AT MADRID DEFENDER MIRANDA TO INTER MILAN

After months of speculation, Spanish Sports paper "Marca" confirms that Brazilian International & Atletico de Madrid Central Defender Miranda will be signed by Italian Club Inter Milan.




Miranda is currently in the city of Milan under going the regulatory medical examination before signing his new contract with Inter. The Brazilian was being followed by other Clubs, including Chelsea FC, but

REAL MADRID TRANSFER NEWS | BIGLIA - CASILLAS

News out from Italy, precisely from "La Gazzetta Dello Sport", publishes that Spanish Football Club Real Madrid has contacted (asked about) 29 year old Argentine & Lazio Central Defender Lucas Biglia. The player is sounding - along with others - as a possible substitute for Sergio Ramos in case the latter does not come to an agreement over his contract renewal with Real Madrid.

There is rumour

CARLOS BACCA GOES TO AC MILAN

Spanish Football & Sevilla FC will lose a fine forward. The representative of Colombian International Carlos Bacca has announced that Italian Club AC Milan has come to an agreement with Sevilla FC to transfer player for next season. The economic amount is said to be 30M€ with a 4 seasons contract for Bacca.




Interesting to find that Bacca has sacrificed playing in Champions League next season

ARDA TURAN | GET PAID MORE RUN LESS

Turkish International 28 year old midfielder Arda Turan has officially communicated to Atletico de Madrid Directives that he wishes to leave the Club. Reasons? Two:

Has offers that promises more money,
Runs too much at Atletico de Madrid.




What !...you may say looking at the 2º  reason, but this is what Spanish Sports paper "Marca" publish. Apparently Atletico Coach Simeone makes the Turk run

REAL MADRID | SERGIO RAMOS ALTERNATIVES

If you were to ask me if I see defender Sergio Ramos elsewhere next season that is not Real Madrid my answer is NO. As written below there is a solid arm wrestle going on between the player & Real Madrid to better players contract & economic conditions. Each is using their cards to get the upper-hand with half stories & even non-truths. 

Sergio Ramos has played a wild card that may have taken

SERGIO RAMOS | MAN UNITED | REAL MADRID TRIANGLE

Lots being said & written overseas (UK especially) & locally on the future of Real Madrid & Spanish International Sergio Ramos. The British press is saturated with news that the player is disgruntled with Madrid, that he has an offer on the table from Manchester United & that the defender may take it up. In fact, media sources indicate that Manchester United wishes to include Ramos in the David

ATLETICO DE MADRID TARGETS JACKSON MARTINEZ

Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid is very active these passed days with transfers & news breaks in local Sports media. With the departure of Croatian forward Mandzukic, news now appears that the Club has targeted Porto forward Jackson Martinez. 




Apparently, the player has given his OK to the Spanish Club. Porto asks for around 35M€ as transfer price, but Atletico may put in one of

JUVENTUS FC SIGNS MARIO MANDZUKIC

News hitting the "stands" is that Spanish Club Atletico de Madrid & Italian Champions Juventus FC have shut the transfer operation of Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic. The transfer is around 18M€ minus what Atletico still owns Bayern Munich.




Mandzukic has not really fit in with the style of play of Atletico de Madrid Coach Simeone, plus the imminent expected arrival of Villarreal forward

PSG THIAGO MOTTA TALKING TO AT MADRID ?

Another surprising "off season" news piece. Paris St Germain midfielder Thiago Motta is currently in the city of Madrid & local media sources say that the player is meeting up with Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid to discuss a possible transfer operation. Surprising because the PSG midfielder has 32 years of age & is in the "twilight" of his career. 




Said this Coach Simeone puts a

REAL MADRID THINKING ABOUT MAURO ICARDI ?

Every morning you´re slapped on the face by Spanish Sports media with a new Football player interest. Obviously a sign that the Spanish Liga has ended & media need to serve some news to keep their audiences happy.




Latest comes from Italy, concretely "Sport Mediaset", assert that new Real Madrid Coach Rafael Benitez has made a petition to the Club to sign 22 year old Argentine & Inter Milan

SPANISH LIGA IDEAL XI TEAM SEASON 2014 - 2015

The writers - "Football Experts" - of "La Liga" website have handed in their list of players that make up the "Ideal XI Liga Team" - plus Coach - for season 2014-2015. No surprise to see that the majority of players that make up the list are from Liga Champions FC Barcelona (up to 6 players).

Best Coach was named Luis Enrique of FC Barcelona. 




The full list of the LIGA IDEAL 11 TEAM :

BELARUS 0 - SPAIN 1 | EURO 2016 GROUP MATCH RESULT

Spain visited Belarus in their Euro 2016 qualifier in a must win situation, as they needed to secure the 2º place of the Group & have a chance of grabbing the 1º spot off Slovakia in the all important September Group game between both. 

The objective was achieved with a worked 0 - 1 victory over Belarus that had its moments of "danger" for Spain especially in the 2º half. Spain suffers a long

REAL MADRID PLAYER INTERESTS 2015

The negotiations, as expected, are a bit tense between Real Madrid & Manchester United over the latter's Spanish International goalkeeper David De Gea. Apart from the transfer price that big concern at United is who will replace De Gea. The objective is now to find a replacement & shut a deal with the "candidate" & his Club before giving Real Madrid the OK.




