Real Madrid-Getafe

What is going on with Real Madrid? With three losses in their last five matches I guess they really do miss this Cristiano Ronaldo guy. Real will look to bounce back from their terrible loss earlier in the week to a squad I have never heard of, Alcorcon, but if Real Madrid continues to play like they did against this third tier squad then it could feel a lot longer then a few weeks without their key star player.

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United have once again been linked with January moves for Valencia's star men, David Villa and David Silva. The future of both Spanish Internationals was the focus of much media attention over the summer with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool keeping tabs on the situation to name but a few.

Valencia managed to hold on to their prized assets in the summer but as their financial troubles show no sign of letting up, it looks increasingly likely they will lose one if not both in the winter.

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Spanish football club Valencia have recently admitted that they still have some serious financial problems. Valencia's star player David Villa has sacked his agent Luis Tamargo, after he failed to secure him a move away from the club.
Man United, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool have all been linked with a move for the player. Click to continue reading...

No pasa por una cuestión presupuestaria: no son comparables las cotizaciones ni el juego de Marcelo Gallardo, Ariel Ortega, Matías Almeyda, Martín Palermo, Hugo Ibarra y Juan Riquelme con los de Cristiano Ronaldo o Lionel Messi. Sin embargo el superclásico argentino se cataloga entre los eventos deportivos más destacados del mundo, incluso por sobre los derbys Barcelona – Real Madrid, Inter – Milan o Glasgow – Celtic. Click to continue reading...

Goals and video highlights from the Sporting Gijon vs Real Madrid La Liga game on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Real were beaten 3-2 by AC Milan in their midweek Champions League game, while Sporting ran out 2-1 winners over Athletic Bilbao in their last La Liga game. Related posts:Real Madrid vs AC Milan goals highlights- October 21 [. Click to continue reading...

Sunday's match between Manchester United and Liverpool has all the ingredients for an October classic: Fernando Torres v Nemanja Vidic. Antonio Valencia v Glen Johnson. Alex Ferguson v Rafa Benitez. All of it being played against the backdrop that one more loss for Liverpool would mean curtains on their title aspirations.

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It always makes me laugh a little bit when you see two national players that play so well together play against one another in league play. It is one of those odd things we just don't really have here in the States. I mean I guess stars play together in All Star games and what not, but not as zany as the way it works in European football.

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It was another full weekend of matches in the top European leagues. Several of the top teams were in action on Saturday including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Rangers, and Celtic.

Here are video highlights for the English Premier League, Spanish Primera Division or La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, and Scottish Premier League for Saturday, October 17, 2009.

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Going into this season many football critics debated which league was the strongest in the world. Is it the Premier League or La Liga? The Premier League is usually considered the best by fans of the game regarding the even play of the entire league, but with the additions that Real Madrid and Barcelona have acquired over the last off-season it looks like La Liga could have the two best clubs in all of the world.

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In an exclusive interview for the Guardian, Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak criticized Michel Platini's planned control of football club expenditure. He has a point.

Platini wants new financial rules by 2012. Under those guidelines, Clubs would spend within their soccer-generated income.

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With the UEFA Champions League season set to kick off this afternoon, it is time to start thinking about who everybody sees lifting the trophy in May.

Will it be Barcelona in a repeat? Will Manchester United rebound from last year's final loss to win a second title in three seasons?

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While Liverpool were busy hammering out a contract with new sponsor Standard Chartered Bank, Park Si-Jung was busy wrapping up the finer points of his contract with Manchester United.

Park for United
Guess who's staying with Manchester United? It's Park Ji-Sung!

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The shock transfer ban recently imposed on Chelsea for their "inducing" of young French player Gael Kakuta has again raised the argument of English clubs scouting for and developing too many foreign players within their youth systems. Why?

It's a simple numbers game.

Football is a global sport, so it would make very little sense for a club to ignore the wealth of upcoming talent outside of their own back yard.

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It seemed strangely correct to somehow correct the the injustice Ronaldo may have served upon himself by way of excessive eating by showing you a compilation displaying the immense talent the former Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan striker did possess.

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The scoreboard says it all.

The Milan Derby wasn't much of a contest on Saturday as Inter Milan shredded AC Milan's defense in a first-half display of dominance that has Inter talking another Scudetto and AC Milan fans wondering if their team is just too old.

