benching lampard is a disgrace! he is one of the longest-serving and highest-scoring playe...
benching lampard is a disgrace! he is one of the longest-serving and highest-scoring players in the squad.. and he is STILL the top scorer this season! AVB fecking muppet!!
Robben, Mikel, Ballack, Torres, Sneijder, Tevez, Hazard, and now Moura.
PSG have confirme...
Robben, Mikel, Ballack, Torres, Sneijder, Tevez, Hazard, and now Moura.
PSG have confirmed that the 19-year-old, who was also being chased by Inter Milan, would join them in January on a four-and-a-half year contract. He will not join his new team until January 2013.
The player is in Brazil's squad at the Olympic Games in London and has also played for his country's senior side.
"By signing a young talent of the quality of Lucas Rodrigues Moura Da Silva, Paris Saint-Germain is already preparing (for) the future," the French club said.
PSG did not disclose the transfer fee which has been widely reported by local media to be about 45 million euros, or £35m.
Qatari-backed PSG had already spent more than 100 million euros on players in the summer in an attempt to dominate Ligue 1 and challenge for European honours. New signings have included forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic and defender Thiago Silva from AC Milan and Argentine forward Ezequiel Lavezzi from Napoli.
Their splurge is bound to raise questions about whether they can fit in with UEFA's Financial Fair Play policy designed to stop clubs spending more than they can afford.
Lucas, an attacking midfielder, helped Brazil win the South American U20 championship in Peru last year, scoring a hat-trick as they demolished Uruguay 6-0 in the final. He made his Sao Paulo debut in 2010, having joined the club five years earlier.
"Additionally you do have to question whether players such as Drogba and Lampard, who...
"Additionally you do have to question whether players such as Drogba and Lampard, who are both 33 themselves, will show the same level of respect to him as they would to an older more experienced man."
They already know Villas-Boas as he was part of Mourinho's team while he was there. It isn't like a stranger stepping into the role; they know each other already.
"Obviously Arsenal have given out the fact that we've made a bid for him," S...
"Obviously Arsenal have given out the fact that we've made a bid for him," Sir Alex Ferguson told MUTV.
"We try to keep business as close as possible to us until the moment we conclude a deal. There's no point talking about something that might not happen.
"There are other clubs interested in the player. We've shown an interest and that's where we're at at the moment."
@ Alan: Unfortunately, the game has also advanced since Gary Neville was that age. Players...
@ Alan: Unfortunately, the game has also advanced since Gary Neville was that age. Players are stronger, quicker, and the game is faster. Therefore, Rafael, combined with his feeble temperament, is actually developmentally behind Gary Neville at that age. You should get rid of the liability and give Fabio a look in.
"Obviously Arsenal have given out the fact that we've made a bid for him," S...
"Obviously Arsenal have given out the fact that we've made a bid for him," Sir Alex Ferguson told MUTV.
"We try to keep business as close as possible to us until the moment we conclude a deal. There's no point talking about something that might not happen.
"There are other clubs interested in the player. We've shown an interest and that's where we're at at the moment."
The FA did not specify what the charge related to, but it follows Ferdinand causing contro...
The FA did not specify what the charge related to, but it follows Ferdinand causing controversy by re-tweeting another user's comment made about Chelsea's Ashley Cole two weeks ago. A short statement by the governing body read: "The allegation is that the player acted in a way which was improper and/or bought the game into disrepute by making comments which included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race." On Saturday July 14 Ferdinand laughingly reacted on Twitter after one person sent a tweet to him accusing Cole, who was a defence witness in the John Terry racism trial, of being a "choc ice". The term is commonly understood to mean "black on the outside, white on the inside". The person wrote: "Looks like Ashley Cole's going to be their choc ice. Then again he's always been a sell out. Shame on him." Ferdinand replied: "I hear you fella! Choc ice is classic! hahahahahahha!!'' Users began discussing the comments and reacting to them and Ferdinand wrote: "And if I want to laugh at something someone tweets....I will! Hahahahaha! Now stop getting ya knickers in a twist!'' Ferdinand's initial comment was then deleted from his own Twitter timeline, but the 33-year-old did speak about the issue the next morning when he tweeted: "What I said yesterday is not a racist term. Its a type of slang/term used by many for someone who is being fake. So there." Ferdinand has until 4pm on Thursday to respond to the charge.
