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.
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.
The 28-year-old Ronaldinho Gaucho has chosen the next and possibly last station of his footballing career - a move to AC Milan instead of Manchester City for a 3 year contract till June 2011.
AC Milan announced on Thursday the completion of Ronaldinho’s transfer at a price of 21 million euros (much less than the [...]
Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard says his team needs to start killing teams off, if they hope to lift the Spanish title this season. I can’t agree more, after watching how Recreativo Huelva shared the spoils despite falling behind twice.
The title is almost out of reach for Barcelona now but the careless manner in which points [...]
Barcelona are poised for a lip-smacking showdown with Manchester United in the Champions League semi-finals. The entertaining football will be value for money and I am sure the Red Devils will relish this encounter after fond memories of clearing the Catalan hurdle en-route to lifting the Champions League crown in 1999.
For Barcelona, there may be [...]
Despite drawing a metaphor for the conquest of Barcelona to climbing Mount Everest, an apt description given the Catalans’ abundance of talents and illustrious track record, I believe Celtic is quietly confident of plotting a major upset. A 3-2 first leg deficit in the Champions League last 16 has to be overturned first.
Though Celtic’s away [...]
February 6, 2008 – 10:19 am
Mourinho’s unemployment status will stay for a while longer. After snubbing the England job, it is presumed that his next destination, Barcelona, will be falling over themselves to get his signature.
However, Barcelona president Joan Laporta has put paid to such rumors and gave his strong backing to coach Frank Rijkaard.
“We have full confidence in Frank [...]
January 21, 2008 – 10:23 am
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has expressed an ambition to play for Barcelona next season, mainly due to the prospect of partnering Samuel Eto’o. The deal nearly materialize during Mourinho’s reign but it collapsed as relationship between him and his boss, Abramovich was severely strained and the latter was not supportive of him in the [...]