Chelsea must break British transfer record to buy Robinho According to The Guardian, Real Madrid have told Robinho that he will be allowed to leave the Bernabeu, but only if Chelsea offer £32m for the Brazil international. The London club... Click to continue reading...

WEST Ham have given a trial to former Deportivo La Coruna striker Diego Tristan. The 32-year-old Spain international is currently without a club after leaving Italian Serie B side Livorno. Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola has given Tristan the chance to rekindle his goalscoring touch, which had seen him finish as Primera Liga's top marksman with 21 [. Click to continue reading...

Atletico Madrid forward Florent Sinama-Pongolle insists it was not a mistake to join Liverpool as a youngster as it has now led to him becoming one of the top performers in the Primera Liga.

Sinama-Pongolle arrived on Merseyside from Le Havre at the age of 17 billed as one of the hottest young prospects in French football. Click to continue reading...

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I'm still kind of busy these days so I'll keep posting AP and REUTERS coverage of futbol until I have time to cover the games myself. In overall Flowing Futbol commentary, I have noticed that the supposed two best players in the world these days C. Click to continue reading...

MADRID, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Real Madrid new boy Rafael van der Vaart scored a hat-trick to help the champions thrash promoted Sporting Gijon 7-1 in the Primera Liga on Wednesday.

Sporting were subjected to a 6-1 beating at home to Barcelona on Sunday and were quickly on the back foot at the Bernabeu as Netherlands midfielder Van der Vaart completed his hat-trick in the 46th minute. Click to continue reading...

Espanyol have signed Liverpool full-back Steve Finnan on a two-year contract, the Primera Liga club have announced.

The 32-year-old Republic of Ireland international, who has spent the last five seasons at Liverpool, will help provide defensive cover at Espanyol following the recent departure of right-back Pablo Zabaleta to Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

United desperately need another forward. But who? C-Ron is out for two months, Louis Saha is made of glass, Fraizer Campbell is too raw... the attacking back-up to Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney - neither of whom are orthodox strikers... Click to continue reading...

Friday's fun-sized selection Stevie G's missus named new Queen of the WAGs by Tatler magazine [Kickette] Chelsea table £19.7m bid for Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Robinho. Good luck with that [BBC] Aston Villa invest in a new pair of full-backs:... Click to continue reading...

Beck stays on the fence, avoids Fergie's wrath In which our David adds his two cents to the Neverending Story that is the C-Ron transfer saga. And no, we don't know why he's holding a surfboard.... Click to continue reading...

Pies has it figured out... Why do you think C-Ron spent most of his summer on a sun lounger, slowly turning the colour of Nutella? It's obvious now: because he wanted to look as good as possible in the all-white... Click to continue reading...

C-Ron is not coming back to Manchester According to Portuguese newspaper A Bola, Real Madrid have already set a date to present Cristiano Ronaldo to the world - and that date is August 15th. Put it in your diary. Madrid... Click to continue reading...

Spurs transfer target v annoying reality TV "star" Remember Anthony Hutton, the vain Geordie with a pea-sized brain? I hope not - there's absolutely no reason for you to. More shit (translation: amazing) lookalikes... Click to continue reading...

Tuesday's soccer-shaped smorgasbord Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder's knee injury will rule him out for three months, a relief to the player who had feared a longer absence. Tests showed Sneijder did not tear ligaments when he was challenged by... Click to continue reading...

MADRID: Arsenal's Belarus midfielder Aleksandr Hleb arrived in Spain yesterday to take a medical ahead of completing a move to Barcelona, the Primera Liga club said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.com). The 27-year-old has been a long-term target for Barcelona and arrives the day after they agreed to sell Brazilian Ronaldinho to AC Milan. Click to continue reading...

Ok, here's another news item you'll need to sit down to read ... and no, this isn't an April Fool's joke.

According to news reports, Uzbekistan League side Kuruvchi claim to have reached a deal to sign Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o.

The Catalan giants have laughed off the news. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has admitted that CF Valencia and Spain forward David Villa is top of his list of potential targets this summer after England striker Peter Crouch's transfer to Portsmouth.

26-year-old Villa excelled for Spain in the Euro 2008 Finals and, despite picking up an injury, scored four goals in the tournament to help Spain's La Furia Roja win their first major trophy in 44 years. Click to continue reading...

In the 78th minute of the EURO 2008 final it became quite clear to anyone still unsure that Spain were and are simply a better side than Germany. While Luis Aragones took off goalscorer and matchwinner Fernando Torres to replace him with the Primera Liga´s Pichichi Daniel Guiza, Joachim Loew responded with an attacking substitution of his own, replacing the anonymous Miroslav Klose with VfB Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez reportedly wants to pair David Villa with Fernando Torres in Liverpool's attack - but has been warned he won't come cheap.

Villa combined with Torres to devastating effect with a hat-trick in Spain's 4-1 demolition of Russia in their opening Euro 2008 fixture on Tuesday.

And Reds boss Benitez is keen to see the pair wreak similar havoc on Premier League defences next season. Click to continue reading...

According to the good people at European Football Statistics, here are the top 10 European leagues in terms of average attendance for the current season:

1). German Bundesliga - 39,644
2). English Premiership - 33,990
3). Spanish Primera Liga - 29,673
4). French Ligue 1 - 21,895
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