Inter's 4-0 win, driven by beautiful goals by Thiago Motta and Maicon, will serve notice that Jose Mourinho's men are ready to be a serious challenger to the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United for the European title.

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The scoreboard says it all.

The Milan Derby wasn't much of a contest on Saturday as Inter Milan shredded AC Milan's defense in a first-half display of dominance that has Inter talking another Scudetto and AC Milan fans wondering if their team is just too old.

Inter's 4-0 win, driven by beautiful goals by Thiago Motta and Maicon, will serve notice that Jose Mourinho's men are ready to be a serious challenger to the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United for the European title.

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The 2009-10 La Liga season is nearly upon us and we here at Mad About Futbol will breakdown the chances and player movement of all 20 teams in Spain's 1st division for the 2009-10 season. This time we will breakdown Real Club Deportivo Mallorca.
LAST SEASON (2008-09):
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Arsenal announced their first summer signing, unveiling Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen (23) as heir apparent to, well, probably Sol Campbell.

He is the first Belgian to play for Arsenal (I think) which I interpret as more evidence in support of one of my more bizarre beliefs; Belgium could become one of the best teams around within the next 5-10 years.

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FC Barcelona look to be the front runners in the pursuit for Valencia striker David Villa. This week Villa addressed the media narrowing down his possibilities for a move. There were rumors that Manchester United and Chelsea were a possibility for the Spaniard.

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Liverpool will make an official approach to sign Valencia forward, David Villa, according to the Spanish press. Just a day after Villa revealed to the Spanish television that he'll not leave Spain at the moment.

"A week ago my future was clear and now it's not.,"

"I've been through some tough moments, which are partly my own fault, but I decided to put it all aside and I've not thought about it in the last five days.

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No one wants to play with me. Sniff
Chelsea's billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich, has just bought a £288m yacht, with built-in missile defence system. He could have got almost four Cristiano Ronaldos for that. About that...
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Diego Forlan's agent believes the European Golden Boot winner will remain at Atletico Madrid.

The former Manchester United striker scored 32 goals for Atletico last season to earn them a spot in the Champions League but has been linked with a move away from the Vicente Calderon.

Reports suggest Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City are interested in Forlan but Daniel Bolotnikoff insists he has had no offers for his client.

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Here's a look at some of the movers and shakers in the various leagues across Europe. I tried to copy this all from ESPN, let me know if something's off.
CHAMPIONS
England: Manchester United
Spain: Barcelona
Italy: Inter Milan
Germany: Wolfsburg
France: Bordeaux
Scotland: Rangers
Portugal: FC Porto
Holland: AZ Alkmaar
UCL AUTOMATIC BERTHS
England: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea
Spain: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla
Italy: Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan
Germany: Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich
France: Bordeaux, Marseille
Scotland: Rangers
Portugal: FC Porto, Sporting Lisbon
Greece: Olympiakos
Holland: AZ Alkmaar
Turkey: Besiktas
UCL QUALIFYING
England: Arsenal
Spain: Atletico Madrid
Italy: Fiorentina
Germany: Stuttgart
France: Lyon
Scotland: Celtic
Portugal: Benfica Sporting Lisbon
Holland: Twente Enschede
Turkey: Sivasspor
Greece: PAOK Salonika
Belgium: Anderlecht, Standard Liege
Austria: SV Salzburg
Denmark: FC Copenhagen
Russia: FK Rubin Kazan, PFK Samara Kryliya Sovetov
Switzerland: FC Zurich
EUROPE LEAGUE
England: Everton, Aston Villa, Fulham
Spain: Villareal, Valencia
Italy: Genoa, AS Roma
Germany: Hertha Berlin, Hamburg
France: Toulouse
Scotland: Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen
Portugal: Benfica, CD Nacional de Madeira, Braga
Holland: Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven
Turkey: Trabzonspor, Fenerbahce
Greece: Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, Larissa
Belgium: KAA Gent
Austria: Rapid Vienna, Austria Vienna
Denmark: Odense BK
Russia: FC Moscow
Switzerland: Young Boys, FC Basel, Grasshoppers
RELEGATED
England: Newcastle, Middlesbrough, West Brom
Spain: Real Betis, Numancia, Recreativo Huelva
Italy: Torino, Reggina, Lecce
Germany: Energie Cottbus, Karlsruhe, Arminia Bielefled
France: Caen, Nantes, La Havre AC
PROMOTED
England: Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Burnley
Spain: Xerez, Tenerlife, Real Zaragoza
Italy: Bari, Parma, Livorno
Germany: SC Freiburg, Mainz, Nurnberg
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Diego es de Oro

