Stuff to read while you get an elephant addicted to heroin.... A ref banned for being garbage to ref this weekend's Scotland-Macedonia qualifier. (Guardian) How not to treat a pitch invader. (Dave's Football Blog) Sky Sports reads an email on air insulting Geordies. (The Spoiler) More thoughts on Man City ownership. Click to continue reading...

After being forced to face countless challenges in his first year with Barcelona, French forward Thierry Henry will now have to confront a fresh battle: the "culés."



"Shushing" not enough these days for Henry, apparently... Click to continue reading...

So, the transfer deadline (August 31) has passed and the football market is now closed. Closed? Not quite. Indeed, while transfers from one club to another will have to wait until January to resume, teams may still sign players as free agents (and that until March 31, 2009). So, inspired from this Top 11 Serie A [. Click to continue reading...

Obviously the true bargains won't be known for some time, but there were a few transfers which caught the eye before the participants had even put on their new shirt. Eliminating loans made sure somebody has actually bought up the entire contract this summer, and everyone of these guys happened to come in at under [. Click to continue reading...

Spurs star Giovanni Dos Santos has revealed that he turned down offers from Chelsea and Manchester United before heading to White Hart Lane, Adam Khan-Patient. The 19-year-old Mexican, who was signed at the very end of last season from Barcelona also revealed that their was further interest in him from Italy, as well as the Premier [. Click to continue reading...

SPURS play-maker Givovani Dos Santos has sensationally admitted that Arsenal legend Thierry Henry would be one of the former team-mates he would most love to follow him from Barcelona to White Hart Lane. The young Mexican clearly hasn't familiarised himself with the fierce north London rivalry between Tottenham and the Gunners yet, and the stink [. Click to continue reading...

The story of Mario Martínez Rubio - who is paid 75 times less than Samuel Eto'o - is the perfect metaphor for his team's defeat of Barcelona.

Mario makes Barça pay as Numancia provide a heartwarming shock. Click to continue reading...

In 11th hour Genoa made probably the most impressive move of the transfer deadline by bringing back Diego Milito from Real Zaragoza. Arrivals 02/09/2008 Iago Falqué Barcelona to Juventus 01/09/2008 Bosko Jankovic to Genoa 01/09/2008 D. Brivio Vicenza to Genoa (Loan) 01/09/2008 Djordje Rakic Salzburg to Reggina (Loan) 01/09/2008 G. Click to continue reading...

In 11th hour Genoa made probably the most impressive move of the transfer deadline by bringing back Diego Milito from Real Zaragoza. Arrivals 02/09/2008 Iago Falqué Barcelona to Juventus 01/09/2008 Bosko Jankovic to Genoa 01/09/2008 D. Brivio Vicenza to Genoa   (Loan) 01/09/2008 Djordje Rakic Salzburg to Reggina  (Loan) 01/09/2008 G. Click to continue reading...

Jamie Carragher has admitted that hecould - at some stage - leave Liverpool.

The 30-year-old defender has spent his entire career at Anfield but he told the Daily Mirror: 'People go on about how loyal I am to Liverpool. But it's not a question of loyalty. It's a question of "where am I going to go from Liverpool? Click to continue reading...

A shock start to action in Spain where both Barcelona and Real Madrid lost on the opening weekend...


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For the first time in almost 70 years that Spain's two leading clubs both lost their opening games of the season.Way way back (many centuries ago) in the1939/1940 campaign Real Madrid lost 3-1 to Sevilla and Barcelona lost 1-0 to Espanyol. Since then, neither side have lost simultaneously in the first match of the season.

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There's really only a couple (well, one to be specific) deal that many people followed on transfer deadline day, but while many looked to see if Dimitar Berbatov would sign for Manchester United and who Manchester City would nab with their newly-acquired mega-riches, many watched the window to see if someone would come through the [. Click to continue reading...

Este fin de semana que acaba de terminar arrancó en la Madre Patria la "Liga de las Estrellas" con la expectativa de ver al nuevo Barcelona de la mano de Messi y al flamante campeón de Liga que espera volver a hacer cosas grandes en Liga y en Champions League. Y así fue, Barcelona visitaba al [... Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto) Notable departures: Andrei Shevchenko (AC Milan), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, loan), Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Claude Makelele (PSG), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa), Ben Sahar. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto) Notable departures: Andrei Shevchenko (AC Milan), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, loan), Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Claude Makelele (PSG), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa), Ben Sahar. Click to continue reading...

There are several clubs who were left on the altar, so to speak, with respect to a few big signings this summer. Liverpool lost out on Barry, Real Madrid lost out on Ronaldo, Chelsea and United may still lose out on Robinho and Berbatov, Tottenham reportedly lost out on Villa (although to be fair they [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto) Notable departures: Andrei Shevchenko (AC Milan), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, loan), Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Claude Makelele (PSG), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa), Ben Sahar. Click to continue reading...

Veamos como los mexicanos estuvieron en la Jornada 1 del Fútbol Español: El Deportivo la Coruña inicia con el pie derecho la temporada 2008/2009  ganándole al Real Madrid 2 goles a 1. Los del Depor le arruinaron la tarde a los Merengues, gracias en parte a la picardía de Guardado, quien no diera por perdido un [. Click to continue reading...

Veamos como los mexicanos estuvieron en la Jornada 1 del Fútbol Español: El Deportivo la Coruña inicia con el pie derecho la temporada 2008/2009  ganándole al Real Madrid 2 goles a 1. Los del Depor le arruinaron la tarde a los Merengues, gracias en parte a la picardía de Guardado, quien no diera por perdido un [. Click to continue reading...

England play Andorra in Barcelona's Olympic Stadium at 1900 BST on Saturday evening and then travel to Zagreb for their second qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday, 10 September at 2000 BST. Players out with injury include Steven Gerrard, Owen Hargreaves, Michael Carrick and Micah Richards, with Portsmouth's Glenn Johnson and Fulham's Jimmy Bullard brought into the [. Click to continue reading...

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Spain's big two opened La Liga with away defeats. First Barcelona went to newly promoted Numancia and left with a 1-0 defeat. Mario Martinez put the underdogs ahead in the 13th minute and Barca never came back. Samuel Eto'o and Leo Messi hit the woodwork (side note: are we going to call it woodwork for [. Click to continue reading...

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley will look to maintain his sides flying start to the season by trying to tie down Swedish legend Henrik Larsson in a shock loan move. The former Barcelona frontman completed a similar switch to Manchester United in 2007, and it is thought Curbishley is looking to do the same to strengthen [. Click to continue reading...

As European's elite begin preparation for another season of shocks, surprises and the inevitable media-circus around Jose Mourinho's long-awaited return to the Champions League, two of the leading performers have already stolen the show by making history. The heroes and villains of Champions League football usually arise as the latter stages progress, but Anorthosis Famagusta and FC BATE have already acclaimed success by remarkably reaching the Group Stages for the very first time. Click to continue reading...