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• Real Mallorca 0-0 Real Madrid
The result means Barcelona have already opened up a two-point lead over Mourinho’s Madrid thanks to their 3-0 thrashing of Racing Santader. Mourinho said he needs more time to work with his players but the Portuguese mastercoach knows he can’t afford to slip too far behind Barcelona, who lost just once [...]

Wesley Sneijder feels Dirk Kuyt would be a great signing for Inter
Rafael Benitez is understood to be keen on taking Kuyt, whom he signed for Liverpool from Feyenoord in 2006, to Inter this season, prompting Reds boss Roy Hodgson to accuse his predecessor of reneging on an agreement not to make an approach for any [...]

Liam Apicella
Posted on: 19 August 2010 – 15:30
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Every football manager loves to claim the services of a player at a bargain price, but adding a player of international pedigree to your squad for free is every bosses dream. Considering the current financial climate gripping the game, with the exception of [...]

We’ve known for a long time that there would be a Franz Beckenbauer farewell match–it was announced at the annual meeting last fall; Still when confronted with the task of reflecting on Beckenbauer’s career, my internal reaction was one of dread.
After all, even in English, there must 10,000 essays, articles, blog posts and whatever else [...]

With Rafa Marquez, Dane Richards, Bouna Coundoul and Roy Miller all out on international duty, the Red Bulls put in a dominating performance against a strong Toronto FC team, taking three points at home, and ending their five game winless streak with a 1-0 victory last night at Red Bull Arena.
The Bulls lineup had a [...]