Euro Watch August 21st
Official – Arsenal Sign Mikael Silvestre
Arsenal have completed the extraordinary signing of Mikael Silvestre from title rivals Manchester United. The 31-year-old French international signs up at the Emirates on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee…
This transfer happened for one reason and one reason only. Sir Alex Ferguson must have a lot of respect for not only Mikael Silvestre the player but also Mikael Silvestre the person to allow him to play for a rival in order to play more football.
Bayern Munich’s Toni wants Serie A return
Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni admits he wants to close his career in Serie A.
“I have scored 99 Serie A goals and I’d like to get to 100,” the 31-year-old told Zeit. “But there’s lots of time because I have another five or six years to play.”
Sometimes I enjoy reading these stories that are not really a story. Of course it’s natural that Toni would like to return home at some point. Would love to see a Bayern-Fiorentina match up in the Champions League on a personal note.
Friendlies: Alonso hits two, Belarus hold Argentina
Two goals from Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso ensured European champions Spain completed preparations for their World Cup qualification campaign on a high.
Just a brief roundup of yesterday’s friendly games. This article did get me to think about Carlos Tevez. He traveled to Argentina on the weekend due to a death in the family, flew to Belarus to play in this friendly and will now fly back to England. That is a lot of miles in the air.
Inter Join The Race For Di Maria
Inter have joined the race to sign Angel Di Maria from Benfica according to reports in Italy but they may have to beat off stiff competition from Spanish champions Real Madrid.
Still a year away for being ready for such a big move. Another year at Benfica would do Di Maria some good. Inter would consider Di Maria a cheaper and long term possibly better option than Ricardo Quaresma