Soccer Pie 03 November @ 01:23 AM EST
Real's humiliation brings back the faith in the game. These days I have been thinking whether
Florentino Perez is just an amateur who thought he knows football or is it mere
profit he is into.
Simply, no man would make the same mistake twice. Los Galacticos one were
tragic but this other version looks like a group of clowns.
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Soccer Pie 06 October @ 09:12 AM EST
Talented Athletic Bilbao player, Iker Muniain scored in the duel against Valladolid, thus
helping his side take a point and entered the history of Spanish football as the youngest scorer in
a first-league game.
Muniain managed to level the score to 2:2, 70 minutes into the game and break the record set by
Levante's starter, Xisco Nadal.
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Soccer Pie 26 August @ 08:39 AM EST
Last season hardly any team could have matched Barcelona, but that is not the reason for the
rest of big Spanish clubs like Sevilla, Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal not to give their
best in the next season.
Sevilla
Thanks to excellent form in the finish, Sevilla managed to come in third last season, which
under the new rules sends Spanish, Italian and English teams automatically to the Champions
League.
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Soccer Pie 25 August @ 12:25 PM EST
Over the last few years Spanish Primera is slowly taking dominance over the rest of the European
leagues. Barcelona demonstrated that, when they easily handled Manchester United in the Champions
League finals. Still, last season was a disappointment for the Royal club, as even though they
finished second in Primera, their European campaign was not worth mentioning, having in mind that
they were humiliated by Liverpool that beat them 5:0.
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Soccer Pie 14 August @ 09:43 AM EST
Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez is not giving up on his intention to bring the French
player, Frank Ribery to the club, so he offered two of his Dutch internationals, Wesley Sneijder
and Arjen Robben to Bayern in exchange for Ribery.
Peres already signed the contract with the Frenchman's manager, for Ribery to move to Real Madrid
in summer 2010, but he continued with the pressure on the Bavarian club management to change the
decision and let him come to the club that holds most trophies in Europe, this summer.
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Soccer Pie 06 August @ 08:07 AM EST
Ever since he was made available by Real Madrid, Klaas Jan Huntelaar was linked
to number of big clubs, mainly from the Premiership. Manchester United, Arsenal and
Tottenham were all thought to be pondering a move for the Dutch marksman but it was
Milan who seized the initiative and managed to snatch ‘The
Hunter'.
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Soccer Pie 03 August @ 03:52 AM EST
Even though Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that this transfer window was over for United, the
latest reports suggest that might not be true. British ‘Sun' reports that Manchester
United have made bids for David Silva and Kun Aguero, with the combined fee of
€70 million.
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Soccer Pie 02 August @ 02:33 AM EST
Inter are furious because the Swede kissed Barcelona crest during his unveiling
at Camp Nou. The fans feel betrayed.
They are like the man who cheats on his wife and then gets angry at his mistress for having
someone else.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic follows but one ideology – money.
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Soccer Pie 29 July @ 03:28 AM EST
We all know Zlatan Ibrahimovic's ego is as big as a mountain and that is why
most of the people were surprised to hear that mighty Barca, the team characterized by great team
spirit above all, were interested in Inter forward. After finally making a switch to Camp Nou,
Zlatan angered Inter fans by saying that Barcelona was his dream club, which is
the same he had been saying about Inter when coming to Milano from Juventus.
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Soccer Pie 28 July @ 04:08 AM EST
Liverpool have given Real Madrid two-day deadline to sign want-away midfielder
Xabi Alonso, after Benitez came to terms with losing the Spaniard. Los Merengues
have offered €27 million, but just three million more should do the trick. Inler or
Aquilani are seen as possible replacements.
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Soccer Pie 26 July @ 02:26 AM EST
In spite of Jose Mourinho's accusing silence, caused by the fact that Max Moratti didn't meet
his demands in the transfer window, it seems that the Portuguese is perfectly aware that he will
benefit from the summer transfer window.
According to Italian press, the statements that this is not the team he had hoped for
and that it will be very hard to fight reinforced Juventus in Serie A, not to mention the Champions
League are not only an alibi.
