(It’s possible that I forgot to finish this yesterday; my bad!) Another week, another Real Madrid signing. This time it was for the Valencia player nobody really knew they were going after: centerback Raul Albiol, whom they snagged for £12.8 million. A major criticism of the previous Galactico regime was that the defensive side of [...]
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Thursday Transfer Market Watch (Friday Edition)
Posted in Thursday Transfer Market Watch, tagged Alvaro Arbeloa, Andrea Dossena, Arsenal, Barcelona, Cesc Fabregas, Djibril Cisse, Douglas Costa, Juventus, Karim Benzema, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Liverpool, Manchester United, Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, Panathinaikos, Raul Albiol, Real Madrid, Sebastian Leto, Valencia on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday Transfer Market Watch
Posted in Thursday Transfer Market Watch, tagged Arjen Robben, Arsenal, Ashley Young, Aston Villa, David Bentley, David Villa, Emmanuel Eboué, Espanyol, Fernando Torres, Giovani dos Santos, Jermaine Jenas, John Carew, Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Tottenham on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After last week’s flurry of insanity, this week’s been relatively tame when it comes to actual transfers. The lack of actual transfers means a plethora of transfer rumors; follow on after the jump to see who’s making up stories about whom, and where they say they’re going.
Thursday Transfer Market Watch
Posted in Thursday Transfer Market Watch, tagged Aston Villa, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkeusen, Didier Zokora, Eren Derdiyok, Everton, FC Basel, Florentino Pérez, Franck Ribéry, Frazier Campbell, Hull City, Javier Mascherano, João Moutinho, Lionel Messi, Liverpool, Michael Owen, Nani, Newcastle, Peter Crouch, Portsmouth, Real Madrid, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Sevilla, Sporting Lisbon, Tottenham, Xabi Alonso, Yaya Toure, Yossi Benayoun on June 11, 2009 | 8 Comments »
So another fun week in the world of football transfers has come to a close. We’ve got more rumors than a Fleetwood Mac fan club…just after the jump.
Thursday Transfer Market Watch
Posted in Thursday Transfer Market Watch, tagged AC Milan, Andrea Dossena, Andrei Arshavin, Arsenal, Barcelona, Blackburn, Cesc Fabregas, David Silva, Elano, FC Basel, Internazionale, Juventus, Kaká, Liverpool, Manchester City, Matt Derbyshire, Olympiakos, Portsmouth, Real Madrid, Robinho, Santos, Sol Campbell, Valencia, Zenit St. Petersburg on June 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Gareth Barry transfer earlier this week was, to say the least, stunning. Not because he left, of course; that was expected. That he left to go to a club not in the Champions League flew in the face of every rumor I’ve seen on his future…which only goes to prove that, to a large [...]
Thursday Transfer Market Watch
Posted in Thursday Transfer Market Watch, tagged AC Milan, Andre Ooijer, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Athletic Bilbao, Bayern Munich, Blackburn, Burnley, Celtic, Chelsea, Curtis Davies, David Bentley, Deco, Fenerbahce, Franck Ribéry, Gareth Barry, Internazionale, Javi Martinez, Jose Mourinho, Juninho, Liverpool, Luís Figo, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Michael Owen, MLS, New England Revolution, Olympique Lyonnais, Owen Coyle, Philadelphia Union, Philipp Lahm, PSV, Ricardo Carvalho, Ricky Sbragia, Roberto Martinez, Ronaldinho, Ryan Babel, Sao Paulo, Steve Bruce, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tony Mowbray, Tottenham, West Brom, Wigan on May 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This has been a busy week in the transfer rumor market. On the menu: Is Luís Figo heading to MLS? A look at the Celtic, Sunderland, and Philadelphia Union management vacancies. Your weekly “What’s up with Gareth Barry?” and “Did Benitez sell Xabi Alonso yet?” updates. A look at the Brazilians in Turkey and whether [...]
Thursday Transfer Market Watch
Posted in Thursday Transfer Market Watch, tagged AC Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Carlo Ancelotti, Carlos Tevez, Chelsea, Clarence Seedorf, David Bentley, Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Franck Ribéry, Goran Pandev, Inter Milan, Lazio, Lionel Messi, Liverpool, Manchester City, Nicklas Bendtner, Olympique de Marseille, Philadelphia Union, Real Madrid, Robin van Persie, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Tottenham Hotspur, Xabi Alonso on May 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s been an interesting week in the transfer market and the season isn’t even done yet. This week we’re going to talk about Manchester City and Messi, the future of Didier Drogba, and the possible departure of three top Arsenal strikers. We’ll also discuss Carlos Tevez, Tottenham, whether or not Xabi Alonso is going to [...]
Thursday Transfer Market Watch
Posted in Thursday Transfer Market Watch, tagged AC Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Blackburn, Diego, Djibril Cisse, Franck Ribéry, Harry Redknapp, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Nemanja Vidic, Peter Crouch, Real Madrid, Ronaldinho, Sam Allardyce, Tottenham Hotspur, Werder Bremen, Xabi Alonso on May 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The end of the Premier League season is upon us; unless you’re a fan of the Russian league, Ukrainian league, or MLS, that means you’re not going to get any good quality club football played for about two months in about a week and a half. Fortunately, the end of the playing season just means [...]
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