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Arsenal blog reports that Sergio Ramos is joining the Gunners

There have been some weird and wonderful rumours going around this month, and they are using the most flimsiest excuses to back them, but the report that Sergio Ramos is going to Arsenal must be the worst ever. Perhaps it’s not fair to take the M...

Soccer Break Monday – Manchester united?

One of football's great city rivalries seems set to be ramped up a notch next season as both Manchester clubs do battle in the Champions League. Read more here, plus are trophies becoming more slippery?

Soccer Break Thursday – Mourinho wins. Again.

Wherever he goes, he wins. But can Mourinho land Real that much sought-after prize, the Champions League? Read on for more. And are Manchester United being offered the league on a plate? Discuss here.

La Liga El Clásico Review: Barcelona Brilliance Buries Blancos

Josep Guardiola, known for his cool demeanor inside and outside of the technical area, channeled his feelings for all things Madrid when he refused to give Cristiano Ronaldo the ball for a throw-in on the half-hour mark.  Unlike his outspoken and demonstrative counterpart José Mourinho, Guardiola usually keeps to himself, shouting and dictating to his...

Should Real be punished if red cards are deemed deliberate?

UEFA, which has yet to decide on the Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos incidents, has to give out a strong message.

FIFA’s World Cup All-Star Team

There are plenty of World Cup best XIs floating around. Mr. David Beckham did one just before the final, and we did two ourselves, split between semi-finalists and non-semi-finalists. There’s only one XI that goes in the history books though, and that’s the FIFA one. The FIFA World Cup All-Star Team was decided by the votes...

Was Sergio Ramos Really the Best Player at World Cup 2010?

The Castrol Index Rankings people say that he was, with Spain right back Ramos finishing top of the overall rankings table at the end of the World Cup, with a rating of 9.79. Fellow Spain defenders Joan Capdevila and Carles Puyol finished second and third respectively. I’m not 100% sure how the Castrol rankings work, but...

David Beckham’s World Cup XI

We saw David Beckham looking very coach-like on the England bench at World Cup 2010. There was even a (made up) rumour that Beckham would be replacing Fabio Capello as England manager after the team’s World Cup exit. That rumour seemed to mysteriously disappear the second Argentina exited the tournament and proved that inexperienced coaches...

Spain World Cup 2010 Profile

After years of pre-tournament hype followed by in-tournament disappointment, Spain finally got it together two summers ago and shrugged off the “under-performer” tag to win Euro 2008. In style too, with some excellent passing football played along the way. That Euro 2008 victory means Spain has two Euro titles in the glass cabinet. But still...

Madrid star: “We have to win them all”

Real Madrid closed to within one point of La Liga leaders Barcelona with their 2-0 win over Valencia yesterday. The usual suspects were on the scoresheet for the title hopefuls, with Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo both finding the back of the net. Sergio Ramos and Higuain’s international teammate Fernando Gago both insist that Madrid...

Madrid star: “We’re convinced of the next round”

Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos has spoken of his side’s confidence of Champions League progression. The La Liga hopefuls fell to an embarrassing 1-0 defeat away to Lyon in the first leg, but Ramos says Real Madrid are ready to turn things around at the Santiago Bernabeu. “There are always good and bad games in football. We...