Liga Española- El uruguayo Diego Forlán ganó el trofeo 'Pichichi', que premia al máximo goleador de la Liga española de fútbol, al terminar con 32 tantos, tras la 38ª y última jornada de la competición, lo que también le dará la 'Bota de Oro' como máximo goleador europeo.

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Diego es de Oro

Liga Española- El uruguayo Diego Forlán ganó el trofeo 'Pichichi', que premia al máximo goleador de la Liga española de fútbol, al terminar con 32 tantos, tras la 38ª y última jornada de la competición, lo que también le dará la 'Bota de Oro' como máximo goleador europeo.

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Falta 1 Jornada

A solo 1 Jornada de que termine la liga española, casi estan definidos los boletos a las copas europeas y al descenso.

Champions League

Para la Champions League hay 3 lugares directos y estos son para el Barcelona, Real Madrid y Sevilla hasta el momento.

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Falta 1 Jornada

A solo 1 Jornada de que termine la liga española, casi estan definidos los boletos a las copas europeas y al descenso.

Champions League

Para la Champions League hay 3 lugares directos y estos son para el Barcelona, Real Madrid y Sevilla hasta el momento.

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All goals and highlights from the Athletic Bilbao vs FC Barcelona Copa Del Rey final ( Spanish Cup final) on May 13, 2009. Current score :- Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Barcelona Goal scorers :- Gaizka Toquero Pinedo 9′ Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Barcelona ( Gaizka Toquero Pinedo 9′ goal) Barcelona still have problems defending set pieces. Click to continue reading...

Last night Valencia outplayed Real Madrid in Mestalla, and won 3-0 on goals by Mata, Silva and Baraja (a gorgeous strike). It is true that after losing 2-6 at home to Barcelona, Real Madrid has little to play for, but that doesn't make Valencia's victory less important! With three matches left of the league, Valencia is positioning itself for a Champions League spot, and even putting pressure on Click to continue reading...

A Franck Ribéry le ha salido una nueva novia. Al presunto interés de Barcelona, Real Madrid y Manchester City, entre otros, se une ahora el Manchester United, que, según informa el diario The Guardian, habría ofrecido unos 70 millones de euros al Bayern de Múnich para hacerse con los servicios del internacional francés.

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Click here for a high quality, live stream: Real Madrid v Barcelona Live The two giants of the Spanish football league will clash this Saturday in a game which might decide whether the Spanish football crown will to Madrid or Barcelona. Real Madrid registered a win over the Sevilla by a score of four goals to two [. Click to continue reading...

There's no question about what the match of the weekend will be this week. With a victory over Barcelona, Real Madrid can move within one point of the Primera Division lead. Given that a few months ago, Barcelona had a twelve-point La Liga lead, this could be one more step in a historic comeback. Click to continue reading...

This year's Champions League semifinals have a familiar look to them - after all, three of these teams also featured in the English FA Cup semifinals earlier this month and two of these teams are appearing in the Champions League semifinals for the third consecutive time, Arsenal for the second time and Barcelona for the third time in four years.

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Dynamo Kiev v. Shakhtar Donetsk
UEFA Cup Semifinal Preview

First Leg: Thursday, April 30, 2009 - Valeri Lobanovski Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine
Second Leg: Thursday, May 7, 2009 - RSK Olympyiskyi, Donetsk, Ukraine.

To Ukrainians, the rivalry between Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk is like Barcelona/Real Madrid, Rangers/Celtic, Galatasaray/Fenerbache, or Manchester United/Liverpool.

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According to a report in the British broadsheet The Times, Ryan Babel and Andrea Dossena could be heading for the exit doors at Liverpool at the end of the season.
Netherlands international winger Babel recently suggested that he may look elsewhere for regular first-team football after admitting to becoming frustrated at frequently being names on the bench. Click to continue reading...