Frank Ribery planning to leave Bayern Munich

By Aditi | June 26, 2009 7:01 pm |
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Rumour is that even though French playmaker Franck Ribery has a contract with the club Bayern Munich, but he is still linked with many major European clubs. The frontrunner among all other clubs is the Real Madrid which is willing to take the player at any cost. Bayern Munich’s president is quite annoyed with the rumours arising one after another and says that there are only two solutions to all these reports. First one being the release of player by the club and second one is that Franck Ribery extends the contract so that there are no chances of transfer. Point to be noted here is that his contract is valid till 2011.

Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid club, who has been elected shortly, expressed his willingness to sign Ribery again in an interview to L’Equip. “It would be a huge satisfaction to have Ribery with us as soon as next season,” Perez said. However he said that he will first talk to his club before any deal. He wanted to tell them that Ribery is their target and wanted to discuss the possibilities of him being transferred to Real Madrid.

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Decisions, Decisions

By Jason | July 28, 2008 3:37 am |
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Rumors

As of late, nothing big has been cemented into any teams lineup but there have been quite a few rumors going around. Here are just a few:

  • Roma has an apparent interest in Chelsea’s Malouda. I have previously stated that the Blue’s midfield is rather stocked to say the least, especially with the addition of Deco.
  • Cesc Fabregas is interested in a Real Madrid move but not at the moment. So, it is safe to say that one day he will be donned in a Madrid jersey. But right now, he is staying with the Gunners.
  • Michael Ballack has announced his retirement plan that details his intentions to stay at Stamford Bridge for the rest of his career. This is good news for the Blues as there have been many rumors flying around. Some saying that he would be moving, others saying that he might stay, and finally some saying that he prefers a return to Germany.
  • Ballack’s teammate, Didier Drogba will make a decision on whether he will stay with Chelsea or move on.
  • Tottenham striker Berbatov is in the same boat as Drogba. Is he going to stay or is he going to go? Time will tell.
  • Everton has interest in Sporting Lisbon’s Joao Mountinho, and it is reported to be mutual. However, Sporting recently rejected Everton’s bid. Perhaps Joao is in their future plans or the bid was too low. I personally think a move to the premiership would be good for Joao.

Ronaldo Warned By Greats

By Jason | July 13, 2008 2:13 am |
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Rumors, Site News, Soccer Central

Both Pele and Gordon Banks passed out their warnings to Cristiano Ronaldo about a premature Man U departure. Both have stated, he needs to honor his end of the contract that has four years left on it. He is now 22, when his contract ends with Man U he will be 26. My personal take on this situation is that he does need to heed the advice of two of the best players in soccer/ football history. At the same time, it is his decision to make. Pele and Banks have a point but at the same time he, Madrid, and Man U have already made this a big deal. Will his teammates accept him although his thoughts lie elsewhere?


Other News

  • Brad Guzan and Aston Villa have agreed to the fee that it will take to send him from the States to England. Guzan is a good keeper and I think he will thrive in a more competitive environment. English Soccer could possibly shape the 23 year old into America’s next number 1.
  • Although Barca failed at landing Arshavin, he apparently has his eyes set on Arsenal.
  • Frank Lampard’s potential move to play for the Inter side is all up to him now and it is completely his decision.
  • With the completion of the Nasri signing, the Gunners are looking to complete the deal with Barca to move the unsettled Hleb.
  • Former Barcelona player, Deco, has moved on to Chelsea to join former Portugal manager Luis Scolari. He moves into a rather deep midfield as they already have the likes of Joe Cole, John Obi Mikel, Michael Ballack, Michael Essien, Florent Malouda, Claude Makelele, and Frank Lampard.

Corrections

  • After Brazil confirmed that Ronaldinho would be joining a very young Brazilian Olympic team in the Beijing Games, the FIFA has denied him. While it would have been fun to watch an Olympics with Ronaldinho on the field, Brazil has enough young players to take his place. He would have only over-shadowed somebody else’s opportunity to shine.
  • Although the source from AC Milan believes that they can acquire Ronaldinho if a move is to occur. The key phrase there is: if he moves. Amidst all the speculations and rumors, Barca may decide to keep ‘dinho after all.