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Soccer Pie 26 July @ 02:14 AM EST
Serbian striker decided, the offers from Spain, Germany, England weren't enough for him to leave
Valencia. "I want the big things with the current club, I don't want to leave Mestalla", said
Zigic, who might make a hell of a tandem with David Villa next season.
Nikola Zigic wants to stay in Valencia.
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Soccer Pie 25 July @ 02:19 AM EST
The guy that most of the Premiership teams want in their squad has a typical life story. When
foreigners came flooding Primera he was forced to move to Almeria, while Real were spending big
money on doubtful players.
He got his chance when Almeria had no other solutions and simply exploded.
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Soccer Pie 25 July @ 02:07 AM EST
Zlatan is East and West, North and South; he is a blend of different cultures and influences. In
his journal he wrote that he doesn't have a problem with that, on the contrary he sees that as his
advantage. His portrait goes as follows: a guy from the Balkans, born in Sweden, with southern
mentality, America and western civilization oriented.
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Soccer Pie 20 July @ 07:10 AM EST
The Swede is ready to renounce the high income in Inter to move to Catalonia.
Ibrahimovic will sign the contract till 2014 for 9 million Euros which with tax deduction comes
down to 7.5 million. In Italy he had around 12 million a year.
El Mundo Deportivo reveals that the Swede will sign the five-year contract worth nine million
per season.
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Soccer Pie 17 July @ 04:09 AM EST
Even though David Villa was on the verge of joining Barcelona, the Catalans seem to have been
fed up with Valencia's demands and they have rekindled their interest in Zlatan
Ibrahimovic. Barca now offer €35 million plus Eto'o and Hleb, and Inter
president Moratti believes a deal can be done.
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Soccer Pie 17 July @ 03:10 AM EST
Harry Redknapp has been looking for ways to reinforce the squad and he was
thought to be keen on several Real players, including Huntelaar and Robben. The
latest reports suggest Spurs are set to sign a Real player but his name may come as a surprise to
you. Tottenham have agreed to sign striker Alvaro Negredo for £13 million and
that is club's first major signing this summer.
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Soccer Pie 16 July @ 03:31 AM EST
Spanish giants Barcelona have signed Inter full-back Maxwell, who thus become
Barca's first signing this summer. The Catalans managed to snatch the Brazilian defender for just
€4.5 million, although the fee can rise for another €500,000. Maxwell will
sign a three-year contract worth €3.
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Soccer Pie 13 July @ 03:08 AM EST
Even though Franck Ribery was widely tipped to leave Alianz Arena this summer, he could stay for
another season and then leave for just €22 million. It's clear that Real Madrid
is Ribery's next destination and Los Merengues are likely to save around €60 million under
Article 17 of FIFA Regulations.
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Soccer Pie 10 July @ 04:32 AM EST
Shakhtar Donetsk defender Dmytro Chygrynskiy has rejected the offer from mighty
Barcelona and decided to stay in Ukraine, at least for the time being. One could argue he
is a fool to do this but the player certainly has his reasons for rejecting the
chance to join the best club in Europe at the moment.
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Soccer Pie 10 July @ 03:33 AM EST
In the ‘global village', as Marshal McLuhan called the world, news spread across the planet in
the matter of hours. An unknown hacker managed to con football media by hacking
several French websites into believing that Klaas Jan Huntelaar had joined Olympique Marseille.
The fraud was discovered when the player himself denied the transfer.
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Soccer Pie 07 July @ 08:13 AM EST
Real Madrid have nine days to find €80 million and sign Franck Ribery. After
that deadline, Bayern will pull out of the deal. Captain Van Bommel wants the situation to resolve
as soon as possible so that the team can continue preparations for the new season, with or
without Ribery.
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Soccer Pie 03 July @ 05:37 AM EST
After seeing their fierce rivals clinch deals for Kaka, Ronaldo and Benzema, Barcelona were
forced to act accordingly and they are thought to be keen on signing Valencia duo Villa and
Mata. The Catalans have already agreed a deal with David Villa and they
are expected to finalize the transfer very soon since Valencia are in big financial problems.
