The mammouth summer 2014 transfer saga surrounding Real Madrid star Angel Di Maria is coming to its finale just a week before closure of the window, with Manchester United on the brink of sealing the deal for a princely sum of £60m, according to Sky Sports sources. This could be an all-time record breaker for not just Manchester United but English football in general and the player is reported to have snubbed United’s local rivals Manchester City, who were in a position to pay similar amounts of cash in order to secure the player they are also understood to have…
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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone may have been momentarily left eating his doubtful words on Friday when his side defeated their heavyweight neighbours Real Madrid to win the Spanish Super Cup, but he still believes his side will not be strong enough to challenge Spain’s two elite sides Real and Barcelona in the major league tournament this season. A 2-1 win over Carlo Ancelotti’s all-star Real side in the Spanish Super Cup tournament saw Atletico not only secure their first piece of silverware this season but also seal their first home victory against Los Blancos in 15 years. Although this…
Former Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay has apologised this afternoon for inappropriate text messages he had sent to his former Cardiff colleague – ex-head of recruitment Iain Moody – during his time in charge of the Welsh side last season. The Scot made his public apology this afternoon on Sky Sports News for text messages that had been deemed racist, sexist and homophobic by the FA during an investigation which had been launched this week. 10,000 messages had been highlighted as unacceptable and Mackay denied sending all by three during his time as Cardiff coach last season. “The texts…
QPR boss Harry Rednapp has publicly shown his support for fellow football coach Malky Mackay by saying the current controversy over his alleged unacceptable conduct should not end his career. The investigation taking place concerns derogative text messages that were believed to have been sent between Mackay and his former colleague Iain Moody, who he worked with last year at Cardiff City. As a result of the investigation being launched this week, a stop has been to the pair being reunited at Crystal Palace, as Mackay is no longer in the running for the manager’s job and Moody resigned from…
Understandably, everyone is very excited about the return of Premier League and seeing how their beloved sides will fare this year but there is another league starting this week and it’s the second best in the world in my mind, La Liga. Last year Atlético Madrid managed to pull off a big surprise by holding off both Barcelona and Real Madrid as they won their first league title since 1996. Diego Simeone is the inspirational coach of Atletico and they did brilliantly to keep hold of him but have lost some key players so it will be very interesting to see…
Former England striker Emile Heskey does not see the logic behind Liverpool signing AC Milan ace Mario Balotelli owing to his ‘questionable work ethic.’ Following yesterday’s announcement that Balotelli was on the verge of completing a £16m move to Liverpool, 36-year-old Newcastle Jets forward – who was once famed for his lack of ability to score goals for the England squad – has dubbed Milan’s wayward striker a skilful player and great value for money in terms of his high goal to game ratio, which worked out an average of one per every one-and-a-half games last season at Milan. “In football terms,…
Hull City are preparing to break their transfer record in order to sign their long-desired target, Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes. Hull boss Steve Bruce is aiming to seal move for the Scotland international by offering an initial £8m with further add-ons which could bolster the package to £12m – the highest fee the Tigers have ever spent on one player. The Humberside club are believed to be planning to fund the deal with the cash they received from the sale of Shane Long to Southampton, who Rhodes is set to replace. Rhodes only renewed his contract with Blackburn…
AC Milan’s fiery striker Mario Balotelli is set to make a sensational return to the Premier League as he lifts the lid on his imminent move to Liverpool. Balotelli, who scored for Italy against England at this summer’s World Cup has all but confirmed his move to Anfield just weeks after Brendan Rodgers denied that Liverpool had any interest in signing the 24-year-old. The former Manchester City forward, who left England in January 2013 to join AC Milan, told Sky Italia this afternoon: “Today is my last day at Milan, I am going to Liverpool.” The controversial Italian is…
Crystal Palace are still without a manager in the wake of Tony Pulis’ departure, as hot favourite Malky Mackay is axed from the running amidst a fresh FA investigation that has been launched over alleged historical conduct. Former Cardiff City boss Mackay will not be offered the manager’s position at Selhurst Park as it has emerged this morning that the FA are looking into a conversation that allegedly took place via text massage between the Scot and Crystal Palace director of football Iain Moody, when the two of them worked together at the Welsh club last year. With Mackay having…
As speculation of a London move for AS Roma star Medhi Benatia continues to mount, club officials are believed to have landed in England’s capitol to do the business of sealing a deal and landing a replacement in the process, according to reports that have emerged in Italian press this morning. Morocco international defender Benatia has been strongly linked with Chelsea along with Manchester United and German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, and as the summer transfer window edges nearer to a close, it is reaching crunch time for the 27-year-old. According to Italian reporter Gianluca Di Marzio, officials from Benatia’s…