Once upon a time, there were a handful of teams that dominated English football. Liverpool ruled the 70’s and 80’s, then Alex Ferguson vowed to knock Liverpool off their perch. Manchester United did knock them off their perch and dominated the 90’s and much of the 2000’s. The league was great to watch, but rather predictable. There was always a ...
Read More »Manchester City News: Champions League Headache with transfer of Eliaquim Mangala imminent
Free-spending English side Manchester City will have to streamline their current squad to meet restrictions for Champions League participation with Alvaro Negredo, Javi Garcia and Matija Nastasic all in the line of possible offloading. Manuel Pellegrini’s men will have an extra overseas player in their squad when the transfer of Eliaquim Mangala from Portuguese side Porto is finalized, so they ...
Read More »Chelsea Transfer News: Didier Drogba in talks for a Possible Stamford Bridge Return
Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba is reportedly in discussion with Chelsea for a possible return to Stamford Bridge. Manager Jose Mourinho wants to bring Chelsea’s former talisman back to the Bridge as his second striker and also give him some coaching responsibilities to enhance and develop his roles in the club according to the British paper Daily Mail. The Portuguese ...
Read More »Transfer News: Chelsea close to signing Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid
Filipe Luis’ move from Spanish La Liga champions Atletico Madrid to English side Chelsea is almost concluded after the clubs finally agreed on a 20-million pound transfer fee. The 28-year-old Brazil international was banished from Atletico’s first team to train with the reserves after he expressed a desire to follow former Brazil compatriot Diego Costa to Stamford Bridge. Diego Simeone’s ...
Read More »Transfer News: Johan Cruyff slams Barcelona over Luis Suarez signing
Former Barcelona great Johan Cruyff has criticized the Catalan giants for signing Luis Suarez, another player that he feels will make the Spanish La Liga side betray the football style seen during the tenors of managers Frank Rijkaard and Pep Guardiola. The Dutchman hit out at Barcelona for what he termed as a misguided decision to seek the signature of ...
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