Archives: June, 2007
Rooney Gets Perfect No 10
Wayne Rooney gets an old number. But not any old number, either, its the No 10. The striker has been crowned the new King of the Stretford End at Manchester United after being handed the shirt. The number went into retirement last season — hotshot Ruud van Nistelrooy wore the figure before he left for Real Madrid [...]— raju • June 30th, 2007
Real Sack Capello!
Fabio Capello sacked by Real Madrid, 11 days after he led them to their first Primera Liga title in four years. Shocking? Not really. Real, the nine-times European champions have devoured seven coaches in the last four years. The 61-year-old Italian, becomes the second successive coach to win the title with Madrid–and then be sacked as a [...]— raju • June 28th, 2007
Henry The Next Cruyff?
Thierry Henry passed a medical at Barcelona on Monday. He will be given the 14 shirt, the squad number he had at Arsenal and the same as that worn by Nou Camp great Johan Cruyff. The Dutch master made the Barca 14 shirt famous, even though he rarely wore it because in the Seventies shirts were [...]— raju • June 26th, 2007
Who’s Should Arsenal Replace Henry With?
There has been full of questions about Arsenal’s future following the sale of Thierry Henry to Barcelona. Can they cope without their greatest player? And who will they sign to replace the Frenchman?— raju • June 26th, 2007
From Inter, Milan to Inter Again
Finally David Suazo broken his silence. The Honduran striker explain what really happened in his transfer saga. “I had given my word to Inter,” said Suazo.— raju • June 25th, 2007
Wenger for Rijkaard?
After Barcelona lost the Spanish title, Frank Rijkaard is expected to step down. The Dutch coach will quit following the rather embarrassing collapse in the title race. And the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tops their wanted list! Should Wenger move, it will facilitate Thierry Henry’s move to Barca as well. And the other one is Cesc Fabregas [...]— raju • June 19th, 2007
Keep it There
Francesco Totti has won the Golden Shoe award as Europe’s top league scorer, with the metal plate in his ankle. The AS Roma captain ended Serie A campain with 26 goals, one more than Real Madrid’s striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. However, after his superb performances, Totti does not want to have his metal plate removed. If he [...]— raju • June 18th, 2007
Ultimate Match
La Liga champions will be decided in the last match, this weekend. Who’s gonna be the champions? Real Madrid, Barcelona or Sevilla? Real leads two-time defending champion Barcelona on head-to-head results. Both have 73 points, two more than Sevilla. The Los Galaticos have to beat the mid-table Real Malorca who won three times in last six games [...]— raju • June 15th, 2007
Ba Reunion With Milan
What???? I’m really, really and really shocked when read this news. AC Milan makes suprise return on Ibrahim Ba. The French midfielder, 34, who’s called Ibou has already spent four years as a Milan player, 1997-2003, interrupted by two loan spells at Perugia (1999-2000) and the second at Marseille (2001-02). The right-sided midfielder played 56 [...]— raju • June 14th, 2007
The Premier League Fixtures
Be ready. There’s some interesting pairings for the opening week in the Premier League Fixtures 2007/2008 season. On the opening day, August 11, champions Manchester United begin their defence with a home game with last season’s surprise package Reading. The newly promoted teams Birmingham City undoubtedly open with the toughest fixture as they head to Stamford Bridge [...]— raju • June 14th, 2007
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