Real Madrid to Block Premier League Giants’ Move for Di Maria

Premier league giants Chelsea and Manchester City chase the in-form wing wizard Di Maria but have been warned to lay-off any interests Managers of both clubs are believed to be after El Pibito as an addition to their depleting squads. But Miguel Pardeza, Real Madrid’s sporting direction has indicated the clubs strong desire to keep [...]

Chelsea Wants Higuain For Torres. Is That A Good Exchange?

Chelsea’s striker Fernando Torres might bring something positive for the club after all after all this time in which he hasn’t managed to prove his worth for The Blues. Since Andres Villas-Boas came to the club it’s been even harder for the Spani…

Lampard On The Bench Again. Will He End Up At Real Madrid?

After the weekend’s loss against Barcelona Real Madrid’s coach Jose Mourinho is reportedly interested in his former student Frank Lampard and with the current situation at Chelsea the move is very likely. Ever since Andres Villas Boas came to the c…

Real Madrid to challenge Man City for Van Persie

It is being reported today that the Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is preparing to try and tempt Arsenal’s Robin Van Persie to move to La Liga rather than make a big money move to Arsenal’s Premiership rivals Manchester City. The Mirror …

LINGUA FRANCA

Gordon Taylor will be “zu Tode betruebt” or at the very least “tres decu”. In other, more homely words, he could also be a tad disappointed.So that was a tricky start. Foreign languages, a barbed wire no-go zone for many, a place of catastrophic Python…

Sir Alex says Benitez is on the scrapheap

Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez may be on the football scrapheap at the moment but is certainly not forgotten by Manchester United icon Sir Alex Ferguson who had no hesitation in continuing his…

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Roman Abramovich’s Managerial Decisions Have Been Correct

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    Many people say Roman Abramovich doesn’t give time to his managers. I think that is nonsense.

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David Luiz – AVB is more attacking than Mourinho

The brilliant Chelsea defender David Luiz is currently away with the Brazil squad, but he has made it his business to find out from his old Benfica team-mates back in Portugal what they think about the new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas, and he is very…

Petr Cech thinks Villas-Boas will be at Chelsea for life!

The Chelsea keeper Petr Cech has seen a LOT of managers come and go since he arrived at Stamford Bridge, but he thinks that Roman Abramovich has found the right man this time to build a dynasty of success. Andre Villas-Boas is only 33, the same age as …

Villas-Boas Clashes With Mourinho

The new Chelsea manager Villas-Boas is looking to go head to head with Mourinho in regards to the signing of the multifunctional Benfica defender Coentrao. Real Madrid and Chelsea are both prepared to trigger the player’s release clause of £27 m…

Abramovich tells Mourinho to get stuffed!

Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho would like to bring Essien to Real Madrid in order to add some steel to his midfield. However Roman Abramovich, who brought Essien to Chelsea for £24.4 million in 2005 is having non of it. According to the Sun, Real M…

Benzema – Thanks Arsenal, but I’m staying in Madrid

The little French striker Karim Benzema was spoken about in glowing terms by Arsene Wenger the other day, and as he is not given many chances by Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid, it was assumed that Benzema would be sold this summer. Wenger will need a rep…

Transfer Update: Karim Benzema

A Gooner? The French striker has had an impressive season at Madrid, largely thanks to Higuain’s injury. He has netted 26 goals in 48 games, which has prompted the media to suggest that he may leave. Wenger has been quoted to say: “Signing him does not seem impossible. He’s a player that I like. He’s read more »

Benzema deal off.

Ah, that’s slightly unfortunate isnt it. Karim Benzema has announced that he is happy at Real Madrid and want’s to stay there ‘for many years’. Recently the rumour mill has been a buzz with speculation that Arsene has shown interest in Benzema about bringing him to the Emirates, but as of today, it seems that’s dead [...]

Adebayor – Wenger doesn’t have the hunger of Mourinho

The ex-Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor left on acrimonious term with the club, but after a failed term at Man City he was loaned out to Real Madrid and he thinks that Arsene Wenger doesn’t come close to Jose Mourinho when it comes to motivating…

The Primary Objective of Football, Entertainment or Trophies?

I got into an argument with a couple of mates thanks to the Evil Genius (Mourinho). I started with a statement that I HATE Mourinho and it soon got to the point where as a gooner, I was asked to choose between trophies and entertainment. This got me th…

Media Watch April 28: ‘United is a perfect machine’

Truly Reds does it’s best to bring you the latest news but there’s only so much that can be covered. One alternative is to collate the stories which cannot be updated daily so that they can at least…

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Mou ‘I’ll follow Fergie’ – Gotta love his chutzpa!

Whatever Mourinho wants, Mourinho gets…or so it seems from the banner headline in the Sun which boldly states “Jose: I will be next Man Utd boss”. Is it that simple? Will the Glazers – or whoever…

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Media Watch April 14 – Rio slams City whingers

April 14, 2011 – There are more Manchester United stories in the media than any other club – some are worth reading, others are absolute garbage! How can anyone possibly keep up with them all? Truly…

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Spurs In Biggest Comeback Ever Shock?

Real Madrid have conceded four goals on two of their last three trips to England in the Champions League. Hope. ~ Opta (via twitter) I’ve been off the football landscape somewhat since leaving White Hart Lane on Saturday. Fresh from our first three points in what felt like years, goals from Peter Crouch, pinpoint accurate [...]

Schmeichel suggestion for Roo may be sensible

Much has been made of treble winning goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel suggestion that Manchester United should grab the £50-60million Real Madrid is reportedly willing to pay for Wayne Rooney in summer….

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Reality Hits Spurs With a Bang

How are you feeling today? Depressed? Disappointed? Angry? Experiencing the feeling that only a 4-0 hammering can bring? I’m assuming it’s a mixture of all four but it really shouldn’t be. There are pro’s and con’s of being a know-it-all. The con’s are you spend the day you write a piece about how it’s not [...]

Adebayor: I’d have him back | Spurs exposed as poor | Pressure Wenger

How does that feel Spurs fans? Ex-Arsenal donkey puts two past you in the Champions League… for Real Madrid. That’s like finding out you Mrs has left you for the domino’s sandwich board man. A highly enjoyable game to say the least, in fact, it was so enjoyable, I ended up going to the pub [...]

How to Beat Real Madrid

Before the AC Milan away game I wrote a piece entitled How To Beat AC Milan. Today I’ll do the same for tonight’s opponents Real Madrid. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending whether you enjoy my 1000 word updates this won’t take very long because the simple answer is we can’t. Yeah, yeah I know. Defeatist talk isn’t the [...]

Ancelotti dreams of Roma, while Mourinho “loves Chelsea”

Jose Mourinho’s long term future at Real Madrid is after doubt, even more so after he reminisced about his time at Chelsea, according to the Daily Mirror. Real Madrid drew their Champions League game against Lyon 1-1 which means Mourinho’s …