Its finally over. The tug of war between LA Galaxy and AC Milan over David Beckham has finally ended after a deal was reached between the clubs. According to the deal, Beckham will stay in Italy until the summer before heading back to the Galaxy for the remainder of the MLS campaign. Beckham will then rejoin Milan in the autumn. "It allows me to play for AC Milan and the LA Galaxy in the same year, and at the same time to continue my commitment to develop soccer in the United States, which is something I am passionate about", Beckham reportedly said. He also confirmed that his family will remain in LA. This is a huge boost for Beckham as he tries to make it to the 2010 FIFA world cup and playing with Milan is certainly a massive thing for him. Had he gone back to LA Galaxy, he could have said goodbye to his International dreams as the standard of football is nowhere near European Leagues. Had the deal not happened, Becks would have been in America on 9th March. As it stays, we can get to see Beckham in AC Milan colors this season.
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
Serie A:Beckham to stay at AC Milan
Its finally over. The tug of war between LA Galaxy and AC Milan over David Beckham has finally ended after a deal was reached between the clubs. According to the deal, Beckham will stay in Italy until the summer before heading back to the Galaxy for the remainder of the MLS campaign. Beckham will then rejoin Milan in the autumn. "It allows me to play for AC Milan and the LA Galaxy in the same year, and at the same time to continue my commitment to develop soccer in the United States, which is something I am passionate about", Beckham reportedly said. He also confirmed that his family will remain in LA. This is a huge boost for Beckham as he tries to make it to the 2010 FIFA world cup and playing with Milan is certainly a massive thing for him. Had he gone back to LA Galaxy, he could have said goodbye to his International dreams as the standard of football is nowhere near European Leagues. Had the deal not happened, Becks would have been in America on 9th March. As it stays, we can get to see Beckham in AC Milan colors this season.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Football:EPL Transfer news
The January transfer window in the English Premier League has seen a lot of activity over the month and with the deadline set to end soon, lots of swapping and changing are happening across England. Manchester City have added Craig Bellamy,Wayne Bridge and Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong. Still the Eastland outfit are chasing Roque Santa Cruz despite Blackburn's refusal. Chelsea have not been very active in this transfer window as Scolari was clearly told that he needs to sell players before he buys any. Liverpool have let Jermaine Pennant go to Portsmouth while Pompey parted company with Jermain Defoe, who left for Tottenham. Spurs have also signed midfielder Wilson Palacios from Wigan. Marlon King, who joined Hull City on a season's loan from Wigan has joined Middlesbrough for the rest of the season after a bust up with Hull manager Phil Brown. Boro meanwhile have sent striker Mido on loan to Hull City till end of the season. Hull City have signed Jimmy Bullard from Fulham for a club record fee of £5million. Aston Villa have confirmed they are holding talks with Emile Heskey after agreeing a £3.5million fee with Wigan Athletic. Arsenal are continuing their pursuit of Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin but Zenit's huge asking price prevents the deal from goign through.More drama awaits us in the last few days.....Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Transfers:Kaka wants Real Madrid, saga rolls on
Ricardo Kaka, after ditching the lucrative multimillion dollar offer from Manchester City has reportedly told he will leave Milan only for Real Madrid. This was a news which was earlier confirmed by David Beckham, who is on loan at AC Milan. Becks revealed Kaka had been asking him about "The Whites". Roman Calderon, the former Real Madrid president had promised to sign Kaka during his election campaign but he just could not do that. But now the situation is different with Kaka ready to leave Milan, something which was evident from the Manchester City saga. But he finally made up his mind to remain at Milan, a sensible decision considering the fact that he wants trophies over money. With Real Madrid presidential elections nearing, the former President Florentino Perez is planning to have Kaka on his agenda for election campaign. Considering his knack of landing superstars like Zidane,Figo & Beckham, Perez might land Kaka for around €80 million in June. Fingers crossed.........
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Cricket:IPL Transfers
The first ever trading window of IPL is set to end on January 22nd but there has not been much activity among the teams. Players like Afridi and Akhtar were put on sale but there were no buyers for them given the current situation between India and Pakistan. Some of the teams like the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were happy with their current squad and they did not put any player on the market. The first and the only transfer till this second was the straight swap between Nehra (Mumbai Indians) and Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Daredevils). Now there are serious talks that Zaheer(Bangalore) and Robin Uthappa (Mumbai) are set for a similar swap without any cash dealings. Apart from this one there hasn't been any news (not even rumours) regarding the transfers and the teams have started to release fringe players to cut the costs!!!!! Next trading season migh see a bit of activity as teams are not sure of whom they require now. Now, I'm waiting for the player auction in February. If you are checking this post after January 20th, click here for the transfers before the window closed - IPL TRANSFERS.
