The rumor that David Villa could be headed to Real Madrid is now finished. Villa signed a new 6 year deal with Valencia which will earn him 4.4 million per season. This signing comes only days after Valencia rejected a bid by Madrid on Villa of over 60 million euro. Villa was quoted as saying, "Today is a very happy day for me. Click to continue reading...

4 more Champions League qualifying games took place today in Europe. Liverpool steal a win Liverpool was going into this match with a 0-0 aggregate against Standard Liege and it took them 90 minutes to finally score a goal and advance into the next round of the Champions League. Dirk Kuyt scored the goal for Liverpool in stoppage time to give Liverpool an unimpressive win. Click to continue reading...

3 teams were in action today in Champions League qualifying matches. Juventus advance in 1-1 draw Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw with Artmedia but advanced easily 5-1 on aggregate.  Artmedia jumped out to an early 1-0 lead off a beautiful goal from Branislav Fodrek in the 14th minute.  Watch the awesome bicycle kick: Juventus got the goal back in the 25th minute thanks to a header by Amauri, Click to continue reading...

In the 7th installment of the Goal of the Week there was a battle between 2 goals. The two goals I had to decide between were Deco's goal vs. Wigan in which he scored on a beautiful free kick that gave Chelea a 1-0 win, and Daniele De Rossi's goal vs Inter in the Supercoppa. Ultimately the Goal of the Week goes to Daniele De Rossi of Roma. Click to continue reading...

Every team in the English Premier League has played their 2nd game of the season. Here are the results. Liverpool   2-1 MiddlesbroughNewcastle 1-0 BoltonStoke 3-2 Aston VillaTottenham 1-2 SunderlandWest Brom 1-2 EvertonBlackburn 1-1 HullFulham 1-0 ArsenalWigan 0-1 Chelsea Manchester City 3-0 West HamPortsmouth 0-1 Manchester United Gerrard Saves Click to continue reading...

Real Madrid have had their 47 million euro offer on Valencia's David Villa rejected. Valencia president Vicente Soriano made a promise to Valencia fans last month that David Villa and David Silva, the clubs two best players would not be sold for a quick profit. Villa showed the world his skills this summer at the Euro tournament, and should once again be the leading scorer for Valencia this Click to continue reading...

Inter beat Roma 2-2 (6-5 on penalties) to win the Supercoppa Italiana. The Supercoppa is the preseason game between the winners of Serie A and the Coppa Italia from the previous season (the same way the community shield is played in England).  This was the 3rd straight meeting between Inter and Roma, with Inter winning in 2006, Roma in 2007 and now Inter in 2008. Click to continue reading...

Another twist has come in the Robinho transfer saga.  Robinho was told that in order to move to Chelsea he must personally pay Real Madrid 45 million euro. The 45 million euro would cover the 40 million that was offered by Chelsea, and the 5 million still left on his contract.  I hope for the sake of both teams that this issue is sorted out soon, because any distractions are unneeded with Click to continue reading...

AC Milan and Chelsea have confirmed that striker Andriy Shevchenko is returning to Milan. Shevchenko was one of the best scorer's in the history of AC Milan, scoring 127 goals in 208 games during his time there.  However, since his move to Chelsea 2 years ago, Shevchenko hasn't seen much of the field, and has been unhappy and hasn't been able to score goals. Click to continue reading...

Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 to capture the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic games. Argentina was my pick, and the favorite of many to win the gold at these Olympic games, and they didn't disappoint.  Angel di Maria scored for Argentina in the 58th minute off a great through ball from Lionel Messi. Messi wasn't able to score in the game, but was key to every attacking chance Argentina had in the game Click to continue reading...

UEFA announced a list of 20 nominees for the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award. 17 of the 20 players on the list are from the English Premier League, with no players from Serie A represented. The players nominated are: Didier DrogbaLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoWayne RooneyFernando TorresMichael EssienCesc FabregasSteven GerrardFrank LampardPaul ScholesJamie CarragherRio FerdinandCarles Click to continue reading...

I've posted the greatest soccer commercial ever made on the blog, done by Nike soccer. Here is a video of behind the scenes. It lets you see a little of the personalities of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wesley Sneijder, and Cesc Fabregas. Click to continue reading...

The United States women's national team won the gold medal, defeating Brazil 1-0. Carli Lloyd scored the games only goal in the 96th minute to secure the gold for America. Lloyd said, "It was hard, and this win wasn't just down to my goal. It was only achievable with the team we have and that we played for each other. Click to continue reading...

To the question, "Who will win the Serie A title this season?" 50% said AC Milan20% said Inter Milan13% said Juventus3%  said Other1%   said Fiorentina Therefore the readers of Il Mondo di Calcio agree with me in saying that AC Milan will win the Serie A title this season. Thanks for voting, and keep voting on the polls! Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Manchester United's Mikael Silvestre. The transfer fee for the deal was not released, but Silvestre did sign a 2 year deal with the Gunners. Silvestre said, "I've spent a large part of my career at United, the last nine years, and I'll remember that time fondly, but I feel I'm ready for a new challenge. Click to continue reading...