Nerazzurri Fans may well ask who is this Portuguese wonder boy? What will he add to our club?  What is his style? and will he fill the boots of Luis Figo to become the next midfield magician for Inter?  Comparison to Cristiano Ronaldo is little surprise as Quaresma is yet one more from that current crop of outstanding Portuguese playmakers. Click to continue reading...

Well Jose Mourinho finally got his man with the signing of Ricardo Quaresma from Porto. This is a great move for Inter Milan as they needed some younger players to add to their aging squad, and it also give Mourinho a chance to put his own stamp on the squad. I was beginning to wonder when Inter were going to make a really big move. Click to continue reading...

In today's Gazzetta dello Sport, there's a great article by Antonino Morici that makes a preliminary analysis on José's Inter, at least based on their first-competitive-match performance in Sunday's Supercoppa. It's still early for season assessments, but given that Gazzetta are generally experts in all things Inter and AC Milan, this one's a pretty good read: MILAN, 25 [. Click to continue reading...

SuperCoppa Primer: Held yearly a week before the Serie A season starts.Its competed for by the Scudetto Champion (Inter) and the Coppa Italia winner (AS Roma)It was played in Milan because Inter were regular season Champions. Todays game was the twenty first installment.This is the third straight year Inter and Roma have met. Click to continue reading...

Josè Mourinho, allenatore dell'Inter, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la sfida di Supercoppa in programma domani contro la Roma. L'elenco: Portieri - 1 Francesco Toldo, 12 Julio Cesar, 22 Paolo Orlandoni. Difensori: 4 Javier Zanetti, 6 Maxwell, 13 Maicon, 16 Nicolas Burdisso, 24 Nelson Rivas. Centrocampisti: 5 Dejan Stankovic, 7 Luis Figo, 11 Luis Jimenez, 19 Esteban Cambiasso, 20 Muntari, 30 Pelè, 33 Amantino Mancini, 36 Francesco Bolzoni. Click to continue reading...

Just love this Nike advertisement video with Luis Figo have a look for yourself enjoy Click to continue reading...

Sporting Lisbon has a good reputation of producing players from their youth system, with Luis Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, João Moutinho, Nani, Ricardo Quaresma and Miguel Veloso probably the most notable of these. Manchester United have a good relationship with the club, forking out substantial transfer fees for Ronaldo and Nani in recent years. Click to continue reading...

John O'Shea showed potential to be a brilliant player when he was lad, megging Luis Figo when he was at his best. He had surprisingly quick feet for a big lad and was confident on the ball. Sadly, O'Shea has never fulfilled that potential, but his attitude has seen him rise in popularity at Old Trafford. Click to continue reading...

After coming back from lunch and snooping (snooping since I should be working) the various websites covering summer transfer activities, it suddenly dawned on me that the numerous signings made by FC Barcelona, the most recent addition in the form of Alexander Hleb from Arsenal, have an eerie similarity to the signings made eight years [. Click to continue reading...

New worldwide advertising campaign featuring five new images of David Beckham photographed by Mert and Marcus on Malibu beach
Press release

Milan, June XX, 2008– Giorgio Armani is pleased to announce that his friend and testimonial David Beckham will unveil a giant mural featuring an image from the new Emporio Armani Underwear advertising campaign for Autumn/Winter 2008-09 on June 18th, 2008, 5pm PST at Macy's in San Francisco. Click to continue reading...

FIGO: Reports in England and Figo himself quashed the rumor of 35-year old Figo to Matt Pickens' Queens Park Rangers. Yep, QPR. Either way, Figo has decided one thing for sure - that he's definitely leaving. Â NOT LORD STEVENS: Another club - this time Birmingham City - has been raided by police. Same tune, different [. Click to continue reading...

Rating: 3 (Possible)
Overnight our anonymous emailer sent us the following which seems to concur with what Ives Galarcep posted this morning on the issue.






john doe states:

"My source tells me that Figo and the Revs are close to making a deal, and the only hangup is the amount of money.

