BAYERN MUNICH GUARDIOLA CONVINCES FC BARCELONA THIAGO ALCANTARA

The voted MVP of the last UEFA U-21 European Championships, FC Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara, has a "bargain basement" contract release clause of "only" 18M€. That figure climbs back up to 90M€ on the 1st of August, thus the big European Clubs are talking with the player in an attempt to convince him to sign with them.

Everything was pointing towards English Premier League Club Manchester United. In fact , Football observers had commented that there was a "verbal agreement" & that the inner circle of the player had made comments that it was a done deal.

However, a new & influential actor has come into the scene. The ex-Coach of Thiago at FC Barcelona Josep Guardiola, has announced that he has expressed to his Club, Bayern Munich, to move to sign the talented midfielder. A mini-bombshell that has changed the plans of Thiago & has brought some "bad vibes" over to Camp Barça. In fact, Guardiola was more explicit in today's press conference saying that Thiago is a "super player" & that he would be his only signing request.

Spanish radio last night already gave glimpses of this news, with information that Guardiola had called Thiago & had convinced the player. The offer would be 4M€ per season & Thiago voiced his concern about the current midfielders at Bayern & if he could find a place. Guardiola is said to have commented that Javi Martinez will had a defensive ( central defender ) role & thus open up a midfield space for him.

Thus , at this moment, things look like Thaigo will head off to Bayern Munich. Stay tuned!

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MANCHESTER UNITED EYES CESC FABREGAS

There is continuing news coming out of England & much more than is being generated locally. For weeks the name of FC Barcelona & Spanish International Cesc Fabregas has been sounding for a possible return to the English Premier League. 

Latest rumour is that Manchester United is very interested & would be willing to put up a 45-47M€ offer on the Barça table to get the midfielder. 

Cesc Fabregas on the other hand is not so keen to make a move out of Barcelona. The player wishes to stay at the Club & will have a talk with Coach Vilanova about his future after his obligations with Spain in the FIFA Confederations Cup. 

However, since his arrival at Barça from Arsenal FC, Cesc has not been a regular piece in the Barça set-up, he has been questioned locally & by many fans which raises some doubt about his future. FC Barcelona has made an important investment with the signing of Brazilian Neymar & this has shook the Clubs bank account. The possibility of a 47M€ cash injection could be attractive enough for Barcelona to consider seriously a transfer.

The final decision is up to Cesc Fabregas, who is happy at Barcelona especially after being a Father this year & seems to want to lay solid roots locally. But, Football is Football & anything can happen. Stay tuned!

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FC BARCELONA 3 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011 FINAL RESULT

FC BARCELONA takes SPANISH FOOTBALL to the top position of European & World Football after winning with a 3 - 1 result English Club MANCHESTER UNITED in the 2011 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Final played tonight at the "Wembley Stadium" (London). 

image is courtesy of "Sport"

It is FC Barcelona fourth Champions League Title & they repite the first that the Club won back in 1992 in the same stadium. Since then the Club has worked hard in building a team of "home-breed" youngsters that have matured tonight under Coach Guardiola to become the "Best Football Team in The World" with many observers adding, that perhaps of all time.

Rooney scores for Manchester United

The match started with Manchester United on fire & rocking Barça about which looked very nervous & unstable. It was clear that the aim for the English team was to score first & they had a couple of chances that Barça keeper Valdes foiled in some great stopping actions. From the 15th min onwards Barcelona began touching the ball & dominanting proceedings with Xavi, Iniesta & Messi looking very dangerous. Then a magical pass from Xavi found PEDRO who scored the first goal in the 27th min.

However, Manchester United showed their class & personality & managed to turn a Barça mistake into a great equalizing goal by WAYNE ROONEY in the 34th min. The first half finished balanced & both teams went off in a thinking mode that anticipated a grand second half.

Lionel Messi scores for FC Barcelona

The second half saw Barcelona start in top form & virtually took full control of the game from the first minute. The Spanish Football team touched the ball around making Manchester United run after them until gaps appeared. Then in the 54th min LIONEL MESSI pull a "riffle" shot from outside the box that "cut the grass" to score pass a surprised goalkeeper Van Der Sar. The Messi goal was a milestone for the Argentine, it meant his 12th Champions League goal in the season equalizing Van Nistelrooys record of 12  of  season 2008-2009, plus his Top Goal scorer for the third time in a row in the Champions League competition. Naturally UEFA awarded Messi the "Man of The Match" for tonights performance, a performance that needs others to be mentioned like Valdes, Iniesta, Xavi & Mascherano.

