored 14 goals in 28 appearances so far.  Pato averages [...]

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