Guti bids farewell to Madrid
A young Guti under the watchful eye of Jorge Valdano After 24 years in the club, 15 years in the first team, José María Gutiérrez Hernández aka Guti, Real's favourite chameleon called it a day for the club. He...
The Guardian’s Mark Van Bommel gallery
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Ribery and Benzema indicted in the French sex scandal
The two players spent 7 hours in custody and charged by the judicial magistrate Andre Dando with having sex with an underage prostitute, Zahia Dehar. If the investigation proves that they knew she was below 17 years of age...
Fabio Capello should be embarrassed
The Man Who Knew Infinity Fabio Capello is embarrassed. The Capello Index has turned sour for the England coach after the team was dumped out unceremoniously by Germany. Who can vouch for an index that bears his name? It...
Socrates and Big Phil
There is a reason why this man is called Socrates. One of the truly deep thinkers of the sport and its culture of all times. Watching Socrates, Eder, Falcao, Zico in the 1982 World Cup, a team coached by...
Capello’s Index: Forlan barely edges out Defoe
Really. England is heading for another disaster if this is the sort of scouting report that Fabio Capello comes up with. On the other hand this could be the best antidote to compulsive gambling. The two central defenders Matthew Upson...
Man City unabated: They sign Kolarov
City's spending bender to a Premiership title continued unabated. Lazio accepted their £17m for their highly rated left wing back Aleksandar Kolarov. He was last seen in Serbia's World Cup campaign where he did little of note on a team...
Sami Khedira close to signing with Real
Both AS and Marca are reporting that Real are close to signing Sami Khedira who did such a outstanding job filling in as a replacement for Michael Ballack in central midfield. The transfer fee is what is being sorted...
Anelka: France was a "timebomb"
Nicholas Anelka speaks. It seems he was the fall guy for what transpired in South Africa- it could have been anyone. "If it hadn't been me that brought everything to a head, it would have been someone else. It was...
Maradona’s misuse of Leo Messi was criminal
El Diego looking like something from My Big Fat Argentinian Wedding One of the worst defeats in Argentinian World Cup history was not enough to persuade the AFA to give El Diego the boot. He has been retained as...
Carles Puyol retires from international duty
King Carles against Germany: A defining moment Sad news. The most visible face of El Roja Furia announced his retirement from international duty. Carles Puyol will not play against Mexico in the August 11th fixture telling Vicente Del Bosque...
