• Ronaldo is staying at United after all. Maybe it was the words of Gordon Banks and Pele that made him re-think his decision or maybe it was Man U’s decision to keep him. Who knows? The only bit of news is, as of right now, Cristiano Ronaldo is still a red.
• Carlos Villanueva has joined the Premiership side Blackburn. The Chilean international looks to improve the Blackburn midfield this season.
• Frank Lampard has finally come to his decision: He wants a move to Inter. The only thing blocking him is Chelsea. Lampard has only a year left on his contract and since Chelsea has made no publicly known moves to extend him, he has looked elsewhere. Also, he is highly coveted by his old boss, Jose Mourinho.
• There are many reports out that are stating that Kaka would like to leave AC and join Chelsea. Whether these reports are true or not, Milan has said that Kaka is not for sale. Period.

• 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.

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!

Results:

Spain vs. Russia(4-1): Spain is the better team here, plain and simple.  I like Russia and their goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.  They have a young squad that should become something later on, we might see something as soon as the World Cup. 

Greece vs. Sweden(0-2):  Good all around match, however definitely not the highlight of the day.  It will be fun to see the next set of Group D games as we will soon who takes the runner-up spot.  

 Tomorrow:  Portugal vs. Czech Republic and Switzerland vs. Turkey: I am really looking forward to Portugal and Czech.  This will be the match of the day.  Tomorrow will also determine which team will have a chance to challenge the Czechs to the runner-up position. 

Analysis of Group A Runner-Up Position: Right now, the Czechs are in a position to take this spot.  They can even have the champion spot too but it would go against my prediction.  The challengers for this spot are the Swiss and Turkey.  However, the Swiss have already eliminated themselves by losing to the Czechs.  In other words, they will have to win tomorrow and beat Portugal to even have a chance.  Turkey is in a good position.  They have already lost to the best team in the group.  If they pull off a win tomorrow, and the Czechs lose, then the next game will decide who gets the spot.  The next game after tomorrow’s games will be the Czechs versus Turkey.

Sealed Deals and Targets:

• Giovani Dos Santos is officially a part of Tottenham.  While I would have enjoyed watching him play with my favorite Barca, he should break the Spurs’ first team.
•  Valencia is reportedly targeting Sevilla Goalkeeper Andres Palop.  I like Palop and I view him higher than Timo Hildebrand.  While Timo was considered as the replacement for Canizares, Palop will be better.
• Real Madrid is claiming that Man U has no proof of foul play between them and Cristiano Ronaldo.