David Villa scores for FC Barcelona 

FC Barcelona then lifted a gear & looked to "kill off" the match as Manchester was showing signs of picking themselves up, but DAVID VILLA scored a curler in the 69th min that sealed the match for Barça & put things & the final out of "psychological" reach for Manchester United.

Manchester United lament the Barça goal

To end, just a few points to highlights like Barça Captain Carles Puyol - under an injury cloud & substitute tonight - was given a run towards the end, & secondly the whole Barça team made honorary Captain defender ERIC ABIDAL so he could receive the Champions League Trophy after surviving,  & coming back to play the final from liver cancer surgery.  


Congratulations to FC Barcelona for a wonderful match & their 4th Champions League title,  & to Manchester United who were worthy opponents but faced a Team that many describe as possibly the "Best in Football History".


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MANCHESTER UNITED EYES ATLETICO DE MADRID GOALKEEPER DAVID DE GEA

It’s not the first time that this story has appeared in the Sporting papers. To add wood to the fire, yesterday MANCHESTER UNITED Manager Sir Alex Ferguson was in the crowd to watch the Valencia – At Madrid “Liga” Round 4 clash. One could think that the Scotsman was there to “spy” on Valencia, but what he saw was another brilliant performance from DAVID DE GEA the 19 year old ATLETICO DE MADRID goalkeeper.

The Spanish U 21 International goalie has caught the eye of Manchester United to replace Van Der Sar who is coming to the end of his career. Rumours have it that the English Club is preparing a + 15M€ offer to get De Gea over to Manchester. Who knows if it is true or if the price is too low, we will have to wait & see.

What I can guarantee is that we are all witnessing the beginning of an extraordinary career, Football player & Goalkeeper who is already spoken of to replace Iker Casillas when the time arrives. Stay tuned for news, we may be seeing a big offer next summer. Tweet

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MESUT OZIL CLOSER TO FC BARCELONA ? HIS DECISION? REAL MADRID?

There seems to be a three way Club “battle” to make with the services of WERDER BREMEN & German 21 year old International MESUT OZIL. If last week REAL MADRID was said to be the destination, either for this season or next, it seems that MANCHESTER UNITED has entered the picture along with FC BARCELONA, the latter is now said to have the “leading edge” according to local Spanish media sources & rumours.

The failed attempt to sign Arsenal Captain & Spanish International midfielder Cesc Fabregas has intensified contacts between FC Barcelona, Werner Bremen & the player. The contacts have been so successful that local TV sports news have even put forwrad figures details like a 15M€ transfer deal with WB, the OK from Ozil & the only thing left being is the OK from Barça Coach Guardiola. Said this, Manchester United Manager-Coach Ferguson visited the recent Fulham- W Bremen match to watch Ozil as the “Red Devils” has intentions of making a serious attempt to lure the German over to Manchester.

But while theses two giants of European Football battle it out, REAL MADRID may come back attacking after their Brazilian forward Kaká was operated for his knee & will keep him sidelined four months, thus accelerating the need for a midfielder. Everything indicated that Real Madrid & Ozil had come to an agreement for his inclusion in season 2011-2012 (next year) & this may have been interpreted as a “lack of interest” that may have opened the doors to Barça & Manchester. What is certain is that German Club Werner Bremen is delighted as all this may cause a bidding “war” that could increase the transfer price far above the market price initially contemplated around the 12-13M€ mark.

What is certain is that MESUT OZIL has his future in his own hands. He will need to decide which team he wants to play at next season; Real Madrid, FC Barcelona or Manchester United. It seems that right now FC Barcelona could be the choice, BUT Football can change so quickly & it will be wise to wait & see how things develop.

Stay tuned!

NEWS FLASH: Chelsea FC has also entered the picture! Tweet

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MANCHESTER UNITED ACCEPTS THE 94M€ OFFER FROM REAL MADRID FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO

MANCHESTER UNITED have just published on their web site (click)
following statement:


11/06/2009 09:30, Report by Press department

Reds accept £80m Ronaldo bid

Manchester United have received a world-record, unconditional
offer of £80million for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.At
Cristiano's request - who has again expressed his desire to leave -
and after discussion with the player's representatives, United have
agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player.Matters
are expected to be concluded by 30 June. The club will not comment
until further notice.

(photo: as.com)

The player now has formal authorization to negotiate with REAL
MADRID his personal terms, that some are speculating maybe around

9M€/season - or more - for the next 6 years. This would possibly
make CRISTIANO RONALDO the highest paid player in the World &
make his transfer a Record Breaker.

