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Brazilian star Robinho claims Chelsea messed up a potential switch from Real Madrid which instead saw him make a shock move to the north-west for a British record £32m ($A49.5m) at the end of the summer transfer window. Robinho also believes Manchester City can emulate neighbours Manchester United as the teams prepare to meet at Eastlands on Monday (AEDT). Robinho had been expected to move to Stamford Bridge but he claims they undermined the move by putting a picture of a shirt bearing his ... Read More

Real Madrid are set to accept defeat in their bid to sign Hernan Crespo. The Bernabeu club are desperate to sign a new striker following the injury to Ruud van Nistelrooy, which has ruled the Dutch international out of for the rest of the season. Real were keen to take Crespo from Inter Milan on loan for six months with the view to a permanent move, but the Argentine is looking for a more secure deal. And Los Blancos president Ramon Calderon told Radio Marca: ... Read More

MANCHESTER CITY and Real Madrid are locked in a battle for the signature of £16million-rated Real Zaragoza star Ricardo Oliveira. With Ruud van Nistelrooy out for the the season with a cruciate knee injury, Real are desperate to fill the gap. But according to sources in Spain City are preparing for a January swoop for the 28-year-old Brazilian. And Zaragoza favour sanctioning a move to England, as they feel they can squeeze the most money out of City’s new multi-billionaire owners. Read More

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has denied that Real Madrid will recruit Argentinian Carlos Tevez. Rumours have spread that Tevez will make a move away from Old Trafford as he is the most likely to suffer as a result of Dimitar Berbatov's arrival at United. Speaking to the Spanish media, Ferguson commented: "No, I've not spoken to Carlos about Real Madrid's interest. We get used to them talking to our players," he quipped. "I could have the opportunity to respond to Real Madrid every day ... Read More

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari is still keen on signing Manchester City star Robinho according to the Brazilian media. Throughout the summer Robinho was expected to make the move to Stamford Bridge from Real Madrid, but a £32 million transfer to Manchester City occured on the deadline day instead. Despite the players great start to the season at Manchester City, scoring eight goals in only eleven Premier League appearances, Scolari has insisted that playing at Chelsea would allow Robinho to develop more fully: "I am ... Read More

According to Diego Maradona, Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez is concerned about his future at the club due to his lack of first-team action, having only made four league game starts. Maradona, the new Argentina national side coach, told The Sun that Tevez is now concerned about falling behind new signing Dimitar Berbatov in Sir Alex Ferguson's pecking order. Maradona said: "Tevez is worried about not being in United's first choice team. "He's got a challenge ahead of him to win himself a place among ... Read More

Rafa Benitez spoke last night about his disappointment with Liverpool after their 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid, which meant they have not secured their passage from Group D. Liverpool scraped a draw in injury time with Steven Gerrard's penalty bringing Liverpool level to Atletico, after Maxi Rodriguez's first-half goal. "It was disappointing that it all came down to having to score from a penalty," said Benitez. "There was a clear handball in the second half that was not given, and had that offence against ... Read More

The clash between Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Real Madrid boss Ramon Calderon is continuing with Ferguson again commenting on the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo opted to stay with the Red Devils rather than move to Madrid. Ferguson said: "I don't care two monkeys about our relationship with Real Madrid to be honest with you. "We have the player we want. They don't have the player they would like. All that is going on regarding Calderon is to do with the fact that ... Read More

Sir Alex Ferguson never seems to be at a loss for words. After referring to Real as General Franco's club, Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon responded with suggestions that the Manchester United manager's comments were those of a rambling old man: "I won't waste time answering him. I admire his history but recently he has gone a bit senile," Ferguson's perfect response was to remind Calderon of the fact that he persuaded Cristiano Ronaldo to stay with the Red Devils rather than join Real: "Calderon ... Read More

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has claimed that Real Madrid only signed Argentinian left back Gabriel Heinze in 2007, in order to try and lure good friend Cristiano Ronaldo. According to Ferguson, Heinze wasnt a transfer priority for Real, unlike Ronaldo, and they believed that signing one of his best friends would push him in their direction. “When we sold Gabriel Heinze to Real Madrid we knew it was going to happen, because Ronaldo was very close to Heinze,” Ferguson told GQ “I knew what ... Read More

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola, whose team have won 8 consecutive games, has drawn a lot of praise from football pundits. However, the ex-midfielder has written off any chance of the current side repeating the club's success in the nineties with the 'Dream Team' "We will never arrive at that level, as much as we would like to, that side is unrepeatable." "Right now all the teams have good players, good coaches and are doing things well and that is what I try to transmit to ... Read More

The president of Real Madrid, Ramon Calderon, stated yesterday that the club is no longer interested in pursuing Manchester United attacking midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo. The 23 year old is ranked as one of the world's best players and had been the top of Real's transfer targets, however Ferguson kept the player and Calderon has insisted that Real's interest has faded: "It is forgotten, not only for January but forever...We would only talk about it if Manchester decide they want to sell him. But the ... Read More