Updates and Quick Hits

By Jason | July 8, 2008 7:30 am |
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Rumors, Soccer Central
  • A source from inside the AC Milan front office has stated that Milan has a 90% chance of acquiring Ronaldinho.  This is a huge update and we will see how this occurs.  You can only imagine a team that already has Kaka, Pirlo, Pato, Maldini, and now ‘dinho.
  • Barca’s 15 million euro bid for the services of Andrei Arshavin have been denied.  Zenit St. Petersburg may see keeping him as a better choice than taking the 15 million euro or 11.91 million pounds.  One possible reason for keeping the very talented play-maker is Russia’s popularity may raise.  Since going as far as the semis in the Euro 2008, something that no one expected, more people may flock to Russia’s professional ranks.  We shall see how this one plays out.
  • Liverpool has just sold English striker Peter Crouch to Portsmouth.  He will surely see more playing time without the likes of Fernando Torres and Kuyt on the same team.  However, there is one even that will unfortunately not occur next season for Crouch and that is the UEFA Champion’s League.  He will be playing for the Cup instead.
  • Brazil’s  Olympic National Team has two new additions, Ronaldinho and Robinho have been selected to represent their country.  As I have stated before, there can be two “over-age” players on the Olympic team roster.

Turkey v. Germany, Ronaldo Situation

By Jason | June 25, 2008 6:09 am |
Categories:
Euro 2008, Rumors

The Euro 2008 Semi-finals begins tomorrow with Germany versus Turkey.  The miracles of Turkey seem to be on a roll as they first took out the Czech Republic in the group stage and then Croatia in the quarters.  Tune into watch what should be an interesting game to say the least.

Ronaldo Situation: The Cristiano Ronaldo situation has gotten very interesting.  It has gone from Man U threatening to take Real Madrid to the FIFA to file a complaint, to them giving Real a one-sided list of players that they were demanding in return, and their final demands of a rather-large sum of money.  Here is a list of their demands and other actions.

  1. Real has reported interest in Ronaldo, Man U threatens to file a complaint with the FIFA unless Real stops enticing Ronaldo with a Madrid offer. 
  2. It is rumored that Man U demands Mahamadou Diarra, Sergio Ramos, and money.  This would have been a very one sided deal.  One player alone would not be enough to acquire Ronaldo however an argument could be made that Ramos will become one of the best Spanish defenders.  Maybe even on par with Carlos Puyol of Barcelona.
  3. Man U demands 100 million euro in exchange for Ronaldo.

Very one sided and interesting.  Watch the Semi-Finals tomorrow!

Surprise, Surprise Its Russia Advancing

By Jason | June 22, 2008 7:55 am |
Categories:
Euro 2008, Rumors

Totally unbelievable. A team that dominated its group competition in the group of death falls to Russia. My money was on Holland but it is not so. Igor Akinfeev played a good game only giving up one goal to the offensive happy Dutch who scored 4 goals on both Italy and France. Russia truly pulled off an upset and a miracle on the pitch today, which should be both applauded and mourned for. Applauded that the youngest team in the tournament beat the favorite team for the match. Mourning Dutch fans because they were so sure.

Future: Tomorrow Italy plays Spain to decide who will play Russia. Now this will be the game of the quarters. I liked watching Germany and Portugal but I will enjoy watching Spain and Italy do battle. Maybe it is because two of my favorite teams-Barcelona and AC Milan-are Spanish and Italian teams, respectively.

Two Quick Hits: 

  1. Barcelona and AC Milan are both vying for the services’ of the Arsenal striker, Adebayor.  An AC Milan scout believes his team has a 50% chance of acquiring the striker.
  2. Former Sunderland keeper Tim Carter has been found dead in a park with a rope tied around his neck.  Authorities do not believe that there is any foul play involved and his death is unfortunately classified as a suicide.

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