The deal is expected to be signed & formalized before the 30 of June,

which is the "pre-contract" deadline. More news soon as the tremours

settle from this Football earthquake.

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CARLOS TEVÉZ HEADING TO REAL MADRID?

Spanish sporting daily “AS”,with a propensity to dabble in rumours,publishes
that MANCHESTER UNITED Argentine International on loan CARLOS
TEVEZ could end up joining his current team-mate CRISTIANO
RONALDO at REAL MADRID next season. Now this would be taken with
a grain of salt but the news starts & originates form the British paper “The
Times”, thus giving the story some credibility.

Everyone knows the Cristiano Ronaldo story, but what we did´nt know in detail
is that Tevez is disappointed with Manchester United because he does not start
initially in the big games, as proved last Wednesday against Oporto the big
Champions League match. The Argentine is on loan & end his agreement on
the 30th of June, however the English Club hasn’t – as yet – made any
manoeuvres to pay the 24M€ to keep the player & make him theirs. There are
many Clubs interested in Tevez as Manchester City, Chelsea, Juventus, Inter
but the one that sounds most is Real Madrid.

Yes you’re correct; it’s apparently tied up with the ex-Real Madrid President
Florentino Perez. Yes, SFS knows, you have heard it all before. SFS can
guarantee you that you will hear it all again & again as the transfer market
opens & heats up for next season. It’s going to be fun!

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CRISTIANO RONALDO 40mt GOAL VIDEO AGAINST OPORTO - SPECTACULAR

In tonights Oporto - Manchester Utd Q/Final match of the Champions
League, we witness an action that transcends frontiers & nationalities & thus
makes it universal for all to see in any post on any Football/Soccer Blog
thats accesible.SFS posts this amazing 40mt winning goal from CRISTIANO
RONALDO that is spectacular & at the sometime responsable for taking
his team into the Semi-Finals. Enjoy!

Allow video to load - goal happens in the 30th second!



Real Madrid must be smiling after seeing this :-) Tweet

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IS CRISTIANO RONALDO CLEARING THE FIELD FOR HIS DEPARTURE TO REAL MADRID?

Is CRISTIANO RONALDO along with his representative & his PR machine
beginning to lay down the groundwork & clear the field for his suspected
departure from MANCHESTER UNITED at the end of this season?

(photo: AS)

It is speculated that Cristiano Ronaldo signed a pre-contract with REAL
MADRID & agreed to stay one more year at Manchester United if the Club
agreed beforehand to accept his departure at the end of this season 2008/2009.
More news from England, concretely from the English paper “Daily Mail”
publishes that the Portuguese star is tired of English Football after being
questioned as a “penalty area diver”, an “actor” & the hard tackles being
received from defenders that are not being sanctioned by the referees. Ronaldo
feels that he is more protected overseas were the game is prized with free
flow instead of stop start tactics systematically applied in England by

the oppostion teams.

Some analyst have even brought up the observation that Cristiano Ronaldo´s
game has changed & has become much more conservative, with the word
precaution standing out as the keyword. Those same observers say that
Ronaldo passes the ball much more in order to avoid receiving the hard
tackles of defenders & thus avoid serious injury that may hamper his move
to Real Madrid. SFS doesn’t wish to believe that a professional of this calibre
would not render 100%, but it is food for thought & it does raise the question.

What’s your thought?

It’s perfectly reasonable to think that these press stories & the various leaks
could be part of a marketing plan to lessen fan base backlash for when the
moment arrives that both Manchester United allow & sell their star player
& Ronaldo puts on the white shirt.

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REAL MADRID & CRISTIANO RONALDO: MORE EVIDENCE?

According to Spanish radio “Cadena Ser” & local Sports paper “AS”,
CRISTIANO RONALDO of MANCHESTER UNITED is a step closer
to arriving at REAL MADRID next season. The news that sparks this
optimism is the affirmation that Spain’s Nº1 bank “BANCO
SANTANDER” has authorized Real Madrid a 70M€ credit/loan to pay
for the transfer.

This doesn’t mean that the price of CR is 70M€, it´s likely to be around
100M€ after he put his on price of 100M€ with statements to the press.
As a complement to this news it was repeated that CR & Ferguson made
a “pact” that if CR stayed for the 2008/09 season Man Utd would allow
the player to go on July 2009.The agreement has a clause of confidentiality
that CR must respect until then or risk dissolving the “pact”.

