The international break is the best time to talk about the players we wish to see at Old Trafford in the New Year. The January transfer window is opening in 50 days, so first, I wish the glazers show...
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This weekend will make and break the careers of some coaches and players. The European play-offs which will begin on Saturday the 14th November and conclude on the following Wednesday, will definitely be a must win for the likes of France, Portugal and Russia.

A world cup without the reigning world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo is simply unimaginable.

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Image via Wikipedia Although many have called it unfair, the seeding system adopted for the play off matches to decide the final four European teams that will make it to the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa, has produced four potentially exciting match ups. The two leg matches will be played on November 14th [. Click to continue reading...

Overshadowed by Real Madrid's new "Galacticos" circa 2001 and Man City aka money city's lavish spending spree a la Chelsea 2004, perennial French heavyweights Lyon - under the cover of the fanfare surrounding Barcelona's trade by barter plus 40m Euros swap deal for Ibrahimovich and the transfer saga starring Frank Ribery nom de plume "World's most wanted player" – shelled out an astonishing 70m Euros on new players this summer in an attempt to strengthen and regain its footing domestically, and to a lesser extent, reassert its "tag" as the Champions league's darkest horse.

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Werder took a point from Alianz Arena (1:1) and if we are to judge from the play, the visitors deserved to take three points. 69 000 people at the sold-out stadium in Munich saw German international, Turkish-born Mehmet Ozil open the score minutes before the break. Mario Gomez was the one to level the score 73 minutes into the game with the assistance of Phillip Lahm.

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Never one to keep his mouth shut. Former Bayern Munich 'keeper Oliver Kahn has not let retirement diminish his ability to let his stong opinions be known to all who bother to listen.
Kahn made feelings clear yesterday, that in his opinion much-coveted winger Franck Ribery is a disruptive influence on Bayern and ‘behaves like a diva'. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson poached French midfield starlet Paul Pogba from French Ligue 2 outfit Le Havre, under the nose of Arsenal chief Arsene Wenger. The 16 year old who has been a regular in the France under 16 national team had been attracting lot of interest from United, Arsenal and Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

Remember Michel Platini? Here he is at his prime. EURO 1984 in France.
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Platini scored 9 goals in 5 matches in this tournament. I guess counting him as one of the best players in the history of football should be pretty obvious. I really see something similar in the way Frank Ribery plays today and Michel Platini played back in the '80. Click to continue reading...

Bien dicen que cuando alguien quiere ser importante tiene que dar un buen golpe en todos los aspectos, y esto fue lo que ha realizado Real Madrid con las contrataciones de Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo y Benzema.

Pero ahora su objetivo se ha centrado en dos jugadores que si bien es cierto no tienen un gran renombre que los ya mencionados, pintan para ser las próximas estrellas del fútbol mundial, aunque para serlo deben buscar una buena vitrina, por lo que su llegada a la nave galáctica suena inminente.

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The European soccer leagues are still a few months from the start of the 2009/10 season but the transfer market continues to be busy with rumors of players for sale. Here's the latest news on some of the biggest starts including Samuel Eto'o and Frank Ribery.

The Latest on Xabi Alonso - Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso insists he would have 'no regrets' about staying at Anfield, but has refused to rule out a big-money move to Real Madrid.

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Have you heard any good jokes lately? No? How about this one? "Arsenal Set To Make £40m Franck Ribery Bid Reports."

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Yeah, ok, let's just assume that Arsenal are going to bid £40m, which, according to Bayern manager Uli Hoeness, is £60m short of his valuation and would get us just a leg.

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This Confederations Cup is good isn't it? Well, it's not actually that great but it will do until the proper football arrives. Italy's unlikely exit has been the highlight so far without a doubt.

Italy have the look of an aging team and with little in the way of flair coming through the ranks and they definitely look a side to oppose at next summer's World Cup despite the bookies still making them 14/1 shots.

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Parace ser que la táctica florentista en centrar sus energías en David Villa y Frank Ribery ha dado un vuelvo tremendo al fichar a Raúl Albiol, ex jugador de Valencia y quien forma parte de la selección española que está jugando la Copa Confederaciones.

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The Blues are worried that their top target will become the latest Galactico. Frenchman Franck Ribery was a team-mate of Zinedine Zidane at the last World Cup in Germany 2006, and the pair could be reunited once more at Real Madrid. It is no secret that the former FIFA World Player of the Year is hell-bent on [. Click to continue reading...

Es curioso como en la corta vida de este blog hemos visto las dos caras de un club histórico en el fútbol mundial como lo es el Bayern de Munich. Le hemos visto dominar con mano de hierro la Bundesliga, dejando claro desde el principio que iba a llevarse un trofeo que finalmente se llevó.También le hemos visto ni clasificarse para la Champions o descolgarse de la lucha por el título antes de lo debido esta última temporada. Click to continue reading...

Bad news if you're a 26 year old top class footballer, approaching the peak of your career and still trying to catch Sir Alex Ferguson's eye.
Because today, Man Utd have announced they will only be signing players for large transfer fees who are 25 and under. The policy at Old Trafford is that the club will have a strict age-before-ability approach in which they will sign players in big-money deals only if they will retain a significant resale value some years after signing a five or six-year contract. Click to continue reading...

As C. Ronaldo prepares to depart for dreamy Madrid, Manchester United will have around £80 million from the transfer - some of this money may be used to pay off debts, or for wages, but most of it, should be used on finding a player to replace Ronaldo.

Strong candidates are Antonio Valencia, Frank Ribery, David Silva, Sergio "Kun" Aguero but the one that sticks out with optimism is the prospect of Man Utd purchasing Lyon's forward Karim Benzema.

