Archive for the 'Rumors' Category

August 5th, 2008

The Selling Fine Line – van der Vaart To Madrid

And they also acquire his wife WAG Sylvie in the same deal.   Bet we won't hear her complaining about leaving Germany for Madrid. DOUBLE UPDATE - Done deal as Real Madrid are set to announce van der Vaart Tuesday morning. UPDATE - If Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon has his way, van der Vaart will be presented to the Galactico faithful by ...
July 22nd, 2008

Nobby Solano

There has been lots of talk about Nobby Solano signing with the Galaxy after being released by West Ham. Nobby, who was the first Peruvian to play in the Premier League has had some great years playing in England and I have a feeling we could see this one wrapped up pretty soon. If the Galaxy do pull this one off, it would be quite a coup. After the ...
July 20th, 2008

Just Saying…

It's been well documented that Beans and I are longtime United supporters, so it pains me to say this. I have a feeling we're going to hear something pretty huge in the next week or so regarding Cristiano Ronaldo's future, especially if Robinho ends up in Chelsea blue (think financing). Now I'm going to go throw up...
July 20th, 2008

Riquelme To Atletico Madrid?

With all the talk surrounding fellow Argentine and current Atletico Madrid forward Sergio "Kun" Aguero heading to Manchester United, Atletico head coach Javier Aguirre has revealed his interest in one of the best / most underrated players on the face of this planet, Juan Roman Riquelme. After getting royally shafted during his last stop in Spain ...
July 1st, 2008

Robbie Keane To Never Walk Alone?

This is the time that managers are wheeling and dealing, so it's no surprise that a proposed Peter Crouch to Tottenham move has 28 year old Robbie Keane's (who scored 23 goals in all competitions) name going the other way. I would do this in a heart beat as it would make sense for both clubs, as long at Juande Ramos can keep hold of Dimitar ...
July 1st, 2008

Robinho In Chelsea Link?

We all knew that when Luiz Felipe Scolari took over at Chelsea there would be changes. With all the hoopla surrounding the possible Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid transfer, Robinho's agent Vagner Ribiero has publicly admitted to meeting with Chelsea's Sporting Director Frank Arnesen in London about their desire to sign the player if ...
June 18th, 2008

The Pit Bull To LA Galaxy?

 UPDATE -  Hmmm.. Why would a guy like Edgar Davids come to LA to train in the off-season?  Just for fitness purposes? Doubtful. image via TheLaGalaxyBlogSpot After seeing the end of his contract through at Ajax, rumors are starting to swirl around Edgar Davids and his relationship with LA Galaxy boss man Ruud Gullit. If there ...
June 16th, 2008

Starting To Get Ugly – The Cristiano Ronaldo Saga

TRIPLE UPDATE -  FIFA has officially confirmed that they will not punish Real Madrid over Manchester United's complaint of "tapping up" Cristiano Ronaldo. "From the documentation received, no breach of contract appears to have occurred yet," FIFA said in a statement. "Therefore, in accordance with the applicable practice, no kind of formal ...