EPL Transfers:Bellamy moves to Manchester City
Manchester City added another player to their ever growing squad when they signed West Ham striker Craig Bellamy for a fee which is reportedly around £14 million. Even as City continue their chasing of Kaka, Mark Hughes has finally managed to get one of the strikers he wished for. West Ham, who are struggling for funds will some money on them after Bellamy's sale but Zola will regret the loss of his star player who was shaping up really well. We can expect more arrivals at the Eastlands before Jan 31st mid night.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Transfers:World record transfers from 1982 - Part 2
Alan Shearer – £15m
Blackburn to
Games/goals for
Trophies with
Verdict : Massive hit.
Games/goals for Inter (league) 68/49;
Trophies with Inter: Uefa Cup 1997-98
Verdict : Marred by injuries during his 5 year stay. Not a hit.
Games/goals for Betis (league) 186/13;
Trophies with Betis: Spanish Cup 2004-05
Verdict : Flop
Christian Vieri – £31m
Lazio to Internazionale, 10 June 1999 Age at move: 25
Games/goals for Inter (league) 144/103;
Trophies with Inter: None
Verdict : Great strike rate but no trophies
Games/goals for Lazio (league) 70/52;
Trophies with Lazio: None
Verdict : Flop
Games/goals for Real (league) 163/36
Trophies with Real: Champions League 2001-02,
Intercontinental Cup 2002,
Spanish Cup (twice), La Liga 2002-03.
Verdict : Hit
Zinedine Zidane – £46m
Juventus to Real Madrid, 9 July 2001 Age at move: 29
Games/goals for Real (league) 224/49;
Trophies with Real: Champions League 2001-02,
Intercontinental Cup 2002,
Spanish Cup (twice), La Liga 2002-03.
Verdict : Hit
Transfers:World record transfers from 1982 - Part 1
The transfer records in the world are set to take a tumble with the reported £243 m offer for Kaka from Manchester City. So here is a look on how the baton of the costliest player on earth shifted from 1982 and how they fared.
Diego Maradona – £3m
Boca Juniors to
Games/goals for
Trophies with
Spanish Super Cup 1982-83,
Spanish League Cup 1982-83
Verdict : Promised a lot but failed to deliver.
Games/goals for
Trophies with
Uefa Cup 1988-89, Italian Cup 1986-87
Verdict : Super hit despite the cocaine incidents
PSV Eindhoven to
Games/goals for
Trophies with
European Cup 1988-89, 1989-90,
Intercontinental Cup 1989-90, 1990-91
Verdict : Hit
Roberto Baggio – £8m
Fiorentina to Juventus, 20 May 1990 Age at move: 23
Games/goals for Juventus (league) 141/78;
Trophies with Juventus: Uefa Cup 1992-93,
Serie A 1994-95, Italian Cup 1994-95
Verdict : Super hit
Jean-Pierre Papin – £10m
Marseilles to
Games/goals for
Trophies with
Champions League 1993-94,
Italian Super Cup 1992-93
Verdict : Average
Gianluca Vialli – £12m
Sampdoria to Juventus, 25 May 1992 Age at move: 27
Games/goals for Juventus (league) 157/48;
Trophies with Juventus: Uefa Cup 1992-93, Serie A 1994-95,
Italian Cup 1994-95, Champions League 1995-96
Verdict : Hit (his partnership with Roberto Mancini was lethal)
Gianluigi Lentini – £13m
Torino to
Games/goals for
Trophies with:
Champions League 1993-94, Italian Super Cup 1992-93, 1993-94
Verdict : Started well but the car accident marred his career.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Jermain Defoe back to Spurs
Jermain Defoe is back at White Hart Lane just a year after he left the club.Pompey have thus far rejected Tottenham's advances, but now the two clubs have agreed a deal believed to be worth around £15million. Defoe had been Harry Redknapp's main target in this transfer window and the talk of Defoe coming back to Spurs had started the day Harry went to Spurs. Even Defoe had expressed his desire to move to Spurs and he even received threats from Pompey fans through phone. Now both of them have had their wish. Defoe, who had been in great form this year will be glad to reunite with Harry and Spurs. He will be unveiled Tottenham player again as early as Tuesday evening when Spurs take on Burnley in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.
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