Euro Watch May 19th
Ibra Brace Makes It Three-In-A-Row For Inter
Parma 0 – 2 Inter
Zlatan Ibrahomovic came off the bench to score twice and make Inter champions of Serie A for the third consecutive season while their hosts Parma were condemned to relegation.
They sure didn’t make it easy for themselves but at the end of the day in awful playing conditions Inter got it done. Hard to argue that Inter wasn’t the best team in Serie A this season.
Barcelona’s Laporta admits Ronaldinho needs “new challenge”
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed Ronaldinho’s “cycle” at the Nou Camp is over.
Six months from now Ronaldinho will be playing inspired football with a new team and questions will be asked why did Barcelona let go of Ronaldinho. Quite frankly Laporta is right. There needs to be a change at Barcelona. If the new coach to go along with Barcelona’s young talent are to succeed they to rid themselves of some players with Ronaldinho being at the top of that list.
Real Madrid Snap Up Garay
Real Madrid have agreed to sign Ezequiel Garay from Racing Santander after negotiations produced a deal between the two clubs, according to a report.
If this comes to pass Real Madrid would be getting a bargain. 10 millions for a 21 year old player of Garay caliber is a steal in todays transfer market.
Figo hopes for Inter Milan stay
Luis Figo has declared he wants to play on with Inter Milan next season.
If Roberto Mancini stays then its unlikely Figo will stay on. Even if Mancini goes a new coach will likely want to bring in his own players leaving Figo out in the cold come next season. Will be interesting where Figo ends up if he doesn’t return to Inter next season.
Rooney: Please Stay Ronaldo
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has appealed to teammate Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at Old Trafford and continue the prolific form he has shown this season.
I’m not the biggest Rooney fan. Don’t get me wrong I think he is a class player. He hustles for every second of the 90 minutes and even helps out on defence when needed. I don’t think he is world class however.
Despite that I have a lot of respect for Rooney. They are no two people who seem to be total opposites like Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. One growing up in working class Liverpool, the other in Madeira. One is a pretty boy, the other has never seen hair gel much less use it. I could go on but my point is this. Two years ago at this time Rooney was not only the face of Manchester United but he was also the face of England. A step on Ricardo Carvalho groin and a wink later Cristiano Ronaldo becomes public enemy number one in England.
It would of been easy for Rooney to dislike Ronaldo. Sometimes I am shocked that they appear to get along so well. In the last two years not only as Cristiano Ronaldo over shadowed Rooney as the face of Manchester United he has eclipsed him. Rooney has handled the transition from the vocal point of Manchester United to very much the robin to Ronaldo batman remarkably well.