Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Summer Transfer Rumors

We're still months away from the summer transfer window but that hasn't prevented the rumors from flowing. Here's a few of them floating around : Cannavaro to Napoli - Yep, that's right. They may be in the Serie B but apparently Fabio is willing to entertain a move to his hometown club. Valeri Bojinov to Barcelona - Barcelona are looking at the 21 year old Bulgarian Bojinov as a replacement for the Javier Saviola (out of contract). Micah Richards to Manchester United - Soccer365 is reporting that Manchester United are looking to put in a £20 million bid for the 18 year old. Is Glazer looking to placate fans by spending some money or can a fullback really be worth that much money? Florent Malouda to Arsenal, Chelsea, Juventus - There's nothing definite yet but the 26 year-old French International (22 caps) is talking about a move. Although he admits a move to Chelsea is unlikely with Mourinho's future there seemingly up in the air right now. Jefferson Farfan to Chelsea, Arsenal - PSV's fast dribbling Peruvian striker is being linked with a few clubs both as a sale and as a loan move (Chelsea). He's also been linked with a move to Newcastle. Arjen Robben to Barcelona - The rumor is that the 23 year old is ready to move on and make use a new FIFA rule that allows players that have played in a foreign country for 3 years to buy-out the rest of their contract and move. Barcelona are unwilling to meet Chelsea's £12m+ asking price for the Dutch winger but reportedly more than happy to throw an extra £2m in the pot to buy-out the remainder of his contract.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Galaxy Win Inaugural USL-MLS Challenge

The inaugural USL-MLS Challenge is over and as reported by The MLS Zone the Los Angeles Galaxy have won. The pre-season tournament was played between the Los Angeles Galaxy, FC Dallas, Puerto Rico Islanders and Rochester Rhinos. The Galaxy are 6-1-2 in pre-season play sans David Beckham. Is this sign of things to come?

Comments - For The Record

Sorry that I had to turn on the moderating comments feature awhile back. It means that comments aren't immediately posted. But I needed to do it help filter out the spam.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

BBC On Beckham

You have to let a couple minutes of news go by but the BBC has a nice look at David Beckham's move to Major League Soccer (MLS).

USA - Ecuador Commentary

It's too bad that Mostly Blue and White World doesn't blog more on soccer. Some interesting comments by Appoo on the match. As for me I'd sum it up in that once again Lannycakes steps it up a notch but not in a key match.