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The likely departure of Cristiano Ronaldo is sure to leave a huge gap in the Manchester United team, but that gap can always be filled with the £80m in exchange for Ronaldo. Who will the Red Devils bring in this summer?

Frank Ribery, Bayern Munich: Well, here is a quality winger that may just be able to fill Ronaldo's boots, but he definitely won't come cheap.

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Last summer, we heard numerous reports that Ronaldo was to move to Madrid. A deal was in place. It was definite. It was going to happen next week. But then, there was some delay; and the deal would go through the week after that. It never did. No matter for the Spanish press, as they continued to rinse and repeat the story.

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Let's not beat around the bush here. Real Madrid now own the rights to Cristiano Ronaldo.

That news comes on the heels the announcement that Kaka will make The Bernabeu his home. Reports out of Madrid list David Villa, Frank Ribery and Xabi Alonso, among others, as additional targets of the club during the summer and in advance of the August 9 friendly against D.

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Manchester United have accepted a world record transfer bid of £80m from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo.

The decision was taken after Cristiano Ronaldo again requested the move and after discussion with Jorge Mendes, the player's agent. With Real Madrid making an unconditional offer of £80m (it remains to be seen if this will amount will be paid all upfront through the bank loan Real Madrid have secured to fund the Ronaldo transfer or it will be paid in stages), Manchester United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the World Player of the Year.

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Bayern Munich teammates Luca Toni and Frank Ribery have a little fun at Allianz Arena. If I spoke both French and Italian, this would be a lot funnier!

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Not the biggest news of the day, but Goal.com had a great roundup of transfer stories that I'm obliged to pass along.

• Frank Ribery has no interest in playing in the Premiership. Why? England's weather.
  
  
• Gooch's agent denies a move to newly-promoted Birmingham. I wonder when that final decision will come down.

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This excerpt of an excellent story comes to us via the Footy Blog on the Score. Be sure to check them out frequently and subscribe to The Footy Show podcast for a uniquely Canadian perspective on all things football and MLS.

It might well be a Manic Monday around the Toronto FC front offices on Monday, and by that I don't mean Susanna Hoffs will be lounging around a crystal blue Italian stream.

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AC Milan and Real Madrid are making news as both have expressed interest in signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. In other news, Real Madrid have made a bid for Kaka and a decision should be made by Monday whether the Brazilian star accepts the deal. Chelsea have also been rumored to be interested in Kaka, and the English club is also targeting David Villa and Frank Ribery.

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End of Season Loose Ends Rambling, Innit
1. Champions League
Were Manchester United beaten by a much better team on the night? Undoubtedly. Are Barcelona the best club side in the world, ever? No. The reality is somewhere in between - United could have defended better but Barcelona fully deserved their win, and are, I think, a popular winner of the tournament. Click to continue reading...

Paper Talk: Ancelotti targets KakaKaka and Frank Ribery are at the top of new Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti's shopping list, while Steve Bruce wants Titus Bramble at Sunderland.From Teamtalk.comClick here to read the entire articleIscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Clicca sull'immagine sottostante per iscriverti! Click to continue reading...

by Paul Kennedy of SOCCER AMERICA, Monday, Jun 1, 2009 7:00 AM ET
With Chelsea's 2-1 win over Everton in Saturday's FA Cup final, Dutchman Guus Hiddink's stint as interim manager is over. Italian Carlo Ancelotti is headed over from AC Milan to manage the Blues. The big question will be, what reinforcements will he bring with him? Click to continue reading...

Chelsea are locked in talks to sign Bayern Munich ace Franck Ribery for £43million. The two clubs are believed to have agreed the fee and Blues are now thrashing out terms with the 26-year-old French international midfielder. Ribery is holding out for a bumper £125,000-a-week salary AFTER tax but Chelsea are reluctant to offer more than £90,000 [. Click to continue reading...

With the Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga races all decided, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are coming down to the last weekend. In the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg has a 2 point lead and can clinch with a draw, while Bordeaux has a 3 point lead and a draw can move them closer with one more game after this upcoming weekend.

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With the Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga races all decided, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are coming down to the last weekend. In the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg has a 2 point lead and can clinch with a draw, while Bordeaux has a 3 point lead and a draw can move them closer with one more game after this upcoming weekend.

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With the help of star players like Luca Toni and Frank Ribery, German football giants FC Bayern München / Bayern Munich have launched their Adidas 2009/10 home kit. It looks just like the leak that we featured earlier this year and appears to follow the same Adidas style as the 09/10 Chelsea and New [. Click to continue reading...

This will be an interesting game for United. There are rumors all over the Internet that after Ronaldo's antics on Sunday that he and Fergie had a huge bust up afterward. I have even read a rumor that Fergie has agreed to sell Ronaldo to Mardrid for 72 Million pounds!!!!! If that happens then United can do what the fans want and resign Tevez for 26 Million and take the rest and go get Frank Ribery(seen on right) who right now could turn into just as good a player without being a bitch of a teammate. Click to continue reading...

'Tis the season. Let's get started. We must be thankful not all football owners are politicians, because there's more spin on this than a dreidel in December. Silvio Berlusconi - Milan owner, Italian supreme supremo, master of the spoken word and creepy old pervert: "We lost the title because of Ancelotti. Click to continue reading...

With the Barclays Premier League as the most popular football league in the world, well ahead of the Spanish La Liga and the Italian Serie A , you think of the best players playing in all the major football leagues of the world immediately you will recall three youngsters who often impress us by their skills and ball control.

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