Euro Watch August 23rd
Liverpool Join Inter In Quaresma Race
Liverpool have joined Inter in the race to sign Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma, according to the Corriere dello Sport.
Liverpool were foolish a couple of years ago in not signing Simao and they would be foolish to pass up Quaresma. All that being said I don’t think Liverpool can come up with the coin to get a deal done.
Valdes admits Barcelona needs to win back fans’ trust
Barcelona need to win back the fans’ trust this season, admits goalkeeper Victor Valdes.
Valdes can start by making some saves. His stock as a world class goalie fell a lot in the last 12 months.
Argentina retain gold with Di Maria gem
BEIJING, Aug 23 — Argentina retained the Olympic gold medal in soccer by beating Nigeria 1-0 in Saturday’s final with a stunning goal from Angel Di Maria.
Di Maria made himself and Benfica a ton of money with his performance in the Olympics.
Sevilla rocked as Kone gets season KO
Sevilla forward Arouna Kone is expected to miss most of the forthcoming season after picking up a serious knee injury while on international duty with the Ivory Coast.
Bad news for Sevilla to start the season. For a team such as Sevilla to make it back to the Champions League they need to avoid injuries.