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~~ Beachside in France, a tax haven & a Russian owner with a net worth of $9.1 Billion.... Just a heads up that you might want to start paying attention to AS Monaco again. via ASM-FC AS Monaco FC is glad to reach an agreement with FC Porto and players Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez for their transfers to ASMFC, for the season ...

~~ I can distinctly remember the first time I saw Pibe jogging around the field in a Tampa Bay Mutiny jersey and thinking to myself, this dude just sees the game in slow motion.  His touches, movements off the ball, the angles he was taking, the vision, the weight of his passes, both feet.... Watching him for years on the television was one thing, but ...

~~ There's no doubting Maneul Pellegrini's coaching pedigree, having coached teams like River Plate, Villareal and Real Madrid... The big question is how will he adapt to the style of play and the personalities already set within the Manchester City squad if he does make the move to the Etihad. via Guardian Manuel Pellegrini has cleared the way ...

~~ Gotta wonder out loud what type of effect this is going to have on #USMNT'ers Geoff Cameron (who's by far settled the most), Brek Shea (who hasn't played much at all) and Maurice Edu (who spent the second part of the season on loan at Bursaspor in Turkey).... vis StokeCityFC Stoke City and Tony Pulis confirm that they have mutually agreed that ...

via WHUFC The experienced left-back, who has 88 caps to his name, will join the Hammers on a one-year deal, with the Club having an option to extend to two or three years, on 1 July following the expiry of his contract with Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk. Rat, 31, has spent the past decade with Shakhtar, winning seven Ukrainian Premier ...

~~ Monopoly. Money. via Guardian The Premier League has revealed that Norwich City's victory at Manchester City on the last day of the season earned them an extra £3.8m in television revenue, while Manchester United banked a record £60.8m for winning the title. Norwich's 3-2 win at the Etihad lifted the club five positions and took ...

~~ Game. Changer. This is the day that MLS has been waiting for and a curve ball was dropped during the announcement with Manchester City partnering up with the New York Yankees for the 20th franchise in Major League Soccer. This is going to force all the other ownership groups in the league to start paying MAJOR attention to the details and the ...

In an announcement that should surprise absolutely nobody, Jose Mourinho is officially leaving Real Madrid at the end of this season. Real Madrid and Mourinho mutually agreed that things needed to end. And it did. Things seemed to be heading downhill quickly, so this is definitely a good  move for all involved. With only two games left, Mourinho ...