Rafael Marquez
Originally uploaded by It's el BOFO!!!!! Con un gol del mexicano en la victoria del Barcelona en la Champions League se festejo el 16 de Septiembre en España.

Barcelona 3 - Sporting Lisbon 1 (Champions League, Septiembre 16, 2008)
Rafael Marquez anoto el primero Samuel Eto'o anoto el segundo Moutinho metio el gol para el Lisboa y Xavi realizo el tercero. Click to continue reading...

Everton are closing in on £12 million Liverpool target Albert Riera. The Espanyol midfielder has been linked with a move to Liverpool all summer long after Rafa Benitez admitted his interest in the Spanish international, but not David Moyes is in the market for Riera. (Guardian)

The 26-year old has already tasted life in the Premier League with Manchester City a few years back, where he spent an unsuccessful year long loan at Eastlands. Click to continue reading...

Sporting Lisbon has a good reputation of producing players from their youth system, with Luis Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, João Moutinho, Nani, Ricardo Quaresma and Miguel Veloso probably the most notable of these. Manchester United have a good relationship with the club, forking out substantial transfer fees for Ronaldo and Nani in recent years. Click to continue reading...

The Independent reports that the wailing and gnashing of teeth at Goodison could quieten down soon, as Everton appear to be close to siging several players. Whereas yesterday's Daily Mail was pretty snooty about the Toffees' chances of signing Moutinho and Tiago, the Independent puts things in a more positive . Click to continue reading...

Soccer is coming back in many of the leagues throughout Europe. The English Premier League had a rather slow start with the Charity Shield game between Manchester United and Portsmouth, which ended 0-0 and then went to penalty kicks where Man U won easily.

In France, Lyon got off the a strong start, with Karim Benzema scoring 2 goals to lead them to a 3-0 victory over Toulouse. Click to continue reading...