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Can Real Madrid Spend Their Way To Football Supremacy?

There is a price for everything. Sir Alex Ferguson declared indignantly in December that he wouldn’t sell the Real Madrid mob a virus, not to mention his crowning jewel, Cristiano Ronaldo, but when an astronomical £80 million check is waved enticingly, principles can be swayed.

Carlos Tevez Contract: Worth The Trouble?

I believe Alex Ferguson will made the right decision for Manchester United. In any case, he has successfully reduced Carlos Tevez’s impact on Manchester United’s dominance and they will be none the worse in terms of challenging for titles even if Tevez depart.

Will Pep Guardiola’s Debut Managerial Season End Up In Tears?

Barcelona are on track for a Spanish treble but of late, the euphoria surrounding this scintillating team has fizzled out and they have looked less than invincible. Not to take anything away from the Blaugrana, they remain the most thrilling team in Europe on their day.

Didier Drogba Propels Chelsea Into FA Cup Final

Chelsea and Arsenal, two distinguished clubs in FA Cup history, went head to head in a hugely anticipated semi-final encounter on Saturday. With both teams peaking and no clear advantage to either team, it was always going to be a battle of wits which goes right to the wire.

Alan Shearer And Newcastle United: Marriage Made In Heaven?

Alan Shearer is back with the Toon Army. To many Newcastle United fans, this fact has not yet sunk in, and coming hours before April Fool’s day, there was a sense of surrealism to it. We will know if this is a marriage made in heaven in 8 matches but the romance will be good while it lasted, regardless of whether Newcastle are relegated.

Solved A Teething Wordpress Problem

Well, am I glad that a teething wordpress problem which plagued SoccerNet Live has been solved.
Over the last week, an error message appeared on my site which says:
Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/content/j/o/h/johnsoccernet/html/wp-includes/classes.php on line 92
Though the home page is functioning, all my other pages could not load properly and the link (http://www.soccernetlive.com) is [...]

Michel Platini Crusade Against Evils Of Money In Football

Money has changed the face of football, allowing Premier League clubs to attract world class talents and gain a pre-eminent position in Europe as well as increasing TV viewersips around the world. Nevertheless, too much of a good thing can be self-defeating and money’s perverse influences have to be kept in check by an effective regulator.

Andrei Arshavin Adds Sparkle To Arsenal’s Play

There’s a well-worn maxim that behind every good man is a good woman and January signing Andrei Arshavin was quick to single out his better half after he finally announced himself as an Arsenal player in the 4-0 mauling of Blackburn at the Emirates on Saturday.v