Stay tuned!

PS. This has another amazing angle on a social scale. Banco Santander is

witholding credits & loans to consumers & business due to their "Financial
Crisis" , of which they have been partially bailed out with public money! This

is a scandal , right?

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PEPE: CRISTIANO RONALDO WISHES TO COME TO REAL MADRID

A week ago SFS wrote a post explaining its thoughts on Cristiano
Ronaldo´s comments about his future, in concrete the comments that
he was happy at Manchester United, that a Real Madrid "pact" was a
lie & that he has no plans for a move. See & click here for reading
of said post.


















Today in the Spanish Sports daily "AS", Real Madrid defender &
Cristiano Ronaldo teammate in the Portugues National Team, PEPE,
makes comments that add food for thought & keeps the debate, &
the future of Ronaldo still wide open. Pepe assures in the interview that
Ronaldo desires to go to Real Madrid, that the problem perhaps was
the way the transfer attempt was handled & the timing. He is sure that
his National side teammate has shown already that his desire is to play
in the Spanish Club.

Interesting comment from a person that has access directly, & in an
alternative environment (Portugues National side) to Cristiano, & one
can assume have occasions to exchange deep mutual conversations.

The Real Madrid & Cristiano Ronaldo - or vice versa - issue is still
active no matter how the Manchester United public relations team
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CRISTIANO RONALD "DIVORCES" HIMSELF FROM REAL MADRID : SMOKE SCREEN?

MANCHESTER UNITED Portugues star CRISTIANO RONALDO
has gone publically on the Clubs website to dismiss the news that
there exists a "secret" agreement between himself & REAL MADRID
for him to go next season. He goes further & calls the Real Directive
that leaked the news as a "liar" & adds he his happy at Manchester
& with his Football guardian angel Alex Ferguson.

This seems to indicate the Cristiano Ronaldo has finally shut the door
on Real Madrid. Do you believe this? Lets analizes further, in SFS
humble manner.
























Firstly, SFS thinks it should remind everyone that Ronaldo was extremely
close, on the verge, of going to Real Madrid last season. Press sources &
the way his actual Club reacted - Ferguson´s outragous comments against
Real Madrid & trips to Portugal - indicate that it was a done deal, so much
so, that Real Madrid risked its pre-summer planification for the 2008/09
season on his arrival. Real Madrid current playing problems stem directly
from the fact that they put all their eggs in the Cristiano Roanldo basket.
What happenned?

The "kid" did not have the balls to rebel, in plain English. The pressure
from his Club, Coach & fans was intense, but press reports - Spanish &
Internationally - rumoured that Ferguson assured Ronaldo that if he stayed
another season he would allow Cristiano to leave for Real Madrid for
2009/10. Immediately Real Madrid backed off & allowed the kid to work
on his public relations strategy to win back Club fans & press in England.

We all remember the numorous public statements last year from Ronaldo,
statements that said his dream was to play in Spain, with Real Madrid ...
etc & etc. What has occurred to let those dreams fly away? NOTHING!

SFS believes, that all this follows an agreed strategy at the start of
the season between Ronaldo, his representative, Real Madrid & Manchseter
United, too silence everything so everyone can concentrate on their
individual independent & mutual objectives for the 2008/09 season:
local competitions titles & Champions League. The "accidental" leaking
from a Real Madrid representative follows current "internal" Real Madrid
disputes at Directive levels & fanbase containment strategies due to Real
Madrid´s terrible start & situation. All parties have political motives locally
to best use the information they have in their pocession.

What if Manchester United gets knocked out of the Champions League? If
Manchester United does´nt win FA Cup or Premier titles? If Ronaldo has a
relative poor season? SFS & many already know that Ronaldo is a very
ambitious & "egocentric" person that needs to be always on the front page &
in the limelight. The results will determine Ronaldo´s future, not Manchester
United.

Today´s Web statement is just another public relations move which could well
follow a logical "silence code" & "smoke screen" policy in line with "secret"
pacts. Only time will say if SFS hunch is correct, what SFS will guarantee
is that Ronlado WILL NOT stay forever at Manchester United & will leave
when the results or objective does not suit the Ronaldo "dreams": titles,
fame, money & to be the greatest player of all time. If that means leaving
Man Utd, not going finally to Real Madrid, so be it! Ronaldo will go to
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REAL MADRID NEWS 2008: CRISTIANO RONALDO TO STAY AT MANCHESTER UNITED - AT LEAST ONE MORE SEASON

It´s the news NEWS FLASH of this evening. MANCHESTER UNITED
Portugues star CRISTIANO RONALDO has announced on Portugues
daily "PUBLICO" web site, that he will stay at Manchester United this
season, in an exclusive interview.














