Spanish sides have ever been the top soccer brands in world soccer especially Real Madrid and Barcelona who enjoy the biggest share of fans following from around the world and their supremacy is as well accepted by English sides – which is uncommon to see these days. Anyways, Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is known for his honest opinion about anything he likes the most and Barcelona is of course one of the side he has ever been fond of. Both ManU and Barca played a friendly at Santa Clara on Saturday and Rooney took the opportunity to exhaust his fond for the Red Devils. He praised the side for its treble last season and says there is no doubt Blaugrana are the finest soccer club in the world. He although did not accept that they are doing magic only now, in fact, he said Barca has ever been a threatening opponent for any side in world soccer today. Experts are calling Camp Nou side’s current rule a result of Luis Enrique’s improvised field spread while there are many who are … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho hunts for a midfielder, John Stones on top of aspiring list
Chelsea is probably the only English side who afraid of defeat more than joy of winning; we have seen how manager behaved like an insured manager in the last season when he kept issuing media statements that everyone is after them and wants to restrict their victory match towards the top. This season too, Portuguese does not want to risk anything hence when Filipe Luis departure was ensured, 52-year-old decided to refill his space with another midfielder in the current transfer window itself. This could be too early to analysis his tactics, but apparently it looks like he wants to secure each of its field spared before first game of the next season begins and experts are calling it Blues’ premature response to a transfer. If we look at who is on the radar of North Londoners, Everton's John Stones is on the top; however, if we rely on the today’s newspapers, most of them hint Mourinho has agreed a deal with Atletico Madrid to get back Luis into his side. Anyways, without revealing … [Read more...]
Chung Mong-joon could fight presidential elections, criticizes Sepp Blatter’s autocratic FIFA regime
Soccer has ever been a European dominated sport hence almost every top position at world governing body is bound to be occupied by a European administrator. Sometimes it happened spontaneously while most of the times it was done intentionally backed by the European powerhouses who do not want any non-European to rule world’s most popular game of sport. If you look at the FIFA presidents and how many of them have until been belonged to other regions, you would have to scratch your head to find one and even if you are lucky to recall one name that too would have been decades old. But this time it seems to be happening after recent crackdown by the Swiss investigators over top FIFA officials on corruption charges. It has been one week passed by when Sepp Blatter, probably the longest running chief of FIFA, had to leave his post amid severe pressure after his name was dragged into the favor given to Qatar and Russia while choosing the 2018 and 2022 world cup hosts. But after his ousted … [Read more...]
Raheem Sterling explains his unfortunate exit from Liverpool
Raheem Sterling has been a matter of discussion, actually controversy, for Liverpool off late for the way he decided to leave the side for Manchester City. Actually, it has now become a tradition as well where every side that loses a player for another, starts lambasting his sportsmanship and loyalty playing for the former, but it is all about money and better future that every young and promising player looks for when deciding about a switch and this is exactly what Sterling would have done. This is exactly the time when Reds released Suarez to Barcelona last year and later paid the price and this year again they are without another promising player, although this time they were reluctant to the switch, and criticizing him after his high profile switch. Although, this is a news that Sterling becomes the highest paying English player after his £49 million transfer to Manchester giant and since he is just 20 year old, he is having a long professional career ahead and this is exactly the … [Read more...]
Real Madrid get goalie Kiko Casilla back in the side after eight years
Contemporary soccer has so widened that it now covers every part of the globe and it is now not possible for any player to keep attached with the side he has been playing since his youth days even if we are talking about Real Madrid but it always gives pleasure if he gets an opportunity to return back to the side later in his professional career and Espanyol goalkeeper Kiko Casilla, who used to be the product of Real youth academy, is the one who is getting the opportunity to serve his parent side after a long eight-year’s spell for Barcelona side. Since he is now a 28-year-old player, his remaining professional life is not that long yet Real has offered him a five year contract which is like a dream comes true like situation for the goalie. The deal is said to be sealed at some €6 million which is almost €2 million more than last figure offered by the Bernabeu that was rejected by Espanyol president Joan Collet. Although, deal could only take place now, but it had been in discussion … [Read more...]
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