Tag: Brazilian

  • Chelsea and Manchester United in battle over Miranda’s signature

    Chelsea and Manchester United in battle over Miranda’s signature

    Embed from Getty Images Atletico Madrid’s defender Miranda has put big European clubs on alert after it emerged that he is ready to leave Spain should he want to, and the front-runners for his signature are Chelsea and Manchester United. United have long been rumoured to be close to signing the 30-year old Brazilian, but…

  • On this day (2nd June): England begin their World Cup defence

    On this day (2nd June): England begin their World Cup defence

    Embed from Getty Images On this day in 1970, England began their defence as champions of the world as they played their first group game at the World Cup in Mexico. England won that game against Romania, Geoff Hurst scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win. In those days, you only got 2 points…

  • Benitez targets City midfielder

    Benitez targets City midfielder

    Napoli have reportedly turned their attention to Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia after encountering problems in their bid to land Tottenham Hotspur star Sandro. According to Corriere del Mezzogiorno, the Serie A outfit have also experienced difficulties in luring Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva to Italy and are ready to look elsewhere. Top of their wishlist as…