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The Revs have been seeking a designated player, and that player has reportedly been Luis Figo. Not surprisingly, he's asking for far too much money than the Kraft organization is willing to part ways with. According to Soccer By Ives, that figure is in the $4-5 million/yr neighborhood. That's about what the deal was for [. Click to continue reading...

Rating: 2 (Not likely)

This email comes to us from the same source who brought us the original Figo to New England rumor and was sent to us not long after we posted the link to Ives Galarcep's article.

As always, it is an anonymous email so use the old noggin and do with it what you will:

john doe writes:
"i've heard more rumblings about figo to new england from within the inter club.

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Rating: 4 (Good)

Ives Galarcep is reporting that New England is preparing to use its Designated Player slot.
We would have rated this higher considering the source but it is almost unfathomable that the Krafts would actually open the wallet to spend on the Revolution. Perhaps the orange shock (and the potential repeat) of the two time falling to Houston in the MLS Cup final, finally forced a change? Click to continue reading...

Spurs and Aaron Lennon, take notice: here come the mighty Inter Milan with their immense blue-and-black shadow. Tribal Football reports that the Nerazzurri are contemplating on an offer for Tottenham Hotspur's tricky winger Lennon in the summer. Inter president Massimo Moratti is reported to be interested in signing the young England international. Click to continue reading...

Preston North End have made recent comments on how they plan to make a last ditch offer to MLS and the Revs to buy the services of Taylor Twellman. The last offer they made was reported as being worth up to $2.5 million with bonuses. The Revs were quick to dismiss the offer as [...] Click to continue reading...

Rating: 2 (not likely)

We pass on this rumor which was sent to our email address simply because while it sounds suspect,it would be an excellent move for New England and Major League Soccer if true. Also of note, Sean Wheelock has maintained he still is hearing Figo's name mentioned in MLS circles as being a transfer if not for this window then during the summer window. Click to continue reading...

Luis Figo has already left his stamp on world football as one of the greatest ever footballers but the 35-year still wants to play more. Goal.com quotes the former Portuguese international as saying that he is keeping all his options open and only at the end of the season will the 2000 European Player of [. Click to continue reading...

Rating: 4 (Good)

This story comes courtesy of sports gambling site, AsianHandicap.com who got it from SkySports.

According to the story Luis Figo has decided that this will be his last season in Europe and he may consider playing elsewhere:

Luis Figo is ready to draw a line under his career at the end of the season, but could be tempted to continue should the right offer be forthcoming. Click to continue reading...

First of all, consider this post a replacement for the middle section of yesterday's awful, barely-considered post. I'll be addressing this later tonight. For the moment, though, I'm busy joining the parade reversing away from/pointing out the dubious origins of the Luis Figo-to-MLS rumor; in fact, read Steve Goff's short comment on the subject and you [. Click to continue reading...

Last night I told my wife I was happy to have an off-season from soccer, just a little time off from building my life around the domestic calendar's schedule. These are the little lies that sustain a marriage... - ...and I say that 'cause a wicked craving hit the second I checked the upcoming calendar on [. Click to continue reading...

Alexi Lalas told Marca Sports Daily on Friday that Luis Figo was still likely to come to MLS, although he will not be playing for the Galaxy. I'm not sure if this is just bluster by Lalas to get in the European press at a time when David Beckham's injury woes worsen and after the Galaxy embarrassed themselves in two friendlies where the European press assembled (it should be pointed out that the Galaxy have played very well since those two friendlies), or if this is something real. Click to continue reading...

Since everyone else hit 'em hard, I figured I may as well hit 'em late.

- Want to see the United States' U-20s Round of 16 tilt against Old South American power Uruguay? Then join the campaign to, um, enlighten ESPN as to their self-interest in airing this game. Seeing as they finally invested in soccer broadcast rights, why not show off the young bucks on their way into the system (maybe. Click to continue reading...