The player however repeats his wishes to play at REAL MADRID,
which raises speculation that a "behind the scenes" deal has been
done between both Clubs & player. The deal has been rumoured to
be that Ronaldo will play one more year at Manchester before begin -
promised - transferred to Real for next season.

You may think that this is confusing & its a contradiction with previous
statements, however it closely follows yesterdays comments from coach
Ferguson that the "Cristiano saga" had ended & that he would stay at
Manchester. It also follows comments yesterday by Real Madrid
President Calderon that the Van der Vaart signning may well be the
first & last signning for Real Madrid this season.

Football is full of distorted messages & changes quickly, this maybe the
case,but right now at this moment it looks definately like Cristiano
Ronaldo has "thrown in the towel" & accepted a compromise: just one
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MANCHESTER UNITED THINK ABOUT HENRY

According to "Sport", MANCHESTER UNITED Coach Ferguson
has put up the option of 31 year old French International & FC
BARCELONA forward THIERRY HENRY as the alternative to
Tottenham Hotspurs striker Berbetov, after the signning of the
latter gets more complicate.














Henry has demostrated that his best Football was in England
& he could well be a valuable asset. FC Barcelona count with the
Frenchmen for the new season, however an estimated 22-25M€
offer maybe so tempting that Barça may seriously consider. This
idea is now possible after Barça President Laporta announced that
they may well NOT SELL Samuel Eto´o after all.

SFS feels this story is just that, a speculative story. Imagine the
uproar at Arsenal if their idol goes to Man Utd! Tweet

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FIFA WILL NOT ACT AGAINST REAL MADRID IN THE "CRISTIANO RONALDO AFFAIR", PLUS THE LATEST NEWS.

The World Football governing body FIFA has announced that it
will not take any action against REAL MADRID after English Club
MANCHESTER UNITED denounced "wrong doing" by the Spanish
Club in its attempts to lure its contracted player CRISTIANO
RONALDO. However, FIFA has warned Real Madrid that they will
keep an eye out & that they should stay within the limits of the accepted
laws. SFS likes that, "acceptable laws".

So what´s up with Ronaldo ? What´s the latest? Well plenty, here is a
brief summary below:
























1. Local papers & English press claim the Portugues star signned
a pre-contract with Real Madrid in April & that he assured that
he would leave.

2. Real Madrid will offer 50M€ plus Brazilian player Robinho.

3. Real Madrid Football Director, Pedja Mijatovic is rumoured in
"Marca" & Englsh press ("Daily Express") that he will travel to
Manchester this week to begin negotiations with Man Utd
owners Glazer. The strategy is to side step Ferguson & David Gill





















4. There must be some truth to the 3ºrd point as Sir Alex
Ferguson has threatened that he will leave Man Utd. if the Club
sells Cristiano Ronaldo against his will.

Conclusion, its RUMOURED Cristiano Ronaldo has an agreement
with Real Madrid, that the offer is 90M€ & that it could go beyond
100M€, plus Real Madrid player Robinho, that the salary of
Ronaldo at Madrid will be 18M€/season, that Real Madrid will begin
negotiations soon with Man Utd owners & that Ferguson has
threatened to leave if they sell Ronaldo.

Great press selling & news stuff to keep us on edge all summer,
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MANCHESTER UNITED & REAL MADRID CF: "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better..."

It´s the well known song that continues ...no you can´t, yes I can,
no you can´t, yes I can...

According to local press, lead by "Marca", MANCHESTER UNITED
has counter-attacked & fired right at the heart of Spanish giant
REAL MADRID. Apparently the English Champions have made
huge offers for defender SERGIO RAMOS & Brazilian International
ROBINHO.
























Here´s the deal: 65M€ for Sergio Ramos & a salary of 7M€/season,
& 45M€ for Robinho & 5M€/season. The representative of Sergio
Ramos, Pedro Bravo has commented that Real Madrid have both
offers already on their table. If this all is true & it goes through, it will
by a straight swap for Ronaldo : Ramos & Robinho for the Portugues
star. Very tempting offer for Real Madrid!

How´s all this for interesting news. While PUBLICALLY both clubs
are at "war" over Cristiano Ronaldo, PRIVATELY they are willing to
consider business opportunities. Not everything is what it seems in
Football!

