Emmanuel Adebayor is staying at Arsenal, oh wait, he’s not. The 24-year-old striker ended the speculative frenzy about his impending transfer to A.C. Milan or Barcelona, stating unequivocally “I’m staying at Arsenal.”
An hour later, however, in a John McCain-style flip-flop on Sky Sports, Adebayor reversed course, ramping the revelry surrounding him up to eleven. ”At [...]
Mee-lan look set to make Emmanuel Adebayor their newest signing, sending Arsene Wenger scouring for replacements. The Boss may like the cut of Peter Crouch’s under-rated jib, but not for £15m. Expect Tottenham to outbid themselves by £3m on him, just to be safe. (Football 365)
Arsene may actually have his sights on Sporting starlet Miguel [...]
Barcelona striker Thierry Henry may be coming to MLS, someday.
“I love America. I love it here. And whenever I come here, I feel free,” Henry told AP. “Hopefully, one day. You never know what’s going to happen. But at the moment, I’m still over there.”
Thierry has previously been linked with moves to New York and [...]
Arsenal will hang on to Gael Clichy (somehow not good for France), who signed a new contract with the club, spurning the amorous advances of Juventus and Roma. The Gunners also may send overrated target man Emmanuel Adebayor to A.C. Milan for a sum between £24m and £30m. The money would then be turned into [...]
French defender Lilian Thuram has announced his intention to leave Barcelona, after two seasons at the club.
In his pomp, the thirty-six year-old defender was one of the best in the world. He was a central presence on France squads that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He also won four Italian titles with [...]
Barcelona have announced that manager Frank Rijkaard will not return as manager next season.
Rijkaard, 45, led Barca to consecutive Spanish titles in 2005 and 2006, as well as a Champions League victory in 2006. He is also the only Barcelona manager to beat Real Madrid twice at the Santiago Bernabeu. At his peak Barcelona were [...]
Madrid’s clinch made this match meaningless, save the possible theatrics of a Catalan honor guard. There was no need to sully the home whites with the title won. Barcelona lacked motivation as well–their top four finish secure. Only the scant possibility of a bittersweet second was at stake. Pride the only prominent impetus, the matched [...]
It was not a confident performance, but Paul Scholes’ 25 yard screamer made it a competent one as Manchester United beat Barcelona 1-0 to advance to the Champions’ League Final.
Barca held much of the possession, but made none of itmeaningful. Spectacular sprite Leo Messi outshined his best player rival Cristiano Ronaldo, but the rest [...]
Ronaldinho in his thin days.
Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho has agreed to initial terms with AC Milan, paving the way for a move from Spanish side Barcelona in the summer.
The 28 year-old has made just seventeen appearances for Barcelona in La Liga this season, scoring eight goals. Controversy over his training regimen and his relationship with [...]