There are very little real top

SPAIN 2 COSTA RICA 1 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY GAME

Spain hosted Costa Rica tonight in an International Friendly match that served as a "warm-up" for the upcoming & important Euro 2016 Group match against Belarus. Final result a 2 - 1 win for the Spanish National Football Team that could have been more had Costa Rica & Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas not made 4-5 spectacular saves. The Costa Rican goalie seemed to be sending a message out that

IKER CASILLAS TO LEAVE REAL MADRID

News has "exploded" out from Spanish state TV - TVE - that Real Madrid & Spanish International goalkeeper Iker Casillas has decided to look elsewhere next season, that is, he will leave the Club after 16 years in the elite & 25 years from starting in the youth sides. The player himself has not confirmed or denied yet the story but it has been picked up by all local papers & media as a main

UEFA IDEAL TEAM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014-2015

A group of UEFA experts have handed in their list of players that make up the "Ideal Team" for Champions League 2014 - 2015. This time around the "expert's" name 18 players instead of the habitual 11 players. The list is dominated by FC Barcelona players & there are 5 Spanish born players in the list including young Alvaro Morata who "exploded" in the semis & the final with decisive goals. There

THE MOST VALUABLE FOOTBALL PLAYER IS ...

Who is currently the most valuable Football player in World Football (Soccer)? Big question as calculating economic values is not an exact science & always leads to debate. However the "The Observatory of Football" located in Neuchâtel (Switzerland) has elaborated their list after taking into account factors like titles won, age, contract duration, career trajectory, position, individual awards

FC BARCELONA SIGNS SEVILLA FC DEFENDER ALEIX VIDAL

FC Barcelona made official today its new signing for next season. Barça gets on-board Aleix Vidal previously the Sevilla FC right-back & also recently called up Spanish International. Very good addition to the Catalan squad who is destined to replace Dani Alves who looks like possibly leaving Barça & perhaps going off to AC Milan. 




The 25 year old defender, Catalan by birth, signs for the

REAL BETIS & SPORTING DE GIJON PROMOTE DIRECTLY TO THE SPANISH LIGA

Last Round (42) played today of the Spanish 2º Division with two Clubs that go straight into Liga after today's final results (check widget on the side).  Real Betis & Real Sporting de Gijon (curiously both playing today with Betis losing 0 - 3 ) have been promoted directly into Liga. Great news personally, as the two teams I follow are Atletico de Madrid & Sporting de Gijon, the latter being a

FC BARCELONA WINS 1 - 3 JUVENTUS | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2015

FC Barcelona wins its 5th European Cup (4th Champions League) after defeating 1 - 3 Italian Club Juventus FC in tonight's Champions League Final 2015 in Berlin. Barça again makes History winning 3 titles in one season something that was last repeated with Coach Guardiola in 2009.

Below is a team photo of the starting 11 side that latter claimed the CL title:




FC Barcelona stamped their

POSSIBLE STARTING 11 LINE UPS JUVENTUS - FC BARCELONA

The big day is finally here, Saturday 6th of June,  the Champions League Final between Spanish Football Club FC Barcelona & Italian Football Club Juventus FC. While the majority of Football experts & observers see Barça as the favourites, the other talk around town is the speculated starting 11 team line-ups. Spanish Sports paper "Sport" puts forward their predictions with the following 

REAL MADRID | BENZEMA TESTING THE MAN UNITED WATERS

As written in the last post, the arrival of new Coach Rafael Benitez to Real Madrid complicates the upcoming season for French striker Karim Benzema. Benitez obviously believes in the talent & class of the player, but beforehand does not fit into his "tactical" set-up which is usually just one pure Striker up-front or two in a 4-4-2 system. In either variation it is Cristiano Ronaldo (the

RAFA BENITEZ & THE REAL MADRID FORWARD LINE

Real Madrid
new Coach Rafael Benitez is one day into his new job & he already has a
problem that needs to be solved & with certain diplomacy, a personal facet
that ex-players under his orders say is not one of his stronger points.



The issue
is the Real Madrid forward line, concretely its setup tactically on the field. Under
ex-Coach Ancelotti his preferred 4 - 3 - 3 system allowed him to

REAL MADRID OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE BENITEZ AS NEW COACH

It´s official, Rafael Benitez was presented by Spanish Football Club Real Madrid as their new Coach to media. The Spaniard signs for 3 seasons with a salary of 7M€/year, raising the question, will he last the full 3 years?

Rafael Benitez was clearly emotional as he has achieved his all time dream, to return "home" to Real Madrid as the Clubs Coach. Let me remind you that Benitez is 100 % Real

FALCAO RETURNS TO SPANISH FOOTBALL | VALENCIA CF ?

English
Premier League Club Manchester United & Colombian International forward Radamel
Falcao interests Spanish Football Club Valencia CF. His current Club Manchester
United (where he is on loan from Monaco) will not make effective the
buying option, therefore Falcao has to return to his club of origin.






There are
several clubs that are following Falcao, but the desire of the Colombian

ATLETICO DE MADRID HUNTS FOR FORWARDS

As posted weeks back Villarreal 21 year old Argentinian Forward Luciano Vietto is a main target of Atletico de Madrid. Villarreal has set the price at 20M€ which is exactly is contract release clause & there is no negotiation. 




At. Madrid however has stiff competition, concretely from English Premier League Clubs Liverpool FC & Arsenal. Both are willing to pay the 20M€, thus the final