Stay tuned on this front, its pure speculation at this stage independently
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REAL MADRID CF CAUGHT "RED HANDED"? THE CRISTIANO RONALDO AFFAIR OR DESPERATION AT MANCHESTER

The English paper "The Sun" have "caught", via a photo (see
The Sun cover below), Manchester United star CRISTIANO
RONALDO with his top mate Valter Di Salvo in Rome (Italy)
the 8th of January 2008.

So what? Who the hell is Di Salvo? None other than Director of
the REAL MADRID "High Performance" Sports Center.

Bad news for Real Madrid! With Manchester United taking the

Spanish Club to FIFA, & Real claiming that they have done nothing

wrong, this photo could puts them in a "sticky" situation.

Bad news for Manchester United! They now have "proof" that their
Nº1 player has been planning "behind the scenes" to leave the Club.

Why show a photo now from January? Simple. Manchester Utd press

department has called a mate at "The Sun" & has solicitated that they

expose it all now & thus give weight to their claim at FIFA that Real
Madrid is EVIL! Plus, it sets up nicely the alternative option: If Cristiano

Ronaldo leaves, this photo makes him look like a traitor, puts the fans

against the player & thus Manchester Utd can sell him comfortably.

But look at the photo! You can read hundreds of things here. Real Madrid

claim that Di Salvo is "Best Friends" with Ronaldo & they are in Rome as

friends . Plus Real Madrid Football Director, Pedja Mijatovic says that Di
Salvo has´nt any authority at all to represent the club at this level or to

negotiate with players.

Conclusion: Real Madrid are under suspicion & Manchester Utd are

becoming desperate!

Stay tuned, more soon!

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MANCHESTER UNITED TAKE REAL MADRID TO FIFA OVER CRISTIANO RONALDO

The MANCHESTER UNITED threat is now a reality, latest news
from World Sports media announce that the English Club has taken
REAL MADRID to FIFA. They allege that the Spanish Club has
approached ilegally its player CRISTIANO RONALDO currently
under contract with Manchester United, in an effort to lure him away
without authorization or Club consent.

A FIFA spokesperson has confirmed that they have received the
official complaint from Man Utd. & will have to investigate the
accusations which will take time before pronouncing themselves.
























In SFS opinion, for Manchester United to go this far there maybe
truth behind the speculation that Ronaldo has definitely decided that
he will play at Real Madrid next season. The other news, that Real
will advise the Portugues International to go on "strike", may actually
also have truth behind it as well. What is a certain is that "panic" has
set in at the English club, which speaks & sends messages that Ronaldo
could be on the verge of leaving England for Spain. Stay tuned! Tweet

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ALEX FERGUSON LASHES OUT AT REAL MADRID

It´s not often that we get the chance to listen to one of Footballs
great minds & hear what opinions he has about the sport, his team
& other Football Clubs. Here is a video of an interesting press
conference given by Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson,
where he touches issues as his teams Champions League win & the
possibility of star forward Cristiano Ronaldo going to Real Madrid.

He has some harsh words for the Spanish Giant that he considers
lack any moral or ethical sentiment. Check it out, great 9 minutes
worth of ..."Get to know your thoughts":

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL - 1º LEG - 2008: FC BARCELONA 0 - MANCHESTER UNITED 0

The City of Barcelona stopped along with half of Spain as FC
BARCELONA played MANCHESTER UNITED in the 1º leg
of their home & away semi final games in the CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE.
















The end result is a 0-0 draw that makes the 2º leg game at
Manchester the decider. Who played better? Depends on what
side of the fence your on. Manchester started strong & was awarded
an early penalty which CRISTIANO RONALDO missed as the
image above shows us.

If Ronaldo had scored it could have changed the course of the whole
match, as one can figure by the look on Ronaldo´s face by the image
below, after his miss.
























FC Barcelona then recovered from the shock & began to get its
play together. The team recovered its composure while the English
team s attacks were each time less effective.

But here, a Barça fan would conclude that his team let of the hook
a struggling Manchester as it failed to convert its many chances to
knock out & put on the canvass United.




















As the clock ticked, & specially in the 2º half, Barça was running over
a confused & impotent Manchester, as the chances rained down on
Barça who just could not get the ball into the English net. SAMUEL
ETO´O along with TOURE , just to mention two, looked to the sky
in an attempt to find reasons for not scoring.

If the game was only 45 minutes & the 2º half, Barça was the clear
winner.
























But it was´nt , it was 90 mins game were this match was one half of
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