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Soccer Pie 03 July @ 03:39 AM EST
The latest reports are suggesting that Manchester United and Milan are locked in the battle for
Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano. Both teams are heavily interested in the Brazilian
forward but neither side is prepared to spend more than €20 million. Sevilla are
asking more money and if the teams fail to improve the offer, ‘The fabulous one' will stay in
Spain.
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Soccer Pie 30 June @ 08:25 AM EST
It seems that Real Madrid still haven't forgotten the embarrassing elimination from the
Champions League at the hands of Liverpool, as Los Merengues are reportedly trying to hurt
their rivals by taking three of their very important players. Florentino Perez is ready to offer
€65 million for Alonso, Mascherano and Arbeloa and we are yet to see Liverpool's
reaction.
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Soccer Pie 27 June @ 02:34 AM EST
David Villa has been one of the hottest properties in Europe for some time now and it seemed
almost inevitable Valencia would have to cash in on their star man due to their 450million euro
debt. The talented hitman had stated his desire to stay in Spain, which effectively ruled out
everyone bar Real Madrid and it looked as if he was heading for the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Soccer Pie 25 June @ 07:49 AM EST
Real Madrid continue to spend money on new signings but even though the latest transfer is not a
high profile one, like those of Kaka and Ronaldo, it could prove to be a real bargain. Los
Merengues agreed to pay Valencia €15 million for talented centre-back Raul
Albiol, who will sign a five-year contract after returning from the
Confederations Cup.
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Soccer Pie 24 June @ 05:03 AM EST
Manchester United are still pondering on the best way to spend the money they received by
selling Cristiano Ronaldo but the latest reports are suggesting that they are ready to pay
€60 million for Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero. Spanish "Marca" states that United's
local rival City have also joined the race to sign the Argentine striker.
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Soccer Pie 23 June @ 08:49 AM EST
After winning the historic treble last season, Barcelona will try to repeat the feat this term
and they have already started looking for ways to further reinforce the team. One player who
definitely won't be at Camp Nou is Eidur Gudjohnsen, who has been made
available by Barca, with asking price thought to be in the region of €5
million.
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Soccer Pie 22 June @ 03:45 AM EST
It is more than clear that Florentino Perez has still not finished building Galacticos 2 as Real
Madrid are trying to sign a number of players at the moment. They have been linked with
Brazilian full-back Maicon for quite a while but they have finally made a move and
started negotiations with Inter.
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Soccer Pie 16 June @ 09:05 AM EST
Following Ronaldo's record-breaking transfer to Real Madrid, David Villa will not be the most
expensive signing this summer, but he has already become the most wanted one. After Real,
Manchester and Chelsea, Barcelona are the latest club who joined the race to sign Valencia
striker.
Barcelona officials seems to be ‘seriously worried' for Real's budget after Los Blancos signed
Kaka and Ronaldo, and attempted to lure David Villa into the fold.
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Soccer Pie 16 June @ 04:49 AM EST
Myth about big Real will be busted very soon. Star signings, football without any organization,
marketing effect deprived of competitive approach, aggressive appearance and great expectations led
to the end of Galacticos 1. The second version won't fare any better.
To sum it up, Florentino Perez bought Kaka and Ronaldo.
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Soccer Pie 15 June @ 09:38 AM EST
Kun Aguero, who is being tracked by a number of big European clubs, has made
the headlines once again, but this time for all the wrong reasons. The reports in Argentina are
suggesting that Atletico Madrid striker is in danger of being dropped from the national
team, since Maradona believes that the player is cheating on his pregnant daughter
Giannina.
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Soccer Pie 11 June @ 09:20 AM EST
1. First of all no player is worth 90 million, the big truth that all-time
most expensive player, Zinedine Zidan said is universal. Sir Alex can use that money to create a
team that will be dominant in the next decade and not only in England.
2. No matter how sweet, rotten apple always gives you cramps.
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Soccer Pie 11 June @ 07:15 AM EST
The biggest transfer in the history of football is about to happen, since Manchester
United accepted Real Madrid's offer for Cristiano Ronaldo. The deal is thought to be worth
around £80 million and it will be completed in the next couple of days.
Ronaldo has been a real cry baby in the last few weeks, not to say that he isn't
normally that, ever since Manchester United lost the Champions League final and it was just a
matter of time before he makes the move to Real Madrid.
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